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"The plan to seduce Michelle Obama in both body and soul has also not moved forward during the last few months. She and her people have stopped returning Smoove's phone calls, and his letters, and the elaborately arranged fruit sculptures he has assembled from the earth's most exotic produce.
Also, I think I am on some kind of FBI watch list now. "
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Because dinosaurs are awesome.
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"The 2009 Singularity Summit: "Advancing the messianic dream of Jeremiah, Isaiah, and the other ancient Israelite prophets ... this time with more overclocked RAM and less overgrilled ram.""
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Money can't buy happiness, but it can get you 80% of the way there.
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"You are not owed a read from a professional, even if you think you have an in, and even if you think it's not a huge imposition. It's not your choice to make. This needs to be clear--when you ask a professional for their take on your material, you're not just asking them to take an hour or two out of their life, you're asking them to give you--gratis--the acquired knowledge, insight, and skill of years of work. It is no different than asking your friend the house painter to paint your living room during his off hours."
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