Memory makes me confident that it was dark outside. For the sake of having a point-of-view I’ll go with a fish, that way everything will be ever so slightly obscured by the ripples in the water. Speaking of which, I’m skeptical as to how impressive animations of flowing liquid will be once The Singularity comes around – you would surely have to be an arrogant architect to think you could make a window in time. (Does anyone have a positive synonym for demolish that I could use?)
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Demolish turns to polish and everything is on the up. Render hair to look hairy, glass to look classy and mirror to look at itself. Is this all just a self-portrait? What would Narcissus’ Twitter handle be? How did burgers manage to become a lifestyle? Y’all eat pieces of shit? What’s the basis?
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There’s a highly-defined vibe going around with a pseudo-sinister subsidiary. Maybe you’ve smelled them both? The former is apparently making Freddie Mercury spin in his grave and the latter is making Death happy to be alive and helping fund manufacturers of media players. Inevitably, options are going to be divided between the two, but it’s realistically going to float between Dyson and Hoover. I thought it was all going to blow over, but then I heard someone say that they hit a little snag when the universe sort of collapsed on itself.
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Then at the end you’re still there and you’ve been enlightened by the whole thing. You and a sibling can discuss what you thought worked particularly well. You’re staring at a computer scream and by this point it’s later on …
2 good
2 be
4 gotten
fig 1.
1. because it will start again, but why not
2. who are you to complain about such a thing
3. standing there and hearing it again
4. there is nothing that enters my head
5. except the eternal words
6. if you can’t stand the meat, get out of the pigeon
7. it is a tough one though because who am i
8. who am i to be lecturing anybody
9. well, i have got a degree
10. and being honest is being aware
11. which in turn, welcomes consumption
12. i would rather that than wake up dead
13. perhaps that fear just makes you sad
14. with low self-esteem
15. it makes you think
13. your shot
14. won’t ever come along
15. but trust me
16. it will come along soon
17. you can’t put too much pressure on yourself
18. nature will run its course and fate doesn’t exist
19. just make some time for yourself
20. and hang out for a while
fig. 2
1. remember, gravity doesn’t just keep you down
2. if you make sure to stay level
3. blood won’t rush from your head
4. fuck composure
5. or do what you want to
6. i’m not going to turn around and be all like, what
7. listen to me right now though and do what i say
8. stop this pseudo-moral bullshit
9. you cannot handle being a catalyst
10. here comes the inevitable
11. being chewed up and spat out
12. stay in the air for as long as you want
13. why stop when you land
14. either fill your belly or your diary
15. enjoy a community-based pastime
16. that might not be your thing
17. make your move and get inside a cult
18. the lure smells fantastic, irresistible
19. or perhaps it smells awful
20. get somebody else to decide for you
fig. 3
1. the way you think you think makes me think
2. it is not a chain of arrogance
3. only because you don’t have the capacity
4. yet the mind travels faster than light
5. so if the spotlight makes you nervous
6. you know where the toilet is
7. that takeaway is suddenly seeming like a bad idea
8. tear your mouth from their opinion
9. to see that a day has passed
10. and so on to the evening
11. grab a few cans of your favourite beverage
12. lay a delicious platter of cold cuts and hot dogs
13. suppress the ever-evident urge
14. to crack a nut with a sledgehammer
15. instead, ponder an intense desire
16. focus your mind and take a deep breath
17. grab your pen in your hand
18. and write it down
19. if you feel better for it then that’s great
20. if you don’t feel better then don’t worry
repeat ad nauseum
