2006/10/21 Dublin
Gorgeous
Salinger
As usually in Dublin I had dinner at The Pearl Brasserie
The entrance of the restaurant was blocked by four ladies from Eastern Europe. They were smoking heavily. While passing them one of the ladies said: “You look gorgeous tonight.”
I stopped and answered, “thank you, very kind of you.”
Her reply was short and clear. “I was not speaking to you.”
Salinger said that life is going from one holy spot to the other, or something similar.
I would say that life is going from one embarrassment to the other with shameful moments in between.
As to the comment on A modest Proposal: I’m not that sure if the unborn should feel safe.
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I think Salinger ment shame as well. He locked himself up after Catcher, Nine stories, Fanny and Zoey. He couldn't live with the shame, I think.
I thrive on shame. It's the most honest emotion.
If you felt beautifull that night, you shouldn't feel shame, unless you're telling yourself lies.
It's like the bananafish. Don't blow (up) yourself .
I thrive on shame. It's the most honest emotion.
If you felt beautifull that night, you shouldn't feel shame, unless you're telling yourself lies.
It's like the bananafish. Don't blow (up) yourself .
Shame on you
Arnon, It would have been very Bandini-like if you had reacted on her frase (I was not speaking to you) as follows: "Well, shame on you then!"Last week I went to a publishers (Nieuw Amsterdam will publish my first novel next year) party in Amsterdam and I felt shame when I left. Didn't remember any names of the people I spoke with and forgot to shake hands when I went home. You can read about it on http://derwent.web-log.nl (dutch only).
ps. I read 'Fantoonpijn' and 'Het aapje dat geluk pakt'. Loved them!
I forgot to comment on the unborn.
Why shouldn't they feel save? Because of the embryo-cell issues, or because of the sexual development?
I felt save as an unborn, I regress often in my bathtub. Nice and warm, not chilled by charm.
I think it's rather sick to fuck with a pregnant woman. But I do understand that 6 months of non-activity takes its toll. (The first three months would be fine to fuck).
*can I say fuck?
Why shouldn't they feel save? Because of the embryo-cell issues, or because of the sexual development?
I felt save as an unborn, I regress often in my bathtub. Nice and warm, not chilled by charm.
I think it's rather sick to fuck with a pregnant woman. But I do understand that 6 months of non-activity takes its toll. (The first three months would be fine to fuck).
*can I say fuck?
Those ladies are just losers, ignoring a famous writer. A beautiful girl once said to me ,' You look gorgeous tonight !' I replied confused, 'Sorry i cant' help it, i did not made myself'. But then i am a kind of loser too, i suppose. Shame, no way out of it.
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