“The idea is to remain in a state of constant departure, while always arriving.”

— Richard Linklater

April 19th, 2007

Suddenly, it just came to me. The idea, that is.

There was absolutely no premeditation.

I don’t know how else to describe it. One minute I’m sitting there, tense and…

Raphael pushed open the fourteenth-century Bavarian cathedral doors and continued walking purposefully, clutching a piece of paper in one hand. The sleek and spacious chamber, with high ceilings and modern decor stood in stark contrast to the antique doors, clad with ancient iron. Floor-to-ceiling windows ran down both sides of…

the world didn’t end with a bang. it ended, as he wrote — with a whimper. a wimp on a war-path. a disgruntled reject on a console — a kid — who just up and hacked into the grid. opened dams, bridges, canals; thousands flooded in towns. and then he…

We’ve already covered this. I suppose it’s inevitable that some questions will overlap and be paraphrases of each other, so there you go. This will be the first (of many?) time my answer will be a direct call-back to a previous response:

When the experience is pleasing to the senses.

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First of all: this song.

Right??

(If you didn’t click the link and listen to the whole song, do it. Just fucking do it already. Simple, yet profound — it’s an all-time favourite of mine.)

That is my answer, spoken through the late, great, Nina Simone.

But if we’re not in the mood to get philosophical and I were to give a typical answer — a bourgeois answer — I would say: my laptop.

It’s the most expensive thing I own, thus, it would be the most difficult to replace. It’s where I spend most of my time. It’s what facilitates all of this, and what saves me from withdrawing into a pit of depression and isolation. Also: chess videos on youtube.

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I know what glance you’re talking about. It’s special indeed — redolent — and definitely not very common at all. And you’re right, it’s seductive as hell.

It is a look charged, nay — replete — with possibilities.

But let’s be clear about something. It’s not just any first glance…

What a silly question. You don’t.

A lover isn’t a broken chair, or a pileup of empty bottles, or a pair of old shoes.

You don’t get rid of people. That’s just rude.

Now, there may be a person, or three, from six, or ten years ago (who is definitely…

I can’t think of anything. I mean, I’ve done some things. Some of them risky, stupid, careless. But, that’s part of life, getting older, learning through experience. Isn’t it?

I don’t intend to have kids. I’m not suited for it. So there’s that.

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