Comments on: A Carrie Bradshaw Wanna-be

By: Ace Administrator

Ace Administrator — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:28:00 +0000

Well, I never think about it until I read your post today 6.24 Pm
(Indonesia time)

Honestly, I adore Carrie Bradshow, from the way she think. But trully speaking, I also jeleous for her lifestyle,like you say could afford $800 shoes, a Manhattan apartment, and be blessed with designer outfits and rent control, etc.

I even push my friend become a writer for that (OMG)

Well, your post tell me more about real life. Itn't like the movie.

Thanks Lori :)

By: Lori

Lori — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:27:00 +0000

And sadly, Amie, marketing is part-and-parcel. God, I agree. It’s almost as though you’re begging for someone to pay you. But in actual fact, it’s convincing them that they need what you have.

And you’re networking right now. Just take the word “work” out of it. :))

By: writtenexpressions

writtenexpressions — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:22:00 +0000

Anonymous, I had no idea my panties even had a crouch! Ugh, that was painful to read. And it got 3 out of 5 rating stars!!!

Lori, the thing I found most hard to swallow about SatC was that she would spend so much money on one pair of shoes when she could have bought a dozen or more for the same amount at Designer Shoe Warehouse! Oh well. Sometimes you just have to suspend your disbelief.

For me, the toughest thing about freelancing is having to market myself when every fiber of my being fights against it. I hate, hate, hate networking. I consider myself lucky because I'm covered by my husband's insurance, but in this economy who knows if he'll even have a job tomorrow?

Freelancing isn't glamorous, and it isn't for the faint of heart (and apparently it causes abnormal EKGs--wink, nudge), but it's worth every cute pair of shoes I've had to live without because I love it.

By: Lori

Lori — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:32:00 +0000

Me too, Carrie. Watched that show until I could repeat the lines! LOL

By: Lori

Lori — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:31:00 +0000

Anon, you can simply click the Name/URL button, or just type your name at the end of your post. :)

Devon and Katharine, I couldn't agree more on the main character and the vapidness of the people and their problems. It was the whiney factor of the main character that completely unhinged me, but I watched because there was some truth in those characters. Yes, they were one-dimensional, but they represented the many dimensions that we possess. Well, maybe not the sex fiend one, but then again, maybe so!

Great seeing you here, Ruthibelle! I'm enjoying your blog!

LC, there are some pretty nice Payless shoes.... but I get mine off eBay. :))

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:36:00 +0000

Off topic, is there any way I can post my name here if I don’t have a blogspot account.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:35:00 +0000

I hope nobody gets offended by the address I posted. Maybe it’s because it’s two-thirty in the morning, but the article left me bewildered. I still can’t figure out whether it’s supposed to be a joke…I laughed.

By: Katharine Swan

Katharine Swan — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:18:00 +0000

Oh, Anonymous, that was awful. I totally agree. Talk about undermining the credibility of real writers.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:04:00 +0000

The toughest thing I face…people outside the industry never give me an ounce of respect for what I do, and I think articles like this are why: http://www.ehow.com/how_2326289_have-no-more-pads-tampons.html.

When I read this, I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

*Sigh*

By: Ruthibelle

Ruthibelle — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:31:00 +0000

Good advice. Thanx Lori.