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I just went back last night and this evening to skim some of the most recent posts in alt.polyamory, where I haven't lurked in lo these many years. Given the time it took me to read a complete thread here and there, I have to wonder how on earth I ever had the time to actually keep up on a regular basis. On the other hand, at the time I didn't have two or three years' worth of posts to try to slog through at once, which probably made the difference. Amusingly, I'd just earlier in the evening been wondering for no particular reason what ever happened to Anmar, and tonight I by complete chance read the thread that answered my question. Heh.

And just because I can:

( shiny! )

I was going to leave it as a comment on someone else's entry, but I thought that for maximum obnoxiousness I'd promote it to an entirely separate post. ;) I will at least put it behind a cut though to spare your eyes.

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I'm a sucker for unusual packaging, I admit it. For me, a large part of the appeal of McSweeney's Quarterly Concern has been seeing what packaging the next one is going to come in. Last quarter's came in a fabric-covered cover, and the latest offering came packaged to look like it was a bundle of mail. I was amused enough to find Yeti Researcher, but the real treasure was the "Citizen's Insertable Swiftness Manifest", which is a checklist you can put in your luggage to help make the job of the TSA inspectors that much easier. *cough* I was hoping they'd have a copy online because it's hysterical, but I haven't found it yet.

harlequinaide, in case you might be interested:

Angelenos: On Sunday, November 20, at 7:30 p.m., to celebrate the publication of The Believer Book of Writers Talking to Writers, Susan Straight and Josh Kun will discuss music, race, and American identity at Skylight Books (1818 N. Vermont Ave. in Los Angeles). Free. There will be a raffle and there will be prizes.

I'd go myself, except for the whole "other coast" thing I've got going on.