I used to be such a nice person.

[hackthis_archive]

K pointed out that there's an anonymous meme going around where you can tell writers what you *really* think of their writing, which you know, hey, go ahead. Personally, I'm always getting abused anyway whether it's anonymous, or in sekrit (which really not sekrit at all), or to my face, so if you're feeling that need, knock yourself out. I didn't actually think anyone needed a *day* or some shit, but hey, I'll even start.

[Name here] is not a very good writer. Actually, she fucking sucks. Same stories, same characters, same characterization. I mean, damn, what happened to all the mass murder? Can you just get a new story or something? Also, you are so not all that. I don't know why people like your stories. Are you famous for sucking someone's cock or something? I could totally do better. And I spell better than you too. And, I make less typos. So there. Also, where the fuck is my chai latte? You are fucking fired.
-Ari

ETA: I adore you all madly for rushing to my aid, but I think what I just don't get about this exercise is the simple idea of if you don't like something, why the fuck are you reading it? Is someone holding a gun to your head and forcing you to? I highly doubt that, so why go around being needlessly rude and cruel? That's just fucked up.

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[hackthis.livejournal.com]

George, everything I know about drama I've learned from you, which is saying a lot considering that you win AWARDS for your drama. Sheeet, compared to you, I'm the friggin Dalai Lama, and stop gettin those pro-lifers riled up for I have to send you some Kevlar.

How many different accents happened there? I counted four.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I think it's truly all about presentation. If you have issues with a story, there's this wonderful thing called the "Back" key, you know, people could stand to use it a lot more. However, if you want to talk the story over with the author and say X didn't work for me, you know, you don't have to just say, OMG!THIS IS THE WORST STORY EVAR!!1111 YOU SUXXORS!!! Everyone isn't going to love everything, and more often than not, they're not even going to like 50%. I get stuff like this often enough (http://hackthis.livejournal.com/333196.html?thread=8591756#t8591756), but you know, that's criticism and completely different from, "You suck! All your stories are shit! I don't know why anybody likes you." There's a line to criticism is which you should be focusing on the story and not the author. It's when people cross over that I get irate.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Hissing vitrol. Are you shitting me? Tell me you are shitting me. WTF, people! The Pru jealousy, it's rampant because you really are that good. No, really, I read your stories and think, DAMN HER SHE'S SO GOOD! ;) Fuck them, and also, my Entourage DVDs are currently touring the US or I'd send you mine, but, if you check out the coms available, I'm pretty positive that they are available for sharing -- and then you too will join the Ari love, because Ari really is love. This is why he is the star of all my RPS :)

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

It's not you sweetie, I had a really stressful day and my sense of humour never bothered to get out of bed this morning. Smart move that.

[ethrosdemon.livejournal.com]

all I got for you, Ari, is some otp love, even though I know you want to pimp my ass out like a three dollar hooker. That's fine because I'm trying to make the revolution happen.

[kattiya.livejournal.com]

You read what Tyle said about all this yis?

Sophia Bush is not dating gay guys
http://wwtdd.com/index.php?type=one&i=621

Jake is really boy crazy lately
LOL. Too funny.

Jake Gyllenhall is in love
http://wwtdd.com/index.php?type=one&i=611

I know you already saw the puppy eyes Jake at Lakers game pic, but OMG SO GAY! Who is he kidding?

[ethrosdemon.livejournal.com]

yeah, I think that's the problem. People start hating people and then read their fic to hate on them. It's a whole cycle. And then they get an outlet like this meme, and SHIT. Whatever. People, just hate in email to your friends like us.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

George, stop being dramatic and tell me why Brad is outting Jake (http://wwtdd.com/index.php?type=one&i=611)? I mean DAAAAAAAAAAAMN. I take it your breakup was less amicable than you led me to believe. Not that I thought you sulking about the Spawn of Satan was amicable, but that's just cold-blooded, especially for Corn Fed.

[ethrosdemon.livejournal.com]

Brad's just jealous that I pull younger hotass than him.

*what the fuck is up with the Jake is gay bandwagon?*

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Two words, baby, Toothy Tile. Everybody reads Ted Casablancas.

[circe-tigana.livejournal.com]

the meme is attention whoring. we all do it; sometimes it's just more blatant than others. to an extent, so is posting about being anti-meme ;)

in fact, by jumping in here, i'm attention whoring too.

*sits on your lap*

WHERE'Z MY HOT CHOCOLATE WITH MARSHMALLOWS BITCH?

[fivil.livejournal.com]

Shit, I thought that meme was for concrit. Didn't know about the mean comments, all I saw was the usual positive comments plus some advice thrown in, in the style of "you might want to revise your changes in tense" or something like that.

Then again, anon always means that people will get bitchy.

Also, I'm bothered by the fact that I know this Ari feller from somewhere, just can't remember where from. His IMDB gives me no clues, either. Could you briefly explain his connection (in real life) to George Clooney?

[parthenia14.livejournal.com]

I hate anon memes with a PERFECT HATE. Even the fluffy ones. Hell, especially the fluffy ones.

I mean, why - WHY - would they be any more accurate or plausible than your best beta-ing friends, who shuffle their feet when they hate things? It's just - GAH. GAH, I tell you.

*goes off to lie down*

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Well, if you want to get all existential on me, we could say that just by having an LJ you are attention whoring. Look at me! Look at me! My pee has no colour! *pauses*

Okay, no more quoting Lewis Black.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

{{{revels}}}}

I always figured if something sucked, my betas would tell me, God knows they always have in the pas. But then I see something like that, which catches me on the wrong day and I'm like, since when are people actually holding back? I mean really. Also, I love you THIS MUCH. Yis.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Look, I adore your writing and I've said so many times. However, if I didn't, I would not friend you. I wouldn't read you. I'd ignore all references to you. In short, there wouldn't be any dialogue between us because clearly enough people appreciate your writing and if I don't that's just between me and, well, me.

That's pretty much been my take on the matter as well.

I have yet to understand why adopting an LJ name has become synomymous with "hey, I've got a ton of anger I have no place to unload, let's just trash other people for the sheer hell of it."

WORD! And, also, thank you for the all the kindness. Really. Sometimes it all just gets to be a bit much.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I *saw*

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

*narrows eyes*

I love how you just casually slide that in and then move off. Clearly I have to go check your LJ for details, is that it?

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I know you already saw the puppy eyes Jake at Lakers game pic, but OMG SO GAY! Who is he kidding?

Well, you know he ain't kidding us.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

:)

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Also, I'm bothered by the fact that I know this Ari feller from somewhere, just can't remember where from. His IMDB gives me no clues, either. Could you briefly explain his connection (in real life) to George Clooney?

Alas, since Ari is a fictional character, he doesn't have a real connection to George apart from the the one I made, and fact that on his show, Entourage, he is an agent, and George, being in the business must have an agent. I decided therefor that Ari should be his agent.

[onthehillside.livejournal.com]

Uh, this is the second time you've narrowed your eyes at me in a week. Should I be scared?

Nope, not really. I just didn't know how to say "I met George Clooney". It's really not someone I have a lot of experience with.

Details.

"I had read on IMDB the night before that he might be filming at Greenwich and Vestry on Saturday. So I said, "hey, that's a totally sketchy source, but wouldn't it be cool if we made a pit-stop around that area just for fun?" to my sister. And she was all, "when are we going to H&M and who's George Clooney again?"

Then I had to count to ten.

After which I told her that H&M was just around the corner, and strung her along until we got to the set. Which actually existed, to my eternal surprise. I guess IMDB is only 98% crap.

The PAs were really cool and they let us stand about 10 feet from the set. George and the child that plays his son were doing a short car scene. Each time, George walked up to the car, looked around (on the third take he looked directly AT US), got into the car, freaked out a bit at the kid, drove off quickly, backed up, and started again. I haven't been near a major film production since I was young, when Groundhog Day was shooting near my Grandparents' house, and I was silently dorking out, just taking everything in. At one point a big-ass GMC SVU came through and the guy in the passenger's seat stopped to talk to Le Clooney. I was surprised that people were allowing that, but I'm pretty sure the guy was James Gandolfini, which made the whole affair even more surreal.

When the scene wrapped, George walked by with his bodyguard/assistant type person and slowed down enough to make small talk with us about the weather (it was freezing and ridiculously windy). His bodyguard patted Anne on the shoulder and told her to keep warm, and George smiled at us, and then then they were gone. I'm pretty sure that he knew we were just fans, but he treated us so normally that I didn't want to break the spell and ask for an autograph or something. I don't care, I'm grateful that we were treated with such respect, that they let us stand so close. A few other people came by after us, but they had to stand across the street."

Now I really will go slinking off.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I mean, why - WHY - would they be any more accurate or plausible than your best beta-ing friends, who shuffle their feet when they hate things? It's just - GAH. GAH, I tell you.</i. My betas are more likely to tell me something sucks than pretty much anybody else, but it's the whole "I can snipe because it's anonymous" thing that gets me. No one's forcing your to read a story if you don't like it, or don't like the author, so what the fucking is the point besides being malicious?

[circe-tigana.livejournal.com]

STILL WAITING ON THAT HOCHO!

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

My god, you are so pushy. I had to send one of the house elves to Columbia for the coca beans, chill.