Anyway. He also put his name on the fucking public library building. Eat the goddamn rich, and may they all suffer in the next life too.

I know it won't matter a whit in the long run, and running my mouth is likely to endanger a few friendships, but those friendships are already on the rocks for the fact that they take their salaries FROM GODDAMN SCHWARZMAN MONEY. Makes them nearly as bad as Zibby. (...well, that might be harsh.)

It's not like it's unheard of for bad people to try to launder their reputations through philanthropy, but seeing as Schwarzman attended the big ol' banquet for ~known murderer~ MBS last night, it feels at least a little relevant to the theatergoing public.

really outrageous that Tommaso went down in the first round — the literary internet wouldn't be what it is without him!

The bottom line is that a writing career is full of so much frustration and sorrow and fury, and it's easy to center that, or to be twisted or broken by it. But there's so much joy as well! Center the joy instead.

oh hell yeah!! that makes me so happy!!!

(rhetorically because I *know* why they aren't breaking into the conversation, and it's the same answer as to why THE EVERLASTING isn't cracking major literary awards etc)

finished copies showed up at the store and I truly stopped what I was doing to just turn it about and stare at it, absolutely gorgeous stuff