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The Flatland Chronicles for Thursday, June 2006
JOURNAL. I'm still busy creating my new site elsewhere. It's still fun (of a kind) though. I do realize that the end product is crude by internet standards, but I'm so proud of myself for getting the animated back-kicking donkey on my Versus page to bounce all over the screen. Small joys, small joys. In some cases, very small.
Based on a discussion with a young friend on his present-giving woes, I was inspired to write a little essay of my own experiences plus a tentative hypothesis concerning the key ingredient of the not-expensive-but-yet-delightful-private-joke-referencing gift. I offer my advice, as always, in the full confidence that anyone who reads it will apply it thoughtfully. The inexpensive-yet-delightful-private-joke-referencing gift is not an option for, say, one's mistress, at least on important occasions, though I highly recommend it for other types of events. A gift needs to be proportionately expensive in relation to how much basis there is for the recipient to feel unsure otherwise about the quality and amount of your love.
Finally, I was so blissed out by today's hit of the photo-blog "Cute Overload (TM)" that I just had to get the word out to my friends and family. So I reviewed it (link below). (I do realize that it is a piece of presumption for me to be reviewing anything, but since I only review things I like, I harm no one by doing so....)
Digest for June 21, 2006
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RECOMMENDED FOR THE JADED: OHMIGOD, IT'S SO CUUUUUUUUTE! The addictive bliss of the photo-blog "Cute Overload (TM)" which instantly converted me from a sneering cute-hating cynic to an addict with a daily cuteness jones that only further extreme cuteness will ever satisfy. Warning: Excessive cuteness of site may cause your head to explode and has been shown by studies to be psychologically addictive. My husband requires a three-minute warning for earplug-installation before I open the page. On the other hand, it is a surefire cure for depression, anomie, and the tired feeling that the world holds nothing more for you to love. In Just Eat the Damn Peach.
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TOXIC LOVE 101---THE PERILS OF PRESENT-GIVING. It's a hot-button issue for some people. Why this is true and some of the things you could do (if you wanted to) to make present-related occasions less fraught. In Love in the Time of the Internets.
Images © 2006 Jupiterimages Corporation. Used pursuant to license from Animation Factory.com.
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