Karen: Wow, let me read this. me: just $100, but only took me ten minutes me: also, just sold my first set of one-liners for TV me: http://www.nationallampoon.com/thezaz/index.php/2008/09/04/reviews-of-fundamentalist-movie-reviews-part-6/ me: the editors at NL keep telling me they love the stuff I'm doing Karen: That is pretty brilliant, MSTG. Next time they ask you to please, please keep doing these, maybe say "when I have time in between my paying jobs". Maybe they'll start paying you? Or mayube you wait for a while to inject that into the conversation? Dunno. me: ok, thanks Karen: Oh! OK! Yes! That is brilliant. me: Again, let me do my thing me: they see me me: and he's with me me: so, if they watch him me: and people watch him me: James Wolcott me: this guy is fairly well-known me: do you understand now? me: Vanity Fair was making fun of him the other day me: but it is good to have a moderately-famous conservative blogger to blow out of the water me: I don't need Goldstein me: you don't seem to understand Karen: OK, but do you even need Goldstein? He doesn't seem to have your sense of humor. me: but I appreciate the advice nonetheless me: again, I know the situation, having talked to these people Karen: I mean maybe the time is now for you to start that conversation with NL, whether or not Goldstein is involved -- you da man. me: I don't know what that sentence means Karen: Yeah, right now while they're noticing you, paying attention is maybe when you should push it? me: this is meant to raise my general visibility me: Again, I know what I'm doing here me: I'm goading Jeff Goldstein into being my punching bag on NL me: remember? me: that's what I'm about to do Karen: evangelical Karen: Yay! Maybe you should tell them what you really want to do right now is political coverage/related stuff like this evangelic movement. me: I'm a WASP, too me: I know how to be subtle, mom me: heh, they just IMed me again to tell me how great that piece was me: got to get back to work now, will talk to you later