Reader’s choice voting was supposed to start today for the memoir contest at The Memoirists Collective. Unfortunately, some people either did not hear about the contest in a timely fashion, or they are morons who cannot prepare things on a deadline. (Something the publishers might want to consider, no?)
I know that the Collective’s goal is to foster relationships between writers and that I am not writing this in the spirit of supporting others, but I really hate people who can’t get shit done in time. It’s called being prepared, people! Get with the fucking picture! This always browned me off in college in particular. Professors always hand out syllables at the beginning of the semester telling people at what point papers are due. Hence, I would prepare the paper and be ready to hand it in as required. And yet there were inevitably several students who whine and bitch and moan about not having enough time to do the paper (as if I didn’t have other shit to do, too) and then the lame ass professors would grant people an extension instead of failing them as they deserved.
I hate people because they tend to disappoint so frequently.
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me too.
ReplyDeletealso, your professors gave you syllables? Mine always gave out syllabi. Or syllabuses.
Yes, I was just about to correct your "syllables". Also, I am one of those assholes who needs to get with the fucking program and I am not above whining for an extension. Thank you very much. I royalty in the kingdom of procrastination:)
ReplyDeleteI meant "I am" in the previous sentence. I'm also amused by your use of "browned". That terminology is so adorably quaint. I know you really mean that it fucking pisses you off. It's unlike you to sugar-coat it in that type of (un)colorful language (pun intended).
ReplyDeleteAll I know is, come July 19, this had better be worth it, you know?
ReplyDeleteI went to the memoristscollective website and once I was there could not figure where to go next to find your entry and how to vote.
ReplyDeleteI know, I know, I am dumb as a rock - I need assistance.
I believe you need to be a Myspace "friend" of the Memoirist Collective. They'll probably send out a Myspace bulletin on the 19th.
ReplyDeleteI think that's how it works? I'm too busy searching for the myspace pages of longlost childhood friends and hated ex-roommates to remember at this point. :-) Beware, Myspace is VERY addictive!
A couple weeks ago I joined as a "friend". Now what?
ReplyDeleteFuck, I so need to proof-read shit better. I've been noticing what a bad job I've been doing lately.
ReplyDeleteThe post is buried in the comments section. Basically, I posted the same thing here on June 28. Easier to find and read than combing through pages of entries.
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