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I am Dani Smith, sometimes known around the web as Eglentyne. I am a writer in Texas. I like my beer and my chocolate bitter and my pens pointy.

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    Apr222011

    I did not write this for you

    Posted on DateFriday, April 22, 2011 at 3:48PM

     

    Gratuitous Boob Shot

    I like you, of course. Maybe. Sometimes. Usually.

    I love it when I can prompt you to comment. Commentary is quite addictive, actually. I have to resist the temptation to write things purely for the hope of comments. 

    My aim on these pages it to please myself.

    Verbal masturbation you might call it.

    A vent to release the mental steam.

    A space to mark a sort of intellectual/political/cultural/trivial passage through my thoughts.

    To walk through the world with blue feet.

    AuthorEglentyne | Comment2 Comments |
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    I liked hearing this thought (not that it matters to you), but, it was a good reminder to me that my blog can be the same..it's really more of a private notebook that happens to be public, isn't it? Good day. MT

    April 22, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterMatthew Temple

    Oh, Matthew, there's the rub! Just because I didn't write it for you doesn't mean your reaction doesn't matter to me. I'm glad it meant something to you. Sending along good writing vibes. --D

    April 22, 2011 | Registered CommenterEglentyne

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