Does anyone here write thru in their normal writing, like business writing?
Only if I'm describing a McDonald's Drive Thru.
Let me guess. We're in a hurry.
Inara ,'Serenity'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
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.
Allyson - Sep 08, 2011 11:31:27 am PDT #24887 of 30001
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
msbelle - Sep 08, 2011 11:31:56 am PDT #24888 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
THANK YOU! I rewrite everything my bosses put together and I have never thought of myself as a very good writer, but good googaly moogaly, they are all over the place with composition and grammar and then that spelling which has been driving me bonkers. I just keep changing it. I need to work my way back through all of their business templates. I bet it is spelled that way on our proposals.
amych - Sep 08, 2011 11:38:32 am PDT #24889 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
people, develop hobbies!
My dad just started law school. But not as a hobby: with the intent of practicing some form of public service law when he gets out at 73.
(Of course it's not a hobby. He won't even admit that he retired from his old job -- he "decided not to go to that job any more" so he could do this instead.)
(I'm awfully proud of him, but someone shoot me if I'm this workaholic in 30 years, mmkay?)
Allyson - Sep 08, 2011 11:40:43 am PDT #24890 of 30001
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
Oh good. Tim's assistant John managed to get my Q&A through to Shawn Ryan's assistant. The assistant's response?
"I'll get this to Shawn and MRJ. You can let this lady know I'll forward their replies when they answer"
A) "this lady"???OMGWTFBBQ how does he know I'm old?
B) "I'll forward the replies" usually means, "oh, she's probably batshit crazy and I need to protect my people from her emailing them all day."
And you know, I thought I was past that. Remind me to not do this kind of shit, again. What remains of my fragile ego is kind of bruised. I've been doing this shit for so long. I don't remember how long I've had Joss' personal email addie. I could have been spamming the fuck out of him for years. Not to mention home addresses and phone numbers during a time when fandom was super fandom. I'm ridiculous about respect and privacy. I hate this assumption. I'm a goddamned published author who worked really hard on the administrative end of LAUNCHING SPACE SHIPS TO THE MOON.
Fuck.
lisah - Sep 08, 2011 11:43:07 am PDT #24891 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
oh, man, Maria...shit.
Liese S. - Sep 08, 2011 11:43:39 am PDT #24892 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Oh, Maria, I'm so sorry.
Allyson - Sep 08, 2011 11:45:46 am PDT #24893 of 30001
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
Oh, Maria. That's...I don't know how to help, and I wish I was there to help.
Ginger - Sep 08, 2011 11:46:46 am PDT #24894 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I'm so sorry. You'll get through it, Maria. I just wish you didn't have to.
msbelle - Sep 08, 2011 11:47:24 am PDT #24895 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Maria, is there any chance of having people take stuff out, even donating the food at this point?
amyth - Sep 08, 2011 11:48:15 am PDT #24896 of 30001
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Maria, I'm so, so sorry. I wish there was more I could do except send love and ~ma.