it's posts like these that always made me want to hide in my room and cry because i'm so NOT WORTHY of commenting.
i'd like a Cherie. can i have her?
ALSO HOW ON EARTH DID YOU MANAGE TO POST THAT LIKE AN IMAGE WITH INDIVIDUAL CLICKABLE LINKS?! I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU DON'T KNOW COMPUTER TECHIE STUFF!!
lies.
while you weren't looking, this happened:
*pays The Man* *puts The Rejectionist in her pocket*
But the Arizona thing is really starting to piss me off. I have a feeling they're going to import the Great Wall of China and put it up around their state so they can say "Ha ha, Mongol Hordes! You can't come in!"
And it should be noted that if I somehow, through gross luck, publish a book before Cherie, I'm going to use "Cherie L'Ecrivain" as my pen name. HA HA HA!
Whenever things like Everything In Arizona or minarets getting banned in Switzerland happens, I think, "they must have some sort of twisted logic for this." NOPE, JUST RACISM. We need humor when we grieve for our lost ideals, and so thanks for this pick-me-up.
Also, I am impressed with a) Tavi actually being an awesome adolescent, not some overrated wunderkind (surprise!), and b) how much exposure her insight receives. Whatever there is to get about fashion and power politics, she gets it.
In conclusion: WHITE PEOPLE/CREEPY MEN, STOP PISSING ON EVERYONE ELSE'S BONFIRES.
And thanks for the breaking news! Books are ruined! Pretty shocking, really. My library looks okay. Books. Shiny covers. All the pages still there. Started reading a great one yesterday! Maybe this ruination happened during the night. Maybe The Rejectionist came down my chimney at night all Santa-style! For the ruination of books. How devious. And I didn't even leave out any skim milk or organic cookies.
Get the FUCK off this comment thread and don't you FUCKING DARE mess with the Author-friends. You are NO FUCKING MATCH for this GIRL, asshat. AND LEARN TO PROOFREAD.
thanks for your post...yes, I'm a real American, but a vintage one, manufactured many years ago in a place about 20 minutes from the NYC Garment District. But I promise I'm genuine, if a bit frayed. Just check my seams. I sure love the Grand Canyon, but I'm not going there again. Real Americans don't feel comfortable there anymore.
Laurel, you're supposed to stay here all day and hit the refresh button every five seconds. That's how it's done. Just leave some dry macaroni out for the kids. Crunchy! Good! They can eat the cheese powder, too. See? Balanced diet. Dairy goodness...
Jeez feeling left out. Totally missed all the American sales. Settled for Irish Leprechaun named Snarls. Love reading your posts and thanks for a heads up on reading Tavi. She is great.
Okay, I leave to go to that pain in the ass REAL JOB that I have for *one minute* (okay, fine, four hours. You're splitting hairs, really), and I miss asshattery?! So unfair, people.
We should all have a little Cherie in our lives. The dynamic between the two of you slays me.
DUDE. WHAT IS UP WITH THAT COMPARISON TO THE OLD SOUTH!? YOU'RE NOT GOING TO OFFER THOSE CLASSES BECAUSE YOU'LL MAKE ARIZONA LIKE THE OLD SOUTH?!?!? WHAT?!? I don't even know what to type because my brain just exploded everywhere. IT MAKES NO SENSE. It, in fact, MAKES OPPOSITE SENSE.
I totally agree that all fifty states are unnecessary. The problem is, I live in Tucson, and we are the blue dot in the red sea that is Arizona, so really what is necessary is to deport the racists (they want to deport US-born children of illegal immigrants anyway, so they deserve it) and then get back to normal. I'm so glad my city is not participating in this new law and just taking the budget cut, even though it means teachers like my parents will be making even less money next year.
By the way, I LOVE that you talk about this stuff on your blog, even though it has nothing to do with publishing per se. You are my new favorite.
We were thinking maybe all those people could move to that floating island of garbage in the middle of the Pacific? Because actually Arizona is really pretty and we would like to visit it again sometime.
OMG ASPIRING REJECTIONIST COMMENTERS! Bless your hearts, it is so nice that you are reading our blog, but let us remind you! The two laws that just passed in Arizona ARE IN FACT RACIST! A consensus, you will note, that has been come to by literally every sane and compassionate human being in this fair land! And we are not, as we have repeatedly stated, although sometimes we do use big words which might be confusing, OPEN TO OTHER OPINIONS ON THIS TOPIC! So we are not going to publish your comments if they are in disagreement with this unanimous voice of the people! Yes, EXACTLY LIKE IF WE WERE CENSORING YOU WITH A MIGHTY UNJUST SWORD OF INTELLECT! O cruel and heartless world indeed!
Thank you for posting this, Le R. Two years ago, I read in galleys a dystopic novel by Raul Ramos y Sanchez titled America Libre (Grand Central Publishing, 2009) and thought, "no this is over the top; it can't happen here."
Another reason you won't be able to read submissions now: You must read America Libre. Ramos y Sanchez also founded the web site, myimmigrationstory.com, to build bridges between immigrants and non-immigrants, to do his part to keep this kind of thing from happening.
FORCED TO ENABLE COMMENT MODERATION AGAIN, LE R? WHY DON'T YOU ASSHATS ALL JUST GO TO YOUR ROOM AND STAY THERE--NO TV, NO PHONE, NO INTERNET, YOU ARE OFFICIALLY GROUNDED--I THINK THAT WOULD BE OF BENEFIT TO EVERYONE INVOLVED. JUST SAYING.
I'm gonna go start a fresh batch of popcorn during the intermission. Anyone else want anything, while I'm up?
Oh look, it's five o'clock. Can you grab my bottle of Jameson while you're in the kitchen? Cherie could use a little tipple. Thanks. Grab yourself a glass, too.
I believe that Trolls should have to show their Real Amurican (TM) stamp o' authenticity* before they can comment. Since Trolls are naturally French in origin, they may be up shit creek.
*Stamp may be found by 1) removing pants, 2) bending over...
THANK YOU for this bit of humor to take the edge off my LKAS;JF;LSKJASF ANGER towards Arizona's newest EPIC FAIL. OUTRAGE expressed through wit and hilarity is the best kind.
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Huh. That seems to mirror the reason it takes me so long to WRITE my $%&#& manuscript.
it's posts like these that always made me want to hide in my room and cry because i'm so NOT WORTHY of commenting.
i'd like a Cherie. can i have her?
ALSO HOW ON EARTH DID YOU MANAGE TO POST THAT LIKE AN IMAGE WITH INDIVIDUAL CLICKABLE LINKS?! I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU DON'T KNOW COMPUTER TECHIE STUFF!!
lies.
while you weren't looking, this happened:
*pays The Man*
*puts The Rejectionist in her pocket*
I'd feel sad that I'm not worthy of commenting on this convo, but I'm laughing too hard to care.
Um... can you tell me where I can find my "Real American" tag? I've looked all over, and I'm beginning to suspect I was got on the cheap.
I <3 you le rej.
maine: don't worry about that old stuff, I've heard the New Americans are shipping May 20th.
Omg, the secret is out! Run, Literary CIA will come after you!
But yeah, like in the first comment,this seems to me as the reason why I take so long to write my book lol
Hee hee. :)
I miss shopping at Housing Works. That is all.
I find you amusing. And you, mon Cherie!
But the Arizona thing is really starting to piss me off. I have a feeling they're going to import the Great Wall of China and put it up around their state so they can say "Ha ha, Mongol Hordes! You can't come in!"
And it should be noted that if I somehow, through gross luck, publish a book before Cherie, I'm going to use "Cherie L'Ecrivain" as my pen name. HA HA HA!
Wow, thanks for linking to the Tavi post on Terry Richardson. I had no idea that sh*t was going on. Tavi's comments were super awesome.
Anyhoot, yeah............ o_O Ditto what Laurel said.
Whenever things like Everything In Arizona or minarets getting banned in Switzerland happens, I think, "they must have some sort of twisted logic for this." NOPE, JUST RACISM. We need humor when we grieve for our lost ideals, and so thanks for this pick-me-up.
Also, I am impressed with a) Tavi actually being an awesome adolescent, not some overrated wunderkind (surprise!), and b) how much exposure her insight receives. Whatever there is to get about fashion and power politics, she gets it.
In conclusion: WHITE PEOPLE/CREEPY MEN, STOP PISSING ON EVERYONE ELSE'S BONFIRES.
genna
I bet the Hopi, Navaho, and other native Americans are really pissed right about now.
"karl just hates americans because they eat" [whump] <--(the sound of me falling over laughing.)
Seeya, bye! I must go and read about amazing fourteen-year-olds who make even the most scintillating of women weep and bang their heads.
Good morning to you, too, bitter917!
And thanks for the breaking news! Books are ruined! Pretty shocking, really. My library looks okay.
Books. Shiny covers. All the pages still there. Started reading a great one yesterday! Maybe this ruination happened during the night. Maybe The Rejectionist came down my chimney at night all Santa-style! For the ruination of books. How devious. And I didn't even leave out any skim milk or organic cookies.
Get the FUCK off this comment thread and don't you FUCKING DARE mess with the Author-friends. You are NO FUCKING MATCH for this GIRL, asshat. AND LEARN TO PROOFREAD.
That's what happens when you try to compete with Jan Brewer for the Asshat of the Planet title. There can be only one.
thanks for your post...yes, I'm a real American, but a vintage one, manufactured many years ago in a place about 20 minutes from the NYC Garment District. But I promise I'm genuine, if a bit frayed. Just check my seams. I sure love the Grand Canyon, but I'm not going there again. Real Americans don't feel comfortable there anymore.
Well, DRAT. I step away from the blogs for a while to get stuff done and I missed the haterade? I didn't know there were going to be refreshments.
Laurel, you're supposed to stay here all day and hit the refresh button every five seconds. That's how it's done. Just leave some dry macaroni out for the kids. Crunchy! Good! They can eat the cheese powder, too. See? Balanced diet. Dairy goodness...
Jeez feeling left out. Totally missed all the American sales. Settled for Irish Leprechaun named Snarls. Love reading your posts and thanks for a heads up on reading Tavi. She is great.
Interesting.
Okay, I leave to go to that pain in the ass REAL JOB that I have for *one minute* (okay, fine, four hours. You're splitting hairs, really), and I miss asshattery?! So unfair, people.
We should all have a little Cherie in our lives. The dynamic between the two of you slays me.
DUDE. WHAT IS UP WITH THAT COMPARISON TO THE OLD SOUTH!? YOU'RE NOT GOING TO OFFER THOSE CLASSES BECAUSE YOU'LL MAKE ARIZONA LIKE THE OLD SOUTH?!?!? WHAT?!? I don't even know what to type because my brain just exploded everywhere. IT MAKES NO SENSE. It, in fact, MAKES OPPOSITE SENSE.
I totally agree that all fifty states are unnecessary. The problem is, I live in Tucson, and we are the blue dot in the red sea that is Arizona, so really what is necessary is to deport the racists (they want to deport US-born children of illegal immigrants anyway, so they deserve it) and then get back to normal. I'm so glad my city is not participating in this new law and just taking the budget cut, even though it means teachers like my parents will be making even less money next year.
By the way, I LOVE that you talk about this stuff on your blog, even though it has nothing to do with publishing per se. You are my new favorite.
We were thinking maybe all those people could move to that floating island of garbage in the middle of the Pacific? Because actually Arizona is really pretty and we would like to visit it again sometime.
OMG ASPIRING REJECTIONIST COMMENTERS! Bless your hearts, it is so nice that you are reading our blog, but let us remind you! The two laws that just passed in Arizona ARE IN FACT RACIST! A consensus, you will note, that has been come to by literally every sane and compassionate human being in this fair land! And we are not, as we have repeatedly stated, although sometimes we do use big words which might be confusing, OPEN TO OTHER OPINIONS ON THIS TOPIC! So we are not going to publish your comments if they are in disagreement with this unanimous voice of the people! Yes, EXACTLY LIKE IF WE WERE CENSORING YOU WITH A MIGHTY UNJUST SWORD OF INTELLECT! O cruel and heartless world indeed!
Thank you for posting this, Le R. Two years ago, I read in galleys a dystopic novel by Raul Ramos y Sanchez titled America Libre (Grand Central Publishing, 2009) and thought, "no this is over the top; it can't happen here."
Another reason you won't be able to read submissions now: You must read America Libre. Ramos y Sanchez also founded the web site, myimmigrationstory.com, to build bridges between immigrants and non-immigrants, to do his part to keep this kind of thing from happening.
How did you know my next novel was going to be called MIGHTY UNJUST SWORD OF INTELLECT? Have you been peeking at my files? Mmmmm?
FORCED TO ENABLE COMMENT MODERATION AGAIN, LE R? WHY DON'T YOU ASSHATS ALL JUST GO TO YOUR ROOM AND STAY THERE--NO TV, NO PHONE, NO INTERNET, YOU ARE OFFICIALLY GROUNDED--I THINK THAT WOULD BE OF BENEFIT TO EVERYONE INVOLVED. JUST SAYING.
I'm gonna go start a fresh batch of popcorn during the intermission. Anyone else want anything, while I'm up?
Lydia:
Oh look, it's five o'clock. Can you grab my bottle of Jameson while you're in the kitchen? Cherie could use a little tipple. Thanks. Grab yourself a glass, too.
I believe that Trolls should have to show their Real Amurican (TM) stamp o' authenticity* before they can comment. Since Trolls are naturally French in origin, they may be up shit creek.
*Stamp may be found by 1) removing pants, 2) bending over...
THANK YOU for this bit of humor to take the edge off my LKAS;JF;LSKJASF ANGER towards Arizona's newest EPIC FAIL. OUTRAGE expressed through wit and hilarity is the best kind.
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