Tuesday, 26 April 2011

This sentence has five words. Here are five more words. Five-word sentences are fine. But several together become monotonous. Listen to what is happening. The writing is getting boring. The sound of it drones. It’s like a stuck record. The ear demands some variety. Now listen. I vary the sentence length, and I create music. Music. The writing sings. It has a pleasant rhythm, a lilt, a harmony. I use short sentences. And I use sentences of medium length. And sometimes, when I am certain the reader is rested, I will engage him with a sentence of considerable length, a sentence that burns with energy and builds with all the impetus of a crescendo, the roll of the drums, the crash of the cymbals–sounds that say listen to this, it is important.
Gary Provost

Thursday, 21 April 2011

The key to intoxication is the THC. Tetra hydro cannon ball. Turtle hyper-cannibal. Turkey harpo can of balls. *checks wikipedia* Tetrahydrocannabinol. Scientists believe the psychoactive properties of THC are a defense mechanism for the cannabis plant. A herbivore takes a little bite, trips balls, and decides to eat other plants in the future. I imagine eucalyptus had the same idea, but didn’t count on koalas being major stoners.


Sunday, 17 April 2011

“The Green Goblin made a My Chemical Romance reference, in a Marvel comic. Somebody was like complaining, and Norman Osborn, who is the Green Goblin, he goes: “Oh, is this where you’re supposed to break into a chorus of I’m Not Okay?” The Green Goblin! Dropped a song reference?! It blew my mind, I threw the comic across the room!”

- Mikey Way

Sunday, 10 April 2011