Hey, I tried to help, too!
Whatever. I only talk to you because I'm trying to suck up to Ruby.
So that's my dream. That and some stuff about cigars and a tunnel.
Faith ,'Get It Done'
The Minearverse 4: Support Group for Clumsy People
[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.
Strega - Feb 26, 2006 7:15:13 pm PST #8403 of 10001
Allyson - Feb 26, 2006 7:21:51 pm PST #8404 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
Yes, Strega and ita both talked me off the ledge.
And then I had pie.
Strega - Feb 26, 2006 7:32:27 pm PST #8405 of 10001
I'm only trying to suck up to Ruby because I think she'll introduce me to ita.
Who will introduce me to pie. I hope.
Cass - Feb 26, 2006 7:34:23 pm PST #8406 of 10001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
You should have her introduce you to Kat. She knows where the best cakes are. The best.
Allyson - Feb 26, 2006 7:35:41 pm PST #8407 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 can't write this without sounding like a jackhole.
Goddamn it, essay. Be funny.
aurelia - Feb 26, 2006 7:46:47 pm PST #8408 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Allyson go all out jackhole. Let your jackhole flag fly. You can always pull back on edit.
Burrell - Feb 27, 2006 4:15:23 am PST #8409 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Allyson, whenever I've had my students write about themselves, at least half of them are convinced that they must sound like jackholes.
BartlebyFink - Feb 27, 2006 6:43:29 am PST #8410 of 10001
One Hot Burrito!
And then I had pie.
Oooh. Pie. What kind of pie?
Betsy HP - Feb 27, 2006 6:56:15 am PST #8411 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
What Aurelia Said. Tell the truth; it will be a refreshing change for the reader. (Not that you usually lie, but that many memoirists are at pains to put their best, possibly imaginarily best, shoes forward.)
Nilly - Feb 27, 2006 7:01:33 am PST #8412 of 10001
Swouncing
I can't write this without sounding like a jackhole.
Allyson, can you write it the way you see it, and then let a later read (or beta readers or whatever works for you) shine light on the problematic places?
I'm no writer, but even when trying to phrase something to say in face-space, what may sound bad in my head turns out to be actually OK (and some problems occur that sounded completely OK before pronounced out loud). Also, more often than not, we judge ourselves in different eyes than other use to judge us (much in the same way in which we don't really look to other people the way we appear in the mirror).
[Edit: or, what everybody else had already said, only they were shorter.]