Comments for Errant Ventures http://errantventures.wordpress.com A corner of the internets Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:30:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Wired post on Inherent Vice by shaun http://errantventures.wordpress.com/2009/07/28/wired-post-on-inherent-vice/#comment-39 shaun Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:30:41 +0000 http://errantventures.wordpress.com/?p=121#comment-39 Hi Nick, Thought you might enjoy this comparison between V. and Inherent Vice. http://www.mantlethought.org/content/v-vice Cheers, Shaun Hi Nick,

Thought you might enjoy this comparison between V. and Inherent Vice.

http://www.mantlethought.org/content/v-vice

Cheers,
Shaun

]]> Comment on Vonnegut Reissues by Nick http://errantventures.wordpress.com/2009/10/17/vonnegut-reissues/#comment-38 Nick Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:33:56 +0000 http://errantventures.wordpress.com/?p=162#comment-38 Sarah, Thanks. I've had the same sort of experience. Since the "duh/doh!" moment I've tended to think of Billy as dangerously sane in sorta the Catch-22 sense. Sarah,
Thanks. I’ve had the same sort of experience. Since the “duh/doh!” moment I’ve tended to think of Billy as dangerously sane in sorta the Catch-22 sense.

]]> Comment on Vonnegut Reissues by Lethem, Miller and Vonnegut « Post 45 http://errantventures.wordpress.com/2009/10/17/vonnegut-reissues/#comment-37 Lethem, Miller and Vonnegut « Post 45 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:29:17 +0000 http://errantventures.wordpress.com/?p=162#comment-37 [...] just in case you’re a Vonnegut fan, I get on my soapbox about a review of Vonnegut’s early [...] [...] just in case you’re a Vonnegut fan, I get on my soapbox about a review of Vonnegut’s early [...]

]]> Comment on Vonnegut Reissues by Sarah http://errantventures.wordpress.com/2009/10/17/vonnegut-reissues/#comment-36 Sarah Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:17:47 +0000 http://errantventures.wordpress.com/?p=162#comment-36 Very well said! You know, it's only recently (when someone else suggested it) that it even occurred to me that Billy Pilgrim might be insane, that the events of his story might not be true within the world of the novel. As "duh/doh!" as that felt at the time, I think it speaks to your point, which is that Billy's sanity or not isn't the point. What he's been forced to endure is. Very well said!

You know, it’s only recently (when someone else suggested it) that it even occurred to me that Billy Pilgrim might be insane, that the events of his story might not be true within the world of the novel. As “duh/doh!” as that felt at the time, I think it speaks to your point, which is that Billy’s sanity or not isn’t the point. What he’s been forced to endure is.

]]> Comment on Wired post on Inherent Vice by Nick http://errantventures.wordpress.com/2009/07/28/wired-post-on-inherent-vice/#comment-35 Nick Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:45:52 +0000 http://errantventures.wordpress.com/?p=121#comment-35 I should note that I got my dates wrong for the publication of Vineland which was 1990. That puts it in the same decade as Mason & Dixon in 1997. My point still stands even if my memory doesn't since that's still 7-8 years difference compared to the '63-'66 difference between V. and Lot 49. /grouchy rant. I should note that I got my dates wrong for the publication of Vineland which was 1990. That puts it in the same decade as Mason & Dixon in 1997. My point still stands even if my memory doesn’t since that’s still 7-8 years difference compared to the ‘63-’66 difference between V. and Lot 49.

/grouchy rant.

]]> Comment on The game sensation… by Sarah http://errantventures.wordpress.com/2008/08/05/the-game-sensation/#comment-33 Sarah Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:58:32 +0000 http://errantventures.wordpress.com/?p=44#comment-33 That was awesome! That was awesome!

]]> Comment on Eddie Izzard in Lego by sixsuperfluousdimensions http://errantventures.wordpress.com/2008/09/07/eddie-izzard-in-lego/#comment-26 sixsuperfluousdimensions Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:29:27 +0000 http://errantventures.wordpress.com/?p=55#comment-26 amazing amazing

]]> Comment on The death of the critic? by errantventures http://errantventures.wordpress.com/2008/05/26/the-death-of-the-critic/#comment-3 errantventures Tue, 27 May 2008 17:08:44 +0000 http://errantventures.wordpress.com/?p=8#comment-3 Sorry. That isn't as clear as I meant it to be. What I was trying to get across is that history is lacking in science (at least in the way that he is discussing science). There's a great deal of guess work that happens in history (and therefore in lit crit) and no amount of statistics and wishful thinking is going to get rid of that. [edited because I realized it wasn't clear in the second try either. Now with caffeine!] Sorry. That isn’t as clear as I meant it to be. What I was trying to get across is that history is lacking in science (at least in the way that he is discussing science). There’s a great deal of guess work that happens in history (and therefore in lit crit) and no amount of statistics and wishful thinking is going to get rid of that.

[edited because I realized it wasn't clear in the second try either. Now with caffeine!]

]]> Comment on The death of the critic? by 英会話Girl http://errantventures.wordpress.com/2008/05/26/the-death-of-the-critic/#comment-2 英会話Girl Tue, 27 May 2008 15:49:48 +0000 http://errantventures.wordpress.com/?p=8#comment-2 Okay I have to admit, I have yet to read the article you've linked to (its 1am here and I need to sleep), but I am curious about your remark that history is lacking in the sciences... What exactly do you mean? Part of me is quite ruffled that you would think such a thing, so I would like clarification before I puff further. ^_^ Okay I have to admit, I have yet to read the article you’ve linked to (its 1am here and I need to sleep), but I am curious about your remark that history is lacking in the sciences…
What exactly do you mean? Part of me is quite ruffled that you would think such a thing, so I would like clarification before I puff further. ^_^

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