tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post4922887585432173342..comments2023-09-01T04:29:11.256-04:00Comments on Suburban Soliloquy: Friday Night Frolic — Pointed WeightsJaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-77061506621160354762011-11-21T22:37:12.950-05:002011-11-21T22:37:12.950-05:00SF- Thank you, my friend. Now if I could just appl...SF- Thank you, my friend. Now if I could just apply myself. (Echoes from parent/teacher conference...) ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-40061193356828925282011-11-21T22:35:50.163-05:002011-11-21T22:35:50.163-05:00Marylinn- You daring woman, you! Of course you att...Marylinn- You daring woman, you! Of course you attack with a pen. Ink!<br /><br />Rusty Belle are just crazy! That's why I like them so much. My brother introduced me to their music, and I was supposed to see them play in CT not long ago, but, well, best laid plans... I never made it. Next time. I would have loved to have done a little interview with them.<br /><br />"Somehow, once told, it all becomes a version of real." So true. :)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-7700208874026959912011-11-21T22:28:33.270-05:002011-11-21T22:28:33.270-05:00JES- Keep up--Oh, man, how I wish I could keep up ...JES- Keep up--Oh, man, how I wish I could keep up with it <em>all</em>. I love to keep up here, but believe me, there's mold growing elsewhere when I do.<br /><br />Bar Karma, where viewers get involved is such a great idea. We reality TV/gimmick loving Americans must eat that up? I don't know--this is the first I've heard of the show--complete TV loser I am--and now I"m reminded of how totally inadequate I am at TV/movie conversation. I don't watch the Emmy or Oscar awards because I've no idea what anyone is talking about! That's sad. I think I need to rectify that. Or, maybe not?<br />At lead the movie part. <br /><br />POV Bar. Would be fun to make it weekly and have everybody know your name. ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-43257831917175655912011-11-21T22:15:12.589-05:002011-11-21T22:15:12.589-05:00Beer- A new novel! Good for you. And, well, it'...Beer- A new novel! Good for you. And, well, it's the perfect time to hunker down for a long writing season--cold winds blowing into Chi-town and all. Good luck with the construction. I'm looking forward to hearing more about it... ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-90171344087140258262011-11-21T22:10:41.970-05:002011-11-21T22:10:41.970-05:00Nance- "Throughout my adolescence, I imagined...Nance- "Throughout my adolescence, I imagined I was writing a novel in the third person." This, I find entirely believable, for I can thoroughly relate. I remember having those same thoughts, but about my father, not Mother. No, Mother's a saint. I had a blue princess phone on my desk. <br /><br /><em>You</em>, not talk? ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-72449004870952148162011-11-21T22:00:20.587-05:002011-11-21T22:00:20.587-05:00Leah- Oh yes, I pointed! But in which direction I ...Leah- Oh yes, I pointed! But in which direction I can't say. I think because, well, it's definitely not a straight line. Yes, quite wavy. But there's a point at the end. I think. ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-68487512756724304302011-11-21T21:58:08.142-05:002011-11-21T21:58:08.142-05:00Dan- Oh well! We don't want to disappoint the ...Dan- Oh well! We don't want to disappoint the BIH boys, and I"ll be happy to make the introduction here. They're on my list. I warn you, though, I may quote you anyway. ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-78657855511681945042011-11-21T18:01:45.792-05:002011-11-21T18:01:45.792-05:00You're so good at this Jayne - literary, inven...You're so good at this Jayne - literary, inventive, thoughtful.<br /><br />Great.Sensible Footwearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01352359349242924766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-30338763211709129392011-11-21T14:06:16.828-05:002011-11-21T14:06:16.828-05:00Foolish optimism on my part, I do crosswords in pe...Foolish optimism on my part, I do crosswords in pen. Sometimes the square numbers are completely obscured. Oh well. What a fine edgy band, yes, perhaps a spot of grunge or the whiff of a thing from a shadowy corner. Do we know, does it matter, about the fact vs. fiction? Somehow, once told, it all becomes a version of real. There are seldom enough answers to match the questions. xoMarylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-91065768850806309202011-11-21T12:41:44.271-05:002011-11-21T12:41:44.271-05:00I'm impressed with how well you keep up with a...I'm impressed with how well you keep up with all these comments, and replies, and counter-replies... (He said, probably at exactly the moment she decided she'd had enough.)<br /><br />Why not a POV Bar? One of the outlier cable channels recently ran a series called <em>Bar Karma</em>, which centered on a bar to which people were whooshed at some precise moment they needed to make a decision about the course of their life. (It had some other interesting features, too, like an audience-participation gimmick which left some plot turns up to viewer vote.) (More <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_Karma" rel="nofollow">here</a>.) I think this demonstrates that someone in TV can be convinced to try any wacky old thing as long as there's alcohol involved!JEShttp://johnesimpson.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-7034895460452530872011-11-21T09:37:10.452-05:002011-11-21T09:37:10.452-05:00Walls are made to be broken down. And that's n...Walls are made to be broken down. And that's not just me saying it as a construction guy. That's the sympathetic writer talking. In that spirit, at 4AM I decided it was finally time to start a new novel manuscript today. And now it's looking like my cabinets could use a little refinishing too. Thanks for that. Also, The Things They Carried was brilliant.A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-20817551986362622342011-11-21T08:32:46.037-05:002011-11-21T08:32:46.037-05:00Haunting stuff, gal!
Throughout my adolescence, ...Haunting stuff, gal! <br /><br />Throughout my adolescence, I imagined I was writing a novel in the third person..."Now, disgusted with her mother, she goes to her room and stares at the telephone on the desk." It became so absorbing, I practically stopped talking and didn't start again until I had children of my own.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166865250789996825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-79343821129196106542011-11-21T08:31:22.069-05:002011-11-21T08:31:22.069-05:00This is so Jayne, like wavy vapors moving through ...This is so Jayne, like wavy vapors moving through and around everything, peeking and staring, pointing, although it's not polite to point, yet if you didn't point how would we know which direction to look. You did point didn't you? Hmmm...<br />This was captivating!!Leah Griffithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10424758000036417506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-50262980596256429472011-11-21T04:33:25.616-05:002011-11-21T04:33:25.616-05:00J-girl be ny guest and hey..dont ever second guess...J-girl be ny guest and hey..dont ever second guess yerself...you have a great style of writing and im sure you could add some fantastic ideas<br />i spoke to glenn last night about it and they are always looking for a bit more exposure...theyd be honoured to have such a fine wordsmith not only r/v them but put a FNF up starring them...go for it ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-74813736015039421002011-11-20T09:55:00.697-05:002011-11-20T09:55:00.697-05:00Loree- Sharp! Haha--that's good... I'm get...Loree- Sharp! Haha--that's good... I'm getting this visual of oversized head sharpeners. Wonder if there are any of those on the market... ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-41101718026950406602011-11-20T09:52:52.105-05:002011-11-20T09:52:52.105-05:00Nessa- Boy, you don't miss a beat. But yeah, y...Nessa- Boy, you don't miss a beat. But yeah, you still have a <em>crazy</em> imagination. Which ,of course, is why your shorts are always fun to read. ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-57734861588199260162011-11-20T09:51:07.019-05:002011-11-20T09:51:07.019-05:00Billy- Ha! It's kind of like that in this hous...Billy- Ha! It's kind of like that in this house, too! I think it's genetic--my parents were the same way. ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-63285698522817379292011-11-20T09:49:20.151-05:002011-11-20T09:49:20.151-05:00Lydia- To tell the truth, I rarely have a martini...Lydia- To tell the truth, I rarely have a martini, but sometimes I crave the green olives soaked with vodka! See what I mean about fact and fiction. ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-61947476452824943962011-11-19T21:04:25.216-05:002011-11-19T21:04:25.216-05:00A dirty martini sounds good right about now.
Love...A dirty martini sounds good right about now.<br /><br />Loved this post.<br /><br />You're pretty sharp! :DLoree Huebnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09845600356878587780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-56202992714405282792011-11-19T20:28:55.019-05:002011-11-19T20:28:55.019-05:00uh, there's a line in that last song that sort...uh, there's a line in that last song that sort of falls into place with your quirky little story. "In my head lingers the smell of a room filled with hope, hope, hope."<br />Or maybe that's just <i>my</i> crazy imagination...Nessa Lockehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10793613496258240147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-11162049121142163512011-11-19T19:33:18.648-05:002011-11-19T19:33:18.648-05:00thanks for giving our house a theme song, off and ...thanks for giving our house a theme song, off and on. i walked around the house turning the lights on and the missus follows a few minutes later turning them off. on and off. off and on.billy pilgrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00128876723713271131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-46747583942314048322011-11-19T19:00:54.434-05:002011-11-19T19:00:54.434-05:00Imaginative and fun. I enjoyed eavesdropping...
H...Imaginative and fun. I enjoyed eavesdropping...<br /><br />Have that martini--and enjoy!Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-68066857833591774312011-11-19T15:35:29.912-05:002011-11-19T15:35:29.912-05:00Dan- Well, here's the thing: I could never wri...Dan- Well, here's the thing: I could never write a BIH review as well as you already have. I'm afraid mine would pale and die next to yours. (Though, I do think I should add BIH to the FNF list.)<br /><br />And see, now, sometimes I don't show up 'til late Friday for this stuff and end up cheating by copying and pasting abouts or reviews from a musician's website, or worse, just add a link. Aha! Mind if plagiarize from your site?!! ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-29694465536861768092011-11-19T15:26:19.785-05:002011-11-19T15:26:19.785-05:00JES- Lots would probably help. Pressure, like dead...JES- Lots would probably help. Pressure, like deadlines (as in get dinner on the table) works best. Come to think of it, it worked well when I was in a real office, too.<br /><br />LOL! POV Bar--love it! My days of getting kicked out of bars are long over. Now, if I'd chosen the right poison, I would have come up with a better post title--and really drawn in the crowd. Dang! ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-71644982878925094342011-11-19T15:06:34.589-05:002011-11-19T15:06:34.589-05:00haha...on the RB note i concur...i was thinking......haha...on the RB note i concur...i was thinking...why dont YOU do a r/v of BIH? Could be an interesting take..thoughts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com