December 9th, 2011
Zoom An essentially photorealistic depiction of my ferocious laziness, executed in watercolor by the superior Tully Mills. Don’t stand in the way of my sloth; bringing errands to me while I’m savoring indolence can be fatal; my lassitude is an attitude I will kill to preserve. (Stopping short of violence, I’m even willing to cite a defense of idleness in an age of intemperate frenzy and distraction. Nothing is more corrosive to intelligence than the ceaselessly busy lives to which we aspire: so many hobbies, so many routines, so much to enjoy! Life becomes a checklist, identity a matter of doing, and reflection becomes utterly impossible; after all: how can you manifest reflection to others? How can it appear on a screen? And if it cannot appear on a screen, cannot be exemplified by a star, what could its point possibly be?).

An essentially photorealistic depiction of my ferocious laziness, executed in watercolor by the superior Tully Mills. Don’t stand in the way of my sloth; bringing errands to me while I’m savoring indolence can be fatal; my lassitude is an attitude I will kill to preserve.

(Stopping short of violence, I’m even willing to cite a defense of idleness in an age of intemperate frenzy and distraction. Nothing is more corrosive to intelligence than the ceaselessly busy lives to which we aspire: so many hobbies, so many routines, so much to enjoy! Life becomes a checklist, identity a matter of doing, and reflection becomes utterly impossible; after all: how can you manifest reflection to others? How can it appear on a screen? And if it cannot appear on a screen, cannot be exemplified by a star, what could its point possibly be?).

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  4. darwinwoodka said: My son used to refer to me as a professional slacker. ;^) I kinda liked that…
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  7. superfluidity said: Being idle is very hard work because everybody is against you.
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Aporia

Aporia is written by Mills Baker and concerns art, culture, love, philosophy, memory, history, and more. A selection of better posts has been assembled. It's been featured on Tumblr Tuesday and is listed in the Spotlight, but it pines for its youth as a coloring book.