February 2012
dollopoftrollop asked: awh man. after going through the Chuvashia tag, and looking at your posts (the only ones up), i took a look at your tumblr. Then i read some of your essays. I'm really discrete in compliments, but you're freakin' great. j/s
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A Quest Towards Monetization
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Materialism is a man grimly focusing on the small cuts of his chapped hands as he pours an Italian lemonade.
Some men may contemplate the juxtaposition between the ugliness and the lemonade. There will be differing feelings about the quality of the lemonade. This will depend on class.
But the reminder of mortality and body frailty will persist and dominate. The ready disappointment. This is...
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Today’s rudimentary, narrowband video games will evolve into physically...
– City of Bits: Space, Place and the Infobahn. William J. Mitchell. 1995.
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When I was a kid I used to wonder if you could make a glove by dipping your hand in rubber paint a few times.
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HI WAY
Gas station rest stops are islands of pure sterility in the dark pools of the interstate. The doppler zoom of sudden, unseen death just over the guard rail. I have my friend order me a small milkshake and a large fry from the McDonalds drive thru. The milkshake contains no milk so it’s a safe bet. He points to where an air pump used to be. Says it slowly but surely fell over after...
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Killer Errata
The February 6th issue of the Boston Metro featured an article on formal dining nights at different colleges. The article was accompanied by the photo above, taken at Boston University’s “Fancy Friday”. So far, pretty innocuous. However, the quasi preppy gentleman making the toast looks suspiciously like Philip Markoff, former BU student and admitted “Craigslist...
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Sky Blow
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Art Deco Valkyrie
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Adam Curtis on New Russia: From Limonov to Surkov →
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cockydoody asked: I've found so many little things in used books over the years. I also love seeing the dedications on the first page. One memorable entry was "To my lovely little girl on the run. Love, Mom"
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