Be a spiky person

[american_arcane]

A really neat quote from Bruce Sterling:
Don't become a well-rounded person. Well-rounded people are smooth and dull. Become a thoroughly spiky person. Grow spikes from every angle. Stick in their throats like a puffer fish…. Learn about the stuff that was buried because it was too experimental or embarrassing or inexplicable.
I like that. I like

Comments

[grumpygrafx]

I am spiky. I shall never be well rounded. I read and watch and listen to what interests me at the time. That of course never seems to mesh with whats going on with everything or everyone else.

It keeps folks on their toes.

[predigested]

I think the wife has been following the spiky lifestyle for quite some time now. Since spikiness could be bad for my business, I have to resist it and instead just enjoy seeing her skewer things.

[american_arcane]

I don't know... she looks pretty well-rounded to me...

But that may just be the ren fair outfit in those pictures...

:)

[have_inner_lady]

+15 hug points to you

[have_inner_lady]

I'll be in my bunk.

[american_arcane]

hehehe... now I may forever have that image associated with this quote. :)

[pakgwei]

eveen thouggh you pride yourself in being well rounded?

[american_arcane]

I can accept some spikes. :)

More importantly, I can go and look like a nice, smooth, well-rounded ball and then--when they least expect it--*SPROING!* Spikes! :)

I can be a Super Happy Fun Ball!

[beatnikbetty]

god i love that quote too!
the concept, the meaning, and the use of language as well!

[american_arcane]

Yeah, you'd think he was super-intelligent sci-fi writer or something. :)