Mode C is as much for Calvin as it is for Chaos, as much for Cool as it is for Cold, as much for Class as it is for Crass.

Mode C is a way of life, the Calvin way of life which I am so fascinated by as to keep trying to make it my own way of life. But what exactly is Calvin's way of life, you ask...and I say that there are no clear answers to this one.

I strongly believe, however, that almost all the seriously critical fundamental concepts of life, they are just the bogies under Calvin's bed that he is afraid of. Everyhting else...Miss Wormwood, Susie, Mom and Dad, and of course above all, Hobbes...aren't they all merely the means that he uses to attack these bogies?

It is nothing, therefore, but the perspective of each of these players on the stage of Calvin's dramatic life that helps him fight these bogies and move on in his own unique way...listening to all but doing only what finally makes sense to his own individuality. This is what comes closest, I guess, to the Calvin way of leading one's life...

Tuesday, August 02, 2005

Just a little something

My mood swings have stopped bothering me ever since I realized that I am perpetually in a bad mood.

For all those who have nothing better to do, do browse through Abhinav's take on Calvin and Hobbes in The Fight Club.

Picture this: a hyper, self-absorbed child initially concocts an imaginary friend as the ideal playmate, to whom more realistic qualities soon become attributed. This phantasm becomes a completely separate personality, with his own likes, dislikes, and temperament—and the imaginer and the imagined clash and argue constantly, though remaining fast friends. This pattern continues to the point where the child begins to perceive what was originally mere fantasy to be reality.

Just as Calvin has an imaginary jungle-animal friend named Hobbes, whom everyone else believes to be nothing but a stuffed toy, "Jack" in Fight Club has an imaginary cool-guy friend named Tyler, whom no one but Jack can see.

This one is a must read for all those who swear on Tyler or Calvin but I won't say any more...go right ahead and read it for yourself.

Posted by Nitai at 8:53 PM
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GG said...

Hey Nitai,

Dropped by after a while. Reading about Portfolio Mgt. classes brought a smile, and it's good to hear that you're enjoying it.

Just had to mention this-- Abhinav's post on the CnH-Fight Club connection is an old theory that has been around on the Net for ages, so I'm quite sure he didn't really have to spend too much time writing it! :D Also, Chuck Palahniuk has, in many interviews, stated that the entire theory reads far too much into his book, so it's best taken with a pinch of salt...

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Nitai said...

Right! Trust the original Fight Club loyalist (at least you and Reddy were the ones who got me started!) to reply to this post :-)

PM classes are getting better by the day and as for the CnH - Fight Club theory, I did do a bit of my own research after reading Abhinav's post and yes, there were quite a lot of references...people do seem to have a lot of time :-)

PS: Still waiting for your mail :-(

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