I told them it sounds like I'm a fan of cults.
Yeah...it's just a weird word to have on the cover. I don't understand why the marketing people seem so allergic to the word "online." It's a perfectly good buzzword!
See, Vera? Dress yourself up; you get taken out somewhere fun.
Jayne ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 52: Playing with a full deck?
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.
Jessica - Jun 08, 2007 8:37:32 am PDT #1954 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Jesse - Jun 08, 2007 8:37:44 am PDT #1955 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
The publisher is printing up mousepads with the cover for giveaways.
Ooh!
We didn't have DARE at my school, that I remember. I feel like those druggie time-lapse photo series would be the best anti-drug message for anyone. That and meth-mouth.
Theodosia - Jun 08, 2007 8:38:01 am PDT #1956 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
My advice is not to obsess over the subtitle -- it's the title in BIG letters, and the cute graphic that most buyers will register at a glance. Then there will be the copy on the back, et cetera. Do not sweat the small stuff.
Scrappy - Jun 08, 2007 8:38:36 am PDT #1957 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I have to get over this shit and be fucking grateful.
Yes, you must chill. Although, frankly, I would totally be bugged by the "wrong" subtitle myself. Still, if I was, I know my friends would tell me to chill, so there ya go.
Jessica - Jun 08, 2007 8:38:40 am PDT #1958 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The publisher is printing up mousepads with the cover for giveaways.
This is pretty awesome. You've got SWAG!
Kat - Jun 08, 2007 8:39:03 am PDT #1959 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Allyson, I am sorry that this has been such a source of frustration and upset for you.
Thank you for your happy lists.
Mine today includes Noah's respiratory therapist, who reminds me of Harold or Kumar, saying, "this will be the first of many pipes." Um. Dude. Wha? It was funny.
Also good, someone gave me The Mermaid Chair to read.
Gud, happy birthday to Leif. I have such mixed feelings on homeschooling. I admire anyone who is willing to examine it with frankness and openness. It is hard and I hope that it won't remain so.
askye - Jun 08, 2007 8:39:25 am PDT #1960 of 10001
Thrive to spite them
The only I remember about drug education in middle school is the surveys they would give us to fill out. I got one in my Basic Math class (I had an interesting middle school being in Advanced classes for stuff like Langauge Arts and History but Basic for Math and Science) and almost everyone in the class lied on the survey.
Lying on everything from the demographic information (claiming to be the opposite sex and in their 30s or 40s) to the actual drug use. We probably had assemblies but I usually day dreamed my way through those.
Theodosia - Jun 08, 2007 8:39:28 am PDT #1961 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Gud, could you at least get your daughter into Sunday School classes for the socialization?
tommyrot - Jun 08, 2007 8:42:53 am PDT #1962 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.
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Jesse - Jun 08, 2007 8:43:47 am PDT #1963 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
It seems to me that "cult" would make more average people pick up the book than "online" or whatever, because with the first, they're thinking, "WTF? There are people who are fans of cults??" and with the second they're thinking "Oh, a book about losers sitting at their computers."