Dark humor, analysis and commentary on news, politics, idiotic celebrities, literature, environment, controversies, daily life, wine, food, travel, relationships and the daily tests of our environement.noreply@blogger.com (Aspeth)Sat, 7 Feb 2026 09:54:29 -0800Blogger http://www.blogger.com153125http://12yearsofbeingannoyedbychloesevigny.blogspot.com/en-usnoCOPYRIGHT PROTECTED MATERIAL CONTACT OWNER FOR PERMISSIONSDark humor, analysis and commentary on news, politics, idiotic celebrities, literature, environment, controversies, daily life, wine, food, travel, relationships and the daily tests of our environement.noreply@blogger.comhttp://12yearsofbeingannoyedbychloesevigny.blogspot.com/2008/11/told-you-so-beeyatches.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aspeth)Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-1707339227757055046To revisit the Casey Serin days, this clip is such a laugh. (My god, it even uses the term "liar loans")For all of us who wheedled, cajoled and threatened to strangle people who were defying the natural laws of "how things work", this is a great parody.Now, as realtors walk into restaurants across America and ask for pre-printed applications to become waiters; as former bankers try to sell 332http://12yearsofbeingannoyedbychloesevigny.blogspot.com/2008/10/for-laura.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aspeth)Sat, 18 Oct 2008 01:35:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-1460335876555119989Sorry we haven't been able to connect lately. I really hate that I haven't been available to hear all about the trials, tribulations and excitement of your new life. Along the same line of thought, I heard this song a couple of days ago...one that I haven't heard in at least a decade, but one I occasionally hummed in my head before I met you. I always thought it was such a beautiful letter so 3http://12yearsofbeingannoyedbychloesevigny.blogspot.com/2008/09/ummmits-snake.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aspeth)Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:58:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-7515749488370984126I can only guess that, since this is really the origin of children being creaed, there is an argument that this is somehow appropriate:But really, who the fuck lets their kids climb out of the head of a giant penis?1http://12yearsofbeingannoyedbychloesevigny.blogspot.com/2008/08/home-invasion-or-car-robbery.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aspeth)Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:41:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-8379466691267315859If any of us were given these two options, knowing that one would be inevitable, the answer is unbelievably simple. Of course, I would prefer that someone damage my property rather than terrorize me personally.But when the lesser option happens--when you walk out to your car in the morning to find your car glass bashed to fuck by a sledgehammer--you really look for an optimistic viewpoint to 4http://12yearsofbeingannoyedbychloesevigny.blogspot.com/2008/07/creepy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aspeth)Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:09:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-4168912478497985899Last night as I lay in bed, somewhere between sleep and reality, I remembered a creepy coincidence.A year or so ago, I got a call from a friend. He says, in a kind of halting and disturbed, though not scary, voice, "I...just...got...the...STRANGEST...voice mail." I jumped in, as I was cooking dinner, and said with a funny voice, "Was it Samuel L. Jackson telling you there were snakes on a 5http://12yearsofbeingannoyedbychloesevigny.blogspot.com/2008/07/loss.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aspeth)Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:09:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-9002160214729800670When it happens, it's often unexpected but always permanent. Loss changes us. Sometimes it occurs in small, maddening forms. I had forgotten my password to this blog, for instance. It was seemingly irretrievable, floating in the ether, and so was a form of communication that had become important to me. It frustrated me to no end. And the more I fought to try to remember the magical passkey that 4http://12yearsofbeingannoyedbychloesevigny.blogspot.com/2008/03/hmmmm.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aspeth)Fri, 7 Mar 2008 01:47:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-9105683830353885395Anyone else think that this looks like a vagina?7http://12yearsofbeingannoyedbychloesevigny.blogspot.com/2008/01/2007-year-in-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aspeth)Tue, 1 Jan 2008 02:26:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-8678661090681143432I have to admit, I'm a little surprised. (Then again, maybe I shouldn't be, considering the copious quantities of champagne I've consumed tonight....)I encountered people tonight who actually cried, so thankful were they that this year had come to a close; people who were longing for better days in the new year. On the other hand, there were others who were so thankful for what the past year 9http://12yearsofbeingannoyedbychloesevigny.blogspot.com/2007/11/all-who-wander-are-not-lost.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aspeth)Thu, 8 Nov 2007 02:09:00 -0800tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-2604583279870824844In my younger days, I decided to piss off overseas for an indefinite period of time. I bought a ticket, but as it worked out, it was much cheaper to buy an "around the world" ticket that included multiple stops, rather than the few that I had originally intended. I found this to be a 'happy accident' that even afro-puff Bob Ross would nod his approval toward.I had planned to put all of my 18http://12yearsofbeingannoyedbychloesevigny.blogspot.com/2007/07/re-entry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Aspeth)Wed, 25 Jul 2007 04:02:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-5330483627826598899Jaysus...do I even remember how to blog at this point?Thanks to all who have stopped by recently to check in and leave notes. I have an unholy amount of email to sift through in this Inbox, so if you dropped a note and I haven't responded, know that I'm getting to it.I also still owe you the remaining parts of Dustin Haywood's take on Casey Serin, so will get that queued up as well...I've been 29http://12yearsofbeingannoyedbychloesevigny.blogspot.com/2007/07/forums-o-fun.html"I Am Facing Foreclosure"Casey HaterzCasey SerinCasey Serin Hatersnoreply@blogger.com (Aspeth)Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:51:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-3233219425676473025CaseyHaterz.com is a cool new community started by long-time Casey Serin 'hater' The Dude.The site is mere days old, having launched on the auspicious date of 7/7/07. Yet in three days, the CaseyHaterz forum already boasts over six hundred registered members. The Dude has confessed that he's been a bit astounded by the turnout. Here's what he has to say about the community:Anyone who's 96http://12yearsofbeingannoyedbychloesevigny.blogspot.com/2007/07/more-from-dustin-haywood.html"I Am Facing Foreclosure""Rich Dad"Casey SerinDustin Haywoodnoreply@blogger.com (Aspeth)Wed, 11 Jul 2007 02:52:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-5041319955344702928I said yesterday that Dustin Haywood, previously referred to as “Rich Dad’s Son” at “I Am Facing Foreclosure,” is perhaps the antithesis of Casey Serin. While the two are close friends, Dustin has followed a far different path than Casey Serin.Of course, I didn't know that at first. And in one of our early emails, my fraud meter went off when Dustin Haywood mentioned that he had sold a 29http://12yearsofbeingannoyedbychloesevigny.blogspot.com/2007/07/meet-rich-dads-son.html"I Am Facing Foreclosure""Rich Dad"Casey SerinDustin Haywoodnoreply@blogger.com (Aspeth)Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:30:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-278126667259542883Casey Serin's distorted half-truths and outright lies have many people coming forward to tell their side of the Casey Serin / "I Am Facing Foreclosure" events. Dustin Haywood, often referred to as "Rich Dad's Son" at IAFF, is one of those people.Early readers of "I Am Facing Foreclosure" will recall that "Rich Dad" and "Rich Dad's Son" came into the picture in late October of 2006. The premise 33http://12yearsofbeingannoyedbychloesevigny.blogspot.com/2007/07/inside-joke.html"I Am Facing Foreclosure"Casey Serinignorancenoreply@blogger.com (Aspeth)Sat, 7 Jul 2007 21:14:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-7369818451059670330So, when you listened to Casey Serin's most recent Friday Night Fraudcast?Did you feel like you were going crazy?You know?....Particularly when the woman with the question voice?Just wouldn't stop talking?You know the one?Every sentence that came out of her mouth went up at the end?So instead of making statements, she was asking questions?And then she tried to talk Casey out of committing suicide27http://12yearsofbeingannoyedbychloesevigny.blogspot.com/2007/07/casey-serin-sociopath.html"I Am Facing Foreclosure"Casey Serinfraudnoreply@blogger.com (Aspeth)Tue, 3 Jul 2007 15:06:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-4632562780408815948This is my response to the question "What's Wrong With This Picture?" Casey Serin's cycle of deflection and manipulation has continually reminded me of something I've seen before. And after looking into it a bit further, I'm convinced that Casey Serin is a sociopath.Sociopaths are the individuals with Antisocial Personality Disorder. In her book, The Sociopath Next Door, author Martha Stout 60http://12yearsofbeingannoyedbychloesevigny.blogspot.com/2007/07/whats-wrong-with-this-picture.html"I Am Facing Foreclosure"Casey Serinfraudnoreply@blogger.com (Aspeth)Tue, 3 Jul 2007 13:40:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-7038022658591414733Something has been bothering me...In reading or listening to Casey Serin interact with his audience, the conversation always follows a certain, telling, pattern. First, Casey Serin adopts a jovial approach to offset abject criticism. The most recent Foreclosure Friday Fraudcast offers as good an example as any."ENDGAME Yeah, if you were my brother I would kick your mother-f*cking ass when 6http://12yearsofbeingannoyedbychloesevigny.blogspot.com/2007/07/was-i-wrong-about-timeline.html"I Am Facing Foreclosure"Casey SerinMark Villasenornoreply@blogger.com (Aspeth)Mon, 2 Jul 2007 04:10:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-5762253479888037152Casey Serin says he's now back in the U.S., which would mean my guess that he would miss the July 5 deadline was wrong. And I have to say, I really do hope I'm wrong on this one. It would be good news that Casey Serin is back on U.S. soil, within the grasp of law enforcement, and more importantly, within the grasp of his family.I posted yesterday about Casey Serin's plans to hustle his way 25http://12yearsofbeingannoyedbychloesevigny.blogspot.com/2007/07/casey-serins-underlying-agenda.html"I Am Facing Foreclosure"Casey SerinGalina SerinLossMitProMark Villasenornoreply@blogger.com (Aspeth)Sun, 1 Jul 2007 10:26:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-7169929520632928153Is Casey Serin really headed back to the United States? If so, he's been planning a rather circuitous route home. A few interested parties started forwarding me some information about Casey Serin's Australia trip, several weeks ago. Each one asked that I hold off posting anything about these plans, in the hope of talking some sense into the wayward fraudster. Now that Casey Serin is claiming 24http://12yearsofbeingannoyedbychloesevigny.blogspot.com/2007/06/jackass-of-week-award-city-of-hot.html"worst of"bizarre newsignorancetravestyvideosYouTubenoreply@blogger.com (Aspeth)Thu, 28 Jun 2007 17:56:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-3520390760718181588Bumbling Barney Fife wasn't allowed to put bullets in his gun when he patrolled the streets of Mayberry. It was a given that he was a hazard to public safety. This was a funny repeated theme in the tv series, with the Don Knotts character running around doing crazy slapstick.But in real life, many police officers exhibit that they do not have the judgement to carry an loaded weapon in public. Now20http://12yearsofbeingannoyedbychloesevigny.blogspot.com/2007/06/remembering-stonewall-rebellion.htmlhistorynoreply@blogger.com (Aspeth)Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:50:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-3009031951688855468As cities across the United States host parades this month, it's an appropriate time to acknowledge the act of defiance that catalyzed what is now known as "Gay Pride." Local news stations like to show some of the more outrageous participants of Gay Pride parades and festivals. After all, the scantily or bizarrely-clad make for good viewing. But there's a rich history to these parades, making 32http://12yearsofbeingannoyedbychloesevigny.blogspot.com/2007/06/recommended-reading_25.html"best of"literaturerecommended readingnoreply@blogger.com (Aspeth)Mon, 25 Jun 2007 02:37:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-2877040517559769485With so much schlock on bookstore shelves, it is often difficult to find a book that has a readable pace, yet won’t insult your intelligence. Books can be like food, ranging from the empty-calorie offerings to the dense high-fiber versions that are good for you yet not always palatable. Somewhere in between lie the well-balanced tomes that offer the mind something both tasty and satisfying.One 33http://12yearsofbeingannoyedbychloesevigny.blogspot.com/2007/06/nigel-swaby-seeks-internet-asylum.html"I Am Facing Foreclosure"Casey SerinIntegrity First FinancialNigel Swabynoreply@blogger.com (Aspeth)Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:11:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-7554670940840689731Since Casey Serin has kicked his former little buddy Nigel Swaby to the curb, the "Man of a Million Blogs" mortgage lender has been seeking internet asylum. Sticking to his old trick of trying to garner as much redirected traffic as possible, Nigel Swaby seems once again pulled into the aura of the ExUrbanNation crowd...the very same folks he has repeatedly gone out of his way to repudiate.I 43http://12yearsofbeingannoyedbychloesevigny.blogspot.com/2007/06/cross-cheerleader-fear-your-world.html"I Am Facing Foreclosure"bizarre newsCasey Serinstupid criminalsnoreply@blogger.com (Aspeth)Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:25:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-7431657626639984546Hell hath no fury like a cheerleader whose pom-poms have been knotted and sullied. Such is the case with Casey Serin's former cheerleaders, who have turned against him with more venom and vigor than any so-called "hater" could ever muster.First, there were Nigel Swaby's attempts to slough off Casey Serin and make nice with the critics, who saw through his antics as just another attempt to whore 56http://12yearsofbeingannoyedbychloesevigny.blogspot.com/2007/06/marty-stewart-crybaby.html"I Am Facing Foreclosure"Casey SerinMarty Stewartnoreply@blogger.com (Aspeth)Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:54:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-6617669103730086694In my opinion, of course.Casey Serin's so-called publisher Marty Stewart consented to an interview with cnet's Declan McCullagh earlier this week.Marty Stewart starts the interview on a hostile tone, implying that anyone who has seen the web pages where he and Casey Serin had parked content must have hacked his server.(The good folk at Caseypedia have transcribed the conversation for those who 48http://12yearsofbeingannoyedbychloesevigny.blogspot.com/2007/06/casey-serin-flees-country.html"I Am Facing Foreclosure"Casey SerinGalina Serinstupid criminalsnoreply@blogger.com (Aspeth)Mon, 11 Jun 2007 19:39:00 -0700tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-1028679719386338964Were law enforcement agencies getting close to arresting Casey Serin? Now that we've learned that he's fled the country to Australia, that certainly seems plausible. After all, the website Myebid has been posting a listing for the sale of "I Am Facing Foreclosure" for over a week now.It's difficult to tell if this is really Casey Serin posting the website for sale, but as of this evening, the 37