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| Username: | Kirk, Blender-Keeper | |
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| Member Since: | Fri Apr 27 14:15:05 2001 | |
| E-mail: | blenderkeeper at alienbill dot com | |
| URL: | kisrael.com | |
| Chat: | AIM:kirkjerk | |
| Blender Board: | 755 comments | |
love and understanding (by david winer) 2024 Dec 16| from scripting news |
A Letter (by Emily Dickinson) 2024 Apr 25| Emily Dickinson to Unknown, Late January 1878 |
no longer fluent (by modoaviion) 2024 Mar 10| found online |
only time (by Mark Twain) 2023 Feb 22 3 Quotes via "The Good Life" (by [multiple]) 2023 Feb 22| quotes from "The Good Life" a book on the findings The Harvard Study of Adult Development |
1000 times a day (by Aiden Chaya-Wongvajirapakdi) 2022 Sep 19| A tweet from Egypt |
love and sacrifice (by Sue Zhao) 2022 Aug 12 butterflies (by @tristehomo) 2022 Jul 23| good tweet |
Heart in a blender (by Dall-E mini) 2022 Jun 13| An AI redoes our logo |
What are the signs of love? (by Mustafa Mahmoud) 2022 Jun 02 The world is too big for love to be real. (by Daniel Kitson) 2022 Mar 26| Quote referenced by David Byrne and Montaigne |
Quote (by Simone Weil) 2022 Jan 21| vector vs variable |
narrative foil (by headspace-hotel) 2022 Jan 05| an incredible piece inspired bu the epic of gilgamesh, the story of gilgamesh and enkidu |
FOR WHAT BINDS US (by Jane Hirshfield) 2021 Nov 15 The Priest's Homily on Love (by Fleabag Season 2) 2021 Aug 18| Homily while officiating a wedding... |
biological highlighter (by from "The Opposite of Sex") 2021 May 27 On "From Blossoms" (by Kirk, Blender-Keeper) 2021 May 25| A podcasters lovely thoughts on a lovely poem |
Mountain Dew Commercial Disguised as a Love Poem (by Matthew Olzmann) 2021 May 23| via the podcast "Poetry Unbound" |
How Delicious to Say It (by Vievee Francis) 2021 May 11| Sensual Love Poem |
That One Electron (by Kurt Vonnegut) 2021 Mar 23| from a letter to his girlfriend Jane |
Quote (by Robert Graves) 2020 Nov 28| about love poetry |
Litany (by Billy Collins) 2020 Nov 10| ah, imagery |
overheard (by @hallierb) 2020 Oct 15| quick tweet |
The others speak of love, I speak of interest. (by Vladimir Alexev and the AI GPT-3) 2020 Sep 20| The ending of a little dialog |
I Knew a Woman (by Theodore Roethke) 2020 Jun 05 the woman i've loved (by William D. Jordan) 2020 May 14| my cousin wrote this |
The Older Ya Get (by Riley Shepard) 2020 Mar 16 i do not want to have you (by Rupi Kaur) 2020 Feb 13 4 questions (by The movie "Don Juan") 2019 Nov 06 from "To Grieve Is to Carry Another Time" (by Matthew Salesses) 2019 Apr 30| on Capgras delusion |
the heartbreak fairy (by zach weinersmith) 2019 Mar 16 More Quotes via "Love and Limerence" (by Kirk, Blender-Keeper) 2019 Mar 04 good n plenty n cucumbers (by cracked.com) 2019 Feb 14| who knew? |
This is Love Podcast (by Phoebe Judge and Lauren Spohrer) 2019 Jan 01| A really cool podcast from the folks who made "Criminal" |
Afterglow (by Wilkinson) 2018 Nov 24| Sweet little music video |
Afterglow (by Wilkinson) 2018 Nov 24| Sweet little music video |
Afterglow (by Wilkinson) 2018 Nov 24| Sweet little music video |
To Jane Love Kurt (by Kurt Vonnegut) 2018 Apr 12| a letter from Kurt Vonnegut to his ex |
Kiss and Tell (by Marina Tsvetaeva) 2018 Mar 30| letter published via "Harper's Magazine" |
Untitled Poem (by Kirk, Blender-Keeper) 2018 Mar 27| Kurt Vonnegut |
quote from reddit (by rayQuGR) 2018 Mar 25 relationship status : this girl (by Jacob Frye) 2018 Mar 12| This tweet made me laugh and laugh |
A Neuroscience Love Song (by NPR) 2018 Feb 15| nerdy music video - "Oxytocin is the Potion of Devotion" |
You look like a thing and I love you. (by aiweirdness' neural network) 2018 Feb 14| training computers to make really bad but delightfully surreal pickup lines |
The Shirt (by Jane Kenyon) 2018 Feb 02| American Apparel |
A Dad's Advice to His Daughter (by ...) 2018 Jan 29| Making The Rounds |
How to Cook Soup (by Dean Alan) 2018 Jan 19| -Dean Alan, RIP. I missed him back in the day but online a lot of people I dig really dug him. |
carrying water (by Stephen Dobyn) 2018 Jan 16| I love metaphors that reveal further parallels as you think about it more. |
Forecast for Sex By 50 When You Are a 46-Year-Old Black Woman (by Deeshaw Philyaw) 2018 Jan 13| funny and sweet and sad |
Spawning (by Zach Weinersmith and Abby Howard) 2017 Nov 13| a cartoon of trout looking for love |
A Kiss from "weetzie bat" (by Francesca Lia Block) 2017 Oct 26 Affirmation (by Donald Hall) 2017 Aug 03| meditation on aging and love |
from Eat Pray Love (by Elizabeth Gilbert) 2017 May 07| on the soulmate's purpose |
from "The Insect Play" (by Karel Capek) 2017 Apr 09| two bits of verse from an old play about bugs |
from "The Space Merchants" (by Frederick Pohl and C.M. Kornbluth) 2017 Jan 08| a passage from an old science fiction book |
Itsy Bitsy (by Carrie Fisher) 2016 Dec 04| from "The Princess Diarist" |
Fish in the Sea (by Carrie Fisher) 2016 Dec 04| from "The Princess Diarist" |
A Woman's Place (by Carrie Fisher) 2016 Dec 04| from "The Princess Diarist" |
You took my breath away (by Carrie Fisher) 2016 Dec 04| from "The Princess Diarist" |
The Dirty Laundry Poem (by Erica Jong) 2016 Nov 26| from "How to Save Your Own Life" |
Her Mouth, His Seed, Her Soul (by Erica Jong) 2016 Nov 26| (NSFW) from "How to Save Your Own Life" |
After a while (by Veronica A. Shoffstall) 2016 Sep 18| the process |
from "Peter Quince at the Clavier" (by Wallace Stevens) 2016 Jun 08| Lovely |
Kiss You (by Bo Burnham) 2016 Jan 27| lets kiss all day |
Sweet Sixteen (by Gary D. Wilson) 2015 Dec 02| So nostalgic... |
from "The Once and Future King" (by T.H.White) 2015 Nov 22| amazing book |
On the Peacock (by Kirk, Blender-Keeper) 2015 Aug 31| Rachel E. Gross |
A Mix Tape: "Don't You (Forget About Me)" (by Brenda Shaughnessy) 2015 Jul 27| old technology |
You and I (by Leonard Nimoy) 2015 Feb 28| RIP |
Confusion (by from "Birdman") 2015 Feb 21| pointed quote |
from "To Fall in Love With Anyone, Do This" (by Mandy Len Catron @ NYTimes) 2015 Jan 14 soulmates explained? (by Kirk, Blender-Keeper) 2014 Nov 18 Give Me (by Tery J. England) 2014 Oct 24| from "Spare Change" newspaper long ago... |
Dialog from "Louie" (by Kirk, Blender-Keeper) 2014 Sep 23| On the best part of love |
Quote from "Adaption" (by Kirk, Blender-Keeper) 2014 Jan 09| telling little quote |
Requiem for Romance (by Jonathan Ng) 2013 Aug 21| In this "crouching love, hidden breakup" story, inspired by 50's Shanghai water ink animation & kung fu films, themes of distance, tradition, art and longing dominate a telephonic conversation as a martial arts tango provides the visual backdrop. |
Don't expect me to be sane anymore (by Henry Miller) 2013 Jun 02| Henry Miller's note to Anais Nin |
leaving is not enough (by Frida Kahlo) 2013 Apr 26| a little rant like thing |
What It Might Have Been (Lyrics and Video) (by Chris Smither) 2012 Dec 06| Oh, man. Lyrics and the video for this zen-ish and resigned song. |
The Most Romantic Photographs (by BuzzFeedVideo) 2012 Oct 11| lovely montage |
Robert Rowland Smith on First Love (by Robert Rowland Smith) 2012 Jun 24| from "Driving with Plato" |
Robert Rowland Smith on Tying the Knot (by Robert Rowland Smith) 2012 Jun 24| from "Driving with Plato" |
from "Driving with Plato" (by Shakespeare and Robert Rowland Smith) 2012 Jun 07| the sense and science of sonnets and kisses |
from "The Republic of Empathy" (by Sam Lipsyte) 2012 May 31 On falling in love with beauty (by Donald Winnicott) 2012 May 16| quote |
from "The Difference" (by Mary Louise Ritter) 2012 Mar 16| excerpt from "The Difference" as quoted in Nicholson Baker's "The Anthologist" |
Portal 2 Proposal (by Gary Hudson) 2011 Aug 27| A guy proposes to his gal via a custom level for the game Portal 2 |
the power of puncuation (by Marda Dunsky) 2011 Jul 20| Watch those commas, periods, and other marks people! |
one (by O. K. Gently) 2011 Feb 28| From a tweet |
On sex and Laughter (by Hermione Gingold) 2011 Feb 02| quick quote |
Quote on Understanding (by Eye-Opener Bob" Edwards) 2011 Jan 27| Brief thought |
GBS quote (by George Bernard Shaw) 2010 Sep 28| pithy! cynical? |
Instructions (by Ronald Finke, Martha Farah, and Steven Pinker) 2010 Aug 16| An exercise in visualization from "How The Mind Works" |
New York City (by They Might Be Giants) 2010 Aug 08| lyrics to a fun and romantic song |
Need the Eggs (by Woody Allen) 2010 Jul 21| famous quote from Annie Hall |
from "Anathem" (by Neal Stephenson) 2010 Jul 08| quote on beauty |
On The Bullfrog (by Roald Dahl) 2010 Jun 29| from "Danny: The Champion of the World" |
Alan Kay quote (by Alan Kay) 2010 Jun 29| quick lovely thought, quoted in "Designing Interactions" but with some implications for l'amour... |
the triangle of loves (by Unknwon) 2010 May 19| Infographic from Tumblr... |
Lacunar Vals (by 9000) 2010 Mar 30| graphic design excellence |
Schmoop (by felisdemens) 2010 Jan 05| A lovely LJ post by a frind of mine |
from tufts.general (by unknown) 2009 Nov 09| An exchange from an old, long defunct academic Usenet group |
book review review (by Kirk, Blender-Keeper) 2009 Jun 25| A quote and a metareview of "A Vindication of Love" |
Jill & Matt Met At Work (by Jill Marleah / Matthew Jesse) 2009 Jun 18| Amazingly aweseome Wedding Invite (via http://manolobrides.com) |
What THESE Women Want (by "Johnny") 2009 May 31| brilliant, clear piece from http://whichsurprisedher.blogspot.com/ |
from "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" (by Woody Allen) 2009 Feb 15| passage from the Woody Allen movie |
what did you do to herman? (by Eric J.) 2008 Dec 05| a piece of "found art" |
Keith Olbermann on Proposition 8 (by Keith Olbermann) 2008 Nov 11| A moving video commentary explaining how terrible, terrible, terrible CA's mangling of its own Constitution was for the cause of love and romance and relatinships and human rights |
Galileo (by Tim Hartwig) 2008 Aug 24| from a set of coasters "The World's Shortest Stories" -- this reads like a poor man's Tom Robbins |
from "Tender is the Night" (by F. Scott Fitzgerald) 2008 Aug 13| A scene from the novel with a reference to mental illness |
from Hotel Chevalier (by Kirk, Blender-Keeper) 2008 Jul 05| an excerpt from the prelude to "The Darjeeling Limited" |
the past doesn't go away (by Mr. Blue (Garrison Keillor)) 2008 May 20| A bittersweet bit of advice from Keillor's old salon.com advice column |
On a First Kiss (by Mary Karr) 2008 Jan 03| from "Cherry" |
to Tracey (by Charles Schulz) 2007 Dec 22| Charles Schulz to his paramour Tracey |
from "Fierce People" (by Dirk Wittenborn) 2007 Dec 18| an excerpt from the novel |
Personal Ads from the London Review of Books (by from "They Call Me Naughty Lola") 2007 Dec 03| love among the british inteligensia |
from the introduction to "Good Poems for Hard Times" 2007 Oct 27| A mandate for poets. |
What Was I Thinking, Part 1: He's Moving Out (by SlateV.com) 2007 Oct 20| slate.com is doing a series of animations about breakups - the animation is a little gratuitous, but it's an interesting idea |
Hemingway to Dietrich, June 19 1950 (by Ernest Hemingway) 2007 Apr 05| excerpt of a letter from Ernest Hemingway to Marlene Dietrich, from their recently released correspondance |
from the Inferno of Dante: Canto V (by Dante, translated by John Ciardi) 2007 Apr 03| (as quoted in "The Sixteen Pleasures", Robert Hellenga's fine novel) |
Packet of Letters (by Louise Bogan) 2007 Feb 14| via http://www.slate.com/id/2135749/ |
Sugar In The Morning (by Unknown Homeless Gentleman) 2006 Jun 03| A small quote about a famous song |
from "Gettysburg" (by Garrison Keillor) 2006 Mar 19| an excerpt from a short piece...will probably be the basis for next month's ramble, for some reason I find its idea about romance strongly compelling |
Post Post-modern Man (by Devo) 2006 Jan 25| Lame I know but I've never heard the song, just found the title and then lyric captivating |
It's Alright With Me (by Cole Porter) 2006 Jan 13| melancholy with a touch of lust |
The Old Phedinkus (by Damon Runyon) 2005 Nov 20| from "Tobias the Terrible" |
Mileage (by Sara Shansky) 2005 Aug 31| A mystery track from one of her albums... |
A Lighthouse Gone Mad from Loneliness (by William Gibson) 2005 Jun 22| A brief excerpt from "Pattern Recognition" |
i like my body when it is with your (by E. E. Cummings) 2005 Apr 21| lightly erotic work |
LOVE (by Amy Krouse Rosenthal) 2005 Feb 11| from "Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life" |
Who knows how to make love stay? (by Tom Robbins) 2004 Nov 17| Excerpts from "Still Life With Woodpecker" |
Quotes from Farscape (by Farscape) 2004 May 06| Quote from the scifi show |
All That (by Hugo Williams) 2004 Apr 16| I think my soon-to-be-ex-wife would understand this one |
from "The Great Gatsby" (by F. Scott Fitzgerald) 2004 Apr 10| quote from the famous novel |
First Love (by Wislawa Szymborska) 2004 Feb 24 geek love poem (by The Guys At Slashdot.org) 2004 Feb 08| Brilliant code-pun poem with geek culture references... |
from "Things My Mother Never Told Me" (by Blake Morrison) 2003 Nov 12| My Mom forwarded this lovely little passage |
The Meaning of Love (Parody, PG13) (by Jacob W. Haller) 2003 Oct 13| from alt.religion.kibology, a wonderfully evil parody |
from "Love Me" (by Garrison Keillor) 2003 Sep 27| passage of reconciliation |
from "Birds of America" (by Lorrie Moore) 2003 Sep 22| On love affairs and raccoons in the chimney |
...Of People Who Know What They Want (by Garrison Keillor) 2003 Aug 24| from his new novel "Love Me" |
A Note On The Rapture To His True Love (by Thomas Lynch) 2003 Aug 01| lovely piece, result of a formal exercise |
End Zen (by Donald Rumsfeld) 2003 Jun 30| John McCaslin "found" this poem by Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld, but I think there's a romantic element here. |
from "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay" (by Michael Chabon) 2003 May 20| a lovely description of a kiss |
You're So Cool (by Quentin Tarantino) 2003 Mar 24| from "True Romance" |
Wet -n- Wild (by Hilary Price) 2003 Mar 05| from her comicstrip, Rhymes with Orange |
so close, so far (by brooklyngirl) 2002 Nov 26| wonderful little flash movie |
Marcella's Defense (from Don Quixote) (by Cervantes) 2002 Nov 23| Marcella was accused of causing a shepard's death-by-heartbreak |
Limerick (by Thomas Moore) 2002 Oct 24| 5 Lines from an early 19th-century Irish poet |
brevity (by Kyle Parrish) 2002 Aug 14| poem from an old unix profile (.plan) |
feathered twilight (by Luna) 2001 Oct 18| A Lovely Fantasia |
Conversation (by Donald Hall) 2001 Jun 28| work found in The New Yorker |
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