It's Called "Telepathy"

[tastes_of_honey]

"If we had a keen vision and feeling of all ordinary human life, it would be like hearing the grass grow and the squirrel's heart beat, and we should die of that roar which lies on the other side of silence."
-- George Eliot, Middlemarch

Comments

[bartender-tim.livejournal.com]

A little paranoia goes a long way.

So what gives, then, Schukins? Middlemarch on your reading list this week, or are you in need of a decent pair of earplugs?

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

"Schukins"? I didn't realize we were so close already!

I haven't had time to read lately, but I was in New York City on a job and saw the quote inside a train car I was running through.

Ear plugs can't help me.

[bartender-tim.livejournal.com]

You're behind, man. Seriously.

Metaphorical ear plugs, of course. But you're right, it's probably too late for that.

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

Too late for the tinfoil hat too.

[bartender-tim.livejournal.com]

It's never too late for a tinfoil hat.

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

For me it depends on how stylish it looks.

[bartender-tim.livejournal.com]

I was thinking something along the lines of a tinfoil fedora. Or maybe a beret.

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

I think a tinfoil beret has too much potential of looking like you're wearing a packet holding food on your head.

[bartender-tim.livejournal.com]

Oh, like one of those popcorn things. You know, the kind you cook on a stove? Except that instead of popcorn popping out when it bursts open, it would be your brain.

Mm, brain popcorn.

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

Something like. Make sure your brain popcorn is properly salted and buttered.

[bartender-tim.livejournal.com]

Butter, salt, and just a little sugar. And obviously you have to eat it while it's still hot.

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

Cold brains can be so icky.

[bartender-tim.livejournal.com]

Nah. If you're having cold brains, it's a lot like a flan. Then you need some fresh strawberries and whipped cream.

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

I dunno about the texture, though. Brains don't have a flan mouth-feel.

[bartender-tim.livejournal.com]

If you don't prepare them properly, sure. While there is more than one way to eat a cold brain, I personally like the flan approach.

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

Since I only eat brains the metaphorical way, I'll have to take your word on that.

[bartender-tim.livejournal.com]

You probably shouldn't. I'm horribly unreliable.

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

::shrugs:: So I won't rely on you for important things.

[bartender-tim.livejournal.com]

Do you generally consider the time of day to be important?

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

For some things.

[bartender-tim.livejournal.com]

Actually, now that I think about it, the only thing I am reliable with is the alcohol. Do you drink?

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

Sure do.

[bartender-tim.livejournal.com]

Excellent.

[tastes-of-honey.livejournal.com]

Are you making some kind of offer?

[bartender-tim.livejournal.com]

Some kind, sure. You're welcome to drop by the bar for a drink sometime.