The Diary of Antoine Roquentin

We’re all just fumbling in the dark — for a heart of hearts

Month: August, 2008

problems being friends with insane people

In such a world, what we have is not communication, but contamination of a viral type; everything spreads from one person to another in an immediate fashion. The term ‘promiscuity’ describes the same process: things are there immediately, without distance and without charm. And without genuine pleasure. –Jean Barudrillard, Passwords Genuine pleasure. Now that was [...]

NJ ambivalence

You know, it’s great being here. My cousins Alexis and Nicholas went to the beach with us today and we had a wonderful time playing in the water. When we got back, Alexis was playing with my Bluetooth keyboard and I was teaching her how to make smiley faces and such…cute memories since it seems [...]

new york, let me count the ways I love you

We went into the city for the information session at Parsons, which was very informative. There was a farmers’ market going on in Union Square, with all sorts of organic bread, goat cheese, vegetables, etc. from upstate New York. We had a snack at the Starbucks, and walked across the plaza to this enormous, five-floor [...]

design portfolio

I finished my portfolio, we’re going to Parsons tomorrow. The online one needs more work, but I created the data to add to the online one by doing the print one. Here’s the PDF, if you’d like to check it out. If it looks weird, I’m not sure if I imbedded the fonts or not. [...]

watching porn with the sound off

Is like viewing a newsreel of past atrocities you’ve committed. Reenacted with out-of-work extras. I wish I currently enjoyed the luxury of having someone to cuddle with. One more week on my vacation…it’s going to be bittersweet…and I always feel horribly ambivalent about leaving. I need to sleep. Tomorrow I’m putting the finishing touches on [...]