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Shampoo Planet by Douglas Coupland

Shampoo Planet by Douglas Coupland quotes and notes to self: Not knowing yourself: “Imagine you are sitting down in a chair and on a screen before you you are shown a bloody, ripping film of yourself undergoing surgery. The surgery … Continue reading

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use and abuse of ideas (Robbins, MacKaye, Svenonius)

“it is still safe to say that objects, as we understand them, are relatively stable, whereas ideas are definitely unstable, they not only can be misused, they invite misuse—and the better the idea the more volatile it is.” (85) in … Continue reading

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the depression of sundays

I felt it in elementary school as this dense, dull dread of Monday that got worse at the day progressed. In high school it was similar but anywhere from a little more acute to a little more dull. In college … Continue reading

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