tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84899346298655253.post6936923610555291186..comments2023-11-05T01:10:20.086-07:00Comments on Jane Jones: ThinJane Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03865994081521808548noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84899346298655253.post-20950990715985302082011-12-16T13:03:33.121-08:002011-12-16T13:03:33.121-08:00Seems like there are so many barriers and boundari...Seems like there are so many barriers and boundaries and social taboos that you can't be yourself anymore. You can't make your own way, act or think independently. That's one of the reasons I enjoy apocalyptic fiction so much; with the breakdown of society and civilization (even if millions died in the process), suddenly the remainder are free to be/do/think/say whatever they want. I have to say that there's a terrible, horrifying part of me that would be truly happy if a meteor hit or the zombies attacked or the dinosaurs came back. Part of me would be yelling (in Mel Gibson's voice) "FREEEEEEDOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMM!!" <br /><br />Feels like the only place I can truly give vent to my true inner self is out on the dance floor. Videotape invariably ensues. <br /><br />Temptation to let oneself go is terrible, is it not? Worse than the pull of any addiction.A.T. Posthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03987529687181431843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84899346298655253.post-53999789070949915032011-12-15T15:33:01.629-08:002011-12-15T15:33:01.629-08:00Postman, I know. I think most humans on some level...Postman, I know. I think most humans on some level struggle with the temptation of just letting go of all inhibitions and being wild. Maybe that's why we do crazy things when on drugs and alcohol... the lowering of barriers and boundaries and social taboos.Jane Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03865994081521808548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84899346298655253.post-49118731078295222262011-12-13T20:16:07.380-08:002011-12-13T20:16:07.380-08:00There are worse stories about descents into madnes...There are worse stories about descents into madness than "The Bell Jar." "Johnny Got His Gun," "The Shining" and "The Snake Pit" are all either depressing or terrifying or both. <br /><br />An entrancing idea, being drawn bit by bit into another world. There is beauty and terror in that abyss.A.T. Posthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03987529687181431843noreply@blogger.com