2007/02/22 Wroclaw
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Daily purpose

In praise of itching

Waiting for my amante at the airport I read in the International Herald Tribune: ‘Speaking for both researchers, Dr. S.K. Bhattacharya said, "For too many unenlightened people, life has no meaning, no ever-present goal that gives them daily purpose. But for a person who wakes up every morning with an acute itch, what to do next is self-evident."’

Let’s now praise itching.

There’s no irony involved here.

Looking for the meaning of life is a sign of boredom.


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your favourite food?
Wondering what's your favourite writer's favourite food I guess could also be considered a sign of boredom, but it makes for great documentaries.
said tess molenaar 22/02/2007 22:37 • x
Everything can be considered a sign of boredom, including reading this web log.

As much as I admire Mr. Grunberg for his work, in the end that's the only honest reason I can think of, for visiting this site regularly.

And what about writing a web log, for that matter?

Mr. Grunberg, is this web log somehow like a daily recurring itch for you?
said Tjitze R. 23/02/2007 03:49 • x
I've never liked sleeping. I never could get some, and when I did, it never lasted. I was often bored shit during the night. Until we got internet, I haven't been bored since, but I still feel this useless meaning of life.

The last few years I've been having very vivid dreams, I guess it's to make me sleep more, because when I do, I don't like waking up.
And then, when I do wake up, I feel an itch. A calling to make my dreams (which are always very trivial) come true, but that also doesn't last long. Now I'm trying to find peace with boredom.
said Dens Powwels 23/02/2007 11:02 • x
An itch a day keeps various existential questions away.
said M. J. 24/02/2007 02:55 • x
Boredom is the salt of life (old mystical saying, I think)
said Jan Thys 26/02/2007 11:19 • x
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