tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post4322245656717556709..comments2023-08-14T11:44:27.299-04:00Comments on Jeremiah's<br> Vanishing New York: *Everyday ChatterJeremiah Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-81843045456981752372010-05-16T19:07:13.650-04:002010-05-16T19:07:13.650-04:00ha, i do it for the fun.ha, i do it for the fun.Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-9227481034509625492010-05-16T18:23:15.377-04:002010-05-16T18:23:15.377-04:00You are too good to write for HuffPo for free! Ple...You are too good to write for HuffPo for free! Please tell us they are giving you something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-70032713751268502752010-05-15T16:28:12.036-04:002010-05-15T16:28:12.036-04:00Have you ever been to Ridgewood, Queens? I think y...Have you ever been to Ridgewood, Queens? I think you would love it... seriously.Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08827181547747531790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-78404845371234566032010-05-15T04:34:34.607-04:002010-05-15T04:34:34.607-04:00@Mr. Moss:
I just came across your blog today.
W...@Mr. Moss:<br /><br />I just came across your blog today.<br /><br />Wow.<br /><br /><br />I'm a native teenager - born and raised here in NYC [...well, in a borough other than Manhattan].<br /><br />Native Nyers try their best to avoid the whole Manhattan “Artsy Cosmopolitan City Life” masquerade. <br /><br />My friends and I only venture into the city for the following reasons:<br /><br />a. to go shopping. <br /><br />b. to party without abandon.<br /><br /><br />There's really no other reasons to stick around [I've seen all the museums and touristy places].<br /><br />perhaps if the hipster [?] locals were a bit nicer.<br /><br />They're so pretentious, and try to belittle us non-hipsters into thinking we don't belong in the city.<br /><br />...<br /><br /><br />I'm very ill, I suffer from an autoimmune disease.<br /><br />When I first became sick, I began writing - it's a therapeutic, non-strenuous activity [I can't control my health; however, I can control words].<br /><br />...I can barely tolerate a Manhattan writing class.<br /><br />Hipster wanna-be-writers make snide, cruel, condescending remarks.<br /><br />I attend writing classes looking for constructive criticism, or at least some form of genuine advice.<br /><br />Instead I get called out for all the reasons why I'll never become a writer.<br /><br />“You're just not serious enough. I moved here from blahblahblah, I graduated whatever University, I have a bachelors in creative writing.”<br /><br />First of all, who gets a bachelors degree in creative writing? - talk about flushing your tuition payments down the toilet [...something said degree holder might as well do; it sounds like an fun situation to document].<br /><br /><br />Which brings me to an interesting observation:<br /><br />If you possess something a Hipster cannot BS into existence, they lose it.<br /><br />Talent, foreign language skills, personal experiences [- I'm serious, I've been reduced to tears by some jealous, hate filled comments about “not understanding pain.” I guess in Hipsterland, diseases don't cause pain]<br /><br /><br />- but I digress; it's not that awful.<br /><br />My friends and I don't require the backdrop of this shiny plastic Babylon to make our lives meaningful.<br /><br />We just wish that others could realize this. [i.e. I don't need the whole “NYC” atmosphere to become successful. I mean, if I moved to Timbuktu, I'd still be a writer - heck, even more so, a culture shock like that sounds like an exciting read! ]<br /><br /><br />Anyway, good luck with your blog and other pursuits [Huff. Post thing sounds awesome]; I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who thinks Post 9/11 NYC has become a real-life Mattel playset.<br /><br />PS:<br /><br />You're from Boston?<br /><br />I visited Boston over a year ago; I found this terrific used bookstore there, it was my favorite part of the trip.<br /><br />The owner knew everything about his inventory, and made great suggestions. <br /><br />While I was paying I said to my friend “I wish there was more bookstores like this in the city.”<br /><br />The owner looked confused. He replied “there's a much bigger used bookstore downtown.”<br /><br />I told him I was from NYC. That made him even more confused. <br /><br />It is kinda hard to believe. There's a small B&N on every other corner, but decent used bookstores are a dying breed. [Alternatively, my accent could have confused him. I speak with a slight Locust Valley Lockjaw/Prep accent, it a bit similar to the Boston Brahmin/Harvard accent. BTW, talking 'bout dying breeds, said accents aren't really that common anymore either]<br /><br />Maybe I'll move to New England! [would that make me a hipster? lol]レベッカhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05737971440528063618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-29088966885320075452010-05-14T15:52:25.143-04:002010-05-14T15:52:25.143-04:00Wow. Very cool on the HuffPo gig. I look forward t...Wow. Very cool on the HuffPo gig. I look forward to reading your essays there!EV Grievehttp://evgrieve.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-24504053615846853442010-05-14T14:00:25.725-04:002010-05-14T14:00:25.725-04:00Congrats at blogging at Huff Post and thanks for k...Congrats at blogging at Huff Post and thanks for keeping me updated and interested. Have a good weekend.Melaniehttp://melaniemusings2.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com