stardustcboy's Diaryland Diary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Driver changed my life... i wanted to take the time to write about a person, a man, a legend perhaps that has deeply inspired my life (besides my dad). his name my dear friends, is Mark Driver. Mark Driver is so awesome, his writing so simply brilliant and profound, that after being introduced to it by ms. rumblelizard i can certainly say that i have never been the same again. the first site of his that i read long ago was filled with various editorials and musings. all of them contain insights and truisms that i myself have observed in the world around me. of all of the writings on this page i HIGHLY suggest "Faithful Narrative of the Surprising Work of Fate in the Conversion of Two Lost Souls in South Seattle, Washington, United States of America". it is at once both funny, sad, heartfelt and beautiful and in all honesty it had me cryin' by the end of the tale. mark driver is the kind of guy that walks on his own...doesn't give a shit about most of the filth and crap that the government, corporations and media companies try to ram down our collective throats...and rails against it all with a sly sense of humor, a fantastic sense of irony and a razor-sharp wit. he's the kinda' guy i'd like to be...no...strike that...he's the kinda' WRITER i'd like to be. the best of his work is his creed. it really is something to live by in many respects. i see it as my "13-ish Commandments". i will re-print it here for your enjoyment. all material belongs to Mark Driver - the man, the myth, the legend... 1. Science has proven that the domestication of animals has resulted in a progressive erosion of their mental facilities. The domestication of humans has led to similar effects. 2. Your life is passing in front of you, you are getting old. You are going to die, and you're never going to be on television. 3a. Get drunk and have sex at 4 am on a Tuesday in the back of a running cop car while the pig's in the Chinese restaurant shaking poor Johnny Wong down for Chow Mein leftovers. Call in sick to work tomorrow. 3b. Stop being afraid of everything. 4. It has been structured so that we "need" money to survive. Most options for "earning" money involve us trading a large portion of our limited lives. Our "work" usually involves meaningless repetition that runs absolutely opposite to our human nature. Not only is our "work" boring, it is enforced with strict behavioral rules and the constant fear of being "fired". It has been rammed down our throats that this is a "reality", and that the benefits of this planned system outweigh the negatives. It is becoming increasingly clear that this may not be the case. 5. Being cool to people gives them hope. It gives you hope too. Help anyone who needs it and pay back every favor given to you in spades. Assholes are their own punishment. 6. This is my body. I'm the one who moves it around and I'm the one who makes it do amazing things. I will take full responsibility for the actions of this body. I will not be controlled by the body of another. 7. There is no priest, no politician, no boss, no cop, and no concerned citizen who will ever convince me that they are performing functions necessary to my continued existence. They do not matter, they only impede. There are no masters and there are no gods. There are only people who demand life, and people who demand control. Whose side are you on? 8. There is nothing sexy about mass production, hamburgers, or soda pop. American consumer 'culture' must continue to be ignored at home and worldwide. Yankee go home, and take yer shitty food with you. 9. Sex is awesome. So is a good burrito. So is a round of drinks with friends. So is reading. So is sleeping late. You shouldn't feel bad about constantly enjoying yourself. Misery loves company. So does boredom. Ignore the telephone. 10. Freedom is the only important thing, personal liberty the only pathway to dignity. Anything that stands in the way is the enemy, no matter what costume it wears. Stop being afraid of everything. 11. Nobody knows anything. Everyone is lying. Look out for each other. 12. Do Not Pet The Tiger. The Tiger is Sick. 13a. It is an easy power to ridicule everything with sarcasm and irony, anyone can do it. It's much harder to give things a chance and try to understand. As smart as you are, there is always something to learn, and, conversely, always something to unlearn. Stop being afraid of everything. 13b. Buy a gun. 13c. Lighten the fuck up. so there you have it. my hats off to Mark Driver. i plan on buying his books too, ms. rumblelizard gave it a rather nice review at one point. might i suggest we all suddenly inundate his e-mail with requests for more books? hells yeah! aaaanyway, that's all i have to say. Mark Driver is the cool and you all really need to take some time to read through all his stuff. more later... 5:00 p.m. - 2005-08-09 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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