psst, Allyson, note the date.
I hadn't seen this article. It's perfect in every way.
Harrow: You didn't have to wound that man. Mal: Yeah, I know, it was just funny.
'Shindig'
The Minearverse 3: The Network Is a Harsh Mistress
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls and The Inside), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
JohnSweden - Jun 04, 2004 11:04:25 am PDT #332 of 10001
I can't even.
amych - Jun 04, 2004 11:04:37 am PDT #333 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Are you sure this isn't a parody?
It is. They did a full issue of fake Salon for April Fool's -- including this spoof of the Salon article that was being talked about around then about "my novels don't get to the top of the bestseller list whinewhinewhile".
Allyson - Jun 04, 2004 11:05:40 am PDT #334 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
"my novels don't get to the top of the bestseller list whinewhinewhile".
Oh yes! I read that and felt physical pain in my frontal lobes.
Allyson - Jun 04, 2004 11:07:35 am PDT #335 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
It's a brilliant thing, except that it sounds exactly like shit I get in email to Fury.
§ ita § - Jun 04, 2004 11:12:15 am PDT #336 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Allyson, what the hell are they trying to fix by breaking your jaw? I say leave well enough alone, but should your jaw become coincidentally broken, then let them at it.
Polter-Cow - Jun 04, 2004 11:14:30 am PDT #337 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Is it sad that some of it actually made sense? At least the point that both screenwriters and fanfic writers are using characters who aren't theirs?
Topic!Cindy - Jun 04, 2004 11:15:45 am PDT #338 of 10001
What is even happening?
Allyson, do you currently have TMJ or other jaw pain?
Allyson - Jun 04, 2004 11:19:57 am PDT #339 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
I've no pain. It's all supposed to be preventative.
ita, supposedly my overbite will result in arthritis, eventually. But then, my smoking will result in cancer, eventually. So, there's that.
tommyrot - Jun 04, 2004 11:20:08 am PDT #340 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I used to have TMJ pain. Once I was chewing gum when suddenly I heard a loud crunch in my jaw joint that was accompanied by a flash of pain. Also, my jaw used to pop out of joint a lot.
§ ita § - Jun 04, 2004 11:22:40 am PDT #341 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I have TMJ pain. Perhaps I should get hit in the face harder. Getting hit kinda hard hasn't fixed it yet.
But then, my smoking will result in cancer, eventually
Smoke more, I figure. And if you don't die before the arthritis sets in, start smoking something laced.