Jun 29, 2008 19:16
I was having a misguided conversation with a friend the other day. They weren't misguided, I was. I said, in effect, that I despise seeing the seams. I don't wanna see the quirky girl with the big headphones try to be Natalie Portman in Garden State. I don't like it when guys ceaselessly quote cartoons and pass it off as wit. I said we're looking at the wrong things. And then I bemoaned anyone who would model themselves off of anybody. That's where the misguided comes in. That's such an idiotic thought. Of course we're gonna model ourselves out of people we want to be. There are people worth modeling ourselves after, we just have to find them and trust their goodness. Christ, for example. If I see you and I can see the seams of your efforts to model yourself after Jesus Christ, I'm not gonna mind.
John Spencer's voice is crisp. That's the word I was looking for. It's not gravelly or hazy, it's crisp like autumn leaves. I sincerely wish for him to tell me a story sometime.