Comments for 300 Reviews http://300reviews.com Criticism-in-finity! Fri, 02 Nov 2012 22:26:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Comment on #127 – Taking Someone to Waffle House After the Bars Close by melysa http://300reviews.com/2012/11/02/127-taking-someone-to-waffle-house-after-the-bars-close/comment-page-1/#comment-7890 melysa Fri, 02 Nov 2012 22:26:40 +0000 http://300reviews.com/?p=2480#comment-7890 THIS: "The truth is this: we should never be awake at this time of night, at this time of morning—that lights have already gone out, that we are looked at through tired eyes, dried out from smoke so that we can see each other in the dark instead of a shadow of hands, the swift movement of hair. This could be nice. This could be nice, but we are tired: the potatoes cool quickly, the butter does not melt. I could say this ended at the bottom of a cup or a song on a jukebox" <3 THIS:

“The truth is this: we should never be awake at this time of night, at this time of morning—that lights have already gone out, that we are looked at through tired eyes, dried out from smoke so that we can see each other in the dark instead of a shadow of hands, the swift movement of hair. This could be nice. This could be nice, but we are tired: the potatoes cool quickly, the butter does not melt. I could say this ended at the bottom of a cup or a song on a jukebox”

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]]> Comment on #72 – The Cockatoo by Michael http://300reviews.com/2011/02/07/72-the-cockatoo/comment-page-1/#comment-7801 Michael Thu, 11 Oct 2012 11:26:22 +0000 http://300reviews.com/?p=1071#comment-7801 Excuse me. Could I use this beautiful photo? I want to paint this photo in my schedule book design which probably be sell one day. Thank you very much! Excuse me.
Could I use this beautiful photo?
I want to paint this photo in my schedule book design which probably be sell one day.
Thank you very much!

]]> Comment on #17 – The Ultimate Romanian Christmas Special by 300 Reviews » Blog Archive » #125 – Permanence http://300reviews.com/2009/12/25/17-the-ultimate-romanian-christmas-special/comment-page-1/#comment-7739 300 Reviews » Blog Archive » #125 – Permanence Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:35:33 +0000 http://300reviews.wordpress.com/?p=166#comment-7739 [...] hasten the ends that inevitably come. Recent adventures in art restoration have shown it, as has the vainglory of many a dictator. Consider too the myriad stories of Europeans, both fictional and real, who ran off to the Americas [...] [...] hasten the ends that inevitably come. Recent adventures in art restoration have shown it, as has the vainglory of many a dictator. Consider too the myriad stories of Europeans, both fictional and real, who ran off to the Americas [...]

]]> Comment on #121 – Jazz by Kevin http://300reviews.com/2012/08/29/121-jazz/comment-page-1/#comment-7508 Kevin Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:51:39 +0000 http://300reviews.com/?p=2384#comment-7508 Couldn't one argue that by influencing pretty much every modern genre of music (in so doing erasing the borders between those genres), jazz hasn't so much doomed itself as it has ensured its survival? Or, that a genre defined by surprise and improvisation doesn't really depend on new creation in order to stay relevant? "Bitches Brew," for example, will always be crazy fresh. But whatever. Hey aqualung! http://youtu.be/_c_ufaxeSTs Couldn’t one argue that by influencing pretty much every modern genre of music (in so doing erasing the borders between those genres), jazz hasn’t so much doomed itself as it has ensured its survival? Or, that a genre defined by surprise and improvisation doesn’t really depend on new creation in order to stay relevant? “Bitches Brew,” for example, will always be crazy fresh.

But whatever. Hey aqualung! http://youtu.be/_c_ufaxeSTs

]]> Comment on #9 – ESPN by 300 Reviews » Blog Archive » #120 – Overuse of That http://300reviews.com/2009/12/07/9-espn/comment-page-1/#comment-7454 300 Reviews » Blog Archive » #120 – Overuse of That Wed, 15 Aug 2012 15:05:25 +0000 http://300reviews.wordpress.com/?p=123#comment-7454 [...] I’ve noticed this that thing everywhere: in the office, while watching Stephen A. Smith rant on ESPN, and in print. Take the following quote from a recent soft-focus Washington Post article about an [...] [...] I’ve noticed this that thing everywhere: in the office, while watching Stephen A. Smith rant on ESPN, and in print. Take the following quote from a recent soft-focus Washington Post article about an [...]

]]> Comment on #119 – The Ellipsis by Christel Chappell http://300reviews.com/2012/08/08/119-the-ellipsis/comment-page-1/#comment-7437 Christel Chappell Fri, 10 Aug 2012 03:41:42 +0000 http://300reviews.com/?p=2340#comment-7437 I see what you did there... well played... I hope things are going well for you! I see what you did there… well played…

I hope things are going well for you!

]]> Comment on #119 – The Ellipsis by Carl Peterson http://300reviews.com/2012/08/08/119-the-ellipsis/comment-page-1/#comment-7436 Carl Peterson Fri, 10 Aug 2012 03:38:21 +0000 http://300reviews.com/?p=2340#comment-7436 Thanks, Christel! My novella classes at 'Bama were, for me, some of the most thought-provoking that I taught there ... Thanks, Christel! My novella classes at ‘Bama were, for me, some of the most thought-provoking that I taught there …

]]> Comment on #94 – American Cheese by The French Are to Presentations What the Americans Are to Cheese – Annabelle Roberts. http://300reviews.com/2011/06/15/94-american-cheese/comment-page-1/#comment-7426 The French Are to Presentations What the Americans Are to Cheese – Annabelle Roberts. Wed, 08 Aug 2012 20:52:23 +0000 http://300reviews.com/?p=1646#comment-7426 [...] slice again. It doesn’t have to be orange to be cheese! However, this mentality is starting to crumble state-side. Our friends the Yanks are at the beginning of their cheese enlightenment and a few of them have [...] [...] slice again. It doesn’t have to be orange to be cheese! However, this mentality is starting to crumble state-side. Our friends the Yanks are at the beginning of their cheese enlightenment and a few of them have [...]

]]> Comment on #119 – The Ellipsis by Christel Chappell http://300reviews.com/2012/08/08/119-the-ellipsis/comment-page-1/#comment-7424 Christel Chappell Wed, 08 Aug 2012 17:20:02 +0000 http://300reviews.com/?p=2340#comment-7424 This made me miss your teaching! I see so many things in this and that's exactly the point. I see the use of ellipsis so often, whether it be in txt messages or Facebook or status updates on social media. I sometimes get the feeling that we are leaving more out than we are putting in, but why do we do that? I feel like it's a flare for the secretive, a touch of mystery, an attempt at making a situation more appealing to the viewer, because maybe in the eyes of the teller, it's rather bland, and a lot of us spend a great deal of time trying to make ourselves more interesting, but you can't lump one in with the other and generalize, because we all do this in different ways. Looking at things for face value can often times be boring. Ellipsis sparks imagination. This made me miss your teaching! I see so many things in this and that’s exactly the point. I see the use of ellipsis so often, whether it be in txt messages or Facebook or status updates on social media. I sometimes get the feeling that we are leaving more out than we are putting in, but why do we do that? I feel like it’s a flare for the secretive, a touch of mystery, an attempt at making a situation more appealing to the viewer, because maybe in the eyes of the teller, it’s rather bland, and a lot of us spend a great deal of time trying to make ourselves more interesting, but you can’t lump one in with the other and generalize, because we all do this in different ways. Looking at things for face value can often times be boring. Ellipsis sparks imagination.

]]> Comment on #117 – Broken Heart Syndrome: the Octopus Trap by Barbara Luciano http://300reviews.com/2012/04/02/117-broken-heart-syndrome-the-octopus-trap/comment-page-1/#comment-7095 Barbara Luciano Fri, 04 May 2012 14:30:55 +0000 http://300reviews.com/?p=2230#comment-7095 Anastasia, I have three wonderful sisters and two brothers whom I love very much. I can't imagine a day without them. I stumbled upon your beautiful words. I am so sorry about the loss of your sister. Six years ago my mother died in my father's arms taking her last breath just before they had planned a little walk before dinner. So many times he would say to me, "She never said goodbye." They would have been married 60 years. Just recently he met a woman 14 years younger and told us he has met the love of his life. He is 92. We were happy that he wasn't sad about our mom and that he was having such a good time. Things took a bad turn as my father became controlling and possessive. She left my dad and we saw him mourning again. Recently he was put in the hospital for heart problems and the doctor described Takosubo. Reading about it I connected with the issue of anger that they say patients experience. So here I am visiting with you. I don't know you, but I hope you get this and that your are doing better. Barbara Anastasia,
I have three wonderful sisters and two brothers whom
I love very much. I can’t imagine a day without them. I stumbled upon your beautiful words. I am so sorry about the loss of your sister. Six years ago my mother died in my father’s arms taking her last breath just before they had planned a little walk before dinner. So many times he would say to me, “She never said goodbye.” They would have been married 60 years. Just recently he met a woman 14 years younger and told us he has met the love of his life. He is 92. We were happy that he wasn’t sad about our mom and that he was having such a good time. Things took a bad turn as my father became controlling and possessive. She left my dad and we saw him mourning again. Recently he was put in the hospital for heart problems and the doctor described Takosubo. Reading about it I connected with the issue of anger that they say patients experience. So here I am visiting with you. I don’t know you, but I hope you get this and that your are doing better.
Barbara

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