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January 08, 2009

I Said Come Down Here and See What Happens

Thought about Kip today.  I often think about Kip.



And I often misquote that scene.  My Kip voice always says:

You're just jealous because I've been chatting online with hot babes all afternoon

Which is almost the right line.  Not quite.  But close.  Not sure if I'm going to stick with my version or adjust for accuracy.  Not easy to stray from a sentence you've grown to love.
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November 18, 2008

Memory the Copy Editor

I talked to one of the purest literary minds I know tonight, and some turn in our conversation reminded him of his favorite Henry Miller quote:

Art teaches nothing but the significance of life itself.

But, according to the internets, that's not quite the quote.  What Henry Miller actually wrote was this:

Art teaches nothing, except the significance of life.

And that, the real quote, in my opinion, lacks the rhythm of its misremembered cousin.

Not sure what that means.  But I've certainly experienced it before.  And I like it.  I'm glad we do it.  I'm excited for the next time I get to see it in action.
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November 09, 2008

Translating a Nerd

I quote below from an American nerd athlete artist.  He's relieved at the American electorate's ability to choose the intellectual candidate.  But his comment intends to celebrate neither American nor Chinese culture.

We live in a country where the nerd gets beaten up in middle school.  In China, the nerd is the bully.

I did not know this about China when I lived there.  I never saw it happen, never heard stories about it until today.  But it does make sense.  Good grades earn big teacher love and, with it, positions of authority in classrooms.  And there doesn't exist a school-connected athletic infrastructure to balance the power.  Validation comes first for the successfully academic minds and significantly later, if at all, for anyone else.

Anyone have any experience with this?  I'd love to know more.

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