Emcees Act Like They Don’t Know!

The following correspondence originally took place upon the Facebook wall of fellow emcee, Jaeda…

Jaeda: All I gotta say is..This is not freestyle!! If its written its written girl…learn the difference..u suck!!!

Sucker-Free Freestyle – Kreayshawn – MTV2:

Pavel S.: hella written.

Britta H.: Jaeda is ORGANIC! 🙂 xoxox

Rayn: Ha ha! I agree, Jaeda! Definitely not a free-style – and, therefore, definitely not “sucker-free,” either, so MTV also needs to learn the difference, too! Either way, get her the cluck outta here!

Kandice H.: Boooooo

Adam B.: bring the right ones up / dun ever tear the wrong ones down! *says I

Hannah M.: yep she sucks donkey dick bwahahahahahahaha

Tiffany S.: Spoken Word is cool (not in this case) but it is not freestyle.

Spy Drones to Detect Pre-Crime, and Keep Americans “Safe” and “Secure”

The following correspondence originally took place here, on the Facebook wall of political activist, Paul Joseph Watson

2011-09-29 - Spy Drones to Detect Pre-Crime, and Keep Americans 'Safe' and 'Secure'

Paul Joseph WatsonPentagon Developing Spy Drones to Spot “Adversarial Intent”
http://www.prisonplanet.com/pentagon-developing-spy-drones-to-spot-%E2%80%9Cadversarial-intent%E2%80%9D.html

Samil C.: Paul all this is totalitarism and authoritarism!

Samil C.: Poor generation of us!

Jerry H.: My god does it ever end?

Rayn: This is PRE-CRIME! Yet, we are all born INNOCENT!

Carole M.: false beard and moustache people..the only way to go..a la monty python life of brian..specs and buck teeth optional..

A Very Strange Request

The following correspondence originally took place through email…

2011-09-14 - A Very Strange Request

From: Rayn <rayn@letitrayn.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2011 10:39 PM
To: rayn@acidrayn.com;
Subject: Trademark

Hey!

Rayn, Female Producer here. I want to first say I respect what you’re doin’
in this music business. Keep doin’ your thing! However with that said, you
are using a trademarked name owned by me. I wanted to drop a message to
ask you to refrain from using the name “Rayn”. I know it can be a touchy
subject when you’ve become attached to a name but I’m contacting everyone
who is using my name before sending legal cease and desist orders. Feel
free to contact me through email at LetItRayn@gmail.com or here. Thanks

Rayn

———————————My Reply———————————

From: Rayn <Rayn@acidrayn.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 12:39 AM
To: rayn@letitrayn.com; LetItRayn@gmail.com;
Subject: Fw: Trademark

Hi, Latoya. Rayn Kleipe, here. Sorry for the delay! It’s been a busy week.
I’ll start by thanking you for your respect. I will definitely keep doin’ my
thing – though music isn’t business for me: it’s personal! With that said, I
will not be able to comply with your request that I refrain from using my
birth name. Simply put, I have owned it for 31 years – long before you
registered it as a trademark – and, I have no intention of stopping now. I
truly hope you can appreciate my position, and drop this non-issue. Good
day.

A Cross Between the Kielbasa Queen, the Crypt Keeper and Smeagol Baggins

The following correspondence originally took place on the Facebook wall of artist, Micah Ian Wright..

(replies from all third parties have been omitted for clarity)

Michelle Bachmann begins to take a bite of a corn dog, while at the Iowa State Fair

Michelle Bachmann begins to take a bite of a corn dog, while at the Iowa State Fair

Micah: Ooof. Why do politicians let themselves be photographed doing things like this?

Rayn: Ha! That thing looks like a cross between the Kielbasa Queen, the Crypt Keeper and Smeagol Baggins!

Distinguishing Selective Mutism from Social Phobia

The following correspondence originally took place here, within the public Facebook group, “Adults with Asperger’s Syndrome“…

(replies from all third parties have been omitted for clarity)

2011-08-12 - Distinguishing Selective Mutism from Social Phobia

Anastasia M.: Anyone here who has social anxiety in addition to Asperger’s? I do and I wonder how many others do too. I ofter hear it’s quite common problem for Aspies. It’s basically fear of social situations. Anyone else thought of this?

Rayn: I have social phobia and selective mutism. They have been with me as long as I can remember.

Anastasia M.: Wait… isn’t selective mutism actually an extreme form of social phobia?

Anastasia M.: I might have it too, but they never diagnosed it, said a part of Asperger’s and social phobia, although in some situatons I definitely can’t speak and was always like that.. 😀

Rayn: As I understand it, Anastasia, social phobia and selective mutism are two separate conditions. However, up to 90% of those with selective mutism also have social phobia, so there is an undeniably strong connection between the two:

What is Selective Mutism?:
http://www.selectivemutismcenter.org/cms/what_is_selective_mutism.aspx

Either way, though, it follows sound logic to distinguish them from each other due to the fact that selective mutism is rare, unlike social phobia. Therefore, even if EVERYONE with selective mutism were to also have social phobia, not nearly all of those with social phobia would also have selective mutism.