Thrown with Great Force

Welcome to the dumping ground for all my random thoughts and strokes of genius. Tread carefully.

P.S. The title comes from a Dorothy Parker quote. "This is not a novel to be tossed lightly aside. It should be thrown with great force."
Replace "novel" with just about anything else and you've got yourself some damn good words to live by.

June 9, 2008

“ An encounter is best when unsullied by intentions, leaving lust or boredom to take over.

Modern Love - Why Spoil Great Sex by Dating? - NYTimes.com

THIS ENTIRE ESSAY IS FABULOUS. It’s a winner, not a runner-up!!

I agree with absolutely everything** in it, to the point where I could’ve written it (I think I have written a few things like it). I could totally have no-strings sex and long-winded philosophical talks that lead to matching ankle tattoos with the writer. Who happens to be from USC, which happens to have a football program I worship. *sigh*

**Actually, I don’t agree with everything. I’ve been on quite a few dates. Most of them were highly less-than-stellar.

4 months ago