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Sick and Mad

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Countess
, 11-28-2007 at 12:47 PM (1528 Views)
It's been two weeks of a hacking cough and an ocean of yellow viscose material pouring from my olfactory apparatus, and I am pissed off, to quote Jon1it. I'm now just angry about being sick; it's getting on my nerves. I want to get better or get pneumonia, but don't keep me here, forever and ever and ever.

After two days of bleach and dye, my hair is a lovely shade of violet-black with midnight blue and deep purple highlights. Unfortunately the midnight blue is fading to tourquoise now. Not good.

I got my ETS scores back with percentiles. I'm in the top 3% WW on the GRE test in the verbal department (96% of people scored below me). Well, that explains why publishers won't touch my stuff; they probably can't read it.

And since I'm in such a fine mood to vent, I'm posting here part of a comment I made on Andave's blog, because it perfectly reflects my sentiments about American Literature:

The average American reads at an 8th grade level. This is why our literature sucks beyond words - because America worships math/science and technology, so verbally we're retarded. This is why I'm in the top 3% WW in the verbal area on the GRE (found that out yesterday); in other words, I'm some ****ing genius. I use the "F" word selectively - because it seems the only word that fully expresses my rage on a topic. I repeat, I'm NO ****ing genius; it's just everyone else is stupid - willfully, gladly and delightfully stupid. They don't WANT to try to read Shakespeare or Byron or Wilde, and why should they, when greedy corporate morons readily provide them with 5th grade daily drool materials and 2nd-8th grade Nickolas Sparks books? The publishers probably couldn't read Jules Vercini, and THAT IS WHY they returned Jules to me. "Dumb it down," they'll say. Well, NO, educate yourself, moron; you're in the freaking publishing business. Okay, I'm sorry to rant here. You gave me an opening Andave to vent. (--: PS: NEVER COMPROMISE YOUR INTEGRITY with your WORK to please anyone. Force them to learn, the lazy bastards.
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  1. Virgil's Avatar
    Actually I've had a scratchy throat and a cough now for at least three weeks if not more. It just won't completely go away. I think I gave my mother her bronchitis.
  2. kiz_paws's Avatar
    Well your intelligence probably does daunt those in the publishing places, and how tragic..... I would think that to have a nice meaty conversation, what it would take is rubbing shoulders with the learned in the Lit department of the University/College. Outside of the ability to speak/rant/cry here, you probably are stifled with all the creative and intelligent wit you are so blessed with, but few understand. Does this sound corny? Sorry if it does, but anyhow, please take care of that cold. Hugs, Kizzo
  3. mtpspur's Avatar
    Agree totally on the 8th grade level. Reading expectations of children have been steadily downplayed at least the past 30-40 years. Hoping that cough gives up the ghost soon--you've had it way too long. I speak as one that has some sort of cold 9 months out of the year.
  4. motherhubbard's Avatar
    sorry you feel so bad. all of this talk makes me want another cup of tea.
  5. B-Mental's Avatar
    Hey, tell us how you really feel Countess. Don't hold back. We can handle it. I can relate to how you feel.