Too old and ugly to write fanfic

[cabenson]

These comments about me cracked me up.

Who knew all the fanfic readers were so shallow? Guess this explains why I haven't had to call the cops on stalkers in a while.


ETA: Don't go give them hell, they don't know what they are missing.

Comments

[darandkerry.livejournal.com]

Hey you old coot! Welcome to my world... :)

[cabenson.livejournal.com]

And such a lovely world it is....

[http://users.livejournal.com/thrace_/]

"Old coot"! Hah! Honestly, I'd take that part as a compliment, because it makes me think of you sitting there writing fic...with a shotgun across your lap. Old coots kick ass. That's how they became old coots.

[cabenson.livejournal.com]

I do write with a shot glass...does that count?

[random-flores.livejournal.com]

Wow. That entire thread kinda cracks me up. Particularly the comments about how they love fan fiction but think that the fan fiction writers themselves are nutty freaks who have severe social disorders and can't make it in real life. I don't make it not because I'm nuts, but because I'm lazy, dammit.

There's a difference.

[cabenson.livejournal.com]

Yes, I guess it IS time to move me and my girl and our 5 cats out of my mom's basement...

[reefermadniss.livejournal.com]

They're probably pimply fourteen-year-olds. LOL. Us old coots rule!

[cabenson.livejournal.com]

Yay for old bitches!!!!!...I mean me, not you ;0

[commasplice103.livejournal.com]

can an old coot like you tell me what a 'tibetter' is and looks like? (but, on the stalker front, be careful of the DWP kids, they like em older)

[cabenson.livejournal.com]

I have no idea what a tibetter is. I was hoping someone could tell ME! I know it has to do with the LWord, but I have never seen an ep of that show.

And seriously, I ain't that old ;)

[burningeden.livejournal.com]

Okay, that upsets me.

And I'm pissed that someone would put my story up in that thread after you've been so thoroughly insulted in it. I want no part of that. And I don't want those hateful people reading me and ripping me to shreds. :/

Do you want me to go over there and give them a piece of my mind? I will. It's one thing to insult someone's story. That's to be expected because we share it, but insulting someone's appearance is out of bounds. Completely out of bounds.

I'm sorry. :(

[cabenson.livejournal.com]

Oh no, I am taking it all in stride. I am a 42 year old dyke with premature greay hair and apparently I look like a "tibetter" even though I don't know what that is. But they liked my stuff enough to read it in the first place ;)

And your story is brilliant and it should be promoted, so I say go with the flow. Especially if we see the sequel up as soon as you get your laptop fixed and/or find your Crackberry ;)

[trancer21.livejournal.com]

Heh, old coot. That thread is the epitome of the phrase 'opinions are like assholes...". Although I did get a good chuckle out of Miss Shallow #2's musings as to what ralst looks like because, you know, OMG, I, like, totally can't masterbate to fan fics archived by an old coot!!

[myrth1.livejournal.com]

Ew... lol.

They're probably not 18 and are yet to figure out quite what the important bits do ;)

[bookgrrrl.livejournal.com]

You know, that's funny because I was thinking the other day about starting a fanfic community for old farts. It kind of (a lot) skeeves me to be reading pron written by an 18 (god, let them at least be 18) year old.

Plus, you're totally hot. (with all due respect to Mrs. CB)

[cabenson.livejournal.com]

I used to be the Hott lesbian love!!!

I love the idea of a mature fanfic writes comm, but maturity, like time, is relative ;)

[myrth1.livejournal.com]

These kids today have no taste.

Ironically they probably don't realise that the chicks they're drooling over are your age ;)

[cabenson.livejournal.com]

I know, girl, I know.

[racethewind10.livejournal.com]

What morons. And I seriously doubt they have ANY room to talk. Shallow little pre-pube idiots.

[cabenson.livejournal.com]

Shallow little pre-pube idiots.

I read that as "pre-lubed".

[eclecticfan.livejournal.com]

wow

just wow

and let us know if we need to go pummel

;)

[cabenson.livejournal.com]

Oh no pummelling...us old coots might hurt ourselves.

[macayagirl.livejournal.com]

wtf is wrong with people? ugh.

[cabenson.livejournal.com]

Tis a crazy world we live in.

[mammothluv.livejournal.com]

Oh, the internet! WTF? Perhaps you should start placing a warning of some sort on your stories - "Warning: Author may look like tibetter!" *gasp*

[cabenson.livejournal.com]

"Warning: Author may look like tibetter!"
I know...and I still don't know what this look is....I always thought I looked like a...cabensoner.

[sr-m-grammatica.livejournal.com]

From one old coot (and a proud tibetter, myself) to another, hooray for us! All these punks have to do is wait. Their turns will come. In the mean time, take this (points to avatar), twerps.

Sister Mary Grammatica

[cabenson.livejournal.com]

Oh Sister, maybe you should go lay a holy smackdown on them.

How you been?

[onlyjustwhisper.livejournal.com]

I kind of want to go give them hell - I hate people who make these kinds of comments. But since you asked us not to, I won't :)

I love how you've got 'too old and ugly to write fanfic' on your header, though :D

[cabenson.livejournal.com]

I may change the title of my fic-journal to "too old and ugly to write fanfic".

[ariestess]

Ahh! The shallowness of youth. What was it that Kathy Bates said in Fried Green Tomatoes? "Face it, girls, I'm older and I have more insurance."

Wait till they get older...and aren't quite as "perky" as they were as "kids"... Idiots!

You rock for being you. And if the shallow kids don't get it, that's their loss!

[cabenson.livejournal.com]

Haha...I got banned from the board.

[julie-328.livejournal.com]

This is so funny - this is my second laugh of the day (after the ridiculous flame burningeden got).

What pathetic losers.

You know, I bet they're among the most physically unattractive people out there too.

And tibetter? Does that mean, like mid-30s? (Because that's what Bette and Tina appear to be like.) HUH?? - *That's* when women really start to get interesting. ;)

[cabenson.livejournal.com]

Well I am past mid-30's by a shot.

And they banned me from the board.

LOL "too old to write fanfiction"

[lonejaguar.livejournal.com]

HAHA That's awesome. I can't believe someone would suddenly not enjoy words on a page because they don't happen to find the author attractive and/or they're over 30. I mean, does that mean Anne Rice or Stephen King have no talent because they're over 30?

I have no idea (or didn't) what a Tibetter was. I was thinking: "Someone who supports Tibet's freedom?"

And hey... I guess I only have a few more years in me, I better make them worth it...?

Re: LOL "too old to write fanfiction"

[cabenson.livejournal.com]

Get it while you can ;)

I probably need more to do.. but hey

[myrth1.livejournal.com]

Just for fun I made a little list of some of my our fav (and ex-fav) tv gals:

Jennifer Beals - 45
Mariska Hargitay - 44
Amanda Tapping - 43
Lucy Lawless - 40
Brooke Smith - 41

And so on, there's a theme there :) CB you is teh sexy and in fine company.

Re: I probably need more to do.. but hey

[cabenson.livejournal.com]

You forgot Lahboob....

Simone Lahbib, 43

Laughing All Over The Place

[(Anonymous)]

Ah, youth. I was once youth. Not no more. Thank God.

DianeB

[punky-96.livejournal.com]

I was looking for fanfics that I read months ago and stumbled on this post and went all stalker and read the comments, and went to the link, and then ended up at youtube with the I wish I was a lesbian clip from Devil Wears Prada...

I think it's been a good hour or so...

I love your fanfics. And This entry and the comments, while I hate that it was rude and stupid, it was quite interesting to read and the clip made me laugh till I cried.

I hope you'll write more and soon.