Comments | sixgunsaint: Fear and Loathing in the Eastside Wal-Mart

sixgunsaint

Fear and Loathing in the Eastside Wal-Mart

Jun 22, 2005 02:17

There is a good chance I have a messiah complex, but I do believe that every soul on this our planet Earth is worth something. One of my friends extolled to me the virtues of his theory recently, namely that a good 70% of the planets population is more or less "filler", who basically flesh out the stories of the more first tier, successful citizens ( Read more... )

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darkdevotchka June 22 2005, 08:58:35 UTC

Ben, that's a brilliant post!

What a story hey? Crazy. I was laughing the whole way through it!! You could even turn that into some kind of short story. Wal-Mart adventures. The only thing I know about that place is from the movies! :)

Excellent mate. VERY funny!

Don't stop writing here, please!! :)

sixgunsaint June 24 2005, 06:30:19 UTC

I tried to turn another horrible experiance of mine (the dual interviews for teaching English in Japan) into a short story and got pretty far with it until realized the story seemed more funny for me than for others. Writing my true stories (and Im not trying to convince anyone that my life is interesting, unless tales of me watching TV fascinates someone) seems to be good for here, because this feels more like a form of journalism, a version of the truth. When it comes to short stories, which are entertainment, I have to lie.

Thanks for your compliments, Tiff. :) When you get back to New York, take whatever short-cut necessary to a Wal-Mart.

darkdevotchka June 24 2005, 08:53:10 UTC

Yes! I'll have to definitely check it out. Sounds like an adventure for sure. Though I deal with weirdo's everyday, Wal-Mart sounds like a whole north american weirdo-fest. Cool!

And you're very welcome re: the compliments :) I find writing true-life stories much more entertaining!

Keep posting more of these! So great to read.

chaosandoldnite June 22 2005, 13:12:14 UTC

Holy crapamoly.

sixgunsaint June 23 2005, 06:31:44 UTC

Worst thing was, the guy seemed totally 'with it'. From his appearance alone, he looked like he might have been Brian and Derek's uncle, or heck even a grandfather. He had a bike helmet (Derek noticed) and a cell phone clipped at his belt. Complete amush by him. So innocent looking, who knew the depths of his insanity?

mllemoonbeams June 22 2005, 19:55:04 UTC

...Wow.

That caused me to smile much harder than I have smiled in a long time, as I could totally see it happening in my home town, where kids would drive around the WalMart parking lot at night for funAnd I know, he was an older man, but still...wow ( ... )

sixgunsaint June 24 2005, 06:24:24 UTC

Thank you for the compliments. The posts would be even better, and far more understandable if I actually edited them a bit. I usually type em out, do a quick scan for spelling mistakes (reread my last one to find out how well I do at that, eg. hear=here) and that's it. Glad you enjoyed that last one :) Please know the whole story was true, except for the part where I have friends ( ... )

mllemoonbeams June 24 2005, 21:34:19 UTC

I noticed the error, actually. The only thing I can really say I'm good at is editing, proofreading, spelling, and writing. I have no actual PRACTICAL skills that would serve me any good in the "real world". ;P I didn't actually CARE, though. I knew what you meant, and I wasn't going to say anything. :)

It WAS tough for me to make sense of why people like her were alive...but they say some mysteries aren't supposed to be solved, heh.

What would you think of maybe sending me some European chocolate? I've had German chocolate and British chocolate, both of which I enjoyed beyond expression of words. You'd be an awfully swell pal if you sent a menstruating friend some decent sweets. Even if they did melt to gloop by the time they bridged the distance between us.

By the way, I think I'm going to have Brownie Batter Blizzard's babies. :D

sixgunsaint July 2 2005, 04:34:04 UTC

Alas, this will not be possible, as I am an utter slave to my hazelnut-filled mistress. You don't know the power of the dark chocolate side! Actually, my mom didn't bring much back, and what she did had to be split between me and sis. Besides, aren't you the slightest bit wary of accepting food goods from complete strangers? For all you know I might be a complete sadist, inserting into the chocolate razor blades, poison, a shiv, electrical wiring or some sort of firearm. Don't you watch the news????

libragirly1313 June 23 2005, 03:46:39 UTC

I go through days when I, too, believe that most people on this earth are worth something. Other days, I hate most people & just want to be left alone (this happens most often when most of the people in my apartment building are home & I can't walk out my front door without bumping into some idiot. You know how it is here!).

Next time some guy like that comes up to you while you're looking through DVDs, you should look through the DVD section quickly, say (very loud & irate), "They don't have 'Yank My Doodle, It's a Dandy' [yes, that's an actual porn title a friend of mine in college was extremely fond of--I've never seen it myself, honest!]! What kind of bulls**t is this?" & stomp out of the store.

sixgunsaint June 24 2005, 06:13:22 UTC

I knew you most of all would have related to my story. I only meet these interesting folk (Inter-Folk?) when I need a deal on DVD's, you seem to be living in a building of them :) So do you think we should hold true to our universal worthiness outlook? I think so, I'm trying to do a whole Jedi thing of letting negative thoughts and feelings pass through me without clinging to them, to look to the positive around me. Hope that didn't sound as soft-peddle as i think it sounded. I also carry a baseball bat I call my lightsaber :P

That porn title is hilarious. I like the 'throwing a fit' scenario too! What would the Wal-Mart workers say to that? Would they just let me tantrum out of the store? Would they help me? "Sir, if you just relax, we'll find your Doodle for you."

Ah Wal-Mart...sniff...you never give up on us.