Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
I'm wary of anyone who treats reading as a way of bettering themselves, or as a self-consciously intellectual activity.
that's me
Lira
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Originally posted by wotyzoid
that's me
You listen to Daft Punk though, you're cool :toothless
Lomeli
Cool drawings Jenny. That dream sketch inspired me draw my own dreams.
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I never get tired of either.
wotyzoid
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Originally posted by Lira
You listen to Daft Punk though, you're cool :toothless
Haha that makes me wish that was answer to all my problems, now.
we_R_DNA
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Originally posted by jennypie
A post in Lira's thread made me wonder...don't people who read a lot of books AND listen to a lot of music ever get sick of it? I mean, doesn't it get draining after a while where you think ", enough!" and just want a break?
JBJ made a similar thread a few months ago about music I do believe.
I'm definitely the kind of person who needs solitude from such things. I feel like too much just clutters my brain after a while, and as though I'm less tuned in to the things I should be tuned into, if that makes sense.
I'll take a break when I die; till then may the sound of music flow and the dreams manifest as words than into machines of the ancient heavenly connection
if any of you have not floated across the techno world with teh golden yellow llama be on the look in your dreams
PEAce
EricB.
ALright here is something i drew last week. Like i said it came out ty. not to proud of it. my skills have diminished. Anyways its not the full thing as my scanner couldnt capture the arm throwing the hook.
That's like a childhood hero of mine. George chuvalo fought Mohamed ali and went the distance. Also a very good friend of mine
I def ed up the face
Cpt.Cocaine
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Originally posted by EricB.
I def ed up the face
Not if you pretend you intended to draw a neanderthal.
Domesticated
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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On
I love drawing, always have. I don't do it enough though, certainly not anymore. I should resolve to do some of it tomorrow though.
Vivid, you're truly an inspiration. *sob*
//I go for weeks sometimes without really listening to any music. Not on purpose, just because it kind of disinterests me. Doesn't help that some sucka stole the stereo out of my car like 9 months ago. :mad:
Music is really, really seasonal though. Like as spring comes and the air gets warmer, especially at night, it's definitely time for like Deftones (drumzzzz), The Knife, The Cure, Vivaldi, etc. Other music takes other times of the year as well, it's weird for me.
What first bought you to tranceaddict if you're generally not that hot on music in the first place?
Also, you seem like the kind of person who would care:
Originally posted by Cpt.Cocaine
Not if you pretend you intended to draw a neanderthal.
hes big dude to begin with. Never got knocked down in a fight
only fighter ALi couldnt knock down
SYSTEM-J
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Originally posted by Cpt.Cocaine
I see what you mean now. But I think this is a different thing altogether. You can see something as a vessel for self-improvement while genuinely enjoying it, or in fact it can be so specifically because you enjoy it. You could apply that logic to other kinds of hobbies that have potentially productive outcomes. For example, you have people who work out alot because they have a passion for a particular sport which they see as a means of improving themselves.
I'm not sure that's a relevant comparison. I'm not sure reading makes you smart like playing a sport makes you fit. I'm not even sure reading is necessarily an intelligent activity, especially depending on what you read and how you take it in. Some people seem to read lots of conceptual books about science or philosophy or psychology, but show zero signs of knowledge or intelligence in what they say and do. I get the impression these people read these books, think "That's fascinating" and never challenge or question anything, as though reading is the passive absorbtion of knowledge as opposed to any kind of polyglossic dialogue.
EddieZilker
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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
I get the impression these people read these books, think "That's fascinating" and never challenge or question anything, as though reading is the passive absorbtion of knowledge as opposed to any kind of polyglossic dialogue.
Understand, I'm not taking issue with what you're saying - just adding a possible tangent.
This reminds me of an essay I had the misfortune of reading by Paulo Freire who seemed to be advocating that one shouldn't just read a book once, but they should read it many times because to do otherwise was to simply absorb information for regurgitation, later on. It was to support his argument that contemporary teaching is basically dedicated towards indoctrination where the questioning of authority was suspended in lieu of learning how to maintain the status quo.
Maybe I'm a little hazy on it but it irked me because it was boring and for my girl-friend's college English class and what that sort of (or any - right or left) politically bent piece of garbage had to do with English is beyond me. [/droll_calculated_irony_on_multiple_levels]
Lira
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Originally posted by EddieZilker
This reminds me of an essay I had the misfortune of reading by Paulo Freire
