sunday, january 21, 2007
Excerpts from my moleskine
Orthoepy and orthology: the study of pronunciation and correct diction.
“An important book without an index is like a ship without a rudder.”
the anatomy of melancholy at four in the morning, pirated fonts and surfing the internet. now go and brag of thy present happiness, whosoever thou art. future speakers even more alienated by early modern english are like future web browsers deciphering html from 1999, both human and machine. thou seest in what a brittle state thou art…what a small tenure of happiness thou hast in this life, how weak and silly a creature thou art.
The screen mimics the sky, not the earth. It bombards the eye with light instead of waiting to repay the gift of vision…We look to it for clues and revelations more than wisdom.
The Elements of Typographic Style, page 193
listening to Bei Dao read his poetry:
- “high tide is a matter of alcohol content”
- “drinking a cup of words only makes you thirstier”
- “sleep stuffed with rope straw”
- “to all the days in a line, endlessly chattering, he says ‘no’”
- “jujube forests of a street vendor’s first love”
comments (1)
What is up with all this blawgging?
– Douglas Thrift on 1/21/2007 15:59:31
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