Mike just sent me this article from Oblivio about going on an online personals date with a woman who turned out to be wrapped entirely in plastic. Mike was totally right, this guy is a great fucking writer, and the tone of the whole thing is just superb. And never mind the keen insights in the debacle that is online dating. Here’s a little taste from the middle:
- “The rest of the date was excruciating. Einstein said that two hours spent with a beautiful woman is less time than two minutes spent on a burning stove, but Einstein never mentioned anything about plastic.
Megan had nothing to eat or drink, I assume because she couldn’t get anything into her mouth. I had green tea and a scone. Without thinking, I offered her a bite. She gave me the same look she gave me when I asked about conceptual art.”
It’s funny that the guy who writes this sit is named Michael Barrish, because we went to highschool with a kid by that name, who I don’t think would be such a fiendishly clever writer as this guy.
Mike also pointed out this one that he liked.
This one is really good too. I actually came across this quite independently last week. It’s about how he supposedly took a job writing titles of spam porno emails.
This little one is great too.
Also, his page about why you should hire him is amazing. Other than that, I haven’t read anything else by him, but it looks like I oughta start.
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