March 2010
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Calculating Female, Jill Hellyer
Her smiling eyes in the glass
Glimmer as she undresses
But what is so amusing
He neither cares nor guesses
As, centered on one elbow,
He stares at her glowing breast.
She calculates, she reckons
How fierce his interest.
Her luminous eyes mirror
What her shrew thoughts assess
Before his arms encompass
The sweet comptometress.
(via poetry365)
Japan-The Strange Country by Kenichi
KURT VONNEGUT’S WRITING TIPS
Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted.
Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for.
Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water.
Every sentence must do one of two things—reveal character or advance the action.
Start as close to the end as possible.
Be a Sadist. No matter how...
Finally
made a background for my blog.
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In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the...
– Mark Twain
Tomorrow
Will be the best monday ever.
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The one measure of true love is: you can insult the other.
– Slavoj Žižek
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I’ve always thought in a “better world” there would be squirrels all around and they would drink black tea at 5 in ornament tea cups, dolphins would steal cookies and owls would write books for us. And dogs would turn into 9-10 years old boys/girls when sun comes up and stay at that age, never grow up. Now convince me that it’s impossible?
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Anonymous asked: what is the name of the book that quote was from? who is the author? :D
SOME HANGOVER
The details in that story fascinates me. Gwen’s attitude, scrambled eggs and how they calmed down after a phone talk with Gwen.
Kevin’s wife handed him the phone. It was Saturday morning. They were still in bed.
“It’s Bonnie” she said.
“Hello, Bonnie?”
“You awake, Kevin?”
“Yeah, yeah”
“Listen, Kevin, Jeanjean told...
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Because of the internet, I now do far more work when not at work. My real...
– Alain de Botton
Because of the internet, I don’t really work when I’m at work.