Polarized into existence, magnet heart from red to blue

[sovay]

So I tried InspiroBot, the random generator of inspirational quotes that is going through my Facebook friendlist like surrealist wildfire. I think I lost:



As handful_ofdust says encouragingly, "One can try!"

I've learned that my short story "The Trinitite Golem" (Clockwork Phoenix #5) has received honorable mentions in both Gardner Dozois' The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fourth Annual Collection and Helen Marshall and Michael Kelly's The Year's Best Weird Fiction, Volume 4, neither of which I was expecting and both of which I am happy about.

Having been out of touch with Badass of the Week for some years, I am very grateful to have been pointed toward their entry for Joe Beyrle. "I shouldn't have to go around reminding you that 'Nazi Punks Fuck Off' is pretty much the only phrase in recorded history that Captain America, George S. Patton, and The Dead Kennedys have ever completely agreed upon without even the slightest bit of argument—so clearly there has to be something tangible behind that sentiment."

I don't know what you call this kind of photoset illustration of a piece of poetry, but I really like it.

Comments

[rachelmanija]

Congratulations!

Thanks for the Badass link. That was a great story (with an especially amazing ending) and I enjoyed the epic "fuck Nazis" rant at the top.

[dewline]

Amen, friend. A-bloody-men.

[sovay]

Congratulations!

Thank you!

Thanks for the Badass link. That was a great story (with an especially amazing ending) and I enjoyed the epic "fuck Nazis" rant at the top.

You're welcome! It seemed like the sort of thing more people should know about.

[ethelmay]

I expect Rule 34 has a corollary concerning prostitutability.

[sovay]

I expect Rule 34 has a corollary concerning prostitutability.

True. There are few exceptions to Rule 34.

[kore]

This is his mugshot from the POW camp. It is sure as shit not the mugshot of a man who would sit politely and let you “well, actually” his ass about the subtle misunderstood intricacies of National Socialist ideology.

OMG. <33

(shipping Joe/Aleksandra)


I am an artificial intelligence dedicated to generating unlimited amounts of unique inspirational quotes for endless enrichment of pointless human existence.

Uh.

Hunh http://generated.inspirobot.me/046/aXm8220xjU.jpg

[moon_custafer]

It is, however, the mugshot of a man in a quite nice if basic handknit vest.

Sorry, I notice these things.

[kore]

OMG, maybe his mother made it? Or a Red Cross volunteer?

[moon_custafer]

Either is possible.

[ethelmay]

From my dad's WWII memoir: "One of my new colleagues in hospital got, from the Red Cross, a sleeveless wool sweater, hand knit by a woman in some place like Peoria. Her name and address were enclosed, so he dutifully wrote and thanked her profusely, tactfully avoiding the uselessness of wool garments in places such as southern India. She wrote right back a most astonishing letter, saying she would never have knit the sweater had she known it would go to a POW, to a coward who would surrender to the enemy. In the face of that monumental ignorance of the nature of modern warfare he, who had crashed in Burma wounded, burned, and 500 miles from friendly territory before ‘surrendering,’ decided to abandon that hopeless correspondence. But most such gifts were more useful and also from people who were glad that POWs had received them."

[sovay]

From my dad's WWII memoir

Is it published? You keep quoting bits and they are always good.

[ethelmay]

No, it's not. I really need to work on learning ebook formatting properly one of these days.

[sovay]

(shipping Joe/Aleksandra)

Seriously, why is there not a movie? And I've already seen it like three times since last week?

Hunh

Well, that sounds cautionary.

[dewline]

There should be a movie, and we should have been seeing it at least once apiece within the last decade.

[dhampyresa]

Inspirobot is surprisingly deep! "Never try to understand fun", indeed.

[sovay]

"Never try to understand fun", indeed.

That is good!

[thawrecka]

I linked inspirobot on Facebook two days ago and one of my romance writer friends told me it was an excellent procrastination tool. Various of my friends have been showing me the creepiest and weirdest memes it generates, like this and this.

I only get the weird random stuff: like so.

[sovay]

Various of my friends have been showing me the creepiest and weirdest memes it generates, like this and this.

I like the second of those a lot.

I only get the weird random stuff: like so.

That's the closest to actual inspiration/motivation I've seen out of that site! Did you break it?

[moon_custafer]

Andrew's been playing with it all evening. A few minutes ago he got "Once You Realize That You Are a Nightclub Owner, You Are On the Right Side of History." He pointed out that this is more-or-less the plot of Casablanca.

[sovay]

A few minutes ago he got "Once You Realize That You Are a Nightclub Owner, You Are On the Right Side of History." He pointed out that this is more-or-less the plot of Casablanca.

If he starts getting Shakespeare, alert the Journal of Irreproducible Results.

[thawrecka]

Maybe I did break it! It keeps giving me stuff like this and this (which seems straight up inspirational) and this.

[sovay]

It keeps giving me stuff like this and this (which seems straight up inspirational) and this.

Those are surprisingly on topic.

[thawrecka]

And this is totally straight up inspirational. I'm kind of amazed.

[sovay]

And this is totally straight up inspirational. I'm kind of amazed.

I don't know what you did to it. I tried it again and got this. You've clearly got a superpower.

[thawrecka]

Wow! That one does seem like it could inspire a story, at least.

[sovay]

Wow! That one does seem like it could inspire a story, at least.

It's even a good title!

[gwynnega]

Congratulations on the honorable mentions!

I really need to read Alice Notley again.

[sovay]

Congratulations on the honorable mentions!

Thank you!

I really need to read Alice Notley again.

I have only read Songs and Stories of the Ghouls (2011), but I loved that collection so much, I keep meaning to track down more. The lines quoted in that Tumblr post suggest I would enjoy it.

[ethelmay]

"Justice can never be genius, but so are you."

"What seems believable to a policeman, seems unbelievable in real-life." <--WAY TOO FUCKING TRUE.

"Sensationalize bearology." Uh, isn't that Rush-That-Speaks's job? Waltzing with bears, etc.? I'm just saying.

[sovay]

"What seems believable to a policeman, seems unbelievable in real-life." <--WAY TOO FUCKING TRUE.

Oh, damn.

[edit] I think I just got not bad life advice, a film noir, and David Cronenberg.

[rydra_wong]

Truth:

http://generated.inspirobot.me/044/aXm7157xjU.jpg

[sovay]

Truth

Oh, very nice.