September 2010

The Deprivation Arts

September 30, 2010
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Today is my birthday. Which means tomorrow I stop eating for 10 days. I’ve been mentally preparing for it for about a month, but there’s nothing like voluntary deprivation to really put the cork back in the bottle and call the party off. If you’re relatively new here check out this post that gives an [...]

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The Killing Trees

September 29, 2010
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A lot of trees are dying here in New York and getting knocked down by high winds — so many that citizens are demanding action be taken in order to protect us from the killer trees that have been crashing our party. Fear of nature is so prevalent in NYC that recently a well-intentioned friend [...]

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15 Things “They” Say

September 27, 2010
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1. They say, good citizens vote. 2. They say, if you want to lose weight you have to raise your metabolism. 3. They say, when you buy something, buy the best. 4. They say, renting is throwing away your money. 5. They say, there’s no harm in believing in Heaven because — consider the alternative. [...]

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Deconstruction Era

September 23, 2010
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We are living in a unique period where every apocalyptic vision we’ve ever conceived culturally is actually possible. I understand that generations have been envisioning the end of humans since the dawn of recorded history and humans have a strange fascination with total annihilation. What separates this era is that such an event is not [...]

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Pinpoint Space & Time

September 22, 2010
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Apparently somebody threw himself in front of the downtown “A” train yesterday because the track was held up and ultimately closed for investigation. That’s how I met Jay — both of us waiting for the downtown train. I didn’t realize I was wearing a FDNY shirt until Jason kept eying the firehouse number. “What’s up, [...]

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