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John Mayer's Pie Hole
He's full of himself, alright. While his belief that "32" means general freedom and exploration, and not taking responsibility for what he's done, is kinda sad (like he's holding on to 22), his honesty about a lot of topics, and about being selfish and masturbatory, is pretty cool. These are my two favorite excerpts. Here's what I'm talking about with the self-delusion about being "32": "Then she asked if anyone in the audience had “a project titled Everlasting Love With an Adult, Stable Male.” It seems as if she was referring to you. MAYER: I imagine I’ve got something to do with that. Parts of me aren’t 32. My ability to go deep with somebody is old soul. My ability to commit and be faithful is old soul. But 32 just comes roaring out of me at points when I don’t see it coming. I want to dance. I want to get on an airplane and be like a ninja. I want to be an explorer. I want to be like The Bourne Identity. I don’t want to pet dogs in the kitchen." Love this first sentence: "I have a hard time not looking at anxiety disorder as being like an ATM. I can invent things really well. I mean, I have unbelievable orgasms alone. They’re always the best. They always end the way I want them to end. And I have such an ability to make believe, I can almost project something onto my wall, watch it and get off to it: sexually, musically, it doesn’t matter. When I meet somebody, I’m in a situation in which I can’t run it because another person is involved. That means letting someone else talk, not waiting for them to remind you of something interesting you had in mind. PLAYBOY: Masturbation for you is as good as sex? MAYER: Absolutely, because during sex, I’m just going to run a filmstrip. I’m still masturbating. That’s what you do when you’re 30, 31, 32. This is my problem now: Rather than meet somebody new, I would rather go home and replay the amazing experiences I’ve already had. PLAYBOY: You’d rather jerk off to an ex-girlfriend than meet someone new? MAYER: Yeah. What that explains is that I’m more comfortable in my imagination than I am in actual human discovery. The best days of my life are when I’ve dreamed about a sexual encounter with someone I’ve already been with. When that happens, I cannot lay off myself." You have to admit--honest. "Honest to a fault" now makes sense. I'm just glad I'm not dating him anymore! ;)— February 12, 2010 12:39 p.m.
John Mayer's Pie Hole
Hee hee. Normally, I wouldn't give him a brain cell, but you are encouraging me to actually click that link.— February 12, 2010 11:35 a.m.
The Girl with the Pearl Earring/Picture Poem
re: #4: I am only familiar with the painting--sorry ;)— February 12, 2010 11:34 a.m.
None
The problem is that they aren't removed quickly enough, so these idiots actually get their rip-off's worth. They stay up for days and weeks, which encourages them to post more (example would be that 9210-something "Living," which has been posting for as long as I have!).— February 12, 2010 11:32 a.m.
innocent until proven guilty
Smaller market than poetry? Plays! (What my man does). So if you like the Beats, nan, then you are a fan of their progenitor, old Father Walt? I bet you are good with haiku! Post some? So you were a nurse, then? I love nurses--they have been very important in my life, and when they are good, they can't know what they do for people. Were you a neonatal nurse? Caring for the little ones in their 'incubators?' :)— February 12, 2010 2:57 a.m.
Back in the Spotlight
What makes you think I'm a legislator? I'm a blogger on this site who happened on this thread, and your cheap bullying tactics in progress. Decided to call you on them, and in straightforward fashion, ask you to make good on your claims. Thus far we have nothing from you but more of the same--only now you reveal that you are a film critic. "All the more reason [won't] rehash [your] assessment here?" If you weren't so full of crap, SB, you would have posted a portion of your review here. You got nothin.' Nada, niente, rien. And yet, "inexplicably," you are still here, commenting on nothing. What gives?— February 11, 2010 5:12 p.m.
Back in the Spotlight
re: #21: If you hate the words "snark" and "snarky," you'll probably want to change your attitude, SantaB, because if you don't, you'll be hearing those words again--that is, should you decide to continue posting online. You know, it is hard to figure out what your purpose is here, SantaB. You don't mind writing while unpaid, as long as it is empty snark. You like to pick on others for having opinions that aren't quite fully formed, but can/choose to support none of your own. I'm trying to help you rectify this situation, so... to your original thesis-- "There's not enough space here to expound on why Mystic River is a masterpiece." --or let's call it a topic sentence, rather, we now have only this unpromising non-qualifier: "Hell, you can ask anybody who has seen Mystic River why it's worthwhile." SantaB, I don't wish to ask anybody why it's worthwhile. I want to hear it straight from the horse's mouth, from someone who finds it to be a masterpiece. Especially someone who writes for a living. Now we know that whatever you do, you are certainly not a film critic, because a film critic would not claim that it is useless to describe or review a film for someone who has not yet seen it. No matter, I'm still interested, and waiting to hear what you have to say :)— February 11, 2010 10:22 a.m.
Back in the Spotlight
re:#19: Fixed: "asked for some evidence to support it."— February 11, 2010 8:47 a.m.
Back in the Spotlight
re: #12: SantaBarbarian, you came on and made your thesis statement, and I simply asked for some evidence to support them. As I said, I have not seen Mystic River, so how can I have preformed opinions about it? I also have no interest in how long you've been reading Shepherd, or whether or not you are a "newcomer" to the boards. I am interested in your elaborating upon your claims. shizzyfinn opined that the film "sucked," and you responded by berating him for not elaborating on his claim. He came back and with good will took a stab at it, but from you we have only: "There's not enough space here to expound on why Mystic River is a masterpiece." Why ask others to support their opinions, but withhold your own as much too valuable to share? You've contributed five odd comments of no substance but plenty of snark. If you have time to snark, I imagine you have time to let us know exactly why this film is a 'masterpiece.' I don't at present write for a living, but if by some miracle I were hired to write, I don't think that would stop me from contributing a simple film review to a publication I've been reading for twenty years, especially when I have issued challenges to others to do just that. In other words, put up or shut up. ;)— February 11, 2010 8:46 a.m.
High Biscuits
Me too. Says Web site "declined" to show that page to me. If I were a bigtime Internet hacker, I guess I'd figure how to make it show me that flower pic! ;)— February 10, 2010 2:15 p.m.