Well, it's just good to know that when the chips are down and things look grim you'll feed off the girl who loves you to save your own ass!

Xander ,'Chosen'


Natter 32 Flavors and Then Some  

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.


Lyra Jane - Feb 22, 2005 6:14:51 am PST #9829 of 10002
Up with the sun

 It's not her "fault" she's famous; it turns out that despite the fact that she isn't an actress or a singer or a writer or whatever, people enjoy paying attention to her. She's the object of people's attention, therefore she's famous. It's not like fame comes first, then people have to pay attention, you know?

I see what you're saying, but I still don't think the public, as a whole, was clamoring to know more about a vapid hotel heiress. I think she's easy for journalists to cover -- she goes to a lot of parties and awards shows and poses for cameras, and hangs out around famous people, and says and does semi-scandalous things in public, and probably has a very good publicist -- so she gets a lot of press coverage, and it feeds on itself endlessly. I'm sure she has fans (everyone in the public eye has fans somewhere), but I think the number of them is much smaller than her notoriety and omnipresence would suggest.

That said, I agree that "she's famous for being famous" isn't a great reason to hate someone. But it is valid to judge what someone does with their fame, however it's acquired, and the way Paris has handled hers does not impress me.


Kat - Feb 22, 2005 6:17:59 am PST #9830 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

No, it's definitely me. Because I had chocolate last week, and no one said anything nice about my hair or offered to castrate themselves

ita, I didn't need to fawn, because I was a recipient of the magical cupcake.

If you look in CI, the molasses cookies are awesome. I may make some today.


Topic!Cindy - Feb 22, 2005 6:20:36 am PST #9831 of 10002
What is even happening?

I want this CI chocolate cupcake recipe. It's hurting me to live without it. Hurting. Don't you people understand?


Katie M - Feb 22, 2005 6:20:38 am PST #9832 of 10002
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies

I have chocolate cupcakes that my friend brought to work for my birthday, yay!

I believe I am supposed to share them, and I admit there are too many for me to eat alone. Er, probably.

Mmm, cupcakes.


Topic!Cindy - Feb 22, 2005 6:21:00 am PST #9833 of 10002
What is even happening?

Katie-bo-batie, how was your birthday?


Daisy Jane - Feb 22, 2005 6:28:59 am PST #9834 of 10002
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

If Allyson is still around. I got the package a few weeks ago. Dude. Amazing. If I ever let myself be photographed w/o makeup, I'd show you before and afters.

I have to work this weekend, so if I find anything cute and special it may have to be yours. Don't say I shouldn't because again, Dude. Amazing.


§ ita § - Feb 22, 2005 6:38:32 am PST #9835 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Also, Rick, the people whose houses are falling over, or who are flooded out of homes, or who get stranded on rapidly filling freeways or get jammed in traffic because everyone's avoiding that one road with the really big rock (do any of your friends have a rock that big?) aren't quite of the diamond shoes variety.

it turns out that despite the fact that she isn't an actress or a singer or a writer or whatever, people enjoy paying attention to her. She's the object of people's attention

I admit I don't know for sure that she's seeking the fame, but haven't seen anything to indicate she's reticent about it (the book about nothing, the crappy singing, the half-nekkid pictures, etc don't help, since they sure look like attempts to capitalise on nothingness, as opposed to going her merry insanely rich way).


Dana - Feb 22, 2005 6:40:31 am PST #9836 of 10002
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

So I just applied for a job through Monster. Sent my resume, and the company had three additional questions. I had to answer "No" to the one about previous experience editing for a business-to-business publication, but I've done a fair amount of other kind of editing, right?

Nope. Got an immediate e-mail response of "No, thanks." Does that seem stupid to anyone else?


tommyrot - Feb 22, 2005 6:42:48 am PST #9837 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Got an immediate e-mail response of "No, thanks." Does that seem stupid to anyone else?

They must expect to get more than enough applicants anyway. Like, maybe they figure it's an easy way to reduce the number of applicants from 300 to 100 (numbers I pulled out of my ass).


Dana - Feb 22, 2005 6:44:29 am PST #9838 of 10002
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

hmph. It's still stupid.