https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/category-1440-week-of-05-12-08 en 2005-2012 shakespearesmonekys@gmail.com 42.65593 -71.33391 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:19:44 GMT yacs http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 70 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8564-how-to-become-less-popular-or-quick-tips-for-making-yourself-despicable https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8564-how-to-become-less-popular-or-quick-tips-for-making-yourself-despicable Sometimes life is too easy and you find you have too many friends, too many opportunities, too much money and you can't gain weight no matter what you eat. You are already well on your way to be disliked, even by those who say they like you, so celebrate! But what if it's just not enough? You crave more. Not outright hatred- no, that would simply require the murder of a puppy or something equally simple and pathetic. Besides, I like puppies. What the aim must be is a subtle undertone of intense dislike, verging on utter disdain and complete repulsion. Silky and light as a shadow. Now, here are the basics. There are so easy a child could master them. How have I come to know of these methods, you aren't asking me? I'll tell you, anyways, (see, isn't that annoying?)...I was born with these talents. As I grew up, I noticed I didn't have very many friends. I tried to tell myself it was because I didn't like very many people, but the truth was, folks generally didn't like me. Now at first I cried a lot. And then I tried really hard to make people like me. I did everything imaginable to be a likeable person. ... more Celticlion Unbelievably Interesting Crap About Me Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:57:21 GMT /section-581-unbelievably-interesting-crap-about-me#comments 3 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/8564 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/8564 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A8564 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8586-butterfly-wings https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8586-butterfly-wings Draft anstey Cats with Opposed Thumbs, Chalices of Mucus, and Several other Oddities to Avoid Whilst Poeting Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-509-cats-with-opposed-thumbs-chalices-of-mucus-and-several-other-oddities-to-avoid-whilst-poeting#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/8586 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/8586 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A8586 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8572-maybe-you-ll-enjoy https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8572-maybe-you-ll-enjoy Just a couple of things I was working on. The volume sounds low on some people's machines. I don't quite have that part figured out yet anstey Just a Nastey Journal Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-30-just-a-nastey-journal#comments 3 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/8572 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/8572 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A8572 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-1162-sherpa-not-included https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-1162-sherpa-not-included my legs are sore todayparticularly behind the knees i suspect it's from riding elephantthrough the living roomand down to the corner storeto purchase the winning lottery ticket but if it's not thatit's from sitting on my fat butt all daypretending to work limeymcfrog Dregs & Other Unreadables Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-77-dregs-other-unreadables#comments 1 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/1162 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/1162 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A1162 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-1447-sipping-french-wine-in-italy https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-1447-sipping-french-wine-in-italy Found myself in tuscanyeating chicken and some cheesesaid, "hey mister, would ya pleasepour some wine in a glass for me.'He rolled his eyes of china blue,"I'd be glad to do that for you."some how though I think it wasn't truenever trust those italian dudes... Roll me up, Roll me downsunshine blaring on my frownain't nowhere here I can rebounddrinkin' wine without a sound Headed back to my hotelbeen here twice, I know it wellalways topless chicks who liked to tellme stories about their lovelife hellher long brown hair skittered and twirled,"Ya know ol' man I ... more anstey Dregs & Other Unreadables Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-77-dregs-other-unreadables#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/1447 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/1447 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A1447 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-1469-the-ungyrateable-truth https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-1469-the-ungyrateable-truth I have never seen a jellyfish flop around on the tarmac of logan airport, that's ok. I dont' need to, I've watched my little boy dancing in the living room to strains of disco while eating chocolate. He reminds me of the day Elvis died back in the summer of 1977. I feigned a seizure flopped on the oval orange rust and gold of the diningroom rug rug on top the hard wood floor while mom served the creamed peas and tuna -- nonplussed. It is not because Elvis is dead on a handful of qualudes that he won't teach me to gyrate my hips ... more anstey Dregs & Other Unreadables Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:24:40 GMT /section-77-dregs-other-unreadables#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/1469 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/1469 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A1469 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8626-reincarnation https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8626-reincarnation In dimmit light, the seething saints of hell  walk free among the commonality, like charlatans with nothing left to sell but for their individuality.   Ragamuffin heroes spew their rants, The ragshags and tatterdemalion, and mutter insurrection as they dance on sidewalks - a concrete cotillion.   The morons and the idiots run loose and fester in their grand stupidity yet hold dominion as they spurn the truth; the agents of destruction's augury.   Sharp shards of pretense littering the streets, intelligent ideas erased by rain, their tendrils loosened as they chance to sleep, ... more tequila mockingbird Poetry Workshop Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:30:43 GMT /section-114-poetry-workshop#comments 3 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/8626 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/8626 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A8626 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8578-i-don-t-smoke https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8578-i-don-t-smoke If I smoked, I would lean across the table right now, (one soft brown arm decorated with bangles) to push my cigarette into the almost overflowing ashtray and so that you could get a good view down the front of my shirt.         starla New stuff Thu, 22 May 2008 12:53:46 GMT /section-106-new-stuff#comments 4 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/8578 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/8578 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A8578 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8627-five-and-a-half-year-old-wisdom https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8627-five-and-a-half-year-old-wisdom A tone only a boy of five can master Reverent and arrogant both With wide eyes Lips lift upward; enamel twinkles Honest brown orbs meet weary green Matter of fact declaration "I'm not gonna tell you your belly's big and fat even if it is" "Cause that's not nice" A reassuring pat Followed by a proud swagger He skips away; vindicated   Shan Shan's Crap (Shannon McEwen) Mon, 19 May 2008 17:56:49 GMT /section-37-shan-s-crap-shannon-mcewen#comments 1 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/8627 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/8627 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A8627 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8628-a-cow-eats-grass-in-vermont https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8628-a-cow-eats-grass-in-vermont Lips convene Unhurried action A pink tongue slips out Caresses, licks, tastes A thoughtful pause Before enamel clashes One bite After another And even yet another Of succulent Dew moistened Tips of heaven And I sit and wonder The significance   Shan Shan's Crap (Shannon McEwen) Sun, 18 May 2008 03:24:40 GMT /section-37-shan-s-crap-shannon-mcewen#comments 1 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/8628 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/8628 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A8628 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8632-i-knew-her-long-enough-to-know https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8632-i-knew-her-long-enough-to-know A poem that will probably make her sick Celticlion Poetry Sun, 18 May 2008 00:59:33 GMT /section-566-poetry#comments 3 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/8632 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/8632 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A8632 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8621-the-snake-the-bee-and-the-apple-tree https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8621-the-snake-the-bee-and-the-apple-tree Just some dribble Jen The personal space of Jen Sat, 17 May 2008 21:25:51 GMT /section-218-the-personal-space-of-jen#comments 3 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/8621 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/8621 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A8621 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8623-three-triolets-in-purple https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8623-three-triolets-in-purple I'm trying a new form Celticlion Loom Sat, 17 May 2008 17:26:29 GMT /section-579-loom#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/8623 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/8623 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A8623 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8603-relate https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8603-relate Interminably Consternation Mosquitobyte MosquitoBytes Volume 05: Interjaculate Love - 2005 Sat, 17 May 2008 08:23:14 GMT /section-518-mosquitobytes-volume-05-interjaculate#comments 2 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/8603 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/8603 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A8603 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8629-denial https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8629-denial the title says it all Rene' Words, paradoxes, metaphors...you name it they all come alive in poetry or prose. Sat, 17 May 2008 03:34:52 GMT /section-78-words-paradoxes-metaphors-.you-name-it-they-all-come-alive-in-poetry-or-prose.#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/8629 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/8629 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A8629 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8610-the-wonderfully-dysfunctional-death-of-psychoanalysis https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8610-the-wonderfully-dysfunctional-death-of-psychoanalysis ...a goofy poem Celticlion Loom Fri, 16 May 2008 20:20:54 GMT /section-579-loom#comments 3 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/8610 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/8610 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A8610 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8611-swimming-to-shore-by-ear https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8611-swimming-to-shore-by-ear I just revised this so if anyone would read it and give feedback, I'd muchly appreciate it...C Celticlion Poetry Fri, 16 May 2008 13:32:58 GMT /section-566-poetry#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/8611 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/8611 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A8611 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8617-redundant https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8617-redundant "Take the rest of the day off", they said after the horse-kick. I'd be up in arms if not doubled-over ingesting, breathing; dead in the water, marshalling my coming to terms. Why me? Why not him instead? You rationalise, searching for lost norms in twenty working years that must be shed. You want to hide your head from false alarms. Under the big sky's overview, the land no longer needs beneficent cloud; a man-lift's hydraulic platform, stuck in idle yellow, hangs beneath the blue - the birdless air suspends its scissor cut where hogweed and rough chervil edge the ground.  u668857 The Personal Space of U668857 Thu, 15 May 2008 21:29:56 GMT /section-449-the-personal-space-of-u668857#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/8617 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/8617 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A8617 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8612-veil-of-wind-and-other-garments https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8612-veil-of-wind-and-other-garments   It was too late for sleeping~ the night dressed in cold leaves shook loose the reins of wind from my hand, we flew green shadows through a loom of trees, the moon, a stalk of silver wove white hooves, in fields of stars collapsing in dawn's arms, But we, beyond the branches of all reckless heaven's reach, fed our wingless hearts to echoes of vast beauty's endless doom.   Celticlion Loom Thu, 15 May 2008 11:04:36 GMT /section-579-loom#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/8612 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/8612 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A8612 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8579-in-hope-of-a-poem-a-fairy-tale https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-8579-in-hope-of-a-poem-a-fairy-tale P'Shaw - Edits are needed but time, and life at present does not allow. Do you not hate it when you break your own rules? Hmmm, contradicting yourself is so very, berry EmilyRose Thorned Roses Library Thu, 15 May 2008 10:09:35 GMT /section-236-thorned-roses-library#comments 13 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/8579 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/8579 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A8579