‘bloggledygook’ Category
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The thing about competing in the Olympics
July 30, 2012 by notnotalot
Here’s the thing about competing in the Olympics: it’s way harder to be a girl than a guy. Don’t agree? Well then, I’m going to turn that frown (i.e. disagreement) upside down (i.e. into staunch acquiescence). Watch me go.. First: let’s dispense with the obvious. Menstruation. That’s it, that’s all …
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abhor the merrier
July 5, 2012 by notnotalot
dear new york, i’m writing to tell you i won’t be able to make the exclusive event slated for this weekend. i apologize, and i know the guest list was very tightly coordinated, but something’s come up and i have a conflicting engagement. oh, and that super-secret rooftop party on …
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micro-brewing
June 20, 2012 by notnotalot
To the guy at the coffee shop who is here every day: Stop it. Stop being here. Every day. You can’t just take up residence, occupying a table all day, every day. You’re starting to bother people, I can see it. They’re all being polite, but I can see how …
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word whittling
June 17, 2012 by notnotalot
I was thinking today, how a writer is somewhat like a modern day woodworker, or sculptor. Obvious parallels aside (like how paper is made of wood), I was thinking about the process of creation through removal. Of cutting. Of starting with a block of potential, and carving away so much …
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