December 3, 2006
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Glad you could make it to the meeting, we have a very important agenda today. If everyone would please take their seats, we’ll begin…
I would like to spend some time in prison myself. I have so many books to read and things to do, I really wish I could just get it all out of the way now. That would just relieve so much stress.
If I were to walk past any picture in an art museum, I’d probably stare at the most profound one for a few minutes. In the end, that’s what I think the picture is worth: a few minutes of staring-at-it time. Others, however, especially in regards to Pablo Picasso’s work, disagree. The single highest cash sum paid for a painting was $100 million, which was forked over for one of Picasso’s very own. Now don’t get me wrong, I love art. Art is just fantastic. But $100 million? Everything we buy is in attempt to give us some sort of satisfaction, and the satisfaction in this case comes from looking at the painting. You are buying $100 million worth of satisfaction via staring. That’s it. You look at it. It’s a picture. Sure it’s a significant piece in art history, but there’s no need to pay for it with an amount of money that could fund an invasion of a small country.
It is funny when social trends slowly impress certain ideas on a person. Finally, one day when they say that subconsciously-learned lesson out loud, they will not be able to answer the question, “Who told you that?”
Farewell funny folks! May I next find you in fine fettle!
Comments (12)
um i would much rather be a part of my class: the bad asses
people will remember us more than they remember your class
mainly because i don’t even really know what winning the state championships mean
haha thanks
i was testing a theory about whether or not it mattered what I said or if the actual post was important
hehe
hey go look at my myspace. and go to the pictures and look at the comment on my “over my head” drawing.
makes me feel good.
What and idiot, paying that much for artwork…you know, I would’ve actually invaded a small country if I had that kind of money…dang…
RYC: Yeah, but see, I’m wishing them an entire month of happiness rather than just a single day…hehe.
I agree with your point, though. My issue is with the day itself and the whole paradigm there, not with a happy greeting. Happy greetings rock, quite frankly.
“Howdy.”
“Oh, pretty good.”
“Um…I didn’t ask how you are yet.”
“Yeah, you did. ‘Howdy?’”
How do you do? (Thus, the less common “howdydo”)
I’m guessing C.S. Lewis.
theres so much truth in all that you sent me.
finding someone online is like playing bingo. You always have 4/5 requirements, but you never get the one that counts
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I just made that up, and I feel like a tard for using it.
bye!
Haha Philip I already knew that quote but I love the context that you used it in. And I completely forgot what hall monitors even were! High school is so ancient to me. I’m growing up, bro.
P.S. Melody is just jealous of our genius posts.
…again…another good discussion topic my friend…you xanga becoems a better read by the posting…i do agree somewhat to a point with your view of the value of art…but it brings up the discussion of who the art belongs to to decide its worth…the viewer or the artist…
MacDonald is grreat! And this post makes me wonder about the other side.What reasons, exactly, do these folks have to spend that much money on something like a painting? Of course we can think up many of them, but I wonder what their reasons really are.
God bless!
RYC: Sure I’ll add you to my protected list. I hope it’s worth it for you!
Phil,
I miss you buddy. I come home Friday afternoon. We need to hang out sometime while I have my break. See you soon.
-Jeremy