Young Writers Society

Oooh yes... snobbish writers. *thinks back on a time in TYWC...*

There was a writer there (I don't think she's there anymore) who knew she was the next J.K. Rowling. Knew it! The problem? Well, everything needed work. Oh, and if you wanted to post a comment it either had to be, "This is great!" or "This is awesome!" No variations. If you said it was good, she might accept that, but if you said it was bad... heaven help you.

Anyway, she wrote a story about a tree. It was offbeat and different. I tried to be helpful (this was back in the time when I made really constructive critiques full of helpful hints and everything instead of just nitpicking on grammar because I was under the illusion that writers might appreciate those comments more and develop their writing better -- boy was I wrong). The problem? Though I said it had definite potential, I pointed out some of the things that could use some work and then pointed out some ways to help it. (Did I mention this was a long time ago?)

She blew up at me. How dare I even suggest it had faults! And the articles I wrote for her? Well! She didn't need them! She was the next J.K. Rowling! Couldn't I see this? Wasn't I blind?

And thus, she is one reason why I am really really sloppy with my critiques now. I suppose, after meeting with the next J.K. Rowling, that I just lost the will to instruct anyone in anything. After all, when you see written perfection like that, it is hard to think seriously of any piece of prose.

*sighs*

I hate people who take things too seriously and then, when you approach them, they begin to insult you or worse, snub you. This is not for just writers on these clubs. No, that doesn't hurt much. Nor is it for just writers. It goes for anyone and when you know them in real life it's really horrible.

I hate bright lights because they make me feel inadequate.

I hate seeing too much meaning in patterns, and too little purpose in those around me.

I hate night time and I hate winter because both are times when every other mammal vanishes, and then I wonder if I'm really a mammal - if I'm really more than fleshy abundance and liquid insides and how much of my natural instincts I have repressed.

I hate being trapped in space, and knowing fully well that there is no escape. Not because I need to escape, but because I hate the thought that everything I do has been done before.

I hate not being able to talk to someone.
I hate chores.
I hate fear.
I hate being nervous about something incredible.
I hate the way my parents are so protective...

Griffinkeeper:3. France: Do I need to explain this?
4. Liberals: Stalin called them useful idiots for a reason.
5. Terrorists: The only thing more anti-american than liberals.
6. Mysterious Errors in Total Annihlation: Nothing I can't waste a month on right?
7. Posers: If you need to act like someone else to be cool, you need to get a life.
8. Whiners: Life's tough, get over it.
9. Nirvana: Screaming obscene and incoherent lyrics into a microphone isn't cool.
10. Girls that don't wear enough: If you dress yourself like a slut, I will treat you accordingly.
11. Guys that wear baggy clothing: If it doesn't fit, don't wear it, I don't care how many knives you have.
12. Snobbish Writers: When you make big bucks, then tell me I was wrong.
13. Hollywood: Want to see another half-ass remake?
14. Wasps: I had a bad encounter with these guys when I was really young.
15. Mosquitos: One more thing I wouldn't mind seeing extinct.
16. Emotional people: If you haven't learned to think yet, you will be screwed over until you die.
17. Modern Cartoons: Where did Looney Tunes go?
18. Spongebob Squarepants: Next to Barney, this is the most annoying character ever made, even Jar Jar isn't this bad.
19. No Internet Acess: You finish an extraordinarily long post, then you can't submit it because the internet is down!
20. Roller Coaster: You see a good time, I see three minutes of pure terror. Why not call it a barf machine and get over it?
21. Real torture, not the wussy torture going on at Gitmo.

Actually, I am curious as to why you hate France. I've never been there, so I don't know anything about it.

I agree that terrorists suck (of course).

What about being liberal is anti-American?

You're actually the first person I've ever heard express disliking for Nirvana.

I also like Looney Tunes a lot better than modern cartoons.

About Gitmo, I think what's going on there is totally inhumane (I'm pretty pist off about it, actually), although I agree it could be a lot worse.

I know some of you people are mad that I'm responding to your hate lists and disagreeing with parts of them, but this is a discussion forum, right? If it bothers you, I'm sorry you feel that way, but it's no big deal? And feel free to respond to mine...

I hate cops, and I'm surprised nobody has mentioned them yet.

what i hate in a nutshell: being a teenager.

Griffen, you need to lighten up bud. Seriously.

I hate boys who think that when a woman dresses a certain way, she is asking for something.
I hate girls who put themselves on display to feel self-worth.
I hate our society--which encourages both of the above behaviours.

16. Emotional people: If you haven't learned to think yet, you will be screwed over until you die.

HAHAHA. OMFG, Griffinkeeper, this is KILLER...and so true.

Meshugenah: what i hate in a nutshell: being a teenager.

How come?

Cops was a good one.

I hate people that talk so slow you find yourself finishing not only their sentences but the whole conversation before they even ask a question.

I agree with Mesh. Meh.

I hate problems.
I hate arguments with the ones I love.
I hate panic attacks.
I hate life sentences (and I'm not talking about jail-time).
Right now, I just hate being sick. And being so far away from certain people...

-MY FAVORITE PENS RUNNING OUT OF INK
-BRAND NEW PENS FULL OF INK THAT DON'T WRITE
-My dad turning off the nice air conditioning and opening the windows when it's hotter outside than it is inside


And is anyone else here getting sick of hearing the words "terrorism" and "bombings"?

Why don't we stop spending money on these painfully useless things like fake dog s*** toys and Subway commercials so we can start preventing all these people dying needlessly?

Alright, time to satisfy curiosity.

3. France: Because they are spinless liberal snobs with hygiene problems. Take a shower.

In response to four, liberals have defended soviet spies and have been utter failures in regard to foreign policy (Jimmy Carter gave the Panama Canal back to a evil dictator? Roosevelt called Stalin, "Uncle Joe" while allowing his advisor (who was a soviet spy) continue to advise him, even after being warned about it by the FBI?) Sorry, they have been on the wrong side for a long time now. They used to be what conservatives are now.

Gitmo: When they start using cattle brands, removing fingernails, and/or slicing up limbs, then I'll grab my sign and we'll protest together.

Some more hate:

26. Planning: Too many decisions, not enough time.
27. Brown Nosers: If you believe everything I say just because I said it, you need to get your own brain.
28. Teenagers who think their life is harsh: Go to a third world country for a month and tell me your life is harsh when you come back.
29. Girls who need boyfriends: If you simply want guys for the sake of having them, you are missing the point of relationships altogether, and you should avoid having them until you know why you have them.
30. Guys who like girls on the basis of looks alone: Don't become Al Bundy.
31. Rapers, Murderers, and Child Molesters: Say hi to sparky for me.
32. The Sixth Harry Potter book where (censored) dies.
33. Being sick: I'm invincible god-damn it!
34. Hospital IV's: Keep that needle away from me!
35. Seeing the decline of loved ones: It is just sad.
36. Alarm Clocks: Let me sleep!
37. Early morning classes: (see above)

Griffinkeeper wrote:3. France: Because they are spinless liberal snobs with hygiene problems. Take a shower.

lmfao Funniest thing i've heard all day.


Gal's right though, cheer up, man.

And i'm sure all those things you listed hate you back.

PENS THAT WRITE LIKE S**T, and also over excited people. I hate hyper people! And worst of all... MY EXTREMELY IRRITATING CHRONIC WRITER'S BLOCK!

But not all French people are like that.

Griffinkeeper:28. Teenagers who think their life is harsh: Go to a third world country for a month and tell me your life is harsh when you come back.
29. Girls who need boyfriends: If you simply want guys for the sake of having them, you are missing the point of relationships altogether, and you should avoid having them until you know why you have them.
30. Guys who like girls on the basis of looks alone: Don't become Al Bundy.
31. Rapers, Murderers, and Child Molesters: Say hi to sparky for me.
32. The Sixth Harry Potter book where (censored) dies.

About #28, yeah, I hate it when people who are middle-class (or upper-class) Americans think their lives are so damn tough...I guess there are a few circumstances that could cause them to be, but I think the vast majority of American teens complaining about how terrible their life is actually have pretty good lives.

#29, I know, what's up with all those girls who want boyfriends so desperately?

#31, I hate them too of course.

I'm reading the sixth Harry Potter book right now. So far it's pretty good. I already know who dies, don't really care that he does, though.