...After the four last things this is most likely where I will be...at least if I die sometime this year. Monica and my mother seem to think it is morbid of me to be placing myself anywhere in the afterlife, but come on, this is far far more comforting than placing myself in a circle of Hell, seriously. Anyway, what convinced me that this Cornice would be my purgation was this Sayers commentary: "yet another [section of the slothful] is that withdrawal into an 'ivory tower' of Isolation which is the peculiar temptaion of the artist and the contemplative, and is popularly called 'Escapism.'" Fitting, no? This also explains why I hate when people say I "look artistic." It always seems to carry a rather self-satisfied, pampered privilage to torment yourself. I'd rather just live than consciously labor to "express myself"...blah blah blah artistic drivel and all that. The best quote of an artistic temperment is in Brideshead Revisited when Antony Blanche tells Ryder that he could tell Ryder was an artist because he wasn't picturesque or "artistic looking" but rather sincere and plain.
Now mind, I'm not massively obsessive about my death. No. I'm just thinking about this as it's near All Souls' Day and I find the concept of Purgatory incredibly comforting. Besides, at least I'll be in good company in the Cornice of the Slothful as a couple of my friends claim they'll most likely see me there.
And my Halloween night was great since we're on the subject. A few of us spent it at Frog Island River (stream?-ish) in the mist while Sean described which of us would play which role if we were in a slasher movie and who would die first. Angie was the edgy rebel girl who gets killed first, Sean was the mouthy, bossy, know-it-all (who in movies like Scream also turn out to be the killer), Monica was the nervous one who "doesn't like the idea" and should have listened to her own good judgment all along, Chris was the token ethnic character since Monica filled the Worried Girl Role, and I was the quiet, smart one who survives. Monica and Angie were amused at Sean's preference for my survival. It pays to have your boyfriend plan out the teen slasher film plot though it was highly unrealistic as I'd most likely break my feet at some point if this actually happened and then where would we be?
6 comments:
I'd be the pizza delivery dude that's brutally killed by a flaming arrow in plain view of the more important main characters to demonstrate how dangerous and unfeeling the murderer is and how much he is really feeling the hurtful psychological consequences of having been deprived of a father figure in his childhood.
mwuahaha... Sean's my brother..na na na boo boo.. I have his genes, ::sticks tongue out:: take that 'girlfriend'
-Kalish ;)
Meghan, you should go after Justin goes. Follow the thread back through Justins blog, Angels blog, Mels, Louises,Kates and then to mine. Kate is the only one who has done it so far but I expect great things will come from this list. You have to be original and and creative as far along the chain as you are, but I know you can do it. I think I will pick it up again after nine people do it and list all the highlights in my blog. It's really fun to think about so much change in the world coming from so few. Please please please do it for me!
Joe, morbid beauties love you too. Coming for the formal I hope?
Thom, you're only allowed to get killed in our slasher film if you party with us first.
Brigid...at this point I'm glad Sean and I don't share genes, and does that mean you would or wouldn't get killed in our slasher film?
Russian mail order brides?! I'm totally there!! Does that mean I'll get shipped to Russia?!
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