The Diary of Antoine Roquentin

tempus fugit

Month: September, 2009

It seems unwise to feel too much in your arms

Okay, am I the last person to hear this song? Beyond electro. Damn it, I was going to write a post and I ended up writing a story instead. It’s a little too personal to post here though. Although a stranger in my class will be reading it anyway. It’s not done, it’s only three [...]

haunting kisses and passing the days

It was like a miracle on Monday: my roommate went to class and I started writing my story and when it was done he came back. I feel like it’s jumbled and I don’t even really know what I’m trying to say. I absolutely hate censorship—I second-guess my work enough without having to pass it [...]

Your Grandma Rule is my Censorship

Today is making me angry. What I thought was just a friendly reminder from my professor to not turn in a story about big-titted lesbian sluts having a naked wrestling battle is turning into actual censorship. My professor pontificated about her “Grandma Rule” for a good 10 minutes this class period. I didn’t know I [...]

Fugue No. 101 in D Major, “Post-Midnight Uncertainties”

It’s 1:35 a.m. I’ve been studying my Spanish and painting for hours. The painting is being dried by the fan in the other room, I’m not sure if I want to look at it. I was ambivalent with how it came out, but hopefully by morning it’ll be dry enough to work on the areas [...]

Book Acquisitions for Friday, September 18, 2009

From the Barnes and Noble in Union Sq: Kobo Abe – The Woman in the Dunes J.G. Ballard – Cocaine Nights (I can’t find High-Rise in any bookstore in NYC, I don’t know why) J.G. Ballard – Running Wild Shirley Jackson – We Have Always Lived in the Castle (I’m halfway through it after my [...]