Hacking Words

Author Function: Scribbler/Hack

Abstract Notion: Written Art

If I were a philosopher, I'd most likely say something.. philosophical.

If I were an author, I'd probably start with "once upon a time" and end with "happily ever after."

If I were a king, I'd always hear the phrase "Your Majesty."

If I were a clown, I'd need professional quality make-up remover.

If I were an octopus, I would never need ink for my 8 pens.

If I were a yodeler, I'd have lost my voice quite some time ago.

If I were a rich man, I wouldn't have to work hard.

If I were a Audrey Hepburn, I'd tell the I didn't have a Funny Face.

If I were a starving college student, I'd probably have a cupboard full of Ramen noodles.

If I were a hack, I most likely wouldn't take this seriously.

Time

The time is always now: the past, the present, and the future – the timeless beauty of infinity. We cannot escape time, we cannot run from it, we cannot go back in time and change the course of events, we cannot stop time. I wish there were no time, since we are always seem to be running late, never accomplishing the things we set out to do in time, it is an eternal race against the clock which we will never win. Tick tock, tick tock you better hurry up. Time is running out you better make the best of it. Time perception and experience differs, time can feel like an eternity, and time can pass away with the blink of an eye. Time is in constant motion, yet unalterable. The playful, intangible and ever-existing notion of time is the clockwork that makes society tick, yet once upon a time there was no real sense of time. The timelessness of existence, death and life is a part of our lifecycle. Time controls us, mechanically operating our every move. The time is always now; time out, time bomb, just in time, never in time, any time, one at a time, many a time, time after time, lunch time, kill time, in no time, once upon a time, take your time, time out, time span, timeless, time-consuming, timetable, time zone, time frame, time limit, time’s up!

I chose the author function “scribbler” and chose to write in 'prose-style' to cover the abstract notion “time” by choosing this function I can exploit the frame, with little attention to legibility, style and sentence construction. It would be another expression if I had chosen one of the other author functions.

Writing Game: Author Function

Author Function: Philosopher

Abstract Notion: Aesthetics

How to define aesthetics, you might ask. Aesthetics is the ability to form your own inner opinion about something at a level where you find your ‘true opinion’ within. It is our response to the thing, phenomenon or sense that is our aesthetical opinion. It is an understanding of both art, beauty and taste – it is an understanding of beautiful things.

How do we understand beauty? Beauty is something we understand individually – it is a notion we bring forward from within and is judgemental about.

Aesthetics is an individual opinion – it is the taste of the individual human being, that determines the aesthetical level of the thing or phenomenon in question. Logically speaking, what might be aesthetically beautiful to some people might be ‘not’ aesthetically beautiful to others. That being said, aesthetics is a notion that all possess – therefore, claiming that all people have the ability to find something aesthetically beautiful in the world – the ability to find their inner sense of taste within themselves.

When it comes to aesthetics – you be the judge. Do not think about what other people find aesthetically beautiful, but bring forward your knowledge and create your own opinion about what you think is beautiful aesthetically in your mind.

If I had written about this abstract notion in another author function the outcome would have been completely different. By writing as a philospher I feel that I can approach this particular subject from the point of view that is appropriate for this type of subject. If I had written the text from another author function's point of view I would not have had the opportunity to wonder as much and question the notions behind the subjuct in the same way. Aesthetics is a subject which I think should be wondered about and therefore the approach to the subject would be more decisive in its structure, which would be the case if i had for example chosen the author function of a theorist.