The '10' List 6

10 Verbal Photographs

1. I had a dream that I was running away from a witch and when I was running on cement, I could get away from her, but when I hit grass I would slow down. She almost caught me a few times.
2. I often wonder if I could get a job at Rolling Stone magazine. That would be a great place to work at. I have always had the dream, similar to the movie Almost Famous, to work for a musical magazine.
3. When it comes to behavioral psychology, I think my boss takes the cake. When my boss yells or talks to another person she will talk over that person. I hope somebody teaches her a lesson soon because you could imagine how annoying it is to be talked down to.
4. Before I even read Lover’s Discourse. The title reminded me of a guide on how to break up with your significant other.
5. I had another dream on being a professional musician. I have seen movies, documentaries, and biographies discussing the difficulty of being on the road sometimes. I imagined that I was a classical pianist in the 19th century. Do you think they lived a hard life also? They did tour like the present day.
6. I am, hopefully, going on a Mediterranean cultural tour in June. We will be stopping in Venice. I believe that Venice may be a lot more romantic the France any day. From the pictures I have seen those boat rides look exquisite.
7. If I hear about the Olympics one more time, I think I might have to turn myself into an insane asylum for something risky that I may do to myself or another person. (Sarcastically)
8. Being in a band is like having three or four girlfriends. You have to deal with their every little problem and they focus on you to handle it for them.
9. When my windshield is wet with a heavy amount of water, the taillights shine through like red demonic orbs moving through clear primordial ooze.
10. I think pain is, to an extent, something of a psychological issue. When I cut myself, I look at it right away and it hurts, but when I get cut and don’t even notice, it doesn’t even bug me.

10 Treasures

1. "A gentleman will not insult me, and no man not a gentleman can insult me...." -Frederick Douglass
2. I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule..." -Frederick Douglass
3. “Well I found myself face down in the ditch, with booze in my hair, Blood on my lips, A picture of you holding a picture of me, In the pocket of my blue jeans. -Ray Lamontagne
4. “Yeah, and I went straight into a fantasy world. Just stepped straight into the abyss. You know, I was gone and kids used to walk past my front room, cause I lived on the green.” -Eric Clapton
5. “Well, the future for me is already a thing of the past.” -Bob Dylan
6. “You have to keep reminding yourself its not about money.“ -Zooey Deschannel
7. “Art is always and everywhere the secret confession, and at the same time the immortal movement of its time.” -Karl Marx
8. "If I acknowledge my dependency, I do so because for me it is a means of signifying my demand: in the realm of love, futility is not a "weakness" or an "absurdity": it is a strong sign: the more futile, the more it signifies and the more it asserts itself as strength." -Roland Barthes
9. “Language is never innocent.” -Roland Barthes
10. "Am I in love? --yes, since I am waiting. The other one never waits” -Roland Barthes

I have had some significant verbal photographs this time around. When I was thinking of most of these I was focused on the main idea of behavioral psychology, whether it relates to that actual sentence or not. I always find it astonishing that different thought one has whether it’s in dreams or if it is in reality. I have noticed that I have some very defensive thoughts and dreams. I wonder if that is some kind of Freudian discourse that I could learn through one of his teachings. Also I have noticed that I need to be a little more openhearted. Towards a lot of subjects I seem to be very close hearted, for example, with the Olympics subject. I will probably feel happier and, in turn, more comfortable with life if I feel this way. Again, I display my observance for everyday life, which is something that I was very familiar with sine I was a child. I notice things that normal people probably do not notice.
Every time I have quotes, I take quotes that influence me throughout that week and I try to pick a certain theme. This I really did not have much of a certain theme, but they do have similarities. I played with the use of moving on in life and the idea of language. The Lovers Discourse caused me to question a lot of my ideals and challenge, which is great. I read it and thought the use of the fragments were very interesting. The most interesting was when he asked if he was in love. I am, unfortunately, in the same boat. I am confused on my certain status. I like the idea of people having problems, or obstacles, in their life and moving past them with a positive attitude. It helps my negative angle towards life and helps me look at the light at the end of the tunnel.