Blinks

There are rumblings (and some bumblings) around these parts as I build up my energy for a soon-to-be-revealed mystery project, which currently consists mostly of endless shopping trips in search of cold weather supplies. Stay tuned; I should have more information next week. In the meantime, the rest of the internet is out there for the taking! And, in all seriousness, if you only click on one link here today, please click that first one. It's so easy to help.

• Six ways you can help in Haiti.
  1) Text "HAITI" to "90999" to donate $10 to the Red Cross. Click through to find out more ways you can help.


• Wire + Twine's 50 Ways to Help the Planet
  In other helping news...


• Lift With Your Knees and Oklahoma, You're OK
  I would very much appreciate it if the Fates in charge of airline travel would cool off on inconveniencing bloggers for the time being. Until, say, mid-February would be nice. Love, Zan's Limited Remaining Supply Of Alprazolam


• 2010 Best Translated Book Award: Fiction Longlist
  Three Percent lets 24 great books duke it out for the title of Best Translated Book. I'm throwing my hat in the ring for Elizabeth Novickas' translation of Ricardas Gavelis's Vilnius Poker. I think if more people had read this book, more people would be talking about it. (UPDATE: Also be sure to read this fantastic essay on "Why More Foreign Writers Aren't Published In America.")


• I want to show you the sky...
  Sam Wedelich already does the sweetest things with her art, and wouldn't you know it, she has cinematography and musical skills to boot. Just beautiful.

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