We could just distract them all with salad shooters instead.

Seriously, I agree with amych's predictions. We'll be fine. paperdol, I hope the anxiety eases for you soon.

Completely non-seriously, I propose that we replace words like "book" and "vampire" with "cilantro" and "gerund". "Tim" could be "muffaletta". "Internet" could be "tiara".

Paperdol, your book isn't wanky, so I don't expect it to bring the wankers down on us. Your book is funny and smart. I expect it to attract readers with the same qualities. And you didn't write a book saying why Spike is all wrong for Buffy, that the glorification of Logan Echolls ruined Veronica Mars, or that Wincest is evil/the BEST THING EVAR! You wrote a book about how virtual friends worked their way into your real life, and how important they are to you.

I really think it's going to be okay. If it's not okay, it will still end up being okay, because we'll make it so.

I'm sorry you're feeling so sick. When Ben was a baby, any excitement, good or bad, sent him into a melt down. I finally twigged to this and started telling him, "This is good excitement," when it was.

This is good excitement, paperdol. I hope you can feel that way soon.

Non-seriously, I propose that we replace words like "book" and "vampire" with "cilantro" and "gerund". "Tim" could be "muffaletta". "Internet" could be "tiara".

paperdol259: I really like that cilatro. It's not really about gerunds, yet it is!

paperdol20: Did muffaletta like it?

paperdol156: He did, though he's not on the tiara all that often anymore.

I'm sorry you're feeling so sick. When Ben was a baby, any excitement, good or bad, sent him into a melt down. I finally twigged to this and started telling him, "This is good excitement," when it was.

Aw. Kind of like how when I was little I threw up for every occasion -- Christmas, Easter, vacation, etc. It was always a combo of sugar and excitement.

He did, though he's not on the tiara all that often anymore.

Poor muffaletta and his sore ass....

I'm sorry you're feeling so sick. When Ben was a baby, any excitement, good or bad, sent him into a melt down. I finally twigged to this and started telling him, "This is good excitement," when it was.

This is good excitement, paperdol. I hope you can feel that way soon.

Cindy is wise. I know that we are so excited for you, and I hope that you can feel happier and less stressed about the whole (exciting!) book release soon.

Damn, I never knew mud wasps were so big.

There's one crawling on the ceiling near me.

eta: Fuck. Now he's stuck between my window and the blinds. He's making a loud buzzing sound as he beats his wings against the blinds.

And then I worry about you guys, too.

I worry about wankery hitting the board, too, and how to deal with that.

I don't think any new wankery from outsiders can be any worse than the insider wankery we've inflicted on our own selves in the past. And we survived that, so we'll survive new wankery, should it arrive.

(I say that as one of the Chief Creators and Perpetuators of Wank around these parts.)

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