Hey there, true believers? Do you like poetry? Of course you do. Would you like to read a new poem every day? Of course you would, silly? Well, friend of the blog Sara Hina has just the thing for you. She’s writing and posting a new poem every day for the next thirty days.
What are you waiting for? Head over there and read that lovely poetry. And leave a comment while you’re there. It’s the right thing to do.
Still feeling sick today, so I’m gonna mail it in again. That said, this is pretty awesome.
This one is via boing boing again.
I’m not even kidding. This is what the animated gif was invented for. Just wait for it…
Simon Rich is an excellent writer who writes funny stuff for things. One such funny thing he wrote was for a short story published in the New Yorker titled I Love Girl. It’s written in the voice of a cave man struggling with self identity and wanting for the affections of Girl. It’s a quick and funny read and I highly recommend it. Here is an excerpt:
I love Girl. I will explain what that is. When I look at her, I feel sick like I am going to die. I have never had the Great Disease (obviously, because I am still alive). But my uncle described it to me. He said there is a tightness in your chest, you cannot breathe, and you have anger toward the Gods. I was going to ask him to explain more, but then he died. My point is: Girl makes me feel this way, like I am going to die. There are many women in the world. By last count, seven. But she is the only one I ever loved.
Tell me you don’t want to read more of that. Simon Rich also happens to have a new book coming out January 22nd (2013 for those reading this in the FUTURE) titled The Last Girlfriend on Earth: And Other Love Stories
I’ve always been into arcade games. I grew up in exactly the right time, I suppose. I played me a LOT of Star Wars The Arcade Game back in the day. In fact, one of my dreams was to one day own an arcade machine, like Ricky Schroeder in Silver Spoons. A few years back, I accomplished that dream.
Of course, the funny thing about dreams is you accomplish one, and then you think of another. Or at least this is what I do. So I’ve now moved on to being obsessed with pinball machines. I don’t have one. Yet.
This all leads into two pretty cool articles today. One is about Jersey Jack Pinball, a new pinball company on the scene that is just about to release their first game, the gorgeous looking Wizard Of Oz Pinball.
This second article is about various pinball areas in and around New York City. Another reason to live in New York City.