Comments on: A Loafer’s Manifesto http://www.oururbanodyssey.com/2009/archives/a-loafers-manifesto/nova/543 what's your story? Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:49:19 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Bianca http://www.oururbanodyssey.com/2009/archives/a-loafers-manifesto/nova/543/comment-page-1#comment-179 Bianca Thu, 28 May 2009 20:03:38 +0000 http://www.oururbanodyssey.com/?p=543#comment-179 I am a self proclaimed idler as well. Daydreaming and pondering every detail of everything is my gift and curse. I sit on the train during my on hour commute in to work with no head phones, no book, absolutely nothing to stimulate my mind besides my own thoughts. I do the same on the ride home although not with the same puss on my face as when going to work, since my day is done. However here is where we part ways - I am absolutely obsessed with time. I hate that I am but cannot help it. I don't wear a watch though, but check my phone an average of 16 times per hour. I am a self proclaimed idler as well. Daydreaming and pondering every detail of everything is my gift and curse. I sit on the train during my on hour commute in to work with no head phones, no book, absolutely nothing to stimulate my mind besides my own thoughts. I do the same on the ride home although not with the same puss on my face as when going to work, since my day is done.
However here is where we part ways – I am absolutely obsessed with time. I hate that I am but cannot help it. I don’t wear a watch though, but check my phone an average of 16 times per hour.

]]> By: Nova http://www.oururbanodyssey.com/2009/archives/a-loafers-manifesto/nova/543/comment-page-1#comment-172 Nova Tue, 26 May 2009 12:09:47 +0000 http://www.oururbanodyssey.com/?p=543#comment-172 Fellow idler- There are more of us than people think. The brand name refusal is interesting because thats something I share too... it must come with the territory of not following the herd and being branded like cattle. If you read "On Bullshit" and want to review it yourself, let me know. I plan to include book reviews related to our urban odyssey and this is about a collective odyssey, so if it strikes you... Not tolerating bullshit is something we specialize in here in NYC. If anyone cares to check out a book from the Our Urban Odyssey library, speak. Fellow idler- There are more of us than people think. The brand name refusal is interesting because thats something I share too… it must come with the territory of not following the herd and being branded like cattle.

If you read “On Bullshit” and want to review it yourself, let me know. I plan to include book reviews related to our urban odyssey and this is about a collective odyssey, so if it strikes you… Not tolerating bullshit is something we specialize in here in NYC.

If anyone cares to check out a book from the Our Urban Odyssey library, speak.

]]> By: JPLogan http://www.oururbanodyssey.com/2009/archives/a-loafers-manifesto/nova/543/comment-page-1#comment-171 JPLogan Tue, 26 May 2009 09:20:44 +0000 http://www.oururbanodyssey.com/?p=543#comment-171 "Tendency to day dream, march to your own drum, don’t need to be wired or surrounded by mobs of “friends” to be entertained?" THAT'S ME!!! and I can only wish the sentence following this quote would be true. I wonder if the author found another way to describe "reflective personality" that some people including myself have. In today's world, thinking and being analytical is often seen as a problem and it is often substituted by restating someone else's opinion. People often are puzzled by hearing something original that is not a product of oh so popular cut and paste process. In this context "Degradation of human spirit" sounds about right. BTW, I also never wore a watch (now I don't need one because of my cell) and I refused to wear any article of clothing that had any visible brand names or logos (The On2 T-shirt phase was an exception:) Just in case book review is going to be a regular feature of Our Urban Odyssey here is another book worth considering http://press.princeton.edu/titles/7929.html , review is there so we don't have to think about it or even read it L:(O:(L:( “Tendency to day dream, march to your own drum, don’t need to be wired or surrounded by mobs of “friends” to be entertained?” THAT’S ME!!! and I can only wish the sentence following this quote would be true. I wonder if the author found another way to describe “reflective personality” that some people including myself have. In today’s world, thinking and being analytical is often seen as a problem and it is often substituted by restating someone else’s opinion. People often are puzzled by hearing something original that is not a product of oh so popular cut and paste process. In this context “Degradation of human spirit” sounds about right.

BTW, I also never wore a watch (now I don’t need one because of my cell) and I refused to wear any article of clothing that had any visible brand names or logos (The On2 T-shirt phase was an exception:) Just in case book review is going to be a regular feature of Our Urban Odyssey here is another book worth considering http://press.princeton.edu/titles/7929.html , review is there so we don’t have to think about it or even read it L:(O:(L:(

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