As a leaf slowly falls, much butt is kicked

I shall call this mode: "Person with one leg in a butt kicking contest". I was sick as a dog the night before, which means yesterday I got nothing done.

Ergo, today I'm scrambling to get back on schedule with the revisions of the Tower!Guy novel. I realize I set aside my deadline as being unimportant, given the givens, but part of me just needs to be done with revisions, needs to send this out, needs to have this over with.

I just want to work on a new project, on writing words that I haven't gone over with a fine tooth comb fifty times already.

Apropos of nothing: I think the Tor.com site could be a much better if they stopped letting a certain someone post reviews of TV shows that are not even remotely SF/F or SF/F related. I've tried to get into the site because there's some free short fiction there and things, but honestly? As long as they keep letting one of their contributors post reviews of a mainstream crime drama just because it's her favoritest show ever and apparently her thoughts on it are so deep and enlightening that they must be shared at every turn, whether they're relevant or not, I'm out. I can't take the site seriously, because nobody's ever explained to me why they think one person's opinion about a non-SF/F show should be on a site specifically dedicated to SF/F. I swear to god, next there'll be posts about rock climbing. [/bitchery].

I really should get back to work. When I start snarking like this, it means I'm not busy enough.

In case I haven't stated this before

The reason I allow anonymous posting on my LJ is because I realize that not everyone who might come across my little square inch of the internet has a LiveJournal (or Open Access account). Or maybe can't conveniently log their your account. That's fine. I'm not going to make somebody jump through hoops just to leave a quick comment.

But it is nice to sign a name or otherwise identify yourself when you do that. Not asking for your social security or mom's maiden name, just a nom de interwebs if you have it. Something that lets me know that you didn't just come here to hide under a mask of anonymity because you're too chickenshit to stand by the things you say.

I also don't mind people disagreeing with me. I'm often wrong or mistaken about things. Comes with being human. I will do my utmost to be polite about it, so long as I know things are being said in good faith and with some amount of respect.

But disagreeing with me when you're clearly very wrong, in an anonymous comment that you didn't sign? Revokes your right to any politeness, and I will probably be very rude to you and when I'm tired of you, just delete your comment, ban you, and promptly forget your existence.

Seems to me that people who want to say things worth listening to take credit for them. You want to nail your 95 Theses to the church door? Go right on ahead. But either sign them or GTFO.

Thank you, that is all.

I will now resume working on the thing that I'm supposed to be working on rather than farting around on the internet with stupid people.