You know, I'm really starting to think the whole world is just a patchwork quilt of crazy little cults, all with their own secret spaces, their own records, their own rules.
Robin SloanNeel takes a sharp breath and I know exactly what it means. It means: I have waited my whole life to walk through a secret passage built into a bookshelf.
Robin SloanIf this sounds impressive to you, you’re over thirty.
Robin SloanSo I guess you could say Neel owes me a few favors, except that so many favors have passed between us now that they are no longer distinguishable as individual acts, just a bright haze of loyalty. Our friendship is a nebula.
Robin SloanTags: friendship loyalty
Maybe I'll just go ahead and buy her the Tufte book. I'll bring it wrapped in brown paper. Wait- is that weird? It's an expensive book. Maybe there's a low-key paperback edition. I could buy it on Amazon. That's stupid, I work at a bookstore. (Could Amazon ship it fast enough?)
Robin SloanHe has the strangest expression on his face- the emotional equivalent of 404 PAGE NOT FOUND.
Robin SloanThey are developing a form of renewable energy that runs on hubris.
Robin SloanTags: google
Your life must be an open city, with all sorts of ways to wander in.
Robin SloanI'd sit at my kitchen table and start scanning help-wanted ads on my laptop, but then a browser tab would blink and I'd get distracted and follow a link to a long magazine article about genetically modified wine grapes. Too long, actually, so I'd add it to my reading list. Then I'd follow another link to a book review. I'd add the review to my reading list, too, then download the first chapter of the book—third in a series about vampire police. Then, help-wanted ads forgotten, I'd retreat to the living room, put my laptop on my belly, and read all day. I had a lot of free time.
Robin SloanTags: procrastination distraction
When every single piece of media you consume is time-shifted, does that mean it's actually you that's time-shifted?
Robin SloanTags: media
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