January 9, 2009
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Layout Site Wars!
Lately, there's been some controversy on Xanga, or as I like to call it "business as usual". Someone is always complaining about something somewhere, and I think those people should take up a hobby, such as rollerblading, or designing clothes for farm animals.
Anyhow, if you haven't jumped on the I-hate-mass-messages bandwagon, then I highly recommend it. It's the only bandwagon that offers free pizza during break hours. The I-hate-twilight bandwagon promised donuts, but during the meetings, passed out little bags of pretzels. I stood up indignantly. "What the hell. Seriously, what. The. Hell." I said, and walked out. Metaphorically.
Anyhow, whereas most people refuse to grow balls, and start all their mass messages with "I know you all utterly despise these, and I humbly beg for your forgiveness...", sites that specialize in designing html layouts will send out dozens per day without shame.
The other day, I received one that went something like this:
click to enlarge, that is, if you want to risk insanity.
From what I gathered through a series of mass messages, Lauren's started a site to make layouts for glamorous socialites who go to clubs and chilll (yes, with three l's.) and then Chelsea, (who is a whore) started making layouts exactly like theirs. This, of course, was a travesty and a slap in the face to artists everywhere. Look at one of the sites Lauren designed:
Hours of artistic talent, plagiarized.
Of course, the hundreds, perhaps thousands of girls subbed to Chelsea thought they were getting original designs. Alas! It was not so! The only solution, of course, is for everyone to unsubscribe to Chelsea, because OBVIOUSLY, everyone in the world knows who she is.
But why would Chelsea do such a thing?
Look:
dun dun dun!
NEVER MESS WITH LAUREN, MAN.
Note to lays: This post is not making fun of you. Note that "not" is underlined. Some of you make very awesome and artistic layouts. Nothing in this post actually happened... or did it? Well, legally, it didn't, and all similiarities to actual layout site girls, whether living or dead, or zombies, is unintentional and purely coincidental. Furthermore, I thought you might find this post funny, but in case you decided to take it as a personal insult, then my most pressing legal advice is to chilll. I respect you as people; I just find the drama silly and think we need to surround ourselves with positive energies.Xanga Drama: Entertaining or huge turn-off?
Thoughts?




Comments (132)
ridiculous and stupid. Total turn off, right up there with hairy infected armpits full of fleas.
Meh. This is why I make my own themes.
I am just so sick of the drama.
The drama is simply comical.
These are the days of our Xanga lives ...
Drama is for those who are bored.
There was a time when I paid some attention to it. Now I do not. It gets boring.
Entertaining.
drama anywhere is pretty boring
lmao
I avoid it,I have drama in real life sometimes and come here to unwind.
I just find Xangan dramas so funny, with exception of those involving my Xangan friends
Ah, the star of this post posted in the comments section!
lol. drama sucks.
i'd go for the pretzels.
dramaaaaaaaaaar
When it's done as satire it can be entertaining. Most of the time it's a major turn-off. I've only unsubbed one person in three years on xanga, but I'm seriously considering dropping a couple more because I'm getting so tired of the rabid rants and overblown drama.
How about relationship drama, where lovers have placed their lives online? Would that also be looked upon as distasteful? I do see how attacking viciously like the above example could have been handled more discreetly. jl
immature.
besides I hate Xanga sites with that kind of designs ------ they are impossible to read, anf to navigate. They are an artefact from at least 6 years ago.
Hey, my girlfriend's name is Chelsea!
You are a pinnacle of awesomeness, rivaled only by my own. And maybe a few other people who will be mad when they see this comment.
Were the pretzels at least salted?
it's both, depending on what mood i'm in
@Dare2BDiferentt - Is she a whore Nick? hehehehe
perfection is beuaty. <3
its pretty dumb but whatever
Immature, but can be funny when people like you write posts like this about it :]
meh, it's not my style of posting. sure it got me some nods, but its kind of more trouble than it's worth, that, and my site is purley saturated with crap lately
In your little note you should have spelled chill with 3 ls.
I always knew Chelsea was a whore...
I used to make layouts. XD
I never had drama though, so it's not just for layout makers. Plus, people can make their own themes now. No use.
Drama is not entertaining, but silly people who are all "bauety" and no brains now THAT is hilarious!
A little bit of drama..
turn it off like a bad soap opera!
I've yet to see any Xanga drama that wasn't completely stupid and avoidable by practicing common sense.
Geeez this sounds like the girls i went to junior high with... Except back then it was "I don't like her because she stole my name."
I'm not even kidding.
@saintvi - i actually unsubbed someone today for being way too dramatic. it needed done; self-centered drama just shows what an ass someone is.
Because glamorous socialites that like to go to clubs and chilll all have time to sub to your layout site.
I wish they would sub to mine
such a turn off. you will rarely see me involved in any.
brill post.
what happened to good ole fashion hogging the play set?
i stay away from it as much as possible
Anyone would've known not to mess with Lauren. Seriously, someone who uses hearts and a skull in the same layout should not be messed with...
I think we've lost site of what really matters: Perfection is beauty, Avenue. Perfection is beauty.
Megan
Turn off... especially when people start dragging you in the middle of it when you totally have no business in it. Hey Nori. Love ya.
Biggest turn off evar. For serious!
@Fairywife - I'm gonna do that!
I usually try not to pay attention to it.
some drama is well-done and entertaining... but when it lasts for too long, it's dumb.
i put a time limit on mine.
That is so funny.
Sometimes you just have to call a whore a whore.
For sometime xanga has needed some controversy and I am glad it has come down to layout wars.
lol i remember i had a layout site.
eh.
I didn't even know there could be such a thing as ... really, Xanga drama? Oy.
Drama in real life can be entertaining, but Xanga drama is usually just stupid/immature.
@AvenueToTheReal - Aren't I a genius?!
@xSocialite_AesthesticXx - lolz
Drama on xanga is boring and stupid, hence why I plan on moving to livejournal.
LOL. Xanga drama is pretty lame and immature, but it can be pretty damn entertaining at times.
But really? I WISH all of my worries and complaints were so utterly meaningless and trivial as these Xanga Drama Queens (and Kings).
entertaining when it's not about me.
Rotfl i felt like i was back in high school!
What makes a whore? Stealing?
I thought it was having sex with tons of people.
Xo
Hilarious and stupid. GAH! I love that last pic. WOOT!
funny post : )
Xanga drama is like reality TV, but funnier and much more interactive. Now, to go read the other rants underneath my subscriptions.Â
chilll
hahahalskdhfoaishahallalalaololol, this tickled my marijuana influenced nerves all over the place
So that's the secret to beauty... Perfection!
drama is bullshit
ugh and i get it all the time at school and with my sf buddies
This post was funny. I mean, people shouldn't steal other people's work, but that definitely does not mean that the person who's work was stolen should go and call the other party names.
O_o amusing =)
Stupid, immature and annoying.
i think it's really stoopid ! get a frickin' life !
you keep timestamping till i comment huh?
@iStephanieMarie - I knew I'd get you eventually. Plus, I did this one to get the insomniacs. The other one was just because.
Entertaining as fuck.
Turn on; when all involved are hot and asian... and female... in mud... and whipped cream.
Okay. I dragged that on longer than a Thai hooker's excuse about why the moneh is layt.
You've gotta watch out for those sneaky layout stealers. O_o
I adore Xanga drama when it causes posts like this to be written.
MOAR WHORES!!!
I don't get involved with drama here. I have had enough in my own life and trying to simplify. I just wanna have fun:)
i'd like to start by saying that that was funny! lol. drama can be quite entertaining. you see how dumb people are. as for the laura calling a chick a whore for duplicating a site. btw beauty was spelled wrong. well laura kinda sounds like a middle schooler. she needs to grow the fuck off. laura if your reading this. grow up little girl!!!! who cares about a site being duplicated..or what not. just re make one, and screw it.
turn off, for sure!
ummmm omigod, i'm totally unsubscribing to chelsea right now.
i can't believe she would do something like that! she probably also charges poor blinded guys for completely unoriginal blowjobs. i'm gonna get right on letting them all know they've been deceived.
What a whore.
At times I think it's pretty hilarious. I just sit and lol. HA
that last pic reminds me of the kevin rose comment
LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
It starting to get annoying now (I try to keep out the drama)
I think it's a huge turn off. They should really have a life outside of xanga than to cause ridiculous drama
causing drama anywhere over the internet is pretty lame. It just shows they don't have enough balls to say it to your face.
pffft! positive energy is for the energizer bunny!
LMAO. That's pretty immature and it's entertaining <3 hehehehe
@Desert_Eagle_AE - lol i noticed that too hahah
Dude, this post seriously had me laughing...oh, the drama.
lol.
i used to be into web design and was in the "amateur web designers" world for awhile. this reminded me of dramas that occasionally come up when someone steals a layout. drama!!!!
i used to have my own domain and made cool layouts. the good old days in high school when i had nothing else to do =)
Well, that post was very entertaining!
@JadedJanissary - Thanks for that lovely mental picture of hairy infected armpits with fleas ... EEEEEW!!
But ... No drama? No flamez (note the "z")? What am I gonna do with all these marshmallows I was gonna roast over the roaring fires? Huh? What about that?
Watching people froth at the mouth and throw themselves on the floor and scream and kick their heels is fun. C'mon, admit it. Some of the best humour comes from the awesome tantrums people throw because of Teh Interwebz.
And that Chelsea! I shall have to unsub immediately! (Baaah-hahahaha)
Stupid.
Lauren's started a site to make layouts for glamorous socialites who go to clubs and chilll (yes, with three l's.)
lol This one was the funniest post yet. Xanga Drama can be funny, but usually after it has lost its steam and we can all joke about it.
@BarelyJen - Yeah, I like my "Stories"! I especially like As The Stomach Churns ... or The Young and The Blogging ....
Baaaah-hahahahahaha ....
@CanadianBroad - ha! np. it's what i do.
@saintvi - OooooOOOOo
... Wow, when you lose your patience with someone, I know it's gotta be pretty bad. (You being, of course, one of the nicest people on xanga ... along with smartest and funniest, of course!
)
@JadedJanissary - Hehehe ... I can tell I like you already.
@ClockworkBunny - Yeah!?!? Well, well, .... uhm ... Yeah, well I heard you once blogged about something somebody else had already blogged about!!!! Theeeeeeeeeefffff!!!!
Hehehehehehehehe ...
i find it funny and entertaining. usually.
sometimes it just gets ridiculous.
The drama bores me. When I first read this marvelous post, I read that you thought the over-dramatic should take up a hobby like rollerbalding and I thought, "What a mysterious and awesome hobby that would be."
As I read further I saw that, indeed, Chelsea was a whore. How can you expect ethical blogging from a whore? Pimps, thugs and gangstas got principles and keep it real but whores? You just can't trust em. Everybody knows that! :rolls eyes:
Both. Sometimes immature, stupid, and pointless.. Other times insanely hilarious. Especially when it gives awesome people like yourself things to post about.
You rock.
If I could actually keep up with it?
Xanga drama=huge turnoff.
This was awesome! Chelsea is obviously a whore! Good thing I am not subbed! lol
(The Xanga dramatics are annoying)
Hilarious, unless you're Chelsea...
@iStephanieMarie - Nooooo, she's marvelous.
Xanga drama actually turns me on quite a bit, like getting blocked. What a sick thrill it brings me. <3!!! LOVE NORI SO MUCH SO SO MUCH!!!
@xSocialite_AesthesticXx - THAT IS NOT YOUR PROFILE PICTURE! YOU STOLE IT FROM ME!!!
Whore.
@Dare2BDiferentt - You suck.
@ClockworkBunny - MOAR FOR THE LOVE OF GOD MOAR!!!
The way you relate it, Xanga Drama is a blast!!! Thanks again for being you!
xanga drama: completely entertaining! some people are plain stupid- they deserve to be made fun of!
Avenue, you always find a way to hilari-tize my day. Yeah, this was definitely worthy of a new word.
As for the drama ... well, I guess I'm just not popular enough yet to have been sucked into all the mass-messaging and annoying people who don't know the difference between a real blogger and themselves. I don't envy you.
It makes me feel good about myself, cause clearly someone out there has bigger issues. And I should stop whining, cause at least my layouts arent being stolen.
Word.
Can be both, depending on the reader's state of mind at the time.
@PrettyBoyDrinkSiphon - Bear my warrior children.
...C'mon, it's the end times! With all the other abominations taking place, why shouldn't men give birth! Sounds convenient to me.
You are my hero and I want to marry you. Even though its illegal.
LMFAO @ THAT PITIFUL EXCUSE FOR A LAYOUT
Seriously, my 6 year old sister could do a better job designing a layout on MS Paint than that.
Or is she 8 years old? I don't remember.
Entertaining because of how ridiculous it is. just like Youtube Comments!
It took me about four minutes to realise that "Aesthestic" is not a real word. Thus why I couldn't access her site sooner to lolz at the lay(ab)outs.
In light of your last post, here's to tell you that I laugh when I read this.
But those ninjas are pussies.
REAL NINJAS wouldn't need to team up on a little ponytailed Asian girl ....unless if she had STD-razor blades in her hair, breathed fire, and pooped thermonuclear warheads.
@PrettyBoyDrinkSiphon - I take it you have plausable reason for declaring such an insult?
definitely entertaining. please never stop fighting on Xanga you WHORES!!!
what is this?? that`s like THE ugliest Layout i have EVERRRR seen.
xoxoxo
Deliberate drama is stupid and boring. Unintentional, gradual build up drama is quite humerus.
I only hope there is more drama so you can make fun of it. :]
This got me giggling, thank you. xD
OMG. Chelsea is such a backstabbing whore. why would you even waste your time posting about her?!
I'm SO unsubscribing.... whatever.....
hahah wow that is rediculous. chilll and perfection is beuaty??
I used to make layouts on here when I was like 14 or 15. It was fun and now I'm entering the graphic design field so good things can come out of it. But girls like that need to play in traffic
funny post!
Fuck the drama. All kinds of drama. At least I get paid for it at work.
Oh man you missed all the drama from the past two weeks. You would have enjoyed it immensely. Personally I found it hilarious. People hacking left and right, quitting, name calling, spamming, opinion sites bashing others. It was intense. Some great enjoyment too. You should follow the big layout names sometime and look around for their hate sites. ^_^ Those get pretty dang fun to read.
Sadly I've only had 2 people who are "haters" come to my site. I really want something funny to read and no one humors me. >_<
AHA love it.
Laughing at other people's woes and sorrows is my hobby.
(:
I seriously didn't know xanga has drama...the last picture is funny!
Drama is silly, but you're a genius!
Mostly ridiculous, but sometimes entertaining.
I dunno, that theme is pretty awesome, misspelling beauty and all... pretty clever.
Nori, it could only be this comical when you sort out the beuatyiful details.
Those layout girls' drama is stupid because it's non existent because they don't even know each other in real life! LOL. Why do people so care much about their layout site? Like you said.. they need to go out & get a hobby or something. hahaha. But then again making layouts is their hobby, right?! :O
there is drama everywhere. be it here or in the real world. might as well have fun with it. at least here the person can't show up at your house (usually without forking out some serious cash) to open up a can of kick your butt. lol
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