tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post114774824000233902..comments2024-02-09T10:55:50.410-06:00Comments on Jess Riley Writes: I Submit this Navel-Gazing Post for your ConsiderationJess Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06987689969282168406noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1148357212895046382006-05-22T23:06:00.000-05:002006-05-22T23:06:00.000-05:00Glad you had such a fun evening with your friends....Glad you had such a fun evening with your friends. <I>She Got up off the Couch</I> sounds good, though I haven't yet read the first one (<I>A Girl Named Zippy</I>? Something like that.). May have to give it a try. No matter how good her writing is, though, I'm certain your revisions will go well and that you have nothing to worry about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1148324426140798732006-05-22T14:00:00.000-05:002006-05-22T14:00:00.000-05:00What does ORGANIC sauerkraut taste like, pray tell...What does ORGANIC sauerkraut taste like, pray tell?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1148060790001584452006-05-19T12:46:00.000-05:002006-05-19T12:46:00.000-05:00Speak not of TAL to me. They were considering a pi...Speak not of TAL to me. They were considering a piece of mine for their show. It ultimately didn't get produced, and the producer sent me a long email explaining why, an email that included the phrase "You're a nice writer." NICE?<BR/>Oh, the memories you have dredged up.<BR/>If it makes you feel any better, those moments of self-loathing you describe after reading the work of a superior writer? I have had them reading this very blog. Mwah.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1148041379786270582006-05-19T07:22:00.000-05:002006-05-19T07:22:00.000-05:00If you're turning into a pumpkin at the end of a s...If you're turning into a pumpkin at the end of a short night now just wait until you have a kid. ;)<BR/><BR/>I'm off to check out This American Life!Chicky Chicky Babyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18056206889322232109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1147985502900542822006-05-18T15:51:00.000-05:002006-05-18T15:51:00.000-05:00Don't you just LOVE Haven Kimmel? I laughed out lo...Don't you just LOVE Haven Kimmel? I laughed out loud for most of A Girl Named Zippy. I think she is so refreshing and didn't dwell on all of the negative aspects of her childhood. <BR/>And Big Love? My friend tapes it for me- we are hooked, too. It's like a train wreck- I can't not watch it, no matter how painful parts are. I esp. love the scenes at The Compound. Freaks!<BR/>Love your blog! Found it through Teacher Lady.Mrs. Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17730747441676219265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1147886541149299462006-05-17T12:22:00.000-05:002006-05-17T12:22:00.000-05:00I've done that. A lot of that. Especially the part...I've done that. A lot of that. Especially the part where I read something amazing and become inspired only to open up my recent project and puke all over myself at the suckiness of it.<BR/><BR/>Did you ever hear the ThAmerLife about the woman reading her teenage diary? It was hilarious/sad/crazy and I'd love to hear it again but it was quite a while ago - 2 years maybe?Mignonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07716330276288396317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1147879034605012412006-05-17T10:17:00.000-05:002006-05-17T10:17:00.000-05:00what the hell are cheese curds?and honey, if you'r...what the hell are cheese curds?<BR/><BR/>and honey, if you're eating sauerkraut with ice cream, you better pick up an EPT. That 'jiggle of tummy flab' might be something else! :DWebmiztrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13365475789228230445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1147876176044673742006-05-17T09:29:00.000-05:002006-05-17T09:29:00.000-05:00I don't know why some people complain about readin...I don't know why some people complain about reading slice of life posts...love them, love this one. I watch Big Love on Wed. nights, so I'll catch up with you...got surprisingly sucked into that show. Cringing all the way through it, but can't change it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1147845812629342992006-05-17T01:03:00.000-05:002006-05-17T01:03:00.000-05:00Crazy weekend!!! Crazy Foods!! Hope the week rocks...Crazy weekend!!! Crazy Foods!! <BR/><BR/>Hope the week rocks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1147840188172009212006-05-16T23:29:00.000-05:002006-05-16T23:29:00.000-05:00J. Riley ~ Now this sounded kind of cool "I found ...J. Riley ~ Now this sounded kind of cool <I>"I found myself sitting on the couch watching Big Love with a spoon, a half-gallon tub of Reese’s Piece’s ice cream, and a jar of organic sauerkraut."</I> Well... right up to that <B>SAUERKRAUT</B> part!!! LOL! ~ jb///LZ Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06020844948637658050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1147838577132486622006-05-16T23:02:00.000-05:002006-05-16T23:02:00.000-05:00mmmm, sauerkraut. mmmm, ice cream. just. not. toge...mmmm, sauerkraut. mmmm, ice cream. just. not. together. Maybe popcorn. hot movie popcorn & junior mints. mixed together, sierra mist to drink. wow, hope i'm not pregnant. haha<BR/><BR/>you are indeed very talented, my dear. it's time the world found out. <BR/><BR/>sorry about the car, glad it could be fixed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1147829281440793092006-05-16T20:28:00.000-05:002006-05-16T20:28:00.000-05:00The most amazing thing happened when I read "a hal...The most amazing thing happened when I read "a half-gallon tub of Reese’s Piece’s ice cream and a jar of organic sauerkraut." I threw up in my mouth with no hesitation whatsoever. It was like Pavlov's dogs. Unbeleivable.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10781472568527749054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1147821939489342382006-05-16T18:25:00.000-05:002006-05-16T18:25:00.000-05:00I listen to This American Life every week on my iP...I listen to This American Life every week on my iPod. LOVE it. :)Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653383372182667361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1147821160241825702006-05-16T18:12:00.000-05:002006-05-16T18:12:00.000-05:00TAL is my favoritest EVER. I mean, David Sedaris o...TAL is my favoritest EVER. I mean, David Sedaris on his own is enough to make me swoon, but I just LOVE that show. My favorite episode is about comic book heros that never quite caught on. Haha. <BR/><BR/>Viva la fried cheese!MrsFortunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17326242993598760618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1147817703039868822006-05-16T17:15:00.000-05:002006-05-16T17:15:00.000-05:00Without words, this post is making me very thirsty...Without words, this post is making me very thirsty. I think I have a headache as a result of this post.eganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03783658744477659987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1147815762848347522006-05-16T16:42:00.000-05:002006-05-16T16:42:00.000-05:00Sounds like a depressing weekend. I've had plenty ...Sounds like a depressing weekend. I've had plenty of those. Although I try to never mix sauerkraut with ice cream, that is beyond wrong.<BR/><BR/>Hope Monday treated you better. As we get older the bed gets more and more inviting. By the time I'm 50 I probably wont ever get out.Virendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14513306549244143689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1147804495646217382006-05-16T13:34:00.000-05:002006-05-16T13:34:00.000-05:00Later, after I’d sworn never to eat again, I found...<I>Later, after I’d sworn never to eat again, I found myself sitting on the couch watching Big Love with a spoon, a half-gallon tub of Reese’s Piece’s ice cream, and a jar of organic sauerkraut.</I><BR/><BR/>That's just nasty.<BR/><BR/>You have sooo gotta be pregnant. Except I see that you wrote you aren't.MaNiC MoMMy™https://www.blogger.com/profile/14038801888210803955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1147802847935770712006-05-16T13:07:00.000-05:002006-05-16T13:07:00.000-05:00$90? Pffft. Consider yourself lucky. The mirror fo...$90? Pffft. Consider yourself lucky. The mirror for my 98 POS Mountaineer cost me $300 from a JUNK YARD. I kept asking if it was plated in gold.Tinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16188363142469404823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1147802233751431272006-05-16T12:57:00.000-05:002006-05-16T12:57:00.000-05:00Hooboy - she SAYS she's not pregnant, but I'm here...Hooboy - she SAYS she's not pregnant, but I'm here to tell ya the combination of odd foods, contented mild drinking, and self-loathing are all hallmarks of the first few weeks (before you know you're knocked up).<BR/>Of course, they're also part of just being a healthy girl-person, but one can hope, can't one?<BR/>Argh - reading almost ANYONE'S blog makes me wonder why I ever try, when there are so many talented, funny, wonderful people out there already doing a better job of it that me. Keep on keepin' on, I say.tiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01351692108818152561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1147795834385003592006-05-16T11:10:00.000-05:002006-05-16T11:10:00.000-05:00Uh, after the combo of ice cream and saurkraut, I ...Uh, after the combo of ice cream and saurkraut, I was loathing you too!!!<BR/><BR/>You are so funny - don't get down on yourself! I don't even have to meet you to know that A. you are hilarious and talented 2. you are an amazing writer 3. you have weird cravings.DebbieDoesLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03060807459671444827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1147793149808408862006-05-16T10:25:00.000-05:002006-05-16T10:25:00.000-05:00Actually, sitting alone in a garage watching Mad A...Actually, sitting alone in a garage watching Mad About You doesn't sound all that awful to me. Kinda my version of a Calgon moment.Jeff and Charli Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13868852480996815442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1147791861702260442006-05-16T10:04:00.000-05:002006-05-16T10:04:00.000-05:001. After a depressingly vomitous pair of incidents...1. After a depressingly vomitous pair of incidents from my youth (by which I mean the year I was 24), I can no longer drink grape-flavored alkehol drinks, aka Purple Hooter Shooters. There was a broken ankle involved, too.<BR/><BR/>2. The side passenger mirror I shaved off of my car a year or so ago cost $280 to fix. I finally had it fixed a few weeks ago along with a few other "minor" repairs.<BR/><BR/>3. Sounds like you had my kind of weekend!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1147791085032885732006-05-16T09:51:00.000-05:002006-05-16T09:51:00.000-05:00Ditto Domesticator. Ice cream - good. Sauerkraut...Ditto Domesticator. Ice cream - good. Sauerkraut - welll, whatever turns you purple, I suppose...<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry about the car mirror. That's the sort of thing that puts a damper on the whole weekend (or at least it would for me).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1147789894513506122006-05-16T09:31:00.000-05:002006-05-16T09:31:00.000-05:00Note to self: do not attempt to revise work after ...<I>Note to self: do not attempt to revise work after reading something that makes you feel devoid of talent and perhaps not even a speaker of the English language. Especially avoid doing so if you are buzzed on Red Zinfandel.</I><BR/><BR/>That's smashingly good advice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1147786031939808022006-05-16T08:27:00.000-05:002006-05-16T08:27:00.000-05:00I love This American Life. I'm not as faithful a ...I love <I>This American Life</I>. I'm not as faithful a listener as I should be, but when I'm out running errands on the weekend I'll sometimes sit in my car until a segment ends.Lumpyheadsmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15448242506597812607noreply@blogger.com