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Comment on crommy crom, best of all possible puppies by Amy D

Amy D — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:04:08 +0000

I love what that says about you as a person. You described perfectly how much my cat Zoey brought to my life–that crazy joy of racing around like a maniac and living every moment like it’s the most exciting moment in the world, and that complete, besotted love that we had for each other.

Comment on crommy crom, best of all possible puppies by jason

jason — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:41:11 +0000

“Perfectly behaved dogs” are overrated. What you have in Crom is a family member, and that’s far better.

Comment on crommy crom, best of all possible puppies by Deb

Deb — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:02:33 +0000

With all those tricks and the not going out the door, he’s way ahead of Santini. And while Santini doesn’t get on the bed, he does sleep on the back of the sofa like a cat, where he can watch out the window. But I totally agree about the unconditional love of a little dog – priceless.
~deb

Comment on Effexhorrific by jen larsen

jen larsen — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:05:12 +0000

Thank you!

And “disconcerting” is definitely a good way to describe it. Also “endlessly irritating.”

Comment on Effexhorrific by Eli

Eli — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:11:27 +0000

Good luck with the weaning! I hate the brain zaps too. I’ve always described them being like turning a corner and a half second later your brain catches up with you. It’s truly disconcerting.

Comment on excuses by jen larsen

jen larsen — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 07:11:19 +0000

See, I assumed all stoves, no matter their size and weapons capability, were prohibitively expensive! We are going to have to investigate, thank you! Peace of mind is worth at least a couple of six-packs.

Comment on the whole weight loss surgery–type journey by Lovely Links: 1/20/12

Lovely Links: 1/20/12 — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:20:33 +0000

[...] “I did learn one thing, during this whole weight loss surgery-type journey I’ve been on: if you are not happy with your body and in your skin, it doesn’t matter what size you are and what other people think you look like. There is no objectivity when it comes to being comfortable with your body.” [...]

Comment on excuses by LadyCiani

LadyCiani — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:46:54 +0000

Oh wow. Yeah, stoves suck. But hey! they are (relatively) inexpensive (compared to, say, fridges).

Go to the local big box home improvement store and get one of the low-end models. The kind they put in kitchens in apartments. (I’ve used many of these cheap models in various apartments in the last 8 years – they all work great but I think the most common brand was the low-end-white-electric-GE).

It’ll be say $350 plus tax, but it will be such a relief to you. Just think, you’ll save so much time by not griping about the stupid stove that you hate! Or find your local “we sell refurbished appliances” company. Delivery is usually free once you hit a certain dollar amount, and either company will generally take away the “olde-tyme” one with them, at no extra charge.

Even if you don’t want the white one long term, you can still buy a white one (that works!) for use right now, and then craigslist it later when you have more $$$ to upgrade to the one with the nuclear power. Not a waste of money because the white one will at least work now, and really is there any price you can set on peace of mind?

Comment on regular person by jen fu

jen fu — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:47:12 +0000

Mikki, I would pay cash to read that autobiography. Also, please note that most of my writing I do with my laptop on my knees, not at a desk. THAT WAS A HINT.

STEPH I hope you are aware that I think you are THE MOST AWESOME. The first one will be buried with me; the second and third I have higher hopes for.

Thank you Jane! It was some person who said that you’re a writer if you write, so I think probably you can go ahead and call yourself one. Just don’t start talking about Your Craft.

Comment on regular person by JaneofAllTrades

JaneofAllTrades — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:21:46 +0000

Great entry! I have hundreds of poems, a few short stories and about six chapters of a book I’ve been writing since I was 16, but I still don’t consider myself a writer. It is still something I aspire to be, though. Congrats on getting closer to being done with your second book!