Poems for the Modern World – A little bit of comedy
July 8, 2009
This had me literally crying I was laughing so hard.
Reading is Sexy T-Shirt
July 5, 2009
Haha! I love the seductive Librarian look that this shirt has. Very cute and of course there is no better message than letting the world know that reading is sexy.
Worst Writing Ever.
July 3, 2009
How did this page from “Moon People,” ever get published. Why is this book not holding up a table to keep it level somewhere? Here is the page. Avert your eyes if you love grammar and hate to see it slaughtered.
What You Read Says About You
June 27, 2009
Holytaco.com has a pretty funny article about what you read says about you as a person and while I don’t agree with all of them I have posted by favorite pics below. Here is the full article (http://www.holytaco.com/what-book-youre-reading-really-says-about-you). It’s the total reversal of “don’t judge a book by it’s cover” because in this case, the contents are the cover.
No Man in the Mirror Anymore
June 26, 2009
I think that Man in the Mirror was one of Michael’s most moving and poetic songs. I have posted the video for all those that are mourning the loss of such a cultural icon. Michael, your music, your lyrics and your flair for life will be missed sorely.
A Book Quote Mug
June 24, 2009
I couldn’t agree more with the quote on this cute little mug that I found. It says:
A room without books is like a body without a soul
This is so true because books are the character of a room, they show accomplishment and struggle. The same characteristics that make a soul. Here is the mug.
Beautiful Performance Art
June 19, 2009
You’ve got to hand it to the French, they really know how to take performance art and puppetry to the next level. I really love the idea of turning the streets of any city from their utilitarian purpose to something that creates art and makes people think. Most people would never step foot in a gallery or bookstore, but by injecting art into the streets you force people to think and expand their horizons. Other than being a sheer spectacle, this is what something like the performance art below does. Pretty powerful statement.
Happy Bloomsday
June 18, 2009
I know I am a day late, but Happy Bloomsday! This of course is the day that most of the action happens in James Joyce’s classic novel “Ulysses” to the protagonist Leopold Bloom. I thought I would take this moment to say that I appreciate all that Joyce has done to literature and bring in to an absolute art form but I still don’t get that book and I really don’t get any of his other books either. I wish I did, but I just don’t have the time or the patience to handle something like that. Thanks Joyce you were amazing!
Black Ice Def Poetry
June 13, 2009
Be careful of the vulgar language, but this is one of the most beautiful poems that I have heard from slam poetry. Well done.
Meditation on Mortality
June 11, 2009
A friend told me today about how he watched a man jump from a 10 story building to his death late one night. He jumped and it was very quite, like all of creation had stopped to watch this man fall and then suddenly a car was sunken in and there was glass everywhere. He was shocked and saddened by it.
It got me thinking about death though because I am not sure I want to die. I always enjoy experiencing new things but I can’t help but think that death is not something new, it is instead nothing. It is the complete absence of existence and therefore it is the absence of your feeling for life. It scares me beyond belief to think that soon I will spend eternity being nothing in nothingness. I don’t want that at all, I want to survive and feel forever not trapped in a void that I don’t even know exists. It is a painful thought to say the least and as I write it now I begin to cry and get cold chills. Death is not something I will ever be ready for.
