In the face of a Low Blow, sometimes I get pissed. Vengeful. Hurtful. Rage. Think of Carrie and her ill-fated prom night.
And other times, in the face of a Low Blow, no matter how "insignificant" the incident might seem, I crumple. Hard. Complete.
As a result of a comment (to entry "The Temporary Replacement") left today at 3:50PM (PST) by "First Last" (false e-mail address of first@last.com; IP Address 66.235.2.161), I have decided to take a temporary reprieve from this website. We're not talking months and months, here. Maybe only a few days. We'll see. to delete the comment, give its sender the finger (and not in that good gay way), and move on with life.
I freely admit that my sense of humor is somewhat caustic, sarcastic, and definitely self-deprecating. But, the party at IP Address 66.235.2.161 chose an interesting button to press. Consider it the straw that broke this camel's back. (Interesting: I've just compared myself to an Artiodactyl Cetartiodactyl.)
I have kept the comment in place, for reasons I do not yet completely understand.
I have deleted the comment from the original post. But you can read it below, if you'd like.
"Comments: The Temporary Replacement
'Man, no wonder you don't have a bf.'
Posted by First Last at December 21, 2003 03:50 PM"
That being said, I do wish you all the best of holidays. Check back now-and-then, if you wish; Check back whenever you want. Holidays are busy, here. Especially since I'm entertaining others now. But I'll hopefully have some time to post before Christmas. I hope to have some readership left when I decide to post again. I always hope to have readership. Especially the nice guys - thank you, Sam, Sarah, Poje, Zach, and all the others who either gave me a reassuring and sympathetic pat on the shoulder or a good, ol'-fashioned that-which-does-not-kill-us-makes-us-stronger speech and slap on the face. Sometimes I need both!
the use of 'bf' is a fair indicator that you're dealing with a slope-browed mouthbreather with the intellectual capacity of a sock drawer. fuck 'em.
Posted by: poje at December 22, 2003 09:20 AMI'm sorry James. I thought "how fuckin' rude" when I read it, but I didn't think anything else of it. We usually attack people for things we're guilty of, so you know he's probably some Unabomber type living in a shack in the Midwest with only a hole in a melon to pleasure himself while fantasizing about having sex with geriatrics. Or something. *hugs* We all get a troll now and then, and none ever have the juevos to leave more than an IP.
Posted by: Sam at December 22, 2003 02:04 AM