tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post7177403715621166672..comments2024-03-26T09:01:16.368-07:00Comments on I Hate Cheryl Strayed: Part Seven of a review of "Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail," Chapter Three, The Bullshit Gets RealCalifohioanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663315815873691593noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-77101204771588129562021-12-25T01:59:06.498-08:002021-12-25T01:59:06.498-08:00You're hilarious. Erin is a great writer and u...You're hilarious. Erin is a great writer and unlike Cheryl she took plenty of pictures to demonstrate she was speaking the truth when she said she hiked!Cameron Grey Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13566322105432609872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-7364100151646794872021-08-27T17:24:40.197-07:002021-08-27T17:24:40.197-07:00You know what those who can’t write or hike do…blo...You know what those who can’t write or hike do…blog about it.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482094291869472942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-77506825563482640322017-05-19T04:40:40.817-07:002017-05-19T04:40:40.817-07:00I am reading Wild at the moment (I recently starte...I am reading Wild at the moment (I recently started hiking long distances and thought it would be cool - big mistake). I found your blog when I googled "Cheryl Strayed stupid" looking for a rant about her ridiculous backpack, because it made me so angry and I didn't have anyone to share it with. I also want to note that I am reading the spanish translation of the novel, and I was blaming the translator for the poor literary quality, and wondering if maybe I should read the original version, but thanks to you I know Cheryl is the only one to blame. Anyway, congrats on the blog, I am probably going to finish this book just so that I can keep reading, enjoying and fully relating to your posts!Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14303647799330962919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-39976247407887912052016-09-29T09:58:35.570-07:002016-09-29T09:58:35.570-07:00I mentioend the other day how much I hated her adn...I mentioend the other day how much I hated her adn this woman said "Obviously you're jealous of her. There can be no other reason" Cameron Grey Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13566322105432609872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-64751981072851113662016-06-23T20:40:27.437-07:002016-06-23T20:40:27.437-07:00I am so in love with this blog! It took me 3 attem...I am so in love with this blog! It took me 3 attempts to finish this book. It would have been much more enjoyable if I had found the blog earlier!<br /><br />Cameron - your comments are awesome!mecolleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13018317832890992662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-74059953359313812952016-04-19T21:44:57.321-07:002016-04-19T21:44:57.321-07:00another person noticed HORRIBLE Logic errors in th...another person noticed HORRIBLE Logic errors in this chaper. Most notabley is CS claims to have purchased these items in Minnesota and flown with them to CA. DO planes let you check plastic bags full of loose camping equipment? how did CS carry the roughly 80 to 100lbs worth of items to the plane and from the plane without realizing it would be heavy? <br />http://www.cirrusimage.com/wild_book_review.htmCameron Grey Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13566322105432609872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-84871414275949529772016-04-03T10:50:25.222-07:002016-04-03T10:50:25.222-07:00Thank you for this article, I also hated the book,...Thank you for this article, I also hated the book, and who the hell shoots a horse with a .22? She is horrible.zowi420https://www.blogger.com/profile/05445417679391105739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-50827409312184814842016-04-03T10:50:01.099-07:002016-04-03T10:50:01.099-07:00Thank you for this article, I also hated the book,...Thank you for this article, I also hated the book, and who the hell shoots a horse with a .22? She is horrible.zowi420https://www.blogger.com/profile/05445417679391105739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-39521854701484416652016-03-29T12:48:15.945-07:002016-03-29T12:48:15.945-07:00Enjoying this blog way more than the book! Thank ...Enjoying this blog way more than the book! Thank you! Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05395812114631740237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-25784440294300140142016-01-15T22:34:07.363-08:002016-01-15T22:34:07.363-08:00For English class? Really!? This should not even b...For English class? Really!? This should not even be considered "real" literature in an academic point of view.barcelencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123421041302293551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-16416618827283921162015-09-08T04:12:49.899-07:002015-09-08T04:12:49.899-07:00Wait a minute. You had to read this for *school*?...Wait a minute. You had to read this for *school*? For an AP class, no less? What the actual fuck. 1) Where exactly are you going to high school and 2) what fucking idiot assigned this to you? I have some choice words for your teacher.<br /><br />Sorry you had to read this piece of shit, Jack. If you have to write an essay on it, promise you'll send me a copy.Califohioanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663315815873691593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-54301176935848354672015-09-07T23:48:53.092-07:002015-09-07T23:48:53.092-07:00she is so full of shit. There is no way that an i...she is so full of shit. There is no way that an inexperienced nitwit retard heroin junkie like her could hike even 10 miles of this trail. She is truly a shit sack. I thank you for this blog you are a true american hero, or at least a better writer than Cheryl Shithead. <br /><br />P.S. I am a junior in High School and i had to read this over the summer for my AP English class and let me tell you there were several occasions where i threw this rag across the room in frustration. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02754816315176959706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-59247397661342653092015-09-05T21:34:07.099-07:002015-09-05T21:34:07.099-07:00Minolta X-700 35mm camera with attachable zoom les...Minolta X-700 35mm camera with attachable zoom les, attachable flash, collapsible tripod and camera case $900.00<br /><br />and she somehow managed to not take ANY pictures!Cameron Grey Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13566322105432609872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-87992505570907089672015-04-25T09:58:44.872-07:002015-04-25T09:58:44.872-07:00Its a strange list. The stainless steel towel with...Its a strange list. The stainless steel towel with sheath got me all hot and sweaty thinking about programmable beach robots and sun screen. THAT's a feverish dream scenario only improved by fish; jumping out of the ocean at me prior to whipping back as if reverse hooked on some kind of elastic rope or line.<br /><br />Sorry for being a dick about typos. Or are they sicced from the book itself? I find a lot of mistakes when I read nowadays, mainly online stuff, but books too. Never happened last century. No one cares anymore. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06946625993580372586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-20078597571633532502015-03-26T22:47:18.050-07:002015-03-26T22:47:18.050-07:00Maybe she got the money by turning "tricks.&q...Maybe she got the money by turning "tricks." <br /><br />Just wondering if the REI prices are from today (it sounded like it) or from 1995?<br /><br />ESPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100419741848095475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-9547943071068756142015-03-19T19:12:36.867-07:002015-03-19T19:12:36.867-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Talking Snakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033722521543657634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-1075417207409067702015-01-16T15:31:51.922-08:002015-01-16T15:31:51.922-08:00I find it far more likely that she spent most of h...I find it far more likely that she spent most of her time in college playing Dungeons & Dragons (you know, pretending to be a different person) and that was the list of items her character, a level 69 half-elf-half-unicorn warrior princess named Guinevere "Horseslayer" Hardenedheart, carried with her on her magical adventures in Neverrealm. The only things missing are a halberd and caltrops.<br /> <br />Hell, I'll bet you a fist-full of condoms and a Wilco t-shirt our Favorite Fraudulent Fraulein got kicked out of more than one Renaissance Faire because her back-story wasnt believable enough. testhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12088931114821758063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-91035248471185271192014-12-23T23:25:31.705-08:002014-12-23T23:25:31.705-08:00Well, you know...when you're a heroin junky wh...Well, you know...when you're a heroin junky who has just quit shooting up and you've already procured your hasty abortion, you have to prioritize that shit. Out with the Tylenol, in with the condoms, as i....never say.<br /><br />They made this shit sandwich into a movie for all of the young women to idolize. I hate to be judge, but tuck that...I will take my nieces to meet Scamper and her crew in Independence (shout out!) before allowing them to believe in hiking the Strayed way. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-89224039325616157592014-12-16T15:41:45.533-08:002014-12-16T15:41:45.533-08:00I think I can explain how she happened to leave th...I think I can explain how she happened to leave the condoms off the list, by the way. I seem to recall she was keeping them in her first aid kit, which she does mention, without giving an inventory of its contents - because OF COURSE she had condoms in her first aid kit. What were you expecting, bandages and antiseptic ointment, a couple aspirin, sterile gauze, an instruction booklet, maybe some tweezers? Puh-leeze. There's emergencies, and then there's *emergencies*, right?Truth Unleashedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09793982086613109484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-37909627874743005332014-12-15T15:22:29.585-08:002014-12-15T15:22:29.585-08:00I'm so bad at noticing comments. You're v...I'm so bad at noticing comments. You're very welcome for my service; it was my pleasure. I don't know how to answer your question-- I have no idea how someone as brilliant as Cheryl almost forgot about water.Califohioanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663315815873691593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-31285680055344495952014-12-15T03:43:26.307-08:002014-12-15T03:43:26.307-08:00When I was fourteen, I took a Sierra Club wilderne...When I was fourteen, I took a Sierra Club wilderness skills course that lasted several weekends and ended with an overnight backpacking trip. It involved sometimes spending hours at a time listening to lectures on topographic maps, first aid, what a great material down is, and the importance of packing light. Even after all that, I *still* didn't feel like a "backpacking expert," because I'd never actually been backpacking yet. At least when it did come time for the overnight trip, I wasn't absolutely *shocked* to discover that carrying something heavy on my back was *awkward and uncomfortable*.<br /><br />As for her only just remembering water at the last minute? She was in the Mojave Desert. I know that she comes to the conclusion in the next couple of chapters that she doesn't really understand what a desert is, but you don't have to have an intimate acquaintance with the strange and marvelous quirks and moods of the desert to know the two things that literally everyone who has ever heard the word "deset" knows: it's HOT and DRY. I live in the California desert (Sonoran, not Mojave), and I wouldn't walk the six or so blocks from my house to the post office in June without carrying a water bottle. How on EARTH does ANYONE head out to walk SEVENTEEN MILES in the DESERT in June and almost forget to pack WATER?<br /><br />P.S. Thank you for your military service! :-)Truth Unleashedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09793982086613109484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-84841358944696160512014-12-07T19:23:45.170-08:002014-12-07T19:23:45.170-08:00Love that you love it.Love that you love it.Califohioanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663315815873691593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1333541691333550838.post-71932213034456001392014-12-07T19:09:12.984-08:002014-12-07T19:09:12.984-08:00LOVE THIS!!!LOVE THIS!!!mollyjeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02236074211315208742noreply@blogger.com