Once upon a time the net was full of personal websites—glorious, exuberant, personal websites. Then something happened. Blogs? The possibility of fame?
ftrain.com
“This is a man in
Central Park, Manhattan. He is smoking and talking on a cell phone.
This is a bird, a few feet from the man. Right after this shot was
taken the bird asked the man for a cigarette, which the man gave
reluctantly.” »
szajic
“… I
had a cigarette after I wrote the longest letter I've written in a
while (that was part of the reason I wanted a cigarette; there's also
the fact that since my junior year in high school I've been telling
myself no cigarettes after I graduate from college, and I intend to
hold myself to that, so, might as well get it while I can).” »
trouserarousal.net
“This did
remind me of the time I lived in my bathroom for two days at the
beginning of this year. Most of you know about this already. …” »
grishkina.com
“Only in England will
you find a student bar whose brochure proclaims it an ideal venue for
a “lose-your-virginity party.” The English are the most vulgar, as
well as violent, drinkers I have ever encountered. And, unlike the
Russians, they can’t excuse themselves with extreme weather or extreme
government.” »
tj
“Hanging
out tonight in Bethesda with a bunch of young professional Asians.
This is going to be depressing as fuck all, but I guess it'll be
interesting. I don't hang out with Asians enough, anyway.” »
awkwardsilence.org.uk
“My
friends conferred and agreed that no, you do have a cleavage, it’s
right there, see? I wasn’t personally insulted but I figured it was a
very rude thing to say to someone.” »
volatile.org
“I
guess the question is still related to why I want to travel and what I
expect to get out of this trip. I have to be honest and say that,
seven months into my journey, I’m still not quite sure how to answer
these questions.” »
milk
“There was
some discussion about what to do with Magellan now, but I had to think
about it for a bit. I decided that he deserves a chance and that the
subway system would provide the adventure suitable for an explorer
such as Magellan.” »
brokenground.org
“The
French seem to have an odd predilection for hero worship. A
diminutive megalomaniacal dwarf (tautology to reinforce point) whose
sole achievements were to declare war on the rest of Europe, lose…
and pretty much nothing else.” »
melpomene
“I had to
smile all day.
At people I wanted to curse at,
At those undeserving of the tiresome facial-muscular activity,
At swines I wished very ill.
But it’s character building. Yes.” »
jewishcheerleaders.com (warning: adult)
“That was good that Timberlake smoothed that one out. I was
feeling worried, or guilty or something. How could I explain in my
Totally Shitty Spanish, “This girl might have some problems, some
early sexual trauma, or power/responsibility issues that she needs to
deal with, or something else that’s so complex and multilayered that
it almost defies explanation, but my overall point is that she—that
little blond girl who you glimpsed getting choked, who you heard being
ordered by one Tony Eveready in a low, steady voice to “Go to
sleep,”—she requested for this scenario.” »