http://machineplay.com/signal Wed, 07 May 2008 02:18:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 2008 Total: 245566 April: 59650 (Goals: 30/50) March: 104525 (Goals: 30/50/100) February: 31373 (Goals: 30) January: 50018 (Goals:30/50) May is off to a terrible start.  I think I've written 900 words.  I'm going to have to work my ass off just to pull myself back up to a 30k month.  Wish me luck. http://machineplay.com/signal/2008/05/07/april-08-wordcount-roundup/ This post is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: http://machineplay.com/signal/2008/05/03/i-speak-good-too/ your exhalations stroke my aura gathering floss the soft twist of your inhalations draws me into you the fragile spindle of your heart winds me tighter http://machineplay.com/signal/2008/05/03/how-fast-a-metaphor-spins/ Chay Magazine, a new Pakistani publication (Having observed in Pakistani society, a disturbing tendency towards fear and shame around issues of sex and sexuality - that is to say, around a normal human interaction - the founders of Chay Magazine feel that sex and sexuality should enter the public discourse.) ... http://machineplay.com/signal/2008/05/01/may-day-2008-wanderings/ I got my bracelet from elisem a few days ago and I've been wearing it whenever I can. I love it. It's magic. It makes me happy to look at the skull grinning on my wrist. On Fridays, Elise lists her works available for sale. ... http://machineplay.com/signal/2008/04/29/what-i-shouldve-said-by-elise-matthesen/ http://asksistermarymartha.blogspot.com/2008/04/fun-with-jesus.html Why do we feel the need to make Jesus cute, or our pal? I have a hunch about why. The things He had to say were radical, often offensive, to the people to which He was speaking. The things He asked us to do are just about impossibly difficult. Love ... http://machineplay.com/signal/2008/04/29/a-bit-of-what-i-read-today-theater-edition-2/ "What we have here is the top 106 books most often marked as "unread" by LibraryThing’s users. As in, they sit on the shelf to make you look smart or well-rounded. Bold the ones you've read, underline the ones you read for school, italicize the ones you started but didn't ... http://machineplay.com/signal/2008/04/27/have-a-meme-since-im-not-doing-anything/ So, here's the start of me catching up. It's going to be cut for length, but read on.  Fear not (or regret, as you will), there is minimal controversy within.    http://machineplay.com/signal/2008/04/24/i-hate-april-and-its-all-my-fault-i-aggregator-my-daughter-owns-herself/ Cut for sensitivity, profanity, and ranting about abortion issues. http://machineplay.com/signal/2008/04/18/how-many-abortions-could-an-artist-abort/ The rest is in edits. This is part of a letter I sent to my e-wife and my <3 girlfriend today.  I didn't really work this out until right now. But the truth is, we are grownups.  We feel like children because we feel worthless or scared or voiceless and that's ... http://machineplay.com/signal/2008/04/17/a-piece-of-an-epiphany/