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cuttyspot:

[TOM MELTON VIDEO INTERVIEW RESPONSE]

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Tom Melton seems to always be saying smart things

I remember first coming across him on various spreecasts in summer 2012

I specifically remember him debating with Daniel Alexander about what constitutes a snack & how tom is a huge Takis fan

Tom filmed this video in both Maryland & New Jersey

he has recorded each answer in different locations & has, in text over the video, told us the specifics each location – a pit beef joint, a prairie, parking lot/interstate, gas station, etc.

as he responds about his relationship to the internet, the video stays on his halfsleeping, heavybreathing cute dog

if you haven’t realized how knowledgeable tom is about rap music, watch this to find out

here are my favorite moments:

‘I see myself as more of a curator when I’m writing than a generator of independent thought’

‘not enough writers have fun when they’re doing their shit, I would say’

‘there’s no degree of whimsy that can replace an understanding of how to manipulate language artfully, but also there’s no degree of artful manipulation of language that can replace a sense of whimsy’

‘using the internet to facilitate connecting with other people as much as possible’

‘I think it’s pretty well-documented at this point that the internet brings out the best & the worst in people’

‘The world is a shitty enough place as it is; not trying to make it better would be taking the piss’

(via ravekase)

sarahjeanalex:

here is a video i made for ‘vagina saint’ by dj berndt