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[arghreality]

Yesterday I passed out, without having drunk any alcohol; it was psychologically interesting. One moment, opening the door and feeling queasy, next moment coming to on the floor with no idea where I am.. made me think about what i'm doing right now

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[nuncius]

Since when did existentialism have anything to do with self-destruction or not writing thigs down

[tha_iconoclast]

i wish i had the exact wuote here, maybe someone can help me,

"Writing is purpose, purpose freedom."

my little asode there was a meant only as a notation that writing so wonderfully and essentially as you do in a public forum denies (properly) the depths of eX, and glorifies by the light of the Word in darkness both the path you are walking and, if you are looking for an ism, pure journalism. The word is your Hegelian Other, and in its reflection (as you can tell by how people comment and reflect on your posts) your words are become higher than simple responsibility.

paradox is the only reality; contradiction the only truth: if i see an ism i challenge it. Sorry if it gets annoying.

...and the all the lemmings committing suicide thing is only a slight myth-derivation of the reality. Not all of them die.

[arghreality]

Yeah I probably should have said 'existential act' or just not referred to existentialism at all... I meant it really in the sense of affirming a free existence, free from deterministic causality, predictability, etc... I don't like Sartre much, though then I need to read more of him.

More specifically, he has some awesome ideas, but is a theorist; he makes intricate theories about things which should never be pinned down in any way.

[tha_iconoclast]

first off: fuck sartre. read "the MAXX" or just the stranger and be done. He says it all there anyway. The Maxx is a much more fun read, though.

my copy of the stranger had a drawing in black ink of a shadow on looming approach to the foreground, with a caption that read: "the duck man cometh." Even though i knew what i was reading, the whole time i kept expecting the duckman. It really made it a much better piece.

based on your last sentence, i'm also going to STRONGLY reccomend THE THIRD POLICEMAN by Flann O'brien. Just remember: try not to read the preface

[nuncius]

I must look into the Maxx more. About a year ago a friend sent me a video file of the MTV cartoon version of it. You know, back when they showed Aeon Flux and weren't utterly horrific sell-outs.

And yes Sartre is a theorist. And yes he does talk a lot about things that shouldn't be pinned down. But from what I can tell, he writes less bullshit than 90% of the people I know.

[tha_iconoclast]

the mtv cartoon is excellent, for a what it is. the art though, and the words, but the art: if you want existentialism in its trues most blatant and moving form, Sam Kieth's lines of thought and bodacioussplatterings of ink and paint not only give purpose and will and form, but they do it without any concern for any established convention or grammatical form.

and yes, sarte does Speak The Truth, but like i said he does it best and most concisely and with as little bitching as possible in the stranger. Sarte, as you put it, writes less bullshit because his concerns are specific, and his medium very tangible. Now, if it weren't for all the bitching...

[nuncius]

eh, i can forgive the bitching. I mean a) he's french, b) fought in the resistance, and c) was surrounded by thousands or millions of other french who didn't fight and claimed that 'nothing they did mattered anyways.' So I can forgive the bitching. Maybe one of us will tell those/us apathetic bastards around nowadays to shut the hell up in a more entertaining way. Or maybe it's already out there. I'll need to watch the Keith stuff, and I've already mentioned on one of these posts that Wheadon's tv shows have a strong sense of doing things because they're 'right.'

Honestly though, I still feel like it could be done better than Wheadon does it, maybe that's why I feel the desire to do what i'm trying to do.