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09/30/99
I've had the flu, I think, so I've pretty much just been in bed/on the couch for the past few days. We have tickets to the exciting (and very, very important) Cardinals/Cubs game tomorrow, but I might not go, depending on whether or not I feel better. Plus, I hate those slugfests. Then again, I would miss the last "Busch Bash - Under the Statue of Stan Musial" of the season if I don't go. We'll see. And now, let's open up the mailbag: Apparently, my short story, "Phantom of the Opera - A Christmas to Remember", got some discussion time on the Phantom of the Opera Mailing List a while back (thanks to Danielle for telling me). Unfortunately, the list doesn't have archives, so I have no way of going through what people wrote. Here are the few samples I do have of the discussion: "I'm sorry to say, but I thought it was terrible. Not only was it unrealistic, but it also totally changed the characters. Christine a whore? That pretty much speaks for itself...Just my opinion..." "Personally, I thought some of the dialogue and *gestures* that Erik made was insulting. . . to him and to the reader. But then if the author didn't intend the story to be taken "personally", I guess I shouldn't be offended. But I didn't like it anyhow. If that makes any sense :)"I'm thrilled that anyone bothered to discuss that, but disappointed that no one ever contacted me about how awful/offensive/whatever they found it. I like hate mail. It does make me happy to think that anyone was personally offended by some horrible parody that I slapped together in about 15 minutes out of insane boredom over Christmas break, though. Personally, I thought that it was so far-fetched, no one would even begin to take it seriously enough to be offended. I guess these people would really dislike my "Phantom of the Crackhouse" parody. In that, Christine is a full-time whore. And Erik is perfecting his crack blend, to get a cost-efficient, bitchin' high. To be fair, some people did like it - but that really isn't as fun as people who are outraged. And now, on to the usual porn spam: Most of this was a little too nauseating for me, but here's the part that just confused me: Lesbian Sluts; prepare to go wild, Lesbian orgy shot last week You would never belive what these girls do to each other. Also be the first to see our She-Men THATS Right Chicks with dicks getting it on together...OK, I'm not to clued-in to the porn lingo, but are these "chicks with dicks" transvestites or something? And if so, wouldn't that make this gay porn? Because there isn't even one actual woman involved, let alone two or more... On a random note, I keep receiving spam dated "January 1, 1997". Hmmm. I'm closing the mailbag, now. My cat is way into TV lately. Sometimes, I'll go into the living room, and it will just be her watching TV. And then I feel guilty for turning it off, because she'll sit and stare at it for a while. She likes nature shows and sporting events best - anything with animals or a lot of movement excites her. Next time you hear "At the End of the Day", try replacing "and we're counting our blessings" with "and we're counting our money". That amused me a lot. Not quite as much as "I Shot Him Once", but it's up there. The leaves on trees are doing odd things this year. I keep seeing trees that have yellow or red or orange leaves on one side, and are still completely green on the other side. It's pretty cool-looking. "Where's my eggnog? BRING ME MY EGGNOG!" <<< past
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