My latest holiday book choice is WEAK IN COMPARISON TO DREAMS. A tour de force of philosophical literature that is also hilarious, mordant, fiercely defensive of animal rights, and sometimes beautiful in the best possible ways. (So far, also rec the sequel, A SHORT INTRODUCTION TO ANNELIESE.) 5/?

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a goose or duck in possession of a plaid coat, must be in want of a fine hat.

I honest to god have never had so many pleasant and energizing conversations with random people met in stores or cafes or on the street.

My latest holiday book choice is WEAK IN COMPARISON TO DREAMS. A tour de force of philosophical literature that is also hilarious, mordant, fiercely defensive of animal rights, and sometimes beautiful in the best possible ways. (So far, also rec the sequel, A SHORT INTRODUCTION TO ANNELIESE.) 5/?

Every person I met today spoke of Portland with love and affection. Even the guy who told me I was a dumbass. He was trying to move his stuff + I zigged when I shoulda zagged. I told him I was still newish here, didn't know the customs and was at least 80 percent dumbass for sure. "79" he countered

Met a Sri Lankan American whose wife just wrote a novel and we chatted about Sri Lanka and Portland. I broke a bottle in a cafe and the owner cheerily joked about it to settle my nerves. I talked books with a barrista + agreed w a guy who shouted at me that I am a dumbass, which made him smile 2/2

savage yet fair

lol

noice

I don't know, like

Sidewalk Jack

oh crap

oh wow!

"Is that a character's face or a bitter moon? Is this an animated series or live-action I cannot tell oh lord please I pray tell me if that is a house or a moving tank / a rom com or a war movie just tell me or shoot everything in extreme sunlight like vampires are not a thing oh lard so I pray."

intestines are the new air

Get whoever did the night lighting for the Italian show Gomorrah. That's some masterful stuff.

Well, first of all, it's upside down.