Administrative note.

[wolfpangs]

Or, Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends.

During a scintillating conversation last night, I realized that after a few years of having aspects of my life--for example: my appearance, personality, sex life--discussed by strangers on the internets...I fold.

During my Some Band hiatus, I tried to fill the SB-shaped hole with Fall Out Boy. It didn't work so well--no matter how I wired it together, I could never get it to fire at the right time. But anyway, they have a song called "Our Lawyer Made Us Change the Name of This Song So We Wouldn't Get Sued," which is about fame and fans and things like that. Last night, I was thinking about that song. Specifically, the line that goes, "We're only good 'cause you can have almost famous friends." I realized that a) I don't want to feel like that about my friends ever and b) hey, they are my friends and as such, I don't want to be a bridge to them for people who may not have the best intentions. In addition, as you can probably tell from the first paragraph, I'm a bit tired of having my life be picked apart for crumbs about them. I've become fascinated lately by the whole Scene Queens thing, because I'm curious about the scene thing as a whole and I'd just like to say...when you freak out, I understand, Scene Queens, I understand. At first, I think, they seek out the attention because few among us don't like attention. But the more people that pay attention, the more intense it gets and then it becomes intrusive and weird and the next thing you know, strangers on the internet are discussing how they can see your extension tracks or in my case, whether my relationship ended because I was "arrogant."

So from now on, I'm actually, no kiddin', no takebacks, for serious abstaining from public references to them in this journal. I know I've mostly done that anyway but there will no coded entries, no cutesy nicknames for you to figure out, lalalala.

I know this is all very drama llama but fuck 'em if they can't take a joke. I'm just trying to be a better friend and if the end result is lowered site visits, then oh noes--I don't care.

P.S.: My personal favorite.

Comments

[moveslikegiallo.livejournal.com]

So I'm still completely oblivious. You're famous?

[rockgeisha.livejournal.com]

Heeeee! Short answer: No, but my friends are.

[moveslikegiallo.livejournal.com]

Okay. Fair enough!

[rockgeisha.livejournal.com]

My reply had to be abbreviated as I was on my way to work but I'll 'splain more later.

[moveslikegiallo.livejournal.com]

That's okay. :) In my head, you are that-pretty-girl-with-the-good-taste-in-horror-movies. I read your Some Band stuff but haven't ever quite had the nerve to ask you to explain any of it. So I mostly just blithely let it fly over my head.

[mygirl.livejournal.com]

Same here, haha.

But when it comes to people talking shit about you on the internet, I can relate. It's creepy and weird, and I hope people stop doing it to you.

[blaireliza.livejournal.com]

I don't blame you one bit. Sucks the things people have to go through simply by association with others. I mean come on, how shallow can you get? In a way, I guess you can say part of that is why I lost interest in celebrity gossip as a whole. Given the fact that I'm hoping to work in the music industry myself someday soon, the same can very well happen to me. Kinda helps put things in perspective.

[soultron.livejournal.com]

I guess that's why you shouldn't read your own press.

[la-sonnambula.livejournal.com]

hate and violence.

WTF?!

[monooka.livejournal.com]

Umm…can we say psychotic board members? What the fuck? That’s ridiculous. They just want the association any way they can get it, even if that means slandering you for no reason just so they can say they know someone who knows someone.

[rockgeisha.livejournal.com]

Oh, I have so much to tell you!

[monooka.livejournal.com]

awesome, I'll im you later tonight and you'll have to tell me all the details!

[sammyh.livejournal.com]

Yeesh, are people being nutbars still? Continuing to be nutbars? I mean, I love your SB stories because you write beautifully and they're such awesome tales, but I didn't actually know about SB until I met you. So you know I'm not in it just for the band ;)

♥

[gannet-guts.livejournal.com]

Omgawd Salome, you are like, so violent and hate-filled! I can feel it all the way over here! *ouch* (that was the burning flames of hate, ouching me right there).

Dickweeds. Don't let the haterz stop you from doin' your thang! ♥

[pastahero.livejournal.com]

Weeeeird. So is this how a celeb would feel if they read all the sub-moronic comments on ONTD?

[rockgeisha.livejournal.com]

Probably, except to my knowledge no one has gone on at length about what a big fat fatty I am.

[kaytethinks.livejournal.com]

WAIT WHAT!?!??!!? What is this all about oh god I'm so confused...

Also get the hate out of your heart already... tramp!

[rockgeisha.livejournal.com]

A) I love you.

B) You first, hoor!

[baggylettuce.livejournal.com]

Rest assured I have no idea who Some band are nor have I ever tried to work it out. I read in happy ignorance, my friend.

And in the words of Destiny's Child -- you know I'm not going to diss you on the internet (cos my mama taught me better than that).