tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post1920212903230848629..comments2023-08-06T04:09:45.468-07:00Comments on ...and hijinks ensued.: The unknowing optimistPrincess Pointfulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10911296163218358167noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-18105077649623116082008-01-29T00:43:00.000-08:002008-01-29T00:43:00.000-08:00You sparkle like flecks of yellow sunlight warming...You sparkle <BR/><BR/>like flecks of yellow sunlight warming the tired seas...<BR/><BR/>I love the way you write...<BR/><BR/>It is truly powerful and reflects not only a mind which can delve deeply into the heart of things..<BR/><BR/>but a feeling heart... <BR/><BR/>This combination of sensitivity and mental acuity... is truly rare...<BR/><BR/>I have a deep sense that you have the ability to change things simply by your 'talking' about them...<BR/><BR/>It is the gift that others long for,<BR/><BR/>Use it well my friend,<BR/><BR/>My love to you, MaithriMaithrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17039947095595430108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-81687363003669640882008-01-24T16:47:00.000-08:002008-01-24T16:47:00.000-08:00this was beautiful. it seems january is THE month...this was beautiful. it seems january is THE month for the blues. i'm with you.mcgeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17328357884166258893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-69439519864807656182008-01-24T16:27:00.000-08:002008-01-24T16:27:00.000-08:00You bath together, interesting.I remember once I c...You bath together, interesting.<BR/>I remember once I came out of a relationship where we had ALWAYs showered together and we ued to wash eachother. We even used to shampoo eachother.<BR/><BR/>When it ended, I felt strange showering alone.<BR/><BR/>Saner than others. Interesting that. Do you know what, that actually set off a whole train of thought in my head, not entirely new.<BR/><BR/>Well, you have inspied a future post at some point next week :)Crushedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479751225625007588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-54587570861148458812008-01-24T07:38:00.000-08:002008-01-24T07:38:00.000-08:00I loved this. You're such an eloquent, articulate...I loved this. You're such an eloquent, articulate, passionate writer.megabrookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07116377733819568110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-27593470460602582532008-01-24T02:31:00.000-08:002008-01-24T02:31:00.000-08:00I think I'm actually a happy pessimist: I prepare ...I think I'm actually a happy pessimist: I prepare for the worst, and believe the worst about most people, but am happy in spite of this.<BR/><BR/>I hardly ever cry and would usually end up sermonising at this point about how people shouldn't be sad etc etc. However, you don't need that sermon right now - I like that man's thinking, and agree with his view of thinking of the bath as a... watershed moment (oh I kill myself).Anthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303340501621622951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-70165919846586816552008-01-23T23:10:00.000-08:002008-01-23T23:10:00.000-08:00What happened to the fucking blues man? It's a bit...What happened to the fucking blues man? It's a bit weary with the "back on your bike sunshine" and latte follow-ups. Saddness is productive, but saddness is more than productive. But who has the courage to frown these days without being a egoist or an emoist? When laughter subsumes tears I think the honesty of both escape us. <BR/><BR/>P.S. I said "a lot saner".<BR/><BR/>P.P.S I always thought baths mad better thresholds than doorways. And I am talking in the past tense, for this is the future :)The Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15073122401533341269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-35920867894496627052008-01-23T21:47:00.000-08:002008-01-23T21:47:00.000-08:00pp - so poignantly written. i have trouble keepin...pp - so poignantly written. i have trouble keeping the sadness in sometimes. my emotions are all over my face. i can only hope to be as strong as you are some years from now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-74743421863611573062008-01-23T12:16:00.000-08:002008-01-23T12:16:00.000-08:00This entry radiates and sparkles! I'm sure you do,...This entry radiates and sparkles! I'm sure you do, too. I love baptismal baths that shift life and offer insight. I came here by way of chelseatalkssmack. Greetings :)r.xohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11524631772843549564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-53516941021115966042008-01-23T09:09:00.000-08:002008-01-23T09:09:00.000-08:00Although this clearly isn't the point of your post...Although this clearly isn't the point of your post, I now have the urge for a bath.<BR/><BR/>Showers are so...functionalUltra Toast Mosha Godhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05450892955592722188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-21014299669818964062008-01-23T08:53:00.000-08:002008-01-23T08:53:00.000-08:00"My sadness is not for public consumption."That re..."My sadness is not for public consumption."<BR/><BR/>That really stuck out for me...what a great opening line.Therapeutic Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12781452874259470378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-83923863665748587062008-01-23T08:23:00.000-08:002008-01-23T08:23:00.000-08:00Your thoughts about emotions? How they react to th...Your thoughts about emotions? How they react to the circumstance you are in, different in public than in private? And how you are afraid to disappoint your boy because, well, you HAVE emotions that get out of hand? That really spoke to me, I'm exactly the same way, and have had the same exact thoughts. Though I guess I shouldn't be surprised at this point... your posts always hit home with me. <BR/><BR/>By the way, he is so sweet for saying those things in the bath.Miriam Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03431661192302522470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-19591620290666086222008-01-22T20:49:00.000-08:002008-01-22T20:49:00.000-08:00I once took some mushrooms, sat on the edge of a b...I once took some mushrooms, sat on the edge of a bed, and cried for two hours. It felt so good. I guess I needed it at the time.captain corkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10782650450297504567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-73694168894512962492008-01-22T17:22:00.000-08:002008-01-22T17:22:00.000-08:00This post is beautiful. Sometimes our partners rem...This post is beautiful. Sometimes our partners remind us of who we are when we feel like we may have been sidetracked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-4801136457809679412008-01-22T16:58:00.000-08:002008-01-22T16:58:00.000-08:00I think we read each other's blog to feel that we'...I think we read each other's blog to feel that we're not alone. You write things that I can totally relate to and it helps me realize that I'm normal. Thanks :)Who? Me?https://www.blogger.com/profile/18415994055774024826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-50387224434225366612008-01-22T16:33:00.000-08:002008-01-22T16:33:00.000-08:00You do display a wonderful spirit, a love of life ...You <I>do</I> display a wonderful spirit, a love of life and great optimism on your blog.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-65057666847378718992008-01-22T16:17:00.000-08:002008-01-22T16:17:00.000-08:00This was a really beautifully written post, you pa...This was a really beautifully written post, you painted a really great pictureChelsea Talks Smackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17998747129805795801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-36492800507049903902008-01-22T16:14:00.000-08:002008-01-22T16:14:00.000-08:00I hate crying in front of others. It's a deep seed...I hate crying in front of others. It's a deep seeded need to feel that not only I am in control of my feelings, but to never let anyone else see how bad I am hurting.<BR/><BR/>To find someone who can accept that we are human and therefore - not perfect is a blessing indeed.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06627100891908577662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-128057491477676052008-01-22T14:47:00.000-08:002008-01-22T14:47:00.000-08:00We are concordant souls, my friend. From sleeping...We are concordant souls, my friend. From sleeping in our daytime t-shirts, to this bit of private, morose reverie. <BR/><BR/>When the nighttime of emotions falls onto me, I wear my own gloom like a cloying shawl of darkness that drapes a wind-smothered candle, waiting patiently to be re-lit by a hand with the magic and the will to do so.<BR/><BR/>You have such a hand in your life, and it is the greatest of treasures.<BR/><BR/>I have such only in my dreams and visions of poetry, though I do not discount the healing I feel from reading about friends, even those whose faces I've not known closely.<BR/><BR/>I have to get going down to the D, but I'm glad I took one peek over at this page. <BR/><BR/>Your writing gives me eruptions poetic phrase, both in its technique and obvious ability, as well as its tender content and visions of the universal. And of course, the emotional appeal of your feelings is not last on that list, though it may appear so in this bit of text. <BR/><BR/>Take care and keep writing like a font of beautiful pictures flowing like sublime, stellar clockwork. You are exactly the kind of "godess-like, strong women" that I have been lucky enough to know and write about, to quote something you yourself said back in October on my page. What you say has a way with sticking with me, as well. <BR/><BR/>Peace and love, my friend.eric1313https://www.blogger.com/profile/13807078704660045859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-5373247479613341972008-01-22T14:12:00.000-08:002008-01-22T14:12:00.000-08:00I'm a pretty emotional person but I hate that peop...I'm a pretty emotional person but I hate that people know when I'm upset, that I'm such an easy tear-dropper. I'm practically crying reading this (I blame the alcohol).PrincessPollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027059943534434125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-32545302822066443632008-01-22T14:04:00.000-08:002008-01-22T14:04:00.000-08:00"The note of the song that steals my breath"that w..."The note of the song that steals my breath"<BR/><BR/>that was probably one of the things that touched me the most. <BR/><BR/>i can totally relate to how you are feeling - somehow showing sadness has become a taboo, mostly cuz ppl see me as a bubbly, happy, optimistic person. What most persons do not realize that to be is that if i can feel so much joy, the pain is just as overwhelming...<BR/><BR/>we have a saying that the best way to hide your tears is to smile... <BR/><BR/>but my advise to you would be never to keep your emotions bottled up, cuz sooner or later they will catch up on you. <BR/><BR/>just remember, whether you realize it or not, you touch people with your words, and you most certainly are an inspiration.<BR/><BR/>lots of hugzCrashdummiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804365044559167907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-32430477796455952522008-01-22T13:47:00.000-08:002008-01-22T13:47:00.000-08:00i think i'm in that same phase right now - where i...i think i'm in that same phase right now - where i'm trying to hold it together but the littlest thing (the right song, a picture of a kitten, march of the PENGUINS) can start a flood of tears. because it is a release. and it feels oh so good. oh the januaries [love this term =).]<BR/><BR/>i'm addicted to your writing. and that comment that rexy left rings true... there is always a certain hopefulness in your writing that i just love as well. and maybe that's what makes you sparkle even more. you're unaware of your own sparkleness and it's truly so genuine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-90923068785682363552008-01-22T12:17:00.000-08:002008-01-22T12:17:00.000-08:00What a marvelous, marvelous new beginning!What a marvelous, marvelous new beginning!Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-68480597738214457642008-01-22T12:05:00.000-08:002008-01-22T12:05:00.000-08:00I will say cheers to more optimists around me! I'm...I will say cheers to more optimists around me! I'm one of them :-)Yodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711652528962940049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-3110715272780513502008-01-22T11:49:00.000-08:002008-01-22T11:49:00.000-08:00This was so beautifully written. That is all. :)This was so beautifully written. That is all. :)Eleni Zoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06192362492099520938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7246838997491107294.post-3140717656604131302008-01-22T11:42:00.000-08:002008-01-22T11:42:00.000-08:00wow P, not sure what to make of that one. You need...wow P, not sure what to make of that one. You need to translate that one for me in an email. :) But I think all and all, you should always be yourself and expressing yourself with what is true to your nature. Perhaps this blog is a way to sort it through first before you express things more in an outwardly way. Did that make ANY sense? haha!Tonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01618173853004051479noreply@blogger.com