Wow, another American classic I missed! I think of this story more in line with Pulp Fiction. I know I keep referring back to that, but some stories are just... terrible, but they are told in such entertaining ways one must respect how the story is told. Sad ending...
Yuck.
And what's worse is the callousness on top of it. It's like rubbing salt in a wound. I suspect the nice thing about it is the ones the salt would hurt worst aren't around to enjoy yet one more kick in the gut from the Buchanans.
If these people were real, I would expect their daughter to grow up acting much like Lindsey Lohan or Paris Hilton. All I can say is, Fitzgerald can paint an entire scene with a single sentence. Truly remarkable writer! And...
If I were Nick, I'd cross the cousins off my Christmas card list.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Golly~
Ok, I must admit, I keep putting off doing my blog entries because they are such guilty pleasures. I am knee deep in MATH right now and I keep thinking, "I need to blog!! Goodie!! Um, no, can't ... must... master... vertex..." Anyway, the coast is clear and I can let my cat outta the bag now...
My daughter published a book! Well, she used Blurb. She has written a fantastic story for her friend as a gift. And, instead of just sending her an e-copy or printing it out on the home printer, she sent it to Blurb and get her friend and herself a copy! She took the pic for the cover, edited it, formatted it, the whole nine yards. I am so very proud of her! She did an awesome job!
Ok, now to ENGL 223...
It's the Poetry Pod! Yippee!! I love good poetry. Ok. So, "good" is as relative to poetry as it is other forms of art. I waded through some of the stuff I have heard my entire life being lauded as "master pieces", and guess what? As a college student, I can now, without question label this stuff as, "icky". I can say without compromise, "I really don't like ________'s writings."
Sort of like Bob Dylan. Some people love the man. I'm sure he is a nice fellow and I respect him for his labors. But, I just can't appreciate his art as it "should" be appreciated. And so it is for elliot.
But! On the bright side, I found Brooks and Hughes! What awesome works of art!
To end this blog post, as it's almost time form Pronto! (Yeah!!) I'd like to share a well known author's lesser known poem. From a novel titled Weaveworld by Clive Barker:
The agony of families
Is not conginital disease
But feet that follow
Where the foot
That has preceded
Them was put
That's the best I can do from memory, as I no longer have the book :( So if I got it wrong, please let me know :)
Pronto!!
My daughter published a book! Well, she used Blurb. She has written a fantastic story for her friend as a gift. And, instead of just sending her an e-copy or printing it out on the home printer, she sent it to Blurb and get her friend and herself a copy! She took the pic for the cover, edited it, formatted it, the whole nine yards. I am so very proud of her! She did an awesome job!
Ok, now to ENGL 223...
It's the Poetry Pod! Yippee!! I love good poetry. Ok. So, "good" is as relative to poetry as it is other forms of art. I waded through some of the stuff I have heard my entire life being lauded as "master pieces", and guess what? As a college student, I can now, without question label this stuff as, "icky". I can say without compromise, "I really don't like ________'s writings."
Sort of like Bob Dylan. Some people love the man. I'm sure he is a nice fellow and I respect him for his labors. But, I just can't appreciate his art as it "should" be appreciated. And so it is for elliot.
But! On the bright side, I found Brooks and Hughes! What awesome works of art!
To end this blog post, as it's almost time form Pronto! (Yeah!!) I'd like to share a well known author's lesser known poem. From a novel titled Weaveworld by Clive Barker:
The agony of families
Is not conginital disease
But feet that follow
Where the foot
That has preceded
Them was put
That's the best I can do from memory, as I no longer have the book :( So if I got it wrong, please let me know :)
Pronto!!
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