"It feels wistful to imagine a time when people didn't go about their daily routine with the assumption that at any moment another massive media techno...

Handmade presents are scary because they reveal that you have too much free time.
~ Douglas Coupland ~












Handmade presents are scary because they reveal that you have too much free time.
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