| Lo Fun Fact #1 |
| "Lolita Files" is my real name. It is not a pen name, as incredible as that may seem. There are plenty of Files family members and people who have known me for years capable of validating this. As for the "Lolita" part, my mother named me after the movie based on Nabokov's book, although she saw or read neither. To this day, she has no idea what a "Lolita" is. |
| Lo Fun Fact #2 |
| I love fried chicken and fabulous shoes. If you ever want to get on my good side, send Popeye's or Mr. Chicken (my favorite spot in Cleveland) and a pair of
Christian Louboutins. |
| Lo Fun Fact #3 |
| Never show up unannounced or without a Pepsi (preferably Pepsi Jazz Caramel Cream). Better yet, how about not show up at all? |
| Lo Fun Fact #4 |
| I hate the telephone. Don't get mad if I don't call you. I don't call anyone. Don't call me asking why I don't call. Just don't call, okay? |
| Lo Fun Fact #5 |
| I love the internet!!! I love communicating through the internet!!! You can e-mail me and odds are I'll e-mail you right back (if I'm not in the middle of a major project). Makes up for my hangup about the phone, doesn't it? See, I'm not so bad after all!!! |
| Lo Fun Fact #6 |
| I can't stand IMing. Please don't IM me. You will get the cold shoulder. I don't like giving people the cold shoulder, so please don't put me in that position. |
| Lo Fun Fact #7 |
I have four five six wonderful, slap-happy dogs, a bird (some kind of dove/pigeon mix), and a cat, all of whom I love to pieces. If you meet me and ask me about my dogs, bird, and cat, we'll be instant friends. If you meet me and ask me why the f*ck I have four five six dogs, a bird, and a cat, see the above fun fact for how I will respond. |
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| Plagiarism Is The New Black. |
| Wednesday, April 26, 2006 |
Why am I bothering to wrack my brain to create original stories when I could just lift some stuff out of already existing books? And get big money and movie deals for it? Why shouldn't I let someone else do all the work and reap the benefits? Why am I on the grind when I could be chillin' in the villainous cut?
 As of yesterday, the number of identical and/or extremely familiar passages Kaavya Viswanathan had stolen "unintentionally and unconsciously" lifted was thought to be between 24 and 29. Now it's up to 40. And this child got $500K and a movie deal for her book, which she ripped off from someone else's books.
Bubby Eric will never notice, and if he does, I'll just say 'sorry' and flash him some t*tty. That oughta blind him to the situation for a bit.
 Long enough for me to take the money and run.
New York Times - Aggrieved Publisher Rejects Young Novelist's Apology |
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You know, I wasn't going to post on this one until I read the actual comparisons. As a writer of original material it is somewhat unnerving as well as insulting. Bad enough we have constant parades of legitimized ripoffs in Hollywood and TV, but this blatant theft is unreal. I...I...for once am speechless.
Though, the Indian author is pretty damned cute, so I say we let her go this time.
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Okay, a joke just popped into my head...
"Now they're even outsourcing ripping off novels to the Indians..."...
Buh-duh-Buh!
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Pretty or no, she's not even a good plagiarist.
Lo, I guess your original idea is playing itself over and over and over again. But just let you try some shit like that and they'd shut you down immediately.
But I guess this speaks to another issue. Everyone has a desire to be liked, and considered smart, etc. etc.
Poor dear, she's embraced the American dream to the fullest.
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You know, I wasn't going to post on this one until I read the actual comparisons. As a writer of original material it is somewhat unnerving as well as insulting. Bad enough we have constant parades of legitimized ripoffs in Hollywood and TV, but this blatant theft is unreal. I...I...for once am speechless.
Though, the Indian author is pretty damned cute, so I say we let her go this time.