...this is what I've spent the last half a year doing; this wretched (in the good ways) website -
www.anal-hospital.com
It's not writing about music or anything like that, and anyone who knows about web design will find its appearance amusing (the html is so poor that it doesn't quite work properly in Netscape, or anything other than 600x800 resolution - I cut my losses and took a Fall LP cover approach to the design). But it's a fair representation of the inside of my head, and was a serious attempt to neutralize crushing depression, loneliness, almost total isolation and sexual frustration by using them as fuel for something positive (in that respect, I failed).
So, yes, comedy I suppose, almost, but the purpose is not belly laughs so much as *some* kind of sound, *any* sound in the darkness. As a bohemian, I was only interested in making it cathartic. As a populist, I made it kind of funny. If you want to read it, please do, and let me know how good, bad, funny, depressing, pointless, confusing, ugly, childish, boring or inspirational you think it is. I know it's not becoming for a man with an IQ of 151 to allow so much of the abject into his work, but hey, what can I tell you?
And I know plugging your site on boards this way is poor grace, but I honestly can't think of any other way to notify people who might like it. I don't get around much anymore, even less than Duke Ellington. Besides, I don't stand to make any money out of this. If anyone can think of any way I could make any money out of this, please let me know. Or if you have any reasonable suggestions as to how I could better occupy my time. Or if you're female and you enjoy extremely dirty sex with men on the cusp of their 20s and 30s who're still quite handsome, and could thus terminate my misery without recourse to firearms.
― Taylor Parkes, Thursday, 18 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
I'm bookmarking that bastard.
It's funny. I haven't found any bits I really hate yet. The
cultural refs are just so. It's rich, like a rich cake
or "that's rich coming from you", but unlike Buddy Rich or a
rich man.
I see Charlie Brooker writes in The Guardian thesedays.
― Michael Jones, Thursday, 18 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
It is extremely wrong so far, from what I can tell. I therefore
approve, because I am evil. The Fall-inspired design = useful.
Nice to see you back, Taylor, and I'm quite serious about that! Drop
a line -- I can't promise to alleviate depression, but I'm always up
for a chat.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 18 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
Ahem - is this suitable to look at on WURK POOTERS? I have a very
high IQ - mostly because I did that test on the spark.com and got
bored after about 5 questions. High IQ = attention deficiency
disorder rah rah.
― Sarah, Friday, 19 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
I'd rather you pretended it made you want to sleep with me. I mean,
you only have to pretend, so if you're a stone cold moose, it doesn't
matter. I'm joking of course.
― Taylor Parkes, Friday, 19 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)
two months pass...
one month passes...