Comments on: I am not a douchebag. http://www.annietown.com/2007/08/22/i-am-not-a-douchebag/ Annie Choi wants to fill your brain with words. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:28:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: annie http://www.annietown.com/2007/08/22/i-am-not-a-douchebag/#comment-1038 annie Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:42:07 +0000 http://www.annietown.com/2007/08/22/i-am-not-a-douchebag/#comment-1038 Artemis: If you stalked me I'd be honored. Sorry for the late response on this comment, I didn't see it until now. I am a bad person. Artemis: If you stalked me I’d be honored. Sorry for the late response on this comment, I didn’t see it until now. I am a bad person.

]]> By: Artemis http://www.annietown.com/2007/08/22/i-am-not-a-douchebag/#comment-932 Artemis Thu, 06 Sep 2007 19:02:54 +0000 http://www.annietown.com/2007/08/22/i-am-not-a-douchebag/#comment-932 FYI: I'm a total douche. that comment was meant to go under your post referring to douchebags who "read" "cerebral" writings while in social settings as an obvious cry for attention. speaking of which, i am getting a little worried about the use of the term douchebag. i see it everywhere. everywhere! it's good on your site; not so much on crappy celebloggy sites. it's becoming commonplace, and yet, it's such a beloved word. oh, 1999, come back to me! anyway, annie you're the bomb. please don't feel too creeped out if i stalk you. please? i'm harmless. thanks. FYI: I’m a total douche. that comment was meant to go under your post referring to douchebags who “read” “cerebral” writings while in social settings as an obvious cry for attention. speaking of which, i am getting a little worried about the use of the term douchebag. i see it everywhere. everywhere! it’s good on your site; not so much on crappy celebloggy sites. it’s becoming commonplace, and yet, it’s such a beloved word. oh, 1999, come back to me! anyway, annie you’re the bomb. please don’t feel too creeped out if i stalk you. please? i’m harmless. thanks.

]]> By: Artemis http://www.annietown.com/2007/08/22/i-am-not-a-douchebag/#comment-927 Artemis Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:43:09 +0000 http://www.annietown.com/2007/08/22/i-am-not-a-douchebag/#comment-927 I'm so late on this but whatever. I was on the subway around the time that last Harry Potter book came out. Everyone had been asking me if I was going to get it and I was all "Please I'm too old for that sh*t." Anyway, this guy sitting across from me had it and was fully engrossed in it when the girl next to me started talking to him about it. No, she had never read it either but her roomates were crazy about it and maybe she'd pick one up. What was it about HaPo that was so fascinating? What other books did he read? What did he do for an occupation? Really? Oh, she was in law school, but thought that Real smart people shouldn't go - there's more meaningful stuff out there. Yeah she was interning at some high profile law firm down on Wall Street this summer but she was thinking more along the lines of international world peace for after school. She was artful in drawing more and more out of him and peppering it with impressive yet self-deprecating facts about herself, all the while twirling her hair, fluttering her eyelashes, and giving off such a crinkly smile, MY eyes felt like they were getting crowsfeet. So I guess the reading thing works sometimes. Except I think the guy really just wanted to read his Harry Potter. I’m so late on this but whatever. I was on the subway around the time that last Harry Potter book came out. Everyone had been asking me if I was going to get it and I was all “Please I’m too old for that sh*t.” Anyway, this guy sitting across from me had it and was fully engrossed in it when the girl next to me started talking to him about it. No, she had never read it either but her roomates were crazy about it and maybe she’d pick one up. What was it about HaPo that was so fascinating? What other books did he read? What did he do for an occupation? Really? Oh, she was in law school, but thought that Real smart people shouldn’t go - there’s more meaningful stuff out there. Yeah she was interning at some high profile law firm down on Wall Street this summer but she was thinking more along the lines of international world peace for after school. She was artful in drawing more and more out of him and peppering it with impressive yet self-deprecating facts about herself, all the while twirling her hair, fluttering her eyelashes, and giving off such a crinkly smile, MY eyes felt like they were getting crowsfeet. So I guess the reading thing works sometimes. Except I think the guy really just wanted to read his Harry Potter.

]]> By: annie http://www.annietown.com/2007/08/22/i-am-not-a-douchebag/#comment-840 annie Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:38:06 +0000 http://www.annietown.com/2007/08/22/i-am-not-a-douchebag/#comment-840 Amanda: 1) It's annoying because how can you possibly absorb what you are reading in a bar trying to pick up the hotties? 2) Hey! I live in the area too. I've been trying to move out of my apartment for six years. 3) I love laughing at books on the subway because a) it's not like no one ever laughs at what they read or see b) it makes people think oh man I wonder what s/he is reading and you're like ha ha ha you don't know what I'm laughing at, this one is just for me. It is like an inside joke with yourself. I am into it. I laugh all the time when I read on the subway. I mean if it's funny, you laugh. The end. 4) I kind of think it's a thin line between cool and douchery. Maybe it's all in the delivery. Hey I wrote that vs. Oh man that is my favooorriittee book, because I wrote it. 5) Cool! Clearly there are awesome people working at Harper, I have been very pleased with the whole situation. Everyone is super smart and works really hard. Amanda:
1) It’s annoying because how can you possibly absorb what you are reading in a bar trying to pick up the hotties?

2) Hey! I live in the area too. I’ve been trying to move out of my apartment for six years.

3) I love laughing at books on the subway because a) it’s not like no one ever laughs at what they read or see b) it makes people think oh man I wonder what s/he is reading and you’re like ha ha ha you don’t know what I’m laughing at, this one is just for me. It is like an inside joke with yourself. I am into it. I laugh all the time when I read on the subway. I mean if it’s funny, you laugh. The end.

4) I kind of think it’s a thin line between cool and douchery. Maybe it’s all in the delivery. Hey I wrote that vs. Oh man that is my favooorriittee book, because I wrote it.

5) Cool! Clearly there are awesome people working at Harper, I have been very pleased with the whole situation. Everyone is super smart and works really hard.

]]> By: Amalia http://www.annietown.com/2007/08/22/i-am-not-a-douchebag/#comment-839 Amalia Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:33:54 +0000 http://www.annietown.com/2007/08/22/i-am-not-a-douchebag/#comment-839 Go to www.deardouchebag.blogspot.com Go to http://www.deardouchebag.blogspot.com

]]> By: annie http://www.annietown.com/2007/08/22/i-am-not-a-douchebag/#comment-838 annie Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:30:15 +0000 http://www.annietown.com/2007/08/22/i-am-not-a-douchebag/#comment-838 Sunni: Are you an architect? Sunni: Are you an architect?

]]> By: Amanda http://www.annietown.com/2007/08/22/i-am-not-a-douchebag/#comment-833 Amanda Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:49:56 +0000 http://www.annietown.com/2007/08/22/i-am-not-a-douchebag/#comment-833 1) Reading in bars is totally ridiculous. Though I might just be jealous because I can't even read my ID after a couple beers. 2) That was definitely me you saw at Thompson & Spring! I live right there and I've been glued to your book all week. I was laughing out loud on the subway. 3) Is laughing at a book out loud on the subway douchebag-y? Ah, who cares, it's hilarious and I couldn't help myself. 4) I would've been thrilled to meet you and not at all freaked out if you'd said Hi, I wrote that. 5) And finally, full disclosure: I work at your publishing house (in a different dept.). We are clearly very smart about who we put in print! 1) Reading in bars is totally ridiculous. Though I might just be jealous because I can’t even read my ID after a couple beers.

2) That was definitely me you saw at Thompson & Spring! I live right there and I’ve been glued to your book all week. I was laughing out loud on the subway.

3) Is laughing at a book out loud on the subway douchebag-y? Ah, who cares, it’s hilarious and I couldn’t help myself.

4) I would’ve been thrilled to meet you and not at all freaked out if you’d said Hi, I wrote that.

5) And finally, full disclosure: I work at your publishing house (in a different dept.). We are clearly very smart about who we put in print!

]]> By: Mathew http://www.annietown.com/2007/08/22/i-am-not-a-douchebag/#comment-829 Mathew Thu, 23 Aug 2007 10:07:31 +0000 http://www.annietown.com/2007/08/22/i-am-not-a-douchebag/#comment-829 "Ideally it’d be new from an independent bookstore cuz they can really use your pennies." - thats a good reminder for me... i think i know just the right one :-) “Ideally it’d be new from an independent bookstore cuz they can really use your pennies.” - thats a good reminder for me… i think i know just the right one :-)

]]> By: Sunni http://www.annietown.com/2007/08/22/i-am-not-a-douchebag/#comment-828 Sunni Thu, 23 Aug 2007 07:28:51 +0000 http://www.annietown.com/2007/08/22/i-am-not-a-douchebag/#comment-828 I love the word Douchebag....I use it quite frequently in my line of work! :) I love the word Douchebag….I use it quite frequently in my line of work! :)

]]> By: Chris http://www.annietown.com/2007/08/22/i-am-not-a-douchebag/#comment-823 Chris Thu, 23 Aug 2007 02:48:56 +0000 http://www.annietown.com/2007/08/22/i-am-not-a-douchebag/#comment-823 i think it's a generational thing - back in the 70s - douche bag had a more sexist, misogynistic bent. but now, my female friends seem happy to call people douches without pause. i think brad pitt was more like a prick in that movie (at least achilles was). are you referring to eric bana? bc he was the one actor i thought did a good job -the sole non-douche. i think it’s a generational thing - back in the 70s - douche bag had a more sexist, misogynistic bent. but now, my female friends seem happy to call people douches without pause.

i think brad pitt was more like a prick in that movie (at least achilles was). are you referring to eric bana? bc he was the one actor i thought did a good job -the sole non-douche.

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