Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

[docbrite]

I've decided my "well-meaning" commenter from yesterday was actually Elton John. He didn't get the reaction he wanted from his "tough love" for Billy Joel in Rolling Stone, so he decided to bug me instead. With a sense of entitlement befitting a diva, he continued to comment and even promised me an e-mail after being politely told to go away, so

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[suzycat]

See, if you'd taken Chris he could have made something tasty of the remains of the slaughtered giant squid to munch on along the way.

I am sure your remains stayed fresh for a long time. After all, it's nicely chilled up there. The polar bears would have been very grateful and offered up some kind of polar bear prayer to whatever deity polar bears have, I bet.

[docbrite]

I drew a comic about that in my notebook. Trollface ended up making a delicious dinner out of the giant squid and saying "U JELLIS CHRIS?" because he could cook too. In reality, though, I've read that the flesh of Architeuthis (my giant squid of choice) is inedibly ammoniac.

[woolysw]

Or perhaps the polar bears just bitched: "What, frozen dinners again?!"

[rapscallion]

Doc, I don't know what was said (my lj radar is too slow). But for what it's worth, even as a complete stranger, I can see that you are a genuine person worthy of respect. I see you struggle with very real problems in an effort to better yourself and the world around you. I hope that those of us who don't give the internet a bad name (or at least try not to) undo some of the damage that was done.

[docbrite]

I didn't take any of it down, so check out the last two posts (and comments) if you want the lowdown. If not, you aren't missing much. (& thanks!)

[rapscallion]

Oh, I tried to look. Seems this waste of breath took his journal down, so I think that's why I can't see them. Feel special! This person created an account just to annoy you! *eyes roll back into head and get stuck*

[docbrite]

Jesus, what a coward. Here's their original, out-of-the-blue comment:

You're unhealthy, dysfunctional even, and everyone encouraging you and keeping you company on LJ and Twitter is just enabling you. If you give the slightest shit about yourself and your loved ones, you need to require more of yourself, and so do your loved ones. The solutions are not simple, but that's not an excuse to regress and withdraw and self-parody instead of starting a serious return to wellness and better functioning. In theory you don't need anyone's rules or models to do this, but how many more years do you need to see that you're not getting better on your own? For now, you need help. Get your loved ones together and make a serious plan. A self-intervention, if you will.

I've lurked on your LJ for too many years. I am either going to stop reading your stuff or keep speaking up about this. Haven't decided which yet. It's in your hands too--feel free to ban me if you don't want to hear what I think.Their only other comment that I can recall was about how

[chris_walsh]

Thank you for giving us squids with chainsaws. *salutes this whole freakin' comment*

[mb2u]

I approve of this comment. 'sright.

[pyrites_gold]

There's not much worse than a self-rightious arrogant asshole prescribing unwanted and crap advice like it was mana from Heaven. And there's not much else so potentially destructive to do so to someone who's actually getting better. What a twat that guy was, reminds me very much of someone I'd rather forget.

For the record Doc, you totally rock. The humour and honesty and strength with which you face your problems is inspiring.

And I reckon the story ends with the polar bear taking you back to some icy realm where you become King of The Northlands surrounded by all your polar bear peoples.

[radanols_girl]

*serious giggles from thinking about kissing your ass* Um, yeah let me get right on that.