who is buying my books?
i think hipsters are buying my books, my target demographic; i like hipsters, they read books and i think most of them don't try to act badass or are at least self-conscious about it; people who aren't hipsters try to be badass and are serious about it, i don't know what i'm talking about
i was sitting at a table and someone was talking about henry miller and bukowski, he said something about going into small bookstores and seeing who is being sold, and henry miller and bukowski is being sold, and he said something about that; he said also that he was tired of thinly-veiled autobiographies and self-indulgent movies where the people just make movies about themselves
he said the thing almost everyone seems to say, which is variations on 'at first it was cool and interesting but now it's just like okay, that's enough, it's annoying now' which i have never related to
if i like something i want more of it, i want everything to be like that, and it does not get 'annoying' and it is never 'enough'
if jean rhys wrote five more 'good morning, midnights' i don't think i would ever say something like 'it was good the first three times but then it was like, come on, can't you do anything else, make something up' (actual quote from the henry miller person i think); i would be like 'yes, i like this; since i like this i want more, thank you'
i feel calm indifference to human beings lately, i feel calm blogging to an abstract audience rather than communicating with specific human beings; i think something happened and i don't feel as many desperate emotions lately, maybe it is just a loss of desperation and not 'indifference,' yes i think that is it; mostly i just feel like eating raw food or steamed vegetables and other healthy foods for some reason and also avoiding obligations and also trying not to put pressure on other people and make them have obligations and listening to music; i dislike being in groups, it is only useful i think if you have someone in that group who will dislike the group with you and whisper with you so you can have stronger bonds with that person, but then i feel like an asshole if i do that
with three people it is almost impossible for anything exciting to be communicated, from my experience; when groups of people start hanging out they start saying things like that henry miller person i talked about did and if i'm in the group i'll agree just to avoid endless interminable arguments that are just matters of semantics, for example arguing about what a 'hipster' is; i dislike groups, i've only ever communicated in a way i like in situations with just one other person; if i'm in a group i only do things and say things to avoid interminable sentences from being said or to amuse myself; if i'm in a group of three people i spend the entire time making sure none of the other two people 'feel left out,' the anxiety and pressure is a lot, and usually they don't feel bad if i 'feel left out' so i just don't say anything and begin hating myself and thinking how can i ever relate to a person who also does not feel intense anxiety and pressure that someone else might 'feel left out' and telling myself i will never hang out in a group of three again; sometimes it can be okay though if i know both people well and have the power to speak in a way that involves everyone due to common interests and sense of humor or something
i have fiction about shoplifting from american apparel forthcoming in a magazine in december
i think what sells book is you need to target hipsters; how you target hipsters though i'm not sure, i think to target hipsters you should write about yourself, you should not comment on politics, foreign cultures, and it should have a depressed affect with sarcasm to make dramatic moments smaller and more amusing; i don't think i know any hipsters, i just tried to think if i knew any and i don't think i know any, i think i only consider people who i have only looked at and not spoken to hipsters
i dislike intolerance of art, when people say something without a goal is good or bad; i dislike when people praise other people for their 'impeccable taste'; that is really just saying 'i am so good and everything i like is also the best therefore if you also like what i like we are really good and the best'; or i'm not sure if i 'dislike' that; i have been losing the ability to dislike something, if i 'dislike' something i just process the fact of it and the situation ends there, it's not like i want to destroy it or hit it or something, it is just there and i am here
i am reading part of the world by robert lopez from calamari press because i read blake butler's blog and he said he liked this book; i like the book
this post is like real blogging, i hope it is okay; i wanted something to do where i can listen to music and not think too much and type many sentences i will later use in other things maybe where i will think more
i was sitting at a table and someone was talking about henry miller and bukowski, he said something about going into small bookstores and seeing who is being sold, and henry miller and bukowski is being sold, and he said something about that; he said also that he was tired of thinly-veiled autobiographies and self-indulgent movies where the people just make movies about themselves
he said the thing almost everyone seems to say, which is variations on 'at first it was cool and interesting but now it's just like okay, that's enough, it's annoying now' which i have never related to
if i like something i want more of it, i want everything to be like that, and it does not get 'annoying' and it is never 'enough'
if jean rhys wrote five more 'good morning, midnights' i don't think i would ever say something like 'it was good the first three times but then it was like, come on, can't you do anything else, make something up' (actual quote from the henry miller person i think); i would be like 'yes, i like this; since i like this i want more, thank you'
i feel calm indifference to human beings lately, i feel calm blogging to an abstract audience rather than communicating with specific human beings; i think something happened and i don't feel as many desperate emotions lately, maybe it is just a loss of desperation and not 'indifference,' yes i think that is it; mostly i just feel like eating raw food or steamed vegetables and other healthy foods for some reason and also avoiding obligations and also trying not to put pressure on other people and make them have obligations and listening to music; i dislike being in groups, it is only useful i think if you have someone in that group who will dislike the group with you and whisper with you so you can have stronger bonds with that person, but then i feel like an asshole if i do that
with three people it is almost impossible for anything exciting to be communicated, from my experience; when groups of people start hanging out they start saying things like that henry miller person i talked about did and if i'm in the group i'll agree just to avoid endless interminable arguments that are just matters of semantics, for example arguing about what a 'hipster' is; i dislike groups, i've only ever communicated in a way i like in situations with just one other person; if i'm in a group i only do things and say things to avoid interminable sentences from being said or to amuse myself; if i'm in a group of three people i spend the entire time making sure none of the other two people 'feel left out,' the anxiety and pressure is a lot, and usually they don't feel bad if i 'feel left out' so i just don't say anything and begin hating myself and thinking how can i ever relate to a person who also does not feel intense anxiety and pressure that someone else might 'feel left out' and telling myself i will never hang out in a group of three again; sometimes it can be okay though if i know both people well and have the power to speak in a way that involves everyone due to common interests and sense of humor or something
i have fiction about shoplifting from american apparel forthcoming in a magazine in december
i think what sells book is you need to target hipsters; how you target hipsters though i'm not sure, i think to target hipsters you should write about yourself, you should not comment on politics, foreign cultures, and it should have a depressed affect with sarcasm to make dramatic moments smaller and more amusing; i don't think i know any hipsters, i just tried to think if i knew any and i don't think i know any, i think i only consider people who i have only looked at and not spoken to hipsters
i dislike intolerance of art, when people say something without a goal is good or bad; i dislike when people praise other people for their 'impeccable taste'; that is really just saying 'i am so good and everything i like is also the best therefore if you also like what i like we are really good and the best'; or i'm not sure if i 'dislike' that; i have been losing the ability to dislike something, if i 'dislike' something i just process the fact of it and the situation ends there, it's not like i want to destroy it or hit it or something, it is just there and i am here
i am reading part of the world by robert lopez from calamari press because i read blake butler's blog and he said he liked this book; i like the book
this post is like real blogging, i hope it is okay; i wanted something to do where i can listen to music and not think too much and type many sentences i will later use in other things maybe where i will think more






21 Comments:
maybe you should turn into the incredible hulk.
"i dislike when people praise other people for their 'impeccable taste'; that is really just saying 'i am so good and everything i like is also the best therefore if you also like what i like we are really good and the best'"
I've always thought that's what hipsters do. But yeah. There's a guy I know who only talks about how we really like the same band. He says it everytime he sees me. I avoid him now.
did you ever think that hamster has a p in it? hampster?
your okapi makes me happy. I like to keep it up on my computer.
I like the part about not wanting to destroy things one dislikes, though I want to destroy some of the things I dislike,but only the things that lead to destruction. explosion.
that wasn't meant to sound so sinister. It was meant to sound sinister-just not that sinister.
i like to see you 'real blogging.' you talk good in a good way.
i am glad you like robert's book.
Can some one help me out and loosely define what a "hipster" is?
I am having a rough time visualizing the type of person known as a hipster.
Do we have them in Orange County?
We have the Bros out here but I do not think that is who you are talking about.
i too dislike intolerance of art and think that good and bad
are stupid or whatnot
altruistic hipsters
basically hipsters are people who shop at american apparel and urban outfitters and listen to whatever pops up n pitchfork's best new music, but won't admit any of this. did i just describe myself?
i was talking to a guy im friend's with and he didnt know what hipsters are, and come to think of it....
i shop at the thrift store its cheap and has more variety. am i not i genius consumer?
Hi, Tao. This is Kelly's friend Mary. I saw your name on Kelly's blog and then I clicked on it. This blog showed up.
I am currently in my childhood bedroom in Michigan. When I am back in the city, I would like to go to one of your readings. Hope to see you soon!
i never thought hamster had a p in it
hi mary, i have a lot of readings
i like the way that you say "i don't know what i'm talking about", except that you must know what you are talking about, otherwise you wouldn't type it and proof-read it and publish it on blogger. that happens to me sometimes - i think of something and it half makes sense and it half doesn't, and so then i say it and immediately say "i don't know what i am talking about." this thought is confusing. [punchline] i don't know what i'm talking about. [/punchline]
well if the hamster was a hipster i guess it would called a hampster but im not entirely sure just what a hipster is and come to think of it im not even entirely sure what a hamster is
Allen,
Thank you for the definition. I feel bad though. I have been making fun of Tao's audience.
It is hard for me not to say something sarcastic when I walk by Urban Outfitters.
I feel like a hipster when I say something sarcastic while walking by an Urban Outfitters.
Drinking coffee makes you a hipster.
Just kidding.
Hipsters like Death Cab for Cutie or something. They like things ironically. Tao Lin likes hipsters ironically and that makes him a hipster.
I believe he sincerely likes hampsters, though.
"if jean rhys wrote five more 'good morning, midnights' i don't think i would ever say something like 'it was good the first three times but then it was like, come on, can't you do anything else, make something up' (actual quote from the henry miller person i think); i would be like 'yes, i like this; since i like this i want more, thank you'"
this is how i felt about vonnegut when i was reading every book of his that i could find
"if jean rhys wrote five more 'good morning, midnights'..."
then why did you read the next different book you read after that one instead of just reading it again?
if you want to target hipsters you should check out williamsboard.com; although i don't know if they're what you mean by hipsters.
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