17 and Counting

Remember that post I made about suicides in Wales?

They're up to 17 victims now.

That's fucked up.

Sometimes These Things Just Write Themselves

For my next short story: hot news in the UK right now, where a 14th young person has committed suicide in the same small Welsh village using the same method.

I realize this is a very real tragedy and I don't mean to poke fun, but this is exceptionally odd and it's got the imagination going. Some kind of ritual sacrifice? Aliens? The King in Yellow? Perhaps the stars are just right?

Good story fodder either way.

Go Kill Yourself (Update 1)

In less than five minutes! Here's a spectacular example of online viral marketing: a game from Adult Swim where you try to kill yourself in five minutes using office supplies. And being kicked around. Or becoming a pinata. Or... well, I'll let you find out for yourself. Could potentially be not-work-safe. And requires Flash.

Jeff Grubb found this one.

Update: These guys get Internet marketing. Via Brandon, the low-bandwidth version of their site for the new movie.