SARAH'S SO BORING EVER SINCE SHE STOPPED BLOGGING
Whoa, thanks a lot for everyone's support in all this. Basically, the official statement is this:
I felt like this blog was fucking with my political aspirations. Seriously, who can run for president if people think they have a drinking problem, or a drug problem, or are mabye questionable private lives? I'm worried that in 11 years when I'm 35, pregnant with my second child, married to the singer of the Killers, and on the campaign trail, someone's gonna bust out something like: "On September 10, 2003, you said "I feel like last night didnt happen to me. It was such a blur and a whirlwind and a confusion of senses that it was like something out of a really trippy movie out of england about the rave drug culture or something. only, minus the dancing." Now don't you think you should've been mourning the near-2 year anniversary of September 11. You are a bad canidate!" And the whole thing would be down the tubes. Tragic! I'd make a good president. Not sure which party I'd be on yet, but whatever party it is better have an awesome DJ!
But I was also really touched by everyone who posted such nice things on the comments section and who emailed me with their concerns (not to mention called me, my roommates, and friends -- many of whom offered to be my publicist). I'm fine. My health is fine. My job is fine. I really wanted to lose readers (ie: the people who read this blog, post on it, and say they don't like me, yet waste their time with my drivel). Overall, I was just totally touched by how sweet the people who read this little thing are. My Goodness!
So this blog will return eventually. Hopefully nobody will care about it when it does (not to assume that people care about it now... but you get the idea), and I can continue to blog without someone making accusations and threats (word). I'll still be drunk. I'll still be making out with boys. I'll still be going out 39 times a week to see bands and tell you about them. But until then read SPIN. It's a good magazine!
Suddenly I feel a bit like Jay-Z. 99 Problems but the blog aint one.
64 comments:
As Lindsay would say: Yay!
I keep forgetting to write my name.
-stereogum
Whew! Ya had me worried there for a sec.
You just gotta learn to ignore the negative and accentuate the positive.
Hey, that's kinda cathcy...bet it'd make a GREAT song!
sarah--
you fucking rule. we all love you.
Okay yay, thank you very much. There is hope. I got more depressed than when The Modern Age was down for a while. You could always take the comments feature off or start a mailing list or something. Cause, um, people will read it.
-Jess
Sarah:
i'm one of those random readers who loves your writing and boldness.
i'm therefore, sad to see your blog go (even if it's only temporary), and angry that some dumb fuck would send you a "disturbing" email - and i don't even know you! With an email name like, "schu_the_jew", it sounds like the threat must be religiously-based or something.
Nevertheless, i got your back in Canada!
yours,
v.v.unhip Canadian (Jennifer)
I agree, SPIN is good. So is Lumino! I'm a shameless promoter, but what can I say, it's your last post for a while. (Did I mention a new issue goes up on the 15th of every month?)
Anyway, I enjoy reading about what's going on in NYC from your site, in particularly regarding music. If you ever want to know how Chicago is, feel free to take a look.
Peace.
-Matthew R/S
Love your site. I hope you decide to start it back up soon. But mean letters and threats (!!!)are certainly not cool. Good luck!
sarah, i thought you might like to know that today is international blogger's day:
http://eab.chaosnet.org/intlblogday/bloggerday.html
so its good to know your blog is back. that way us, your general reading public, can appreciate it.
im sorry to hear someone sent you a nasty email. thats really inconsiderate and cowardly.
maria.
Thanks for the good times/reads :) Good luck with everything that comes your way!
"99 problems but the blog ain't one." Funniest thing written on a blog in WEEKS! I'm still giggling. That will tide me over until you return.
sarah,
glad to know you're okay. your blog is my light to NYC, and you little miss are the coolest, and cutest blogger i pretend to know.
i know this is easy to say without being in your shoes but don't let those bastards f*k with you. i tend to believe that you would have enough friends and acquaintances coming to your side if ANY fu*ker messes with you. i would personally fly there myself. but i deplore violence unless it is the last option. there are always going to be hateful people in this world, and if you feel threaten then you must do what you feel is right to protect yourself.
i posted yesterday and announce my love for you and your blog(writing), but then deleted it, but this time i will not, because i would be honor to call you a friend, or lover. hell, as i stated many times i would convert for you. okay enough sap you get the point. though i could go on and on if i knew it may you feel happy because there are so many times you have made my day better, hell you turn me on to stellastarr*, and for that alone you're number one in my book.
thanks again for everything
marcus
othernonsense@bellsouth.net
Sarah,
I'm really sad that you recieved a threatining e-mail. The fact that someone is that petty, scared and angry to do such a
thing is awful. I don't know or want to know what was written, but for you to stop writing your blog it must have been pretty bad. As you may know, I've gotten a fair share of hate mail and prank phone calls in the past from people I know, don't know and individuals I want to know nothing about. But let me say this, NEVER LET IT STOP DOING WHAT YOU LOVE TO DO! Most threats from the anonymous are idle and will never amount to a real act of violence. It's mostly just frightened or very insecure people who (in their minds) you have wronged in the past. This is one of those unforunate occurances that is unavoidable when you are either a Blogger, music critic, musician or artist. There's always going to be someone (or more than one person) that will hate what you do until it eats them up so much inside that it makes them crazy and want to cause you mental or physical harm. In essence, you should be a little flattered that your little blog has gotten so much attention from the said stalker or from anyone who has given you shit for what you have written in the past.
I have to get back to work but I felt i had to put my two cents in. even if it is just worth a penny.
Best,
Dennis Cahlo aka MR. DOBOLINA
I have a very cool grandmother. She is 82 and still kicks ass. She just went to Harry's Shoes and bought a bright red pair of Earth Shoes. She always tells me, "Don't let the bastards get you down." But she is very smart, so she says it in Latin. I wish I remembered the Latin phrase (someone on this internerd no doubt does). But you get my point. Thanks for your spirit and energy.
Dear Ultra,
I understand why you are going to stop your blog for a while, I hate mean people (not that anyone likes them). I can't wait until you feel ready to post again, I love everything about your blog. Thanks for being so cool thus making me feel cool. I'll be in New York this summer, hope to possibly see you walk by.
Your very own,
15 year old fan- Jane
Sorry to see you go into hiatus, but you have to take care of you first and foremost. Take care in the meantime, and I look forward to your return!
I can honestly say that writing bloggers hate email is the dumbest thing ever. While Blogs are out there for everyone to read and we all secretly want to be big internerd celebs, they are really just someone's diary. Someone's means by which to purge all that they do, they listen to, they love, they hate, etc. So writing to someone because they hate what you write in your diary is the biggest waste of time i can think of. They don't like it...they can log off. I know I'm not sayin' anything that hasn't been said before...but buck up little camper...and to those who find time to write mean things, get over yourself.
party on, sarah!... see you out on the town.
Sarah -
I love you and your blog. Keep on rockin'. Forget that scumbag's email. I will patiently await for your return.
Excellent news. Keep on trucking, yo.
http://profiles.yahoo.com/schu_the_jew
Okay, not to get all grown up and shit, but if you were threatened - contact the police. Seriously. Do you have this asshole's ip address? I'm serious. NO ONE has the right to make you feel unsafe, and threats are serious biz. Make a report, and if you have the email, print it out and take it to them. They will hunt him down.
Anyhoo...glad you're okay, and you may return.
fuck you, schu
why do people have to be such jerks
stay gold, ultragrrl
Of course you shouldn't stop just because one asshole threatens you. You are so much stronger than that. Keep on living large for us anonymous fans who wish they had your life.
I respect you so much for living you life to the fullest, having fun, making mistakes, and being down-to-earth enough to post about your life. You sound life such a cool person with an awesome personality. Hope you recover soon from the ass who wrote the e-mail. Hope to see you up and blogging soon! Until then, I wait to hear about your adventures in SPIN (which is awesome).
Bri
awww this is crapola! i've only been reading your journal for a couple of months but i love it! thanks so much for introducing me to such great music as franz and the killers. hope to maybe read some more soon!
<33 guru
Sarah, how despicable of this person to threaten you. I'm so sorry this happened to you. I wish you weren't leaving the blog scene, but you have to do what feels right for you. I hope to see you back some day.
--Adi's Mom
Good to hear. Come back soon.
- Wayne
Love yer work Sarah. Glad to hear it's just a temporary hiatus. Don't let the bastards grind you down.
sarah, it's people like you that make being jewish cool... thanks
keep on keepin' on.
MEAN PEOPLE SUCK
: /
i actually read this after seeing ur profile on jdate some drunk nite and thought to myself, y'know that's the punk girl i need. neway al tid'agi, yehe bseder
bye
Shirley you can't be serious, you inspired me to start my own blog, like 4 or 5 if you want to know the truth. You inspired me to get off my ass and get out there every night listen to the local bands and take pictures. I quit smoking pot, I started going to church, I donated to the red cross. Okay I couldnt afford any pot cause I spent all my money on a camera and I went to church and preyed for me to find all the old bags I lost when I was high, but I still started my own blog. I guess i'm on my own now...."i don't believe in bloggers i just believe in me"
Unfortunately, people are always going to be mean and close minded and lash out at other people because it makes them feel better in some petty and immature way. I just hope that you know that for each of these people there are tons more who think you are a genuine and cool girl. Having a blog I've encountered quite a bit of the same negativity, and it's hard to deal with but I hope you find a way to. See ya on the dance floor...
check your email sarah, i bear gifts for your future return to full time blogging...
I've really enjoyed reading about your escapades. Hope you post again soon.
much love,
a girl in toronto
hey sarah....e-stalkers suck big donkey dick. i know; i had one for a while (a stalker, not a big donkey dick). got me in trouble at work and everything. my advice is a) change all your passwords to some complicated shit and b) ignore, ignore, ignore. don't let the asshole have the satisfaction. he'll go away sooner or later. what a loser. anyway, hope you feel better soon!
-catherine
its so obvious that all of you were fat teenagers who never got invited to anything. get a life!!!
my one writing mistake has nothing to do with my college education. im talking about having a sense of the world/culture/knowledge beyond the pop trash that you circle your lives around.
i mean to actually being doing something good in this world. not running around gossiping and caring about little rich boys from nyc who decide to start bands. ones who have never picked up an instrument until they decided they need something to do during the day.
its all bullshit, can't you see? i dont get how you can live your life like this. and sarah, of all people, who claims to be a journalist, puts the link up to iraq beheading. all you care about is sensationalism...what excites YOU.
the rest of the world could give a fuck about YOU.
when i read such comments, i can't help wondering if democracy and freedom of speech are good ideas after all.
To Max and the stupid bitch who claimed we were overweight as teenagers and thus were never invited anywhere:
FUCK YOU.
And if I met you bitches in person, I would most likely bitch-slap you, jealous fucks.
yours,
v.v.unhip Canadian.
Dearest Ultrafuck,
Pussy.
Sincerely,
DashaVanDasha
Hmm...I am a teenager and I guess I am overweight, but I get invited to go do a lot of shit...Does that make me the exception? Thanks for the good blog times Sarah! Keep kickin it in New York!
I'm sorry to blow your narrow little mind, 12:15, but I'm a male, 30-yr-old, former Division 1 college athlete, with wide ranging, varied interests spanning: politics, history, the arts and geology among others. I was also voted best looking in high school.
How can I possibly be wasting my precious adult-time reading this "drivel" you ask? Well, I live in New York, dig good music, and was part of this particular scene you mock, years before it became a "scene".
With all of my myriad responsibilities, I don't have the time or energy to be out every night dancing and seeing bands til 5am - like I once did - so I enjoyed checking in with Sarah's blog, from time to time, to steer me in the right direction toward the occasional new sound that I'd be into.
I apologize if I've just dismantled your misdirected thesis, but I can think of a surefire way for you to escape being offended any further...STOP FUCKING READING THIS AND ANY OTHER THING THAT YOU DON'T LIKE. IT'S AS SIMPLE AND AS COMPLICATED AS THAT.
Please spare us your indignation...it's not so sexy.
I'm seriously really missing your blog.
i don't know how but i managed to delete my own post, anyway here's my two cents. also i'm listening to that "why don't you find out for yourself" the killer did, i find it appropriate.
well, sarah, i really enjoyed your blog. i think at this point you can sort of see all the people that feel the same way, it's obvious that people loved this thing. those are the people that count and who you count to. as for the others... well, it should be equally obvious they don't count. it's a weird world. it sucks that people use this forum to vent their own problems, but that's the way it goes i guess, know that it really has nothing to do with you. maybe they should start their own blogs. but as for you, you're ace. thanks for giving me some words to read everyday, the blog was like a conversation with a good friend. good luck with everything, odds are i'll be around when you get back. oh, and if you think kicking booze is hard, wait until blog withdrawl...
what am i gonna do now with my boring life in a 3rd world country?
well i live in panama(thecountrynotthebeach)and there are like..just 4 cool parties a year, so,.... i read this blog every night.. while i'm listening to music, and then go to sleep with the hope of one day leaving my boring nights behind and live in this cool city where there are rock shows and parties everynights, with a few/lot open minded people around,..
anyway...
this was a cool site
paulina
can i buy you a challah?
i was with you right up until you said the "spin is a good magazine" thing. ;)
May your summer be full of glorious make out sessions & continuous spins.
Thanks for sharing!
Sarah,
I am freaking out over here, how am I going to be pretend to be cool and fit in anymore? I love your blog and will now spend hours scouring the internet to find all the cool shit you delivered everyday. Your an incredible writer - you put this one retarded new yorker ahead of the curve, and always delivered the best new music. This is the only blog I read. I am so boring ever since Sarah stopped blogging. You will be sorely missed.
Matt
all the people who posted bad about the blog and stuff - it's all bullshit cause obviously they're reading it and just trying for whatever reason to be a dick on line
yalla
+
bye
sarah you are such a pusssy you had to take the reason you stopped your blog down???? sucker man.
Dear Miss Sarah,
I've very much enjoyed reading about your escapades over the last few months.
& thank you for introducing me to the killers, who I now absolutely adore, and rave on about to my friends.
Hope you'll be back soon,
love kris x
Sarah, you can't stop. If you stop then the stupid person who sent you that mail has one. If Sarah stops blogging than the terrorists have won. Also, I saw the Killers two nights ago with the yeah yeah yeahs and stellastarr*, in san diego, and I think that the singer of the killers is perfect for you.
Sarah, you can't stop. If you stop then the stupid person who sent you that mail has one. If Sarah stops blogging than the terrorists have won. Also, I saw the Killers two nights ago with the yeah yeah yeahs and stellastarr*, in san diego, and I think that the singer of the killers is perfect for you.
ohmygawd you people! stop with the ass-kissing already!
if sarah was as half as 'bad ass' and 'cool' as she claims to be, she wouldn't have stopped writing this ridiculous thing just because of some "threat."
wouldn't it be a bit more honest of her to just give a real explanation? like perhaps the fact that it is highly unprofessional to abuse her position as an assistant "editor" (at some sucky magazine, never the less) to post negative comments about the "musicians" this magazine is supposed to praise? ..and Yes she DOES owe her audience an explanation, since she has chosen to make her life and opinions public. however, it seems like quitting the blogg so abruptly is yet another way to seem ever so cool and have people boost her ego by telling her so!
people condemning some asshole for making threats, yet projecting stupid violence are obviously ignorant and very fucking twisted:
"And if I met you bitches in person, I would most likely bitch-slap you, jealous fucks."
huh, v.v.unhip Canadian??!
as for individuals such as paulina from "panama (the country not the beach)”, how 'bout caring about the political situation of your poverty-stricken "3rd world country" to cure your boredom??
Max Dropout, i couldn't agree with you more!
Darn! I just found this blog. Six days after you said you're quitting. Well, at least you gave us hope the next day. I've linked to your blog — which I do hope you'll take up again someday — as one related to my topic: drinkers and non-drinkers.
Namenlosen Trinker
I want to be a DJ! That would be so coool. Will you teach me? I'll go buy a scratcher. Scratch-scratch-scratch ah yeah!
Max-- Your site sucks. Instead of "Let Them Eat Lead", it should be called, "Max Dropout Sucks". Because you do. For one, I've never seen such a horrible use of Arial Black in my life. Can the layout to your site be possibly more annoying? It's like a KMFDM album cover, but without the good content (wait a minute...). And what's with the attitude? Did you not get laid in high school or something? Perhpas you should've spent more time developing a personality instead of popping zits and scarring your face. It comes across in your style. You write like an idiot. Get away from your computer and go to your garage, turn the car on and wait. Just don't open the garage door.
People... let's keep from the personal bashing! Max doesn't like me, and i've got mixed feelings about him... but that doesn't make this blog an open forum for blasting people. Email him directly if you've got a problem with him.
September 10th is my birthday :) I thought I'd share.
god damn, that was close. please keep up your blog, it never ceases to be entertaining. i idolize you sarah, and im completely envious of your job. oh yeah, and the killers are amazing and i might have to fight you for brandon. oh well, even if you win brandon i'll still vote for you when you run for president.
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