tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28050624.post8949577085649907731..comments2024-03-27T05:41:49.609-04:00Comments on Ask And Ye Shall Receive: Are You There God, It's Me Miss MissivesLove Biteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09560398644345169431noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28050624.post-73928889885778378922009-02-12T10:58:00.000-05:002009-02-12T10:58:00.000-05:00Miss Missives:God called and told me some joke abo...Miss Missives:<BR/>God called and told me some joke about whores in church. Turns out he really does have a sense of humor.Reverend Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10617171719225432871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28050624.post-52093336248185046832009-02-11T19:36:00.000-05:002009-02-11T19:36:00.000-05:00Decide already. Shall we expect Gwen on Gwen actio...Decide already. Shall we expect Gwen on Gwen action or has the Meh hit the fan?Mia Wattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00674765897555195383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28050624.post-4509543556254339992009-02-11T17:49:00.000-05:002009-02-11T17:49:00.000-05:00Can I get an amen sista?Can I get an amen sista?formerly funhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04915882376165190052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28050624.post-89357866773389644772009-02-11T16:46:00.000-05:002009-02-11T16:46:00.000-05:00Gwen: As a 43-year-old mom, let me just say that ...Gwen: As a 43-year-old mom, let me just say that losing it is a choice. You don't have to subsume yourself in your kids. In fact, doing so isn't good for them...or you. You need to carve out some time to read books, think thoughts, listen to music, etc. Now, you might have to have that book on the counter while you're fixing dinner, and you might burn the spaghetts that way, but don't let go of it. You'll wake up in 10 years, soulless and hollow, and wonder where in the hell Gwen went.<BR/><BR/>That's how midlife crises are born.<BR/><BR/>You carve that place out in your blog, and you hold it as a sacred spot for things that transcend mommydom. I know you can.Love Biteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09560398644345169431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28050624.post-24677529256886731062009-02-11T16:29:00.000-05:002009-02-11T16:29:00.000-05:00I just went and read Amy's comments. I'm a little ...I just went and read Amy's comments. I'm a little disheartened. I'd assumed that the folks who read us would have the big hairy nuts to comment with their real (well, as real as blogging gets) personas.Calamityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366654196535968445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28050624.post-63114181083919521662009-02-11T16:24:00.000-05:002009-02-11T16:24:00.000-05:00Hey, I'd take snarky and cool over bi-polar, truly...Hey, I'd take snarky and cool over bi-polar, truly psychotic like some awesome "Amy" anon who commented this morning! :) I'd usually take my ball and go home, but FUCK. That is my home. I know I put myself out there... but damn. <BR/><BR/>I think what is showing up here is how much of yourself you lose when you have kids. It's not the kids fault. I know I used to have it, I lost it. <BR/><BR/>mongolian girl - I've been reading for a while now - since your review and I see the diff. I'll take a sip of your kool aid and see if it works. <BR/><BR/>calamity - yea, it wouldn't be pretty. The 3 dads thing had a hell of an impact. I've worked really hard to bury that stuff so I can tell you now it will take a long time and a lot of tries to get that right!Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05814226133626149225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28050624.post-20164346566805374832009-02-11T16:21:00.000-05:002009-02-11T16:21:00.000-05:00Sorry. Apparently my PMS-induced rage comes with a...Sorry. Apparently my PMS-induced rage comes with a side of overactive ba-dum-dums.Calamityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366654196535968445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28050624.post-56897803873073759342009-02-11T16:17:00.000-05:002009-02-11T16:17:00.000-05:00The last time I let something well up from deep in...The last time I let something well up from deep inside me it was not pretty. It was, however, a pretty awesome story. Gross. But awesome.Calamityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366654196535968445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28050624.post-86618494694211305262009-02-11T16:12:00.000-05:002009-02-11T16:12:00.000-05:00I don't see how she does get into that many wacky ...I don't see how she does get into that many wacky hijinx. From what I've read she has a pretty run of the mill life. Which is fine - it's already been said that we don't need to have amazing or bizarre things happen to us to write interesting blogs. Her perspective is just so generic. And I sometimes get the sense, particularly from her Debbie Downer post, that she wants SO badly for people to see her as a snarky, cool mom and it annoys her when people don't. If she stopped trying so hard to be snarky and cool and just let the words well up from deep inside her, then I would feel like what I was reading was real. Hopefully, I'm coming off here constructive and not mean.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28050624.post-35426598262067811832009-02-11T16:03:00.000-05:002009-02-11T16:03:00.000-05:00Let me clarify - I like, Gwen, the woman. I think...Let me clarify - I like, Gwen, the woman. I think she's cute, sweet, precious, pretty. I just can't get into her writing. It bores me. But she seems like a great person and there are moments in her writing where I feel like I get glimpses of the real Gwen. Ok, this is just too weird. There aren't that many Gwens around so it's freaking me out to be saying "Gwen" and talking about somebody else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28050624.post-89380739053873140742009-02-11T16:02:00.000-05:002009-02-11T16:02:00.000-05:00I'm with Gwen J. I was trying to love it. She says...I'm with Gwen J. I was trying to love it. She says some interesting things and I like her and I think if I knew her in real life I'd love her blog in a "Oh, Gwen, you get into the funniest hijinks" kind of way. Not knowing her, though, it was very much like reading a stranger's diary. <BR/><BR/>My favorite blogs are the ones I read and think not only "that has happened to me" but then "WHY didn't I think of that???" or "I wish I'd reacted that way!" I just don't get that from Gwen. We've got the same things have happened to me vibe, but not the after thoughts. I'm left with a guy who kisses like a dream but has a pinky-pene. Lots of build-up, high expectations, but no Big O.Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04497321835680652697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28050624.post-69523763612596757282009-02-11T15:34:00.000-05:002009-02-11T15:34:00.000-05:00All I ask is that you try. Try to hate.All I ask is that you try. <I>Try</I> to hate.Calamityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366654196535968445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28050624.post-20785967840840271372009-02-11T15:30:00.001-05:002009-02-11T15:30:00.001-05:00You're right Cal. I need to get my priorities in ...You're right Cal. I need to get my priorities in order. First up: I'm going to work on hating the things you hate. I realize how annoying it is to think something is craptastic and have everyone around you say "That was great!" I feel that way about Grey's Anatomy and Desperate Housewives. Those shows suck so hard and yet everyone in my orbit practically orgasms when talking about watching them. It makes me sick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28050624.post-91243786579246851062009-02-11T15:30:00.000-05:002009-02-11T15:30:00.000-05:00A biscotti would be nice, provided it came with so...A biscotti would be nice, provided it came with some soothing removal of my ovaries. Is it in poor taste to stomp the ever-loving shit out of something at work? Because if it is, I won't do it. I'd hate to be déclassé.Calamityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366654196535968445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28050624.post-48646076903768170482009-02-11T15:27:00.000-05:002009-02-11T15:27:00.000-05:00Sounds like you need a biscotti.Sounds like you need a biscotti.Reverend Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10617171719225432871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28050624.post-70254432802030173712009-02-11T15:24:00.000-05:002009-02-11T15:24:00.000-05:00Oh, fine. Struggle to like something the crowd lik...Oh, fine. Struggle to <I>like</I> something the crowd likes, but when I hate something does anyone struggle to hate it? Nooooooo. Where was my solidarity, hmmmmmm?Calamityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366654196535968445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28050624.post-79500087028534286112009-02-11T15:20:00.000-05:002009-02-11T15:20:00.000-05:00That DMW post made me want to cry. Tears of boredo...That DMW post made me want to cry. Tears of boredom. I would have much rather her written, "I had the DMV for lunch today. It gave me heartburn." And left it at that. Because the way she told the story was not engaging on any level. I tried, TRIED, to find a single sentence of interest in the whole post and came up empty. Sigh. Ok, I'm going to keep reading because I know some of you guys like her and I respect your opinions. I'm just not seeing what you're seeing, I guess. And I want to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28050624.post-78046892390461890622009-02-11T15:11:00.000-05:002009-02-11T15:11:00.000-05:00"My little Bubbers - please freeze time. He's perf..."My little Bubbers - please freeze time. He's perfect, he's my whole heart."<BR/><BR/>My little Maui - please freeze time. He's perfect, he's my whole heart.<BR/><BR/>There. Better.gaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860819233610965590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28050624.post-79656948431935339072009-02-11T15:04:00.000-05:002009-02-11T15:04:00.000-05:00Aww, thanks Gwen! I'm down for some porn. Who ha...Aww, thanks Gwen! I'm down for some porn. Who has a stuffed buffalo?Bimbo Bagginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04594320682493640846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28050624.post-44567746413404429932009-02-11T15:03:00.000-05:002009-02-11T15:03:00.000-05:00Gwen- You might want to read a little mongolian g...Gwen- You might want to read a little mongolian girl if you get a chance.<BR/><BR/>She started blogging a little 'stream of consciousness' and has really evolved in terms of 'digging deeper'.Miss Missiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03184269685276049399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28050624.post-19181856596957987342009-02-11T14:37:00.000-05:002009-02-11T14:37:00.000-05:00Well, she's just cute as all fuck-on, isn't she? ...Well, she's just cute as all fuck-on, isn't she? <BR/><BR/>I just plain like her. <BR/><BR/>And to Gwen, everyone who reads this site looks for connections when they blog. That's why the come here in the first place: to see who they connect with. But the best way to feel connected to another blogger is to see their blood, even if it's just on the intangible internets.Rassleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12370070146085209687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28050624.post-25207475377104863182009-02-11T14:26:00.000-05:002009-02-11T14:26:00.000-05:00I was actually going to quote the same sentence Ca...I was actually going to quote the same sentence Calamity did, because it's such a strong sentence. I'm not saying that to write well you have to have been raised by bad fathers, just that to be an adult you have to have been molded by your experiences. And this adult honesty and understanding of What Made You is missing.<BR/><BR/>You know what I mean? No one expects aliens to attack you on your way to the DMV. That's not the reason people read blogs. But if you were bored and frustrated while standing in line, write a post about a woman on the verge of 30 who, as a kid, never thought she'd ever spend a bored and frustrated moment because life seemed so short then, instead of making me feel like I'm standing in line with you.<BR/><BR/>And you have beautiful kids.People in the Sunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06961234839608654790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28050624.post-75500113589808555472009-02-11T14:24:00.000-05:002009-02-11T14:24:00.000-05:00Rad. I'm down.Rad. I'm down.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05814226133626149225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28050624.post-75288903728170197192009-02-11T13:49:00.000-05:002009-02-11T13:49:00.000-05:00Maybe someone will actually buy this tape.Maybe someone will actually buy this tape.Reverend Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10617171719225432871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28050624.post-83469483785472969382009-02-11T13:47:00.000-05:002009-02-11T13:47:00.000-05:00DPH is hot too. So it's Reviewee Gwen, DPH, Key, ...DPH is hot too. So it's Reviewee Gwen, DPH, Key, and me. Blog Porn. We'll get top dollar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com