Jan 10, 2000
Dark and drear. Here we are with our respective saps at their
lowest points. Have resolved to go and visit the monkeys in the
Bronx Zoo to see how they are dealing with it. My inclination is to
be horizontal. This only poses a problem when one is faced with
the necessity of labor. The idea of seasonal work is appealing. I
like to think of Monica and Linda's respective transformations (the
former's weight loss and new role as Jenny Craig spokesperson;
the latter's head transplant) as some new reductive form of
tragedy: Through some form of hubris you find yourself being
immolated by the media and becoming a household name, but
rather than katharsis and the gaining of wisdom prior to death
you merely get a makeover.
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Dark and drear. Here we are with our respective saps at their lowest points. Have resolved to go and visit the monkeys in the Bronx Zoo to see how they are dealing with it. My inclination is to be horizontal. This only poses a problem when one is faced with the necessity of labor. The idea of seasonal work is appealing. I like to think of Monica and Linda's respective transformations (the former's weight loss and new role as Jenny Craig spokesperson; the latter's head transplant) as some new reductive form of tragedy: Through some form of hubris you find yourself being immolated by the media and becoming a household name, but rather than katharsis and the gaining of wisdom prior to death you merely get a makeover.
- rachael 5-10-2000 4:39 pm