tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13858095.post112850608530070438..comments2023-06-28T18:30:16.182+10:00Comments on Silent Speaking: The mating dance of Don QuixoteUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13858095.post-1129163132615568632005-10-13T10:25:00.000+10:002005-10-13T10:25:00.000+10:00An enticing range of books there Livi.These days I...An enticing range of books there Livi.<BR/><BR/>These days I dabble in Nietzsche, however that might be a turn off for the ladies.<BR/><BR/>Odd experiences? Intriguing...Don Quixotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291358604872256004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13858095.post-1129040695791577652005-10-12T00:24:00.000+10:002005-10-12T00:24:00.000+10:00don,it's not so much 'shyness' in that sense - i d...don,<BR/><BR/>it's not so much 'shyness' in that sense - i do indeed go what i'm after but usually with more extroverted types i can tell if they're equally interested. so i reserve that behaviour for when it's warranted. <BR/><BR/>with the shy more bookish types it's harder to know whether they catch a glance and bury themselves back in a book because they're interested but shy, or not-interested and don't care. <BR/><BR/>hrmph. a much more complicated 'dance'. <BR/><BR/>as for types of books... well, anything from my old philosophy courses are an entertaining route to the 'flirt via bookjacket' thing (sartre, mencius, leibniz, plato... in later years i stuck to existentialism and eastern philosophy), although then i run the risk of attracting the pretentious snob who takes pains to artfully ruffle his hair. <BR/><BR/>it's kind of more like this... if i'm reading any of my favourites (murakami or camus) and someone peeks and smiles, i'm pretty much smitten because dude's got taste ;) <BR/><BR/>going beyond smiling to myself (in either situation), however, has led to some odd odd experiences, so... <BR/><BR/>???lividiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17013808922406844355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13858095.post-1128989286043772302005-10-11T10:08:00.000+10:002005-10-11T10:08:00.000+10:00Oprah recommended books? *shudders*I hear you on t...Oprah recommended books? *shudders*<BR/><BR/>I hear you on the 'uber-metrosexual' look, Estars, we have those here too.<BR/><BR/>Altogether it seems as if there is far too much thought going into appearance, and far too little thought going into the things that really count.Don Quixotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291358604872256004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13858095.post-1128900582651048812005-10-10T09:29:00.000+10:002005-10-10T09:29:00.000+10:00We don't really have muscle heads in my city, so m...We don't really have muscle heads in my city, so much as we have "ginos", or what I call "uber-metrosexuals". They're guys who wear too tight t-shirts, shiny bracelets and necklaces, their hair slicked back and equally shiny, and who wear sunglasses in bars and indoors. They show off thinking it'll impress, but really, that stuff will only impress the chicks who want sugar-daddies. Besides which, those guys are just creepy when they try to pick you up, and they're STOOPID. Sadly, I've rarely met any "normal" guys here either. It's either pretentious ginos, or pretentious business men. And the mainstream fashion sense tends to lean towards the upscale skank look.<BR/><BR/>As for the book thing....I don't put a lot of faith in *anyone* who reads nothing but Oprah-recommended books. But I work in a bookstore, so I see a lot of stupid people buying stupid books thereby propagating the stupidness in this city.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13858095.post-1128706777762251362005-10-08T03:39:00.000+10:002005-10-08T03:39:00.000+10:00Livi,I'm right now shuddering at the term 'fanny p...Livi,<BR/>I'm right now shuddering at the term 'fanny pack'. Ew indeed.<BR/><BR/>Yes, sneering at me and shooting me down, that is what I expect girls to do. I'm glad to see from reading your comment that there are girls out there that go for the 'ruffled' look. <BR/><BR/>I really didn't think you would be shy like that Miss Crank; for some reason I've always pictured that if you liked a guy you'd just go straight up and start talking to him (Sex in the city style).<BR/><BR/>Which book in your collection do you think would be the biggest draw card? Mine is a certain epic by Cervantes, but then I'm biased. <BR/><BR/>JDon Quixotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291358604872256004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13858095.post-1128705893224217072005-10-08T03:24:00.000+10:002005-10-08T03:24:00.000+10:00Some girl,Ha! I've seen the bum-bag disaster all t...Some girl,<BR/>Ha! I've seen the bum-bag disaster all too often. Generally the fashion here is pretty progressive - think a more humble version of London - however there is the muscle boy phenomenon that I'm talking about. I don't know if you have them over there, but over here we have a certain type of man that goes to the gym with obsessive regularity. These men normally have bleach blonde hair, wear fluorescent bicycle shorts and - yes - they wear bum-bags. I think that it is ultimately a body builder thing, however these guys choose to turn up to dance parties, clubs and raves wearing the same clothes that they wear to the gym. Usually they'll spend the night with their tops off, oiled up and posing to the beat of the music - it is a very strange sight.<BR/><BR/>It is interesting you brought up the Madonna example with the multiple layered petticoats because at the moment there seems to be a bit of an 80's renaissance in fashion over here. Some of it looks good, and some of it looks terrible.<BR/><BR/>The Da Vinci code: it is interesting that the Da Vinci code talks about the Jesus mystery because I think that it was intended for Satan. I found the writing bland, the characters boring and I've had more fun falling off my bike than I had reading it. It seems to be a book that has hit a very good niche, the niche that allows people whom don't know better to talk at parties under the mistaken belief that they've read a book of intellectual merit.Don Quixotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291358604872256004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13858095.post-1128620531775567332005-10-07T03:42:00.000+10:002005-10-07T03:42:00.000+10:00i still see fanny packs. though usually on grannie...i still see fanny packs. though usually on grannies at the casinos, hunched over multiple slot machines and wearing matching bedazzle-d sweatshirts. <BR/><BR/>ew.<BR/><BR/>and i agree, i'm totally a fan of the intellectual boys reading fascinating books (and AGREE WHOLEHEARTEDLY about that whole da vinci code nonsense, some girl. 'nuff already with the 'ooh'-ing over that book, Entire Planet).<BR/><BR/>and, don, i will admit to doing exactly what you do. if ever i'm carrying an interesting book and see a cute ruffled smarty-pants looking creature, i tend to display it to attempt some attention. <BR/><BR/>it is, however, ALL IN VAIN. because just my luck, the people who are most likely to go for that stuff, male or female, are TOO DAMN SHY. goes hand-in-hand. <BR/><BR/>it's the "i bury myself in my book because it's safer in the literary world, and even though i imagine myself striking up a conversation with you, i also imagine you sneering at me, shooting me down, and making fun of me later when you're discussing sartre over drinks with your friends." syndrome.<BR/><BR/>swear, it's a mental / medical condition. should be in the next installment of the DSM manual.lividiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17013808922406844355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13858095.post-1128615351526732242005-10-07T02:15:00.000+10:002005-10-07T02:15:00.000+10:00The fluorescent pink bum-bag upon his waist is the...<I>The fluorescent pink bum-bag upon his waist is the tragicomic icing on this anabolic (beef)cake.</I><BR/><BR/>DQ- you and I are the same age, and yet I fear the words: "fluorescent pink bum bag" places you and your countrymen in an entirely different era. A time when Madonna wore multiple layers of lace petticoats and men permed their hair. Please, DQ, for the sanity of all who read, please reassure me that you have not actually witnessed said fashion since the days when we were children and no one ever thought we would regret big hair and shoulder pads.<BR/><BR/>And just so you know, I find men reading interesting things far more attractive than the anabolic (beef)cakes in the clubs. I immediately discount men reading the Da Vinci Code (please don't tell me how great it was, I beg) while I fantasize about taking home the men reading historical fiction. <BR/><BR/>Some Girls like smart guys.Robert Allen Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15179321811781624158noreply@blogger.com