JD Salinger

When I wrote on my Facebook status 'RIP JD Salinger' - one of my friends wrote:

"He was a fucking crackpot anyway."

Does that mean we shouldn't mourn him?

Salinger is odd. So are his stories. They're supposed to make you feel uneasy. And that's why I like his writing. People always sneer when people expound (expund?) on Holden Caulfield, and tch'ed when Jake Gyllenhaal's character in "The Good Girl" called himself Holden. He's living his DREAM - the dream of being a slightly unhinged literary metaphor.

"You just like it cos everyone else does."

Well compadres, there's a reason a lot of people like one same thing, because it's kind of top notch. Although if I liked something just because everyone else did, I'd be a fan of Morrissey and taking horse tranquiliser. Just saying.

I'm not sure what I'm talking about. It is 4.32am. I fell asleep during CSI: LV - because I hadn't seen Grissom doing some dissection to The Who in AGEEES, and also my TV in my room only has 5 channels. Anyway I failed and fell asleep, woke up at 12.30am and couldn't sleep. Then I received an email from a guy whose tenacity has to be admired. The amount of times I've told him I've had a boyfriend (ok once) - I'll rephrase.

I am obviously not interested, and yet he continues to... hound, would be too strong. It's too pitiful for that. Dogged determination. Does he not know any other girls?

Word of note - Wikipedia quotes are not the way to get into a girl's pants. Just saying.

Anyway - point to this post is - I want to read JD Salinger's short stories in the New Yorker, and I'm pissed I can't because I don't have a subscription.

Good night.

US Firms

Now a US firm has come up with an ingenious solution to this very real problem – a new item of punctuation.

The SarcMark, as it has been named, is designed to be used in the same way as an exclamation or question mark.

Anyone concerned that the irony of their email or text message might not be appreciated by its recipient can use the symbol to close their sentence, thereby avoiding awkward misunderstandings.

The symbol – a dot inside a single spiral line – can be installed onto any PC running Windows 7, XP or Vista, as well as Macs and Blackberry mobile devices.

It can then be used in Word documents, instant messenger conversations, Outlook email and other programmes, just by pressing Ctrl and the full stop button.

The Michigan company behind the SarcMark have applied for a patent to protection their invention.

They have even published a sample list of sentences that would benefit from a SarcMark, including the words of British woman who was awarded only half of her National Lottery jackpot by a court after the winning ticket fell from her pocket and was claimed by someone else.

It appears that the irony of her statement – "It's jolly decent of them to let me have a half share of my win" – was lost on some readers.

Paul Sak of the firm said that the new punctuation mark was not a gimmick and had serious potential applications, such as allowing deaf people to pick up sarcasm in subtitles.

The symbol currently costs $1.99 to download – a price that many may think deserves a SarcMark of its own.

TWO WORDS: DUMB AMERICANS.

via: Telegraph

Mock Celebs

I work at Wallpaper and the other day they had their design awards. There were a lot of mock slebs asking me if I knew who they were.

No.

I did meet Jessica Brinton however, and she was lovely. I read her column every week, and I was excited to meet her. Not some guy who dyes his hair grey to be hip.

Half Polskis

Not all that bad, I've found.

Tramp Stamps

I'm sure this is not what Jesus had in mind.

FREE UNDERWEAR

The sweetest two words in the English language.

Kevin Morosky

I have been duly mentioned on another's blog and I feel truly honoured. In all honesty Mr Morosky, I hated myself when I was 17. I was just like you ;)

Not much has changed except now I know not to wear my heart on my sleeve, except just because I know doesn't mean I do it. :)

I'm just as soppy as you, except I learnt the hard way, like everyone else to be honest. I see many great examples of love around me, and I am truly blessed as such to know love. However I don't believe that love is for me.

Don't get me wrong, I believe in love, I have a lot of love in my heart for my friends, my family, and my esper mandem (and Kate too :) I love my work, which is I think an amazing achievement, considering how many people go through their lives wanting to die a little more every working day. I think love can damage a lot more than it can heal sometimes. And vice versa.

I agree with Mr Brown :p, my issue with Bellend is that she never displays enough of the other kind of love, for her daddy or her friends. She's obsessed with this guy who wants to eat her (I really wish he did). I worry about the message that little girls are getting. You should love oneself too, you can't base your happiness on another person.

I got a love for a certain Mr Morosky, who I've never met, but is 27 and is a Twihard. :)

God this is an emo post.

Much Delayed

Hello friends! I do apologise to the 3 people who read this blog, although apparently I have more, when meeting up with people I haven't seen for a while, they mention things I have written on my bloggings. Bless.

What have I been up to... being a general nifty person. LFW press, more press events, lots of writing, lots of sending frantic emails to Marc...

Life is going well. I had so many couplets of words in my brainz and they're all gone for some reason! I shall endeavour to remember.

Friendly Fires

Best White Boy Dancing EVER.

Fashion Show

I remember styling 16 people, and having no help.

Sheesh. I got mad skills then.

Yeah I got a Polaroid.