May 2012
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Alice (a snippet) →
Natasha will be so pleased. (Click the title.)
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STFU, Conservatives: Zombie apocalypse coming soon →
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ihopericksantorum:
5/16: McArthur High School HazMat Situation Students, Teachers Decontaminated After Breaking Out In Rash 5/19: No confirmation on chemical at Fort Lauderdale International Airport 5/21: Police: Man bites woman in Westchester 5/23:…
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“The guy was like tearing him to pieces with his mouth, so I told him, ‘Get off!’...”
– Larry Vega, the cyclist who called police, gave a grisly account of the encounter and said he may seek counselling to help him get over what he saw. (via coupeyoucrazy)
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Naked man chewing on victims head shot by... →
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dangerace:
Go read this before it gets yanked. This is real.
This could be the first sign.
The Fucking zombie apocalypse.
oh my god kacey you might want to stock up on nonperishables and chainsaws
this dude had to have been on pcp…..or a zombie. either way I’m getting a gun.
it would be fucking florida
oh my god I had a...
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Raw →
I’m getting a wisdom tooth extracted tomorrow. The reason for the extraction is that there’s no opposing tooth to halt its progress, much as I described in this piece. The process is nothing like I described in this piece. I did feel a little shaky afterwards, though.
So when Trifecta: Week Twenty-Nine’s prompt was ‘decay’ I immediately thought of the dentist. Dr Le...
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Looking around…
I just realised that some people may find my work environment a little eerie.
The house is dark and quiet; it’s just gone midnight. The wind gusts outside, making the trees groan. A red heat lamp dimly lights the room but does little to warm it. It heats that little log, though, which is why the snake is basking there, flicking her tongue at me.
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You've Changed
You’re not what you used to be. You’re a different beast entirely. Where once I could find solace in your solitude, I only find chest-beating vanity and a holier-than-thou treatise on what I already knew. Where once you welcomed newcomers with open arms, now you scorn us and make us feel unworthy. Wait—I’m no newcomer. Yet, I feel this way nonetheless. Once a home for free...
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June Shenfield Poetry Award 2012 →
Yep, that’s my name—second place. I even got prize money.
There’s a little typo in the version they’ve posted, though. The seventh line should read ‘It does not find me wanting.’
After checking my original entry form again (just in case I’d done something terrible and mistyped my own poem), I asked the organisers to correct this for me.
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“The scariest moment is always just before you start.”
– — King S (2001), On Writing, Kindle edition, Loc. 3208.
Once again, King nails it and, once again, it’s true for many things. Don’t believe me? Here’s one example: running an ultramarathon.
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“It is, after all, the dab of grit that seeps into an oyster’s shell that...”
– King S (2001), On Writing, Hodder, p. 278.
Stephen King’s advice to writers may also make sense to those in other industries who just want to get on with the job.
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Where does the water go?
In survival situations, you need to find enough water to keep you hydrated, and you may need to use multiple techniques to get to that water. I think most people agree on that tip. But here’s one that I’m not sure about, most recently read in this Australian Geographic article:
With all water consumption the advice is never sip. ”Drink a cupful at a time,” says Bob....
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Crows are clever →
I went to the University of Queensland. Like most students at some point during their ‘studies’, I used to hang out in the Great Court and frequent the cafés. It was during one visit to the Cloisters Café with a fellow physicist that I felt a need to defend the beauty and intelligence of crows. I said they were misunderstood. Ben argued that crows were stupid and kaka.
Suddenly, a...
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Do you write too much? →
Here’s how to get rid of all those excess words.
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At last
I’ve finished designing my magazine article for my uni assessment. I reckon it looks pretty good, too.
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