Patent Geigers, Classic Oxford shirts, Mojitos, oh it’s a fun life!
I cannot believe how much I have neglected this blog, simply awful. I keep drafting posts… but I never quite get around to finishing them. It is a bad habit, which I really must work on breaking! It’s rather shameful.
So? What have I been up to? The usual I guess! Attending class, a spot of work, boozy lunches (had a divine one at Hotel du Vin the other night!), lovely evening meals (had a particularly night one at my friend Ben’s with some Veuve of course!), cocktails, drinks, and nights out. I’ve caused a fair bit of scandal, but what would life be without a spot of scandal?
Had a little brush with the law, as you do – I never looked so good getting out the back of a police car. Shame nothing was formal, I would have loved a mugshot! Ah, well, one can dream right?
I bought myself a new hold all the other day, as I somehow got paint on my Ralph Lauren one – bit peeved about that. I think it was in this one hotel walking down the corridor, didn’t notice till a few days later.
Modelled with yours truly of course. It is the hold all in the Mini series Spring/Summer ’10, the Mini is on a crane in London apparently. I’ve really had a thing for Paul Smith accessories of late. I have the Mini series messenger bag for Autumn/Winter 09, the one where it is set in Sherwood Forest. I just love the simplicity of the designs, and the finish is excellent.
I received a ‘delightful’ blog comment the other week, have not got around to responding it till now. I am publicly responding to it, as the coward who left it didn’t have the courtesy to leave a viable e-mail address, and set their website url as ralphlauren.com ha. So here we go;
“Dear Lorien,
Dear Brian,
I am quite frankly taken aback by your seeming lack of any kind of realism. What world do you live in?
I am quite real, and I certainly reside in the real world. Do you, yourself, have some kind of difficulty with grasp of reality, if you are of the opinion that I lack any realism?
We in the retail industry find your attitude rather atrocious.
Well who are ‘we’, or is this just abuse of the royal ‘we’? You do not represent the entire retail industry; now if you did I would be quite impressed. I have worked in retail, I associate regularly with people in retail, and I can certainly say you’re the only one of that opinion. Even if you weren’t, quite frankly I don’t care. Am I suppose to be offended that you find my attitude “atrocious”? If anything the retail industry should be thankful for my participation, as it is the consumer that keeps retail going.
You seem to see yourself as some kind of fashion-capital fashionista – I hate to break the news to you darling but from what I can gather you live in Worcester, hardly a city (if one can call it that) that is recognised for its fashion merits – indeed, if it is recognised for anything at all.
I see myself as an art, and design student… which coincidentally I am. I live in Worcestershire actually, I don’t live in a city, I live in a village. My rural locality is hardly a negative point? I live a very picturesque, and beautiful county which is rich in history, and culture. Oh, and how can a city “hardly” be a city? Worcester is a city (… and, you tell me I have a lack of reality), albeit a small one; it is certainly a city. Worcester is actually recognised for a lot of things, I am not going to go into the merits of Worcester (there’s wikipedia for that). My locality does not dictate my interests, nor do I have to live in a certain locality to have certain interests. Clearly you forget that?
Your blatant disregard of your reality (you are an overly wealthy, overly snobby teenager) shocks and repulses me.
I am very much aware of reality. I’m certainly not overly wealthy, nor overly snobby – although I am indeed a teenager. They say two out of three isn’t bad, but one? Come on Brian.
If you expect to be treated as anything other than the above by anyone other than your overly wealthy and overly snobby chums I suggest you embrace your reality and stop living in a dream world.
I will not even dignify this one with a response.
I am frightfully sorry to burst your delightful little bubble in this insensitive way, but the world is harsh my little one and sooner or later you will realise that, contrary to what you may believe, you are not a fashion critic, model, or anything else pertaining to Vogue-esque greatness.
I’m not in a little bubble. I’m quite aware of the harsh reality, I don’t know why you are rabbiting on about it? The only harsh reality in any of this is that I have to deal with atrociously rude comments, i.e. yours. I don’t claim to be anything, and of course I’m not pertaining to Vogue-esque greatness. I write what is on my mind, my opinion, my feelings, my thoughts, my likes, my dislikes, throw in a bit of humour, and if you do not like the result… oh well?
How old are you? 5? 6? Or perhaps, at a stretch, 7? Does your Mummy pay for your lovely mustard COS jumpers and your apparently bi-daily champagne consumption?
Again you seem to lack reality, especially if you think I am 5, 6. Is that supposed to bother me, that you cannot differentiate between ages – because quite frankly it doesn’t. As for my COS jumper actually I bought it myself, it’s delicious isn’t it? Bi-daily champagne consumption? Try bi-weekly, and you’d be far closer to the truth – I pay for that too.
I find your little land charming and deeply endearing, I must say. Perhaps you should consider writing children’s books. Or perhaps designing fish tanks.
Well I found your comment rather brusque, but the effort you went to was certainly endearing. In regards to your rudeness, I am not going to follow suit. To a degree I respect your opinion, because it’s your opinion, which you are quite entitled to have regardless of whether I agree with it, or not… because believe it, or not, I am quite a reasonable person.
Thank you, however, for a couple of minutes of amusement. The wife and I greatly appreciate it.
I am glad I could help you with that Brian, after all to be amused is a great thing, and part of the purpose of this blog.
Lots of hugs and kisses,
Brian, you’re impertinent, but thanks for the hugs, and kisses – although I am not certain what you have tried to achieve with htis comment.
Brian x
Regards,
Lorien Adey”
I don’t blog for you, I blog for me, and don’t you forget that.
May have treated myself to a new pair of shoes, haven’t been that happy recently so a bit of retail therapy was in order. I did not even intend to buy them! I popped into Selfridges for a birthday card, and popped out with a new pair of Kurt Geiger shoes, but no birthday card… (as you do).
I really like them, black, patent (I’m a sucker for a bit of shine…) lace ups. Quite a reasonable price too!
Yum, just look at that delicious finish! I cannot wait to debut them tomorrow; dependent on weather of course. Some people find patent a bit too much, or prefer it slightly more demure – but remember I don’t do things in halves; it’s all, or nothing.
Kurt Geiger opened his first store in 1963, since then KG has taken the world by storm.
With delicious court shoes like that, at a rather reasonable price… is it surprise that Kurt Geiger is such a big name in the shoe industry? No, it’s really not! It’s high-end style, at a lower end price. Using Vogue’s favourite phrase (these days it seems…), it’s more dash, than cash.
Since I bought them… well I have kind of lived in them, but do you blame me? I adore them!
So, I am quite excited; despite going to sleep at gone 5 am this morning I got up at 8 am… I had a mission, and the said mission is complete.
I am going to the ball, the MONSTER BALL.
Yes!!! I got my Lady GaGa tickets for May in Birmingham, should be fun.
I am also quite excited about seeing Ellie Goulding the end of this month. I’ve been obsessed with her for quite awhile now. Her album finally came out the first of this month (I pre-ordered it naturally), I suggest you go check it out. She won the Critic’s choice award at the Brits this year, she is certainly one to watch in 2010. I’m really looking forward to experiencing her live.
Oh, and wait… it gets better. I also happen to be seeing Hole in early May… quite excited for that too.
So, yes, I have a few upcoming things to be excited about. I like to keep myself busy socially, and academically, it’s always a good thing for the state of my mind!
Oh, and I treated myself to a new shirt the other day – don’t want to wear my shirts to death; I’ve got to introduce new ones now, and again! I’m quite fussy when it comes to shirts, probably why I do not have too many. Very few shirts do I actually like enough to buy.
I went for this shirt, because it’s just simply a classic. Nothing beat’s a classic Polo Ralph Lauren Oxford shirt. Every wardrobe should contain at least one. In fact I think I may wear mine tomorrow… it’s fast becoming a favourite of mine.
So the weekend is calling, I’m still unsure as to what it holds. …but as long as cocktails are involved I am sure it will be fine! I’ve been rather well behaved this week (compensating for last week, which was VERY debaucherous, I was even out Sunday night!!). I think I lived off mojitos last week amongst many other cocktails; not complaining though! What are you doing this weekend?
I have a few bad habits to sort out, by habits I mean people. It’s time to get myself back on track. Lorien is here to stay, whether you like it, or not.
I leave you with this snapshot of my friend Steff, and I – pardon the quality; quick BlackBerry camera shot…
“Don’t hate me ‘cos you ain’t me!”
p.s. congrats to my darling “twin” Tara Tomes, who was appointed an editor at Style Birmingham a couple of weeks ago. Article here: http://www.stylebirmingham.com/style-news/stylebirmingham-com-has-a-new-editor/.
p.p.s. Thanks to Brian (whoever you are), for featuring in this entry, you’re a doll!
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alol. Brian’s comment is greatly amusing. I have the benefit of knowing you, which clearly he doesn’t, but the person he describes is entirely unrecognisable as the reality of you. I sense a note of jealousy of course, because you’re young, pretty and living a life which people, for whatever reason, aspire to. But hating on someone for being lucky enough to be able to do something you can’t is just petty, mean and frankly uncivilised.
Still…we can’t all be perfect like you and me
I founnd that email quite humourous, and it just goes to show what prejudice and generalizing has done to this planet… Good lord.
I frankly enjoy your blog, so keep it up
x
You’ve been going on about KG far too long… Get a new pair of shoes princess.
As for ‘oxford shirt’ as Ralph Lauren have so well advertised it to you… It’s a basic shirt with a horse on it. Must have taken them all their creativity to design that concept. NOT… If your going to chat fashion, can you talk fashion, not just what plain shirt or t shirt you bought with a designer label. It’s tedious and somewhat offensive.
And as for the crazy lifestyle… You are just outrageous girlfriend. Drinking all the time? That is so unheard of, I love how different you are too most underage teenagers in britain. Truely inspiring.
As for your picture above, greaaaasy. So not hot… You need to take some grease proof paper out with you and wipe your face a bit.
All my love
The Jew
xxx
Oh Lorien, you do casue upset with people don’t you! Well love always my Lohan!
Haha Brian’s e-mail (well you’re replies) cracked me up! Plus the added bonus of the comment from “The Jew” – lmao some people are so bitter.
I felt the need to comment really as I never do and so often does your blog amuse me!
Darling, you are wonderful. I see your attending the ball! .. a quote from our friend Gaga that inspired:
“Be whoever the fuck you wanna be, if you wake up tomorrow and want to be a photographer: buy a camera, If you wake up tomorrow and wanna to be a star . . . Then buy a camera”
Thus going to buy a camera!
snap snap, Don’t ever change! ..
Hoco! x
A quote from myself to you darling princess; scandal never involves a shirt made from oxford weave… Even Wilde knew better than that. Where is the originality in what you do? I’m sure ‘our friend the gaga’ would want you to be somebody rather than a nobody.
Just a fashion tip… I think you’d look awesome with an afro and this season is looking at a throw back to the nineties… Wanna be hip then get to grips with ‘saved by the bell’, mix in perm (or afro if your man enough) and you will be the ‘monster’ boys want to ‘poker face’
All my love
The Jew
xxx
Ah, my dear Jew,
I’m honestly not sure which part of ‘simply a classic’ betrays Lorien’s hidden opinion that a Ralph Lauren Oxford shirt is the pinnacle of creative couture. Perhaps it’s a product of the same addled part of your brain which causes you to labour under the misapprehension that you are uniquely qualified to hold an opinion on anything relating to his life.
I also seem to have missed the part where Lorien claims to be blazing a trail for originality in this world. I had to go back and read his ‘About Me’ page just to check there’s no coded mention of ‘look at me, I’m unique, swimming against a world of conformity’ message yet all I found were statements pretty much explicitly declaring precisely the vile accusations you are attempting to hurl in his direction, viz ‘I used to have dreams that one day people would care what shirts I wore, I’m over that now – I’m living life to have fun.’
Well it certainly looks to me, an innocent bystander who doesn’t hate on people who are younger and prettier than them, that he is having fun. One’s definition of fun is, of course, entirely personal and subjective but those of us who are blessed enough to have discovered this window on Lorien’s life are here to observe that part of himself which he chooses to portray here and are not really invited to speculate on the motives upon which that lifestyle may or may not be predicated.
Style is not about what you do; the clothes you wear; the path you tread. It is about HOW you do what you do; HOW you wear your clothes; HOW you tread your path. But then I can’t imagine that that is something you will ever appreciate. The style of a young man laying himself before the world in an honest manner is significantly more impressive than the style of what I am presuming to be an older man who wishes only to pour scorn.
I suggest you take a long hard look at your life and try to work out where it all went wrong to make you the kind of person who reads a blog on the internet and decides to offer unsolicited vitriol in such a manner. Commenting on the fact that someone has skin which produces sebum to the extent where it’s visible on the skin several hours after they last had the opportunity to cleanse is classless and repugnant. I’d be interested to see the state of your divinely flawless skin at the end of a long evening of enjoyment. Incidentally, how precisely do you wipe grease with greaseproof paper? It is, by its very nature, greaseproof. Clearly you have great experience in this brand of magic so I’d be interested to hear. Perhaps if I sent you some lead you could turn it into gold for me?
To sum up then, by way of a quote, from…erm…you, ‘That is so unheard of, I love how different you are too most’ and here I’ll assume “bitter and twisted late-twentysomething fast realising that his youth is coming to an end more rapidly than he would like” fits you more than “underage teenager” ‘in britain’. We’ll ignore the fact that you spelt “to” as “too” and the fact that it should, in any case, be ‘different from’ and that, at 18, Lorien is underage for so very little. After all, as you have so clearly demonstrated, we all make mistakes. Yours was to put finger to keyboard in the first place. And the second place. And, I suspect, in any place.
Big hugs and kisses,
The Atheist
xxx
Dear Atheist (loving the mimicry of my precedent)
a) To compare couture with ready to wear would be silly… Evidently you are trying to use a sledge hammer to crack a walnut.
b) Surely his ‘about me section’ is a contradiction. I take your opinion about; ‘‘I used to have dreams that one day people would care what shirts I wore, I’m over that now – I’m living life to have fun’ – surely, he does care… Else why would he write about the clothes he is wearing? I’m definitely picking up ‘care’ vibes sister.
c) Your third paragraph seems to raise nothing, only your naivety…
d)Style in an ‘honest manner’… ? Style has no relevance to honesty so that was insignificant of you. Furthermore, style is what you wear… You chose what you wear, you chose what you buy, you chose your style. However, there is a flaw in this, that some are more prevalent to then others; is your style ‘your style’? Or have you just bought into by some clever marketing. I’d suggest the latter in this case. I think there are some journal articles by Elaine Showalter, maybe Cixous… Feel free to read.
e) I haven’t touched sulphuric acid since high school let alone offer it out to people… That would be naughty. And yeah, he’s greasy. My skin on the other hand is so like an angel, people call me Gabrielle because i’m a total babe. As for the greaseproof paper, fair point but I’m not into all this spotty shenanigans… Perfect skin’s a genetic flaw of mine. Shoot me babes.
f) Thanks for picking up my typos… I will definitely spank my PA for those, but then again you did take ‘underage teenager’ out of context. I was comparing him to underage teenagers not calling him an underage teenager. I think that point was your weakest so far. Perhaps, re read what I said and give me another spank you big Atheist you
And FINALLY… Remember, the nineties is back so if you can think back to your 40s… Dress like that
All my love
The Jew
xxx
Dearest Jew,
My goodness, I haven’t seen such a poor level of English comprehension since primary school.
a) I didn’t compare couture with ready to wear, I simply suggested that Lorien wasn’t trying to do so either. And the only thing I’m trying to crack is the riddle of why you’re so obsessed with the life of a teenage boy you seem to dislike. Unhealthy doesn’t even come close to describing it.
b) There you go again, picking up on things which simply don’t exist. There are no care vibes.
c) Wow, a level of arrogance that impresses even me – and I’m not impressed by arrogance very often at all these days. The ‘I don’t understand your point, therefore I will disregard it as being invalid’ style of argument went out of fashion a lot time ago, old boy. Perhaps I can make it clearer for you: ‘If you don’t like what you read then go forth and multiply’.
d) Again with the lack of comprehension. I did not and would never attempt to equate style with honesty. The style relates to the person and the honest manner relates to the person, this I will grant, but in the same way I wouldn’t relate a liking of coffee with a desire to self-harm. The two may be present in one individual but they are simply parts of the same whole. What you wear is simply an element of style – clothing style – which makes up a small fraction of your overall style. Deportment and mannerisms contribute much more to the style of an individual than the clothing on their back. Clever marketing can only go so far. Showalter is interesting, in a way, but only to an extent. Cixious perhaps more relevant but still barely.
e) Not quite sure what relevance sulphuric acid has to anything I said, but feel free to enlighten me. I too suffer the curse of perfect skin and it has been something I’ve simply had to put up with since back in the late Victorian era when my grandchildren used to be referred to as my grandparents. They’re dead now, of course, bless them. Only I remain within my dynasty.
f) Did you honesty say that? My goodness, someone with a lack of basic English comprehension skills saying *I* should re-read *THEIR* words? Well I never. If you say, sarcastically of course, that ‘you are oh so different from “x”‘ there is an implicit assertion that you are referring to them as being “x”. If I say ‘oh, you’re so different from most meritless idiots’ I would have to be suggesting you were a meritless idiot, otherwise the comparison would be as pointless as the rest of your inane rambling.
Would that be the 1990s or the 1890s? Both had their merits but I much preferred the latter.
Fond regards,
The Atheist
xxx
heh. Well I certainly seem to have started something here. Someone has their head so far up their arse they don’t seem to be able to read properly! Still, it’s getting lots of hits for your blog – maybe you should employ The Jew to comment regularly
Bless…
a) Primary school dig… Yawm
b) I probably pick up care vibes because I’m much more open to things… Curse of being a Jew I suppose.
c) I agree that the form of argument you stated is invalid, but that wasn’t my argument was it. There you go again… Taking things out of context because you don’t understand them, I’ve seen it in a lot of GCSE papers.
d)’The style of a young man laying himself before the world in an honest manner ‘… So here you have your subject and object mixed up. If you want Lorien to be the subject then you should have made ‘the style’ the object, and your understanding would be correct. As such, it is incorrect.
e) sulphuric acid = vitriol ? Don’t use words if you don’t know what they are… You’ll only confuse yourself.
f) Showalter as ‘interesting’ and less relevant? Cixious is hardly relevant but Showalter discusses it explicitly. ‘Interesting’ is unengaging but less relevant… That’s just incorrect. As with ‘deportment and mannerisms’, they aren’t individual either. They are adopted genetically, socially and culturally… Nothing individual about that. And we are talking clothing fashion, are we not? There aren’t that many elements to it, and ‘clever marketing’ is not a factor of style… So when you say it can go so far… It’s really a spider without legs.
g) and by implying, sarcastically, that they are different… It implies that they are touching but never becoming said subject, if I was to imply what you are referring to then this particular satiritcal style wouldn’t work. I might as well just be direct if I was to follow your theory of x = y whereas in fact it’s more of x < y. Feel free to draw graphs.
As for the final, it's the 1990s obviously… I don't think 'saved by the bell' was around in those days silly! And the 1890s had it's merits? I suppose the first underground railway in London was a merit, as was William James' Principles of Psychology… O and moving picture show's appeared, amazing what an education can teach you.
Just off to self harm and drink coffee… Zounds, the pleasure I enjoy.
All my love
The Jew
xxx
Todays fashionista sister-to-sister tip: Matching your shoes to your jacket makes Jesus cry. Please don’t make Jesus cry. Make Jesus smile with asymmetrical shapes and decomposing florals. Ooo scandal!
All my love
The Jew
xxx
Dearest Jew,
a) Sorry. Digging out the primary school cliche was something of a primary school cliche. (may the good lord strike me down if you even think of pointing out my lack of accents – it’s too early in the morning to be bothered with such things). I do enjoy a good paradox though.
b) Yes of course. I forget that Jews have the monopoly on ‘making stuff up and calling it intuition’.
c) If you can’t understand how ‘Your third paragraph seems to raise nothing’ equates to ‘I don’t understand your point, therefore I will disregard it as being invalid’ then you really are beyond help. It may SEEM to raise nothing but I can state explicitly, as the originator of the point in question, that it only seems that way because you don’t understand my point, in the same way that you don’t understand a great many things pertaining to this discussion.
d) ’The style of a young man laying himself before the world in an honest manner‘ – do you not understand clauses and sub-clauses? ‘The style’ is indeed the subject. Well done. ‘young man laying himself before the world in an honest manner’ is a sub-clause and as such ‘honest manner’ quite clearly refers to ‘young man’. ‘is significantly…’ introduces the verb referring to the subject. Presumably you’re one of those people…incapable of parsing English without excessive punctuation?
e) Sorry, my use of the more common definition of the word vitriol (2. severely bitter or caustic) has caused you some confusion. I shall endeavour to avoid usage of words beyond the arcane definition in future, lest ye become hysterical. Oh wait…there I go again.
f) Showalter may discuss anything she likes explicitly, but that doesn’t make her relevant to anything. Cixous is more relevant to all discussions, in my opinion, by virtue of the fact that I find her conclusions more valid taken in conjunction with my experience of the world. We are, of course, free to decide which feminist, or feminists, we feel have the better application to the world as we ourselves experience it.
g) Now you’re making shit up again to make yourself feel superior. Like I said, if you compare x to y and you readily admit there is no correlation between x and y then you are effectively saying ‘this apple doesn’t taste like an orange’ which is true, but pointless. Which I believe is a point I’ve now had to make three times. Perhaps I should draw you a diagram. It’s not so much ‘ceci n’est pas une pipe’ as ‘you are a moron’.
Flight, the diesel engine and moving pictures all either came into being, had significant forebears that came into being or developed substantially in the 1890s. It was an exciting time, for sure, but that wasn’t actually my point. It’s a shame you didn’t pick up on my actual point. I admit it was quite literally a bit too subtle. Still…there’s only so much an education can teach you.
With reluctant heart I leave thee. I await your significantly arousing retort.
Tatty-bye,
The Atheist
xxx
Ha ha ha, I’m quite enjoying how little read you are on Showalter and Cixious… Or maybe you just do not understand their academic discourse.
Please don’t make racist remarks about ‘the Jew’… It’s immature to compare me to a religious stereotype; ‘making stuff up and calling it intuition’ – however, it’s not a stereotype I have come across in my time as a Jew, and studying them academically.
Ergo, I can understand but I see it as irrelevant. Your lack of understanding of what I am saying reveals more about yourself than it does about me.
As for punctuation, for someone who lacks development in Freud’s anal stage, I’m surprised you have not learnt to punctuate effectively. Please can you rewrite that line for me… I am intrigued as to how you think you are making the whole sentence minus the subjective noun a subclause – beguiling. However, thank you for appreciating my knowledge on sentence structure.
Now, ‘ I’m not chatting shit’ – How your language falls apart. You obviously don not understand what I was informing you… Moreover, you must draw the graph and you will regard there is correlation, but I am not defining Lorien as an ‘underage teenager’… I am comparing him because he is similar not that he is. God, I learnt that in primary school.
‘Would that be the 1990s or the 1890s? Both had their merits but I much preferred the latter.’
I don’t think you really made a point… Over than that you thought ‘Saved by the bell’ could have been a 1890s phenomenon. However, by asking me what decade I’m glad you are taking on my style advise. I have a feeling you need it my Atheist friend.
‘Sorry, my use of the more common definition of the word vitriol (2. severely bitter or caustic)’. If it is the common use why was it number 2 on your definitions. I’m pretty sure sulphuric acid is the common use and would be the number ’1′ meaning… Once again you take the item out of context and try to make it wield to your argument but like a wet kipper, slaps you in the face. You can’t just make things up, do you often lie?
I’m glad we are clearing that up, now it’s time to exfoliate.
All my love
The Jew
xxx
“Please don’t make racist remarks about ‘the Jew’… It’s immature to compare me to a religious stereotype; ‘making stuff up and calling it intuition’ – however, it’s not a stereotype I have come across in my time as a Jew, and studying them academically.”
Wow. You REALLY missed the boat on this one. You haven’t come across it because it isn’t a religious stereotype. You were the one who claimed that you were ‘much more open to things’, I’d already established that what you were claiming is not a thing but a figment of your imagination, ergo, you claimed that a ‘curse of being a Jew’ was to make stuff up. See what you did there? You invented a whole new religious stereotype of your own and then took offence when I pointed it out.
I punctuate for intelligent people. It’s not my fault that you can’t parse that. I’ve already pointed out how the elements of the sentence relate to each other. Sometimes I wonder if you actually read my words, or just see what you think I said.
I understand what you’re TRYING to inform me but you are simply not informing me of fact. But I can concede you’re simply not going to get it. Also, you just quoted something I didn’t say; effective punctuation indeed. It’s really not that hard, my dear. As for slipping into the vernacular, it’s a tool used widely in all forms of communication for myriad reasons.
And now you don’t even understand how dictionaries work. The first definition is the definition which came first. The term ‘vitriol’ is really not in common use to refer to sulphuric acid and, as such, its use in this way is arcane. The later meaning, the one any moderately able person would infer from my meaning, has FAR succeeded the initial definition in common usage. Although I may just go to my local mechanic and ask him for some vitriol to top up my car battery. Wonder how that will go…
Also, when you referred to the 90s in your message directed at me, to which I was replying, there was no mention of saved by the bell – that was made in a separate post which it is entirely groundless to presume applies to this conversation. But keep trying, really. Perhaps one day my reason for mentioning the 1890s will dawn on you. Then again, it really is quite clever.
So, to summarise the past couple of days, don’t make ad hominem attacks on someone because they choose to portray their life on the internet in a way that somehow displeases you. That way madness lies.
a) That’s not what I said, you just twisted it weakly, which is a habit of yours, into some monstrosity. Interestingly, you have failed to pick up on a point Jean-Paul Satre made about language, and are taking a ‘literal’ approach to something which is symbolic. Plus, I am not creating a stereotype; jew are not known for ‘making stuff up and calling it intuition’ but they are known for being ‘open to things.’ You are making grand generalisations, and reading words that aren’t there but I am able to support mine with fact; read Cecil Roth and Maria Frawley. the Jews are known for being a critical part of many societies, more than any other relgious sect. Therefore, your generalisation is racial incorrect. Injustice I hear one cry. I concur. RACIST!
b) All i can say is ‘lol’… I’m glad you know you are in the wrong on this one… Nice use of deflection though, however expected.
c)Sorry about the quoting… But what makes you think I was quoting you? That would be too obvious, but I’m glad you feel for it.
d)Depends on the type of Dictionary , as i’m sure you are aware there are many, and I can reiterate that sulphuric acid is the first definition for the term… And the most common used. I don’t chose to use archaic language when I am making a point. It doesn’t convey your meaning clearly but they must have told you that at GCSE? I know when I was doing my first degree it was obvious, but I guess to a lay man…Not so.
e) Obviously too clever for me… Plus… I couldn’t care less. I’m beautiful.
f) As for ‘ad hominem’ attacks… I am being logical, but admittidly logic is overrrated, you only have to read Alice in Wonderland for that.
To summerise, KG shoes… Get over it. Oxford shirts, Get over it. As for drinking and being scandalous. I’ve seen more style and scandal in a jam jar.
As for the Atheist, educate yourself more on Showalter, Cixious, Freud and basic maths. One day you might be as beautiful as me.
All my love
The Jew
xxx
I love the Jew Lorien, you should definitely employ him like Andrew suggested.
So funny.
The Jew, Why would you continue to comment on a innocent young mans blog, this is a way to express your intrests and yourself, i believe you do not personally know Lorien, so why should you care if he writes about his KG shoes, it has no revelance to you, i do not mean to be rude agasint your opinions, but i would understand why you write on here if you knew him or had a little aqquitance with him? Is Lorien doing you any harm by writing? Is he claiming to be a Male version of Lady Gaga, even if he was, WHY does this effect you?
Lorien, My Love always!
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My dearest Jew,
The thing that I have enjoyed most about this exchange is that your prose has illustrated my points far more clearly than it has illustrated yours. If this was supposed to be some kind of parody of an internet troll then I applaud you wholeheartedly for it is certainly one of the best I have ever seen. If you’re actually serious that you believe the words you type then I despair both for the future path of your life and the effect that may have on the humanity with which you surround yourself.
You attempted to characterise me in a number of ways, not a single one of which has been anywhere near accurate. This is perhaps understandable given that, as far as we both know, we don’t know each other. For someone so convinced of their unique insight it was a major source of disappointment for me. The irony of calling me a racist is so delicious I really wish I could explain to you how that is. However, you have thus far failed to comprehend anything that I have explained to you so it is almost certainly not worth my effort.
Of the many people with similar views to those that you have expressed here, that I have encountered during my short time upon this planet, you are far and away the most tenacious and the least pleasant. I suppose you deserve congratulation for the former and, if the latter is your goal, then congratulations, too, on that one.
Your repeated assertions as to the redoubtable nature of your beauty, intelligence and education demonstrate a deep insecurity, the likes of which I can only wish you didn’t have to suffer. Without a personal consultation I am unable to provide you with professional advice on how you might overcome that.
I would advise, however, that you take a break from (ab)using the internet and use the time instead to think long and hard about what drives you to make spiteful comments on the blogs of young men, what caused your superiority complex and how, as a whole, you could improve your contribution such that it is less a parody of a bitter cliché and more an honest celebration of the joys of humanity.
You may write what you like in response. I have already spent a modicum more effort on this than I intended to, although it hasn’t been entirely useless to me. I have tried more than I would have liked to convince you that your bitterness is unhealthy in the same way that you have tried to convince me that reading is a substitute for understanding. I suspect both of us have failed. The only solace I take from this is that as I continue to meander down the path I have forged through life I will be celebrating the pleasures of life whilst you will be denigrating them.
Farewell and bonne chance,
The Atheist
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