I knew a girl once, used to ride on a skateboard … wound up a governess, i think. Worked for a guy doing something like this.
"Like chiseled spam."
Crowsfeet wrinkled deeply as a wistful smile spread across her face.
Perhaps you should reconsider.
You'll notice the original commenter's nickname is 'hprotagonist' and Snow Crash's main character is Hiro Protagonist, too.
It's really the perfect comment/thread. :)
What a world...
The room around her—a hodgepodge of vinyl records, old movie posters, and furniture that screamed “thrift store chic”—only added to the ambiance of cultured decay. It was as if she and the room were in a symbiotic relationship, both worn but defiant, aesthetically disheveled but fundamentally strong.
“Ah, life,” she mused to herself, “where the mundane and the magnificent dance in the gray area of absurdity.” And with that, she took a sip of her overpriced, artisanal gin, as if toasting to the glorious contradiction that is existence.
I haven't laid hold of truly good sci-fi in a long time.
If this thread from the top-level comment is full of references, I’m not getting it.