I would be the worst famous person ever. And as I'm currently doing nothing to launch myself into a life of fame, right on!
God, I'm depressing when I'm bored.
Jayne: That's a good idea. Good idea. Tell us where the stuff's at so I can shoot you. Mal: Point of interest? Offering to shoot us might not work so well as an incentive as you might imagine.
'Out Of Gas'
Natter 52: Playing with a full deck?
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
shrift - Jul 05, 2007 10:32:08 am PDT #6456 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Allyson - Jul 05, 2007 10:35:43 am PDT #6457 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
what are you worried will happen?
Part of it is that I've felt pretty physically sick about the release for the last few days. My stomach hurts, nausea, my hands start to shake.
I'm not dealing well with it all, emotionally, either. I'm scrambled up. It's a lot of my life out there to be criticised. I've never fully appreciated that. And then I worry about you guys, too.
I worry about wankery hitting the board, too, and how to deal with that.
I worry a lot, and can't stop.
Those are the things I can articulate. The things I can't articulate are worse.
Vortex - Jul 05, 2007 10:38:34 am PDT #6458 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
"member of the waitstaff"?
the problem is that, these days, servers and busboys have different jobs. I don't want to say that the server didn't clear my plate, when that's the job of the busboy. I mean, the restaurant should get that, but I don't want them to think that I'm criticizing the server for what's the busboy's job. Of course, it's the server's job to make sure it happens, but that's another issue that I raise.
bon bon - Jul 05, 2007 10:41:15 am PDT #6459 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I worry about wankery hitting the board, too, and how to deal with that.
We should close the borders. End registration or make reading threads dependent on registration or something like that.
(Making this suggestion because I am sure it will be shouted down, but it's out there.)
amych - Jul 05, 2007 10:44:02 am PDT #6460 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Oh, dol, while I suspect that Kristin is right about being found, I hate to see you worrying about the wank on our behalf. You wrote what you did out of the Big Big Love for this world, and the book wouldn't be any good if you hadn't; in return, if anyone brings the bad, I feel pretty safe in saying the whole place has got your back. And we can survive it just fine. And so can you, since I'm pretty sure there's a lot of "got your back" out there for personal wankery as well.
Jesse - Jul 05, 2007 10:45:16 am PDT #6461 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
We'll be OK, boo. And so will you.
shrift - Jul 05, 2007 10:47:06 am PDT #6462 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
And then I worry about you guys, too.
I know it's not much use to say that you shouldn't worry about us, because I'm pretty sure you will anyway. But we're all adults here, and I for one plan to have on my big girl pants at the board when your book hits the stores.
juliana - Jul 05, 2007 10:47:18 am PDT #6463 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
End registration or make reading threads dependent on registration or something like that.
I wouldn't be adverse to limiting registration and making thread-viewing dependent upon registration for a short, set period of time post-book release. Didn't we do something like that before?
Frankenbuddha - Jul 05, 2007 10:47:36 am PDT #6464 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
What amych said stands for my thoughts on the matter. I'm just wondering how you want to be addressed for the duration (paperdol, dol, ???).
And looking forward to reading your book.
Sparky1 - Jul 05, 2007 10:47:38 am PDT #6465 of 10001
Librarian Warlord
And then I worry about you guys, too.
That's really kinda sweet, paperdol. But what Jesse said
I think that we'll all go with what makes you comfortable, and keeps you contributing to the board.
I am wondering now if the board shouldn't have a thread on the main page with your book title to try and channel the fans of the book. Those who want to join the board in full will find the Natter, etc.