tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post6083535136342082100..comments2023-10-31T07:49:59.631-04:00Comments on Edited to Within an Inch of my Life: Friday Feature: Journeys Toward Publication and Beyond: Dena DawHeather Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06699360166269376285noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-60438380972017012732010-03-29T09:24:35.172-04:002010-03-29T09:24:35.172-04:00I am proud to say that I never spit coffee all ove...I am proud to say that I never spit coffee all over my QWERTY. Oops.<br /><br />Damn.Jonathon Arntsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-26648204114251529402010-03-27T16:49:41.771-04:002010-03-27T16:49:41.771-04:00Tina--I love the Cheers reference. And I think it...Tina--I love the Cheers reference. And I think it's timeless. At least in the Boston area it is.<br /><br />Dena-- :)Heather Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699360166269376285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-18469118212128067482010-03-27T15:39:13.203-04:002010-03-27T15:39:13.203-04:00If there are any squirrels I'm gonna' need...If there are any squirrels I'm gonna' need a LOT of Ouzo.... :-)Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15558857438868245981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-86170988097849996122010-03-27T11:45:55.650-04:002010-03-27T11:45:55.650-04:00Sorry I missed all this!! The water cooler is more...Sorry I missed all this!! The water cooler is more like Cheers these days (Is there a more current equivalent? I'm afraid I'm dating myself.) Heather, thanks for providing this for all of us!! Dena, thanks too. This was fabulous. Ann Marie, awesome to meet you.Tina Laurel Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04482757085942311091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-91089082751558639342010-03-27T10:19:37.022-04:002010-03-27T10:19:37.022-04:00Suddenly I have a desire to create a portal to tra...Suddenly I have a desire to create a portal to transport us all to one location, drink lots of ouzo and give belly dancing a try, to the audience of couch lizards. A place void of squirrels, D!Heather Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699360166269376285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-87280954633318964232010-03-27T09:15:29.975-04:002010-03-27T09:15:29.975-04:00Qwerty Heather? Now that's one I had to googl...Qwerty Heather? Now that's one I had to google. My sis' I.T. geek (not to be confused with Greek) hubby would flog me with a USB cord for not knowing that, considering his job and how long I've owned a computer... Maybe I really should stick to longhand... :)<br /><br />Oh, and ouzo is dangerously lovely. It often leads to things like extreme laughter, amateur belly dancing, and lost items which are later found in strange places, like the tops of ceiling fans and behind the refrigerator...Artemis Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10849091563671031929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-5389980947656827452010-03-27T09:04:05.700-04:002010-03-27T09:04:05.700-04:00Ann Marie--Whoever maintained that this blog is a ...Ann Marie--Whoever maintained that this blog is a strict or serious place was seriously mistaken. Let the ouzo flow (I had to google that, btw)! Thanks for adding to the fun here last night, my only regret is that I wasn't here in real time. <br /><br />Speaking of time, I added some on to the blog's side bar so we'll know what time it is for all my wonderful visitors! Clocks, anyway. If anyone figures out how to add time, please let me know. <br /><br />And, I'd be happy to replace any qwertys lost to the spitting of beverages, that is, after I replace mine. <br /><br />Has anyone seen my son's lost, lost tooth??? It's going to be a day!Heather Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699360166269376285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-32382756049148708132010-03-27T08:33:14.920-04:002010-03-27T08:33:14.920-04:00To ALL YOU SERIOUS READERS; ANNOUNCEMENT.
I deeply...To ALL YOU SERIOUS READERS; ANNOUNCEMENT.<br />I deeply apologise for lowering the tone of this fabulous blog. In the stark light of day I see that....man....the ouzo was STRONG.<br />BUT HEATHER...you still owe me a whatjacall it?? Qwerty...what kind of name is that? Anyway - you STILL owe me a new keyboard!! C U over at INKWELL<br />PS thanks Dena, Lisa and A.Grey for a whole bunch of fun last night!!Ann Marie Wraighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14524746255813452836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-41073353786146705192010-03-27T07:22:22.541-04:002010-03-27T07:22:22.541-04:00Woo-hoo! What a rowdy bunch! I just spit coffee ...Woo-hoo! What a rowdy bunch! I just spit coffee all over my qwerty (--keyboard--in case they don't call it that in Greece) and am going to hunt down ear poles right now. So relieved that J.D. is a donkey. I have a cat named J.D. that (sorry Jon) my brother named for Jefferson Davis. I know that's weird. There is a reason--I'm trying to remember. I think my brother wrote a law school paper about Lincoln at the time that he adopted the cat, and wanted to give Jefferson Davis some due. I don't know. We're a wacky family.<br /><br />Ann Marie--if you don't start a blog soon, I'm going to start one for you. I swear, my friend. I need to know where I can find you on a regular basis. Inkwell is good for now, but, we'll teach you the blogging ropes if it means you'll get off the ground before the summer! (It snowed here yesterday. The summer seems way too far off!)<br /><br />Dena--thanks so much for being the hostess with the mostess! Who knew squirrels would starts such hilarity!Heather Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699360166269376285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-14373571751384228712010-03-27T06:38:11.106-04:002010-03-27T06:38:11.106-04:00Yes, Lisa! Hats would be menacing- but helmets wo...Yes, Lisa! Hats would be menacing- but helmets would be worse. That would suggest that they are ready for battle.<br />Thanks for reading!Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15558857438868245981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-27562448279124785912010-03-26T23:46:20.025-04:002010-03-26T23:46:20.025-04:00Sorry I'm jumping in so late! But it was a gr...Sorry I'm jumping in so late! But it was a great interview. I especially enjoyed your fear of organized Squirrels, Dena. That is a bit frightening I must admit. Especially if they are wearing little hats...Lisa Gail Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03648323153868702165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-68981313708309713482010-03-26T23:40:15.715-04:002010-03-26T23:40:15.715-04:00ER.. Heather...where are you? It's all gone da...ER.. Heather...where are you? It's all gone dark...Heather?.....Ann Marie Wraighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14524746255813452836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-42675045732633713032010-03-26T23:16:37.615-04:002010-03-26T23:16:37.615-04:00Just...Hick ...want to apologise for lowering the ...Just...Hick ...want to apologise for lowering the tone of your ...hick.....blog. Gosh that ouzo's strong.<br />Yes,my "Greekdar" called the things "ear poles" at the very beginning of our relationship and of course I never corrected him!!! He sounded a real plonker last year when he went into Boots the Chemists (in the UK) and asked for "a sack of ear poles and do you by any chance have a fly slapper?"<br />Translation:<br />"Madam, I'd like a container of cotton buds and do you have by any chance a fly swatter?"<br />The lady killed herself laughing when she understood what he wanted....When he asked me why she was laughing I just said because of the Greek accent!! I'm BadAnn Marie Wraighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14524746255813452836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-19691110291141520992010-03-26T23:02:48.155-04:002010-03-26T23:02:48.155-04:00LOL at "ear pole." LOL at 'Greek ma...LOL at "ear pole." LOL at 'Greek man radar' too. Maybe just called it "Greekdar" or "Mandar of the Greek Variety" or ...okay, running out of ideas here. <br />You should definitely start up a 'blatantly humorous blog' - I would fully support it!Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15558857438868245981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-69588213066942030952010-03-26T21:59:04.174-04:002010-03-26T21:59:04.174-04:00Ear pole!!! Now I'M the one spitting alcoholi...Ear pole!!! Now I'M the one spitting alcoholic beverages all over my keyboard!!! Seriously I'm dying over that! Lizards in the couch cushions and poles in my ears... oh this is the way evenings should go out! Loud and with laughter! <br /><br />Greek hubby eh? Has he got any brothers? Not that I could nudge in ahead of my mother, I swear, that woman has 'Greek man' radar... and she's been happily married for thirty-odd years! <br /><br />I'll be stalking you along with Heather and Dena, Ann Marie, no way I'm going to miss out on you! :)Artemis Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10849091563671031929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-90600792133527142702010-03-26T21:43:04.206-04:002010-03-26T21:43:04.206-04:00AAwww GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS!!! Now you've made me ...AAwww GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS!!! Now you've made me spit 'ouzo on the rocks' all over my flipping keyboard...AGAIN!!! my ROCKS are stuck between my Q, my A and caps lock...SH-T!!! Hang on a mo...now if i never write in capitals again you lot owe me a new keyboard.<br />I'm blushing like a beacon ladies...I'm not used to 'electronic compliments'...er, the truth is that casey mccormicks blog was the first blog i ever read about 8 wks ago - honestly! since then we've become friends via email - i think she's posting something of mine on 'tuesday's tip' next week - however, all this space age stuff is pretty darned new and i'm trying to get used to the internet lark as fast as possible. Now I've fessed up you'll see that i will definitely start up a 'blatantly humourous blog'...but not yet. am aiming for the summer when i'll be a bit more computer literate!thanks for your kind words though...now..about my caps bloody lock!<br />Just found a cotton bud - those things you clean your ears with...(Greek hubby calls them 'ear poles' ha ha ha) and am trying to move my melting rocks and........oh sh-t. it's a used ear pole!!!!Ann Marie Wraighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14524746255813452836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-73768463320022310132010-03-26T20:32:07.242-04:002010-03-26T20:32:07.242-04:00Dena, I was looking for one too! Ann Marie, where ...Dena, I was looking for one too! Ann Marie, where is it?Tina Laurel Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04482757085942311091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-92009374366407129872010-03-26T20:26:32.181-04:002010-03-26T20:26:32.181-04:00Ann Marie, do you have a blog I can follow? I don&...Ann Marie, do you have a blog I can follow? I don't see the link to one when I click on your name!Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15558857438868245981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-84741354010469967722010-03-26T20:22:50.333-04:002010-03-26T20:22:50.333-04:00Hi Ann Marie!
Thanks so much for reading the inte...Hi Ann Marie!<br /><br />Thanks so much for reading the interview and following my blog! How awesome that you live in Greece! I bet it's beautiful there. Lizards I can do. I'm not sure about them living in my sofa though...I think they'd have to go. Or the sofa would have to go. <br />I'm glad I can make you feel better with my newbie mistake...and that's not the only one I've made, that's for sure!Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15558857438868245981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-66197041620327064752010-03-26T20:09:28.419-04:002010-03-26T20:09:28.419-04:00Hi Dena!
Just finished spitting red wine all over ...Hi Dena!<br />Just finished spitting red wine all over my keyboard!!Loved the squirrel imagery...on scooters...ha ha!<br />Can't say I have problems with any kind of furry or feathered livestock myself. I live in Greece and have a family of cute lizards living in my newish sofa. They come in and out as they please and we have a mutual understanding 'we'll not bother you if you don't bother us.' I have an obsession with reptiles,dinosaurs etc in general.<br />Really admire you being able to combine motherhood and all the other jobs and still come out as a great writer!<br />Thanks for admitting your 'newbie' mistake too. I'm sure an awful lot of us feel much better now!<br />Hi Heather - saw you over at Inkwell earlier.Ann Marie Wraighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14524746255813452836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-5754451979926487712010-03-26T19:47:27.107-04:002010-03-26T19:47:27.107-04:00Jon- I'm glad you liked the interview! And th...Jon- I'm glad you liked the interview! And thanks for thinking I'm a good writer- seriously that's like the best compliment you can give me. <br />Heather/A.Grey- Still laughing about J.D. being a boyfriend. I had a funny visual :-)Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15558857438868245981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-60743964595034555962010-03-26T18:36:56.373-04:002010-03-26T18:36:56.373-04:00Heather- yes, J.D. is a miniature Sicilian donkey....Heather- yes, J.D. is a miniature Sicilian donkey. Small package, large attitude.<br /><br />Jon- nope, sorry. J.D. stands for Joe's Donkey, Joe being my father... funnily enough in a role reversal, I'M the one taking care of my dad's pet instead of the other way around. :)Artemis Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10849091563671031929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-81160815398220237012010-03-26T17:23:12.472-04:002010-03-26T17:23:12.472-04:00Dena - your interview is the first of Heather'...Dena - your interview is the first of Heather's that I've read where I am close to the interviewee ahead of time. I love the extra things I learned about/from you!<br /><br />Having had the pleasure of reading one of your secret hidden adult fiction stories, I totally believe in you and am hanging my entire writing future on your condoning nepotism. In the meantime, I'll listen to your advice and keep getting better.<br /><br />Still mad about the lobster.Jonathon Arntsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-91555809558789717622010-03-26T17:14:34.635-04:002010-03-26T17:14:34.635-04:00A Grey, please tell me J.D. is after our beloved c...A Grey, please tell me J.D. is after our beloved catcher!Jonathon Arntsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1439710678680377391.post-50222068664956143352010-03-26T15:58:22.611-04:002010-03-26T15:58:22.611-04:00Fox squirrels sound equally terrifying! I complet...Fox squirrels sound equally terrifying! I completely agree with you about not sleeping well if I'm not writing- I'm better off to write until 1-2 am ish and then get a few hours after!Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15558857438868245981noreply@blogger.com