Not me. Yes you. Couldn’t be! Then who?
May 2004
May 7, 2004
John Bender has a message for Claire Standish
Bender: “Sweets. You couldn’t ignore me if you tried.”
May 7, 2004
Conspiracy theory
Guess those of you who thought we were the same person are feeling pretty stupid right about now, huh? Two words to keep in mind for the next time you feel compelled to publish your “theories”: Occam’s freakin’ Razor, my man. Occam’s freakin’ Razor.
May 7, 2004
My postmodern dream text, or, the recounting of a poor night’s sleep
….Gadamer’s so-called “problem of application” can be understood as the problem of adapting the meaning of a text to a specific interpretive instance — to the concrete historical situation of the interpreter… But Gadamer is wrong, bless him… …going beyond an author’s original intentions in order to make a text mean something more than the author meant, is changing the text, not properly “interpreting” it. This act of “creative supplementing”
May 7, 2004
My postmodern dream text, or, the recounting of a poor night’s sleep
….Gadamer’s so-called “problem of application” can be understood as the problem of adapting the meaning of a text to a specific interpretive instance — to the concrete historical situation of the interpreter… But Gadamer is wrong, bless him… …going beyond an author’s original intentions in order to make a text mean something more than the author meant, is changing the text, not properly “interpreting” it. This act of “creative supplementing”
May 7, 2004
Talking back to 80s music, 12
Okay, if you insist. But all things being equal, I’d prefer to walk like an Italian. Because in addition to being just so friggin’ cool, Italians can splash enough Drakkar over themselves to choke a Chamber Orchestra — and without even a hint of irony. And that’s, like, always been a dream of mine…
May 6, 2004
Particularitude*
Oh. So that’s an asshat. Well. Seems so obvious when you literalize it. **** *No, it’s not. But it very clearly should be.
May 6, 2004
I am so / into me / I can’t think of nothing else
…And when hermaphrodites fall in love, they just kinda chill and enjoy a tasty beverage. Because what else are they going to do? **** h/t BH
May 6, 2004
I am so / into me / I can’t think of nothing else
…And when hermaphrodites fall in love, they just kinda chill and enjoy a tasty beverage. Because what else are they going to do? **** h/t BH
May 6, 2004
Brain shrapnel
1) My son turns 4-months old today, so if he’s reading this, happy birthday, kiddo! 2) The pilot episode of “NYPD Blue” may just be the best hour of television ever. David Caruso in particular is outstanding. Which is something you can’t say about his work on “CSI: Miami.” 3) When “Friends” ends its network run this evening, I will immediately cease wearing my hair in a “Rachel cut.” If