Bathe a Book by The Vixen, LiL V
November 15th, 2007 11:25 PM"Anjuli, we're going to task!"
She was immediately excited. So we made her a profile, gave her a kick-ass name and then began to sift through the dizzying plethora of tasks upon tasks. As usual, I was looking for something more artsy but then my sister pointed to the screen,
"Ha, bathe a book. What the hell."
LiL V requested that we dunk her copy of "The Crucible" from English class. I asked why she specifically wanted that book to be washed and she said that it was "boring" and "somewhat excruciating." Fair enough.
First, we gathered the required products and accessories needed for an epic bath.
Luckily, our mom is a bath freak so we had a huge assortment of shampoo, bath salts, body wash and the like (our selection of products is demonstrated in the video). We then turned on the tub, tested the water, poured in bubble bath and then lit some candles to set the mood. It was very ceremonious.
We were then set for the bath.
So the resolution of the video is crap and it's a little dark, but you can still see us making dumbasses of ourselves. Which is the whole point, right?
Alas, The Vixen finally reveals her inner ditz on film (and a penchant for bossing around her little sister who is actually much brighter than the elder).
The end fate of the cleansed book?
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.thatskarobot
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Kyle Hamilton
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Flitworth
5
Momotiki
5
Bex.
5
Ben Yamiin
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Caroline The Curly
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Loki
5
The Revolutionary
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Ariock Knight
5
Burn Unit
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Not Here No More
5
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We were merely trying to ease it's pain by giving it a super happy fun time bath. I think it at least deserves that.
I'd like to think you just gave it one super happy fun time nazi shower.
Note the "peace" caption at the bottom of my player photograph.
And for the record, wishing a "nazi shower" upon anything is horrible and extremely offensive. Read up on the topic.
While your efforts are admirable I must admit that I'm largely voting to soothe the Miller-hating part of my soul.
I am able to sometimes forget things which have passed in my life which were unpleasant and menial. The Crucible was one of those things.
Upon reading this task completion earlier I could not vote. I wasn't confident that the book was dirty. The super happy fun bath time was obvious. I immeadiatley went to my favorite dictionary to look up 'dirty' and started searching for a synopsis of the book and some of its popular quotes.
Dirty.
The weird thing about this praxis is that after reading it I suddenly felt like going out and buying name brand bath supplies.
weird. I haven't read it, or performed it, but I did see the crucible done once, and I thought it was quite brilliant, I loved it. unlike the intolerable death of a salesman. but I adore the videos lol. made me laugh.
see, i kinda like death of a salesman, haven't seen a production i didn't like
1982....pretty old?
You are KILLING me. Dead. I am dead right now.
Also, it appears to be from 1953. I wonder what the date you found was for?
Vixen, you are awesome. I miss you muchly.
Hello to your little sister. I'm sure she is awesome too.
Ariock: 1982 (the date of publication) is very old for a girl who wasn't born until 1990.
Lil V being the girl.
*we're sorry, but "Ariock" is unavailable at this time, as he has been "Cremated." Please dial zero for the operator or leave a message after the beep*
*Beep*
You know, one thing I realize I like about this completion (aside from the obvious AGEISM!!!11!) is that it is almost like a commercial in how you mention the brands of the shampoo and conditioner and everything. It's a nicely surreal commercial.
the destruction of any book is a horrible thing.
which is precisely why you should vote for it!
(we are a horrible sort)
I so would have done this and cringed the whole time. I have a copy of Beowulf that was given to me by an aunt when I was 4 that I steadfastly refused to read (it was a bowlderized copy and I already had a copy that was as close to a direct translation as could be found) and have steadfastly refused to read for 29 years. I still have it, of course, unread. It definately needs a bath.
Damn bowlderization of literature.
GRRRRRR.
Beowulf at 4?!! And you already had it?!!
Err, yes? She also gave me an unabridged copy of the Compleat Works of William Shakespeare, which made me happy.
I taught myself to read when I was 3. My mom refused to teach me before that because she didn't want me to forever have my nose in a book, but a well meaning baby sitter started to teach me my alphabet and created a monster.
I was doing my step-fathers college English homework *for* him when I was 7.
I kinda really like to read. Just a little bit.
As the descendant of Jewish publishers, authors, and editors, burning books is basically the highest sacrilege I grew up with. But destroying a book which symbolizes the erasure of knowledge itself... that is a dilemma. I think it is really quite analogous to the death penalty in a moral sense. Can we kill someone because they have killed? I'm torn here.
Pardon my Californian but.... dude, this was done hella dayz ago...
Track down The Vixen, you may. But you'll have to come to the African continent to do so. I'll give her a heads up if you want.
I've gotten into the whole banning/burning books debate many many times over the years. My personal hell ala No Exit would be to be stuck in 1984.
I have a shelf of books that are banned or have been banned. Personally I think that all books have a purpose, whatever the subject matter.
Yes, a book on how to molest a child and get away with it is a horrible thing, but on the other side of it it could be a very useful tool to law enforcement in getting into the minds of those who do molest, what to look for, and a possible key on how to stop them.
All books have a purpose, no matter how bad they are.
Unless they're books written by people who are using their D&D campaigns as story lines. Those ones just need to go....:)
Also, Californian is, like, totally forgiven. I'm, like, pretty slow. Dax, is The Vixen rejoining us, like, soon?
you have done justice to my opinions of theatre today.
I hate the crucible.
I had to play John Proctor, and I hated the experience. And I'm yet to have that opinion changed.
Thank you, and if I could vote more than once, I would.