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fictionali finished Perdido Street Station today. it ate my head.
(if you are a sci-fi/fantasy/cyberpunk fan, i highly recommend it.)
i was looking at the author's picture on the back cover which lead to the following exchange between the Dandelion-Head and myself.
(for reference, the guy, China Mieville, has in this picture: a shaved head, some piercings, and a cynical-bad ass-but-also-sort-of-cute-and-befuddled-"i-still-wear-geeky-tee-shirts" kind of look going on. typical 20-something. and i can say that because i am one.)
kali-chan: Doesn't this guy just look so cool?
dandelion: He's certainly trying.
now, i wonder. why is it that people who are making an effort aren't impressive? why is it that desire is the kiss of death as far as cool goes?
it's like that phenomenon that occurs as soon as you find yourself in a relationship. you know the one i'm talking about. where all of a sudden people come flying out of the woodwork, dying to date you, or sleep with you, or fall in love with you, and you sit there thinking, "well, shit, where were you a few weeks ago, dude?"
(if you are a sci-fi/fantasy/cyberpunk fan, i highly recommend it.)
i was looking at the author's picture on the back cover which lead to the following exchange between the Dandelion-Head and myself.
(for reference, the guy, China Mieville, has in this picture: a shaved head, some piercings, and a cynical-bad ass-but-also-sort-of-cute-and-befuddled-"i-still-wear-geeky-tee-shirts" kind of look going on. typical 20-something. and i can say that because i am one.)
kali-chan: Doesn't this guy just look so cool?
dandelion: He's certainly trying.
now, i wonder. why is it that people who are making an effort aren't impressive? why is it that desire is the kiss of death as far as cool goes?
it's like that phenomenon that occurs as soon as you find yourself in a relationship. you know the one i'm talking about. where all of a sudden people come flying out of the woodwork, dying to date you, or sleep with you, or fall in love with you, and you sit there thinking, "well, shit, where were you a few weeks ago, dude?"
