Much More Cheerful

[tamaranth]

Who says this LJ thing is frivolous, then? Am extremely grateful for prompt, helpful comments on my 'Help! Flood!' post -- have limited damage and feel all Empowered.

Also much amused by this email from a Friend:

"In other news, I was forced to read the first half of a book by someone called China Mieville last week. ... Faced with a huge choice, I chose a book based ENTIRELY on what you said about the author, which had NOTHING to do with the way he wrote. Was actually quite surprised to find he can write, and now may need to actually purchase the book at lunchtime today."

Let that be a lesson to all authors. Looks do count.

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[tamaranth.livejournal.com]

Am now pondering how valid it is to make this sort of pseudo-sexist comment (the original one, or rather the assumed version of it) 'ironically', and whether people are likely to believe that I recommend authors on the basis of their presumed attractiveness. (And if so, whether China's earrings outweigh his opinion fo Patrick O'Brian, with which I am forced to disagree).