December 5, 2005:

She has the ability to poke gentle fun at people's peculiarities without being hurtful or mean. Rare gift: funny yet kind.

I tear off people's heads leaving onlookers gasping for breath, thinking, Jeeze, that idiot deserved it for being so lame.

Americans, naturally, don't know how to consume her work. The genre is akin to romantic comedy, yet she portrays such a staunch anti-glamor that audiences find themselves lacking the usual cues. As if compassion and glamor were antithetical.

My satire is less quirky. By aiming for the jugular I fulfill a more standard collection of cultural expectations. For instance, by including the unnecessary term "naturally" in the previous paragraph.