“The View From Africa,” by Binyavanga Wainaina (abridged. See the link for the whole thing): Some tips: sunsets and starvation are good Never have a picture of a well-adjusted African on the coverof your book, or in it, unless that African has won the NobelPrize. An AK-47, prominent ribs, naked breasts: use these. Ifyou must […]
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SKATER girl Avril Lavigne wants to get rid of her trademark men’s shirts and ties and become a fashion model. What, was she getting hit on by too many women? I’d consider that a compliment! I sometimes distrust it when women make the decision to “give up” on being “boyish,” or wearing comfortable clothes. I
I see there’s a reason I had a nightmare about my credit card balance last night. Sweet Jesus.
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I went to the doctor again yesterday, this time to PP. For the last six months, I’ve been suffering from what I thought were recurring yeast infections. If you’ve had these or had a partner who’s had these, you know that they make walking uncomfortable, kill most of your sex drive, and make sex uncomfortable
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Chapter 19 Nyx blew out of Punjai and hit the radio a couple of times with her palm, but all she got was misty blue static. It was going to be a long ride. She spent the night in the bakkie after making good time, about halfway to Mushtallah. She kept as far off the
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1) It opens with something like: “The Heroes took wing from a dark, raw field the color of blood.” And you know exactly what you’re in for. This isn’t going to be a “happy” story. 2) Somebody loses something – an eye, a finger, a limb, a head, a womb – at some point 3)
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Five weird habits: 1) I talk to myself. I picked up this habit while living by myself in Alaska, and South Africa. It’s a pretty constant streaming narrative of what’s going on in my head (“I need to do this, then this. Fuck. I forgot that thing. That’s lame.”). So when I’m alone in the
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I’ll be taking a blogging break for some time. There’s a lot of personal stuff exploding right now that needs to be taken care of, and it might be a month or so before it’s worked out. Everything in my life feels broken. I’ll be back in a while.
I only put in one earring this morning. I had a dream last night that I had an affair with Bill Clinton. I also had a dream that I was playing a high-stakes game of Cossaks a la Ender’s Game. In other news, I’ve signed up me and B for Wiscon, and I’m going out