2010/04/17 New York
Loss
Balzac
In his autobiography Charles Chaplin writes: “As for sex, most of it went in my work. When it did rear its delightful head, life was so inopportune that it was either a glut on the market or a serious shortage. However, I was a disciplinarian and took my work seriously. Like Balzac, who believed that that a night of sex meant the loss of a good page of his novel, so I believed it meant the loss of a good day’s work at the studio.”
I totally sympathize with Balzac and Chaplin.
That’s why I tell my girlfriend: “If you want foreplay go to the neighbors. When you are done with the foreplay, come to me for your (just) dessert.”
If a night equals a page all I can afford to lose is 15 minutes.
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The Dutch poet Adrian Roland Holst got laid every single day. So did Simenon. You CAN have the best of both worlds.
When it comes to Simenon, I think he probably had sex twice a day. But when you look at the amount of novels he wrote, it didn't take more than 15 minutes either.
als er iemand altijd zo eerlijk tegen mij zo zijn, ik zou daar overgevoelig van worden denk ik.
Arnon
Honey, you haven't tasted me yet. Otherwise you would crave for me every day.Jos/Victor
Simenon patronized brothels. No foreplay is needed in brothels. I believe that his wife joined him to the brothel when he was old and almost blind to help him pick out the most attractive courtesan.Poetry
'When it dead ' should be 'When it did'? Or is it poetry:Like:
'When death reared its delightful head...'
Sounds like a good opening-sentence
Hordijk
"When it did rear..."Excuse me, typo.
Thanks for pointing it out to me.
Arnon
How do you plan to travel to the Netherlands. The situation is even growing worse for the next days.Arnon
I am not too fond of your sex-menu metaphors but I still consider you a true romantic.Teresa
Go ahead, make my day, consider me a "true romantic".As long as you don’t mistake foreplay for romanticism.
FYI I consider you a side dish – mixed vegetables, almost overcooked, but still edible.
Dear Arnon: that was too much information - thanks anyway, I guess.
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