Miller works the way one did before having to listen to the harangues of professors who read Boice. He lived at Big Sur at one point–perhaps the mystical awareness came to him there. Here are three of his points, with my comments: Work on one thing at a time until finished. [Even when others demand … More Henry Miller was right
Instructions for writing and life. Work on one thing at a time until finished. Start no more new books, add no more new material to ‘Black Spring.’ Don’t be nervous. Work calmly, joyously, recklessly on whatever is in hand. Work according to Program and not according to mood. Stop at the appointed time! When you … More Henry Miller and me
Note: “El escritor argentino y la tradición” is next, so no, you are not free. And it appears that being only seems to exist because time seems to pass. No hay tal yo de conjunto. Grimm, en una excelente declaración del budismo (Die Lehre des Buddha, München, 1917), narra el procedimiento eliminador mediante el cual … More Final nadería
I have removed everything I have from the cumbersome Endnote and placed it in the virtuous Zotero, and that is how things will be. I will place things from the Seminario there, and from Evernote. I have become quite serious and will become moreso. I have not yet discovered whether I like Scrivener but I … More Zotero
I will study this. Axé.
I cannot update system software because third party repositories are interfering — my package system is broken. I must also say sudo apt-get install-f in the terminal, and have it understand and act on this, which it is not doing. I will resolve these things when I return from the tropics — I am going … More My OS is terribly corrupted
El siglo pasado, en sus manifestaciones estéticas, fue raigalmente subjetivo. Sus escritores antes propendieron a patentizar su personalidad que a levantar una obra; sentencia que también es aplicable a quienes hoy, en turba caudalosa y aplaudida, aprovechan los fáciles rescoldos de sus hogueras. Pero mi empeño no está en fustigar a unos ni a otros, … More Further nadería
No hay tal yo de conjunto. Basta caminar algún trecho por la implacable rigidez que los espejos del pasado nos abren, para sentirnos forasteros y azorarnos cándidamente de nuestras jornadas antiguas. No hay en ellas comunidad de intenciones, ni un mismo viento las empuja. Lo han declarado así aquellos hombres que escudriñaron con verdad los … More Chuchería, fruslería, insignificancia, tontería, menudencia, bagatela
Nadie pretenderá que en el vistazo con el cual abarcamos toda una noche límpida, esté prefigurado el número exacto de las estrellas que hay en ella. Nadie, meditándolo, aceptará que en la conjetural y nunca realizada ni realizable suma de diferentes situaciones de ánimo, pueda estribar el yo. Lo que no se lleva a cabo … More This part of the text is particularly brilliant
Carl Djerassi died today. Look at his life and look at this — artist residencies we must be selected for. I think it is interesting how he allowed himself to do so many things in life. I identify. We were not supposed to do so many things because we were not considered talented enough and also … More Carl Djerassi
coldhearted scientist وداد 