/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.3688844]

post your battle stations /lit/

[Anonymous No.3688851]

[Anonymous No.3688859]

Fuck writing, lel.

[Anonymous No.3688873]

What type of laptop do you have there? And how do you like it? I've been looking for a new laptop to bring with me on my travels. Don't have a camera handy, so I can't post my battlestation, sorry.

[Anonymous No.3688885]

>>3688873
Looks like a HP pavilion dm1. The same one I got.
It's pretty decent except for the fact that it gets immensely hot way too fast.

[Anonymous No.3688895]

[Anonymous No.3688904]

>>3688885

Ok, cool. Thanks! I will do some more research on it.

[Anonymous No.3688944]

[Anonymous No.3688948]

>>3688859
I want to be there so much.

[Anonymous No.3688949]

>>3688851

How can you work lying down like that? it must be terrible for your posture

[Anonymous No.3688952]

>>3688944
people other than my dad buy those weird step chair things?
wow

[Anonymous No.3689264]

>>3688952

that's your dad's second family.

[Anonymous No.3689292]

[Anonymous No.3689302]

Woke up an hour ago so it's pretty messy right now

[Anonymous No.3689308]

>>3689302
Haha oh shit I left reddqt on my pc. I only browse it occasionally

[Anonymous No.3689391]

>>3689302
Disgusting.

[Anonymous No.3689398]

>>3689292

[Anonymous No.3689402]

>>3689292
>>3689398

what the fuck? these pictures are amazing

[Anonymous No.3689414]

>>3689402
In what sense are they amazing?

[Anonymous No.3689418]

>>3689402

[Anonymous No.3689427]

>>3689414

something about them has deeply kindled my taste for offbeat americana

[Anonymous No.3689455]

>>3689427
>offbeat Americana

That might be so, but these pictures were taken in Israel. If you haven't come across them before, the picture of the two young people crouching in front of the christmas tree has been a mystery on 4chin for years, resulting in many long-winded attempts to write therir life stories and guess what the context of these pictures were. A lot of people seemed to agree that the picture had something tragic about it, although we now know that it was taken in an apartment in Israel the night the two got marries (they weren't siblings after all!)

[Anonymous No.3689473]

>>3689455
that aint an apartment dude
that's an hospital

[Anonymous No.3689489]

>>3689473
I would post the guy's blog to prove you wrong, but I can't help but feel that you're trolling

[Anonymous No.3689502]

>>3689308
i believe you anon.

[Anonymous No.3689505]

I like this thread.

[Anonymous No.3689507]

>>3689308
>browsing leddit
leave

[Anonymous No.3689512]

>>3688844

Are you at a university or do you live in a board meeting room?

[Anonymous No.3689516]

>>3688944
This picture is already on your monitor. I am confused.

[Anonymous No.3689520]

>>3689516
it's like we're living in an sf novel!

[Anonymous No.3689527]

>>3689455

That christmas tree picture is one of the most interesting things i've ever seen. Life as art.

[Anonymous No.3689569]

>>3688844
>>3688851
The amount of books and papers you've strewn around your computer make me insecure about the half-assed research paper I'm working on for tomorrow.

[Anonymous No.3689592]

>>3689302
I have that same guitar case.

[Anonymous No.3689638]

>>3689592
What country is this?

I'd love a tiled floor in my room if I lived in a hot country

[Anonymous No.3689656]

>>3689418
What's the story of this pic? Are they brother and sister? I forget.

[Anonymous No.3689664]

>>3689656
They are your destiny

[Anonymous No.3689668]

>chicano literature
>implying

They are the worst of both cultures and some of the dumbest and laziest sacks of shit I have ever encountered.

[Anonymous No.3689670]

>>3689668
Was this the wrong thread?

[Anonymous No.3689672]

>>3688859
That makes me homesick.

Fuck you, bro.

[Anonymous No.3689679]

>>3689418
time is so cruel on women

[RomanianRichard No.3689706]

>>3688844
>>3688851
>>3688944
These battlestations make mine look like a child's who's writing video game fan-fiction.
;_;

[Anonymous No.3689729]

>>3689706
That's a cool journal.

[RomanianRichard No.3689732]

>>3689729
Thanks man, pages are made out of papyrus. Got it as a birthday gift.

[Anonymous No.3689734]

>>3689527
>>3689455
I don't get it. Why is it weird?

[Anonymous No.3689747]

>>3689734
2deep4u

[RomanianRichard No.3689749]

>>3689734
The Christmas Tree one resonated with me.
The whole budding couple enjoying their first Christmas with each other in their shitty apartment. Got the feeling that they really had nothing at all but themselves. Kind of beautiful.

[Anonymous No.3689817]

>>3688948
>>3689672
Sorry friends. That's what calls us though. Why get tangled up into the whole writing game when you can have a cup of wine in the fields?

[Anonymous No.3689846]

>>3689414
>In what sense are they amazing?

all of them.

[Anonymous No.3689854]

>>3689706
At least you're presumably reading and writing. I've lost the motivation to do either recently, so keep it up.

[RomanianRichard No.3689880]

>>3689854
40,000 words in the last two months. Also got through Infinite Jest, Great Gatsby, Notes from Underground, and A Scanner Darkly since this year began.

Currently reading Lewis Mumford.

So I'd say I'm in it, the literary lifestyle at least. Granted, the stuff I'm writing is probably pure crap, but I'm pushing through and trying to finish this project so that it can hopefully get published.

[Anonymous No.3689887]

>>3689706
>writing video game fan-fiction.

If Hemingway committed suicide, then it stands to reason you should too.

[RomanianRichard No.3689892]

>>3689887
Your reading comprehension needs work. That's not at all what I'm working on.

[Anonymous No.3689917]

>>3689892
Do tell.

[RomanianRichard No.3689941]

>>3689917
Sci-fi genre fiction that attempts to adopt and evolve the philosophies and ideas presented by Lewis Mumford and Joseph Campbell late in their lives.
Major theme is questioning whether sacrificing specific sections of the self for progress is conducive to human and technic development.

All 90,000+ words I have for the thing is first-draft, unedited garbage though.

[Anonymous No.3689957]

>>3689941
You should try reading some Scientology texts.

[Anonymous No.3690022]

I'm a faggot, please kill me.
Also, guess my job. It'll spice up the game.

[Anonymous No.3690029]

>>3690022
you sellin pharmaceuticals anon?

if not, are the craft supplies strictly hobby related?

[RomanianRichard No.3690033]

>>3690022
Glue taste-tester who does some type of digital art on the side.

[Anonymous No.3690034]

Best new thread.

OP was not a fag.

[Anonymous No.3690041]

>>3690022
Strepsils?
Walked in a wall while reading?

student

[Anonymous No.3690046]

>>3690029
No, I do not sell pharmaceuticals. I'm just having a bad flu right now.
And yes, strictly hobby related.

>>3690033
My digital art is shit.

[Anonymous No.3690060]

>>3689706
you were recently asked what that green book was when you posted this somewhere else. What was the answer?

[Anonymous No.3690062]

>>3690046
>My digital art is shit.
Lead Disney artist.

[Anonymous No.3690066]

>>3690060
not that poster, but come on. just look to the post beneath that one.

[RomanianRichard No.3690070]

>>3690060
Personal journal. Filled mostly with blank pages and a few of my own thoughts. Nothing all too interesting, sadly.

[Anonymous No.3690079]

>>3690066
Yeah I saw that - but he wasn't necessarily correct was he - and seeing as a day or two ago I lurked a thread just to get the answer to that same question - thought I might as well make sure.

>ordinarily, I'd agree with you, but that guy assumed, he didn't know.

>>3690070
ty. Like the other guy said, nice journal :)

[Anonymous No.3690086]

>>3690079
>Thanks man, pages are made out of papyrus. Got it as a birthday gift.

i respect curiosity but investigation will get you far in life.

[Anonymous No.3690097]

>>3689638
It's Brazil.

[Anonymous No.3690107]

It's a bit cramped in here and I need a new monitor, things are falling out the back of this one.

[Anonymous No.3690113]

>>3688844

[Anonymous No.3690117]

[Anonymous No.3690128]

>>3690117
That feel when I'm not a plaid shirt guy, nor do I smoke a pipe while carrying Infnite Jest in my hands ;_;

[Anonymous No.3690139]

>>3690117
are you trying to piss me off?

[Anonymous No.3690149]

>>3690117
I said this before and I will say it again: Pleb pipes.

[Anonymous No.3690153]

>>3689638
not that guy, but as someone who had a room with tile in Florida, it kind of sucks. nice during the summer time, yeah (room stays cool easily) but that tile gets ice cold once the temperature gets even moderately cold (not fun when half asleep).

also mopping bedrooms is fucking bullshit.

[Anonymous No.3690164]

inb4 macfag

[Anonymous No.3690172]

>>3690164
protip- 95% of mac haters dont even utilize half the features they cite when they trash macs.

also, if nothing else, apple has nice build quality on their laptops. my brother recently got a newer macbook pro and that shit feels sturdy.

>he bought it to replace his other macbook which was 5-6 years old and still kicking

[Anonymous No.3690178]

>>3690117
Jameson's isn't even good for the price.

[Anonymous No.3690181]

>>3690172
me again

>>3690164
silly me, i got so wrapped up in that comment i forgot to comment on what's relevant.

i have the norton anthology of american literature (pretty nice, albeit thick as fuck). how is the poetry anthology? i've been thinking about collecting more of the anthologies to expand my short literature collection.

also, school or fun? i cant tell what the handwriting says.

[Anonymous No.3690194]

>>3690153
>mopping
>bedroom

Oh God that sounds so weird.

[Anonymous No.3690195]

>>3690181
>nice
Lit student, the poem anthology is a godsend if you're into poetry. I would also recommend the anthology of theory and criticism, it's like a literary Bible.

[Anonymous No.3690242]

>>3690194
it is, but youd be surprised how nasty tile can get even if you sweep all the time. also moving shit around is a HUGE pain if you have a ot of electronics

>>3690195
good to hear. as i said, i have the american literature anthology (had to buy for a class a while back, glad i did). i'm not a student, i just think reading is a great hobby.

but more to the point, i wouldn't say i'm "into" poetry. i have a hard time "getting" it, but i'd like to change that. i might look into it.

never even heard of the anthology of theory and criticism, but that certainly sounds interesting.

[Anonymous No.3690288]

>no typewriters

You surprise me

[Anonymous No.3690299]

>>3690288
I used one briefly
Can't get the speed
Tendency to jam
Have to buy ribbon, which smells
Noisy

[Anonymous No.3690316]

>>3690288
This ain't the 20th century anymore.

[Anonymous No.3690344]

Any tips for setting up a battlestation? I've tried writing in bed, or on the desk where I keep my stationary PC, which is cluttered by other stuff. Just can't get a comfortable pose or a clear head enough to just focus on the craft.

[Anonymous No.3690350]

>>3690288
ask this guy >>3690117
he seems the type.

[Anonymous No.3690358]

>>3690344
Have you tried writing standing up? Using chest-high furniture or a special desk

[Anonymous No.3690362]

>>3690344
Try carrying a notebook and writing when you feel inspired

[Anonymous No.3690371]

>>3690288
some technology is rightfully dead. computer keyboards are superior in every way possible.

[Anonymous No.3690375]

>>3690344
i find that alternating works best for me. if i stay in one spot too long, it starts to get uncomfortable.

that reminds me, make sure you're taking a break. that's a big reason many people are so uncomfortable all the time, they try to sit in one spot for hours at a time.

[Anonymous No.3690406]

>>3690358
>>3690362
>>3690375

Good advice all. Thank you, brothers. On a slightly related note, any tips for fighting writer's block in general? It used to be that I wrote all the time. Every free minute I was either writing or thinking about writing, and I received a lot of praise on my work from people I respect.

Then I just dried up. Poof. Like walking into a mental wall. Now I just stare at the blank page, if I can muster up the strength to even start up my word processor. It's been like this for over a year now. I used to blame university, what with the last year and final exams consuming my time and brain power. A year after graduation, that doesn't seem like a good excuse anymore.

[Anonymous No.3690411]

>>3690406
More sleep
More read
More outside

[Anonymous No.3690421]

>>3690178
what do you recommend then?

[Anonymous No.3690431]

>>3690406
i dont know what it is, but i always find it harder to write in a word processor than with good ol fashioned pen and paper.

two other techniques i've heard good things about are

1. just write write write. even if it's nonsensical, retarded, whatever. ive never been a fan of this method, but it works for some people.

2. take a break for a set period of time. dont try to cut the break short either. think of it like rest days for strength training. work your brain too hard, you'll get burnt out.

oh, i also hear keeping a journal is a helpful tool. habit of writing and whatnot.

[Anonymous No.3690440]

>>3688844
Oh shit I want to get me a tiny laptop like that. Whats the brand? How much that set you back?

[Anonymous No.3690457]

>>3690431

>write write write

I used to do that a lot. Stream-of-consciousness writing, putting the words away without re-reading them and then taking them out for editing after they had "cooled". It produced a lot of purple prose and flowery metaphors, but I kind of liked it and some of my test readers did too.

Thanks for the advice, guys. Hope to be back to it soon.

[Anonymous No.3690458]

>>3690440
They're called netbooks.

[Anonymous No.3690461]

>>3690117
what type of Toms are those?

[Anonymous No.3690512]

bump

[Anonymous No.3690618]

>>3690457
good luck. remember, it's just a roadblock, not the end of the road.

[Anonymous No.3690662]

>>3690117
Show me your face so I punch it.

[Anonymous No.3690716]

>>3690421
>asking for a whisky recommendation
That's like making a thread on /lit/ that just says "What book do I read?"

There's too many personal opinions and it's a complex topic to begin with. I like Glenfiddich (scotch) anda hear Glenmorangie is good too, but you might want to start with blended instead of single malts. You'll probably do well to google around, and if you don't find much that way (and what to look for depends a lot on scotch vs. irish vs. american/etc. whisky), you would do well to order a couple of drinks at a bar and talk to your bartender about it assuming he's not a college kid and instead someone who actually enjoys drinking and knows a lot about it, or a liquor store owner.

[Anonymous No.3690733]

>>3688851
i remember you this morning.
waddup nigga

[Anonymous No.3690737]

>>3690716
>asks for irish whiskey recommendation
>this post

that anon wanted irish whiskey, not your fucking philosophy on the subject of drinking whiskey.

[Anonymous No.3690741]

>>3690737
not him but there is no whiskey but jameson.

now shut up wannabe cultured fedora fart.

[Anonymous No.3690832]

>>3690741
calling le bullshit

[Anonymous No.3690833]

>>3690737
>not your fucking philosophy on the subject of drinking whiskey.
>1 paragraph with some recommendations and how to find out what you like on your own
Hahahaha, okay. I don't drink a lot of irish, so I recommended scotch and told him to google it or talk to a bartender/liquor store owner. Sorry if that was too verbose for your tastes.

[Anonymous No.3690836]

>>3690421
turkey 101 ye cant

[Anonymous No.3690870]

>>3690153
>but that tile gets ice cold once the temperature gets even moderately cold (not fun when half asleep).
don't sleep on yonder floor ye redneck

[Anonymous No.3690886]

>>3690870
but muh feets would get cold when id get out of bed in the morning

ind4 get slippers, i somehow didnt think of that for a solid portion of the time i lived there.

>>3690833
yeah, sorry about that post. i believe i read it in a much more arrogant tone than was intended. it's been a long few days.

>>3690741
>wannabe cultured fedora fart

i wish those assholes would stop buying jameson so the goddamn price would drop already. i rarely drink it because i can get a better deal on other liquor.

[Anonymous No.3690891]

>>3690886
should say

>i believe i read YOUR POST in a much more arrogant tone...

[Anonymous No.3690920]

>>3690886
>ind4 get slippers
wasn't even going there, just inb4 being a bitch made nigger

[Anonymous No.3690927]

>>3690920
hey i dealt with it fine, but given the choice i'll take carpet any day of the week (more for the other reasons i listed than the temperature thing)

[Anonymous No.3690928]

>>3690022
Are you Australian?

[Anonymous No.3690935]

[Anonymous No.3691008]

>>3690886
>>3690891
It's alright, I've been in the same position. No harm done.

[Anonymous No.3691043]

>>3690935
Disgusting but deliciously comfy. I suspect you partake in herbal therapy.

[Anonymous No.3691259]

>>3691043
>areyouawizard.scroll

Of course, but a rye whiskey a little more.

[Anonymous No.3691278]

>>3690935
Do you have to hop into your chair each time you want to sit down...?

[Anonymous No.3691315]

>>3691278
Yeah it's fucking huge

[Anonymous No.3691332]

>>3690935
Nice color ranges, faggot

[Anonymous No.3691336]

[Anonymous No.3691342]

>>3691336
Amazing, a mac. I hope they come with extra comfy keyboards.

[Anonymous No.3691348]

>>3691315
You must be a champion high-jumper then.

[Anonymous No.3691393]

>>3689706
>ash tray

Classy as fuck.


Here's mine. It's a dorm room btw.

[Anonymous No.3691427]

>You will never have this room.

[Anonymous No.3691434]

>>3691427
>dem books
Why is so fucking hard to find nice looking books? It kills me inside.

[Anonymous No.3691444]

>>3691427
cramped and cluttered

[Anonymous No.3691495]

>>3691427

Why would I want this room its clearly their only in order to stroke someones ego. Just look at the diploma's on the wall and rows of books that clearly haven't been opened in the last fifty years. Let me see some paperbacks and some papers strewn around the place and maybe then I'll believe someone actually works here.


>>3688944
This is the best study ITT so far.

[Anonymous No.3691525]

>>3688844
Samsung Chrome book; Hackintosh Pro.

[Anonymous No.3691533]

>>3691434
It's not. Look into fine presses.

[Anonymous No.3691536]

>>3691495
I like the look of the fancy room, but I do kind of agree with you. One of the first things I thought of when I saw it was, "Why do they even have the diplomas, ye olde telephone, and typewriter around?" The rest is pretty neat looking though. I really wish there were more well bound and good looking books.

>papers strewn around the place
Besides the books on the desk, and the briefcase on the ground, he might just be typing it on the computer and keeping things well organized. Or maybe not, who knows.

[Anonymous No.3691545]

>>3691533
I never considered that, thanks for bringing it up. I found the FPBA (http://www.fpba.com) on google, and they have a list of presses in the US. Any in particular that you would recommend though?

[Anonymous No.3691550]

>>3691336
aren't you that Norwegian dude who watches twin peaks and frequents battle station threads on /v/?

[Anonymous No.3691564]

>>3691545
Folio Society is a big and generally good one that should have you set on classics and some modern classics. Not US, but it's not hard to get their books here.

[Anonymous No.3691578]

>>3689516
wow it's true
it's not that hard to do, though

[Anonymous No.3691587]

>>3691427
Three things and then it would be perfect:
1. Clear some shit off that desk.
2. Put the cardboard boxes away.
3. Let me stay there forever.

[Anonymous No.3691594]

>>3691564
Neat, thanks. The only problem I could see with this sort of thing is the limited availability of certain editions or translations that I might prefer to others. They only seem to have the Maude translation of Anna Karenina, when I prefer Pevear/Volokhonsky, for example.

[Anonymous No.3691614]

I think this would be mine - the floor and the bed. Mine's not for writing though. Just reading.

[Anonymous No.3691619]

>>3691614
that is one impressive kiddie-rape chamber

[Anonymous No.3691626]

>>3691619
I guess the duct tape and cord does make it look a little sinister.

[Anonymous No.3691638]

>>3691626
also the japanese mangas, the carpeted floor, that weird worm cushion, the pillows, that coverlet or blanket, the toys, the dinosaur information poster, the board games and last but not least, the nail carvings on the wall.
looks kind of cozy

[Anonymous No.3691642]

>>3691614
creep!

[Anonymous No.3691665]

>>3691638
What do you mean nail carvings on the wall? The wall just has a rough pattern on it. I don't think I have board games there, they're all on the other side of the room.

If it redeems me any, I have five other shelves on that wall filled with regular literature.

[Anonymous No.3691679]

>>3691665
the nail carvings part was a joke, just like the rest of my posts, you just have an odd-looking room. looks like board games on the bottom shelf of your nightstand though.

what's up with the dinosaurs by the way? I didn't notice the small ones in your bookshelf until now.
a-are you an archeologist?

[Anonymous No.3691695]

don't mock me

[Anonymous No.3691701]

>>3691679
Nah, I'm only a grad student in literature. I just like dinosaurs. On the bottom shelf of the nightstand are empty boxes and more books.

I got similar comments to yours last time I posted that too. I never knew purple worm pillows and bright green comforters were so disturbing.

[Anonymous No.3691725]

>>3691701
well it is a very oddly decorated room
don't take it personally though, I'm sure you're not a kiddyfiddling diddler
I'm watching three deers run around on a field, I love the spring

[Anonymous No.3691728]

>>3691725
i have a large antler for you to examine

[Anonymous No.3691739]

>>3691725
Don't worry, no offense. I'm actually probably going to be a mom fairly soon, so I suppose it's still kiddy related.

enjoy your deer anon

[Anonymous No.3691744]

reading/writing/drawing

the thing on the right is a drafting board that folds down into a desk.

[Anonymous No.3691750]

>>3691739
Swollen milky tits or gtfo

[Anonymous No.3691754]

messy, but I'm happy with it

[Anonymous No.3691758]

>>3691750
>probably

[Anonymous No.3691764]

>>3691744
Damn that looks nice.

[Anonymous No.3691767]

>>3691336

Glass tables are for people into scat.

[Anonymous No.3691773]

>>3691754
I saw the author of What Hath God Wrath or however it's spelled at UCLA for a class field trip in either 11th or 12th grade. He's cool, and assumed we all had read his book. I'm pretty sure only our history teacher read it, but we had good questions to ask and it was fun.

/story

[Anonymous No.3691778]

>>3691695
The desk of a serious writer. None of this sentimental bullshit.

[Anonymous No.3691784]

>>3690164
Is that thick book supposed to be a book on literary theory and criticism? I think it is... if so my roommate has the same one and he's an idiot English grad who hasn't read shit and just writes garbage hoping to be a teacher someday. What a waste.

[Anonymous No.3691793]

...

[Anonymous No.3691808]

>>3691758
>they all died

[Anonymous No.3691813]

>>3691336
GY!BE and Mount Eerie. You are obviously a man of deep and complex literary tastes.

Montreal post-rock FTW!

[Anonymous No.3691818]

>>3691764

[Anonymous No.3691928]

>>3691744
Maximum jelly, you should probably get a better chair for writing/drawing though if you haven't already. That's an A+ chair for chilling and reading though.

[Anonymous No.3693141]

>>3691336
Nice sanctuary, friend. Not completely according to my taste, but I can see it's some person's proper hide out where he can truly comfy.

[Anonymous No.3693165]

>>3691336
>no books shelf in sight

why post this here?

[Anonymous No.3693179]

>>3693165
luddites pls go

[Anonymous No.3693185]

>>3693179
nigga that pic is from /mu/ and you know that

[Anonymous No.3693202]

>>3688944

well done

[Anonymous No.3693211]

>bookshelves in front of window


why don't you just light them on fire?!!

[Anonymous No.3693233]

>>3691793
nigga i have that same desk chair. Thing's a piece of shit

[Anonymous No.3693503]

>>3693185
I don't go to /mu/.

[Anonymous No.3693637]

>>3693202

Thanks

[Anonymous No.3693666]

>>3691744
What brand chair is that?

[Anonymous No.3693993]

>>3693233

It's definitely not something I'll keep for life but I've been sitting on it 0-2 hours a day for 3.5 years now and it still works. The back piece is broken though and keeps coming off. The right screw is fucked and only goes about 15mm into the hole. Is yours that way too?

[Anonymous No.3694476]

>>3690022
You cum on japanime figurines for fun and profit.

[Anonymous No.3694704]

>>3693993
>0-2 hours a day
Stay in denial.

[Anonymous No.3694803]

>>3691744

[Anonymous No.3695919]

>>3688944
Are you a scholar?

[Anonymous No.3696470]

>>3695919

Not really, but I'm going to be starting a PhD soon if that counts.

[Anonymous No.3699715]

bump

[Nicolas Cage !!4L3ydrPrJqa No.3699937]

>>3689732
Any idea where the giver found it?

[Anonymous No.3699947]

>>3693666