Ink and Beans

Waiting for things you want is tortuous. Examples:...

2010-03-04T15:52:09.778-05:00

Waiting for things you want is tortuous. Examples:

-waiting for parents to wake up on Christmas morning
-waiting forty minutes for a rhubarb pie to bake and cool
-waiting in line for the Crazy Swings Ride at the Annual Montgomery County Greek "Opa!" Festival.

Yet, in the past week I have learned that waiting for things you DON'T want (e.g. "assumed" rejection letters") is far, far worse.

-Amanda

Thanks Spurkalurk, my brother (sister?) in arms. ...

2010-03-01T21:18:15.791-05:00

Thanks Spurkalurk, my brother (sister?) in arms. I got my official UMass rejection today too, though I saw a few days ago that my status online was "denied."

That's three official rejections, two presumed, and four pending: Brown, UC-Irvine, Florida and Virginia. Best of luck to us both, eh?

hey there, i've been following your posts a bit. i...

2010-03-01T21:05:08.185-05:00

hey there,
i've been following your posts a bit. i applied to similar schools (fiction), and got my first rejection today (UMass)...then i read the comments on the MFA blog (http://driftless-house.blogspot.com/2010/02/2010-cw-mamfaphd-application-responses.html) and saw that most acceptances for the schools i applied to have been received by now. looking pretty grim.

maybe you didn't get the letter from UMass (mailed Feb 26th) and you got a more inviting phone call. i hope that's the case! and though i don't know you i wish you the best with the rest of your schools; i'll be checking back to see the final results :)

Thanks Claire. And right you were about the bad l...

2010-02-26T16:08:27.045-05:00

Thanks Claire. And right you were about the bad link to Ep 9. Thanks for the fix!

Great! I responded to your e-mail but it looks lik...

2010-02-25T10:25:31.580-05:00

Great! I responded to your e-mail but it looks like you didn't get it the first time, so I just tried forwarding it again.

I was finally able to access your submission list....

2010-02-25T08:57:07.477-05:00

I was finally able to access your submission list. Thank you. It's very helpful!

Good luck with your submitting!

Cairo writer

don't even remember how i found your jersey shore ...

2010-02-24T22:56:33.011-05:00

don't even remember how i found your jersey shore blogs a few days ago, but i LOOOOOOOVE the recaps! i LOVE this show and all of its ridiculousness, and the quotes are hilarious.

But when i click on ep. 9, it redirects me to a sign-in page, even though im already signed in... wtf?

O no! Don't be discouraged...even if you don't ge...

2010-02-23T23:00:55.941-05:00

O no! Don't be discouraged...even if you don't get into any of your top grad school choices, you've already written a wonderful novel (well, from what I've seen of it anyway). And THAT's what makes you a writer!

Dear Cairo, Thanks so much for this kind note. No...

2010-02-22T17:19:35.156-05:00

Dear Cairo,

Thanks so much for this kind note. Not sure why the link to the list isn't working for you, but if you e-mail me directly I'd be happy to send it to you as an attachment.

"jamescooney20" at Yahoo. Dot com.

It kills me that some of the greatest comments (to...

2010-02-22T17:16:42.310-05:00

It kills me that some of the greatest comments (to me) on this blog are anonymous, though I suppose that adds to the mystique.

How interesting! The Situation had himself a little situation before he even got to the house. Makes me salivate for footage left on the cutting room floor.

i think the best one was ronnie's at the bottom- "...

2010-02-22T11:42:35.726-05:00

i think the best one was ronnie's at the bottom- "Just take your shirt off and let them come to you. Like a fly comes to shit." - Ronnie hahahah

Angelina and Mike knew each other before the show ...

2010-02-22T10:47:31.251-05:00

Angelina and Mike knew each other before the show and I believe they actually had a brief fling. This came out on one of the reunion shows. Keep up the great work.

i am an isolated writer based in cairo, egypt. bo...

2010-02-22T06:57:07.240-05:00

i am an isolated writer based in cairo, egypt. both this and your previous post were extremely helpful. thank you. i haven't been able to access your submission list, however. very frustrating. any advise?

thanks!

congrats! :)

2010-02-18T10:55:26.237-05:00

congrats! :)

And thank YOU, whoever you are (and I wish I knew)...

2010-02-09T10:49:25.300-05:00

And thank YOU, whoever you are (and I wish I knew). You've made my day.

Wow, that was truly a fantastic post. For those o...

2010-02-08T22:40:04.097-05:00

Wow, that was truly a fantastic post. For those of us who may have been less touched by Salinger than some of our friend, and yet thank him for opening up their eyes, thanks.

Hey you! Long time no read and having skimmed thi...

2010-02-05T07:25:58.723-05:00

Hey you! Long time no read and having skimmed this bit I can honestly say I think Jersey shore will be one to miss if it ever ventures this side of the pond!

Bruce and Ross: That was beautiful. I'm misty ey...

2010-01-30T10:37:18.025-05:00

Bruce and Ross:

That was beautiful. I'm misty eyed!!!

Reposting your amazing parody here.

For those of you who recognize the sweet tune, that would be "Jersey Girl" written by Tom Waits, made popular by Bruce Springsteen.

Jersey Shore is over, but the mammaries live on… C...

2010-01-29T22:19:20.475-05:00

Jersey Shore is over, but the mammaries live on… Check out “Jersey Shore (A Love/Hate Song)” at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNq7LyJ5dAc

Is watching and enjoying mindless reality TV about...

2010-01-28T12:14:12.704-05:00

Is watching and enjoying mindless reality TV about party animals on the Jersey Shore not being loose enough?

Controversy. Awesome.

Hey dummy do me a favor....loosen the fuck up huh

2010-01-28T11:51:01.208-05:00

Hey dummy do me a favor....loosen the fuck up huh

I'm just going to repost the link to your mailing ...

2010-01-27T14:03:20.806-05:00

I'm just going to repost the link to your mailing label service for literary submissions so it's clickable.

Thanks Herta. This is a great service you're prov...

2010-01-27T13:49:07.538-05:00

Thanks Herta. This is a great service you're providing! ANYTHING to reduce the load of such an arduous process.

Hey--I've enjoyed reading the chronicles of your a...

2010-01-27T13:20:07.012-05:00

Hey--I've enjoyed reading the chronicles of your application process--my assistant recently went through the same thing.

I've also admired your organization in submitting to magazines. I've been selling address labels that can help with that process--here's the link:
http://chrysaliseditorial.com/blog/2010/01/address-labels-to-literary-magazines-available/

Best of luck both with your stories and your novel!

-Herta

Wow.

2010-01-19T16:02:16.683-05:00

Wow.