tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post158843302673367544..comments2024-01-01T08:56:57.641-08:00Comments on Periphery: A Blessedly Messy BusinessTangledLouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04771682524596744447noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-7650339665017077652012-01-27T22:42:48.517-08:002012-01-27T22:42:48.517-08:00Well, she is obviously the Devil Inside.Well, she is obviously the Devil Inside.TangledLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771682524596744447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-15972236569658074842012-01-27T22:16:41.827-08:002012-01-27T22:16:41.827-08:00You should do that very thing.You should do that very thing.TangledLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771682524596744447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-37765899066526274522012-01-27T10:55:44.626-08:002012-01-27T10:55:44.626-08:00This made me smile, feel a little teary-eyed, and ...This made me smile, feel a little teary-eyed, and then mostly in awe. And want to go snuggle my Hubs.Margihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00380912871792176901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-53618635502797803892012-01-27T10:54:07.859-08:002012-01-27T10:54:07.859-08:00Ah, youth. :-) One of my colleagues at work recent...Ah, youth. :-) One of my colleagues at work recently admitted she *just* learned that INXS is pronounces "in excess" and not "inks."<br /><br />Sigh.Margihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00380912871792176901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-51514267124453833512012-01-27T10:51:37.677-08:002012-01-27T10:51:37.677-08:00Wow, Lori, your comment is beauty on its own. I lo...Wow, Lori, your comment is beauty on its own. I love it.Margihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00380912871792176901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-59669809483359354942012-01-27T07:59:51.917-08:002012-01-27T07:59:51.917-08:00Love it!!!!Love it!!!!Masked Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08197019009052401812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-73115562825426179742012-01-26T13:02:20.008-08:002012-01-26T13:02:20.008-08:00584,182,500. That's: number of pages in the bo...584,182,500. That's: number of pages in the book x number of times I have to read each page to make sure I read that right x number of days spent on the endeavor x rough out-of-pocket cost for the therapy required upon finishing.TangledLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771682524596744447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-57416610166076417402012-01-26T12:01:36.697-08:002012-01-26T12:01:36.697-08:00How many points do I have to collect before I can ...How many points do I have to collect before I can turn them in for the Cliffs Notes version of <i>Infinite Jest</i>? ;)Masked Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08197019009052401812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-34988726012919880842012-01-26T09:55:44.085-08:002012-01-26T09:55:44.085-08:00I love artichokes. The prickly leaves with the del...I love artichokes. The prickly leaves with the delicate underbellies. The touch and hairy choke, and then the heart... the delicious heart. I am in awe of your praise, actually. Thank you.TangledLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771682524596744447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-44965903116509741602012-01-26T09:54:11.625-08:002012-01-26T09:54:11.625-08:00Thank you, sebtown. Yeah, the hearts, they break. ...Thank you, sebtown. Yeah, the hearts, they break. They are so resilient, though. Unbelievably resilient. They may never resemble their original form again, but then when allowed, they become something new, different, better.TangledLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771682524596744447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-11362124327922810412012-01-26T09:49:57.062-08:002012-01-26T09:49:57.062-08:00First things first: Anywhere between the eyebrows ...First things first: Anywhere between the eyebrows and the hairline is the "No Zone". After the hairline is all a gray area (much like my hair) that is contingent on fabrics, activities and general cojones of the wearer.<br /><br />Secondly, speechless. I have always maintained that love is one of the most difficult topics to write about without resorting to cliche or quoting Robert Burns. I wrote this, in part, in an attempt to force myself to do that. Your praise means so very, very much.TangledLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771682524596744447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-43516912815598952072012-01-26T09:46:42.347-08:002012-01-26T09:46:42.347-08:00It has finally happened. Masked Mom has beat me to...It has finally happened. Masked Mom has beat me to the very thing I was going to say on MY OWN BLOG. 213 points for her. And Larissa, you dear sweet thing, you. Google away, I'm not sure how enriching it will be. This is not a fashion statement that needs to come back by any means. You get 187 points for making me snort coffee and feel like a fossil and stare at my computer screen with something approaching awe all at once.TangledLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771682524596744447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-5981915195392779352012-01-26T09:44:32.036-08:002012-01-26T09:44:32.036-08:00Thank you, Judy! I'm glad that you found it fu...Thank you, Judy! I'm glad that you found it funny. I find it difficult to be entirely serious when writing about things like love or else it just seems cheesy or maudlin. <br />So, no headband for you either?TangledLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771682524596744447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-27751693691747762542012-01-26T09:43:13.524-08:002012-01-26T09:43:13.524-08:00Wow, thank you so much! I just read your post for ...Wow, thank you so much! I just read your post for today and messy affair does not even begin to cover it. It was actually days like yours that I was thinking of when I wrote this. So much we do, so much we put up with that we just wouldn't if there weren't some kind of greater purpose involved, i.e. being blindingly in love with your roommates.<br />So very distracting, that headband. It distracted at least one entire generation.TangledLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771682524596744447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-59685272321991294732012-01-26T09:40:38.768-08:002012-01-26T09:40:38.768-08:00Al...Gore? Green? Surely you didn't just put m...Al...Gore? Green? Surely you didn't just put my intellect in the same sentence as Albert E.! Your comments are poetry in and of themselves and they make my head feel a little carbonated.<br />Thank you, thank you.TangledLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771682524596744447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-69080257797024711932012-01-26T09:38:01.627-08:002012-01-26T09:38:01.627-08:00Gambei! (That means "bottoms up" in Mand...Gambei! (That means "bottoms up" in Mandarin. I never know if it's "here, here!" or "hear, hear!" and that's just embarrassing.)<br />And re: ONJ - Your comment made me do that out loud sudden barking laugh. Like: "Pah!" because, exactly. What was UP?! I actually thought of you when I typed that because I figured if anyone would immediately catch that reference, it would be you.TangledLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771682524596744447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-15597628313858576822012-01-26T09:34:54.762-08:002012-01-26T09:34:54.762-08:00Thank you, Sabrina! "Allowed to roam about, o...Thank you, Sabrina! "Allowed to roam about, overflow and drench as it pleases..." love that.TangledLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771682524596744447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-91537580811512917962012-01-26T08:55:52.047-08:002012-01-26T08:55:52.047-08:00Larissa, you having to google ONJ is both the most...Larissa, you having to google ONJ is both the most depressing and somehow the most giggle-worthy thing that's happened to me so far today. (It's early yet, but I am sitting here giggling like a fool about how ridiculously old I am, so it's hard to imagine anything topping this.) :)Masked Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08197019009052401812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-14964044829638631252012-01-26T01:20:50.785-08:002012-01-26T01:20:50.785-08:00This is an artichoke of a post: layer after layer ...This is an artichoke of a post: layer after layer of depth and feeling, the "heart" of the matter at its core. I'm in awe.Mark O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16295762252612104201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-42987376781462008182012-01-25T20:37:28.404-08:002012-01-25T20:37:28.404-08:00And, damn, if sometimes those hearts break or crac...And, damn, if sometimes those hearts break or crack and it becomes impossible to patch it back together. But I think they break when you don't do the maintenance that the warranty requires. But really? it's a sucky warranty b/c the manufacturer will never take back a broken heart and you might have to drag that heart around.... (cue up Fleetwood Mac),<br />Great post, Suzanne!Graciewildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00142582724233027386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-21311763903307182922012-01-25T13:56:58.319-08:002012-01-25T13:56:58.319-08:00*quickly whips off headband*
What? What headband?...*quickly whips off headband*<br /><br />What? What headband? Where?<br /><br />I kid. Kinda. Is it still a headband when it's pushed back off my forehead?<br /><br />Also, this is the best description of love I've ever read.Just Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02861216483398553225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-56974363056239735912012-01-25T10:12:02.650-08:002012-01-25T10:12:02.650-08:00Great. Now I have to google Olivia Newton John.
B...Great. Now I have to google Olivia Newton John.<br /><br />Beautiful mess I'd say.Larissa T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18054129254135419707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-64823898872071004752012-01-25T08:11:26.073-08:002012-01-25T08:11:26.073-08:00That really is a beautiful, witty, funny, lovely s...That really is a beautiful, witty, funny, lovely sharing of hearts description! And I'm totally with the rest - - what was ONJ thinking when she donned that headband??!!!!Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16917139752555698353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-44024526247041599852012-01-25T05:37:49.853-08:002012-01-25T05:37:49.853-08:00What a fantastic description of the whole messy af...What a fantastic description of the whole messy affair-best (and most appropriate) I've read, I do believe. The headband was distracting!cdnkarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12300104667616840616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923792986438866285.post-48684762856887036642012-01-24T22:39:38.587-08:002012-01-24T22:39:38.587-08:00Just beautiful!
What is some dude named Al once s...Just beautiful!<br /><br />What is some dude named Al once said? <br />"Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love"<br /><br />Scientists may wish to trespass over those borders of the heart, but we can blow them a kiss & say goodbye.<br />They may map our brains & tie our emotions neatly into bundles of neurons & ganglions. <br />It keeps them off the streets & out of the bars, so I'm all for their experiments & theories, <br />but they can't predict nor dictate our loving needs anymore accurately than they can the weather...<br /><br />This Al guy also said this: <br />"There are two ways to live your life - <br />one is as though nothing is a miracle, the other is as though everything is a miracle."<br /><br />Seems to me you & he have more than a keen intellect in common...<br />Seems like you both also have an innate wisdom.<br /><br />Blessed are the messy, for theirs is the kingdom come.<br />xoxoLori Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05569806921410155798noreply@blogger.com