fuck yeah, house of leaves

"Glass of bourbon. A toke on a blunt. There we go. Bring on the haze. But who am I kidding? I can..."

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 10:47:21 -0400

“Glass of bourbon. A toke on a blunt. There we go. Bring on the haze. But who am I kidding? I can still see what’s happening. My line of defense has not only failed, it failed long ago. Don’t ask me to define the line either or why exactly it’s needed or even what it stands in defense against. I haven’t the foggiest idea.”

- 43, house of leaves; mark z danielewski (via ice-nine)

"So often I wonder whether it is my right to capitalize, as I feel, so often, on the grief of others...."

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:17:22 -0400

“So often I wonder whether it is my right to capitalize, as I feel, so often, on the grief of others. But then I justify, in my own particular thoughts, by feeling that I can contribute a little to the understanding of what others are going through; then there is reason for doing it.”

- pg 394

ice-nine: EEEE!! look what came today! look at how pretty the...

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:59:31 -0400

ice-nine:

EEEE!! look what came today! look at how pretty the hardcover is!

So so so excited.

hope everyone who pre-ordered got theirs and is digging in. :)
if not, here you go!

This is something I made from the entirety of the final chapter...

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 00:34:40 -0400

This is something I made from the entirety of the final chapter of The Navidson Record. Since this is the last of several attempts, and I actually typed this out from looking at the book, there may be some accidental typos. So, yeah, enjoy.

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Thu, 27 Sep 2012 20:33:39 -0400

I made this for my desktop, and thought this blog would...

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 21:24:59 -0400

I made this for my desktop, and thought this blog would appreciate it.This is the word “House” in Gallifreyan.

nomadicstatic: Huey Lewis definitely had some sort of out-of-body clairvoyant experience when he...

Sun, 23 Sep 2012 21:59:06 -0400

nomadicstatic:

Huey Lewis definitely had some sort of out-of-body clairvoyant experience when he recorded ‘Hip to be Square’. Has he SEEN 2011/2012? I bet he’s just sitting around somewhere with his hands clasped together like “Yes….yes…YEEEEEES.”

fuckyeahtattoos: Yggdrasil Tree Custom Electric Tattoo Alfred,...

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 11:37:08 -0400

fuckyeahtattoos:

Yggdrasil Tree

Custom Electric Tattoo

Alfred, NY

Artist: Luke LoPorto

http://www.facebook.com/luke.loporto

Is Borges ever mentioned w/in the House?

Sat, 18 Aug 2012 20:41:23 -0400

not that i can recall, and he’s not in the index of the book (though that is full of lies).

It’s just heavily Borges influenced. Since Zampanò’s blind, and stuff.

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"Navidson’s troubles may not have created the house but they did ultimately shape the way he..."

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 22:41:23 -0400

“Navidson’s troubles may not have created the house but they did ultimately shape the way he faced it.”

pantheonbooks: Happy birthday, Belinda! Mark Z. Danielewski...

Sun, 15 Jul 2012 20:07:53 -0400

pantheonbooks:

Happy birthday, Belinda! Mark Z. Danielewski signs party hats for The Fifty Year Sword at our Comic-Con booth.

How do you even go about reading this book?! It's so topsy turvy, turny, crazy. I feel like I'd be reading one part before the part I was supposed to read. Or backwards, or just completely miss it :/

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 12:04:30 -0400

there’s a reason the introduction says this is not for you.

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Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:57:28 -0400

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Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:48:45 -0400

"I fuck her a few times, you know what I mean, but she’s not talking much now. Only thing she..."

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 15:52:57 -0400

“I fuck her a few times, you know what I mean, but she’s not talking much now. Only thing she says is she’s working on some film short. I asked her if there’s a part for me but she tells me it’s not that kind of film.”

- Fowler on Karen

p. 351

(Untitled Fragment) p. 562

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 15:54:03 -0400

There is only a black fence
and a wide field and a bar of Wyeth red.

The smell of anger chokes the air.
Ravens of September rain descend.

Some say a mad mad hermit man lived here
talking to himself and the woodchuck.

But he’s gone. No reason. No sense.
He just wandered off one day,
past the onions, past the fence.

Forget the letters. Forget love.

Troy is nothing more than
a black finger of charcoal
frozen in lake ice.

And near where the owl watches,
and the old bear dreams,

the parapet of memory burns to the ground
taking heaven with it.

"Tympanon, dionysie, labyrinthe, fils d’Ariane. Nous parcourons maintenant (debout, marchant,..."

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 15:59:01 -0400

“Tympanon, dionysie, labyrinthe, fils d’Ariane. Nous parcourons maintenant (debout, marchant, dansant), compris et enveloppés pour n’en jamais sortir, la forme d’une oreille construite autour d’un barrage, tournant autour do sa paroi interne, une ville, donc (labyrinthe, canaux semi-circulaired - on vous prévient que les rampes ne tiennent pas) enroulée comme un limacon autour d’une vanne, d’une digue (dam) et tendue vers la mer; fermée sur elle-même et ouverte sur la voie de la mer. Pleine et vide de son eau, l’anamnèse de la conque résonne seule sur une plage. Comment une fêlure pourrait-elle s’y produire, entre terre et mer?”

- (Marges de la philosophie) House of Leaves p. 401

"…and I realize with a shade of citric joy, that at least, at last, it will put an end to the..."

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 15:57:02 -0400

“…and I realize with a shade of citric joy, that at least, at last, it will put an end to the far more terrible ache inside me, born decades ago, long before I finally beheld in a dream the face and meaning of my horror.”

- p. 405/6

After I read this book, I wasn't able to sleep soundly for months.

Sun, 03 Jun 2012 20:52:04 -0400

Then you read and processed it correctly!