tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280711615681073534.post5209723192952410826..comments2023-10-03T10:14:22.731-04:00Comments on Witty Title Here: Moving on upCassiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17888300113273137225noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280711615681073534.post-8374518199511776672010-07-10T17:53:00.079-04:002010-07-10T17:53:00.079-04:00Thank you for that thoughtful comment! It's fu...Thank you for that thoughtful comment! It's funny, I actually wrote a paper about that very thing for my class. We had to watch Fight Club, which I had never seen before, and the quote that stuck out to me the most was, "I'd flip through the Ikea catalog and wonder, <i>What dining set defines me as a person?</i>" And what you're talking about is exactly what that movie focuses on. Funny and ironic, though, that the message of the movie is to not conform and be manipulated by the media into existing as consumers rather than individuals, when the movie itself has grossed millions and millions of dollars.<br /><br />Too funny about the necklace. I'm glad you liked it so much to wear it so often and that the kids did, too! You hit the nail on the head-- we humans certainly have a gathering instinct. We'd be a little more practical if we didn't have cars and had to carry everything we owned on our backs.Cassiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17888300113273137225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280711615681073534.post-58058290927605430502010-07-09T22:13:35.473-04:002010-07-09T22:13:35.473-04:00THIS is some writing here. Lovely, Cassie, just lo...THIS is some writing here. Lovely, Cassie, just lovely. The concept of the material world is one I think about a lot. It's silly in some ways, and spiritual in others. Like the necklace you gave me! I wore it for about two or three months straight, up until last week when I went swimming in the reservoir and the moss decided to go drifting off, back to the water that it might have come from. I'm going to make it an always-changing necklace now. (Especially after all the kids at work asked me where it went. They loved that thing, and also thought I was kooky for wearing moss around my neck!) I told them I would find something else in the woods to put on it. <br /><br />So you see, humans have this gathering instinct. We can't help ourselves when it comes to sacred little objects. They're a projection of ourselves, whereas a couch from Ikea is not. Clothes made by children being paid 6 cents per hour are not. Those are "necessities" implanted by the media. But a tablecloth embroidered by a woman's own two hands fifty years ago IS. Even if it has a couple holes in the center... (At least at this current point in my life.) Our souls have this long journey to go on, and I'm sure their tastes will change. Maybe tablecloths and moss and even baby shoes and diaries will go out of style or become less important, haha!<br /><br />:)mckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02617910290820472508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280711615681073534.post-72325022129868010252010-07-08T23:28:08.491-04:002010-07-08T23:28:08.491-04:00High marks in my book. The director also did "...High marks in my book. The director also did "Thank You for Smoking" and "Juno." And everything George Clooney did in 2009 was golden. :PCharles Edward Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16667275496102048509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280711615681073534.post-11751161595435051712010-07-08T23:01:58.283-04:002010-07-08T23:01:58.283-04:00The reference was lost on me because I haven't...The reference was lost on me because I haven't seen the movie, but I managed to find a clip of it. It does tie in with this perfectly! The movie looks great, too. Guess it would, considering it was nominated for fancy statues and everything. I'll have to see that one of these days...Cassiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17888300113273137225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280711615681073534.post-73899826556674600382010-07-08T22:35:42.486-04:002010-07-08T22:35:42.486-04:00After reading this, I can't help but be remind...After reading this, I can't help but be reminded of the "What's In Your Backpack?" speech from Up In The Air.Charles Edward Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16667275496102048509noreply@blogger.com