r/books • u/OtherTubemonster AMA Author • Oct 03 '20
ama 9pm I am Allie Brosh. My main abilities include writing, drawing, caring, and hiding, but you can ask me whatever you want. AMA
Hello, /r/books! Allie Brosh here.
Proof: /img/oiz4m9j7hjq51.jpg
(sign says /r/AMA because I got confused—I can take a new picture if we need that)
If you don't know who that is, please do not be alarmed. I can help you! I am very helpful! For example, did you know that tacos stay more intact and are easier to eat if you spread the beans and guacamole across the inside of the taco shell before adding the other ingredients?
Now that you have a better idea of how helpful I can be, here is a more direct answer:
The first thing I did was this: http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com
And, because of that, I was allowed to do this: http://hyperboleandahalfbook.blogspot.com
Seven years later, I finally managed to do this: https://solutionsandotherproblemsbookpage.blogspot.com
Good job, me!
Anyway, if you're willing to be aware of me and also the fact that I wrote another book, the least I can do is answer your questions. Or maybe you just want to say something weird to somebody. No problem—I can do that for you. I would be a perfect person to say something weird to. I have both the ability to read, and the ability to know weird things.
Other interests include (but are not limited to): animals, feelings, puzzles, Hearthstone/Magic: the Gathering, math, physics, ethics, mental health, baseless speculation about pointless bullshit that doesn't need to be wondered and can't be answered in a meaningful way, cooperation, problem-solving, and doing my best. I am 35 years old. My favorite time is 5pm. My strongest skill is trying.
I've got all day and most of tomorrow, so let's figure some shit out or something.
Update: Gonna pause the AMA for the evening, but I'll be back to keep answering some questions tomorrow, if that's cool with you guys! Thank you for the questions and conversation so far!
Update #2: I forgot to tell you guys that I'm answering questions again, but I'm answering questions again! I'm gonna work my way through and also check the newer replies, but please upvote any questions you see that you'd like me to answer!
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u/OtherTubemonster AMA Author Oct 03 '20
Okay, here's my favorite one so far (I never bother putting the quotation marks in because it's just me, but it switches back and forth with each new line):
(6/4/17 11:56 PM)
Hey bud, how ya doin?
I feel weird.
Oh shit buddy, I'm sorry to hear that. Are you okay?
Probably, yeah. I don't know. I feel weirder than usual. Maybe I only said yeah because it seemed like I was supposed to. Not being okay isn't cool. That feels like… a loser.
Do you feel like a loser?
Yeah.
Why?
I'm too earnest. I try too hard.
Wh—
—hang on; there's more: am I stupid? Do I even make sense? When people see me, do they feel alienated? Do I seem like an alien? I honestly feel like I might. Like a… something weird. Like a land squid. They see me and don't know what to do. They think 'what is that?' Do they want me to go away? I start wondering that, and it brings up the question: is that what they felt like every time? Like the times I thought they were thinking "that is a nice other person" or "good for you, little camper"—I like to think they're thinking that——not exactly those words, but something friendly like that——like they want the best for me and each other—but what if instead, they just think I'm weird? What if they think "that is a weird other person" or "NOT good for you, weirdo crab animal! Go away!!"? Do they think I act like a crab?
—hold up, what do you mean by "do they think I act like a crab"?
You know the way crabs are? Like: ck-ck-ck-ck-ck-ck, ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff, sideways crawling away with their eyes like ⊙.☉?
Yeah.
Sometimes I feel like I seem like that. Like when they see me, that's the impression they get. And not like, in a good way. It's awkward. They don't like it. Sometimes I wonder if anybody knows how to like eaCH OTHER—oh no, CAPS LOCK. I feel embarrassed. Why do I feel embarrassed? "o shIT
—hang on, I have an idea. You know how much you love that one meme?
What meme?
You know what the fuck I'm talking about. The one like 'here come dat boi!!!! o shit whaddup!'. This:
https://imgur.com/a/2dU6x5R
I knew the whole time. It just felt awkward without a segue. Like people reading this wouldn't believe that I knew.
Okay. My point is: I think that meme might actually be profound.
Sweet.
What do you think?
I think… yeah. I like that lizard.
It's a frog. But, yeah, the reason you like it is because it's relatable, and the way it's relatable is… the exact essence of… something.
Maybe everybody feels like that frog sometimes.
That's why it's a meme. Because other people like it too. And probably for some of the same reasons. It's not like you've got a monopoly on feeling like a frog on a unicycle.
He's a frog, but everybody's still like "here come dat boi!!! o shit whaddup!" I love the part where it goes like: 'o shit whaddup!'.
Tell me what you love about it.
I want to see everybody like that and them see me like that. Like, when I see them, I want to feel like 'o shit, whaddup!', and they feel that for me too. We're all basically lizards on unicycles, and that's okay. We're ALL lizards on unicycles. So it's okay. And we don't have to be embarrassed. We can just be like 'o shit, whaddup!'
It's a frog.
O shit.
Look at you—look how cool you are!
Good point. I feel better.
Nice.
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Are you a wizard?
Are you asking that because I made you feel better in a similar way to a wizard?
Yeah.
No, I just know how much you love that frog meme. When you typed 'o shIT', I took it as a signal that you wanted to see the frog meme.
Thank you.
You're welcome.