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the eighth day - a video about books or writing
Once again, I am not exactly sure what this challenge is asking for. My guess is it means something mildly instructional. And I've always been rather disdainful of instructional videos as far as writing and reading are concerned. I'm sure they have their place, but I feel that rather than listening to someone talk about writing or reading, the more instructional thing would be to go do them myself. You cannot make a reader of someone by talking to them about books; they must read for themselves. Similarly, simply explaining how to "write well" does not make someone a good writer; they must get out there and actually write. But the best way to read or write well is to read well first, and so I offer this humble, moderately-instructive exposition of the grave importance of book-reading.
Because, you know, there's a Julian Smith quote for everything.
You do me an injury.
I'm laughing so hard. This is just awesome. :-P That's one of my favorite Julian Smith videos.
Absolutely hilarious! I am half jealous of your brilliancy - I have no idea what I am going to post for today, and that is smart.
Jessica
I LOVE THAT VIDEO!
I've quoted it for nearly a year now. It comes up a lot =D
~ Mirriam
:P This has got to be one of the most popular videos out there when it comes to instruction about reading...or at least, instruction about how crazy readers get.
I do object that I rarely get nasty when I read a book :P it tends to put me in a good mood...although there are times when it's like "Agh! Don't bug me! I'm reading!" :P
*whispers* but I think what makes this even more awesome is the sudden interjection of bagpipes at the end :P I love bagpipes and well...it's just so random I laugh almost every time.
As you said, there is grave importance in reading books... :P
When it comes to the fierce, beating heart of the Internet, I must admit that I lag perpetually a few beats behind (I still make Homestar Runner references), and as such I had never heard of this guy before this afternoon. This evening, however, as I sat in my office over my lunch break, with one eye on the Braves-Marlins score and the other on Ulysses, no fewer than three of my technicians wandered in at various times with some trifle or other for me to attend to. They probably wondered why I was grinning so.
(This is Jonathan, by the way. Tim's brother. Pardon the intrusion but I felt the need to share.)
Jenny, I hope your injury came by a dagger of mirth...
Hudson, it's one of my favourites too. He's like a mixture of my brothers and sisters, which makes it even funnier. (If you haven't seen "Granny Games," you should.)
Jess and Shield, I find it hilarious that Lerowen obviously had this video in mind when she wrote this challenge, because it was the first thing I knew I /had/ to post when I looked over the list of topics on Day 1 (which was really Day 2, but you know). Great minds and birds of a feather and birdbrains and all that.
Squeaks, when I was younger, I was definitely more sensitive and possessive of my reading time than I am now. A few years of forcing myself to focus on a book while under the same roof as nine other people, most of them younger than me, taught me to endure almost any distraction.
I don't know whether to call you Chewie or Jon or Tim's brother (too many options!), but as for Homestar Runner and being a few beats behind, I can safely say that phrases like "burninating the countryside" frequently pop up in our dinner conversations (came up last night, as a matter of fact, spoken with the appropriate accent), so the distance is not so pronounced in this instance. But I'm glad Julian Smith provided a grin or two for your lunch break.
That's true, now that I think about it I don't believe we were ever actually formally introduced (and yet here I am on your blog; how terribly uncouth of me), but feel free to call me what you will. As I explained to Abigail, a not insubstantial portion of my acquaintance still calls me Chewie, but my given moniker will certainly suffice. As long as you don't go with something completely random like "Uncle Pumblechook" or "Captain Tightpants" I can probably figure out whom you mean.
Well. Glad that's sorted out.
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