7 Reasons Douglas Coupland is Awesome


1. He coined the term Generation X

2. He wrote Microserfs and many other awesome books

3. He lives in this house.

4. He is responsible for JPod, the best series ever to be prematurely cancelled by the CBC

5. He gets away with publishing novels that include 41 pages of nothing but pi

6. Two words: pixelated whale

and, finally,

7. He designed my new favourite casual dress.

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Michele said…
I was bummed @ how mediocre (though charming at times) Everything's Gone Green was, though.
August 4, 2010 at 10:57 AM
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