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Post by xanadu on Jan 8, 2020 19:04:07 GMT
It’s linked on the dedicated Pearlman thread, but I’m posting it here. jeffpearlman.com/i-need-to-fix-me/There’s more, but here’s the bulk of it: I need to fix me.
That sounds sappy. Love Guru sorta thing. But, truly, I need to fix me.
I bring this up after a long talk with the wife this evening, about social media and the need to engage and engage and engage. Today, in particular, was sorta ugly, in that I felt compelled to engage on something dumb Tweeted by a former Major Leaguer named Aubrey Huff.
Why enter a fray? Honestly, I don’t know. A desire to be heard? Perhaps. Boredom during long writing days? Certainly possible. An inane craving for attention? Gotta be a part of it.
Whatever the case, I’m sick of me and social media. Truly, truly, truly, truly sick of me and social media. It’s an addiction, of sorts. Not crack or cigarettes, but something equally distracting and hard to shake. Back in the olden days, when I needed a break from writing, I’d take a walk, read a book, pet the dog, go to the couch and watch TV. Now, I stay in one place and Tweet, or update Facebook. It’s preposterous, and stupid, and would probably be far more embarrassing were it not such a widespread problem.
My wife often says to me, “You’re a nice guy—why do you want to come off that way?” And it’s a question without an easy-to-offer answer. Why? Wish I knew. Truly, wish I knew. But something inside of me feels broken, and I need to fix it. Maybe that’s therapy. Maybe it’s a stricter adherence to discipline. Maybe it’s simply thinking whether I want to be attached to something this juvenile and pathetic—merely in the name of re-Tweets and viral high fives.LOL no he's not. Such a fucking drama queen. And unless he's been down the rabbit hole of rabbit holes that only crack can take you down, he's talking out of his ass.
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Post by Dr Boom 70 on Jan 8, 2020 23:09:53 GMT
Catherine Pearlman seems like a really nice person from what I've read about her. She also seem very grounded and bright I bet once Len Dykstra drew her into the mix on yesterday twitter melt down it was time for a come to Jesus moment with The Kangol Kid.
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Post by YankeeFan on Jan 9, 2020 19:59:52 GMT
It strikes me as part of the overall attention-seeking performance. Look, I am evolving! See, I am a BETTER PERSON! I think Pearlman’s is more genuine than the other one, which has already devolved into a smoke screen to tweet at famous directors. Robert Caro was the recipient of his latest shout out. LOL.
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Post by Whitman on Jan 10, 2020 1:13:09 GMT
I think Pearlman’s is more genuine than the other one, which has already devolved into a smoke screen to tweet at famous directors. Robert Caro was the recipient of his latest shout out. LOL. Today it’s how grateful he is to be on the set of “his” TV show, “Away,” which is aptly named. That’s two straight days of utilizing this expression of gratitude to suck his own Canadian dick. I hope he never changes.
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Post by YankeeFan on Jan 10, 2020 1:20:45 GMT
Robert Caro was the recipient of his latest shout out. LOL. Today it’s how grateful he is to be on the set of “his” TV show, “Away,” which is aptly named. That’s two straight days of utilizing this expression of gratitude to suck his own Canadian dick. I hope he never changes. It's really beautiful. A series of humble brags. This is going to be a fun year.
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Post by Whitman on Jan 10, 2020 1:26:20 GMT
Today it’s how grateful he is to be on the set of “his” TV show, “Away,” which is aptly named. That’s two straight days of utilizing this expression of gratitude to suck his own Canadian dick. I hope he never changes. It's really beautiful. A series of humble brags. This is going to be a fun year. How long until we get Ebert?
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Post by sharky, Hunter’s text buddy on Jan 10, 2020 1:46:33 GMT
Only 16 likes. That’s gotta sting.
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Post by YankeeFan on Jan 10, 2020 1:55:49 GMT
Only 16 likes. That’s gotta sting. 10 more than the Robert Caro tweet.
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Post by mizzougrad96 on Jan 10, 2020 14:35:12 GMT
Pearlman's angst, if you will, is part of the reason why his podcast is so good... Some of the stories about stupid things that were done as a young writer are truly priceless and often elicit similar stories from his guests... One of my former co-workers worked with him in Nashville and described Pearlman as "Great writer, but the ultimate young punk..." and he clearly liked Jeff... To be fair, this was 20 years ago when the Rocker story came out..
You listen to his podcast and he's strangely relatable and almost comes across as humble at times. Then you read his social media... LOL...
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Post by YankeeFan on Jan 10, 2020 15:09:40 GMT
I don't doubt that Jeff is a nice guy -- provided that you share his politics, or hide them if you differ from him.
He's enormously emotional. And, like others, has a need to demonstrate how much he cares, and that he is on the right side of issues.
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Post by Whitman on Jan 10, 2020 15:35:14 GMT
I don't doubt that Jeff is a nice guy -- provided that you share his politics, or hide them if you differ from him. He's enormously emotional. And, like others, has a need to demonstrate how much he cares, and that he is on the right side of issues. God bless my beautiful wife, who is all heart. But the other day she started popping off about the situation with Iran and I had to cut her off. “I love you. I know you mean well. But I also know the depth of your thought on this is, ‘Trump, so must be bad,’ and that doesn’t seem like a productive use of our time.”
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Post by doctorquant on Jan 10, 2020 15:38:46 GMT
I don't doubt that Jeff is a nice guy -- provided that you share his politics, or hide them if you differ from him. He's enormously emotional. And, like others, has a need to demonstrate how much he cares, and that he is on the right side of issues. God bless my beautiful wife, who is all heart. But the other day she started popping off about the situation with Iran and I had to cut her off. “I love you. I know you mean well. But I also know the depth of your thought on this is, ‘Trump, so must be bad,’ and that doesn’t seem like a productive use of our time.” When do the stitches come out?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2020 15:39:28 GMT
I await the Sunday Morning Report.
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Post by Whitman on Jan 10, 2020 15:42:59 GMT
God bless my beautiful wife, who is all heart. But the other day she started popping off about the situation with Iran and I had to cut her off. “I love you. I know you mean well. But I also know the depth of your thought on this is, ‘Trump, so must be bad,’ and that doesn’t seem like a productive use of our time.” When do the stitches come out? Ha. No, she knows by now my lack of interest in talking about a news story until I’m up to speed. And, on the flip side, my inability to STOP talking about one once I’m immersed (Smollett, Kavanaugh, UVA rape story, etc.).
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Post by mizzougrad96 on Jan 13, 2020 13:17:06 GMT
I think he's always been pretty self-aware of how he was when he was younger. He talks about it all the time on his podcast.
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