Literary Clusterfucks 2013

The more I live the more I think that people who pursue their lives in the public sphere successfully are more crafters of images than purveyors of personal truth

― mh, Friday, January 11, 2013 11:18 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

don't mean to be harsh but uh no shit?

well sure, but the people who are all "omg this is a horrible person" are judging on the fact this writer throws everything out there, not on the fact that she is actually pretty average and just not a good crafter of her image, for someone in her public position

see I was mentioning that to outline the inverse case, cad

max was . . . restrained, which is no doubt for the best

― mookieproof, Friday, January 11, 2013 11:17 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah I would agree with this

yeah mh i get it, certainly for valdes it does not seem like crafting a particular image is her prime motivation here, but her defense of her style of memoir is just kind of bizarre to those of us who, having now heard the whole story, are saying "uh there's really no value in you leaving things hanging in the middle"

it seems like she's a horrible human being who had something horrible happen to her and is now stuck in a terrible no-win position

― Solange Knowles is my hero (DJP), Friday, January 11, 2013 11:23 AM (11 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i think this is pretty perfectly put

NB have not read the rest of the thread yet so if there are new developments i am unaware of them

you should read it

;)

Not even sure I'd call it a defense as much as a series of kneejerk reactions and denials

richard dunne vs russia

still getting caught up on the thread; this was good:

feel like ambition should be in the dsm

― lag∞n, Friday, January 11, 2013 4:23 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

hasn't she been through enough?

― Mordy, Friday, January 11, 2013 5:17 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

she needs a strong message board to show her the way

― lag∞n, Friday, January 11, 2013 5:18 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

http://www.mamiverse.com/an-open-letter-to-demi-moore-4051/

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd70/artnframing123/Framed%20Art/100_4734.jpg

haha

is it to soon to make a white knighting/race war connection btw

This is not meant to be a diagnosis of Demi Moore's health issues, as only a licensed professional can make such a diagnosis.

"I'm Brian Fellow"

http://missalisasplace.com/2013/01/12/lets-talk-about-this/

Max Read (what a great freakin' pen name, dude)

In the interest of being completely transparent, I’ve decided to host a Livestream chat on my website for anyone to join tomorrow. I’ll be live, on video, and you guys can ask me anything you want to. I want you to be able to see my eyes when I answer you, so that you can judge for yourself whether I’m telling the truth or crazy. I encourage you to join me, because I am genuinely interested in what you have to say, and hope that you will extend the same respect to me. Come to this link tomorrow, Sunday, January 13, at 6 p.m. MST (8 p.m. EST) and let’s talk about this, like civilized, intelligent people. Or at least not like idiots. Deal?

Livestream Chat Clusterfucks 2013

"Who do you think you are? What.... what gives you the right?"

mookieproof otm

Posted by Valdes on her "Diary" blog, as linked by estela a few posts above:

I did not ask him to stop and he did not force himself upon me. Therefore, it wasn’t rape. The experience was sad, certainly, and he did remind me during it that he was “in charge” and I had to stop talking back, etc. Yes, this is ugly, and yes it was a turning point for me in the relationship. But it wasn’t “rape”. Not to me. While the cowboy could, at times, be a brutal man, emotionally, verbally and psychologically, and while he did threaten me with physical harm more than once (but never hit me) he was NOT a rapist, to my knowledge. I think that repeatedly referring to him in this way is irresponsible, libelous and, frankly, might get me killed.

no comment

good lord

I'm sorry but I still am at a loss with this "the cowboy" crap. I know it's a vocation and lifestyle but, damn. If he was a mechanic would this have had the same romantic angle to it?

its p. gross yes

from her twitter:

I do love this piece. ow.ly/gLbHO

this piece she loves also says she was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.

that link didn't work

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151236762588940&set=a.10150683281598940.395918.574023939&type=1&theater

that letter to demi was weird

it seemed like a confessional masquerading as a case of projection

creepy-feeling
over-identification or something idk

is january 2013 just the month for super-regressive memoirs or something? this bullshit 'i figured out the algorithm to getting a husband on online personal sites, and it involves lying about everything' book has been driving me fucking crazy all day

YOU'RE TOO TALL EVEN IF YOU'RE 5'4" AND YOU NEED TO PLAY DOWN YOUR SUCCESSES, AND DON'T BE FUNNY, IT CONFUSES PEOPLE

god set the world on fire

smdh

this bullshit 'i figured out the algorithm to getting a husband on online personal sites, and it involves lying about everything' book

Wait what, that sounds horrific.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323374504578217973101313736.html

?

A surprising number of men high-fived me, for reasons that remain unclear.

geez, what jerks!

Holy flerking shnit.

"insufferable uptight maths lady wonders why her humorless profile gets not decent dates".

oh ffs

let's all hold hands & bite down on the cyanide capsule

raaagh @ this bullshit: • Women with curly hair are at a distinct disadvantage online. I have no idea whether men prefer blondes, but I can say definitively that most men prefer women with healthy, long, straight hair. If you have curls and feel comfortable (and look good) straightening your hair, give that a try.

she's the Abed of online dating websites

(xpost)

bleach yr eyes

um speaking as a man, I go nuts for curly hair. but it isn't as if that's my 'type' either, straight hair can be awesome too.

haha how is that article not awesome, she clearly was just nerding out about dating sites

queue marimba music. montage begins w/ amy sitting at home office computer. close up of dating website on screen. close up of amy mouse clicks. close up of amy concentrating hard. some windows moving around on computer screen. daylight in background window turns to nighttime. bar plots in excel. more concentration face. crumpled up piece of paper flies into trash bin. "Height:" *types 5'3"* frustration face. *backspace,backspace* *types 2"* renewed determination face. more mouse clicks. marimbas stop. amy noticeably tired face. clicks 'upload.' upload bar fills up and amy collapses into bed as scene fades out.

scene fade in. it's morning, and amy's computer has transformed into a real boy.

fmscout needed badly for this game