After seeing I Heart Huckabees, The Kate and I have decided to start hosting Nihilist Sleepovers. The evenings would be spent playing cards, eating bad-for-us snacks and drilling into Nihilist Sleepover participants that there is no God, nothing matters and so if that is true, Oreos cannot be bad for you. Sheer brilliance, if you ask me.
When we told Jen of our plan to bring to life the Nihilist Sleep Over Club, she raised one eyebrow (as I raised my vodka tonic) and asked, “What’s the point?”
My friends are so clever.
The official t-shirt will feature the Nihilist Sleepover Club logo on the front and on the back, our new official slogan, “What’s the point?”
Interestingly enough, I left that movie feeling entertained and, strangely enough, understood. If one chooses to parallel religion with general life philosophy, I’ve had a fairly Huckabee-esque experience myself. I guess it turns out, life is equal amounts meaningful and ridiculous, extraneous and pointless. The Nihilist Sleepover Club is how we intend to deal with the extraneous and pointless. It’s rough being extraneous, and this is just our little way of saying, FTS. You know, Fuck That Shit. And engaging in carbohydrate therapy at the same time.
So, the next time you’re crying yourself to sleep over something that just doesn’t make sense... take heart. There isn’t really any hope, but at least there’s a bunch of us who feel the same way, and can mix a damn fine drink to dull the pain.
The Nihilist Sleepover Club: What’s the Point?
Brought to you in part by, the People Who Sleep with Men, and Nabisco (ding!)
Sounds ... uh, fun. But what I really want to know is: Did you like the movie? I cannot wait to see it!
Posted by: DeAnn at October 4, 2004 04:53 AMI do not believe in a supreme being. I do believe in Oreos, however. With lots of milk. Vodka gives them a bitter taste.
So ... what happened to the office??? You fired, cookie? I KNEW you couldn't keep a job! :>)
Posted by: Michael at October 4, 2004 10:19 AMI like this plan.
Especially if you toss in some Mallomars.
I didn't know there was a name for it, but now, with two simple words, you've made sense of a previously senseless life:
Carbohydrate Therapy.
Posted by: Esther at October 4, 2004 04:24 PMThis is one of the most brilliant ideas I have EVER heard! I guess the logo would be pretty plain, I mean, what's the point in making it all fancy. You know?
Posted by: Brooks at October 4, 2004 06:02 PMI want a shirt!
Posted by: Steph at October 4, 2004 07:14 PMYes Heather dear, you are brilliant. I'm feeling quite nihilist myself at the moment. I'm contemplating embarking on a night of beer, football and inevitably something bad for me to eat and coupling it with hanging out with a bunch of boys who will talk about football like they know what's going on and scratch their crotches. So yes, I will ask myself, what is the point?
Posted by: Anna at October 4, 2004 07:21 PMCat and Girl has tote bags that say Why Bother in big letters... the perfect complement to the What's the Point t-shirt
Posted by: liminalspace at October 4, 2004 11:32 PMI'm in.
Actually, had this been the New Young Women's Christian Asscociation, I'd be in because you mentioned Oreos and vodka.
Posted by: Sarah B. at October 5, 2004 01:22 AM