Stow horse fair: gipsy fashion and horse trading
Loosely related to a bit of story I’m working on.
3 Regard yourself as a small corporation of one. Take yourself off on team-building exercises (long walks). Hold a Christmas party every year at which you stand in the corner of your writing room, shouting very loudly to yourself while drinking a bottle of white wine. Then masturbate under the desk. The following day you will feel a deep and cohering sense of embarrassment.
Will Self in the Guardian’s “Rules for Writing Fiction,” Part 2
(Source: Guardian)
“Poor Man’s Pony”
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This happens to me every night.
Pre-Valentine’s unicorn cake. It’s always best to prepare for the holidays by devouring a candy mythical beast.
A convincing argument
“Look, I’m not saying you have to come to Portland for the meetup. But if you don’t, the next thing you know we’ll be uploading our trip pics to Flickr and we’ll all be there, riding unicorns & eating Korean fusion street food from crazy-painted carts, standing next to Wil Wheaton—”
“—wearing a Speedo.”
“Yes, Wil Wheaton wearing a Speedo, and you’ll have no idea why. And we certainly won’t tell you, after the trip. Any time someone mentions “Speedo,” we’ll just all laugh and go, “Oh, Wil.” And you won’t have any idea what we’re talking about. That’s probably exactly what will happen when everyone gets to Portland.”
”):<”
1 9 Light's Repulsive Force Discovered
“A newly discovered repulsive aspect to light could one day control telecommunications devices with greater speed and less power, researchers said today. “
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Wall of tequila hidden away in Hood River
