a comic, in verbal form.
this was far too long to be illustrated, so executive choice came down to REPRINT!!!
taken from the journal of one jezebel tripathi, regarding one boyfriend named jamal:
original entry, posted at 12:26 a.m.:
Current mood: feels like crack to me!
you know, it's one thing to be in a relationship with someone who is engaging and fun to talk to
but it's even cooler when the two of you can forge an intellectual partnership. i'm excited cause jamal took photos of ads for me, and that means my paper got a little easier. as far as i know, there are no restrictions on where you get the ads from, and it'll be nice to have a different perspective (sort of a what do you see in dc) kind of thing. i suppose i could go down into the subway station and photograph another AIDS ad, but i think that the series is good to analyze on its own.
i told lilith that jamal and i would be the perfect match if we stayed together--i could do occupational medicine and he could do labor law, and we both like human rights ::beams::
okay, i'm sorry. i'm just excited that we can be different and still kind of similar at the same time. i guess since i didn't so much have that with the last one, i'm revelling
which reminds me, i totally have ani's cover of "when you were mine" stuck in my head. why?
enough randomness. this post had no point short of saying jamal makes my evening by finding ads for me (and being cute)
and that i think they put crack in the water here. seriously.
subsequent commentary, by one lilith thai and one delilah hidalgo:
delilah, posted at 2:06 a.m.:
an intellectual partnership....of SPERM
lilith, posted at 2:09:
no no, delilah, i think it is OF COCK.
delilah, posted at 2:12:
which came first, the cock or the sperm? verily, the intertwining of cock and sperm on the metaphysical level necessitates that the understanding of the existence of one validates the existence of the other.
in other words, quiet you, it's SPERM
lilith, posted at 2:14:
well, perhaps in this case, one might consider it the intertwining of the cock and the sperm with the jezebel on a physical level. which of course, only validates the existence of jamal as a viable sex partner for someone out there, and the existence of the cock clearly supersedes the existence of the sperm in its relevance to jezebel.
therefore, it is THE COCK.
delilah, posted at 2:17 - also in response to jezebel's away msg question, "WHY is my TONGUE NUMB??":
but it's not the cock that's making her tongue numb, unless it has lingered for an extraordinary amount of time and in such a way that makes it possible for her to type as well. so clearly, in order to forge this intellectual relationship, there must be a period of, shall we say, mingling? which takes time.
which means SPERM
lilith, posted at 2:20:
but obviously, the sperm would be unable to have such effect if there was no viable method of transmission, and the method of transmission may have lingered for some time as well - commingling, as it were, with her being. her mouth, as a liminal space, no less, allowing for the combination of both physicalities and metaphysicalities. in this way, as well, perhaps some of the qualities of the owner have been transmitted through this medium, thus allowing her to write well, and affirm the "intellectual partnership" of whic hshe speaks.
therefore, it remaineth. THE COCK.
delilah, posted at 2:29:
whilst jezebel's mouth may indeed be chthonic in nature, providing a dark, warm space, much like the womb of our Mother Earth, you give far too much precedence to the method of transmission. indeed, without the sperm, the chthonicness of jezebel would be without purpose, an empty birthing chamber. with the introduction of sperm, however, it gains a newness, expressed in a sensation of numbness on her tongue, as the newness is both physical and metaphysical in nature, she experiences it on a sensory level yet cannot interpret it correctly through the senses. the method of transmission, while I'm sure was important to her, ultimately serves no higher function. it is within the essence of sperm that the union is born.
verily, 'tis SPERM
lilith, posted at 2:38:
however, without the inferred maleness of her co-conspirator in this incidence, the transmission of essences would not be possible. and although transmission does occur, true recombination does not. the essence - sperm, if you will - is merely a liminal material - simply a symptom of a greater meaning, in which maleness and femaleness is represented, recombined, and reduced by transaction into a fundamental expression of two dichotomous species-roles. in this instance, the known purpose of the sperm is defeated, by its failure to reach the "true" chthonic space of jezebel's womb, of which her mouth is merely representative - thus, her mouth is merely an imitation of the true birthing chamber. in this way, the numbness indicates that the maleness of her consort jamal has recognized her vile illusion, and responded by literally spitting upon her efforts in disdain. thus, the cock, as a representative of true virility and masculinity, is clearly the most important aspect of the exchange, as monica in no way fulfills her true purpose by taking it into a false chthonic space, and it's response is suitably derogatory, by affecting her with pain it produces in its partners, the testicles.
theretofore. cock. all the way.
delilah, posted at 2:49:
as always, your desire to paint things as black and white impairs your understanding of the world. there is no "true" or "false" chthonic space. the symbolic nature of her mouth as chthonic space is as authentic as the birthing properties which render her womb chthonic. it is the deeper meaning we are searching for, the union of the physical and metaphyisical, which requires no actual physical recombination and rebirth. in fact, such a physical recombination would cloud the deeper levels of meaning, losing the metaphysical, intellectual union which began this entire line of inquiry. her mouth is an opening, a welcoming of him. it unites the two beyond mere physical fertilization yearnings. the maleness of jamal and the femaleness of jezebel are reinforced and forged anew through this meeting, as concerns of procreation are put aside in the quest for further connection. the physical manifestation of this union that makes the metaphysical understanding possible is the release of the sperm into the mouth. one seeks, the other accepts, and both are given new understanding of the other.
seriously bitch. it's all about the sperm.
lilith, posted at 2:55:
what if we're both wrong, and in actuality, it is the testicles? she could be teabagging...
delilah, posted at 2:58:
hmmm. an excellent point.
I must needs consult the Oracles....
maybe other people won't find this as funny as we do. eh. whatever. :P
