BeardlessBard

I think everyone can do with a little more creativity! The world might be a better place, with it. So now is the time to start! Make a poem to show your devotion, Joey! Writing is fun anyway. (College professor mode initiated) =)

It is good to see other Vonnegut fans! His work is great. I just started reading "White Noise" by Don DeLillo. Only a few chapters in. It is really quite bizarre. I also just finished "Herland". Interesting. A female only society, and when the men arrive they are instantly subdued. I am not sure I agree with the idea in general though. I doubt a society would suddenly be at peace if all males vanished. Plus the eugenics bit of it just felt like a watered down "Brave New World". Oddly, I haven't had the chance to watch Fight Club yet. I'll have to pick the book up. Hell, I wasn't even aware it was a book! Maybe when I have some free time this summer. Hey, let us not include books in the plots of assassins! I already hear enough of one of my hobbies being the downfall of human decency (Gaming in general), I don't need the other making people I am a nut! I actually wasn't a fan of "Catcher in the Rye". How it drove that man to shoot poor Lennon, I will never know. It really wasn't that compelling! Hell, Salinger's short stories are more entertaining. I've actually heard of "A Confederacy of Dunces", but haven't had the chance to read it. As I noted (in another thread) I was looking for something fun, that might be just the thing! Thanks for the advice.

I am more jealous about how tall this guy is. That is ridiculous. I feel like such a little manlet when I see guys like this. I didn't watch the whole thing, but the beginning of the movie definitely made me sad. Reminds me of my best friend. Body builder guy (ripped as hell) but he lives at my house thanks to cruddy circumstances. You won't ever find him at the fortress though, way too vanilla. Regardless, this guy is just too big. It is like looking at Ronnie Coleman. They have transcended being human. They have more in common with the hulk than with anyone else. I prefer the nice Zyzz style (or I guess Thor). I lift for the aesthetics. Screw functional strength! Too bad I don't eat enough for any of it to actually pay off.

So, let's hear it. What is your favorite book, essay, piece of poetry or prose? What are you reading right now? Got any recommendations? I've spent the last semester reading so much feminist and cultural theory that I'm getting sick of this really dense material (that always makes me feel bad about myself). Thankfully, I have read some pretty interesting books. I just finished Slaughterhouse 5 which was fantastic. I'm currently reading Blood Meridian, and goddamn... Cormac McCarthy is a master of the pen. Parataxis is a fun trick. Maybe you ladies are fans of Sylvia Plath. I quote, "Out of the ash / I rise with my red hair / And I eat men like air." Gives me the shivers.

Oh my, I may not be OP, but I definitely take that as a challenge. How would you like your begging? Poetry, short story, or basic prose format?

The feet are certainly nice, but I'm really interested in the David Sedaris piece! How are his essays? I'm getting sick of these dense literary criticism pieces I have to pick through all the time. Something from a comic sounds really nice.