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Wednesday, June 3, 2009

speaking of bad lives

the new yorker this week is a double issue, AND the summer fiction issue. FML

Posted by al;ec at 1:09 PM

Labels: bah, dc, i have the hardest life ever, someone please shut me up immediately

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