Poetry class in 51 minutes
There is absolutely no reason for this update. Be warned, don't read it, I don't care.
[ ] I am bisexual or homosexual.
[x] I've consumed alcohol.
[ ] I've run away from home.
[x] I have lied to my parents about where I am.
[x] I listen to political music.
[ ] I collect comic books.
[x] I shut others out when I'm depressed.
[x] I open up to others easily.
[x] I am keeping a secret from the world
[x] I watch the news.
[ ] I own over 5 rap CDs.
[x] I own an iPod or MP3
[ ] I own something from Hot Topic.
[x] I love Disney Movies.
[ ] I am a sucker for hair/eyes
[ ] I don't kill bugs.
[x] I curse regularly.
[ ] I paid for that cell phone ring.
[ ] I am a sports fanatic.
[ ] I have "x"s in my screen name.
[x] I've slipped out an "lol" in a real conversation.
[ ] I love Spam.
[x] I bake well.
[ ] I would wear pajamas to school.
[ ] I own something from Abercrombie.
[ ] I have a job.
[ ] I love Martha Stewart.
[x] I am in love with love
[ ] I am guilty oF tYpInG lIkE tHiS.
[x] I am self conscious.
[x] I like to laugh.
[ ] I smoke a pack a day.
[ ] I loved Perks of Being a Wallflower.
[ ] I loved Go Ask Alice.
[ ] I have cough drops when I'm not sick.
[ ] I can't swallow pills.
[ ] I can swallow about 5 pills at a time no problem
[ ] I eat fast food weekly.
[ ] I have many scars.
[x] I've been out of this country.
[ ] I can't sleep if there is a spider in the room.
[x] i am really ticklish.
[ ] I see a therapist.
[x] I love chocolate
[x] i bite my nails.
[x] I am comfortable with being me.
[x] I play video games.
[ ] Gotten lost in my city.
[x] Saw a shooting star
[x] Been to any other countries besides the united states
[ ] Had a serious Surgery
[x] Gone out in public in your pajamas
[ ] Kissed a Stranger
[x] Hugged a stranger
[ ] Been in a fist fight
[ ] Been arrested
[ ] Pushed all the buttons on an elevator
[ ] Made out in an elevator (I have thus made this a new goal)
[ ] Swore at your parents
[x] Kicked a guy where it hurts
[x] Been close to love
[ ] Been to a casino
[ ] Been skydiving
[ ] Broken a bone
[x] Skipped school
[x] Flashed someone
[ ] Saw a therapist
[ ] Done the splits
[x] Played spin the bottle
[ ] Gotten stitches
[ ] Drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour
[x] Bitten somebody
[ ] Been to Niagara Falls
[ ] Gotten the chicken pox
[ ] Crashed into a friend's car
[ ] Been to Japan
[ ] Ridden in a taxi
[x] Shoplifted
[x] Been fired
[ ] Ever had a crush on someone of the same sex
[x] Had feelings for someone who didnt have them back
[x] Stole something from your job
[ ] Gone on a blind date
[x] Lied to a friend
[ ] Had a crush on a teacher
[ ] Celebrated Mardi Gras in New Orleans
[x] Been to Europe
[ ] Slept with a co-worker
[ ] Been married
[ ] Gotten divorced
[ ] Had children
[x] Saw someone dying
[ ] Been to Africa
[ ] Driven over 400 miles in one day
[ ] Been to Canada
[ ] Been to Mexico
[x] Been on a plane
[ ] Seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show
[ ] Thrown up in a bar
[ ] Eaten Sushi
[x] Been snowboarding
[x] Been Skiing
[x] Met someone in person from the internet
[ ] Been to a moto cross show
[x] Lost a child
[x] Gone to college
[ ] Graduated college
[ ] Done hard drugs
[x] Taken painkillers
[ ] Had someone cheat on you
[x] Miss someone right now
I now have class in 47 minutes. Went to Springfest today, heard WBRU djs being their usual stupid selves, saw Max ride the mechanical bull, and watch Kris kick the shit out of Dan jousting. Also got to see quite the show when my hero pulled up in the ambulance and did his EMT thing. And then proceeded to drive the ambulance away as Moses was running after it. Entertainment of the highest sort.
I am giving a presentation on Rutger Kopland this afternoon, reflecting on his poetic style and mimicking his poem "Breughel's Winter". And if you want to see some creepy stuff, I suggest you look at an image of Pieter Breughel's "The Triumph of Death," which is the painting that I wrote my response poem in reference to. Look for the skeletal horse and dog, and the two oblivious lovers hovering over their lyre.
Breughel’s Triumph of Death
Death in Breughel’s eyes, the infiltrated battlefield
and the sea just beyond, carrying a sunken ship peeking out.
Peasants flee, but this brings them that much closer, corrals them
In the midst of the skeletal army-a futile attempt
As time is passing. As swiftly as the Reaper’s horse
gallops and hurtles, faster and stronger,
until he stamps each fallen body roughly into the dirt
that lies underfoot, the hint of moss, maybe grass
is no sacred mausoleum.
Dead center stands a dog. His meal is the arm of the unfortunate woman
who lies face-down, so far from the life
that she knew: the life of the lovers not far
from her, oblivious to all but their lyre.
The creature of death will soon disturb them.
Compare that piece of crap that I wrote to Rutger Kopland's "Breughel's Winter" and you'll see why the assignment was kind of silly and why I'm not overjoyed with my poem. For good reading a la incredible, haunting imagery, read Kopland's "Natzweiler".
[ ] I am bisexual or homosexual.
[x] I've consumed alcohol.
[ ] I've run away from home.
[x] I have lied to my parents about where I am.
[x] I listen to political music.
[ ] I collect comic books.
[x] I shut others out when I'm depressed.
[x] I open up to others easily.
[x] I am keeping a secret from the world
[x] I watch the news.
[ ] I own over 5 rap CDs.
[x] I own an iPod or MP3
[ ] I own something from Hot Topic.
[x] I love Disney Movies.
[ ] I am a sucker for hair/eyes
[ ] I don't kill bugs.
[x] I curse regularly.
[ ] I paid for that cell phone ring.
[ ] I am a sports fanatic.
[ ] I have "x"s in my screen name.
[x] I've slipped out an "lol" in a real conversation.
[ ] I love Spam.
[x] I bake well.
[ ] I would wear pajamas to school.
[ ] I own something from Abercrombie.
[ ] I have a job.
[ ] I love Martha Stewart.
[x] I am in love with love
[ ] I am guilty oF tYpInG lIkE tHiS.
[x] I am self conscious.
[x] I like to laugh.
[ ] I smoke a pack a day.
[ ] I loved Perks of Being a Wallflower.
[ ] I loved Go Ask Alice.
[ ] I have cough drops when I'm not sick.
[ ] I can't swallow pills.
[ ] I can swallow about 5 pills at a time no problem
[ ] I eat fast food weekly.
[ ] I have many scars.
[x] I've been out of this country.
[ ] I can't sleep if there is a spider in the room.
[x] i am really ticklish.
[ ] I see a therapist.
[x] I love chocolate
[x] i bite my nails.
[x] I am comfortable with being me.
[x] I play video games.
[ ] Gotten lost in my city.
[x] Saw a shooting star
[x] Been to any other countries besides the united states
[ ] Had a serious Surgery
[x] Gone out in public in your pajamas
[ ] Kissed a Stranger
[x] Hugged a stranger
[ ] Been in a fist fight
[ ] Been arrested
[ ] Pushed all the buttons on an elevator
[ ] Made out in an elevator (I have thus made this a new goal)
[ ] Swore at your parents
[x] Kicked a guy where it hurts
[x] Been close to love
[ ] Been to a casino
[ ] Been skydiving
[ ] Broken a bone
[x] Skipped school
[x] Flashed someone
[ ] Saw a therapist
[ ] Done the splits
[x] Played spin the bottle
[ ] Gotten stitches
[ ] Drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour
[x] Bitten somebody
[ ] Been to Niagara Falls
[ ] Gotten the chicken pox
[ ] Crashed into a friend's car
[ ] Been to Japan
[ ] Ridden in a taxi
[x] Shoplifted
[x] Been fired
[ ] Ever had a crush on someone of the same sex
[x] Had feelings for someone who didnt have them back
[x] Stole something from your job
[ ] Gone on a blind date
[x] Lied to a friend
[ ] Had a crush on a teacher
[ ] Celebrated Mardi Gras in New Orleans
[x] Been to Europe
[ ] Slept with a co-worker
[ ] Been married
[ ] Gotten divorced
[ ] Had children
[x] Saw someone dying
[ ] Been to Africa
[ ] Driven over 400 miles in one day
[ ] Been to Canada
[ ] Been to Mexico
[x] Been on a plane
[ ] Seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show
[ ] Thrown up in a bar
[ ] Eaten Sushi
[x] Been snowboarding
[x] Been Skiing
[x] Met someone in person from the internet
[ ] Been to a moto cross show
[x] Lost a child
[x] Gone to college
[ ] Graduated college
[ ] Done hard drugs
[x] Taken painkillers
[ ] Had someone cheat on you
[x] Miss someone right now
I now have class in 47 minutes. Went to Springfest today, heard WBRU djs being their usual stupid selves, saw Max ride the mechanical bull, and watch Kris kick the shit out of Dan jousting. Also got to see quite the show when my hero pulled up in the ambulance and did his EMT thing. And then proceeded to drive the ambulance away as Moses was running after it. Entertainment of the highest sort.
I am giving a presentation on Rutger Kopland this afternoon, reflecting on his poetic style and mimicking his poem "Breughel's Winter". And if you want to see some creepy stuff, I suggest you look at an image of Pieter Breughel's "The Triumph of Death," which is the painting that I wrote my response poem in reference to. Look for the skeletal horse and dog, and the two oblivious lovers hovering over their lyre.
Breughel’s Triumph of Death
Death in Breughel’s eyes, the infiltrated battlefield
and the sea just beyond, carrying a sunken ship peeking out.
Peasants flee, but this brings them that much closer, corrals them
In the midst of the skeletal army-a futile attempt
As time is passing. As swiftly as the Reaper’s horse
gallops and hurtles, faster and stronger,
until he stamps each fallen body roughly into the dirt
that lies underfoot, the hint of moss, maybe grass
is no sacred mausoleum.
Dead center stands a dog. His meal is the arm of the unfortunate woman
who lies face-down, so far from the life
that she knew: the life of the lovers not far
from her, oblivious to all but their lyre.
The creature of death will soon disturb them.
Compare that piece of crap that I wrote to Rutger Kopland's "Breughel's Winter" and you'll see why the assignment was kind of silly and why I'm not overjoyed with my poem. For good reading a la incredible, haunting imagery, read Kopland's "Natzweiler".