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minphx in (the) west

About Me: I enjoy most weather, most times of day (and night), and appreciate a good lawn chair.


Best Sites Ever: Washington Post's On Being, McSweeney's


All-Time Favorite Finds:

A Tiger Behind...

March 29, 2006 		Magritte

August 04, 2005 		Ducks Very Limited

December 15, 2007




Comments

An Evening Alone
Flargy?  more»
+ April 17, 2008 01:07 AM +
Lost Playlist
seduction playlist. fo sho.

ha.  more»
+ April 15, 2008 12:10 AM +
I Can Wait
smiiiiiitten!

name signed in cursive means true love.

(also the lack of puntuation in the main message makes me imagine this eleven year old taking a deep breath and blurting all of this out in one fast nonstop mini-speech, like he just needs to get it out there, just needs to say it fast or he won't say it at all.…  more»
+ April 11, 2008 12:56 AM +
Don't Be Selfish
Does Mike Brooks own a bug or a hummer?

There's always gonna be half a parking space leftover. Might as well be his car that enjoys the buffer.  more»
+ April 11, 2008 12:47 AM +
Different Dreams
such conflict...
even though i read find nearly every day, this note is one of those where reading it feels invasive, a violation of someone's quiet desperation.  more»
+ April 10, 2008 12:41 AM +
On My Day Off
@deanna: what gentle encouragement! what a nice image you've put in my mind's eye. a wee tomato hanging on with all its little heart/delicate vine tendrils.…  more»
+ April 04, 2008 12:59 AM +
Grinding Down
oops, the full link didn't appear: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegitimi_non_carboru

hope i'm not stepping on Jonathan's toes, but (from above link): Illegitimi non carborundum is a mock-Latin aphorism jokingly taken to mean "don't let the bastards grind you down".  more»
+ April 03, 2008 12:15 AM +
who needs The Bedside Book of the Art of Living when these few words sum up some life advice so well?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegitimi_non_ca (oh, how i dig a good "mock latin aphorism")  more»
+ April 03, 2008 12:10 AM +
Failure to Communicate
seems like a running theme in the past several finds of people who could use a hug.

hope they're all feeling 'beeter.'  more»
+ April 01, 2008 12:46 AM +
Reid Kids Smell Like Cheese
and, the two "rules" i'd want to break first: #4 and #5. because i loves me some cheesy soft pretzals.  more»
+ March 30, 2008 01:52 PM +
stresssssssssful!

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+ March 30, 2008 01:36 PM +
Hi! My Name Is Freedom
one of the greatest find stories of all time. a note in a corked bottle found along the beach is next, i hope!

obvious question: what words would you leave in a balloon for a stranger to find in a random front yard?…  more»
+ March 28, 2008 12:17 AM +
Heart and Cater (back)
@ terrie: the break-up was also probably a cookies thing. it always is.  more»
+ March 27, 2008 09:24 PM +
Hands Off My Loofah, Bitch!

was this note actually left in the shower? it sure looks um, wet.
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+ March 24, 2008 12:15 AM +
Alimentos
@not so clever: ha! hooray for fifth grade calculator shenanigans. awesome.…  more»
+ March 21, 2008 12:29 PM +
Who Are You?
@jonathan: the hyphenatin' jumped out at me too, but i resiiiiiiisted commenting on it. whew what a sigh of relief this is. thanks for that, for getting it out there.…  more»
+ March 20, 2008 06:10 PM +
i'll play too:

i am in a sweet relationship, and love a lot of wonderful people.
lizards run like tossed skittles across my driveway.
i live in a small, sunny, rented house.…  more»
+ March 20, 2008 11:36 AM +


any handwriting analyzers out there? i think i's dotted like that indicate a good sense of humor. little crescents.  more»
+ March 20, 2008 01:48 AM +
Shabbat Shalom!
i do think a lot of thirteen year olds think about such subjects "earnestly," whether in the context of religion or not . . .…  more»
+ March 19, 2008 11:12 AM +
Ants!
@ Lost in Found: ha! genius.

and @ brain problem and mona: yeah i *was* simply in phoenix, but now you've helped me create a name that is just hard to pronounce, waaay cooler.…  more»
+ March 17, 2008 03:43 PM +











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