On the eve of December, an hour or so before crawling between the covers with a book in hand, and just minutes after plugging in the charger for my camera’s battery, I just wanted to remind everyone that as the frenzy of the holidays approaches I will — yet again — be making the effort [...]
1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) *Asterisk and Italicize any items you’d be interested in trying but have not yet.*
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.
1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. [...]
I talk, but when it really comes down to it I don’t believe in luck. So, today being the eighth day, of the eighth month, of the two-thousand and eight — a day, obviously, peppered with “lucky eights” as per Chinese culture — doesn’t really have much meaning for me beyond the arbitrary confluence [...]
