About raptnrent: I got the name from my keys - R Apt and R Ent for the back door to my apartment and the back door to the house. I liked that they were also words: Rapt, meaning enthralled, riveted, captivated, and Rent, meaning torn asunder, violently wrenched. I thought it made for an interesting juxtaposition, open to all kinds of interpretations.
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There is only the dance
With AI art in the news in recent months, I decided to re-read Count Zero. I had read this decades ago, and it introduced me to the assemblage art of Joseph Cornell. One of the plots of the novel involves … Continue reading
“They were watching, out there past men’s knowing…”
They were watching, out there past men’s knowing, where stars are drowning and whales ferry their vast souls through the black and seamless sea. ― Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West I was testing out … Continue reading
Plan to fail
Based on Jim’s recommendations, I thought I should read Blood Meridian. Since my time is limited, I picked up the audiobook version so I could listen on my commute. It’s not the best way to do any book, due to … Continue reading
“There is no joy in the tavern as on the road there to.”
Jim and I talked about Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian this morning. We have had a lot of fun with discussions like this, going back to the Bavafest and Wire106. The talk ranged from history to mythos, past to present, Lovecraft … Continue reading