tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post7876057164958736423..comments2023-10-17T08:16:35.305-04:00Comments on That's Why: I never wink back at fireflieslisahgoldenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11158660223296807317noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-85549546190608916482011-04-14T12:46:02.440-04:002011-04-14T12:46:02.440-04:00I hate it that blogger is such a pain to reply to ...I hate it that blogger is such a pain to reply to when it comes to comments. Thank you all for these wonderful (as usual) comments.lisahgoldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11158660223296807317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-25609583603443951062011-04-14T00:15:55.148-04:002011-04-14T00:15:55.148-04:00Signs. you know I believe in them.
I see your 1940...Signs. you know I believe in them.<br />I see your 1940 and raise you 1938. Why oh why do I hate research so and decide this was the bright and shiny idea to follow?<br /><br />I think when you're getting tired and it's time to reject or publish is a sign that you'll be able to edit the hell out of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-2260096099614032032011-04-13T23:35:47.109-04:002011-04-13T23:35:47.109-04:00i've been looking for a writing spot. somewher...i've been looking for a writing spot. somewhere i can go for one night away from my house with nothing but my laptop and manuscript to wrap the mutherfucker up once and for all. every place i looked into was more money, too far away, excuse, excuse, excuse...and then:<br /><br />our house is in a subdivision, but our backyard bumps up to a 150+ acre farm with hiking trails, two large ponds, one huge old barn and one smaller one and an old farm house. the old man who lived there passed away last year and his sons have been keeping it up, letting small groups camp on the grounds. this weekend i went for a walk and crossed in front of the farm on a road that i usually don't drive down. there on the fence that guards the farm (and runs right up to the old tree-lined gravel road to the farm house you can't see from the street) was a sign that read: "Rental suite available" <br /><br />turns out that they are now renting out the farm house for the weekend, "...for artists and such," they told me. <br /><br />my writing retreat has turned out to literally be in my own backyard.<br /><br />on another note, i always loved Time Bandits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-6321938702084079072011-04-13T22:39:38.346-04:002011-04-13T22:39:38.346-04:00I'm so happy you enjoyed time like that with S...I'm so happy you enjoyed time like that with Sophie. And, I am happy to hear you're thinking about your manuscript again. YAY! But, I know what you mean about wanting to just get it finished already. I've been struggling with my own book for what seems like a lifetime.<br /><br />Signs? Hmm... I'll have to think about that.meleah rebeccahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116656129112106780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-65360988848454167372011-04-13T22:17:55.976-04:002011-04-13T22:17:55.976-04:00Serendipity can come in such large doses that it&#...Serendipity can come in such large doses that it's impossible not to take it personally...Steve Emeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08628329561652344403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-82340795063179259802011-04-13T22:11:28.426-04:002011-04-13T22:11:28.426-04:00I see metaphors. That lab is not a dog, it's y...I see metaphors. That lab is not a dog, it's your thoughts, dogging you! Christ almighty ...<br /><br />Apropos of nothing, my fortune cookie tells me I will soon live in 'elegant surroundings.' Am I living in a hovel? I think I've just been dissed by a fucking cookie.Averil Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07581842611503530296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-32945577296362060142011-04-13T21:52:00.159-04:002011-04-13T21:52:00.159-04:00Let me get this straight? Matthew Broderick makes ...Let me get this straight? Matthew Broderick makes your nipples harden? 1986 M.B. or 2011 M.B.?<br />Does it matter?<br /><br />Isn't the really big question Why didn't the Babe De Jour who played Sloane ever act in another film? (and yes, yes, I did Google her, and I know she <i>has</i> been in other films, but let's face it, it was all down hill for her after FBDO...) Still, at least she didn't marry a clotheshorse!Mountjoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14151412968710588643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-64092826661814717882011-04-13T21:28:43.892-04:002011-04-13T21:28:43.892-04:00I take this post as a sign that I want to read you...I take this post as a sign that I want to read your book. I lurve the 1930s and 40s. <br /><br />My favorite sign was the no foot tapping sign at the International Celtic Fiddle competition.Summer Kinardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13071928555304030141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-47051517111655178172011-04-13T19:29:13.714-04:002011-04-13T19:29:13.714-04:00I'm so glad it's calling you back! I thin...I'm so glad it's calling you back! I think of it as serendipity... but I ALSO think when your heart is ready you see the signs you might have ignored a month earlier. This is psychology, sister... you are ready. (If you need a crit partner at some point, holler, and I am featuring you tomorrow under my L recommendations, just as a heads up)Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-86354482706877110762011-04-13T17:37:19.917-04:002011-04-13T17:37:19.917-04:00The biggest sign of all might be that you're w...The biggest sign of all might be that you're wanting to wrap up that manuscript and send it out and not give a shit what happens. It's kind of like when you have to go to someone's wedding and you can't, for the life of you, find anything new to wear. But if you're NOT looking and have no money, the cute outfits are jumping off the racks at you. Or how, when I had given up on men, had finally had enough!, and found a one-bedroom apartment for me and my dog in another city, Lo And Behold I met my (to be) husband and we were married 3 months later.<br /><br />See.<br /><br />SEE!!<br /><br />Shit, I'm not even crossing my fingers for you, because you don't need it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-61650378611937375522011-04-13T14:08:05.464-04:002011-04-13T14:08:05.464-04:00I still remember when all Canadian coins except pe...I still remember when all Canadian coins except pennies were made of silver. The US changed the metal content in 1964 and four years later the Canadians followed because yahoos were making a killing taking truck loads of spare change across the border. They were much nicer than cupronickel or whatever slug-metal is used now.<br /><br />Time Bandits is still one of my all time favorite movies. Maybe you could watch Brazil with her next time. Then again, maybe you should lock yourself in your room til that book's done and then Terry Gilliam can turn it into a major motion picture.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-41196053006984647932011-04-13T12:41:20.186-04:002011-04-13T12:41:20.186-04:00I always feel much better when I get some of those...I always feel much better when I get some of those "to dos" off my list. The problem comes when more "to dos" come down the pike. At this rate I am never going to get ahead and I take that as a sign that it all really doesn't matter in the end, except to me :)Life As I Know It Nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733963455243806298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-90196673568394310352011-04-13T11:23:16.907-04:002011-04-13T11:23:16.907-04:00I find those signs to be kind of creepy, but I too...I find those signs to be kind of creepy, but I too think they must mean something, right? <br /><br />So if not mouse poop....what?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11129662082248482002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-31843693503383506842011-04-13T10:41:14.569-04:002011-04-13T10:41:14.569-04:00Falling rock signs are okay though, yes?Falling rock signs are okay though, yes?Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-58731892147642217042011-04-13T10:37:43.593-04:002011-04-13T10:37:43.593-04:00Speaking of "to do lists" and to done li...Speaking of "to do lists" and to done lists. Have you noticed the ads for Ace Hardware talking about not wandering around a big box store all weekend and going to Ace to get supplies and get things done. The irony I see is that the Ace Hardware stores in this area are all closed on Sundays, so if you need supplies on Sunday, you have to go to a big box store!!<br /><br />Other than that I haven't seen any signs or omens, but then again I don't get out much. And the voices don't talk to me anymore, not any less, but not any more.Kulkurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09198195648066700925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-12385792780640579332011-04-13T05:31:34.058-04:002011-04-13T05:31:34.058-04:00I see them everywhere. Yesterday, as I was taking ...I see them everywhere. Yesterday, as I was taking my kid to dance class I saw a license plate that read <i>2 FOR 10</i>. Hmmm, I thought. Then, as I was returning home, I saw another license plate that read <i>2 FOR 5</i>. I shit you not. I'm thinking there's gotta be a bargain coming my way.Msbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00603485735930378064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-89196909301818845592011-04-13T03:51:13.098-04:002011-04-13T03:51:13.098-04:00I'm still waiting for that sign which will tel...I'm still waiting for that sign which will tell me the six winning numbers in next Saturday's lottery. I get it regularly, the problem is, it never comes till Sunday *sigh*Francis Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00422476000328664994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-51841219293890633082011-04-13T02:37:35.849-04:002011-04-13T02:37:35.849-04:00The short answer is no. Although that talking frog...The short answer is no. Although that talking frog on the shoulder of unicyclist in the lavatory might mean something. But he's speaking Danish so I can't be certain.willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590217997145761582noreply@blogger.com