The Dark Balloon

A weblog by Hao Lian.
A terrible secret guarded by golems.
A note that thanks you for being born, all those years ago.

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And now: Drunken Definitions.

Coinrejoke (n.): Coming up with an old joke independently.

I’ve had this experience twice: I tumbled upon “You used to walk uphill … both ways!” and “You’re straight as a circle.” without knowing them beforehand. Dear reader, you believe me—right?

[(2008 March 10) • .]

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I believe you; I’ve had this happen before and rooms turn silent and glaring.

I know what’s it like. To be the bad man. To be the sad man.

—Prashanth on 2008.03.10 (19:12)

I’ve had this happen before and rooms turn silent and glaring.

And then somebody gropes you. It’s me. It’s me.

—shadytrees on 2008.03.11 (18:42)

I know what it’s like to love but not to be loved.

—Ethan on 2008.03.15 (23:21)

Love is just another way of spelling voLe.

—shadytrees on 2008.03.22 (20:42)

Abandon your ideas.

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