Aug. 1st, 2006

thedeadlyhook: (Lorne wtf? by Itmustbetuesday)
Um... you know, just out of curiosity. Was there some kind of "hey, post your Writercon report directly to the [livejournal.com profile] writercon LJ" update that I just missed? Because I only seem to remember one about posting your links to your con remembrances. Yet now there are TWO reports posted directly in the journal, because apparently, being a straight guy who attended the con and has feelings to air somehow rates as special. Excuse me, but... wtf? [ETA: the second post is actually very sweet, and a helpful antidote to the wankery original.]

I didn't touch the original post when I first saw it. The tone absolutely screamed attention-seeker - OMG, everyone look at meeeee - so I figured, best not to give him that attention. In hindsight, though, I'm glad a lot of other people did, since the posts I've seen since then, [livejournal.com profile] irfikos in particular, here and here, and so many others in the original thread, have been so to-the-point and thoughtful and well-considered that hell, yes, sometimes there IS a real reason to get into a kerfuffle, and keep it going.

Crying oppression when things don't go your way is a popular tactic nowdays - in politics, especially - but it's a crybaby's tactic, wahh, I didn't get what I want, it's not all about me. Why isn't it all about me? Why aren't you all looking at me, debating about me, taking my feelings into consideration? The unvoiced part of it is always the same too, why should I have to consider your feelings? What gives you the right to think any of this is about you? You're weird and I'm not.

Yes, that's worth kerfuffling about. Grrrrr.

Birthdays!

Aug. 1st, 2006 06:58 pm
thedeadlyhook: (Doctor Who OMG YAY! by Penguinstar)
A Very Happy Birthday to [livejournal.com profile] addicted2goo and A Belated Very Happy Birthday to [livejournal.com profile] confusedkayt!!!!

Hope you both have (and had) wonderful days!

Link of the day: Because I'm on a superhero kick right now, I give you a rodent in a cape.

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