The ego gets a bad reputation. We conflate it with narcissism. Freud’s original term was in German, Das Ich — The I — and didn’t mean vanity but merely the part of the consciousness that mediates between the uninhibited id, which seeks to fulfill biological drives, and the social demands of the superego, which negotiates [...]
Gena Rowlands as Minnie Moore in Minnie and Moskowitz — this is really rough and probably not done. In this scene, she’s having a conversation with someone who just doesn’t get what’s she talking about. Politely accepting the pleasant distraction of a glass of wine, she bites her finger in a moment of anguish. Minnie [...]
The vanity project will continue — fortunately or unfortunately — it’s hard to convey painfully learned lessons in a few words without them sounding like platitudes. I’m not sure why I took so many photos of myself during that year, but when I see these photos, I am immediately reminded of what I was thinking [...]
Let her know if she can please you She’s eager to please to you Pitbull heartbreaker Forced love dictator Is she as shallow as she seems? – Sebadoh, “Forced Love” – This is most likely not about the person one might think it’s about. Unless you happen to be that person, then, yes, it is [...]