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L.10.5: Lyles

August 5th, 2010

Looking with dismay at the role of adventurer? Disappointment with a gift of haberdashery? Disbelief at the weak protection from the sun afforded by a cheap imitation pith helmet? Used for “Fear & Loathing in Kilimanjaro,” Esquire. (Should have made more sure of a blank background.)

Assignment L.10.5

July 18th, 2010

I don’t think this one is too labor-intensive, but given this organization’s intense laziness recently… Go to Awkward Stock Photos.  Get the feeling, the flavor, the je ne sais quois of the place. Create your own. Post here in a separate post.  Explain it. ALTERNATE ASSIGNMENT: Steal one of the ones there and create a [...]

Assignment L.10.4

May 22nd, 2010

Hey, look, an assignment.  I know we’re all about the cras melior est, but honestly, can we pull together on this one? A food writer at the NYT wrote a half-assed column matching drinks to movies. I think we can do better.

L.10.2 — Lyles

March 10th, 2010

I don’t really believe that there’s a curse on my music, but I do. The universe conspires so that something happens to prevent any piece of mine from actually being performed.  If a piece is performed, something happens to make it flawed. I am not counting the two or three times we’ve sung through William [...]

Protected: L.10.3—Lyles

March 1st, 2010

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

Assignment L.10.3

February 27th, 2010

Easy one, guys.  Design a tattoo for yourself using any of the rationales above.  Post.

Assignment L.10.2: Impossible belief

February 4th, 2010

From the quote rotator: I said to myself: I cannot possibly believe that, and as I was saying it I noticed I had already believed it a second time. —GCL, G.9 The assignment is to write a short disquisition on something you find you cannot possibly believe, yet do.  (Remember to tag your post with [...]

L.10.1 – Turff

January 11th, 2010

Repeating my first submission, from the comment within Dale’s post: Brine Spry Sigh Fear Oomph Sex Seeping Clocked Annoying Sane And my second one, which I’ve been holding back to work on a bit: Who flows, knows, phases, cuts through… sinks through. Stays. Settles. Soaks through… …new waves dies.

Funt L.10.1

January 11th, 2010

Honk Moo Squeak Roar Quack Hiss Bellow Bleat Neigh Chirp

Assignment

January 10th, 2010

Um Er Ah Wait Don’t Sex Sextet Oats None Damn

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