In which I am even glibber than usual

[krakenwakes]

The purpose of satire, it has been rightly said, is to strip off the veneer of comforting illusion and cosy half-truth. And our job, as I see it, is to put it back again.
Flanders and Swann

Entry For The Fibbing OlympicsPoetry's just lying

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[krakenwakes]

Thanks so much. Did see the book as well!

http://krakenwakes.livejournal.com/141178.html

I miss America where I had an actual girlfriend as opposed to a full notebook.

[krakenwakes]

Afraid not. We split up just before I left. The annoying thing was that I think I was much more into her than she was into me, so I had to pretend to be much less hurt than I was in order to avoid complete loss of dignity.