Comments on The Rejectionist: Today's Quiz: Are You Batshit Crazy?

I know that you're blog post was meant to be f...

2009-10-27T11:33:37.560-04:00

I know that you're blog post was meant to be funny and most of it was. I happen to have given birth to 5 children and have 2 that were born with special needs. I will never find that kind of humor funny. If you are lucky enough to have healthy children then maybe you should be a lot more respectful for those of us who were not as fortunate.

Well I guess nobody likes me...mostly C's, but...

2009-10-27T05:28:09.089-04:00

Well I guess nobody likes me...mostly C's, but there again there's no accounting for taste. LOL

Yay for olives. Also, lemon and lime peels shaved ...

2009-10-27T02:10:40.324-04:00

Yay for olives. Also, lemon and lime peels shaved into elegant little twists. And margaritas must be good for scurvy, a risk for writers who opt to write instead of eat.

I lean b. B is for bar...we should all meet for drinks. Or open our own bar. We could name it "Slush."

Oh, and Rejectionist? Love the Warhol rejection. Thanks.

Olives are a fruit. That counts.

2009-10-26T22:33:58.454-04:00

Olives are a fruit. That counts.

And the week only just started...I'm predictin...

2009-10-26T21:13:20.487-04:00

And the week only just started...I'm predicting a stellar rant somewhere between now and Friday...

Since I started reading this blog, the ratio of ma...

2009-10-26T18:31:36.158-04:00

Since I started reading this blog, the ratio of martini-to-posts-read has been slipping dangerously close to one for one. How dare you call me a kindred spirit as I happily, boozily answer all the questions "b" and then suggest yoga to me in the analysis.

And do olives count as vegetables?

I, too, am all b but without the alcohol, which is...

2009-10-26T17:22:59.254-04:00

I, too, am all b but without the alcohol, which is the safer sort. Landlords turn the drunken b out of the foxglove's door, and it's cold outside.

My word verification word is lamob. Would that be L.A. mob or la mob? L.A. mob is scarier, but la mob does a better souffle.

yup I'm a B. YAY! Yes, I get rejected. No, I ...

2009-10-26T17:08:58.138-04:00

yup I'm a B. YAY!

Yes, I get rejected. No, I am not an overachieving vegan pod person. Yes. I am batshit crazy and I say that loud and proud.

Tell me, please, who would tap away at a novel that may only be "pretty good" in the end, and hold out hope anyway if they were not crazy?

Accept it, people.

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I am a B because the B answers involved drinks. I ...

2009-10-26T16:57:13.786-04:00

I am a B because the B answers involved drinks. I will just pretend I didn't relate to the crap about crying.

But what about those of us who control our Galaxy ...

2009-10-26T15:31:41.627-04:00

But what about those of us who control our Galaxy Emperor Mirgul habits with regular drinking? If heard through a haze of highly refined grain alcohol, he/it's better than an iPod.

Yes! I'm a b girl! :)

2009-10-26T15:20:54.312-04:00

Yes! I'm a b girl! :)

Choice 1(d) makes me believe that you, too, are...

2009-10-26T15:10:39.152-04:00
Choice 1(d) makes me believe that you, too, are getting queries from that guy about the abused woman composer?

That guy was talking about me, for sure. ; )

Did the query spammer hit you again?

2009-10-26T15:08:10.258-04:00
Did the query spammer hit you again?

Oh lordy... that made me laugh so hard. :) Luckily...

2009-10-26T14:02:11.385-04:00
Oh lordy... that made me laugh so hard. :) Luckily I'm only mildly bat shit. All Cs- with the drinks.

B, but with a bit more chemical enhancements (crut...

2009-10-26T13:59:38.697-04:00
B, but with a bit more chemical enhancements (crutches- if you must).

I an in-betweener, as in the great King Nebulonico...

2009-10-26T13:57:45.398-04:00
I an in-betweener, as in the great King Nebulonicon, Supreme Big Mac and Head Unicorn Wrangler of Batshit 5, does speak to me through the toaster I sleep with, but I am smart enough not to mention it in public.

Oh, sh--

Do we HAVE TO eat our vegetables? That amount of ...

2009-10-26T13:48:34.911-04:00
Do we HAVE TO eat our vegetables? That amount of fiber is bound to make us bat--uhh--nevermind.

So, isn't just one partial enough of a reason for a celebration? I feel like I have low expectations suddenly.

1) Answer = a. (version 2) - No one will spill any...

2009-10-26T13:43:51.554-04:00
1) Answer = a. (version 2) - No one will spill anything on me at my New Yorker party. It will be perfect. (sidenote of the anecdotal sort = my wife strongarmed me into submitting a story to the New Yorker. And they haven't rejected it yet! Which means either a) it's actually made it through the hordes of slavering junior-rejectionist interns (mini-Kaels) into the hands of editors, or b) is printed up and posted on the walls so that everyone can have a good chuckle)

2) Answer = e. Genius grant, and nothing less. It would be nice, you know, to make it official.

3) Answer = e. Voice is the voice I narrate all my stories in, which is the voice of the Great Owl from the Secret of Nimh. Enough said.

4) Answer = e. My query letter, of course, will be written in the margins of the New Yorker issue I'll be headlisting. I mean, obviously.

Similarly, C is for CHODE. Nobody likes showoffs ...

2009-10-26T13:32:39.451-04:00
Similarly, C is for CHODE. Nobody likes showoffs or people who put things into "perspective." B is where all the cool people are at.

B is for BEST, y'all.

2009-10-26T12:53:49.875-04:00
B is for BEST, y'all.

Haha, what Moonrat said. At least I'm a "...

2009-10-26T12:39:33.967-04:00
Haha, what Moonrat said. At least I'm a "B" ;). I'll take it!

Hello, my name is Marsha. I am batshit crazy. At...

2009-10-26T12:23:04.713-04:00
Hello, my name is Marsha. I am batshit crazy. At first it started only socially, then got out of control.

I have been guana free for a few months now...but the urge never really goes away.

Choice 1(d) makes me believe that you, too, are ge...

2009-10-26T11:56:01.880-04:00
Choice 1(d) makes me believe that you, too, are getting queries from that guy about the abused woman composer?

I'm a mostly-b, but without the booze.

i like how you assume everyone submitting IS batsh...

2009-10-26T11:23:56.673-04:00
i like how you assume everyone submitting IS batshit, just helping us determine here which KIND of batshit ;)

Gotta admit you had me at 2.d. Besides, batshit&#...

2009-10-26T10:58:18.985-04:00
Gotta admit you had me at 2.d.

Besides, batshit's still good for gardening.

- Julie