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the tired one

the tired one

http://aldereteca.blogspot.com

A disgruntled Texan who's trying to keep smiling.

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  • Not Dead

    Posted on Monday December 14th, 2009 at 07:56 in lsat

    Geez, wait three weeks to write a blog and you lose two followers. I was cramming for the LSAT (an uncrammable test) the first week and then brooding over my performance the second. I’m glad it’s over. I’ve been rescheduling it for a year and w...

  • Hey Texas State U, I want my money back, you jerk.

    Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 21:38 in Rant, texas state university, the concord writers

    I wrote this little number about a year ago but never posted it because I felt like an asshole. There’s still a little nugget of karmic fear in its publication, but hey, I’m uninspired right now, and I’ve already spent too much time staring at ...

  • Dear Charlie Kaufman, I love you.

    Posted on Friday November 13th, 2009 at 14:51 in Rant, writing, roger, cormac mccarthy, toni morrison, spike jonze, charlie kaufman, harper's magazine

    I've been thinking screenplays lately. They seem easier than the books and short stories that I haven't been working on these past few months. I just don't have the time. It's true. Even these self-indulgent "me" blogs are written during slow moments...

  • Swine Flu, You\'re Just Bacon.

    Posted on Friday November 6th, 2009 at 17:50 in Rant

    I’m rather irritated with myself for getting so caught up in this whole swine flu paranoia. When it first appeared on the scene of my heart, I scoffed at the fear it was creating not just internally, but externally. The media virus spread its exist...

  • Austin, a Pictorial (The Unusually Long Book Fest Edition)

    Posted on Tuesday November 3rd, 2009 at 21:43 in texas book festival, austin pictures, chris bash

    This is a two-part posting, folks. The first part is about the annual Texas Book Festival and the second is about my discovery that despite Austin’s buoying progressiveness in a sea of Texas rednecks, I still live in a state with a shockingly braze...

  • One Down, Ten To Go

    Posted on Sunday October 25th, 2009 at 22:02 in submission, harper's magazine

    Well, my first rejection has reared its ugly head. Harper’s Magazine politely told me to eat shit in a SASE (that didn’t contain my short story by the way) I received Saturday. In a way, I’m glad I heard from them so quickly. Of the 11 publicat...

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This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 2 comments.

deftdigits

5 stars Deft Digits

One of the better blogs I've seen in the couple of months I've been doing this. A moment ago, somebody said this person lacked the intellect to pull off satire. I think that guy had something shoved up his buttocks. If you enjoy humor, you'll enjoy this blog.

Posted: March 29th, 2009 | More Reviews From deftdigits | Report This Comment

Sharonrey

5 stars Sharon Reynolds

Fantastically written, wonderfully funny, and extremely insightful.

Posted: March 14th, 2009 | More Reviews From Sharonrey | Report This Comment

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