A few snippets

Oct 22, 2009 13:08

I am apparently the Tearjerker-in-Residence for LJ Idol this week, if the comments on my entry are to be believed. I'm not sure how I feel about this ( Read more... )

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twystedpixie October 22 2009, 20:15:29 UTC
A true hipster wouldn't quote Alanis, unless it was...ironically?


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darwinpolice October 22 2009, 20:19:11 UTC
You know, I realized a while ago that that song really is ironic. I mean, it's a song called Ironic, and not a single line in the entire song is actually ironic, which is kind of... ironic?

*head explodes*

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twystedpixie October 22 2009, 20:27:14 UTC
Exactly. It should have been called "Coincidental", because she's completely misusing the word "ironic".

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darwinpolice October 22 2009, 20:28:43 UTC
Nothing in the song is even coincidental. It's just shitty. The song should have been called "Shitty."

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twystedpixie October 22 2009, 20:33:02 UTC
I sometimes wonder if this is why I have avoided the path of becoming an editor. I would be very good at it, but I would also want to kill everything.

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darwinpolice October 22 2009, 20:34:34 UTC
In my extremely minimal editing experience (I was the editor of IUP's lit mag for a couple of years), I can assure you that it will drive you at least to drink, but more likely to kill.

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darwinpolice October 22 2009, 20:26:54 UTC
Also, this looks like a fairly useful, free Scrivener/PageFour alternative.

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