tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4524893404696556726.post7576606695623573611..comments2023-05-22T05:56:59.324-07:00Comments on Ian Mayhew: It was like A Beautiful Mind meets Crank...Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13631492948724448833noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4524893404696556726.post-81770411355526927342011-01-28T12:05:51.841-08:002011-01-28T12:05:51.841-08:00Sounds to me like an expression of social identity...Sounds to me like an expression of social identity. The blonde represents art. You can see this girl, you can even talk to her, but you hadn't yet "acquired" her (sexual connotation? sure, why the fuck not?). You are expected to give a speech, to say something meaningful and acceptable for a group of peers to listen to. What comes out of your mouth is abrasive, people are offended. Eventually, they get mad enough that they physically fight you. You are operating without art.<br /><br />What does it say to me? I think it reveals how you feel art plays into your social identity. Without art, what would you say? Would you have anything to say at all? Furthermore, would anyone be willing to listen, or would the things you would try to communicate be so abrasive that people would reject you in the most violent sense?<br /><br />You lost your shirt and shoes. Stripped naked. Are you being exposed? Embarrassed?<br /><br />You end up in bed with the blonde girl. Not any bed, but the bed from your childhood. This is where your union with art begins. She "saved" you from your "mental illness." Art gave you the ability to create a social identity that was acceptable to others, or at least that's what the psych major in me seems to think.<br /><br />Yeah? No? Let's drink.Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14194573779771956580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4524893404696556726.post-4945866749352712962011-01-28T11:19:08.277-08:002011-01-28T11:19:08.277-08:00Wow, Ian. That was truly entertaining to read. It&...Wow, Ian. That was truly entertaining to read. It's amazing that you were able to remember that much! Haha I loved the bit about your sudden onset of Tourette's. I'm glad your blonde bombshell girlfriend was understanding ;)Kirsten Ouradahttp://siftschmift.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com