Tuesday, February 8, 2011

On Reading Between the Lines


Judging a Book By Its Cover.

As we peruse the participant profiles of the various social networks meant to make the world feel more accessible (facebook / myspace / linkedin / okcupid), we inevitably form biased judgments about the tv / music / literature / career / graduate / marital endeavors too-cautiously and methodically presented, all of which launch our tangential minds down the fictional paths their lives might have lead if we'd gotten to their page three years earlier. Depending on the site (match.com) or moment (desperation), our imaginations insert our own slender (engaged) palms into their own, as Bob Dylan (favorite music) plays in the background of The Wire Season 3 Finale (favorite television show) shortly before curling up on the couch to re-enact loves scenes from Romeo & Juliet (favorite book). Enjoy!

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