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The Gist: One Woman's Journey Into Spite
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Sure, an online journal about a Berkeley-spun lesbian's relocation to sunny, superficial Los Angeles could be whiny - but for Jennifer Sharpe, it's fodder for wry observations. This young graphic artist's fine sense of paranoid bemusement keeps you laughing even when you have no idea what the hell she's talking about.
Sharpe profiles her neighbors - a husband-and-wife screenwriting team that's stalking her - and the "pudgy knob" of a barber who refused to shave her head. The site is littered with scanned-in drawings, MP3s, and interactive doodads. A Depression Poll helps you categorize your pathos by asking, among other things, whether you "tear up when you hear applause at the end of a live recording," and if you "are mean to anyone who expresses neediness." Empowered by Sharpe's frank declarations, I must admit that, yes, maybe I do both.
Sharpeworld: www.sharpeworld.com.
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