Wilde @ MindSay

During all the mass cleaning (mentioned earlier) I threw away basically all remnants of my junior high/high school life. I don’t really attach much feeling to stuff like that. What I did save during all my cleaning, however, is my books. I love books and reading.

 

So I’ve decided to collect books instead of other crap to hand on to my potential offspring/nieces/nephews when I die. Now this means I’m going to have to start searching for first editions and signed copies (all blessings upon google and ebay). After search around for a couple hours after having this idea I realized what an expensive and heavy hobby this is going to be. I think it will be more fun that way; a little bit of a challenge to keep buying books without going broke or breaking my book case.

 

At any rate first book I’m going after is “A House of Pomegranates” by Oscar Wilde. Currently I’m searching for a 1^st American Edition (as the English ones are over a grand, Yikes!). I found one copy that I’m considering buying.

 

I think my mom wishes I would save my money for college books, instead of ones that will sit in my apartment.

 

Tough shit though for her. I’m caving to my inner child and going “I want it, I want it!” It’s even more annoying when it’s the voices inside your head being juvenile instead of actual children.

I think it's most amazing that a writer from years and years ago seemed to have such a great understanding of humour.

 

I relate very well to the writings of Mr. Wilde, mainly because everything he takes seriously, he makes light of at the same time.

 

Which I think is the best way to write about "serious matters" and what not.

 

So consider this, particular world.

 

Why make a big deal of things you hold dear to?

 

Why make everything serious?

 

Why consider the outcome of something that could be "bad" when you can change it?

 

Life is so much more important than control.

 

Enjoy yourself.

 

Make light of things.

 

I'm not saying that you shouldn't take them seriously.

 

But don't give them a foothold.

 

Be bold and shameless.

 

And like the fantastical Mr. Wilde, understand that most of life is not what it seems, but that's a very humorous aspect of it all.

 

So enjoy all that.

 

I'm going to finish my research paper on Oscar Wilde.

 

"He's got a secret, a secret, secret!"

 

Kudos...

 

...Dave.

I wonder what so special about this quotation? Surely i can make one like that too...but that doesn't make me Oscar Wilde.Why the hell was he so famous anyway?His philosophy entwined so many, wtf? Anyways, time for some organic chemistry lessons...lets see what i learned today, hmm...

*How to prepare paraldihyde from ethanal
*How aspirins are made
*How suck ass at chemistry

and so on....eh, i don't feel like blogging anymore today..adios

Oscar Wilde, de Philippe Jullian.
Culture et divertissement.

J’ai quelques reproches à faire concernant cette biographie d’Oscar Wilde. Elle ne se développe pas scrupuleusement selon la chronologie des faits. Je pense que c’est un détail peu important pour ceux qui connaissent déjà la vie de Wilde ou qui lisent cette biographie avec pour seul objet le plaisir, mais il peut s’avérer un peu plus ennuyeux pour les lecteurs qui découvrent pour la première fois la vie de l’auteur, surtout s’ils sont à la recherche de précision dans les dates, que l’auteur semble souvent trouver superflues, et la concordance des évènements. Cet ouvrage offre une lecture culturelle et divertissante, toutefois, je ne le conseille pas comme outil de recherches.