Talent Matters too. Not enough to make up for a lack of hard work, but still.
Right. Piano. Because that's what we used to kill that big demon that one time. No, wait. That was a rocket launcher.
Xander ,'Touched'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Kat - Nov 26, 2011 6:35:02 am PST #8576 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Hil R. - Nov 26, 2011 6:36:37 am PST #8577 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I mean, maybe my friend who is brilliant with numbers could work really hard and learn how to write a comprehensible sentence, but I can't believe she would ever be a brilliant writer.
Yeah. I mean, I have worked pretty hard at music, because when I was a kid and teenager, it was important to me. I practiced a lot, and it led to me being somewhat proficient at a few different instruments, and decent at singing, but I know that I'm never going to be really great at any of them.
Allyson - Nov 26, 2011 6:42:42 am PST #8578 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Okay, but show me talent under a microscope. Measure it. It's kind of like porn. Hard to define, but you know it when you see it?
So what is talent? I went with this: "Here's my punk ass hypothesis: You get eight copies of the gene for dexterity, plus a guitar, LSD, and some free time, and you get to be Hendrix. Kind of like cystic fibrosis, but with less coughing and more electric ladyland."
Now, see, that's a great couple of sentences. That's a FUCKING GIFT.
Or, I practiced for ten thousand hours to deliver those two sentences to you, ala Gladwell.
-t - Nov 26, 2011 6:43:30 am PST #8579 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
-t, can you share pictures of your kitchen sometime?
Sure! Uh, next time it's sufficiently tidy, which it is not today.
Jesse - Nov 26, 2011 6:44:55 am PST #8580 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Okay, but show me talent under a microscope. Measure it. It's kind of like porn. Hard to define, but you know it when you see it?
Sure. Like beauty. You can give me all of the symmetry and ratios you want, but there's something ineffable. But still, like you say -- there's got to be a combination of innate things including ability and desire.
Nilly - Nov 26, 2011 6:47:47 am PST #8581 of 30001
Swouncing
Skipping way-too-much-and-a-Thanksgiving because, according to the Buffista Calendar, today is Daisy Jane's birthday.
Happy birthday, DJ! With lots of wishes for a great day and a wonderful year!
Amy - Nov 26, 2011 6:48:36 am PST #8582 of 30001
Because books.
there's got to be a combination of innate things including ability and desire
Like creativity and curiosity, for instance. There are a lot of people who can be taught to write a perfectly good essay, or even a novel. There are not a lot of people who are going to come with ideas for them the way, say, Neil Gaiman does.
smonster - Nov 26, 2011 6:48:36 am PST #8583 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Happy Birthday, Daisy Jane!! Such a pleasure to finally meet her, her hubby, and her pups this weekend.
-t - Nov 26, 2011 6:50:51 am PST #8584 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Many happy returns, Daisy Jane!
Jesse - Nov 26, 2011 6:51:23 am PST #8585 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Happy birthday, Daisy!