"...Any artist knows that the space between the stage where the work is too unformed to have committed itself and the stage where it is too late to improve can be as thin as a needle. Genius perhaps consists in opening out this needle-like area until it covers almost the whole of the working time. Most artists, through sheer idleness, weariness, inability to attend, drift again and again and again from the one stage straight into the other, in spite of good resolutions and the hope with which each new work begins. This is of course a moral problem, since all art is the struggle to be, in a particular sort of way, virtuous. There is an analogous transition in the everyday proceedings of the moral agent. We ignore what we are doing until it is too late to alter it. We never allow ourselves quite to focus upon moments of decision; and these are often in fact hard to find even if we are searching for them. We allow the vague pleasure-seeking annoyance-avoiding tide of our being to hurry us onward until the moment when we announce that we can no other."

-from The Black Prince by Iris Murdoch

Thought it was appropriate, since it's about, well, art. And Iris Murdoch is amazing.


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"Things don't have purposes, as if the universe were a machine, where every part has a useful function. What's the function of the galaxy? I don't know if our life has a purpose and I don't see it matters. What does matter is that we're a part. Like a thread in a cloth or a grass-blade in a field. It is and we are. What we do is like wind blowing on the grass."

-from The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin

I like the idea that there isn't a set purpose in life for us, that there isn't some sort of mission that needs to be accomplished. We may not be the center of creation for all we know, but at least we are a part of something bigger. To me, that's much nobler than being the pinnacle of creation.


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TO TAKE THIS SURVEY, SIMPLY PUT YOUR MUSIC PLAYER ON SHUFFLE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS WITH THE TITLE OF THE SONG THAT COMES ON

1)What is your name? Or what should your name be?:
Wrong 'Em Boyo - The Clash
yeah you know it should be. XD


2)How is your life going?:
When "You're" Around - Motion City Soundtrack
oh. does that mean it's not going well?

3)What is your nickname?:
Shaking Through - R.E.M.
yeah. because i, um, shake a lot...

4)What is your theme song?:
Blue Jay Way - from Across the Universe
because it suits me oh so well.

5)What is your best friend's theme song?:
Chemtrails - Beck
dang i have a weird best friend...

6)How is your life going to turn out?:
We Intertwined - The Hush Sound
aw that's kinda cute.

7)Will you get married?:
Pensons à l'avenir - Cali
that means "believe in the future." so i suppose i will. sometime in the future. XD

8)Will you have kids?:
Fruits and Vegetables - Shonen Knife
haha the fruits and veggies will be my children.
how creepy is that?


9)What will your job be?:
1000 Bpm - Beck
oh my goodness. i've /always/ wanted to do that.

10)Did you/will you finish school?:
Frogphobia - Shonen Knife
apparently i'll take a few too many bio classes... XD

11)Who is your best friend?:
Anabel - Kenny White
wow i was unaware of this. is anabel invisible, maybe?

12)Who is or will be your significant other?:
Thinking of You - Hanson
well apparently whoever it is, i'm thinking of him.

13)Who do you like?:
From Me To You - The Beatles
well apparently i have everything they could want. oh my.

14)How will you die?:
One Day I'll Fly Away - from Moulin Rouge
haha perfect. so i won't actually die, i'll just fly away.

15)How do you feel right now?:
Before the Worst - The Script
all right. apparently something bad is about to happen.

16)What is your favorite song?:
Mon petit vieux - Camille
well it's pretty good but not my favorite.

17)How could you describe your parents?:
Dear God Please Help Me - Morrissey
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA wow.

18)Your home?:
Quelqu'un M'a Dit
i guess someone told me.

19)Your teachers?:
Mercy - Duffy
hahahaha oh man. just...yeah.

20)Your significant other [or crush...]?:
As You Cry - The Hush Sound
seriously? not ok, man. not ok. that's so sad.

21)Youself?:
Funnyman - KT Tunstall
ok so apparently i'm funny. and a man. i was not informed of this. WTF?

22)What is your best feature?:
The $ocial Riot Machine$ - The GazettE
okey dokey then.

23)What will you be / should you be, profession-wise?:
Only If - Enya
only if what?!? this is killing me, man!!

24)How could you describe this survey?:
Jerk it Out - The Caesars
yeah kinda...

25)What makes you angry?:
Lost! - Coldplay
i get angry when i get lost.

26)What makes you sad?:
Green Mountain Trail - Sean Harkness
it's just *sniffle* so beautiful...

27)What makes you happy?:
Apple Blossom - The White Stripes
yeah it doesn't take much to make me happy.

28)What makes you dance?:
Magnolia - The Hush Sound
and apparently it doesn't take much to make me dance, either.

29)What is your favorite color?:
Riding on the Rocket - Shonen Knife
lies! all lies, I tell you!

30)How would you describe yourself?:
Where I Belong - Motion City Soundtrack
i suppose i'm where i belong.

31)Who is your worst enemy?:
Accidentally in Love - Counting Crows
I guess I'm accidentally in love with whoever it is.

32)Who do you hate?:
Best Days - Graham Colton
yeah. i really hate it when i have good days.
that is so messed up.

33)Who do you love?:
No One's Gonna Love You - Band of Horses
well then. no one, i suppose.

34)Who do you lust after?:
Lullaby of London - The Pogues
slightly messed up.

Finish the Sentece

35)I wish: Teenage Kicks - The Raconteurs
i do. that is my greatest wish

36)I want to: Get the Wow - Shonen Knife
hey that actually makes sense! yes!

37)I want to kill: Girl on a Roof - David Mead
yeah she pisses me off, man.

38)I want to eat: Consolers of the Lonely - The Raconteurs
because all the lonely people have to stay lonely.

39)My head is: A Bunch of Lonesome Heros - Leonard Cohen
hahaha wow. that's pretty epic.

40)My best feature is: The Information - Beck
because I'm chock full of it.

41)My eyes are: I Need You - The Who
yeah i do need my eyes. they're pretty useful, you know?

42)My hair is: Universe & U - KT Tunstall
which is code for amazing.

43)My face is: Reila - The GazettE
i don't know what that's code for.

44)You should: When It All Comes Down - The Last Goodnight
wait a minute...i think i missed something there....

Random

45)Words of advice: Black Horse and a Cherry Tree - KT Tunstall
watch out for them, man. watch out.

46)How do others see me?: E.S.P. - Shonen Knife
oh. that makes me feel uncomfortable.

47)How do I see myself?: The Light of a Fading Star - Flogging Molly
oh. that's...um...a little sad...

Stolen from and . I finally have two seconds to myself (yay four-day weekend!) and am spending it doing this. Yes.

Rules:
Go to urbandictionary.com and type in your answers to the following questions.
Post the first definition it gives you.
Tag 3 people.


1.) Your name?
Anne Marie:
a straight up gangster.
"Shit, Anne Marie's coming! Roll out playas!"

[Ha! Now no one can argue with that one!!]

2.) Your age?
17:
When you have more responsibility than at 16, but without all the fun of 18.
"How old are you?"

"17."

"Dude, that sucks..."

[Ha kinda...except that 17 is pretty sweet...]

3.) One of your friends?
Joelle:
A extremely hot chick
look at that Joelle walking by there.

XD

4.) What should you be doing?
writing:
a kind of love that thats annoying as hell and makes you want to pull your hair out. It keeps you up and night, and it makes you think about the world entirely differently. Its a passion that is unlike any other. It overides everything in your life.
What do i want to do with my life?

I want to be writing.

[Except, you know, with correct punctuation....]

5.) Favorite color?
Purple:
Extremely potent marijuana, specifically marijuana buds that have a purple hue to them. Also accompanied by a fragant, usually fruity smell and mad perma-grin.
Yo, you gotta come over and smoke, boy! I got the purple!

[...um?]

6.) Birthplace?
Denver:
Why Denver is the greatest city in the world...

receives 300 days of sunshine a year, is the nation's most highly educated city with the highest percentage of high school and college graduates, brews more BEER than any other American city, has the largest city park system in the nation, is the "Baby Boomer" capital of America, is the 20th in the U.S. in population, but has the 10th largest downtown, has the nation's second largest performing arts center, citizens contribute more public funding for the arts per capita than any other U.S. city, has the thinnest residents of any U.S. city and according to a federal study, really is a mile high...
Do you want to go to the great city of Denver?

[heck yeah!]

7.) Month of your birth?
October:
Tenth month of the year, and also the month of the Libra. Opal is the beautiful birthstone for October. Very exciting month. Fall takes effect, columbus sailed the ocean blue, and you can give a treat or get your azz tricked all in this month.
The tenth month of the year is October.

[oh yeah.]

8.) Last person you talked to?
Rachel:
The most edible female name
Rachel is sooo edible - especially with cream

[hahahahaha...uh...]

9.) One of your nicknames?
Ambie:
A sweet, self proclaimed "loner" who has no problem telling just what she thinks of your pathetic self. A great friend to have or an aweful enemmy. If you hurt her or attempt to her sometimes blond friend Erica will KILL YOU!!!
Doug: I am sooooo hot!
Ambie: "You are soooo not!"

[Ha accurate much? lol just kidding. Well, the Erica part's not true. I don't have any friends named Erica. And all the spelling errors. That wasn't me, I swear.]


This was highly amusing. Go do it. Especially if you are , , , or . But everyone else should do it, too.

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So my auntie (~monkeyinkslinger who is the coolest auntie ever) took me to a Flogging Molly concert Tuesday night at the Fillmore, and basically it was amazing. We were right in front on the rail and in the middle--that's what happens when you get in line an hour and a half before the doors open XD I didn't get pummeled too badly, but I do have a few bruises...but it was so ridiculously worth it. It was even worth the drunk, sweaty guys who were breathing in my face and singing off-key the entire time. But an Irish rock concert just isn't the same without crazy drunk people.
Oh and I saw , , and Renée!
So that was my awesome adventure of awesomeness. XD

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