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[2004-10-18 01:01:08 +0000 UTC]
"Not the sharpest bulb in the sea"
(United States)
# Statistics
Favourites: 700; Deviations: 578; Watchers: 175
Watching: 77; Pageviews: 40060; Comments Made: 4228; Friends: 77
# Interests
Favorite visual artist: Gordon Parks (photography), Monet, Michaelangelo, Van Gogh, Warhol, Dali, Tamara de Lempicka, Thomas Gainsborough, Hideshi Hino, Junji Ito, Edward Hopper...so many.Favorite movies: Apocalypse Now, Spirited Away, Harakiri (1962 version), Hausu, Gozu, Cemetery Man, Santa Sangre, Mulholland Drive, 1408, Brazil, The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly.
Favorite bands / musical artists: Too many to list, but top influences in my music are Elliott Smith, Warren Zevon, Tomo Nakayama, J Dilla, Amanda Palmer, and Susumu Hirasawa.
Favorite books: 1984, Dune, East of Eden, Slaughterhouse 5, Sirens of Titan, It, The Phantom Tollbooth, Nadja, and Frankenstein
Favorite writers: George Orwell, Guy de Maupassant, and Kurt Vonneget. Poets: T.S. Eliot, Allen Ginsberg, Andrea Gibson
Favorite games: Ocarina of Time, Outer Wilds, Earthbound, Mother 3, Link's Awakening, Majora's Mask, Divinity: Original Sin II, Bioshock 1 and Infinite, System Shock 2
Favorite gaming platform: PC, Switch
Tools of the Trade: Adaptability, willful insomnia
Other Interests: Talking to friends, making music and art, photography, album covers, writing
# Comments
Comments: 671
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Thank you for the llama. You're a good writer and I look forward to reading more of your work.
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No problem at all. Thank you as well! ^-^
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llama received and llama returned, thank you Β Β
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Oh my goodness, my eyes! O___<
Thanks in turn for the llama (and the mini-rave in your comment).
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Thanks for the llama! Here is one inΒ return!Β Β
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No problem. Thanks for the llama in turn.
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No problem. Thanks for the llama in turn.
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No problem. Thanks in turn for the 
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No worries! Thanks very much for the
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I feel like I should say thanks for the llama but I never got a llama ... Why wasn't I given this mystical llama
Anyway I just wanted to say thanks for 2 of the poems you shared with me without further commenting on "destroy this poem" itself.
First off, I really liked bluebird I loved that it was bittersweet at the end and how powerful that one question was. Second I liked I am visited by an editor and a poet but it was too raw for my taste except for that one line about selling rhythm and life which was like a diamond in the rough.
... So, thanks. Again.
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Hm. It says I already gave you a llama. And I'm incapable of giving you a new one.Β
Odd.Β
And yeah, Bukowski's like that. He was sort of a wandering drunk through most of his life,
and his motto for poetry was "don't try." I think that's even on his gravestone. And honestly,
it sometimes makes for some really rough, dull poems, but given how many poets are concernedΒ
about being a poet, and not what they say, it can sometimes be refreshing. Just a guy
that isn't trying to dazzle you with obscure images or archaic phrases, but just express a thought
that they're feeling as clearly as possible. Like they're really just sharing a thought with you.
I'd be sad if every poet was Bukowski, but so very few areΒ that I'm fine with him.Β
Glad you didn't mind my sharing it, though. I sort of bombarded you with links there.Β
So, you're welcome, and thanks for taking the time to read them.
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I think it is entirely possible I have no idea what a llama is. For some reason I thought it was like some trademark you did when you found poetry that you liked. Like something in the comments.
And I was not at all offended I was just making fun of my own confusion. So now I am even more confused. Sorry for the confusion my own confusion has spawned ... (Ugh I'm confused.) and thanks for the llama I guess.π
Also "don't try" π that's precious, it was my pleasure to read all that I only wish I could have read it fasted and thanks for always replying.
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Haha, nah. Llamas are actually pretty meaningless, except that they're kinda fun to collect.Β
If you go to someone's profile page and look next to +Watch, you'll see "give." If you click
the drop-down bar on "give," you'll see an option for giving a llama badge to that person.Β
It's completely free, and DA put it there for fun. If you get enough llama badges, the llama
icon on your profile changes.Β
Here's a link to the llama badge levels, attached to an explanation of the badges:Β giveallamagetallama.deviantartβ¦
Personally, I started giving them out to everyone who favorites my work. Sometimes, it gets tiring saying "thanks for the +fav, thanks for the +fav" all the time. Eventually, you find you're saying the same thing to everyone, and it feels devoid of meaning. So giving people a llama badge is a way to thank them that feels a bit more meaningful.Β
And no problem for always replying. I try to. And no time limit on when you read things by me. It's not like I'm assigning homework. Just figured I'd share something I liked with you that you can get to whenever.Β
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No problem. Thank you very kindly for the
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No problem. Thanks very much for the
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No worries. Thanks very much for the
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Thanks! It's most appreciated! Also, thanks for the
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