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spooky. "Oh, she's eight. We get that all the time. She's uncanny."
yeah, I also really like "CXL ALL"... total amnesia, there is only the future. and there are four of them.
man, I'm not about to X you. well played, and till tomorrow.
>And on top of that, I was trying to poke fun at public protest in general. I just dont think that it accomplishes very much.
alright, now you're being cynical. FUCK BEING CYNICAL
>You are probably right... My backyard isn't public, however since I was protesting the task (or at least I thought I was) and that task is only specific to this virtual community, I would say that posting it here in reasonable detail makes it about as much of a public flag-burning as we'll ever have and one that reaches the widest possible segement of the intended audience.
Any task that is specific only to 'this virtual community' is a task that should go. At best, it's just fun fluff like defile a profile or whatever, at worst it's this sentiment you've just articulated--that we do it all to ourselves, for ourselves and nothing else--the game as self-referential (and largely self-congratulatory) circulation. And if the game is just an echo-dek for white kid fake real art-therapy affect, then it has failed--then it IS a 'virtual online community' and not a GAME. What are we supposed to be gaming? To game, to be gamed, to game (___): there is the measure of your impact on the game and the game's impact on you, but also of yougame on the world at large--what will it be? Here, all I see is this insidious loopback where I make a task and you critique it in your backyard at 2:30am and nothing comes of it--the whole interaction is carefully sequestered from the city, other people--nothing's risked. It's too easy and sort of pointless.
also, online is not public. that's just how I feel about it.
I like your trixie. It's always good to get a sense of the sentiment out there--this is part of what the task ntended, actually: what flags would get burned, and in what spirit? So score there. BUT read closely--"Would burning a flag in public make you feel better?"--where's the public in your backyard? This is a task for the street by daylight, without question. We're supposed to see not just how you feel about it but how others react. This is still an inflammatory issue (as long as we're punning), and that's where the interest lies for me. It's also inevitably going to be a reference to a time when a lot of flags did get burned, and thus another little piece of latent SuperAmericana to tease out and play with. Of course some real crazy radical street theatre is always going to be a better way to protest, but as you so adequately demonstrated, burning flags is easy. Without endorsing that old 'symoblic logic' that I too tend to shit on, I'd say that all protest is going to be symbolic, and whether that's always a bad thing is another question. Your protest should index something as well; all I see yours pointing back to is... your anger about burning flags? re self-immolation, I have another idea. Bring the banlieue to the buhddists, and set your own car on fire (if you have one). I was thinking about doing this at one point, and have to wonder is it even illegal?
BUT TOTALLY DELICIOUS.. put em in scrambled eggs. my second favorite mushroom to chanterelles. You're in luck to find these.
I salute you for camping where you weren't supposed to. Much of this country is still pubilc land, read YOURS (see http://www.blm.gov/), but when you're not in the desert it gets harder, especially on coast lines. State parks I don't even count as public anymore, with most running $20+ a night. So much better to just pull off the road and sleep wherever--I can personally recommend cornfields and vineyards. It's a terrible thing when a weary traveller (or weekend camper) can't find some cozy interstice in the obtuse patchwork of public and private jurisdictions out there. Try carrying 1:20,000 scale maps (http://tinyurl.com/4qol6) that show all the old minesites and graveyards and bed down there, John Muir style.
I really do like what you did, but I don't like art, magazines, art for sale in magazines, magazine art, poetry for sale, art for sale, things for sale in magazines, magazines for sale etc.
As a stupid kid I did this with a supersoaker, kerosene, and sparkler. WHOA
wait, you don't have to do anything? just tell about something that's already happened? not sure I follow..