sparhawk
April 7th, 2008, 05:19 PM
Hey, this Yi business serves all kinds of purposes... :rofl:
Thursday evening began with a bang, in terms of subject matter at least. Devon Gallegos read an excerpt from “Bite Together,” his book-in-progress, which he candidly describes as a treatise on “how one acquires and accumulates nookie online.” His protagonist checks his voracious sexual appetite by consulting an online Chinese I-Ching oracle, a kind of virtual fortune teller that advises him as to how to attract fellow bloggers on the chatroom “Manhunt.” Gallegos’ tone is entirely matter-of-fact—all observations devoid of overt emotion—even when describing sexual acts in detail. The effect is both surprisingly funny and moving. His character remarks, “Licking his body makes me think of washing his feet. ... Certainly I’ve approached online sex as washing other people’s feet.” Gallegos successfully conveys the isolation and numbness that comes with online sex, hiding dejection beneath his character’s seemingly indifferent statements. (http://www.columbiaspectator.com/node/30271)
Thursday evening began with a bang, in terms of subject matter at least. Devon Gallegos read an excerpt from “Bite Together,” his book-in-progress, which he candidly describes as a treatise on “how one acquires and accumulates nookie online.” His protagonist checks his voracious sexual appetite by consulting an online Chinese I-Ching oracle, a kind of virtual fortune teller that advises him as to how to attract fellow bloggers on the chatroom “Manhunt.” Gallegos’ tone is entirely matter-of-fact—all observations devoid of overt emotion—even when describing sexual acts in detail. The effect is both surprisingly funny and moving. His character remarks, “Licking his body makes me think of washing his feet. ... Certainly I’ve approached online sex as washing other people’s feet.” Gallegos successfully conveys the isolation and numbness that comes with online sex, hiding dejection beneath his character’s seemingly indifferent statements. (http://www.columbiaspectator.com/node/30271)