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As a few of you know, I'm totally fascinated by the spineless, greedy, dumb ninny [livejournal.com profile] faire_damsel and I read her journal every few days. I usually read it to get some giggles, and, let's be honest here, she really is a boost of self-seteem. We all have our moments where we're weak or stupid--all of us--but when you see someone who is like that all the damn time, it sort of makes you feel better about yourself. "God, I was very selfish just then when I bought myself a candy bar and didn't get one for my friend, then ate it before she saw it... But at least I'm not Winter Rose!"

And I've also mentioned that once in a while, she's not so funny and she outright galls me just about to death, like with her co-opting and watering down of various races and customs, her asinine generalizations ("All Celtic People Have Bad Tempers LOLOLOLZZ!!!"), her "my grandmother was a Cherokee Princess" nonsense and her dim, outdated, insulting view of women. ("Chickery": The Use Of Feminine Wiles {Such As Tears} Against Men For Deceptive Or Manipulative Purposes. Uhh, Rose, most women are not weak, cowardly, whiney lunkheads such as yourself.)

However, nothing beats this. The gist, except without the ridiculous capital letters everywhere:

Wahhh! My health care is expensive and I really want to go to Ireland soooo badly! But the trip is not for me, it's for my husband! All of you are such suckers good, wonderful, ~~Faaerryiiee~~ people, if you all gave simply gave us your hard-earned cash (or, in the case of most of you, the money you whined at your parents for that you were going to spend at Hot Topic,) I would totally be able to give this gift to my husband!

In return, I will light a candle for you, and then make an ass of myself in your name once we get to Ireland.

Here are some things for you to consider: WAAHHH! I'm sick! Tristan works hard to give me shiney pink things! ILLNESS! SACRIFICE! DREAM! GENEROUSITY! BEG, PLEA, REMEMBER I HAVE BILLS TO PAY BECAUSE I AM SICK, UNLIKE THE REST OF YOU WHO HAVE NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER!

Donate generously!

[paypal link]


The sad part is that a lot of these kids actually will get the money from their parents to send to her, so that she will continue to tell them how pretty they are whenever they post a picture, or tell them that they are good writers or artists when they post their "Tonite I reveled with FAERRIIYEES" nonsense in their LJs.

The crazy thing is, begging and making an ass of oneself works. I wonder what would happen if everyone who could afford high speed internet gave up on their pride and decided to beg for cash. Hmm, maybe I should forego my own dignity and give it a try myself. Let's see.

Hey all! I've worked like SOOOOO hard this summer. I rehabilitate wildlife out of my own pocket, which isn't cheap, plus I work two and sometimes three jobs. My health insurance spiked a few months ago so I had to drop it in favor of new insurance, which is actually still pretty damned expensive. Gas prices are also way up and I live on such a LOOOOOOONG Island, everywhere I work or dance or train is so far away from me that I'm filling my tank like every other week! And see, I'd REALLY like to go back to Hawai'i. Oh, it wouldn't be for my OWN benefit, but to learn! And then I would share with you my wonderful knowledge! I promise that once I get to Hawai'i, I will dance around Kilauea like a moron, testing Pele's patience and I will say each of your names to her! Never mind that I've got a nice apartment with three dogs, high speed internet. I want YOUR money so that I can spend my own on other stuff, like games and the concert I want to go see next week. I'd rather not give to charity--i'd much rather receive it! So PLS SEND ME DOUGH!

Huh. Maybe I'm not sincere enough?




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Date: 2006-08-26 08:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lauraceleste.livejournal.com
Um, you forgot your paypal link ;)

Just kiddin'. :-D

Date: 2006-08-26 08:23 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] la-belle-laide.livejournal.com
Oh, true! And I really though it was my lack of sincerity that was stopping the flow of cash. ;)

Date: 2006-08-26 10:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fierynotes.livejournal.com
Ah, Winter Rose. Good-good-good for the self esteem, bad-bad-bad for the blood pressure.

Date: 2006-08-26 11:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] la-belle-laide.livejournal.com
That about sums it up.

Date: 2006-08-26 11:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dalinae.livejournal.com
You know, over the last two years, I started replenishing my library (I had to leave all my books in the old country when I moved, blah, blah) and now have about 300 books at a combined cost of over $2000. Would have been more had I purchased all of them from Barnes and Noble and Amazon where Rose buys stuff. My point is, if she started going to Half-Priced Books and skipped the Starbucks Lattes and all the sparkly kitsch, she would have been able to save up at least the $2500 she needs.

It's true that when one is sick and such, one needs something to make one happy (every time I feel a bad migraine a-coming or get over one, I trounce off to a bookstore) but she is just going insane and irrational. And her husband's just feeding the spending obsession instead of having an honest talk with her.

Date: 2006-08-26 11:15 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] la-belle-laide.livejournal.com
That's true; I also notice how she is always talking about TEH PRITTIES and the JUST BECAUSE stuff. If not for all that stuff, well, the people she is begging could give their money to actual charity--you know, people who need it to live?--rather than a self-proclaimed spoiled brat.

People can do what they want with their money, but seriously, anyone who has a twenty lying around and gives it to her when they could give it to an honest charity should be ashamed of themselves.

Date: 2006-08-27 12:11 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dalinae.livejournal.com
Well, I think part of that is that all the women she imagines herself to have been are beautiful and powerful whereas she and her husband make just over the minimum wage and are just average in anthing they attempt (not that there is anything wrong with average). She needs a dam to prevent reality from flooding into her ego - the sparklies provide that.

I am very well-acquianted with a person quite like Rose in that aspect, actually. She would spend every last cent on jewellery and clothes and sparkly stuff even though she had other four people in her family to think about. She would take her daughters' jewellery and clothes (I swear in the name of Cthulhu) and by the end, she'd spend money her husband gave her (she didn't really work much) for gas to drive her kids and for electricity, to buy more stuff. Self-righteousness is not just irresponsible, it can turn into complete disregard of other people's rights.

Date: 2006-08-27 12:12 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dalinae.livejournal.com
*anything

Date: 2006-08-27 12:45 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] la-belle-laide.livejournal.com
I've seen that go on, too, but never to this extent. The worst part is the people who enable this behavior.

Date: 2006-08-27 02:28 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] marrael.livejournal.com
Tonight I reveled in FAERYIEEENESS! I AM MORE FAE THAN YOU! Fae BLOOD RUNS THROUGH ME! I KNOW because I PAINT THEM! I AM FAE-ER THAN THOU, but that's OK BECAUSE I AM A GRACIOUS FAE.

Sorry. You know I'm kidding, I hope. That stuff drives me crazy.

Date: 2006-08-27 02:43 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] la-belle-laide.livejournal.com
You are way too smart to be doing that with anything other than irony. ^_^ This stuff drives me nuts, too. Not just the "OMG I am TEH FEARRYEEE!" crap, but in this case, the banality and greed that goes with it.

Date: 2006-08-27 05:37 am (UTC)
From: (Anonymous)
I really enjoy reading your LJ. That being said, I'm terribly confused by the obviousness of Rose's plight--instant gratification from friends--or maybe, maybe the logical thing to do is save your own money and then go when you've got it all saved up. Even if it does take 30 years.

But no. That's too smart. SHE NEEDS IT NOW! NOW NOW NOW!!!

I'd be ashamed asking my friends to fund my trip to Japan.

Date: 2006-08-27 05:39 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] la-belle-laide.livejournal.com
Well, thank you! I find my own LJ kind of rambly, but I'm glad someone else likes it. ^_^

Yeah, there are tons of ways that Rose could save money to go on trips. Sorta, I dunno, like the rest of us do. But no, it's easier to beg and whine.

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