Comments for Pale Spring http://palespring.org Blogging David Foster Wallace's The Pale King Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:55:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on The Author’s Forward and the truth in fiction by wordscolliding http://palespring.org/2011/04/the-author%e2%80%99s-forward-and-the-truth-in-fiction/#comment-61 wordscolliding Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:55:47 +0000 http://palespring.org/?p=126#comment-61 Greetings. I'm currently reading The Pale King and stumbled into you here. I must try not to read too much more, considering you may reveal more to me than I should know. I have to let DFW open the kimono at his own pace and choosing (which probably means not all the way, on anything, anywhere in the book). But rest assured that I'll be back as I read forward, hoping to gain richer meaning than I can glean on my own. Thanks. Greetings. I’m currently reading The Pale King and stumbled into you here. I must try not to read too much more, considering you may reveal more to me than I should know. I have to let DFW open the kimono at his own pace and choosing (which probably means not all the way, on anything, anywhere in the book). But rest assured that I’ll be back as I read forward, hoping to gain richer meaning than I can glean on my own.

Thanks.

]]> Comment on Diablo the Left-Handed Surrealist, Marcus the Moneylender and the Top Five College Nicknames by Jordan Taylor http://palespring.org/2011/06/diablo-the-left-handed-surrealist-marcus-the-moneylender-and-the-top-five-college-nicknames/#comment-59 Jordan Taylor Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:28:48 +0000 http://palespring.org/?p=393#comment-59 Dirt Bag, Baby Vagina, Whisper, Deuce, Laszlo the Wraith Dirt Bag, Baby Vagina, Whisper, Deuce, Laszlo the Wraith

]]> Comment on The antidote to Infinite Jest? by Pale Spring » Blog Archive » The unboreable lightness of being http://palespring.org/2011/05/the-antidote-to-infinite-jest/#comment-58 Pale Spring » Blog Archive » The unboreable lightness of being Thu, 23 Jun 2011 03:06:00 +0000 http://palespring.org/?p=350#comment-58 [...] still do think this book was to some extent meant to be, for readers and maybe its author as well, an antidote to the relentless jones for entertainment that drives Infinite Jest. I’m thinking of the [...] [...] still do think this book was to some extent meant to be, for readers and maybe its author as well, an antidote to the relentless jones for entertainment that drives Infinite Jest. I’m thinking of the [...]

]]> Comment on Diablo the Left-Handed Surrealist, Marcus the Moneylender and the Top Five College Nicknames by Alex Ross http://palespring.org/2011/06/diablo-the-left-handed-surrealist-marcus-the-moneylender-and-the-top-five-college-nicknames/#comment-52 Alex Ross Tue, 07 Jun 2011 03:16:39 +0000 http://palespring.org/?p=393#comment-52 Big Brad McDougal "The Outlaw"...real name Bradford McDowell Big Brad McDougal “The Outlaw”…real name Bradford McDowell

]]> Comment on Diablo the Left-Handed Surrealist, Marcus the Moneylender and the Top Five College Nicknames by Edward Raso http://palespring.org/2011/06/diablo-the-left-handed-surrealist-marcus-the-moneylender-and-the-top-five-college-nicknames/#comment-34 Edward Raso Thu, 02 Jun 2011 23:19:34 +0000 http://palespring.org/?p=393#comment-34 Pete "The Lumberjack", Johnny "Eggs", Daniel "Lurch" (but most of the time just 'Lurch'), Charlie "Bagles", Snake (no one ever seemed to know his real name), George "Chaos". Pete “The Lumberjack”, Johnny “Eggs”, Daniel “Lurch” (but most of the time just ‘Lurch’), Charlie “Bagles”, Snake (no one ever seemed to know his real name), George “Chaos”.

]]> Comment on The antidote to Infinite Jest? by Pale Spring » Blog Archive » Man On First http://palespring.org/2011/05/the-antidote-to-infinite-jest/#comment-33 Pale Spring » Blog Archive » Man On First Thu, 02 Jun 2011 22:12:36 +0000 http://palespring.org/?p=350#comment-33 [...] interest and our national pastime and drilled one over the left-field fence with her post ‘The Antidote To Infinite Jest?‘*. People are just now sitting back down in their [...] [...] interest and our national pastime and drilled one over the left-field fence with her post ‘The Antidote To Infinite Jest?‘*. People are just now sitting back down in their [...]

]]> Comment on On Desk Names, the job of identity and the identity of the job by Alex http://palespring.org/2011/05/on-desk-names-the-job-of-identity-and-the-identity-of-the-job/#comment-23 Alex Tue, 17 May 2011 18:48:05 +0000 http://palespring.org/?p=329#comment-23 Your posts are becoming better and better. I nearly pissed myself after reading the iPhone/ Kindle riff because, of course, you were holding up the mirror to my own grille... I can't help but find it so tragic that DFW (who could obviously spin brilliance and spit-out-your-drink funniness out of ANYTHING and could have easily written on some more light-hearted profession/event while still homing in on the same themes) chose to write about these folks. As if the heroism he wanted to evoke, nay wanted us to FEEL deeply, could be replicated in the heroism of his choosing this as subject matter, post Drugs, Tennis, and Rock n' Roll of Infinite Jest... :( but also :) Your posts are becoming better and better. I nearly pissed myself after reading the iPhone/ Kindle riff because, of course, you were holding up the mirror to my own grille…

I can’t help but find it so tragic that DFW (who could obviously spin brilliance and spit-out-your-drink funniness out of ANYTHING and could have easily written on some more light-hearted profession/event while still homing in on the same themes) chose to write about these folks. As if the heroism he wanted to evoke, nay wanted us to FEEL deeply, could be replicated in the heroism of his choosing this as subject matter, post Drugs, Tennis, and Rock n’ Roll of Infinite Jest… :( but also :)

]]> Comment on Spring Forward by Edward Raso http://palespring.org/2011/04/spring-forward/#comment-22 Edward Raso Tue, 17 May 2011 03:52:35 +0000 http://palespring.org/?p=58#comment-22 Thanks for reading, Peter. We are discussing the book in NYC on Thursday nights in the village. I'm on twitter @ed_raso if you are as well, drop me a line and I'll let you know where. Thanks for reading, Peter. We are discussing the book in NYC on Thursday nights in the village. I’m on twitter @ed_raso if you are as well, drop me a line and I’ll let you know where.

]]> Comment on The Average Molecular Weight of Peat by Edward Raso http://palespring.org/2011/05/the-average-molecular-weight-of-peat/#comment-21 Edward Raso Tue, 17 May 2011 03:43:58 +0000 http://palespring.org/?p=188#comment-21 Carl. Thanks for the kind words. Reading poetry sounds like a great way to fill those thirty second intervals of vehicular purgatory. Much better than watching the person in the car next to you sing to themselves, yell at the kids in the back seat, or remove something from their nose. I could take a lesson from this. I'm afraid I only see red at stop-lights. Carl. Thanks for the kind words. Reading poetry sounds like a great way to fill those thirty second intervals of vehicular purgatory. Much better than watching the person in the car next to you sing to themselves, yell at the kids in the back seat, or remove something from their nose. I could take a lesson from this. I’m afraid I only see red at stop-lights.

]]> Comment on The antidote to Infinite Jest? by Ed Raso http://palespring.org/2011/05/the-antidote-to-infinite-jest/#comment-20 Ed Raso Tue, 17 May 2011 03:02:42 +0000 http://palespring.org/?p=350#comment-20 Goddamn brilliant. We might as well just close up shop here. Damn. Goddamn brilliant. We might as well just close up shop here. Damn.

]]> Comment on On Desk Names, the job of identity and the identity of the job by Genno Kane http://palespring.org/2011/05/on-desk-names-the-job-of-identity-and-the-identity-of-the-job/#comment-19 Genno Kane Mon, 16 May 2011 04:54:00 +0000 http://palespring.org/?p=329#comment-19 Belatedly, thanks, Carl. Indeed, The Pale King is all about not having Too Much Fun, it seems. Belatedly, thanks, Carl. Indeed, The Pale King is all about not having Too Much Fun, it seems.

]]> Comment on Spring Forward by Peter http://palespring.org/2011/04/spring-forward/#comment-17 Peter Wed, 11 May 2011 15:37:32 +0000 http://palespring.org/?p=58#comment-17 Great post! I too loved the companionship of Infinite Summer as I read IJ back in 2009 and greatly look forward to this similar experience. The posts so far have been very helpful. I too live in NYC (Brooklyn) and would welcome a meetup at a bar/park sometime along the journey. Keep it up! Great post! I too loved the companionship of Infinite Summer as I read IJ back in 2009 and greatly look forward to this similar experience. The posts so far have been very helpful.
I too live in NYC (Brooklyn) and would welcome a meetup at a bar/park sometime along the journey. Keep it up!

]]> Comment on Yaw was way in a mirror, it occurred for no reason by muchomaas http://palespring.org/2011/04/yaw-was-way-in-a-mirror-it-occurred-for-no-reason/#comment-16 muchomaas Tue, 10 May 2011 23:56:32 +0000 http://palespring.org/?p=37#comment-16 Yaw was way. Don't you think of God as you fly? Yaw was way. Don’t you think of God as you fly?

]]> Comment on The Average Molecular Weight of Peat by Carl http://palespring.org/2011/05/the-average-molecular-weight-of-peat/#comment-13 Carl Sat, 07 May 2011 05:39:22 +0000 http://palespring.org/?p=188#comment-13 Fabulous work, Ed. This helped me pin more significance on Claude's section. It is amazing how difficult it is to have simple awareness with all of our diversions. I should confess that I read poems by Anne Sexton at stop lights, which increases constructive aspects of my day and dramatically reduces impatience. DFW is quiet and artistic in his message in this book, and I love your exposition of a critical point of the book. Fabulous work, Ed. This helped me pin more significance on Claude’s section. It is amazing how difficult it is to have simple awareness with all of our diversions. I should confess that I read poems by Anne Sexton at stop lights, which increases constructive aspects of my day and dramatically reduces impatience. DFW is quiet and artistic in his message in this book, and I love your exposition of a critical point of the book.

]]> Comment on On Desk Names, the job of identity and the identity of the job by Carl http://palespring.org/2011/05/on-desk-names-the-job-of-identity-and-the-identity-of-the-job/#comment-12 Carl Sat, 07 May 2011 04:49:12 +0000 http://palespring.org/?p=329#comment-12 This is a great essay. To me what was striking on the nameplate chapter was that people who had perhaps lost their identities were able to create new ones, but the Pale King didn't allow them to have too much fun because after all, "'...It ain't exactly the Chuckle Hut we're running here.'" This is a great essay. To me what was striking on the nameplate chapter was that people who had perhaps lost their identities were able to create new ones, but the Pale King didn’t allow them to have too much fun because after all, “‘…It ain’t exactly the Chuckle Hut we’re running here.’”

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