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The Bard
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Transmetropolitan: First two issues didn't do that much for me, Spider is a pretty clear Hunter S. Thompson derivative, right down to every idiosyncratic mannerism, for example, his habit of continuously narrating every aspect of his own existence, and the speech was a bit contrived initially. But, the third issue hit it out of the park. Getting into it, loving the gaudy atmosphere of the city, the art is cool, even though I much prefer Charlie Adlards less flashy character depictions. "There's one hole in every revolution, large or small, and its one word long - People." I am loving the writing, though the aesthetic of it is at times more engaging than the subject matter, but I'm hopeful that it'll get better as it goes along. I'll probably finish this before I make a move on Invincible and Wanted. Good shit.
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Aight, got myself Invincible, Transmetropolitan and Wanted. Probs enough to keep me occupied for a while. Hopefully I'll be able to contribute to this discussion for the first time after I get a good way into them. What I really loved about TWD was the assonance between the art style and the subject matter. Not a fan of the school of comic book art that aspires to 500 rows of teeth and muscled out dudes standing in vaguely warlike poses lol. I haven't heard good things about Grant Morrison through friends though .
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The Materialism Thread (a.k.a Things I Want)
The Bard replied to chairdriver's topic in General Chit Chat
This thread is the most succint definition of Wahjah I can think of. -
[facetious]Except that I'm right. And if you are willing to argue your points, then please do so, but I would point to the fact that your wanting to join the police force presents as an anachronism in your mental development as a rational human being. Of course, this is whats known as "affect heuristic" in psychological terms, so perhaps I'm misrepresenting your entire character through your career choice/ who am I to judge? All I was writing down was my own views/ taking the piss. Which is always fun.[/facetious] No offence intended. I'm sure you're a fine human being.
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I like Walking Dead and Preacher. Reccommend me some books plz. Kthxbi.
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The Materialism Thread (a.k.a Things I Want)
The Bard replied to chairdriver's topic in General Chit Chat
You could argue, with relative ease that the fetishisation of commodities extends to human objects. As Karl Marx, and this being a thread clearly structured around my Economic and Philosophic manuscripts, I would say that in the same way in which an ego defines itself through objects that it assimilates into its everyday existence, so too is ones political and social status affected through the procurement of a "girlfriend." Hence a spouse, or significant other, is indeed a plausible constituent of ones material needs. What I want: Mastodon Tickets for their Feb Crack The Skye gig A New guitar. -
Oi...I was just going to say! Yeasayer are great. So vibrant.
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I ain't mad, its just that me and Shiekah have...ideological differences. TBH. Also, the social context of a forum does inspire a disconnect that isn't there in real life. Anyway, I'll take that post as a compliment. As for Danny: Capital punishment won't solve anything, what needs to change is the entire social structure, but to be honest, holding out for this kind of overhaul is fairly idealistic. I probably won't go into it here, since my views are fairly polemic, as always.
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You should be fine if you've prepared. They give you ages to answer every question, enough to dig into your memory and find the answers. Good luck .
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I love stroking my own ego, I'll freely admit it, and theres no irony in it, because hey, thats just the way I am. The difference is that I'm not mystified into thinking that people (myself included) are wondrous, morally altruistic spirits. Bumbaclart.
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Your idiocy is so dazzling that its burning me in the face. Of course, this is one of the fundamental tenets of people who are incapable of functioning mentally on the level of ideas; you discard everything that you can't understand as bullshit. Unfortunately I have neither the time, nor the patience to explain the fundamentals of human psychology/ philosophy to someone like you. Instead, go look up "Perspectivism" and then "Objectivism." Come back when you actually understand the implications of both, you delirious dick ripple.
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I love you. But then I have a particular bone to pick with the way the law is enforced anyway. Prison terms do nothing to "rehabilitate" criminals, and the isolation from society only furthers their alienation and myopia. The punishment system is just a punitive act of vengeance on the part of those who can't understand those that would oppose their idiotic social dogmas. Because infliction of suffering is pleasurable and the current legal structire is a justification for extracting some sort of payment for lack of conformity (and simulataneously an extrapolation of a human being's inability to understand someone elses subjective sensibility), and a hilarious inversion of the ideals the law is supposed to uphold in the first place. The law is treating the symptom, not the disease, and is pretty much a haven for those who would fuel their egos through their concept of a certain moral objectivism, which, quite frankly, is absurdity in its ideal form.
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Why do you want to join the police force?
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I don't want to like it, but there's something great about the cookie dough sickly sweetness of RHCP's post Blood Sugar Sex catalogue. Scar Tissue FTW/L. Fuck it, It's rad. Edit: Actually, no, most of it's guff. Something so reminiscent of... awesomeness...in this shit: Ah Bloody Beetroots...too bad it was all ruined by this:
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Note to self: Whenever anyone calls you pretentious, point them in the direction of Plato's cave allegory. Either that or a meat grinder.
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For international students its a hell of a lot worse. £13,000 a year for my gf, since she's from Singapore.
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What's dawg? Anyway, I have made up my mind that I am just not Dionysian enough. Moar alcohol. Less bullshit.
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God, I've had enought of shaving cuts. Gonna start rockin the chin strap.
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From last nights shenanigans: Listening to some particularly heavy wobble, and throwing those pistol hands in teh air.
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Freud says No. How many people does it take to change a lightbulb? Only one, but the lightbulb has to want to change.
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I'm fucking hungover from last night too. I didn't even have much to drink. Eurrrrgh.
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Aside from that (which is an argument that I could write a dissertation on), do you really want to believe in something that holds the utmost revulsion for what makes you what you are? For all the best in humanity? No. Fuck god, fuck him and all his bullshit, up the ass with a meat hook.
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Oh my god Letty. That is actually ridiculous. And supremely rad. I wonder why you'd tattoo something with such a distinctive lack of personality on yourself though. You must have enormous testicles
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Haha, that girl, such a prankster =p. Seriously though, I was worried, cause her parents are Catholic and everything.
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My gf tells me she believes in God. And not just any god, an abrahmic god. Anathema. Either our relationship has been maintained under a mutual misunderstanding, or she's pulling my leg. Oh man, I'm not a fan of god.