Razzoo

Oct
27th

Tue

She kept a textfile on her desktop. At first glance it looked like a lot of mishmash, but upon closer inspection you’d find someone’s name and then under it a giant list of seemingly unrelated words. Red, cats, 6/19, Sirius, Lyle Lovett, Aaron Sorkin.

If she knew you, you had an entry in that textfile. And if you mentioned something you liked, something you wanted, your birthday, your anniversary, your favorite color, what size you wore, she’d make a note of it under your name.

That’s how she was able to surprise people. And she loved doing that.

— [shauna wright] Regarding Leslie Harpold

Oct
23rd

Fri

Clearly, this manchild is destined to grow up to tell you how to spend your day.

mikemonteiro:

merlin:

mugshot, 1988

The Classic. Cold sore, tie-dye, and chicken grease. In Florida.

Oct
9th

Fri

I have lunch there every week or two, and while it would be cheaper to have a can of American Coke, I always pay extra for the 12-ounce bottle that says it’s “Hecho en Mexico.” I do this because I believe it tastes better, and I really don’t care why. Spend a few years writing a column about consumer culture, and what you learn is that we all think everyone else’s shopping quirks are weird and irrational — but that our own make perfect sense.

— Consumed - The Cult of Mexican Coca-Cola - NYTimes.com

Oct
8th

Thu

Jack & Sloane

Oct
3rd

Sat

Pretty sure I’m going to love Merlin’s book.

(via inboxzero)

Oct
1st

Thu

(via inboxzero)

Sep
29th

Tue

Much more important than working hard is knowing how to find the right thing to work on. Paying attention to what is going on in the world. Seeing patterns. Seeing things as they are rather than how you want them to be. Being able to read what people want. Putting yourself in the right place where information is flowing freely and interesting new juxtapositions can be seen.

— Caterina.net: Working hard is overrated

Sep
21st

Mon

"...that kind of a machine..."

As it happened (as it was supposed to happen), I ran across this _Breakfast of Champions_ audio MM posted. I remember once reading this little cherry bomb of a book in one fell swoop, then needing to get up and look outside to see if the world was still there. If I didn’t feel so raw just now, I might take the book down & reread it now, but I don’t think I can do it. So maybe you should. You’ll end up wiser. Promise.

merlin:

92Y Podcast: Kurt Vonnegut Reads Breakfast of Champions - 92Y Blog - 92nd Street Y - New York, NY

I can’t believe I’ve made it this long without ever hearing this audio, described as Vonnegut’s “first public reading of the classic Breakfast of Champions, three years before it was published, on May 4, 1970 at the 92nd Street Y.”

Sounds just terrific in the air:

This is a world premiere of a book called, Breakfast of Champions. Not even my wife has seen it — I’ve simply passed the rumor around that it exists. So, here we go. It…uh…it’s a novel.

My name is Dwayne Hoover and I am an experiment by the creator of the universe. I am the only creature in the entire universe who has free will. I am the only creature who has to figure out what to do next and why. Everybody else is a robot.

I am pooped. I wish I were a robot too. It is perfectly exhausting having to reason all the time in a universe I never made.

When you hear Kurt Vonnegut reading this aloud you appreciate the necessity of science fiction; it’s a way we crazy people have of talking about the world without talking about the world. I didn’t always get that, but now I really think I do.

Listen to the whole thing. It’s poetry.

Aug
31st

Mon

nolatonyc:

coolest groom’s cake ever. thanks wifey.

Aug
26th

Wed

In which I launch diabolical plans with JR & Remington Steele. (via Tony Haile)