tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236210.post116729050134530526..comments2023-11-02T05:15:12.724-06:00Comments on On Bright Street: Withdrawals, depositsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236210.post-1167492060466944862006-12-30T08:21:00.000-07:002006-12-30T08:21:00.000-07:00~j.: That's pretty great though that you have a fr...~j.: That's pretty great though that you have a friend you've loved that long. And that you've made it back to the place you started. My friend and I missed some time after high school when we went our separate ways to college, but we found each other again and it was better than ever. It's been mostly joy since our reunion. I get a little sick now every time I think about this new creeping strangeness I'm feeling. <BR/><BR/>The Ancestor will be tickled to know that she's being quoted. I'll be sure to tell her.Geohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13928364622023202837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236210.post-1167480363140432762006-12-30T05:06:00.000-07:002006-12-30T05:06:00.000-07:00I really feel your pain on that first situation. ...I really feel your pain on that first situation. My best friend since we're three...we're in such a great place right now with each other, but we missed out on ages 16-21 with each other. Those were too important -- <I>vital</I> years -- and our pride and other crap just got in the way, and when I think about that...<I>it still hurts</I>. I can barely talk about it now. I, too, prefer resolution, but with this one, it's just too raw. Maybe someday. Maybe not.<BR/><BR/>I hope you don't mind if I steal "jackass of all trades" for my own usage.~j.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02959570365515658547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236210.post-1167436509564721622006-12-29T16:55:00.000-07:002006-12-29T16:55:00.000-07:00liz: I know what you mean. While I don't like thin...liz: I know what you mean. While I don't like thinking you're going through the same thing, there's some small comfort in it. But I felt a lonely sting reading your comment. I'm sorry!<BR/><BR/>You are so right about pen pal bloggerettes. I was the kid who always signed up for pen pals and I loved loved loved them. I never made the pen pal/blog connection before, but it's spot on.<BR/><BR/>Some of the blogger wimmen in this area got together for lunch today, and it was a fine time. It would have been great to have had you there too. I think we need to organize some kind of bloggerette retreat . . . or cruise . . . or . . . ?Geohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13928364622023202837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236210.post-1167378112072006252006-12-29T00:41:00.000-07:002006-12-29T00:41:00.000-07:00whoa- i am in the same 'withdrawl' situation that ...whoa- i am in the same 'withdrawl' situation that has been clogging my head for some months now and your words explain it perfectly! my husband keeps asking why I don't take initiative, but I have the same paused feelings. she was always the friend that said 'it feels like we never miss a beat even if we don't talk for months' but we are really missing a lot of beats and i don't know how or why.<BR/><BR/>glad to relate (or maybe not glad for our shifting of friendships?)<BR/><BR/>new pen pal bloggers are sure fun though, aren't they?lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01079756058366447255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236210.post-1167377940163351002006-12-29T00:39:00.000-07:002006-12-29T00:39:00.000-07:00cw: It's better than being a turdknocker!cw: It's better than being a <I>turdknocker</I>!Geohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13928364622023202837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236210.post-1167375900148882142006-12-29T00:05:00.000-07:002006-12-29T00:05:00.000-07:00b.: Those were some kind words. I had to smile at ...b.: Those were some kind words. I had to smile at "blog it all out" though—it had sort of an upchuck sound to it in my head. And that's what I wondered if this post was like—me retching up feelings that maybe should have remained untyped. I'm relieved it came across better than that. You are sweet!Geohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13928364622023202837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236210.post-1167375627384057402006-12-29T00:00:00.000-07:002006-12-29T00:00:00.000-07:00"jackass of all trades"--that is indeed a classic!..."jackass of all trades"--that is indeed a classic!dalenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13414972890937798371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236210.post-1167357895750023052006-12-28T19:04:00.000-07:002006-12-28T19:04:00.000-07:00I sooooo appreciate the way you are able to blog i...I sooooo appreciate the way you are able to blog it all out, your way of putting things into perspective, and your way of seeing the good....thanks for your example.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236210.post-1167325515912936902006-12-28T10:05:00.000-07:002006-12-28T10:05:00.000-07:00azúcar: Thanks. Change is good . . . change is goo...azúcar: Thanks. Change is good . . . change is good . . . change is good . . . eat grapefruit.<BR/><BR/>cw: I imagine then that I'll always be an amateur artist in this sense, but that's okay. Yesterday The Ancestor said to me, by way of compliment(?), "You're the jackass of all trades!"<BR/><BR/>liz: This morning peace equals lambchop and grapefruit. From there I must play it by ear. <BR/><BR/>As for the MOA, yes, the exhibit is beautiful. I don't know which was more lovely though—the sacred art we saw or the excited, laughing faces of our niece and nephew and the neighbor kiddos. It's a toss-up.Geohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13928364622023202837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236210.post-1167323434419228812006-12-28T09:30:00.000-07:002006-12-28T09:30:00.000-07:00I hate that weird feeling that you're describing.....I hate that weird feeling that you're describing...when you can tell that something's not right, but you don't really know what or why and you doubt yourself and, and, AND. Diddo to the other comments on the post, but I feel for the awkwardness of the situation. I hope you have some peace with it soon. <BR/>I heard about your MOA visit. Sounds like it was a fun time, and I've heard the exhibit it wonderful.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13470683692371535117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236210.post-1167320813437025542006-12-28T08:46:00.000-07:002006-12-28T08:46:00.000-07:00Another beautiful and provocative post. Thank you....Another beautiful and provocative post. Thank you.<BR/><BR/>I agree with azucar--instincts are always good. Sometimes it's a bit of an art form to just let people have their space and deal with things in their own way, even when it is different from the way we would prefer to deal with things. It is an art I am still trying to grasp.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you have some good times to balance your books.dalenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13414972890937798371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236210.post-1167296648499814712006-12-28T02:04:00.000-07:002006-12-28T02:04:00.000-07:00That is a great deal to process. I think your inst...That is a great deal to process. I think your instincts are correct all the way around on both cases.Carinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13859567470814286102noreply@blogger.com