Hey readers. I made my cartoon debut. Check it out and see if you can pick me out:
The video is "For What Its Worth" from the Remastered album. The artist is J.R. Brinton & the experiment.
Thanks again Jjaybyrd42. It's neat to see myself as a cartoon.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Casanova's word of the day:
Casanova's word of the day is: coquette
Coquette: a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men
- coquettish adjective
Gentlemen, they've been around since the time of Casanova and before, and you can still find them aplenty today. Ladies, you probably know one. The key word is endeavor. Women of outstanding external or internal beauty will no doubt garner the attention and admiration of many, to no fault of their own. The coquette, however, endeavors to garner this attention and admiration with no intention of returning it once it is obtained. She nurtures it and feeds it. She's a cold, emotional vampire, whose ego must feed off the affections of the living. Collecting her butterflies, she pins them through the heart to her board of trophies.
What are the signs?
1. In a circle of several guy friends, each one is under the impression that he shares a special connection with the coquette and that she is in some way interested in him.
2. Facebook. Notice the "wall" interactions. It's one thing to be hit up by tons of guys and to be kind about it. That's admirable. Nothing wrong with popularity and interaction/harmless flirting with the opposite sex. It's good to be alive. The coquette though will have lots of long drawn out and extensive dialogues with multiple guys who are clearly interested. They aren't hitting on her or flirting. They're relationship building, oblivious to one another due to - see sign 1.
3. The coquette absolutely cannot interact with the opposite sex without "baiting". This means going beyond flirting, to giving subtle indicators of interest. These are subtle clues that tell the male she's open to pursuit and receptive to potential mating. Males will pursue whether they've received these clues or not, but with them they let their emotional guard down and display their interest on a vulnerable and intimate level.
So keep your guard up gentlemen so you can spot a coquette when you come in contact with her. It can save you time, money and heartache. Don't become skeptical of all flirtations you receive. That would take the fun out of interaction. Just be aware.
If a girl does prove to be a coquette, drop the acquaintance and pay no heed to how "real" or "genuine" her interest or interaction seemed. Just get away from the drug. It might feel good in the moment, but you know it's not good for you and is slowly destroying you.
As we know from Casanova, there are far too many incredible women out there worth the courting. Avoid the coquette in pursuit of greater treasure.
Coquette: a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men
- coquettish adjective
Gentlemen, they've been around since the time of Casanova and before, and you can still find them aplenty today. Ladies, you probably know one. The key word is endeavor. Women of outstanding external or internal beauty will no doubt garner the attention and admiration of many, to no fault of their own. The coquette, however, endeavors to garner this attention and admiration with no intention of returning it once it is obtained. She nurtures it and feeds it. She's a cold, emotional vampire, whose ego must feed off the affections of the living. Collecting her butterflies, she pins them through the heart to her board of trophies.
What are the signs?
1. In a circle of several guy friends, each one is under the impression that he shares a special connection with the coquette and that she is in some way interested in him.
2. Facebook. Notice the "wall" interactions. It's one thing to be hit up by tons of guys and to be kind about it. That's admirable. Nothing wrong with popularity and interaction/harmless flirting with the opposite sex. It's good to be alive. The coquette though will have lots of long drawn out and extensive dialogues with multiple guys who are clearly interested. They aren't hitting on her or flirting. They're relationship building, oblivious to one another due to - see sign 1.
3. The coquette absolutely cannot interact with the opposite sex without "baiting". This means going beyond flirting, to giving subtle indicators of interest. These are subtle clues that tell the male she's open to pursuit and receptive to potential mating. Males will pursue whether they've received these clues or not, but with them they let their emotional guard down and display their interest on a vulnerable and intimate level.
So keep your guard up gentlemen so you can spot a coquette when you come in contact with her. It can save you time, money and heartache. Don't become skeptical of all flirtations you receive. That would take the fun out of interaction. Just be aware.
If a girl does prove to be a coquette, drop the acquaintance and pay no heed to how "real" or "genuine" her interest or interaction seemed. Just get away from the drug. It might feel good in the moment, but you know it's not good for you and is slowly destroying you.
As we know from Casanova, there are far too many incredible women out there worth the courting. Avoid the coquette in pursuit of greater treasure.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
5 saved souls and Vonnegut
I recently read an article on Mitch Albom that focused on his career as a writer and his views on craft and storytelling. It mentioned the books he has written and among them was The Five People You Meet in Heaven.
Five people?
FIVE BLOODY PEOPLE!!!
I know the Bible says the gate is narrow that leads to salvation (or something like that), but five freakin' people?!? That's not even all the disciples!
"Welcome to Heaven. I'm Peter. This is Jack, Sarah, Diane and Bill. We're kind of a tight-knit bunch, but uh...don't let that intimidate ya. I suppose it's good to have a sixth around here."
Thanks Mitch Albom. Think I'll start panicking now.
People are willing to take these extraordinary chances to become writers, musicians or painters, and because of them, we have a culture. If this ever stops, our culture will die, because most of our culture, in fact, has been created by people that got paid nothing for it - people like Edgar Allan Poe, Vincent van Gogh or Mozart. -Kurt Vonnegut
Five people?
FIVE BLOODY PEOPLE!!!
I know the Bible says the gate is narrow that leads to salvation (or something like that), but five freakin' people?!? That's not even all the disciples!
"Welcome to Heaven. I'm Peter. This is Jack, Sarah, Diane and Bill. We're kind of a tight-knit bunch, but uh...don't let that intimidate ya. I suppose it's good to have a sixth around here."
Thanks Mitch Albom. Think I'll start panicking now.
People are willing to take these extraordinary chances to become writers, musicians or painters, and because of them, we have a culture. If this ever stops, our culture will die, because most of our culture, in fact, has been created by people that got paid nothing for it - people like Edgar Allan Poe, Vincent van Gogh or Mozart. -Kurt Vonnegut
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