tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post2003392755827026655..comments2024-03-26T08:34:47.920-04:00Comments on this girl called automatic win: Sunday Top Ten: I Saved Up All My Sunshine Just To See You More Clearriesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11088087483121384868noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-9157676637428181632007-10-03T12:02:00.000-04:002007-10-03T12:02:00.000-04:00I buy/read nonfiction books regularly, but I can't...I buy/read nonfiction books regularly, but I can't remember the last fiction book I bought/read. I like analysis better than storytelling, I guess.<BR/><BR/>Love the pics! But I am practical so the one in the book shelves? I wanted to throw a little cardigan on her, because libraries are always chilly. I felt chilly looking at that pic. And wondering what kind of a fine there is for going Rebecca Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01122579580022107050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-29131373830716263482007-10-02T13:40:00.000-04:002007-10-02T13:40:00.000-04:00Well, the mis-use of "that" and "which" on your pa...Well, the mis-use of "that" and "which" on your part would never knock you off of your heroine pedestal; I spent four years in the literature department at SLC with professors trying to knock that into my head and it took a very kind, very patient, very sarcastic editor of mine at my first job post-grad at HarperCollins to actually make me GET IT.<BR/><BR/>OMG I <B>love</B> The Grammar Girl Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-53427436111467659522007-10-02T12:29:00.000-04:002007-10-02T12:29:00.000-04:00"there is apparently no more to you than theatre a..."there is apparently no more to you than theatre and obnoxious snobbery. And I salute you for that."<BR/><BR/>If I was gonna tattoo two sentences on myself, it might be those.<BR/><BR/>Cause I am supposed to take it as a complement, right?Jaimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08963931779920699803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-54570422439298377232007-10-02T00:06:00.000-04:002007-10-02T00:06:00.000-04:00Ha, yeah, fibromyalgia is basically what they say ...Ha, yeah, fibromyalgia is basically what they say when they don't know what the fuck is wrong with you except for the fact that you're in crippling pain. And I'm sure it is all in the brain, because the brain is the route of all that brings us both pleasure and pain. Or something.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13608481532197537560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-62986327441184135422007-10-01T23:53:00.000-04:002007-10-01T23:53:00.000-04:00whatevs. it was totes poss. you can't say poop. ma...whatevs. it was totes poss. you can't say poop. maybe you can't say vag. idk. ttyl.frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07508236221261282480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-9724326957770640262007-10-01T23:13:00.000-04:002007-10-01T23:13:00.000-04:00LMC: TOTES fun. It's a common diagnosis, but isn'...<B>LMC:</B> TOTES fun. It's a common diagnosis, but isn't it all related to the brain, right? Like my brain caused my fibro, I guess. I dunno, all technicalities. You're winning, totes.<BR/><BR/>*<BR/><BR/><B>Lozo:</B> Of course you did.<BR/><BR/>*<BR/><BR/><B>deb:</B> August cost me $115.43, July was $110.25. Is that normal? I do have internet on my phone and can get email and stuff. I riesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11088087483121384868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-78364930397931093882007-10-01T21:51:00.000-04:002007-10-01T21:51:00.000-04:00I too go nuts over the apostrophe thing. But I am ...I too go nuts over the apostrophe thing. But I am suprised when spell check keeps removing it from "it's" when I'm decribing possession. 'The cat licked it's paw' evidently is incorrect which I don't get...<BR/>So how much is your cell phone bill if I may ask?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-19059323138121866582007-10-01T19:45:00.000-04:002007-10-01T19:45:00.000-04:00i'm just wanted to get this in there now because i...i'm just wanted to get this in there now because i forgot it originally and it wouldn't make sense during your thursday bottom 2 or whatever.<BR/><BR/>on first mention of m[redacted] v[redacted], i thought you were saying my vagina.frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07508236221261282480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-74833750908850552482007-10-01T18:43:00.000-04:002007-10-01T18:43:00.000-04:00Ah, yes, Team Sudden Tragedy is fun! Also, reading...Ah, yes, Team Sudden Tragedy is fun! Also, reading about your fibro, I wanted to let you know that I was totally diagnosed with fibromyalgia, too, but then it turned out to actually, uh, be my brain.<BR/><BR/>Asshats is one of the best words in the world. Not only is it a beautiful and powerful semi-swear word, but every time I say it I picture beautiful heart-shaped buttocks wearing pointy dunceMarciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13608481532197537560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-17265131761486867922007-10-01T18:08:00.000-04:002007-10-01T18:08:00.000-04:00stef: A wise woman once said; you win some, you au...<B>stef:</B> A wise woman once said; you win some, you auto-lose some. Also, probs around 19.<BR/><BR/>*<BR/><BR/><B>rocketdyke:</B> Srsly, preparing to send you phone bill. They won't let me download it, because they are asshats. I'm realising that, upon receiving it, you will know more about the Behind the Music Life of Auto-Win than like, anyone. If I was actually cool instead of riesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11088087483121384868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-30493046235268283522007-10-01T17:31:00.000-04:002007-10-01T17:31:00.000-04:00i realize you might be saving this mystery of the ...i realize you might be saving this mystery of the universe for numbers 5 though 1, but the creative use of unnecessary quotations marks for emphasis bothers me more than the errant apostrophe. why do "people" do "that"?<BR/><BR/>there is a store i pass in brooklyn that is called: 99 cents or "more" or "less". uh... ok. that narrows it down. and also makes it sound kind of illegal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-20766172271187784632007-10-01T16:46:00.000-04:002007-10-01T16:46:00.000-04:00i'm comment #50 woot! also:the sign on a store in ...i'm comment #50 woot! <BR/><BR/>also:<BR/><BR/>the sign on a store in my suburb :<BR/><BR/> Kid's Plus<BR/><BR/>we have made fun of it since the dawn of time (er since it was posted).<BR/><BR/>-- p.s. --<BR/>nice job at the reading - as a jerzy girl i was highly offended (aka deeply enthralled) by the panty-less display my state put on - no matter how accurate that happens to be...Bridgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472716280495384423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-30805726757636260822007-10-01T16:24:00.000-04:002007-10-01T16:24:00.000-04:00I ask myself number 10 every month. I only use my ...I ask myself number 10 every month. I only use my phone for music anyway. And I keep having mahoosif bills and my dads like 'Well I'm not paying that, unless you clean my car for a week' and then he went and crashed it.<BR/><BR/>And I hate punctuation errors too. When people but the apostrophe in the wrong place in 'you're' is the worst. They're nearly as bad as musical errors.MoonKillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12700143702485801849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-11473665376220950712007-10-01T16:15:00.000-04:002007-10-01T16:15:00.000-04:00I've been reading your blog for a week or two now,...I've been reading your blog for a week or two now, and I was too intimidated to post a comment until today. But I was all, I should go for it before the "commenting on this blog is intimidating" window closed forever.<BR/><BR/>T-Mobile sounds like a collection of asshats. It's gotta be better than Sprint though.<BR/><BR/>I don't understand people who don't read, either. And sometimes I cry when IMarciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13608481532197537560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-45688347608659794152007-10-01T13:46:00.000-04:002007-10-01T13:46:00.000-04:00Oh! Also! (What is it with me and your blog and th...Oh! Also! (What <B>is</B> it with me and your blog and the comment spamming?! Sorry about that, btw.) I <I>totally</I> do that whole switching mobile carriers to suit your current lover / group of friends. I just end up getting irrationally angry with myself when, once I switch, I invariably go through a break-up and / or said friend stops calling me. And then, duh, I should have just stayed withAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-88736145633834755962007-10-01T13:41:00.000-04:002007-10-01T13:41:00.000-04:00Oh my GOD. If you were not my heroine already, num...Oh my GOD. If you were not my heroine already, number six alone cinches it. That is one of my least favorite grammar abominations of ALL TIME. Seriously. Like for me it's right up there with the whole "that" vs. "which" thing. What's so hard? Is it so hard? Didn't we all learn these things in like the fifth grade? Ok end rant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-59718073629753346392007-10-01T11:29:00.000-04:002007-10-01T11:29:00.000-04:00The comments are the icing on the cake, here at au...The comments are the icing on the cake, here at autowin. Recently I had the opportunity to be the first commenter, but I was so struck dumb I moseyed on over to the punch bowl and pretended I wasn't here yet. I need context before I can perform. I am a walking anachronism in chameleon clothing. Even so I still stand out, but at least I know why.<BR/><BR/>About people not reading books. This used AKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12924051726529380446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-86135325754280981502007-10-01T11:17:00.000-04:002007-10-01T11:17:00.000-04:00Quick servicey comment - I think "Tony's" gets an ...Quick servicey comment - I think "Tony's" gets an apostrophe sometimes because it's an abbreviation - The Antoinette Perry Awards - and because Tonys is equally awkward, and Tonies is just wrong.<BR/><BR/>It's like my dream comment, theatre and grammar police.<BR/><BR/>Okay, now I'm gonna read through these fifty million comments and see if there are other things I have to say. Because there is Jaimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08963931779920699803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-68039116890450261132007-10-01T10:12:00.000-04:002007-10-01T10:12:00.000-04:00and also, citibank may or may not be a part of a c...<I>and also, citibank may or may not be a part of a certain group which may or may not have been the location of a three-day blog post in which i photographed myself being bored</I><BR/><BR/>eeeenteresting. so you have first hand knowledge of the demons. and now i know for sure that my bank acct problem will never get fixed if i have to depend on those asshats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-75864970955101768712007-10-01T00:40:00.000-04:002007-10-01T00:40:00.000-04:00riese saved my shit, lozo. i didn't want to win, ...riese saved my shit, lozo. i didn't want to win, i wanted to not be the total loser. the auto-loser. and i'm NOT anymore. so there. MYEH.<BR/><BR/>THANK YOU RANDOM INTERNET PEOPLE WHO WILL DO WHATEVER RIESE TELLS THEM TO DO EVEN THOUGH MY BLOG CLEARLY IS <I>THAT</I> BORING.<BR/><BR/>and riese, i am eternally grateful. i just hope this doesn't mean there's not like 25 people reading my blog stefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03495987680931999988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-77251033807856140192007-09-30T23:47:00.000-04:002007-09-30T23:47:00.000-04:00Ms. Jackson: Dude you must be like, well into it b...<B>Ms. Jackson:</B> Dude you must be like, well into it by now. I hope it's good. I hope you got a good book. Thanks for commenting.<BR/>*<BR/><B>rocketdyke:</B> dude,i will get in touch with you asap, and also, citibank may or may not be a part of a certain group which may or may not have been the location of a three-day blog post in which i photographed myself being bored and talking to thisriesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11088087483121384868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-91480792067222984122007-09-30T23:26:00.000-04:002007-09-30T23:26:00.000-04:00your last-ditch effort to Save The Big Exit has fa...your last-ditch effort to Save The Big Exit has fallen woefully short. what do you call sad danny devito? woefully short.frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07508236221261282480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-66290597254519367362007-09-30T23:14:00.000-04:002007-09-30T23:14:00.000-04:00I haven't been on the interweb in a few days and I...I haven't been on the interweb in a few days and I don't even know where to begin because there are already 40 comments and it's really overwhelming.<BR/><BR/>1. I chopped off all my hair.<BR/>2. Really, Haviland, why do you have AOL?<BR/>3. People, she SERIOUSLY hates that poster w/ the unnecessary apostrophe. I am NOT kidding.carlytronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650730360635493818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-88133551223495295352007-09-30T21:46:00.000-04:002007-09-30T21:46:00.000-04:00seriously, if i can help you get your phone situat...seriously, if i can help you get your phone situation squared away, i will. if you feel ok emailing me your bill send it to rocket.dyke@verizon.net, and ill totally help you get anything off of there that you can. im not a weird stalker, and im totally not going to steal your identity, i already like the one i have. recently someone stole my cc # and my debit card # and tried to steal all my Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-37661403763317205722007-09-30T19:40:00.000-04:002007-09-30T19:40:00.000-04:00Hey there Riese. I'm a long time reader first tim...Hey there Riese. I'm a long time reader first time commenter.<BR/>I admit that I'm one of those non-reader types, and I'm not really sure why. So, after reading this post I felt inspired and headed over to Borders and picked up a book. I'm gonna get to it right...........nowMs. Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809478591327115352noreply@blogger.com