Author: Jason D. Rowley
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Yet Another Preview of “Why You Should Date a Man Who Reads”
Not only is this excerpt longer than the previous excerpt, it is a scanned image out of my notebook, which, if I’m not terribly mistaken, makes this a more authentic reading experience. This might also tip my hand a little bit, revealing that I am, in certain key capacities, very much like the reading man…
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Why being the creative type sucks, an ironical freeform pwm.
Question to ask somebody: When you think, do you do as I do and sing the words a little bit to a tune you do not know, nor to which you might not see the next bars of on the score? Do you like me swing low over the phrases of this poem, thrashing, gesticulating…
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A (Very Short) Preview of “You Should Date a Man Who Reads”
The reading man believes that if he says something so resonant, so brutally true, that if he could articulate the ineffable he could lead you to care. In so doing, caring, you’ll open up to him, and he to you.
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An Observation Regarding Truth & Competence
“Being labeled ‘correct’ or ‘true’ is very. uhhh, pre-postmodern. You know better than to make such judgments. Now, I suppose, one could only call someone ‘legitimate’. It’s not the same thing. So, it seems, my goal is not to be objectively, verifiably correct; instead, it suffices to merely speak and/or write as though what I’m…
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Some Quotes & The Halcyon Days Goes on Academic Lockdown
Such is the life of a student. In the coming 168 hours, I have to write more than 40 pages. One of the papers, about the future of the intellectual in the age of the blog, is worthy of publication on The Halcyon Days, but the others are exceedingly, brutally dry. They are, like certain…
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Winklevoss, v. [trans.]
1) [tech startup-specific] Coerce (someone) with technical expertise in computer science to build the startup idea of a non-technical founder, usually with a minimal ownership stake in the final product. : Tony has a really good idea for a web application, but will have to winklevoss a technical cofounder. 2) [general] Manipulate those with expertise to…
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Elegy for Resident Alien
Grey wad of disjointed something Barreling toward my face. Driving on 55 at near seventy. At point of contact A sickening Thwap. Not enough mass for a Thump, Though the volume of orange pulp Which issued from your mouth At point of contact Indicated otherwise. Perhaps. I’m sorry, little starling, For what I did to…