Monthly Archives: September 2008

It was such a relief when Jacques Derrida died

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It was such a relief when Jacques Derrida died. The rush to forget him began with the obituaries in the broadsheets…. Derrida published so many books and made so much trouble in the process. In his final years he was churning them out at such a rate that it was difficult even for his most devoted readers to keep up.

Nicholas Royle in TLS Aug 22 & 29, 2008

The Smiths – Ask (Thomas the Tank Engine style)

The caffeine network

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Hell yes. (@ Dogtooth Coffee, COS)

Crazy squid sucker photo

Jessy’s fake poetry bio. Brilliant!

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Jessy Randall has read poems in the Iowa Review, Ploughshares, the Paris Review, the New Yorker, and The Best American Poetry 1999, 2003, and 2007.

Poetic Asides with Robert Lee Brewer – First Ever Fake Bio Contest Winner and Other Finalists.

Wondermark Lite.: #442; In which Beth keeps her Books

Life is beautiful: EepyBird’s Sticky Note experiment

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EepyBird’s Sticky Note experiment on Vimeo.

Whoa. I swear I typed the title “Life is beautiful” before I saw the ad at the end. Or am I fooling myself?

You just go on your nerve

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You just go on your nerve. If someone’s chasing you down the street with a knife you just run, you don’t turn around and shout, “Give it up I was a track star for Mineola Prep.”

Frank O’Hara, “Personism”.

YouTube – 100 Movies, 100 Quotes, 100 Numbers

Hockey Moms for Obama Bumper Sticker – CafePress

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Hockey Moms for Obama Bumper Sticker – CafePress

A FriendFeed thread inspired a Google search where I found this excellent logo.