Also, in a shocking twist that will surprise precisely no one...

[lizbee]

I am cot_tossed.

I mean, so are a bunch of people, but I started it.

SHOCKED SOCKPUPPET IS SHOCKED! SHOCKED I SAY!

I was planning to PULL OFF MY MASK AND REVEAL MYSELF at some point, but then cesario went and made me a maintainer on fic_tossed, and I figured the time had come.

So, for the record (because cot_tossed is a sock, not a troll, and therefore doesn't barge into people's LJs) here are some things I've been wanting to say:
- I chose the name because the quote makes me laugh, and made a good username.  A friend used to have it as her email .sig.  I was mildly bemused when people interpreted it as a sign of disdain for all fic everywhere.
- I was even more surprised when the icon was held up as evidence of contempt for fandom.  It was just the first picture of Dorothy Parker I found that I (a) liked and (b) hadn't seen everywhere.
- There is nothing I said as cot_tossed that I wouldn't say under my own name, but a pseudonym made it easier to distance myself from the politics of personality and engage with stories, as distinct from authors.
- There is some really shit fanfic out there. 
- I am speaking here for myself, not the other puppeteers.  Whether or not they choose to reveal themselves is entirely up to them, and I respect their choice.

Comments

[silly-cleo.livejournal.com]

Aw, but I was so proud of my powerz of deduction!

That picture was a good surprise on my friends page. ;D But now I'm looking at it too hard and feeling a little uneasy.

[lizbee.livejournal.com]

If you stare at it long enough, its mouth becomes a gaping maw that will consume us all.

[silly-cleo.livejournal.com]

*SCREAMS*

Thanks Liz, now I know what I'll be thinking about for the rest of my work day. And the in bed tonight. @_@