Comments on: How the ‘red eye’ to Harlem gave me an STD http://modernsophist.com/how-the-red-eye-to-harlem-gave-me-an-std/ Where Style Overcomes A Complete Lack Of Niche Sun, 13 May 2012 06:42:12 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Thomas Wood http://modernsophist.com/how-the-red-eye-to-harlem-gave-me-an-std/comment-page-1/#comment-348 Thomas Wood Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:53:25 +0000 http://modernsophist.com/?p=298#comment-348 I'm not sure I can do justice to the kind of answer you deserve as far as change goes. I think a big part of it might be that change, at least as far as my own personality goes, is pretty subtle. I spend the majority of my time in my head in a kind of contemplative rather than emotive character, which doesn't lend well to obvious signs or actions which might be more notable in a story. Having said that, maybe the change, if any, is more to do with an appreciation for other people's plights. I am always striving to be keenly aware that everyone has their own issues and pains and struggles. But this might not be a very satisfying answer (it is my first typing of the day, after all, and my head is still wrapped up in site construction code and design elements) so I would encourage you to probe further if the mood so strikes you. As for the keep on writing. Indeed. Just as soon as I figure out how to best lay out that writing in a manner befitting the quality of the work. I’m not sure I can do justice to the kind of answer you deserve as far as change goes. I think a big part of it might be that change, at least as far as my own personality goes, is pretty subtle. I spend the majority of my time in my head in a kind of contemplative rather than emotive character, which doesn’t lend well to obvious signs or actions which might be more notable in a story.

Having said that, maybe the change, if any, is more to do with an appreciation for other people’s plights. I am always striving to be keenly aware that everyone has their own issues and pains and struggles.

But this might not be a very satisfying answer (it is my first typing of the day, after all, and my head is still wrapped up in site construction code and design elements) so I would encourage you to probe further if the mood so strikes you.

As for the keep on writing. Indeed. Just as soon as I figure out how to best lay out that writing in a manner befitting the quality of the work.

]]> By: aimee http://modernsophist.com/how-the-red-eye-to-harlem-gave-me-an-std/comment-page-1/#comment-347 aimee Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:19:24 +0000 http://modernsophist.com/?p=298#comment-347 I'll have to get myself some Chlamydia Fit jeans. I am so bored with skinnys these days. And it's fantastic that you referenced Coming to America- I hadn't read this before I had mentioned the same film in another comment. Hah. But in seriousness, this was very well-written. I just didn't really understand what emotion you wanted conveyed at the end...even though it would appear that you left it open-ended (with a little direction) for a reason. You said you 'reflected' on a number of things, but did anything change? Did you become more sympathetic toward people living worse off than you or to those who HAD contracted a serious STD such as AIDS? Did you become less vain and materialistic? I was just wondering. Though not as extreme, I've had a slightly similar experiece that ended in a complete paradigm shift on how I thought and felt about people in general. I guess I found it relatable and was just wondering if the experience was really as heavy as it was written, or if it was just for the mood you were trying to create for the piece. Anyway, your blurbs are addicting. Keep writing and I'll keep reading. I’ll have to get myself some Chlamydia Fit jeans. I am so bored with skinnys these days. And it’s fantastic that you referenced Coming to America- I hadn’t read this before I had mentioned the same film in another comment. Hah.

But in seriousness, this was very well-written. I just didn’t really understand what emotion you wanted conveyed at the end…even though it would appear that you left it open-ended (with a little direction) for a reason. You said you ‘reflected’ on a number of things, but did anything change? Did you become more sympathetic toward people living worse off than you or to those who HAD contracted a serious STD such as AIDS? Did you become less vain and materialistic?

I was just wondering. Though not as extreme, I’ve had a slightly similar experiece that ended in a complete paradigm shift on how I thought and felt about people in general. I guess I found it relatable and was just wondering if the experience was really as heavy as it was written, or if it was just for the mood you were trying to create for the piece.

Anyway, your blurbs are addicting. Keep writing and I’ll keep reading.

]]> By: How the ‘Red-Eye’ to Harlem Gave Me an STD – (audio) *Adult-Themes http://modernsophist.com/how-the-red-eye-to-harlem-gave-me-an-std/comment-page-1/#comment-345 How the ‘Red-Eye’ to Harlem Gave Me an STD – (audio) *Adult-Themes Thu, 15 Apr 2010 07:07:44 +0000 http://modernsophist.com/?p=298#comment-345 [...] is an audio recording of a story I wrote back in September, 2009.  I had taken a flight to Manhattan, the red-eye, and awoken with a mixture of horror and [...] [...] is an audio recording of a story I wrote back in September, 2009.  I had taken a flight to Manhattan, the red-eye, and awoken with a mixture of horror and [...]

]]> By: christina http://modernsophist.com/how-the-red-eye-to-harlem-gave-me-an-std/comment-page-1/#comment-110 christina Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:55:24 +0000 http://modernsophist.com/?p=298#comment-110 hipster. hipster.

]]> By: zoe http://modernsophist.com/how-the-red-eye-to-harlem-gave-me-an-std/comment-page-1/#comment-109 zoe Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:14:10 +0000 http://modernsophist.com/?p=298#comment-109 I wear tight jeans all the time and my testicles never get inflamed. I wear tight jeans all the time and my testicles never get inflamed.

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