“I’m going to need a fistful of aspirin before you open your goddamn mouth again.” Oh. Hungover Owls. I CAN RELATE.
But Will It Make You Happy? New studies of consumption and happiness show, for instance, that people are happier when they spend money on experiences instead of material objects, when they relish what they plan to buy long before they buy it, and when they stop trying to outdo the Joneses.
The surprise and delight factor. My friend Jonny wrote this nice little piece on venues: If you were your audience would you keep coming back? Super relevant to bars methinks! PS. I went to the Die!Die!Die! warehouse party described and it was brilliant. Check out their song HowYe:
William Gibson muses on the big G – Google: “To be sure, I don’t find this a very realistic idea, however much the prospect of millions of people living out their lives in individual witness protection programs, prisoners of their own youthful folly, appeals to my novelistic Kafka glands.”
Hello! My name is Amber Parkin. I'm a New Zealander living in London. I'm a writer obsessed with fondue, chesterfield sofas, vintage dresses, foxes, and 35mm.
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I wanna go hiking in Canada! Generally, I just want to go to Canada. Road trip?
I am apparently going to Canada next year (with friends! who will have car!), then up to Alaska on a cruise. Wanna be my +1? Twin state room, baby.
I would love to! When is it? I’ll see if I can make it happen!
I would go back to Canada at the drop of a hat. Please drop a hat.
Hey, did you know this website? Thought you might like it. ;) http://savethewords.org/