But the minuses behind make it seem like you can't win.

[raybear]

I'm working on this final annotated bibliography I have to submit for my final piece of this semester and learned you can include articles and single short stories that I read, not just books. Damn. If I wanted to take the time to write a paragraph as to why they were important, I could have a fcking huge bibliography. Note to self: next semester, write it as you go along, not the last week when I'm more likely to get bored at the tedious nature of the task and leave things out.

I got home yesterday to discover our mail is finally being forwarded. Included in this bundle was my rejection letter from Breaf Loaf -- not the person, but the conference that I named the person after. I was not one of the 6% of applicants they selected, which I didn't have super high expectations of getting, esp. after Breadloaf (the person) said he didn't get in the first year he applied. But I was fairly annoyed that 1) I'd already received one writer rejection that day and 2) they spelled my name wrong.

Getting a check in the mail for an old DJing gig helped alleviate the smart. Then again, I did choose this new life of rejection, so I might as well get started on learning how to deal with it.

Speaking of writers, rest in peace to the great Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa.

Comments

[gloeden.livejournal.com]

Ah, Rejection.
The sweet sweet nectar of sadness that always reminds one (like Proust's madelines), "You are second best, get away from me you goddamn loser you're bad luck."
Pour me another glass, I'm feeling way too good about myself...
Don't worry. You'll get what you want, become published, famous, a stripper-loving, coke-nosed, arrogant, s.o.b. member of the dollar-a-word club.
And when you do you better call me you bastard cause I want free liquour and whores too!

[raybear.livejournal.com]

From your lips to G-d's ears.....except for the coke-nosed part. Maybe the occasionally spliffy.

And girl, you know you'll be right there by my side at all my pretentious parties when i'm part of the dollar-a-word. Instead of surrounding myself with "yes-men", I will collect harems of overly intelligent queens.

Whatcha doing on Saturday?

[gloeden.livejournal.com]

*gloeden stands coyly, looking up through his eyelashes*
Well I don't know, lover. What do you WANT me to be doing?

But seriously folks!
let's discuss it in email kiddo.

[wearemany.livejournal.com]

gloria! sigh. thank you for telling us.

[cocolola.livejournal.com]

i read this article in poets and writers about breadloaf is practically a mafia - really ahrd to get into unless you're already connected. so, it is for sure no comment on you.

[raybear.livejournal.com]

based on what i've read about the conference, i wouldn't even think of applying, except BREADLOAF the person talked it up in such a way that i should give it a shot. and i really am a believer in the whole idea of just getting your name out there often and everywhere and it will start to pay off. but they got my name WRONG. what good is that?!?