February 2012
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Three Percent: And Here It Is: The BTBA 2012... →
I only read Never Any End to Paris. Work to do!
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New From Junot Díaz - NYTimes.com →
HELLO!
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Crying Over Butter » fiction & caffeine →
I had to write a jumbled essay before I could bake these brownies.
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“He stood up, sat down again, got to his feet again. He felt a wave of happiness,...”
– Andres Neuman’s ‘Traveler of the Century’ is so good!
The Week in Numbers
-36 hours worked over 4 days
-6 hours non-work reading
-6 yoga practices; ~8 hours on the mat
-1 hour rock-wall climbing
-1 batch granola baked
-14 hours slept on Friday
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“Into the Blue,” Moby
Everything Is...
I am part of the bridal party in the wedding of dear friends whom I love, which is weird for me because I am vehemently anti-marriage. But I can feel the whole thing seeping into me. I am annoyed right now because a bridesmaid I don’t like passive-aggressively stomped on my offer to make scones for a tea-party-themed shower. That is not Alicia Behavior. I am fearful of how much more...
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“Yoga is the key to all our wildest dreams. It invites us to eyeball our secret...”
– Kathryn Budig
I have spent a decent chunk of my day thus far chatting about food things with writers. Isn’t that weird? Also, chatting on Twitter complements work really well.
Watch(via Radio Ambulante - The Rumpus.net) “Radio Ambulante is a monthly Spanish-language radio program showcasing compelling human stories from around Latin America and the United States. It is the first of its kind in Spanish, and will be launching soon.”
A project of Daniel Alarcon. Psyched for it. Backed it for $50 to get the T-shirt. You’ll always get me with the T-shirt.
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Voto Latino: 5 Questions for Geko Jones →
I get so annoyed about visiting HuffPo, but I’m glad I saw this because anyone who’s DJed in the vicinity of Rita Indiana is someone whose party I wanna go to.
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On eating healthy as fuck
I will admit that occasionally I want to scream, “Do you know how long it’s been since I’ve had a Cherry Coke?!” and flip my desk.
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On the Death of the Author - Words Without Borders →
by Álvaro Enrigue. This is my favorite short story of ALL-TIME. It’s been a while since I’ve been able to tell someone to read it, but I inserted to opportunity into a Twitter convo before so now I’m just going to remind you people. Note: I prefer the translation that’s in Dalkey’s Best of Contemporary Mexican Fiction (really I prefer reading it in Spanish, but if you...
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My sister complained of being bored on Facebook and I said “Read a book.” It’s what I was always told, and it cured me of boredom forever. It’s given me other mental problems and has made me moderately antisocial, but never bored! Anyway, also: there is no way to not become your parents when faced with a petulant child.
“If you want to be sad, no one in the world can make you happy. But if you make...”
– Paramhansa Yogananda (via elige)
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Always already drowning in work/in need of more...
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For some reason, I have made a few tiny posts at my blog this weekend. Probably mind loss.
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"That's So Aira"
The title of a show about experimental fiction.
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