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"SD, maybe we can set up a Footnoterphone system in the blogs, a la Jasper Fforde." Unsure of references. Please advise. Please also be advised that it is unadvisable to hold footnotes captive. You may lose your head.— October 5, 2009 8:52 a.m.
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re: #12: I thought Infinite Jest could have lost a couple hundred pages--anything to do with the tennis academy! (Keeping the stuff with the drug rehab, of course). Wallace was a much better long short story writer. "Brief Interviews With Hideous Men" is being adapted to film as the directorial debut of John Krasinski" I wanted to write a screenplay for "Mr. Squishy," (in the Oblivion collection), and submit it to Charlie Kaufmann, title character to be played by Philip Seymour Hoffmann !!!!— October 5, 2009 8:49 a.m.
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Shhh. Nan, that's our little secret, eh? ;)— October 5, 2009 3:08 a.m.
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This is what happens. This is how I've been at my job for the last two weeks. Sheesh. It's always mañana chez SD. Fact, I do believe it is right now, too. It's time to hop on the time machine and finish yesterday ;)— October 5, 2009 2:44 a.m.
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and where are my footnotes! Most unsatisfactory!— October 5, 2009 2:32 a.m.
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re: #2: "I once footnoted an entire (very) short story--Borges, "On Exactitude in Science," actually--to prove a very small point of a very long paper." I wanna read that paper!— October 5, 2009 1:53 a.m.
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Land of tomorrow. Hmm. Where did that come from? I mean, does it have a serious, historical meaning as well? Otherwise, you could say Italy is the land of tomorrow, France is the land of tomorrow-- Actually, France is the land of "Better get your alcohol and cigarettes before Sunday, or you'll be stuck at the train station snack bar counter in a bidding war for that last pack of Gauloise!" :)— October 5, 2009 1:30 a.m.
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I think we can agree that she is just generally "bothered." Reap what you sow, as the saying goes. That and "I gotta be me!" :) So a new mattress sounds exciting! Did you go for a sleep number or a Tempur-Pedic? I want the latter!— October 5, 2009 1:15 a.m.
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This just in! Mindy/thestoryteller sent me a copy of your message, for good measure. I guess she was REALLY proud of this particular form letter! There is also a very special message in there for me, too: Hello, > > The user thestoryteller sent the following message to you via San Diego Reader: > > ============================== > > Sent to Refriedgringo today: > > Thank you so much for your comments about my writing flaws. Nobody has pointed them out before. > > Two months ago, I got a strange e-mail. A guy claiming to work for the Reader asked to buy on of my entries, for the magazine. I e-mailed Josh. I said that someone I had never of wanted to buy my story. I said I thought he was fake and asked him if he had ever of him. Josh wrote, my gosh! He's the head of the whole place. Go for it! It appeared on page 7 of the July 30 issue, if you missed it. > > I'll pass your helpful info on to him, and to the poor sap who is the literary of Good Housekeeping. She is publishing the first essay I ever wrote in a book to come out in the spring. Someone must warn her in time! > > It must be frustrating to have written for years, only to be trumped by someone who has been writing for less than two. I forgive you. > > This goes for you too, SD. After all, you have got to be you all day. That seems like punishment enough.— October 5, 2009 12:52 a.m.
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Wow, gringo. I'm just getting started for the evening. Gotta get back to the more human schedule :)— October 5, 2009 12:44 a.m.