http://whatinthehell.blogsome.com A working notebook Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:22:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Negatron, talking about some stuff I’ve not read: For Simondon we experience something that is eternal in that we experience both our power and limits: we are aware that there is something in us that exceeds this moment, and something of us that is so ephemeral, disappearing the moment that ... http://whatinthehell.blogsome.com/2009/07/03/is-the-intimacy-of-the-common/ I’m convinced that pretty much every good page-turner book will have something wrong with it. Probably something big and structural too, not just like an awkward phrase here and there. I think this is likely because I think most authors are not going to be good enough to write ... http://whatinthehell.blogsome.com/2009/07/03/is-wrong-with-page-turners/ hey y’all (both of y’all), can I pick your brains a minute? I’ve been meaning to categorize my blog posts for ages now. I started off with categories actually (I started this blog with a pretty defined set of questions and reading list) and was pretty good at keeping my ... http://whatinthehell.blogsome.com/2009/06/30/hey-that-handful-of-people-who-read-my-blog-sometimes-can-you-give-me-a-little-advice-please/ I’ve said before how much I like Nick Hornby writing on books. It’s less literary criticism and more about the experiential content of reading, which is only partly determined by the content of the books themselves. My friend the Stoopid (sic) Noodle has been doing similar stuff. I don’t really ... http://whatinthehell.blogsome.com/2009/06/28/is-so-nice-about-hearing-people-talk-about-reading/ Sheer fucking will. Against the weight of evidence and disposition I am possessed of a positive attitude and enthusiasm. I will it so! Begone dark clouds - having torn from your grasp your silver linings I now banish you from my presence! Hello glass half-full, fragrant and delicious. Good day ... http://whatinthehell.blogsome.com/2009/06/27/makes-me-so-bright-eyed-and-bushy-tailed/ Back to the Future is not only the title of a great piece of cinematic art but also a way of thinking about the present politically. Seriously, though…. What follows is some stuff I wrote a while back cobbled together. Some of it’s taken from this longer talk I gave a ... http://whatinthehell.blogsome.com/2009/06/26/does-it-mean-to-go-back-to-the-future/ You know the image (via.) It’s funny because it’s true. Why’s it so compelling a mistake? Part of it for me is just habit. Part of it is also craving a certain sort of intellectual interaction that can sometimes happen via electronic communication (but rarely does, and even less so ... http://whatinthehell.blogsome.com/2009/06/24/is-the-point/ No, no, not a cry for help! Negatron’s got a post up reviewing Massimo De Angelis’s book The Beginning of History, check it out. The post begins with a funny opening: This is going to sound terrible, but I will say it anyway: the problem with any living philosopher, or ... http://whatinthehell.blogsome.com/2009/06/22/does-it-take-to-go-on-living/ Post titling convention be damned. I set a goal recently, trying to get more serious about climbing. Following on from that, a few fitness and medicine related things. 1. I’m going to finally call my old family doctor to see about getting my medical records re: my heart murmur. 2. After ... http://whatinthehell.blogsome.com/2009/06/21/getting-serious/ Done some more reading following from the stuff on mass work and trying to think about political organization. Excerpts from “What is a Cadre Organization?” by Joel Olson, with my notes sprinkled in. (By the way, folk should read his article “Between Infoshops and Insurrection.” I disagree with some of ... http://whatinthehell.blogsome.com/2009/06/20/is-a-cadre-organization-and-what-should-it-do/