tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14144106.post-1144127492125909652006-04-04T01:11:00.000-04:002006-04-04T01:11:00.000-04:00i am randomguy. i do not know the author of this blog or any of her friends, or if i *do* know them, i am not aware i do (if that makes any sense). i highly doubt i do though, as no one i know has a blog (or at least openly admits it). regardless, i only discovered this blog via the gawker link and the SATC piece. bottom line: i'm a complete stranger, and i think you should try submitting it to mcsweeneys because: 1) it immediately struck me as something mcsweeneys-like; 2) you have nothing to lose; 3) though i liked the piece, i think it needs a little tweaking/fine-tuning, but maybe they would advise you about making it more mcsweeneys-like (e.g., we'll print it if you change/rework "X"; 4) i hate to be guilty of hipster heresy but mcsweeneys is not all that; i like the site and read it regularly, but some of their pieces, IMO, are just lame/tedious/not funny/facile exercises in hipster irony; why not even try? just because you think they're too "cool"? ugh. 5) even if they do print you, they pay you nothing; sooo... what do you have to lose?<BR/><BR/>(no, i am not your mother/family member.)randomguynoreply@blogger.com