I’d Like to Thank the Academy
March 9, 2009
It turns out that if you put a lot of celebrity names on your site, your traffic will double. All those poor, sad little perverts searching keywords “Meryl Streep and burro”…
Anyhow, the latest news here is that Rebek is down with a flu-like virus. She couldn’t keep food down for a good chunk of yesterday, and she ran a pretty stiff temperature for much of the night. In keeping with my established position, I will blame Phoebe (and possibly the little incubation-pods Rebekah teaches all day long). Right now, Phoebe is maximum-pissed, due to the whole divorce/cessation-of-free-ride thing. In her world, Merlyn must resemble his namesake, because he has all but vanished from Phoebedom at this point. Abbey, too, is a great distance from the scene of the action, which is doubtless not the unadulterated blessing for her that it would be for a selfish fellow like me. In short, they are both out of the line of fire. Rebekah works with Phoebe.
Under normal circumstances, ‘Bekah finds this trying, as Phoebe is capable of demonstrating the ruthlessly selfish mindset and predatory cunning of a wolverine. These days, however, the wolverine has been caught in the cruel steel jaws of a bear-trap. It is nearly out of its mind with pain and fury. Rebekah is sitting under the same tree. The wolverine can reach her lap.
No wonder her immune system has quit under the truly staggering amounts of stress.
We have had about enough of your comments about Phoebe. You are a beginner in this relationship with her and since you do not know what has been going on for years we do not think you should be telling the world about the present situation. This is a real life situation and not a fiction novel from your immagination. We have known Phoebe for many years. She is a real person and can still be helped.
Lyle and Darlyne
Well, QUI GRAVIS ES NIMIUM, POTES HINC IAM, LECTOR, ABIRE QUO LIBET, as I always say. I suppose I haven’t known Phoebe as long as you, but where do you live again? How often do you see Phoebe? Hang out much? If you can censure me on the grounds that I have only known her for 5 years, I can most certainly question how clear your view is from a few states over. I’d imagine that I’ve seen more of her in the last five years than you have in the last… ten, perhaps. If it will make you feel better, however, I can assure you that despite my keen and trenchant observations and dazzling wit, “the world” is not reading my blog. If you had a look at my traffic stats any time recently, you’d draw the same conclusions I have – pretty much friends and family read this blog, and inasmuch as I want them to know what I am spending a great deal of my time dealing with , I can’t help but tell them a bit about the recent shakeup around here. One last thing. If you think Phoebe can still be helped, then you and I disagree, but I’m sure she’ll be glad to hear that you’re coming by…
As someone who has known Matt for years, I can say with absolute certainty that he is not using the situation with Phoebe as fodder to fuel his blog. He is obviously aware that this is a real situation and not a fictional event, as it invades upon his personal life everyday. We are all allowed to our own opinions and as this is Matt’s blog, I believe that he is well within his rights to share his views.