Jonathan Safran Foer wrote one of the best novels of this century at the age of 25, a fact which inspires me to strive for greatness in the remaining 2 months before my 26th birthday. I don’t need to consult a magic 8 ball to know the prognosis (hint: outlook not so good).
Foer, the author [...]

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“Change” seems to be an early contender for word-of-the-year.
With that in mind, I’d like to share the work of alldaybuffet, a non-profit organization that one of my best buddies from college started up in NYC. Alldaybuffet introduces itself like so:
“Pleased to meet you, we’re alldaybuffet. A social awareness brand for the cool kids. Our purpose [...]

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home-cooked meals, a comfortable bed, non-fiction, basketball, the return of the sitcom, dancing, photographs, highlighters, non-dairy cookies, non-governmental organizations, college radio, family, ping-pong, brunch, the wire, indoor plumbing, pumpkin spice coffee, nikola tesla, the beach, suede, stephen colbert, the first amendment, yankees, lil wayne, drive-in movies, shabbos, sunsets, and you…
do i repeat myself? very well [...]

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Where did you go, September? You happened so quickly. It’s the end of the month, and I’ve barely written a thing. How am I supposed to remember what I did years from now when I search the archives?!
I think the best way to backfill is to just look at receipts and bank statements which reveal [...]

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I’m a dork for keeping track, but today is the three year anniversary of this blog.
If you ever get insanely bored, and you’ve already read every other website in the world, check out the archives of this place. It starts with me going door to door during the 2004 presidential election. Next, you can find [...]

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My sister got married. Her husband is one of the 3 people who reads my blog on a regular basis. The fact that he peruses this website, realizes my sister and I have similar genetic compositions, and still decided to take my sister’s hand in marriage is an amazing thing. Congrats!

I somehow managed to mention [...]

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God Bless You Mr. Vonnegut, Sleep Well.

Originally uploaded by themarkpike.

To be
the eyes
and ears
and conscience
of the Creator of the Universe,
you fool.
(Breakfast of Champions)
The most important thing I learned on Tralfamadore was that when a person dies he only appears to die. He is still very much [...]

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Mona Lisa Eyes

Originally uploaded by themarkpike.

I’m either cross-eyed or my eyes just follow you everywhere. All dressed up for a job interview. Do I look like a lawyer? YES.
Photo credit to Dan’s new cameraphone.

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Mii, MegaPickles

Originally uploaded by themarkpike.

It’s mii on a Wii.

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DC-ilhouette

Originally uploaded by themarkpike.

My friend’s apartment has one of the best sunset views in the city, so I thought I’d snap a quick shot with the built-in camera on the BlacBook.

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