The Lull in the Story’s Middle
In his mind’s nose, he could smell the burnt palm fronds from long-gone Lenten Masses.
I zipped my trousers and twisted around to be sure the rear flap was fastened securely — it would be too embarrassing to repeat the incident from last week.
“Never,” Olivier said, his mouth churning the mortar-like dough. “There’s no way I am finished with you yet, for sure. Your pastries are too delicious.”
Everything was going well, at least up to a certain point. I printed some $50 bills on my new HP DeskJet. They were perfect. Then I forgot to trim the eight-and-a-half by eleven paper.
Klint
It’s Called epMotion
I don’t know what epMotion is (and probably neither do you), but that’s not really the point. Here’s a scientific equipment company that figured out how to break out of its traditional image to do some really creative marketing. This video is everywhere right now.
Just because you work in what’s perceived to be a dry or conservative industry doesn’t mean you can’t have some fun.
Zero Dollar Bill
Artist Brian Romero invested many hours to create the monetary vehicle we’ll all need if things keep up at this rate: the zero dollar bill.
Embiggened version here, and it’s very worthwhile. Check out the detail, typography and signatures.
(via Neatorama)
How to Become a Writer
“First, try to be something, anything, else. A movie star/astronaut. A movie star/missionary. A movie star/kindergarten teacher. President of the World. Fail miserably. It is best if you fail at an early age–say, fourteen. Early, critical disillusionment is necessary so that at fifteen you can write long haiku sequences about thwarted desire. It is a pond, a cherry blossom, a wind brushing against sparrow wing leaving for mountain. Count the syllables. Show it to your mom. She is tough and practical. She has a son in Vietnam and a husband who may be having an affair. She believes in wearing brown because it hides spots. She’ll look briefly at your writing, then back up at you with a face blank as a doughnut. She’ll say: ‘How about emptying the dishwasher?’ Look away. Shove the forks in the fork drawer. Acccidentally break one of the freebie gas station glasses. This is the required pain and suffering. This is only for starters.”
(via GracefulFlavor)
BS-free business
How instead of this, we agree to this:
This spot only gets better as it ages.
(via swissmiss)
I’m Voting Republican
(via Cyn-C)
She Thought She Won a Toyota
mass or zombie takeover. (redundant?)
I am pretty fucking sure that isn’t right.
Created by OnePlusYou
What’s your favorite curse word/phrase/insult? Perhaps it is not surprising that I, the former seminary student, am particularly partial to goddamn (with the verbal italics), although I seldom use it.
zomg
I’m just sayin’
Now I know many of you out there read clusterflock through our main feed and don’t bother much with the comments. But this thread about fighting is worth reading. What you may not know is that while people come for the the posts they stay for the comments.
We do have a comment feed, incidentally. We just like to hide it.
P.S. Cindy, if you pay for airfare, then I’ll be happy to come down there and throw a “hey baby” your way. And if Daryl is around, then I figure we can talk about Dawkins after that.
Playmobile Security Check Point
Thank you Playmobil for allowing me to teach my 5-year old the importance of recognizing what a failing bureaucracy in a ever growing fascist state looks like. Sometimes it’s a hard lesson for kids to learn because not all pigs carry billy clubs and wear body armor. I applaud the people who created this toy for finally being hip to our changing times. Little children need to be aware that not all smiling faces and uniforms are friendly. I noticed that my child is now more interested in current events. Just the other day he asked me why we had to forfeit so much of our liberties and personal freedoms and I had to answer “well, it’s because the terrorists have already won”. Yes, they have won. I also highly recommend the Playmobil “farm fencing” so you can take your escorted airline passenger away and fence him behind bars as if he were in Guantanamo Bay.
xkcd brilliance
Read the comic, then read this and, if you don’t understand how you have been pwned, read this.
