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With all undue respect to middle management
From what I've seen of middle management, I've often thought that a great way of getting $150,000 fast would consist of the following steps:
1. Appear out of nowhere with a resume full of impressive lies. Choate, Harvard, Rhodes Scholarship, Halliburton.
2. Promise prospective employers a radical restructuring of their organisation. Draw from ( Read more... ) -
(Untitled)
Why are we all subjected to the advice of the top .01% of the population when it's clear that (1) such advice applies only to them and (2) the world only has room for a few of these people? Most of us who aren't delusional would be more than satisfied with a non-televised life of moderate success, doing something we love in the company of friends. ( Read more... ) -
secret network of wanderers
lately i have noticed life has drawn a symbol on my face, a tiny circle at the temple. this mark is a homing cry to the secret network of all who, like me, faced the possibility of inside but chose outside: i have a habit of not refusing an adventure, so they all come and talk to me.
an elf with straw hair sat with me in the green lamplight after i' ( Read more... ) -
Throw Money from the Plane, or: Bringing a Pet East o' the Border
Got too much money? Try bringing your pet overseas. Ask me how I did it. Well, actually, a friend and I. And an army of vets, gubmint officials, and taxi drivers, all now a bit richer.
To bring a cat to Germany from the U.S., first, you must obtain... a SHRUBBERY a microchip. This will run you $50. Oh yes, and if you would like to know what the REST ( Read more... ) -
If This Is the First Time We've Met, and You're Trying to Get into My Pants: A Guide
Dear Diary,
Men are stupid.
Apologies to those who aren't. Will you please relay the following to your less-gifted brothers?
If this is the first time we have met, and you want into my pants:- Do not continually ask if "we are cool." Especially do not ask if I am cool. Because I am.1 :D
- Do not ask if you can kiss me. If you gotta ask, you can't.
- Do not ( Read more... )
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alien
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Monday night weirdness, Episode 10
links to past episodes 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
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episode 10
all that's left of mayim is the echo of her last words: oh no no no no.
pretty much sums it up, actually.
thank Odd she untied you first -- but she'd promised to show you how to open the hollow tree. and you're betting she had no extra ( Read more... ) -
the missing chapter
sitting in the middle of a fluffstorm at wendel on the corner of schlesische straße & falckensteinstraße. it's gotta be over 20°C (meaning: NICE) today. the blizzard o' cotton is from a really prolific tree, brand unknown, whose dream seems to be making lots and lots of baby trees just like it.
thing is, they ain't gonna grow on my purple hoodie. (i ( Read more... ) -
no party
Brand new poem. I read this last night at New Word Order at Café Mano, Skalitzer Straße.
p.s. If news of my not-nettedness has actually not reached you yet, I'm currently netless at home because I moved. This is the universe calling: Get Outta tha House :P Other than that, the new apartment is absolutely awesome.
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no party
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Monday night weirdness, Episode 9
links to past episodes 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
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episode 9
still sitting, mayim lifts her eyes. she and crane pass a stare back and forth that is visibly new and unpleasant for both of them. each time the stare jumps from one to the other, it gathers like a lightning storm: disbelief, disappointment, defiance.
' ( Read more... )