dear caitlin james:

your last blog (re: "the boys" emo journals) made me laugh. for two reasons, your ability to be quick with wit and your ability to generalize. i recognize your statement, "no offense," but i still took offense, especially after an entry of mine exactly a day ago. i'd like to direct you to that particular entry of mine, titled "why blogging is not indie (to me)." on april, 1, 2003. hopefully my attempt for a defense of why these blogs are not "emo journals" will strike a chord with you, move your spirit, and you will renounce your claims against me, my thinness, my shaved head, my lack of muscles, my cuteness (you dont have to renounce that statement) and my extensive crying, and moreover, my "emoness". you are not the only that reads your blog. i have frequented your site (i'm straightedge.) ever since jules announced your creation of a blog. she also told me over the telephone that you are by far the funniest james. i have to agree, for the same two reasons as above (and some of your other entries as well). there are certain responsibilites that come with technology, abusing those responsibilites by defaming human beings is an obvious abuse of this amazing technological tool. i don't mean to deter your use of your personal blog, i mean to encourage and guide you by helping you become more aware. in the future, i hope you will take full responsibility and awareness that there are others who read your writings. if you don't want people to read your writing or you wish to defame human beings, please use a pen and paper rather than the internet.

sincerely,
jonathan w. mcglone

on tuesday, april 2, 2003, caitlin james wrote:
"i think i am the only one who reads this, so that is cool. but jules gave me links to 'the boys' emo journals. and that is exactly what they are. emo. (no offense)...and then i read john mcglone's and it's like 'why am i so thin and emo? i shaved my head to emphasize my muscles...and i started taking weight gainer, but i can't help it! i am so cute! sob.'"