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Monday, January 08, 2007

 

The Mirror: Tell me about your "No way" face

Websafe: Hello?
The Mirror: Ah, it just happened.
W: What happened?
M: You might want a reward, though.
W: I certainly want to be paid.
M: I can't possibly imagine.
W: Too much voluntarism goes on in this society.
M: The Web is part of our modern world.
W: Not everyone gets paid for Web design.
M: It's still there, if you need it.
W: The money, or the Web?
M: Yet I don't like classic-rock stations.
W: Someone gets paid for recycling that tripe.
M: Remaining inside, an unanswerable question, he goes forward.
W: I can answer the question about the classic-rock stations.
M: I have good memories of the past.
W: Do you like "classic rock"?
M: You do seem to know things.
W: I know better music than that.
M: Yet why am I left alone?
W: Are you on a lonely outpost of musical taste?
M: You want to see the sun?
W: Here Comes the Sun, by the Beatles, is a "classic-rock" piece.
M: He could be ascending, winged, waxen.
W: The Icarus/Daedalus story might apply to the Beatles.
M: The money, or the Web?
W: The Web did not exist during the Beatles' heyday.
M: Can I die to this, please?
W: You want to die to the current world?
M: Ah, I won't fall into that trap!
W: That would be the road for the staunch Catholics.
M: Look into the next room to see the person whom I believe is truly beautiful.
W: Is it a hidden room, or a hidden camera?
M: I know better music than that.
W: The music of what is hidden.
M: Because I can't tell it doesn't mean there's no story.
W: The story is simply hidden.
M: Here's the thing from physics.
W: Nothing hides from physics, unless it is very small.
M: I said, there was nothing normal about how I'm acting.
W: Are you affected by the discoveries of quantum physics?
M: It is possible with a huge commitment and huge personal self-sacrifice.
W: To work in physics nowadays, I can see those things are necessary.
M: That is a fragile spell, and can be spoiled.
W: But they do a background check first, to see if you're an ace mage.
M: "The Web is not a thing that one can master."
W: The Web is mastered by the many.
M: I try not to get too obsessed with purity, even purity of spirit.
W: There is little purity in the HTML behind the Web.
M: It's kind of scary when you don't answer me.
W: What did you want me to answer?
M: Remember when you said "I am not this," and plucked at your own flesh?
W: That was long ago, in philosophy class.
M: Confucius ruled.
W: Actually, I wasn't a big fan of stuffy old Confucius.
M: How was I to know?
W: You didn't exist back then, that was before the Web.
M: You hate me?
W: I wouldn't go that far.
M: What did you want me to answer?
W: I wanted you to say something more about Confucius.
M: Are nanotubes the coolest things to come down the pike?
W: Confucius preceded the nanotube.
M: What did you want me to answer?
W: I wanted you to say how Confucius affects your lifestyle.
M: B represents a social climber.
W: Climbing into Confucius' court?
M: Are you hoping to achieve immortality?
W: Oh yes, I want to abide in the palace of the immortals.
M: But you can read my affect.
W: I guess you're making a face indicating "No way!"
M: It always gives me pleasure to elaborate.
W: Tell me about your "No way" face.
M: Yes, it is called "frustration."
W: Because I just won't be sensible.
M: I know there is no formula.
W: On the contrary, there is a well-worn path to "common sense."
M: But apply the normal approbation.
W: Normal people approve of normal "choices."
M: That would seem to be the end of something.
W: It is the end of originality, authenticity, true being, that's all.
M: On that note, I will leave you.
W: Goodbye!
M: Closing in 3 seconds ... Goodbye!

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