My friend Mia gave me a copy of a fabulous article from the recent New Yorker Magazine, in which the author beautifully describes his love affair with seminars.
Yes, I said his love affair with SEMINARS.
In fact, I have never seen such a sexually charged description of seminars in my life. Take, for example, my favorite passage from this piece:
The SYMPOSIUM is the whisper, the roar, the battlements mounted, the thousand arrows raining down. Invade her castle keep, drag her wriggling into the sun, and still she curses you, spits at you, her topaz eyes ablaze. You force her down to a cobbler’s bench, but ho, a hidden blade! She thrusts, and you are tumbling, flailing, tasting naught but your own reckless blood.
The whole columen is expertly written and just downright fun. But what a great excercise in creativity: To write a piece that describes something mundane and make it sound wonderful. I don't think there are many writers out there who can do it and not sound trite. So I'm thankful for the few who do it so well.
I just pray to the literary gods that his next piece is on brainstorming.
My thighs quiver and my stomach flips in anticipation!!
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Reminds me of a story I wrote years ago about cock fighting..."Jorge was a cockfighter. Jorge had a champion chicken. His training techniques were legendary. Jorge would choke his chicken every day. He choked it harder, and faster, and faster. It was exhausting work. But he kept going until his chicken would throw up from the strenuous exercise. Day after day the training continued."
Yeah, I'm sure you're thighs are quivering again.
Michele ... I don't really need to know when your thighs quiver ...
Ken,
Seriously, if you are trying to be my favorite asshole, you're there.
Now please, I'll take the finished version of that story.
The story finishes just like they all do - with Jorge's poor chicken all limp and lifeless. And enjoying a post-training cigarette.
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Jenny
Jenny! You are too good to me!
Gracias, mama-san.
Lots of love sent your way.
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