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blamebrampton) wrote2008-07-25 10:06 pm
blamebrampton) wrote2008-07-25 10:06 pm
In which Brammers spreads some fucking sunshine
There are scads of memes going around at the moment, including one in which you say things to people on your flist anonymously. I am playing my version of this one. It's cheery.
"Why are you relentlessly Pollyanna at us?" you may ask.
"Because there are enough crap things in the world without me choosing to be one of them," I reply. "Harden the fuck up and take a compliment."
Every single person on my flist is covered by at least one of the following. Some are covered by several. If you think I mean you, I do.
1. I am always so touched by the generosity you display in both your posts and your comments. Your warmth is contagious and your kindness is inspirational.
2. You see things in ways that would never have occurred to me, but once you have pointed them out, I see things differently, too.
3. You are a completely brilliant parent. Your kids must have a fabulous time of it!
4. Do please write an original novel and become terribly famous and wealthy. I feel it would be fun for you and then I would have something else good to read.
5. You know, you are fabulously good looking.
6. We have pretty much nothing in common. I don't care, I like you anyway.
7. I never have time to read your stories, I feel very badly about this. One day I will.
8. You are SO MUCH FUN. And let us not forget the smart.
9. Your strength and resilience amaze me.
10. God, you're talented.
11. I know that things seem grim right now, but in the future, you will look back and see how strong you were through all of this, and you will be amazed at what you can do.
12. On those days when you have no idea what you're doing, nor what to do next, nor any sense of why it's happening, relax. You're young. You're allowed to make mistakes, it's how you learn to be a smug, slightly condescending but well-intentioned adult.
13. I wish I could still run the way you do.
14. My fingers, and my toes, are crossed for you. I want you to have that dream. But I also know that you will find another, fine and worthwhile dream if this one doesn't work out.
15. That thing that you said to me made a real and significant difference to my life. I treasure it, and value you.
16. Every time I think about meeting you, I feel very happy about the serendipity of the internet.
17. You are SO my secret twin/lovechild/crush.
18. Your adventures sound ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY brilliant.
19. Of COURSE you can do it. Der! You can do it better than anyone else could, too.
20. Thank you so much for the love and laughter! I like the fact that my face is ageing into smile lines because of people like you.
"Why are you relentlessly Pollyanna at us?" you may ask.
"Because there are enough crap things in the world without me choosing to be one of them," I reply. "Harden the fuck up and take a compliment."
Every single person on my flist is covered by at least one of the following. Some are covered by several. If you think I mean you, I do.
1. I am always so touched by the generosity you display in both your posts and your comments. Your warmth is contagious and your kindness is inspirational.
2. You see things in ways that would never have occurred to me, but once you have pointed them out, I see things differently, too.
3. You are a completely brilliant parent. Your kids must have a fabulous time of it!
4. Do please write an original novel and become terribly famous and wealthy. I feel it would be fun for you and then I would have something else good to read.
5. You know, you are fabulously good looking.
6. We have pretty much nothing in common. I don't care, I like you anyway.
7. I never have time to read your stories, I feel very badly about this. One day I will.
8. You are SO MUCH FUN. And let us not forget the smart.
9. Your strength and resilience amaze me.
10. God, you're talented.
11. I know that things seem grim right now, but in the future, you will look back and see how strong you were through all of this, and you will be amazed at what you can do.
12. On those days when you have no idea what you're doing, nor what to do next, nor any sense of why it's happening, relax. You're young. You're allowed to make mistakes, it's how you learn to be a smug, slightly condescending but well-intentioned adult.
13. I wish I could still run the way you do.
14. My fingers, and my toes, are crossed for you. I want you to have that dream. But I also know that you will find another, fine and worthwhile dream if this one doesn't work out.
15. That thing that you said to me made a real and significant difference to my life. I treasure it, and value you.
16. Every time I think about meeting you, I feel very happy about the serendipity of the internet.
17. You are SO my secret twin/lovechild/crush.
18. Your adventures sound ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY brilliant.
19. Of COURSE you can do it. Der! You can do it better than anyone else could, too.
20. Thank you so much for the love and laughter! I like the fact that my face is ageing into smile lines because of people like you.
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Thank you, I like my flist, so I thought it would be a good time to remind some of it of its better qualities, and let the rest know that I have noticed their excellence! (BTW, you are such a 10, and I find you an 18, too, among others!
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<3
And one day, I hope to accomplish a 4. :-)
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May I rec you a book, then? It's Krabat, by Ottfried Preusler, and it's about a young boy who learns magic from a miller, along with eleven other boys. It's about your inner fight between good and bad and about the power of friendship and love. It's beautifully written, the language is simple but strong and I love it to little bits. If you managed Ende, Krabat shouldn't be a problem. And it's definitely worth the read.
Also, WB is shooting the film right now and it will hit the German cinemas in October. I like the trailer and can't wait to see what they made of the book. But if I have a chance to advertise the book before the film, I have to take it.
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Sadly, a head injury a few years later saw all my terrible German and almost all of my quite good French fall out of my brain. But I have just started to relearn Italian and it has convinced me that I would like my French back and would like to learn German properly. Amusingly I now have two other ex-boyfriends living in Germany, so clearly the universe is telling me that I should get my act together on this topic.
I have heard good things about Krabat, and that would be a good thing to set as a goal. I also want to read Lily Thal's Mimus in the original, as I enjoyed hit immensely in translation.
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I never heard of Mimus before today and just checked it out on Amazon. People are enthusiastic about it, so I might have to mark that one for reading. Thanks for the rec!
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