tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post7551815029063911565..comments2024-01-12T07:22:33.175-08:00Comments on The Fabulous Lorraine and Fiends: Feeling Better, Canine Good Citizens and Literary ValueFabulousLorrainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14889080113368458412noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-82210080288796725792008-04-17T14:52:00.000-07:002008-04-17T14:52:00.000-07:00Oh, heh, I came back and checked comments *after* ...Oh, heh, I came back and checked comments *after* you went and posted it. <BR/><BR/>But in case you ever need it for telling me how many drinks I'm supposed to have for you and Malena, it's vtrullin@pantagruel.net.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-68160279710473515842008-04-17T10:21:00.000-07:002008-04-17T10:21:00.000-07:00oh, and Dan - have a great time in NY! you will h...oh, and Dan - have a great time in NY! you will have no problem finding a place to crash i am sure - and i am envious of your boldness. wow, just read what is in the vip gift bag.....cking wallet......sigh....ivenotimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01910607154293604022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-75752744182492888892008-04-17T09:51:00.000-07:002008-04-17T09:51:00.000-07:00::lining up behind Pantagruel, Dan, and Sue:: Me,...::lining up behind Pantagruel, Dan, and Sue:: Me, too!<BR/><BR/>Or should that be, "Me, four!"ariandalenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05314214363004851355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-5590549226279778522008-04-17T08:12:00.000-07:002008-04-17T08:12:00.000-07:00me too! if that is ok...me too! if that is ok...ivenotimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01910607154293604022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-23100947868592044322008-04-17T07:38:00.000-07:002008-04-17T07:38:00.000-07:00I would love to read it too, if I may be so bold.I would love to read it too, if I may be so bold.Dan Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00894953005632382940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-17471646520645587952008-04-17T07:36:00.000-07:002008-04-17T07:36:00.000-07:00What is your e-mail, Pantagruel, I will send it to...What is your e-mail, Pantagruel, I will send it to you....FabulousLorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14889080113368458412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-30888813139197136062008-04-17T07:18:00.000-07:002008-04-17T07:18:00.000-07:00Boo to the Just OK Lady for not getting back to yo...Boo to the Just OK Lady for not getting back to you. <BR/><BR/>Where is your therapy essay? Now I am curious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-49220560489762427422008-04-17T01:54:00.000-07:002008-04-17T01:54:00.000-07:00La verveine (verbena) suffers for temperature belo...La verveine (verbena) suffers for temperature below 5 degrees celcius, so I think you would have problems, unless you keep it in a pot inside your house, of course.<BR/><BR/>My verbena bushes were growing wild last autumn so I had to prune them drastically. As a result I ended up with a few bottles of liquor and lots of dried leaved for tea. Right now, the shoots are coming out again. I hear them grumbling about the crazy spring weather...spacedlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12462723005560128474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-81961391494957819622008-04-16T18:28:00.000-07:002008-04-16T18:28:00.000-07:00So pleased to read that you are feeling so much be...So pleased to read that you are feeling so much better! I know how painful your illness is. Give yourself a pat on the back for not drinking for heavy spirits aren't good with antibiotics. I was wondering how Cabal was feeling for hurting his master. I know it was just an awaful accident! It could had been far worst, the poor Boss could had lost an eye! Still, happy to know that you were with the Boss at the time. All your essay ideas sounded very interesting, then you are a very interesting lady!Yoga Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11811671544368940573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-74845378764203228192008-04-16T17:52:00.000-07:002008-04-16T17:52:00.000-07:00The Verbena leaves make great tea. SPacelaw brough...The Verbena leaves make great tea. SPacelaw brought me some when she came. I want to grow them, wonder if we can?<BR/><BR/>Dan, have a great time with Panda Eyes, and give us a complete report!<BR/><BR/>( and yes, Prince movie. $75 a day and food. We stood in the studio and waved our arms while he played. Mostly we had fun hanging out on the lawn having a party)<BR/><BR/>The Nice Lady has not yet written back telling me how wonderful I am. May change her name to The Just OK Lady.....FabulousLorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14889080113368458412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-14251048927193337032008-04-16T17:19:00.000-07:002008-04-16T17:19:00.000-07:00Pardon me. I'm just sitting here with MY MIND BLO...Pardon me. I'm just sitting here with MY MIND BLOWN OUT by the thought of Lorraine in a Prince movie.<BR/><BR/>I'm seeing the Boss on Friday! *happy dance* Don't worry, Lorraine et Cat, I'll take good care of him, make sure he eats, and keep pipe-weilding dogs at bay.Dan Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00894953005632382940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-4239297723688943872008-04-16T16:51:00.000-07:002008-04-16T16:51:00.000-07:00Fablo, let me know what they say about your work. ...Fablo, let me know what they say about your work. You have a LOT of good writing. Don't let the bengal keeper fool you, she can write GREAT fantasy too. I've read it, I know!Malenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18013928831066145170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-82895269731530840282008-04-16T16:50:00.000-07:002008-04-16T16:50:00.000-07:00verbena leaves? spaced law send me the recipe! Ok,...verbena leaves? spaced law send me the recipe! <BR/><BR/>Ok, I have read EVERYONE's comments and I must say, you are a chatty bunch. I see we all agree we hate taking RX unless we have no other option. Good sign. <BR/><BR/>Yes EVERYONE go check out my blog. I did one about the NEVERWEAR store. I'm having fun teaching Kitty web design and she teaches me about jewelry design. We're crafty.<BR/>Love you all!Malenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18013928831066145170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-10000857855927388912008-04-16T15:36:00.000-07:002008-04-16T15:36:00.000-07:00Kitty, I was in Prince's second movie. Kid you not...Kitty, I was in Prince's second movie. Kid you not. Hey, I was young, and poor.<BR/><BR/>Tempting on the Voltaire thing. I actually COULD fly out for it. Hmmmmm. Boss gone, no gigs....<BR/><BR/>I have already COMMENTED on your blog, how's that for good????<BR/><BR/>Ariandalen, you make me laugh. WIsh I could take things, heck ADVIL makes me wonky...FabulousLorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14889080113368458412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-65165632945320482332008-04-16T14:42:00.000-07:002008-04-16T14:42:00.000-07:00"Your" health, even. ::sigh:: That's what I get ..."Your" health, even. ::sigh:: That's what I get for changing the sentence in a hurry.ariandalenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05314214363004851355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-13577843706829039962008-04-16T13:55:00.000-07:002008-04-16T13:55:00.000-07:00I've taken Vicodin several times, but never for br...I've taken Vicodin several times, but never for bronchitis. Usually for an absessed tooth. It doesn't even make me sleepy; well, at least not at the base dosage. I don't get nightmares from taking it either. Yes, I'm one of those people with a drug resistant system. Sometimes it sucks. Good thing I also have a high pain threshold.<BR/><BR/>Glad to hear you're health is getting better.ariandalenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05314214363004851355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-6804687639142692282008-04-16T12:57:00.000-07:002008-04-16T12:57:00.000-07:00ok, a couple things, my FabLo!!1. what Prince movi...ok, a couple things, my FabLo!!<BR/>1. what Prince movie!!?? i didn't KNOW this!<BR/>2. get a ticket and fly out to meet me for the Voltaire show tomorrow night, we are on guestlist for Knitting Factory. OK? Ok.<BR/>3. look at my new blog, you kicked my butt into gear on the Neverwear stuff & Danth & Malena helped tremendously....new Graveyard Book mousepad out and new blog up...<BR/>http://kittysneverwear.blogspot.com/<BR/>thanks for the love.Kitty Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10678414418125790641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-50705403770572256082008-04-16T12:47:00.000-07:002008-04-16T12:47:00.000-07:00And no tax talk, Kitty! I SO have to get them done...And no tax talk, Kitty! I SO have to get them done on time this year....<BR/><BR/>Oh. Damm.FabulousLorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14889080113368458412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-46901695389589889102008-04-16T12:46:00.000-07:002008-04-16T12:46:00.000-07:00Hmmph. I want to be me again.I sent her all three,...Hmmph. I want to be me again.<BR/><BR/>I sent her all three, and we will SEE about this Literary Value. I ought to have said, as was suggested " Of course, it is a truly deep and meaningful thing to send your favorite writer...."FabulousLorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14889080113368458412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-44499476626910452462008-04-16T11:49:00.000-07:002008-04-16T11:49:00.000-07:00Thanks All of You!I liked the comment about "there...Thanks All of You!<BR/><BR/>I liked the comment about "there are no side effects, it does what it does...."<BR/><BR/>I think I will send her all of them, and see if any of them have Literary Merit......Fabulous Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09259214953183181307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-48435803618917719562008-04-16T08:48:00.000-07:002008-04-16T08:48:00.000-07:00my vote? therapy essay! i re-read that just last n...my vote? therapy essay! i re-read that just last night, in fact, when i was cleaning out the tax drawer...or should i say tax CLOSET><BR/>Quiche, go for it, girl.<BR/>xoxoKitty Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10678414418125790641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-87161385017559788852008-04-16T07:39:00.000-07:002008-04-16T07:39:00.000-07:00Very, very glad to hear you're recovering. :) Drug...Very, very glad to hear you're recovering. :) <BR/><BR/>Drugs are interesting things. My favorite doctor ever (a brilliant man, who'd first gone to law school at Harvard, then decided he didn't like the sort of people that went into law, and went to medical school at Harvard; and he was an ex-sabre fencer -- my kind of man), once told me that there are no such things as 'side effects.' Rather, a drug does any number of things, some good, but most vile -- and we take it for the one or two good things it does that we need, and put up with all its other effects. I most definitely agree. <BR/><BR/>I think a certain percentage of people may well be helped by NWD's side effect of death. Boy, do I ever have a list... <BR/><BR/>So Pipe-Wielding Dog is in a good citizen class... heh. I have this vision of him in the middle of one of those clubs like Rotary, or the Elks -- how long until Dog will be on a parade float with dozens of balding men on the 4th of July? <BR/><BR/>As for the difference between 'fiction' and 'literature,' and how you tell if something's got literary value -- well, the answer depends on the audience and current critical fashion. That usually means someone's read too much Harold Bloom. <BR/><BR/>I suspect it's their way of weeding out maudlin stories about the day someone's pet hamster died. What I think the Nice Lady means is that she's looking for an essay that manages to reflect on the human condition, reveal a universal truth through one person's experience, or, you know, just manage to write something that will get you canonized and right up there with the literary giants of history. <BR/><BR/>So, if, say, you wanted to send her the essay on Things Not To Send Your Favorite Writer, you might add a subtle bit about how in everyone's gifts, no matter how bizarre, you see the very human need to make connections, however vague, with someone we admire, and why that is. I haven't read the other two essays you mentioned, so am at a bit of a loss about how to tweak those to fit Nice Lady's requirements. <BR/><BR/>If you would like some help, I'd be happy to offer up ideas or be another set of eyes for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-49509910819731792532008-04-16T04:30:00.001-07:002008-04-16T04:30:00.001-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.ivenotimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01910607154293604022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-31849993166109750802008-04-16T04:30:00.000-07:002008-04-16T04:30:00.000-07:00Glad you're feeling better! ugh - vicodin is nast...Glad you're feeling better! ugh - vicodin is nasty, nasty stuff - I'd rather be in pain than take that. Drug ads - have you seen the one that says it may cause lymphoma? A rather scary thought, not sure anyone could persuade me to take that drug.<BR/>I like your day in the life essay - its fun to get a peek into other's lives. I agree the "literary value" phrase seems a bit vague tho.ivenotimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01910607154293604022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10610763.post-834639823725472422008-04-16T04:11:00.000-07:002008-04-16T04:11:00.000-07:00I thought about dressing up as a werepanda, but th...I thought about dressing up as a werepanda, but thought others might not be as tickled by the idea as I.Dan Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00894953005632382940noreply@blogger.com