tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post5310015726357660850..comments2011-07-07T12:22:22.312-04:00Tao Linhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04807160197099916059noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-56678641796198864392010-05-17T00:43:47.946-04:002010-05-17T00:43:47.946-04:00I love this book<br /><br />although I bought it at the wrong timing [i bought it during the finals thinking it as a light studybreak reading... lets just say I spent far more time reading and discussing it with a friend than studying comparative political systems]<br /><br />just wanna say I loved it!mjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02687278762791027471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-2803985999961301062010-04-25T12:16:25.160-04:002010-04-25T12:16:25.160-04:00I &#39;lifted&#39; &#39;shoplifting ...&#39; from urban outfitters for $4.99, that&#39;s $8 off the MSRP. What a bargain!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-13580761148162352412010-04-19T14:56:21.846-04:002010-04-19T14:56:21.846-04:00That is absolutely hilariousGloryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11807408112196754034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-50290147319930064242010-02-25T15:43:38.129-05:002010-02-25T15:43:38.129-05:00so do people buy your book at the store, or what?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-11895734101318033732009-12-30T14:37:31.294-05:002009-12-30T14:37:31.294-05:00I have shoplifted shoplifting from american apparel from urban outfitters. I feel the need to apologize but, I think this is as far as I will take that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-61299114673251401922009-12-24T04:16:32.659-05:002009-12-24T04:16:32.659-05:00I&#39;m eating dried apricotsBebe Zevahttp://www.twitter.com/bebezevanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-50862018218578482312009-12-24T02:05:32.922-05:002009-12-24T02:05:32.922-05:00asked a lady behind a bookstore counter if she had any tao lin.<br />&#39;is he an eastern philosopher,&#39; she said.<br />&#39;no,&#39; i said. &#39;he&#39;s a contemporary fiction author.&#39;<br />she apologized.<br />&#39;i used to be so up-to-date with all the most recent releases when i worked in the fiction section.&#39;<br />(i was standing in the non-fiction section)<br />&#39;it&#39;s okay,&#39; i said. &#39;he&#39;s not that famous.&#39;Darian Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18096368872089133456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-74491455767229707032009-12-22T13:51:17.055-05:002009-12-22T13:51:17.055-05:00Seems like &#39;URBN&#39; tries to hard to be &#39;ironic.&#39; They&#39;re selling the Twilight Saga as well now...iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16256461950690100840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-82806548216926696552009-12-22T00:41:01.501-05:002009-12-22T00:41:01.501-05:00you are the coolest, taosarahspyhttp://sarahspy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-91124081268980410392009-12-21T22:24:07.213-05:002009-12-21T22:24:07.213-05:00damn re jordan castro&#39;s second commentdavid fishkindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08021502652677045729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-30817435863228897762009-12-21T15:05:24.775-05:002009-12-21T15:05:24.775-05:00urban outfitters just wants you to write a book about shoplifting from them. jealousy. it what it is.paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08130120442652565183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-22074683358662661532009-12-18T09:04:29.581-05:002009-12-18T09:04:29.581-05:00Hi Tao,<br /><br />Just wanted to say &#39;thanks&#39; to you for being you and doing what you do - you are beating &#39;them&#39; (I think you know who I mean) at their own game.<br /><br />To quote a movie that I recently saw, &quot;they ain&#39;t smart enough, tough enough or fast enough&quot;.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-35236161941822574922009-12-15T11:40:29.263-05:002009-12-15T11:40:29.263-05:00This is the funniest thing you&#39;ve ever posted and/or I&#39;ve ever read on your blog. Well done.Gavin James Bowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14821305931160724063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-43494965692445431482009-12-15T05:17:46.124-05:002009-12-15T05:17:46.124-05:00fragile, elusive postAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-69020870477095644372009-12-13T00:54:15.236-05:002009-12-13T00:54:15.236-05:00today i drove ~30 minutes to see my friends bands play but i got scared and turned around and went to whole foods and bought a vegan muffin and a large cup of coffee and i ate it alone<br /><br />felt like i was crying, don&#39;t think i cried<br /><br />on the way home i vaguely contemplated &#39;jenny lewis&#39;, &#39;am i even a writer, can i even write&#39;, and &#39;hibernation&#39;Jordan Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07542978187757368936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-70128927270113298882009-12-12T21:42:00.763-05:002009-12-12T21:42:00.763-05:00Tao, thats huge.<br /><br />...but there are def bigger things on the horizon for you. You just cant see it bc what you are doing has never been done before.vainlikeyouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05573830040775006777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-46129134699916393752009-12-11T14:27:14.363-05:002009-12-11T14:27:14.363-05:00ryan manning?brittany wallacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08789156109926069495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-2776761043070473572009-12-11T01:53:22.550-05:002009-12-11T01:53:22.550-05:00tao, is this &#39;the most important blog post of your career?&#39; I am looking forward to &#39;the most important blog post.&#39;Michael S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-78146041783448847192009-12-11T01:47:34.151-05:002009-12-11T01:47:34.151-05:00UO also sells The Bell Jar and Catcher in the Rye<br /><br />(!)Nate Easthttp://www.nateeast.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-66314744107840997522009-12-10T22:34:03.670-05:002009-12-10T22:34:03.670-05:00this is awesome Tao! I think out of all people you can handle this sort of paradox with creativity and intelligence. Hope it puts some pennies in your bank - it&#39;s nice to eat and pay rent from time to time. Also - please don&#39;t &#39;commit suicide&#39;. I&#39;m looking forward to seeing your work unfold over time.Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12338830730455638665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-74935325169765515412009-12-10T18:37:10.591-05:002009-12-10T18:37:10.591-05:00i applied for a job at urban outfitters and the girl said &quot;if you were 18, i would &#39;totally&#39; hire you&quot;<br /><br />so i think i&#39;ll go back on my birthday<br /><br />i will let you know if they are selling sfaajillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15683507196296617212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-21576401397739832112009-12-10T17:46:34.146-05:002009-12-10T17:46:34.146-05:00end of the beginning or beginning of the end?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-19239303032731392482009-12-10T14:47:28.370-05:002009-12-10T14:47:28.370-05:00i read this post yesterday and had a dream tao was named king of the internetJakobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07516832928424850178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-73423154562619775562009-12-10T14:30:47.693-05:002009-12-10T14:30:47.693-05:00brittany wallaceryan manninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12388299572002030189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-21442737660959350282009-12-10T11:30:02.623-05:002009-12-10T11:30:02.623-05:00you can buy more Popeye&#39;s fried chicken sandwiches now, congratulationsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com