Some metaphors stick with u forever. I need 2 spend more time reflecting upon how these metaphors have constructed who I am 2day. In the hit film GARDEN STATE, Zachary Braff’s character stands in front of a mirror. He looks into this mirror and he sees himself. He is wearing a zany t-shirt which his zany relative gave to him–he then finds out the zany print on the t-shirt is the zany wallpaper in the zany relative’s zany bathroom. Yall probably see where this is going:
This scene is a metaphor for searching for meaning in a zany world.
The truth is that we are all searching for a way to express our individuality. It’s difficult though, because we spend most of our time reflecting within ourselves–u will notice that the shot is kinda like he is looking in a mirror. This represents searching within urself 4 meaning. However, u can barely ‘find yourself’ when u can barely even see yourself, cuz ur kinda just another brick in the wall.
Have yall ever felt a little bit Braffy? (this post is just an excuse to post these zany people. srry. laters.)
[meme via weburbanist]
Do yall ever feel overwhelmed by the other 2 billion people on this Earth? Kinda hard 2 feel ‘unique’, in my humble bropinion…. But who am I? Just a bro with a blog. Goodnight, yall.
This has been a post about movies. I am going to start blogging more about cinema like The Mall Cop Movie or Ashton Kutcher’s “What Happens in Vegas, Yall!.” Is that kewl with yall? Who is gonna win one of those Movie Grammy MTV Video Award Thingies?
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Do yall know any other metaphors/symbolism that I should analyze so we can get to the ‘root’ of who we are? How about the Che Guevara meme?
Do yall know if Garden State is in the Criterion Collection or has only Armageddon made it in?
Do yall know if they let blogs into the Criterion Collection?
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we’re still stuck on the garden state aren’t we
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//////////Reply by LOL
//////////Posted February 12th, 2009 at 1:32 pm
How many times have you watched that pretentious movie? Please! it gets really old, Carles.
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first the worst
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//////////Reply by erc
//////////Posted February 11th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
@erc, onvm stupid slow 2k7 iPhone
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nvr seen the garden states
is it better than say el topo
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//////////Reply by *Jesse
//////////Posted February 11th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
@zephyr,
El Topo brought back my love for cinema. That movie is the fuckn shizz.
But yeah….back to the question.
Waking Life is a good metaphor for life and searching for meaning.
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//////////Reply by SilverTell
//////////Posted February 11th, 2009 at 5:36 pm
@*Jesse,
omg i forgot abt Waking Life
s0000000000000 meaningful!
“There’s only one instant, and it’s right now, and it’s eternity.” – Zachary Braff
Trapped in Suburbia Bro: Excuse me.
alt bro: Excuse me.
Trapped in Suburbia Bro: Hey. Could we do that again? I know we haven’t met, but I don’t want to be an ant. You know? I mean, it’s like we go through life with our antennas bouncing off one another, continously on ant autopilot, with nothing really human required of us. Stop. Go. Walk here. Drive there. All action basically for survival. All communication simply to keep this ant colony buzzing along in an efficient, polite manner. “Here’s your change.” “Paper or plastic?’ “Credit or debit?” “You want ketchup with that?” I don’t want a straw. I want real human moments. I want to see you. I want you to see me. I don’t want to give that up. I don’t want to be ant, you know?
alt bro: Yeah
Trapped in Suburbia Bro: Hey, are you a dreamer?
alt bro: Yeah.
Trapped in Suburbia Bro: I haven’t seen too many around lately. Things have been tough lately for dreamers. They say dreaming is dead, no one does it anymore. It’s not dead it’s just that it’s been forgotten, removed from our language. Nobody teaches it so nobody knows it exists. The dreamer is banished to obscurity. Well, I’m trying to change all that, and I hope you are too. By dreaming, every day. Dreaming with our hands and dreaming with our minds. Our planet is facing the greatest problems it’s ever faced, ever. So whatever you do, don’t be bored, this is absolutely the most exciting time we could have possibly hoped to be alive. And things are just starting
//Anco bro enters the scene
Anco bro: On really romantic nights of self, I go salsa dancing with my confusion.
“They say that blogs are only real as long as they last. Couldn’t you say the same thing about life?”
weak post crls, wtf
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Just read the books Heart of Darkness and Invisible Man. You’ll get metaphors up the ass.
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//////////Reply by Marlow
//////////Posted February 11th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
@Jessicauthentic.,
and this also has been one of dark places of the world…
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They’ll let M83 and the Culture Club in the Criterion Collection, so HRO is a shoe-in. I wanna be zaniness.
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just wondering, yall: since when does carles ask us questions for validation?
carles, if you need help, you should talk to someone.
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armageddon in the criterion collection? ARE YOU SERIOUS?!?!
WTF
um, crls, my peen wants to ask you to take down the tittie-happy am-appy ad, he’s sick and tired of being tugged on. thnx bi
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F. Kafka is meta-metaphorical. AKA over my head. he does make me feel uneasy though, which is pretty cool.
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//////////Reply by Switters
//////////Posted February 11th, 2009 at 5:07 pm
kinda like D. Lynch’s Inland Empire
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//////////Reply by SilverTell
//////////Posted February 11th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
@Switters, kinda
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//////////Reply by Switters
//////////Posted February 11th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
@SilverTell, kind of
//////////Reply by Garrick
//////////Posted February 11th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
@Switters, I’m pretty sure Kafka is generally over-analyzed, as is most art.
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//////////Reply by Switters
//////////Posted February 11th, 2009 at 8:25 pm
@Garrick, I wouldn’t know- never read an anal-lysis of Kafka. I saw ‘Hank Moody’ (via Californication) reading him so I decided I needed summa dat
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//////////Reply by Balthasar
//////////Posted February 12th, 2009 at 8:44 am
@Switters, same with 16 year old tweens
Haven’t seen Garden State (soundtrack) and don’t think i will because it is too maltstream.
y’all
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what the fuck is this bullshit
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@SilverTell I have no respect for you n e more
@NCKY.com you either .:. h8 u bth
u used 2 make me lolol (sumtimes)
now u make me sleepy and annoyed
cmmnt h8ers = 2k7.3-2k8
h8ers of cmmnt h8ers = 2k9
crls is s0 meaningful core
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that fucking girl in AA commercial, shes fucking hot! she is taking my attention everytime.reminder of ruined realtionships
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This cmmnt may or may not be a metaphor
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mY LIFE iS a METAPHOR///////
I am the garden state
I am the natalyy portmahn
I am scrubs
I am NBC/NBA/WNBA(?)
I am jewish
I am the criterion collection (i.e./via Armageddon)
I AM FORGOTTEN IN A POST GARDEN STATE JUNO WORLD
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//////////Reply by blackPREZ
//////////Posted February 11th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
@zak braph, (miss u) michelle still tux me n 2 ’such great hghts’ via ‘iron&whine’ via ‘postal services’ evry nite////+++lykin’ da beard bro
*OBAMA/LUCIFER 2k12*
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abstrct
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Your schtick is getting old.
Irony.
Your only option is to shut this blog down.
A rebrand would be complete hypocrisy.
First response:
Who are you to decide?
Second Response:
Why do you think you’d even get a response? I’m better than you.
Third Response:
Ignoring this post.
Fourth Response:
Doing first three.
Fith Response:
Direct abuse.
Sixth response:
OMG r u just going to list ever possible response?!
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//////////Reply by blackPREZ
//////////Posted February 11th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
@Lister, mai name is Barry Obama and i approve this cmmnt
*OBAMA/LUCIFER 2k12 yall*
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post up mp3s
meaningful mp3 metaphors
whose the next justice/ a.c.
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don’t want 2 close my eyes yall
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//////////Reply by anonymous
//////////Posted February 12th, 2009 at 10:24 am
@panchizzy, cuz i’d miss u [via the ben aflac]
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bropinion! loves it
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