A very short blog flog...but, then, it was a very short entry.

[firesongvx.livejournal.com]

http://blog.laurellkhamilton.org/2006/08/off-to-minneapolis.html

Okay, I won't put this behind a cut since it's so short. I've never done a blog flog before, and this one is going to be damned brief, but I just can't help myself here :

"Today is the day. A plane, cars driven by strangers, a city I don't know. Hope I don't cry on the plane because my very gentle eye make up remover (which I use to fix liner and stuff when I cry) is liquid and will be in checked baggage. Here's to being made of sterner stuff than I feel like I am made of right this second."

Anyone else read that and want to exclaim, "oh, what the HELL?!"? First of all, who the fuck cares, and secondly, her penchant for whining and expecting sympathy for 'problems' of this nature is really beginning to get on my nerves. Jesus, woman, you don't have to put every mundane detail of your life in your blog! Especially when it's supposed to be a writing blog!

Argh. Just had to vent.

Comments

[firesongvx.livejournal.com]

...perhaps she's going to read over Danse Macabre without any ass-kissing fanboys/girls around to soften the blow? Now THAT would warrant some serious tears. XD

[nightspiritnyx.livejournal.com]

Depends on what kind of crier you are ;) I can easily cry until my shirt is wet when I'm peeling onions..

But seriously, LKH, maybe you shouldn't put on makeup then? But trying to solve a problem instead of whining would be too easy.

[firesongvx.livejournal.com]

EXACTLY! Give me a *break*, Jesus!

She needs the mother of all bitchslaps, she really does.

[dinsedaledarby.livejournal.com]

Cry on the plane? oh jesus christ woman, no one freaking cares. Why the hell did she post that?

[firesongvx.livejournal.com]

Heh, my question exactly. ::nods::

[hbrogan.livejournal.com]

Laurell is currently working on her next Anita Blake novel: Were-Snakes on a Plane.

[keepsake]

I hope a hole opens up under your seat and drops you out of the plane so your idiotic phobias don't have to go unfounded. Kthnxdie.

[mneiai.livejournal.com]

Why does she think fans want to know she's a cry baby? I would have been a lot better off with at least a shred of respect for her remaining. Oh, no, a city! It's a city! Oh, the horror!

Plus, she keeps acting like all this stuff with planes and airport security is only a problem to HER. LOTS of people won't have liquids they want on the plane, I was on a plane last week and I would have liked to have been able to bring my own drink on board. I didn't write a huge LJ entry about it.

[firesongvx.livejournal.com]

::snorts:: Indeed. She annoys the hell out of me with these pathetic cries for sympathy. The whole phobic thing would be a hell of a lot more believable if she wasn't whining about it all the time...most phobic people that I know don't like to call attention to said phobia. It's an intense and irrational fear that most find rather embarrassing, not a fucking discussion piece for your blog!!! ::sighs::

eep, html!

[randomsome1.livejournal.com]

most phobic people that I know don't like to call attention to said phobia. It's an intense and irrational fear that most find rather embarrassing

Damn straight. I had a bit of an aversion to spiders for the longest time. This bothered me, so I went into my local pet store and handled the one tarantula until it didn't creep me out as much. I disliked needles - so I went and got nine piercings. Being "phobic"/antsy about something isn't something to wangst about all the damn time, it's something to make yourself get past.
(Unless the next rumor we hear is about some crazed anti-fan tying her up and rubbing an ipod on her face. "TECHNOLOGY, BITCH - EAT IT!")

Re: eep, html!

[firesongvx.livejournal.com]

BWAHAHAHA! That image of someone making LKH eat an ipod just made me nearly choke on my coffee. Thank you for the laugh! XD

Seriously, though, the logical way that you dealt with your phobias makes perfect sense to me ; it's awesome that you managed to work through them! And the way that LKH is always showcasing *hers* is exactly why I think it's total bull.

[catskin.livejournal.com]

So, clarify for me. Is this the first time she's been on a plane? Or visited a city she hasn't been to before?

I'm guessing the answer is no, so what is her problem?

[firesongvx.livejournal.com]

She's a whiney, self-absorbed little diva that wants the entire world to feel sorry for her. ::nods wisely:: That's *part* of her problem, methinks. ;P

[rinkori.livejournal.com]

Oh Jesus Christ. Neil Gaiman doesn't like travelling either, and you don't see whining all over his blog.

You'd think if it bothered her that much she'd just stay at home. God knows her books sell themselves anyway.

[firesongvx.livejournal.com]

Damn straight.

But, then, we only say that because we're the evil, hateful, JEALOUS Ronnies of the world. We do not understand the depth and breadth of LKH's suffering, OR her specialness.

[alex-lebeau.livejournal.com]

Or the fact you have Imai for your icon, and are therefore cooler than LKH. :D

Though I'm wondering why she can't just...y'know...DRIVE A CAR TO MINNESOTA. For gods' sakes. It's what, two states away? It's not the opposite end of the effing country.

[firesongvx.livejournal.com]

Heh, Imai has more talent in a damned *eyelash* than she has in her entire head. :P And you're lookin' pretty cool there yourself, fellow B-T lover, with all that Sakurai gorgeousness in your icon. ;)

And that's an EXCELLENT point! If flying is such a big fucking deal, just *drive*.

...'course, then we'd probably be treated to her bitching about the gas prices and whatnot. Perhaps we should be grateful. XD

[ladynicole99.livejournal.com]

This woman needs some serious meds. I think she is going through menopause… either way she is just annoying.

[firesongvx.livejournal.com]

Bwahahaha, hey, that's a good theory! XD

[randomsome1.livejournal.com]

Dear Anita LKH:

If you're afraid of cars, afraid of planes, afraid of leaving your little home where you're for some reason unafraid of leaping into a pond to rescue metal lawn furniture when it's freakin' thunderstorming out, you need to lock yourself in your little room until it's all over.

PS: get padding for the walls, it'll help.

[firesongvx.livejournal.com]

And a nice, comfy white jacket with those special straps...::wicked grin:: You know, to keep (your hands from typing) you all snug and comfortable.

[cicipsychobunny.livejournal.com]

I just fucking love how she has to emphasise that it's very gentle eye makeup remover. OH LAURELL YOU PRECIOUS FLOWER, DOES THE MEAN SOAP STING YOUR EYES????

[ladyravana.livejournal.com]

I just fucking love how she has to emphasise that it's very gentle eye makeup remover. OH LAURELL YOU PRECIOUS FLOWER, DOES THE MEAN SOAP STING YOUR EYES????


*SNERKS*

I was wondering about that myself. WTF?! Seriously, gentle make-up remover?

[firesongvx.livejournal.com]

Heh, better still, we should ask how the hell "gentle" eye makeup remover manages to *work* on that OMG-soooo-goth shit that she absolutely rings her eyes with. I know that *I* like to go heavy on the eyeliner at times, and no wussy-ass sensitive remover is going to work on it. :P

But you're right, it's hilarious how she goes out of her way to inform us about the gentleness. I think *my* eyes have a serious case of the twitches now, from irritation.

[dwg.livejournal.com]

Sweet zombie Jesus, wtf?

Now, I have no problems with flying - hell, I like turbulance and that whole gut-wrenching, "did my stomach get left back there?" feeling (though, can live without my ears popping) - but dear lord, what's all this shit about being in a new city with strange people?

She's in Minneapolis, for crying out loud. It's in the same. freaking. country. It's not like she's back in Italy or England - both places she's successfully been to and returned from.

And I'm willing to go out on a limb and say that probably not all people in Minneapolis are freaks, psychos and serial killers, so whatever paranoia she's reading into things is purely her own interpretation of the Big Mean World Beyond The Borders Il Bianco Casa della Laurell.

WTF? After all that florid blogging about getting out there and seeing things, of meeting people and getting creative inspiration from things around you, she sure is a wet blanket. She travels a hell of a lot more than I do (my last trip was about this time last year...which was my first plane trip in well over a decade, and the first time I've flown alone to a city I've never visited before. Also, first stay in a hotel. I had a lovely view of the strip joint across the road. :D), you'd think that this would desensitise her a bit? I mean, she's kinda forced to face her fear if she wants to go and meet the fans and do the publicity tours.

Maybe she needs to become a drug mule to finally realise that a condom bursting and releasing 90% cocaine into her system is more harrowing than a simple flight.

[logansrogue.livejournal.com]

The most welcoming people I met in LA were Minnesotans. I'd do anything to travel and meet people - it's a gift. She pisses me off with all her posturing.

[firesongvx.livejournal.com]

All of this bullshit coming on the heels of her "inspiring" talk is exactly it, yes! Most people contradict themselves at one point in life or another, but Jesus! She doesn't even *try* to be consistent.

Sometimes this woman's hypocrisy is just breathtaking, I tell you.

Link Fix

[naeko.livejournal.com]

The blog being flogged here can now be found at http://blog.laurellkhamilton.org/index.php/site/comments/off_to_minneapolis/

Off to Minneapolis

Today is the day. A plane, cars driven by strangers, a city I don't know. Hope I don't cry on the plane because my very gentle eye make up remover (which I use to fix liner and stuff when I cry) is liquid and will be in checked baggage. Here's to being made of sterner stuff than I feel like I am made of right this second. See everybody at Source Comics in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Saturday. Books and now comic books to sign. Cool.
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Posted by LKH on 08/18 at 05:19 AM