Busy busy this week, so pretty much only posts with awesome links

Specifically, I'm teaching a workshop - this one actually.

Anyway, the piece up at McSweeney's today is inspired, and is another one of those I wish I thought of that things. It's called "The Birthday Party Log of Ned, Born on February 29" - go check it out, it's awesome.

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