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I'm also a postergirlz for readergirlz, a literary advisory group for teens. Who knew going back to the teenage years would be so rewarding?</p><p class='wpa-nomargin'><a href="http://www.vivianleemahoney.com/author/vivian/" title='More posts by Vivian Lee Mahoney'>More Posts</a> - <a href="http://vivianleemahoney.com" title='Vivian Lee Mahoney'>Website</a> - <a href="http://www.twitter.com/https://twitter.com/VLeeMahoney" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.twitter.com']);">Twitter</a></p></div></div></div> </div> <p class="postmetadata">July 1, 2010 | Filed under <a href="http://www.vivianleemahoney.com/category/writing/" title="View all posts in Writing" rel="category tag">Writing</a>. </p> <p class="postmetadata"></p> <div class="nav prev left"><a href="http://www.vivianleemahoney.com/2010/07/27/in-which-i-decide-something-crazy/" rel="next">←</a></div> <div class="nav next right"><a href="http://www.vivianleemahoney.com/2010/06/06/writing-inspiration-lookfear-in-eye/" rel="prev">→</a></div> <div class="clear"></div> <div id="comments"> <h3 id="comments-title">3 Responses to <em>Here’s to the Crazy Ones: Think Different</em></h3> <ol class="commentlist"> <li class="comment even thread-even depth-1" id="li-comment-382"> <div id="comment-382"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt='' src='http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/06ae986236f75ff6bdb6c7b3a3910211?s=40&d=monsterid&r=G' class='avatar avatar-40 photo' height='40' width='40' /> <cite class="fn"><a href="http://www.michellelbrown.com" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-commentauthor','http://www.michellelbrown.com']);" rel='external nofollow' class='url'>Michelle B</a></cite> <span class="says">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-meta commentmetadata"><a href="http://www.vivianleemahoney.com/2010/07/01/heres-to-the-crazy-ones-be-different/#comment-382"> July 2, 2010 at 3:02 pm</a> </div> <div class="comment-body"><p>Great video. Here’s to the history makers!</p> </div> <div class="reply"> <a class='comment-reply-link' href='/2010/07/01/heres-to-the-crazy-ones-be-different/?replytocom=382#respond' onclick='return addComment.moveForm("comment-382", "382", "respond", "1390")'>Reply</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1" id="li-comment-383"> <div id="comment-383"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt='' src='http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/33bd492872aa50f8846df2a0746e1a6a?s=40&d=monsterid&r=G' class='avatar avatar-40 photo' height='40' width='40' /> <cite class="fn"><a href="http://lishacauthen.wordpress.com" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-commentauthor','http://lishacauthen.wordpress.com']);" rel='external nofollow' class='url'>lisha cauthen</a></cite> <span class="says">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-meta commentmetadata"><a href="http://www.vivianleemahoney.com/2010/07/01/heres-to-the-crazy-ones-be-different/#comment-383"> July 2, 2010 at 8:39 pm</a> </div> <div class="comment-body"><p>A profound advertisement?</p> <p>It’s Armageddon, isn’t it.</p> </div> <div class="reply"> <a class='comment-reply-link' href='/2010/07/01/heres-to-the-crazy-ones-be-different/?replytocom=383#respond' onclick='return addComment.moveForm("comment-383", "383", "respond", "1390")'>Reply</a> </div> </div> </li> <li class="post pingback"> <p>Pingback: <a href="http://vivianleemahoney.com/2010/07/27/in-which-i-decide-something-crazy/" rel='external nofollow' class='url'>In Which I Decide to do Something Crazy: My Three Day Novel Experiment « Vivian Lee Mahoney</a></p> </li> </ol> <div id="respond"> <h3 id="reply-title">Leave a Reply <small><a rel="nofollow" id="cancel-comment-reply-link" href="/2010/07/01/heres-to-the-crazy-ones-be-different/#respond" style="display:none;">Cancel reply</a></small></h3> <form action="http://www.vivianleemahoney.com/wp-comments-post.php" method="post" id="commentform"> <p class="comment-notes">Your email address will not be published. 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Vivian Lee Mahoney Consider Yourself Warned: I Write Books About Rebels

Here’s to the Crazy Ones: Think Different