Comments on: Cultural Constellations: The Hunt for Imperfection http://alexjmann.com/2009/11/05/cultural-constellations-why-perfection-doesnt-exist/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:03:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: alexjmann http://alexjmann.com/2009/11/05/cultural-constellations-why-perfection-doesnt-exist/comment-page-1/#comment-455 alexjmann Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:39:50 +0000 http://alexjmann.com/?p=3734#comment-455 Good comment. Nothing to add, except to say that the comment and your<br>digression itself are good examples of "the hunt." Good comment. Nothing to add, except to say that the comment and your
digression itself are good examples of “the hunt.”

]]> By: willmingtonwave http://alexjmann.com/2009/11/05/cultural-constellations-why-perfection-doesnt-exist/comment-page-1/#comment-454 willmingtonwave Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:02:14 +0000 http://alexjmann.com/?p=3734#comment-454 I understand this sentiment. Everything in transit and the boredom that perhaps our generation suffers from that can only be cured through the pursuit of novelty and stimulation. I cannot help but feel depressed about how fleeting everything is. On one hand I crave moving around and have a fear of anything static. However, I have found permanence is underrated too and there is something to be said for consistency in life. This has left an unsettling void. But, I digress. An interesting book about this notion is Thomas Kohnstamm's "Do Travel Writers Go to Hell?" which is in the vein of Hunter S. Thompson. I understand this sentiment. Everything in transit and the boredom that perhaps our generation suffers from that can only be cured through the pursuit of novelty and stimulation. I cannot help but feel depressed about how fleeting everything is. On one hand I crave moving around and have a fear of anything static. However, I have found permanence is underrated too and there is something to be said for consistency in life. This has left an unsettling void. But, I digress. An interesting book about this notion is Thomas Kohnstamm's “Do Travel Writers Go to Hell?” which is in the vein of Hunter S. Thompson.

]]> By: alexjmann http://alexjmann.com/2009/11/05/cultural-constellations-why-perfection-doesnt-exist/comment-page-1/#comment-404 alexjmann Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:39:50 +0000 http://alexjmann.com/?p=3734#comment-404 Good comment. Nothing to add, except to say that the comment and your<br>digression itself are good examples of "the hunt." Good comment. Nothing to add, except to say that the comment and your
digression itself are good examples of “the hunt.”

]]> By: willmingtonwave http://alexjmann.com/2009/11/05/cultural-constellations-why-perfection-doesnt-exist/comment-page-1/#comment-403 willmingtonwave Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:02:14 +0000 http://alexjmann.com/?p=3734#comment-403 I understand this sentiment. Everything in transit and the boredom that perhaps our generation suffers from that can only be cured through the pursuit of novelty and stimulation. I cannot help but feel depressed about how fleeting everything is. On one hand I crave moving around and have a fear of anything static. However, I have found permanence is underrated too and there is something to be said for consistency in life. This has left an unsettling void. But, I digress. An interesting book about this notion is Thomas Kohnstamm's "Do Travel Writers Go to Hell?" which is in the vein of Hunter S. Thompson. I understand this sentiment. Everything in transit and the boredom that perhaps our generation suffers from that can only be cured through the pursuit of novelty and stimulation. I cannot help but feel depressed about how fleeting everything is. On one hand I crave moving around and have a fear of anything static. However, I have found permanence is underrated too and there is something to be said for consistency in life. This has left an unsettling void. But, I digress. An interesting book about this notion is Thomas Kohnstamm's “Do Travel Writers Go to Hell?” which is in the vein of Hunter S. Thompson.

]]> By: alexjmann http://alexjmann.com/2009/11/05/cultural-constellations-why-perfection-doesnt-exist/comment-page-1/#comment-335 alexjmann Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:12:06 +0000 http://alexjmann.com/?p=3734#comment-335 Yes, but Chicago is awesome. Or, maybe it's only awesome because I haven't<br>spent any time there.<br><br>But, you should do all that stuff before you leave. At least having a<br>deadline of sorts will help you get to them. Yes, but Chicago is awesome. Or, maybe it's only awesome because I haven't
spent any time there.

But, you should do all that stuff before you leave. At least having a
deadline of sorts will help you get to them.

]]> By: alexjmann http://alexjmann.com/2009/11/05/cultural-constellations-why-perfection-doesnt-exist/comment-page-1/#comment-300 alexjmann Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:12:06 +0000 http://alexjmann.com/?p=3734#comment-300 Yes, but Chicago is awesome. Or, maybe it's only awesome because I haven't<br>spent any time there.<br><br>But, you should do all that stuff before you leave. At least having a<br>deadline of sorts will help you get to them. Yes, but Chicago is awesome. Or, maybe it's only awesome because I haven't
spent any time there.

But, you should do all that stuff before you leave. At least having a
deadline of sorts will help you get to them.

]]> By: anulman http://alexjmann.com/2009/11/05/cultural-constellations-why-perfection-doesnt-exist/comment-page-1/#comment-299 anulman Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:30:20 +0000 http://alexjmann.com/?p=3734#comment-299 You just wrote exactly what's been on my mind this past few days.<br><br>I came to Chicago in May. It was big, it was beautiful, the art and the food and the people were to die for.<br><br>It's now November. I spend 8 nights a week at home. I'm either cooking, working on my startup, or preparing for my next big move (I move out mid-to-late December, and my next destination starts in mid-January).<br><br>The city's starting to look old to me. There's so much I have yet to see, to visit, to experience... but if I *really* wanted to, I would have done it months ago. Right?<br><br>We are not alone, my friend. You just wrote exactly what's been on my mind this past few days.

I came to Chicago in May. It was big, it was beautiful, the art and the food and the people were to die for.

It's now November. I spend 8 nights a week at home. I'm either cooking, working on my startup, or preparing for my next big move (I move out mid-to-late December, and my next destination starts in mid-January).

The city's starting to look old to me. There's so much I have yet to see, to visit, to experience… but if I *really* wanted to, I would have done it months ago. Right?

We are not alone, my friend.

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