tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post7782631962244004509..comments2023-10-26T02:08:37.015-06:00Comments on Every Day I Write the Book: For Your Reading Pleasurekacy faulconerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09690060274994621199noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-43489187288066875922011-09-23T21:09:02.065-06:002011-09-23T21:09:02.065-06:00I have a friend, the type who does/can drive a Pri...I have a friend, the type who <i>does</i>/can drive a <i>Prius</i>, who is invited to an Indian wedding...where female guests will get their hands all henna-fied. The invitation also included a credit card for use during their stay. No joke.<br /><br />The short hair looks rad, and you look 6 years younger in that picture (with "bags" apparently?)Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036771991388790103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-78848817107456895322011-09-12T00:18:58.039-06:002011-09-12T00:18:58.039-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06244221715268767665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-47073088341644298972011-08-28T22:55:35.301-06:002011-08-28T22:55:35.301-06:00This post makes me all sorts of happy.This post makes me all sorts of happy.Geohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13928364622023202837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-30991027614664505462011-08-26T22:29:57.028-06:002011-08-26T22:29:57.028-06:00I'm not sure if what I intended to say was con...I'm not sure if what I intended to say was construed in a similar manner. While I have no obvious qualms about the tussled hair visual aspect, I had ultimately hoped to agree with you in whatever side of the argument you were on. Did I mention how becoming the photos were? (but one of them exceeded the becoming quota and was crowned champion of the becoming hair lengths)Rusty Southwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15219593571227897865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-60590260923894286142011-08-26T18:35:33.144-06:002011-08-26T18:35:33.144-06:00i often want to leave a comment on your blog but i...i often want to leave a comment on your blog but i feel like a big nerd trying to infiltrate the popular girls table . you and your commenters and all of the hilarity... it's just so...hilarious.<br /><br />anyway, now that my insecurities have been stated, yes to the dinosaur thing, yes to the short hair thing, yes to the pop music thing, and yes to the normal people thing. i concur. like, in a BIG way.robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13871690783897028697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-21888684439073142532011-08-26T10:57:38.173-06:002011-08-26T10:57:38.173-06:00Very thought-provoking Rusty! So basically what yo...Very thought-provoking Rusty! So basically what you're saying is YOU DON'T LIKE MY HAIR?!kacy faulconerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690060274994621199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-52283312005646300012011-08-26T00:02:37.112-06:002011-08-26T00:02:37.112-06:00I believe what you demonstrated is that you have m...I believe what you demonstrated is that you have more confidence to behave like you look better when you have short hair, meaning it may be a self-fulfilling prophecy. But either way, the result is the same. Short for the win.<br /><br />My favorite people are those who can be in front of a camera in a disheveled look and be fine with it. That was the moment I knew that Diane Sawyer was a bona fide.<br /><br />Lots of good little nuggets in there. It's good to know there are others who notice the off-kilterness of those around them. I'd like to think I'm a neutrino, and most of those I see at these gatherings are strange particles. Do you also wonder if maybe more of the normal people just stayed home or are on cruises because they're too smart to bother themselves with such minutiae, and you simply missed the normal people's memo. You can pick up on some of that in certain jobs. People who look nicer might be less apt to be in industries that require more brawn. I'm sure it all comes back to supply and demand.<br /><br />Have you noticed too that we're becoming more and more a cliche society? Idioms and other jargon are adhering more to our use of language. As we lose our collective creativity, we parrot what other people have said. We go Hollywood and do a remake of something. In an information age, the buzzwords achieve flight more readily, and they cover more ground. We're learning how to think less and less for ourselves. The meaning of what we say becomes secondary to how we say it. Style over substance once again. <br /><br />Language is a very interesting prism to view society through. Trends reveal attitudes, and attitudes apply to everything. We can only hope this is just a phase. Notice how quickly cliched words lose their potency, and therefore their meaning? I'm still rooting for 'awesome' as a direct modifier to remain strong. As an interjection, it has certainly become stale. <br /><br />Most any phraseology with "That is so _______" will run itself into a ditch before long, since it doesn't fulfill its promise of qualitatively stating what it wants to bring perspective to. It just leaves one hanging. A phrase that unintentionally adds to the confusion is of no use, and is empty. We don't need to know that something is 'so' anything. What we need to instead know is the depth of the 'so', but it's so lacking.Rusty Southwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15219593571227897865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-89095697791281420482011-08-25T00:46:10.441-06:002011-08-25T00:46:10.441-06:00I can't remember whether I knew what hard tack...I can't remember whether I knew what hard tack was before my son told me all about it when he learned about it in junior high history class. He's kind of obsessed with hard tack now. He keeps pointing it out to me at Costco, hoping I'll buy it. I don't know why I haven't yet. Goodness knows it has a reputation for durability and keeping people alive in desperate situations. (Probably that is why I haven't bought any yet.)<br /><br />Horehound is an antique candy. A disgusting antique candy. And just as the Muppets are objectively superior to Howdy Doody, Skittles are objectively superior to horehound.<br /><br />My problem with blogging conferences is that they are all about blogging. I like blog get-togethers for purposes such as discussing Muppets and hard tack. And henna hand-dying. Somebody arrange that one, and I'll come.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-74292182127970019152011-08-24T19:43:08.113-06:002011-08-24T19:43:08.113-06:00I was working in Abu Dhabi and I got henna on my h...I was working in Abu Dhabi and I got henna on my hands right before I left. It was beautiful but it took a really long time, over 2 hours for the ladies to finish the design. And at first it looks orange but deepens to brown over the next 12 hours. So I totally recommend it but give yourself enough time if you're doing for a specific occasion.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14396279385062971945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-75947636368539134642011-08-24T18:56:04.514-06:002011-08-24T18:56:04.514-06:00"We can't ALL drive a Prius" - geniu..."We can't ALL drive a Prius" - genius.Vernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13594878601026478892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-69209767899082571942011-08-24T09:36:11.672-06:002011-08-24T09:36:11.672-06:00Lightsaber color coding has infinite meanings whic...Lightsaber color coding has infinite meanings which I could muse on for hours...Yes, John Lennon was a Jerk for promoting Peace and Love and not being able to live it at home.J Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13941296369223915895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-23292884626466118782011-08-24T09:12:35.456-06:002011-08-24T09:12:35.456-06:00Muppets: The Green Album. Covers of the muppet so...Muppets: The Green Album. Covers of the muppet songs by cool artists.<br /><br />Helps with the nostalgia, and keeps your kids off the strained pears.Cariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17898887873242328840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-7637088780004712332011-08-24T08:41:57.809-06:002011-08-24T08:41:57.809-06:00Hey, don't knock Howdy Doody until you've ...Hey, don't knock Howdy Doody until you've tried him - he was "awesome" and probably "amazing" too!grannybabshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00640154807725541703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-32867053309124414952011-08-24T08:39:54.730-06:002011-08-24T08:39:54.730-06:00Just last Sunday we had a neighbor say to us, &quo...Just last Sunday we had a neighbor say to us, "Oh, you guys and your weird . . ." and then she trailed off, like she realized she was saying something mean. <br /><br />Dinosaurs, evolution, all of it . . . I have no problem with any of it, and I'm going to just sit tight until I get to heaven and hear how it all really happened. Because it doesn't really matter to my eternal progression or whatever. <br /><br />I think the proper time to henna your hands is for a baby blessing, so you should probably get working on that. <br /><br />Epic is the new amazing and awesome, only it's not even new. The intensity of its overuse has made it even more offensive and played than either of the other two. Also applies to mid-sentence emphatic periods. <br /><br />Lightsaber Book of Mormon colors is so inventive and wonderful. <br /><br />And just this morning I was lying in bed, coming to terms with the fact that my dream of looking cute and quirky with long braids is a stupid, embarrassing dream, and I just need to cut my hair again.Laynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14784505992803814556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-82561699120508073452011-08-24T08:20:37.871-06:002011-08-24T08:20:37.871-06:00That's the problem with people I interact with...That's the problem with people I interact with lately. Some newcomer to our ward saw my kids being naughty in sacrament and her husband said to her, "Oh good, they're normal." When she told me that all these red flags went up for me. If she's thinking we're normal, she's in for a big let-down, over and over again. If people would just assume we're wierdos, then when they interacted with us they'd be like, "Man, they're wierd." and move on. But when they assume we're normal, then every time they interact with us they'll be like, "Whoa! Where did THAT come from?" I just don't like inciting that kind of trauma in people again and again.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08464686059226188481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-56258259368481500232011-08-24T07:59:12.787-06:002011-08-24T07:59:12.787-06:00I think, maybe, that normal people attract other n...I think, maybe, that normal people attract other normal people. Which is perhaps why I don't ever meet normal people...and you don't, either.<br /><br />Thank you for letting me know about hard tack. I thought it was a gross candy, maybe black in color and tasting like molasses.Heidi Tottenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275976895033550120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-36275184538641170502011-08-24T07:46:10.177-06:002011-08-24T07:46:10.177-06:00I can see why you're hesitant to go to Blogher...I can see why you're hesitant to go to Blogher now. You've been burned before. A cot at the end of your bed? Scandalous! <br /><br />Your hair looks AMAZING (and I use that word in the same way I wait to use my meds for when my toncils are red, scratchy, and full of puss)!!!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01246546379295509018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-26727426085063185432011-08-24T07:45:42.846-06:002011-08-24T07:45:42.846-06:00I feel the same way about dinosaurs. How do those ...I feel the same way about dinosaurs. How do those "scientists" come up with this stuff? Have you seen that show that "re-enacts" dinosaur times? Somebody's got a real big imagination....Carlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09795034572517405008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-88155401808098672902011-08-23T23:23:29.325-06:002011-08-23T23:23:29.325-06:00Out of the mouth of 2 or 3 witnesses...I second Az...Out of the mouth of 2 or 3 witnesses...I second Azucar's testimony. (have you seen my new short post-partum cut? it's better)Amen and amen.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03981388823737554845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-73797331967037028062011-08-23T21:37:59.682-06:002011-08-23T21:37:59.682-06:00I have a testimony of short hair. Amen.I have a testimony of short hair. Amen.Carinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13859567470814286102noreply@blogger.com