Japlish and Existentialism
Aug. 18th, 2007 09:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
liresiusI see the strangest English here sometimes. Wildly, full blown idealistic imagery and a veritable trove of bizarre quotes collected on surfaces from books, bags and billboards to cute young girls unknowingly bearing upon their breasts the filthiest, foulest, four- letter flames. My personal favourite on this one behind the cut is, "Now life is clamoring: "Cheer up!""
I think I might make this a semi-regular feature, if I get it together to carry my camera around on a daily basis. This first one was on my student's T shirt today.
Two nights ago I dreamed Dostoevsky was my long lost grandfather. I had never met him, but managed to find him in a covered market somewhere in the middle of Russia/Siberia. He was sad and lonely and about to die I thought. Then in RL the next day, I got to the end of Oyster by Janette Turner Hospital. One of the last chapters was "Notes from Underground". What a weird coincidence that was. Cross my heart I hadn't set eyes on that Chapter heading until after the dream. "Notes from Underground" - I read it over 30 years ago.
Sailing tomorrow.
That's all from me! Just wanted to get that out. ah, I feel better now ...
I think I might make this a semi-regular feature, if I get it together to carry my camera around on a daily basis. This first one was on my student's T shirt today.
Two nights ago I dreamed Dostoevsky was my long lost grandfather. I had never met him, but managed to find him in a covered market somewhere in the middle of Russia/Siberia. He was sad and lonely and about to die I thought. Then in RL the next day, I got to the end of Oyster by Janette Turner Hospital. One of the last chapters was "Notes from Underground". What a weird coincidence that was. Cross my heart I hadn't set eyes on that Chapter heading until after the dream. "Notes from Underground" - I read it over 30 years ago.
Sailing tomorrow.
That's all from me! Just wanted to get that out. ah, I feel better now ...
