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Becoming a moderator has made me realize how much I hate memes and I'm worried I'm metamorphosing into Scoot
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@northernnarwhal Your avatar features Scoot's artwork.
Ty = Scoot Illuminati ConfirmedTuesday, 21-Jul-15 01:13:59 UTC from web-
Tuesday, 21-Jul-15 01:14:30 UTC from web
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@bobo Ever wondered why we've never been photographed together???? (hint: it's not that we live on different continents)
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@northernnarwhal on a somewhat related note i stumbled upon some thoughts about The Metamorphisis http://rainbowdash.net/url/825121 (not comparing scoot to gregor samsa)
Tuesday, 21-Jul-15 01:17:35 UTC from web-
@awl Kafka was unbelievably talented with balancing character writing with thematic articulation, The Metamorphosis is one of my favourites.
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@northernnarwhal same here. I'm glad to have taken up reading again really, I have so much that I had missed out on.
Tuesday, 21-Jul-15 01:23:04 UTC from web-
@awl Yeah, I've been able to finish lots of reading over the summer. I recently finally finished To The Lighthouse and it was absolutely stunning, Woolf's use of non-linear stream-of-consciousness prose is mesmerizing, and she uses that style to articulate this concept of perception really well, both its subjectivity by nature and the problems that arise from it. The ostensible plot sort of takes a backseat to the philosophical musings of the text (which also means there's a pretty minimalistic approach to the dialogue), but the themes the book approaches and how it goes about approaching them is just really, really interesting. Great read, I'd highly recommend it.
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@northernnarwhal i take such recommendations to heart but of course. I never seemed to grasp or appreciate different forms of prose in any language until rather recently, such a shame. Such creativity is what makes language so fascinatingly complex.
Tuesday, 21-Jul-15 01:34:17 UTC from web-
@awl Yeah, I'm generally more partial to books like Of Mice and Men that are structurally focused on strong dialogue composition, but recently I've been really expanding my horizons to new narrative styles and I've been particularly enjoying the stream-of-consciousness approach from authors like James Joyce and Virginia Woolf.
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@northernnarwhal it sounds interesting enough to check out. I can't say for sure what style i prefer but can say i was amazed at mccormac's biblical sense of writing. So full of metaphor that builds scenes beyond the reach of mere imagery.
Tuesday, 21-Jul-15 01:47:00 UTC from web-
@awl I've found that McCarthy is a master of atmospheric writing, he's great at establishing mood through the connecting of his tone and character interactions.
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@northernnarwhal and how their dialogue is usually constructed, few words really said but so much conveyed. I cannot thank you lot enough for introducing me to his works. Even if I can't get his name right some times.
Tuesday, 21-Jul-15 02:17:02 UTC from web-
@awl Yeah, I love how his lack of quotation marks blurs the dialogue into the exposition of his works, it strengthens that sense of connectivity in his writing. I'm really glad you like his works too! He's one of my (and Riley's) favourite modern authors so it's nice to see more appreciation for him!
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@northernnarwhal ah you lot helped me find good media to more accomodate my more seditary civilian life, so the pleasure is all mine, rest assured.
Tuesday, 21-Jul-15 02:28:53 UTC from web-
@awl I think one of my favourite parts about the subjectivity of experiencing media is you can share and discuss it with others and expound on your own interpretations and experiences too. Being able to converse with people about the media you've indulged in and why you do or don't find it compelling is part of what makes media so great in the first place, the priorities we bring into evaluating it can be reflective of our biases and experiences as people so we can learn a lot about ourselves through our media.
Tuesday, 21-Jul-15 02:36:16 UTC from web-
@northernnarwhal simultaneously it can open one up to see things from a different perspective and in a way change your outlook on a certain facet, if it's moving enough. I used to think more modern media (cinema, television) to be a waste of time but now not so much. Expressive is expressive either way one looks at it.
Tuesday, 21-Jul-15 02:39:24 UTC from web-
@awl Yeah, I think the idea of a specific medium being inherently "superior" relative to others is pretty ridiculous, because the whole idea of examining separate media forms comparatively like that is sort of an apples vs oranges problem (this is also why "the book is better!" is always an inherently flawed argument). Art can be so many things, so the fact that many different artistic mediums exist is great for being able to craft compelling experiences using all sorts of different tools and ideas, though it also means it's important to evaluate and criticize art with that caveat in mind.
Tuesday, 21-Jul-15 02:51:25 UTC from web-
@northernnarwhal exactly. The army kind of put me in a mindset that art wasn't important but nowadays, no, it's essential to humanity. It is humanity, in any form it takes.
Tuesday, 21-Jul-15 03:05:56 UTC from web-
@awl I couldn't agree more. Art isn't just about humanity, art is humanity. It's representational, expressive, formative, and viscerally reflective of the creativity of people.
Tuesday, 21-Jul-15 03:15:47 UTC from web
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