Via Flavorwire:
“Rick Moody has one of the coolest tattoos possible (in our opinion), because it’s part of Shelley Jackson’s Skin project, a 2095-word story published exclusively in tattoos, one word each on as many willing volunteers, so it can never be read in its proper order, but just exists, pulsing, out in the world at all times. Photo via NY Press.”
How very post-modern….
Sometimes, all you really need is to express your deep, abiding hatred for a fellow human being. For when the fire of your contempt has apparently charred your left temporal lobe and rendered you speechless, check out this beautiful list of literary comebacks and insults, assembled by the fantastic nerds over at Flavorwire.com.
Personal favorite? “If your brains were dynamite there wouldn’t be enough to blow your hat off.” – Timequake, Kurt Vonnegut. So elegant and simple, and yet so disgustingly visual.
Maybe it’s the fact that I only got 4 hours of sleep last night, or that I just finished running 5k in 80 degree weather, but I absolutely cannot stop laughing at this. Call me Major Giggles, because while this may be one of the more stupid things I’ve ever seen, I am cracking up. Please enjoy this as much as I am.
“And I like large butts. They’re so intimate. At small booties there isn’t any privacy.” –What I imagine The Great Buttsby reads like.
A list of 50 books to read before you die, though I’m not sure according to who…but nonetheless, a great group of novels here. I’ve bolded the books I’ve read. Anyone make it through the entire list already??
“50 Books to Read Before You Die” bookmark
I can’t believe I’d never read The Princess Bride until now.
Written by William Goldman, of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and All the President’s Men fame, this deliciously layered and adorably comedic novel was a delightful read. Of course, I’d seen the movie (who hasn’t?), but the book is so much more endearing than I thought possible.
In various asides and interjections, Goldman explains that The Princess Bride was written by an “S. Morgenstern” from the (very fictional) country of Florin, and all Goldman is doing in this version is taking the interesting bits and condensing them. He even claims to have met with professors specializing in Morgenstern’s literature and to have visited the Morgenstern Museum in Florin. The multiple layers of the novel (Morgenstern’s “original” story combined with Goldman’s ongoing conversations about his abridgment process) and the very sweet and silly diction (“He had written to her just before he sailed for America. The Queen’s Pride was his ship, and he loved her. [That was the way his sentences always went: It is raining today and I love you. My cold is better and I love you. Say hello to Horse for me and I love you. Like that.]”) made me fall head over heels for this fantastic story.
Goldman promises true love and high adventure, and, if you’re in the mood for a little laughing on the side, I highly recommend The Princess Bride.
A bonus: a map of the fictional Florin and Guilder!
(As stolen from the delightful Bridget at bridgetsbooks.wordpress.com!)
1. What are you reading currently? I’m in the middle of reading Baked, by Mark Haskell Smith. Hilarious, full of adventure, and about the weed scene in LA–plus Mormons. What more do you need?
2. What did you just finish reading? Ok. I cannot tell a lie. I just read A Clash of Kings, by George R. R. Martin, the second book in the Game of Thrones series. Yes, the books are kind of poorly written, and yes, there’s not a whole lot to think about when reading them, but man, does good old George R. R. sure know how to make likable characters and immediately kill them.
3. What do you plan to read next? That is an excellent question, sir or madam! I think I might go with 50 Shades of Grey….
I’m totally messing with you.
Book Lovers Never Go To Bed Alone 