Dear Curtis: Here is the honest Truth from my perspective, complete with the appropriate introduction. Some of this is a repeat from my draft send; my brain is tired, brilliant and devious brain that it is. _________________________________
Well, I have been out of commission the last couple of days and I apologize. There was a major breach of my security system and I took a few major hits to my personhood. My bliss bubble was infiltrated; my emotions cried out in outrage. The Others tucked me in to a comfortable bed in ICU and put me on life support. They applied a special salve flown in on a helicopter birdie, rehydrated me, and I have now been transferred to the Recovery Unit, where I am lying here sipping on a 7-up and eating a fruit bowl, contemplating the enormity of my intelligence. Not just a "run-of-the-mill" intelligence, mind you, but a vast and devious intelligence worthy of a great ______ like myself (what's the word for it? I'm sure it will come to me if I think long enough.) So, not to waste time with all this personal drama, take my hand and let us travel to the land of the FFL Games. (Ooops, I have just revealed a top secret, secret on the back and forth of my writing process. I've been working on a couple of themes, but I like the "FFL Games" theme best, so I will proceed with that one. The Others will undoubtedly bring me before the high court and sanction me for my truly passive-aggressive action here. I hope they don't pull my hard-earned vacation, celebrating almost 50 years of service to the planet. Please find it in your heart of hearts to forgive me Curtis; I'm off my medication). Now, it is of utmost importance to know that at the FFL Games (have you seen Hunger Games btw?), there is "war room" where an elite team of Gamers (lets call them the Oppressors) work to manipulate reality and disable the warriors fighting for Truth and Justice in the land. There are very few rules, but one of them is that what happens in the Games, stays in the Games. It is uncouth to breach this rule without permission and the consequences to all involved for such a breach are impossible to predict, even for the most experienced soothsayers. NEWSFLASH! The Oppressors have shifted the playing field. It *was* focused on a conversation between Robin and you, and now, somehow, the entire landscape has changed and is focused on the *breach of my security system.* Is this intentional in some way? Is there a larger strategy associated with distracting those interested in said conversation about your integrity and honesty away from such pursuits? Well, I can't say for sure, so in the meantime, I must get back to the skirmish in front of me. Wait, did you let go of my hand? That can't be you headed for the war room, can it? Now, while I almost never go point to point with anyone, because I'm format challenged (don't believe that, it's a special-ops tactic that I use - check with Sal, she knows me better than anyone), I will try to restore Truth and Justice to this most unfortunate situation I find myself in. I have inserted my comments below: ________________________________ From: curtisdeltablues <curtisdeltabl...@yahoo.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 12:28 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Eastwooding: PS to Ann "I'm not going to shut up; it's my turn!" Emily being quoted from her post: "I sent your email to Curtis and Judy, because it freaked me out and those were the only two people at the time that I could remember that knew you in some fashion from FFL and whose emails were listed here. I was looking for perspective on that email because it was *so* angry. I apologize to Judy and Curtis for forwarding bad energy. It won't happen again." Curtis: So let's see how Judy can spin this into troll bait. Listen up all you apprentice trolls. mama troll is gunna reveal the formula. Emily: God bless it, Curtis...did she reveal it? The secret formula - please give me your opinion on what it is. Clearly you know it. I am but a student, a simple woman trying to live up to the intelligent forward-ass plotter that you seem to think I am - I'm all strategy Curtis. And in that vein, I admit though, the second I received this breach in protocol from Sal, I determined to devise a devious plan for revenge. I started the cauldron boiling; I got out the very large wooden spoon and began to stir the great pot. I added cumin and turmeric and other special herbs of a pungent variety. Within only a few minutes, a grand vision came to me. I would attempt to fool everyone on FFL who might consider me a "dimbo" or "drama queen" or worse. I would create an enormous distraction and pull everyone's attention, who was paying attention, to me, to my sad plight. I would go rogue on the Dame. I would be so smart about this, it would defy logic in every sense. I would deploy a scheme involving a grand setup between Judy and Curtis; this would be a highly passive-aggressive strategy and plan. So much so, that only the smartest of the smart would have a hope of unraveling the ulterior motives behind it. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <authfriend@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <curtisdeltablues@> > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "raunchydog" <raunchydog@> wrote: > > > > > Amazing, how Curtis managed to turn things around so that > > > that Emily, the aggrieved party who Sal dumped on in a > > > private email, is now Emily the instigator of a nefarious > > > plot to sic Judy on poor Curtis. Pretty slick, I'd say. > > > > Hey thanks for standing up to Judy for calling me dishonest... > > > > oh wait, sorry I just read that again. > > Curtis: Actually I thought it was to sick Judy on Sal who Emily knows > > hates Sal. > Judy: Emily was not aware of my criticisms of Sal. Curtis: You mean the chick you usually refer to as Stupid Sal and who is obviously on the "other team". Yeah, she know. Emily: No, no Curtis. This was *not* my plan. Raunchy has outed what was my real plan. I'm sorry. Us passive-agressives, we hide out. We let others do our dirty work for us; we are terrible with accountability. Judy is correct here, I didn't pay much mind to her criticisms of Sal and hadn't followed any of the conversations involving her. I did know of the moniker she uses for Sal, but it's not my moniker, and I didn't give it much attention. The "other team"? What other team? Curtis, in my illusion of the love-fest that I translate FFL as, I simply deny that these teams exist. Hence my constant irritation at Barry for "listing" me. I can't even keep track of which list I'm on...is it the "right" one or the "wrong" one this week. Am I a Pip or a Pipette? It's all so confusing. I pride myself on being a pretty straight shooter. I throw myself out here and try to stay honest and maintain integrity. You (and Sal) are bursting my bubble, and it is a painful experience, I admit. Emily explained > why she sent it to Curtis and me (see below). Curtis is > calling Emily a liar. Curtis: See the move? Because Emily doesn't specifically mention all possible reasons for sending it to Judy, anyone who speculates about her reasons is calling her a liar! So first she got me to write by calling me a liar, and now she is hoping to get everyone going including Emily, who has escaped this nut house with this troll move by claiming I was calling her a liar. Emily: Did I call you a liar? I'm soooo passive aggressive, aren't I? Oh, wait, that sounds directly aggressive. When oh when did I call you a liar? You have every right to speculate on the reasons I sent that gem from Sal to you. Why believe what I told you was the reason - the same reason I posted here as a matter of fact. I am honored by how devious you think I am. My brain cells are firing at top speed; I planned this. As I noted above, I devised a devious plan to set up Judy and Curtis both. I will play one against the other. I will revel in their exchange. After all, I need something to entertain me while I pack. Curtis: So let me be clear now that Judy has tried to play this creepy game. Emily IMO likes stirring the pot here and watching what happens. She did it often and well. She is a student of the personal dynamics here and I seriously doubt she would object to this characterization of her. When she included Judy she knew exactly what the Judy package comes with. I believe that she hoped for a little Judy/Sal smackdown in return for Sal's critical email. And NO she didn't say this herself, but that doesn't mean that the reason she gave isn't also true. It just may not be the complete list of motivations for why she chose YOU. Emily: Alright, I will give you half a point on this one. I mean with all these ego-strokes, how can I not feel complemented? My subconscious is running the show; I have no control over my motivations. Considering that I mentioned I had almost no idea who Sal was - you bet, why take anything I said at face value Curtis. Let's attribute motive. A "smackdown" - God, I should so get a life, huh? I can't even do my own dirty work - well, it sounds like Sal thinks I can - I have to exercise my powers (I've been taking lessons from the Others) and incite Judy to help give Sal perspective - all while asking that the email in question "please not be posted" in respect to the private intent of it (no matter how off-track) and my suspect philosophy of always giving someone the benefit of the doubt the first time (In fact, I'm so lazy on this point, I've really gotten suckered a few times in the past - don't tell anyone though), smart, strategic, Mother Hen that I am. > > > [Judy] wasn't only calling me dishonest, she was insinuating > > without proof that Sal's email was somehow more egregious > > the how I described it. > > Emily also described Sal's email as being more egregious than > how Curtis described it. Let's remind ourselves of what Emily > wrote yesterday: Curtis: Duh,she was being criticized and I was being defended. Imagine that, we have different perspectives on the same email, what an amazing thing. Emily: Criticized? Oh, let's play it down shall we. I'm good at accepting criticism Curtis - constructive criticism that is. Sal's email was mean and and totally off-base. I find it hilarious that you would actually want such a supporter on your "team" - she is on your "team," right? Me, I'll go with logic over loony every time. > > ----- > I received a very unpleasant private email yesterday from Sal Sunshine > telling me to BUTT OUT of the dialogue between Robin > and Curtis. Now, that dialogue has gone offline so it's not > up for comment anyhow. I have a lot of respect for them both, > honestly. > > Sal, if it's on FFL it is fair game. Those are the rules. If > you can't handle the heat get out of the fire. That's what I > do from time to time. Do *not* email me privately again. If > you do, I will post it directly to FFL. If you would like to > say something to me, post it here at FFL. I sent your email to > Curtis and Judy, because it freaked me out and those were the > only two people at the time that I could remember that knew you > in some fashion from FFL and whose emails were listed here. > I was looking for perspective on that email because it was *so* > angry. I apologize to Judy and Curtis for forwarding bad energy. > It won't happen again. > ----- > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/319943 > > > I was just bonus entertainment. > > Curtis has made himself the main event by dishonestly > portraying Sal's email to Emily. Curtis: So if you can't make a case for it, just repeat it again and again. Right out of the troll playbook. Emily: I simply draw a blank on this word "troll." I need a comprehensive definition. Does it extend beyond someone perceived as just "trolling for attention?" It must, if there is a whole playbook involved. > > > I was trying to balance out a post by Dr. Dummass that was > > calling Sal crazy since I had actually read the email and > > the good Dr had not. > > And having read the email, Curtis knew it supported Dr. > Dumbass's speculation about Sal. But Curtis figured he was > safe because he didn't think either Emily or I would post > the email. And *he* certainly wasn't going to. Curtis: Judy speaking on my behalf and saying exactly the opposite of what I actually DID say about the email. I wonder what they call this... Emily: Is "what they call this" in the troll playbook? I am against posting the email to FFL. I was sent to me privately and I should have deleted it immediately and left to go swimming. I shouldn't have sent it to you Curtis. The reason I wrote out for sending it was my truth at the time. I stand by this reason. It will never happen again. I thought that in the adult world of real life, normal relations return. My mistake. I forgot that we must communicate only in the context of the FFL Games. > > Curtis tries again to distract attention from the spot he's > in by going after Dr. Dumbass: > > > I haven't been paying much attention is Dr. and old FFL > > poster with a new name? That was a curiously inside comment > > from what was posted about the exchange. I suspect a bit of > > contrived innocence in that post. > > > > Dr. Do you have history with Sal? > > I don't know about the doctor, but a lot of people on FFL > have an unpleasant history with Sal. > > It's Curtis's honesty that's at issue here. Notice how he's > attempting to twist the spotlight away from himself to > focus on others: me, Emily, Raunchy, and now Dr. Dumbass. My focus is on your trollery through your false accusations. > > Of the three people who have read the email, two agree > that it's far worse than Curtis has been attempting to > portray it, including Emily, the person to whom it was sent. Actually Sal thought it was just fine, so you have two on two, nice try. > > Before Curtis weighed in here, Emily testified that she had > a lot of respect for Curtis. > > I wonder how she feels about him now. \ Curtis: Emily may or may not respect me but I know one thing for sure. I am not exempt from her desire to have us entertain her, and she is not against stirring the pot when it suits her. I welcomed her wry wit even when I was on the receiving end it. This whole event doesn't change my view of her at all. Emily: You get another half a point here, Curtis. Complements will get you everywhere. Curtis: And of course your behavior through all this is what I expected Judy. Emily: Judy has my sincere thanks for taking what I wrote at face value, which is how it was intended to be interpreted. Now, Curtis, clearly your point of view differs on this, but that's O.K. I am over this and hope never to receive another personal email "supporting you" from Sal again. Now, I must go finish packing. FFL is simply not surreal enough for me, and thus I am flying to Las Vegas and then driving out to visit the Utah canyon lands. I will miss these entertaining exchanges and I will work on perfecting my devious, pot-stirring approach so that next time I have to devise a grand plan, it won't be so easy for you, Curtis, to figure out. >
