KwoaruConfident SmirkFlawless Golden PecsRegistered Userregular
I'm generally an incredibly private person, but only because I have the irrational fear that telling someone something about myself is essentially the same as giving them a stick and inviting them to hit me with it
I started that last night and half of my game time is spent screaming at my tv "Well where the fuck am I supposed to go now? You didn't give me anything to grab ont.... ohh. there. Well fuck you game!."
- I'm terrified that I'm not going to be able to do this job as well as they'd like and then get shit canned
- I'm worried that, ah, putting a ring on it is going to end in disaster
- I do it dry too.
I have every faith in your ability to do your new job!
Also, I sometimes wonder if I've been too blase about the big events in my life
But maybe that's not a bad thing, so far the best parts of my life have been things like my decision to move countries and get married
Shit, now I really wish I had degrading nude shots of Sheri.
And for completely non-sexual reasons.
This is a weird day.
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"BBQ so good you won't even jerk off to Sheri!"
Our first ad spot will be 15 seconds long and consist of a man lying on the floor, invested fully into eating a rack of ribs, while a naked woman tries to slowly drag his otherwise indifferent body into the bedroom.
I am having a super duper uncomfortable day at work because the dude we just hired is putting his dog down this afternoon. I feel awful and have given my condolences, but it's weird to see a late 50s dude weeping at his desk.
I am the worst and seem to rely on other people to much.
I also must confess to caring about what people think of me waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay to much, like writing half a post and deleting cause I go "Oh this is really really dumb" and then the posts I do make just end up being dumb any ways.
I am having a super duper uncomfortable day at work because the dude we just hired is putting his dog down this afternoon. I feel awful and have given my condolences, but it's weird to see a late 50s dude weeping at his desk.
I would have already left.
There is no way I could have been at work on that day.
I am having a super duper uncomfortable day at work because the dude we just hired is putting his dog down this afternoon. I feel awful and have given my condolences, but it's weird to see a late 50s dude weeping at his desk.
I would have already left.
There is no way I could have been at work on that day.
Same!
It's devastating, why wouldn't you stay home?
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Quoththe RavenMiami, FL FOR REALRegistered Userregular
I am having a super duper uncomfortable day at work because the dude we just hired is putting his dog down this afternoon. I feel awful and have given my condolences, but it's weird to see a late 50s dude weeping at his desk.
I would have already left.
There is no way I could have been at work on that day.
Same!
It's devastating, why wouldn't you stay home?
Sometimes people deal with tough times by trying to keep the rest of their life normal so they still feel somewhat normal.
When my ex-fiance ran off with some guy(many years ago now) I showed up to work the next day because I honestly didn't know what else to do.
I don't think people actually like me, more that they put up with me.
yep
Me too
I'll get invited to things and then not go because I assume it was a pity invite
And then they stop inviting you because you never show up, which you just use to confirm that they never liked you in the first place? Yeah that sounds familiar.
Confession: I talk about my writing insecurities too much, which is deeply annoying, but I can't seem to stop myself
You and me both. I also can't seem to motivate myself to write, either...which certainly conflicts with my dream of becoming a successful author.
I don't even really dream about that anymore
Now I just write things and sigh when no one reads them, and gripe about how crappy writers have multiple published books and I'm a worthless wannabe
The only reason I'm getting my Masters is because I'm not enough of an idealist to think that I'll be able to support myself by writing fiction.
The problem we face is that writing is more politics than product. You have to sell yourself more than your work, something I'm admittedly terrible at. You also just need one really marketable idea for a series, and then it doesn't seem to matter how poorly executed it is.
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SheriResident FlufferMy Living RoomRegistered Userregular
I don't think people actually like me, more that they put up with me.
yep
Me too
I'll get invited to things and then not go because I assume it was a pity invite
And then they stop inviting you because you never show up, which you just use to confirm that they never liked you in the first place? Yeah that sounds familiar.
Yes exactly
Or they keep inviting my husband because he goes to more stuff, and I assume all invites are for him exclusively
Confession: I talk about my writing insecurities too much, which is deeply annoying, but I can't seem to stop myself
You and me both. I also can't seem to motivate myself to write, either...which certainly conflicts with my dream of becoming a successful author.
I don't even really dream about that anymore
Now I just write things and sigh when no one reads them, and gripe about how crappy writers have multiple published books and I'm a worthless wannabe
The only reason I'm getting my Masters is because I'm not enough of an idealist to think that I'll be able to support myself by writing fiction.
The problem we face is that writing is more politics than product. You have to sell yourself more than your work, something I'm admittedly terrible at. You also just need one really marketable idea for a series, and then it doesn't seem to matter how poorly executed it is.
it's true, but it makes sense from the money people's perspective, whose job is making money rather than learning to write/tell what is good writing
I don't think people actually like me, more that they put up with me.
yep
Me too
I'll get invited to things and then not go because I assume it was a pity invite
And then they stop inviting you because you never show up, which you just use to confirm that they never liked you in the first place? Yeah that sounds familiar.
Yes exactly
Or they keep inviting my husband because he goes to more stuff, and I assume all invites are for him exclusively
He is more extroverted than I am by far
yeah
I'm constantly not invited to things, now
either I'm a low mental priority, or my company is not wanted
Miss me? Find me on:
Twitch (I stream most days of the week) Twitter (mean leftist discourse)
I have been unable to watch non-documentary or cartoon movies/TV without experiencing extreme anxious response since uh, like '09? Even being in the same room while Dru watches TV makes me all anxious and panicky.
It's honestly a pain in the ass and I want it to go away.
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Quoththe RavenMiami, FL FOR REALRegistered Userregular
Confession: I talk about my writing insecurities too much, which is deeply annoying, but I can't seem to stop myself
You and me both. I also can't seem to motivate myself to write, either...which certainly conflicts with my dream of becoming a successful author.
I don't even really dream about that anymore
Now I just write things and sigh when no one reads them, and gripe about how crappy writers have multiple published books and I'm a worthless wannabe
The only reason I'm getting my Masters is because I'm not enough of an idealist to think that I'll be able to support myself by writing fiction.
The problem we face is that writing is more politics than product. You have to sell yourself more than your work, something I'm admittedly terrible at. You also just need one really marketable idea for a series, and then it doesn't seem to matter how poorly executed it is.
The whole reciprocity thing is my current bane
People expect you to comment on their work if they comment on yours, and sometimes their work sucks so bad that I am at a loss, and I don't want to be a jerk and say something critical, so I say nothing and they get mad and never read my stuff again and UGH
I feel like I'm developing a terrible reputation, if any at all
Posts
I would submit a LP or something to MD but I'd need to have DE?AD there with me to comment alongside with me
And I'd also need time to do it
That second part is the kicker, really
I started that last night and half of my game time is spent screaming at my tv "Well where the fuck am I supposed to go now? You didn't give me anything to grab ont.... ohh. there. Well fuck you game!."
I have every faith in your ability to do your new job!
Also, I sometimes wonder if I've been too blase about the big events in my life
But maybe that's not a bad thing, so far the best parts of my life have been things like my decision to move countries and get married
and some money
and some BBQ sauce
I like this commercial
I would buy whatever this is selling
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I am having a super duper uncomfortable day at work because the dude we just hired is putting his dog down this afternoon. I feel awful and have given my condolences, but it's weird to see a late 50s dude weeping at his desk.
I also must confess to caring about what people think of me waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay to much, like writing half a post and deleting cause I go "Oh this is really really dumb" and then the posts I do make just end up being dumb any ways.
Like this one.
Fill the other half with money.
Mix well on a fine sunny afternoon.
Get naked and jump in!
Take pictures??
You and me both. I also can't seem to motivate myself to write, either...which certainly conflicts with my dream of becoming a successful author.
I don't even really dream about that anymore
Now I just write things and sigh when no one reads them, and gripe about how crappy writers have multiple published books and I'm a worthless wannabe
I've also never had a forum avatar that I really liked.
Both of these!
Darma is the best
It's okay, though, since it's out of date at this point.
I would have already left.
There is no way I could have been at work on that day.
I don't think people actually like me, more that they put up with me.
Quoth, honestly I have been loving your articles
You express yourself very clearly and concisely, which I think is a whole art in itself, and never come across as thesaurus-searching or pretentious
Same!
It's devastating, why wouldn't you stay home?
Aw, thanks lady
I only search the thesaurus when I legit can't remember a word I want to use, which is uncomfortably often :oops:
yep
http://www.audioentropy.com/
Me too
I'll get invited to things and then not go because I assume it was a pity invite
Sometimes people deal with tough times by trying to keep the rest of their life normal so they still feel somewhat normal.
When my ex-fiance ran off with some guy(many years ago now) I showed up to work the next day because I honestly didn't know what else to do.
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And then they stop inviting you because you never show up, which you just use to confirm that they never liked you in the first place? Yeah that sounds familiar.
The only reason I'm getting my Masters is because I'm not enough of an idealist to think that I'll be able to support myself by writing fiction.
The problem we face is that writing is more politics than product. You have to sell yourself more than your work, something I'm admittedly terrible at. You also just need one really marketable idea for a series, and then it doesn't seem to matter how poorly executed it is.
Confession
That's dumb, you're an awesome dude
Sheri Baldwin Photography | Facebook | Twitter | Etsy Shop | BUY ME STUFF (updated for 2014!)
Yes exactly
Or they keep inviting my husband because he goes to more stuff, and I assume all invites are for him exclusively
He is more extroverted than I am by far
Not the actual book, just the plot and the characters. They apparently had no interest in my writing, just the ideas
It wasn't a huge amount but not a day goes by that I don't wonder whether or not I did the right thing.
I might end up not doing the Canada thing cause of it.
yeah
I'm constantly not invited to things, now
either I'm a low mental priority, or my company is not wanted
Twitch (I stream most days of the week)
Twitter (mean leftist discourse)
It's honestly a pain in the ass and I want it to go away.
The whole reciprocity thing is my current bane
People expect you to comment on their work if they comment on yours, and sometimes their work sucks so bad that I am at a loss, and I don't want to be a jerk and say something critical, so I say nothing and they get mad and never read my stuff again and UGH
I feel like I'm developing a terrible reputation, if any at all
IN SHORT I AM A CURMUDGEON HELP
It was a horrible, horrible situation for an editor to be in. If I'm in a circle jerk I at least want it to be properly reciprocated!