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7\/28 Recap<\/strong> <\/p>\n

I watched Star, the BMW film directed by Guy Ritchie with Madonna about 6 times at work today. It’s hilarious.<\/p>\n

I ate lunch at the Century City Mall Food Court next to two grotesquely fat guys talking about working in the film industry. It depressed me. The industry talk.<\/p>\n

Realization I: every artist needs a muse. And just like how we can’t choose who we love, we can’t choose who we struggle to claw out our souls for. At least I finally have one again. I’ve fallen in love with a disturbing projection. In the act of creating art, must one inherently become a narcissist?<\/p>\n

Realization II: The area by the elliptical machines in my gym smells like penis. This is the second time I’ve gone into that area and noticed that. It’s very disconcerting. <\/p>\n

I enjoy thinking about and talking about sex. But the real thing is too much mess and work. Is there some sort of happy compromise?<\/p>\n

People who are oppressively pedantic and condescending to other people (ie me) make me violent.<\/p>\n

I finished three books today: The Tommyknockers by Stephen King (bullshit reading that I got tired of taking to the gym), A Model World by Michael Chabon (witty reading that I got tired of taking to the gym), and Life of Pi (disappointingly boring reading that I got tired of taking to the gym but not wanting to read). I’ve got about 8 books from last month’s trip to the used book store in my trunk that I’d like to start. But first, I have to finish The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, which I’ve long since gotten tired of taking to the gym and not wanting to read.
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