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Dear Angel,

What a treat to be welcomed back...I did not realize that I had been missed or remembered. Thanks to someone like yourself, who knows truth, joy, and love...it is also certainly a joy coming back and reading your works again... :).....Rennie

Dear Jenna,

Thank you, too. I seem to get stopped everytime that I try to write you. Just came on the board to check it out and there was your note....yes, I had something to put up again...thanks...all of you keep me going at times...thinking/feeling. I am being honored in Talk City by some poets in the Poetry Plus (#PoetryPlus) chat room...and, after much sadness, I have a new love........Rennie

Snow... Oh I am sorry, I must have misunderstood your post.. I didn't mean to insult you... I certainly don't think you are stupid for wanting her to be happy.. in fact I admire you for wanting her to be happy rather than just wanting her.. maybe you can make her happier!!

dee

Deevaa,
Don't worry, you didn't insult me :) I do that myself, it's kindof fun actually. But the problem with me making her happy, well....I don't think she thinks so... The way she acts is like I'm just a freind, but she's also been dumped close to 2 weeks ago...So I'm giving her tiem to heal, so I'm just being her friend.... Besides... It feels good to just have a dream, and knowing that it will always be there. I think I lost everyone there? Did I? Oh well...If I did, tell me and I'll expalin... :) Gotta go. Watching the super bowl half time...gloria's on.. Like her..good singer ...lates
Snow

WOW! that month flew by...and was this BLENDER ever full! I ,even ,got far behind...Oh well , I'm sure February will be filled to the max too...After all ,it's almost Valentine's Day!!!
Have you Hugged your love today? *smile*

Angel

Rennie -

I am glad to see you back at the Blender. When I first came here a few months ago, I read through most of the old digests, and I particularly liked your work. I am glad you are sharing your poems with us again.


"z"-

I was likewise very pleased to see some new poems from you this month. In the old digests, the poems of both "j" & "z" were among my favorites. I hope both of you will treat us to more of your wonderful poetry.

-Isolde

Kevin~ "no schedule", OH! what a treat to read this one...I could visualize bleeding hearts lined up at that stop peering down the road of unknown with a mozaic of helpless expressions written all over their little red faces and could hear their hearts skipping and pounding, skipping and pounding at every sign of a heartbeat in return.........<sigh> OK, so I have an active imagination *smile* But , I really loved it, Kevin!

Angel

Hey Gang--
As you probably guessed by the cleared out New Submissions page, I'm knee-deep in making the February issue. I should be able to get it done this evening I think.

S'funny, in some ways it always feels like the pressure's on in February. The hit count goes way up, and I suspect it's because of all the Valentine's Day traffic. Already it's hovering around 1000 front page hits daily, up from the 300-600 that's more typical. (A slump usually occurs during the summer months.)

Anyway, catch you all later--
Kirk

Dear Isolde,

Thank you so much for such a compliment. I have been going back into many of the Blender pages and reading your works...sorry that I have been gone and have missed out on such a treat. You can be sure I won't miss out in the future...my thanks and admiration.......Rennie

Hello Everyone!

Happy February! Wow, time is just zooming by!

MARLA! Welcome back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have missed you truly!

I haven't been around much lately either! I just can't seem to get caught up! I know Kevin, Angel, Isolde, Shady, deevaa, and Sympathy are falling out of their chairs, the shock of seeing me here was so great!

There is so much Great Poetry here! Wonderful work!

*trying to hide the fact that I am crying*
z.... Love Anniversary made me cry damn you... and I am at work... sheeshhh.... what a beautiful tender, heartwarming piece... thank you for sharing... Kirk - maybe you need to install tear factor meter in your submissions page... LOL..

x - Tell Me.. oh the lines about the passion within your soul.. and tell me of your depth of desire for me... They really got me... It really sums up something that I have often tried to explain.. but can never find the right words, about how, sometimes, I want him to prove to me that he WANTS me... kissing me passionatly when he knows we can't do anything more... definatly a keeper that one..

and Cecilia - Phantom Caress... I think you have posted it before... and I meant to comment on it earlier, but it must have excaped my mind.. But I really, really liked it..

dee

I hate him because I cannot stop loving him.
Beacuse he made me fall in love with him, and once I did, he so easly esrased me from his life.

chemistry is easy
love is not

Dang it, something weird happen with the comments
page, it blanked out or something, and so I've lost a day or two of comments-- sorry about that...

Hey everyone....I"m just feeling really happy. I just don't have anything wrong with life right now, except with Calculus. But calculus is kindof Calculus. But Life is good.... Happy Imbolic everyone :)
§ Live and Love §

Snow.. I need a friend like you right now..
dee

Snow, deeve,

Me too! :-(

heart Song~

"Tender Mercy" played the strings of my memory dear lady.

hey hey hey there...

Isolde we made the front cover! *does deevaa dance* waaaahhooo we make a great team! *high fives girl*

Kirk THANKYOU for all the trouble I put you through to get my other paintings on the Heart on Sleeve page. I promise to be a good girl and play by the rules next time...

I would be very grateful if everyone took a look at some the paintings and gave me feedback... in particular the one called "Blue water colour dreams"... and be honest... please. And if anyone wants to see more of my work email me and I will send you the URL to my page.

Take care of your hearts and play nice.

dee

Kirk,

Thank you for choosing two of my pieces for the front cover of the February Digest. It was especially nice to have my poem "Heart Wings" paired with one of deevaa's beautiful paintings. Thanks also for putting a clickable link to the famous painting that inspired my poem "Scream" at the bottom of that page (in the Heart On Sleeve section).

Many congratulations to all those who made the front cover, and to all those whose wonderful works appear in the Heart On Sleeve Corner, which is truly the "heart" of the Blender.

*high fives deevaa*...you're right, deevaa, we do make a great team!

-Isolde

Kirk-

Sorry to note the SNAFU with the comments...
Will repost mine (or rather, try to from memory)

With regard to the "Valentine's Day" Digest:

Before the SNAFU, you statd that this month's Digest spoke for itself.
I agree.

z-

welcome back to the Blender. These works are quite wonderful.

Angel-
Your mother's writing talent was obviously in the DNA (and I am so glad it was passed on to you and to Brandi). I loved Opal's poem...

jenn-
This metaphor is indeed clever. I enjoyed the twist... or was it the English??

heart-
loved this poem.

Dee-
I am truly humbled to have provided some small inspiration to you. You know how I feel about your work...

(saving the best for last)
Isolde-
You already know how and why "Pavlovian" strikes at my heart more deeply than almost anything else you have written. Thank you for writing it.

(A very appreciative nod to Kirk for selecting it.)

-k

Hey everyone. Congrats to all who made the valentines issue. I didn't make it this time...but I'm still hopefull...I just have to start writing quality stuff. But...hey....I can do it (hopefully :)
I got a question for everyone out there. SO what can a single guy do to have a really good Valentines day? I've went through them before just sitting at home reading, but I want to have fun this Valentines...any suggestions? I'm open, Wuthering Heights doesn't seem like a good date :)
Well I'll chat to yall later.
§ Live and Love §
Snow

Snow - ya come over to my house and let me talk you into possing for a painting... *wink* (and thanks for the email... it meant alot)

or... if that ain't your idea of fun, you gather up a group of single friends and do something together.. dinner... talking... movies.. what ever...

Umm....dee....ok... :)
As for the group of single people.. there are few of my friends who are single....lets see.... one..two..three.... three single friends. And two of them have really strict parents, so they're like me :) No life :) But that's a good idea. I guess wuthering heights isn't a bad date :)

I don't know....everyone will have to excuse me.. :) I'm just in a really good mood :) So good night everyone, and make a wish on a star. They're shining bright down here :)
§ Live and Love § and beauty (of mind, body, and spirit) permeat throughout your lives.

Snow

I'm a bit overwhelmed by the responses I've received from everyone here about my poems. I've never shared my poems with very many people before now, and have no real experience or schooling in writing, so I'm a little unsure of myself. Some of the comments were quite unexpected, but appreciated.
When I made my submissions, I wasn't even sure I'd come back to see if anyone had read them. Fortunately, I did. Sorry for not chatting sooner.

First of all, to Isolde: Thanky you for your comments.
-"...prolific and powerful..."? I never thought I'd hear that. In fact, when I found this website, I was intimidated by many of the poems I read. Especially some of yours. I was touched by many of your poems. I have a kind of "dark heart" at times myself (big Conrad fan), though I gather yours has come lately and is still healing. I hope you're feeling better since you've shared some. We'll have to chat when we get time.

To jenn:
Thankyou for your response. I'm still reading through this BIG collection of poems, and will read some of your's tonight. You've all made me feel welcome.

To deevaa:
Thankyou for making me feel welcome. Concerning the painting, I never knew who made it, but I saw a print of it for sale at a convention I attended last June. I found it a very powerful image for some time afterwards. -sorry-

To Kate:
Thankyou. I'm a little S-L-O-W, but I learn.

To Kevin Urenda: Thankyou for your kind words.
Once again I'm feeling a bit less deserving than the praise I've received."incredibly evocative". I just write about the way I feel, and try to share "the experience", the "impression".
-a little history on "Pictures and little notes". I wrote this piece, after sharing a defensive position with my squad leader, last year while conducting desert warfare exercises. ( I'm a Navy Corpsman assigned to the USMC-R). I saw his girlfriend had left post-it notes in the book he brought along, along with the photo of her he kept in the cover. So it was inspired.-

To Angel:
Thankyou for reading my poems, I'm trying to return the favor to as many people as possible, but have limited time, so I'll write in here some time in the near future.

Sorry this is such a long response, Thankyou to everyone here. Especially to those who must spend considerable time and effort at keeping this site up and operating smoothly.

now, back to the passion...
Tom.

Hello everyone. Another week almost done.

There is already so much great work in the new submissions page! And so far, I'm doing really well at making up for lost time.

Angel - Valentine Jingle, very cute, but I loved Giddy Me the most it's Classic!

Kevin - As always, your on a Roll. I love Bitter/Sweet, The Shut Out , Hurt and No Schedule. Great works.

Z - Short and Sweet, I love "Trust"

And Tom Mc. It's nice to meet you. I love your work. Deaf Eyes, and Lighthouse? I likes especially!


heart

I wish you all a Happy Heart Day. I'm sitting here eating
heart-shaped Gobstoppers that I was gonna send to Josh
but he didn't call me back last night like he said he would so the candy is ALL MINE!!!!!
I've made a few declarations for 1999. First and FOREMOST, never again will I audition for the girlfriend role. Love will have to find me from here on out. My hunting days are over. Made for some decent poetry, but the wounds are very real. I know it's a tired cliche, but we really do have to love ourselves before any one else can.
This year i just want to work, become financially independent, and get a chapbook of my poetry and photos published. I'm going to work here at Star Ranch for six months, maybe a year, and then return to West Texas to work and pursue my studies.
Shadygirl, I got your letter. Thanks so much! It was so good to hear from you! I'll write you a long letter tonight and put it in the mail tomorrow!
See ya'll later!
Love,
Misti

How come it took this long for a site like this to be establishe? I like it a lot because it gives people a chance to share their feelings and at the same time, learn a thing or two about love, life and romance. Keep up the good work!

Repost because of the snafu.

Kirk-Thanks for choosing "Go Forward" for the Valentine's Day Issue and for maintaining such a wonderful site. Loveblender is not only an inspiration, but a therapy for the soul which is love.

TO THE BLENDER WRITERS and CONTRIBUTERS:

Although i don't make it back enough to comment on your work as much as i'd like, I want you ALL to know, I'm amazed at the talent here and the comarderie, support and communication between artists in this forum. I am reading constantly and vow to do a better job providing input for the many fabulous pieces i continue to read. I'm honored to be among each of you.

Crystevin

Kirk...
for the first time in a looooong time, I'm speechless. And I'm truly honored. I can't thank you enough for putting "dead stroke" on the front page of the v-day issue. I have never shown my writing until I came across the blender, and feel truly blessed to have the compliments and comments that I do. My life is tragically upside-down right now, due to a death in the family, but I will be catching up with all the new submissions soon. Thanks for everyone's support and encouragement. It means the world to me. Chat with you all again soon, (you too, Kevin)
thanks again, Jennifer

Thanks to Kirk and everyone for appreciating my writing. It's good to know that what I've shared can be felt by others... I've been around the Blender for a long time and there's a lot of good work here that I'm glad to be a part of.

Hey hey all...
I am bouncing off the walls cause there are so many new poems to read, some that I can't wait to.. (namely those by X, and Tom...ohh, and the new one by Misti... and well.. oh hell I can't wait to read them all..)

BUT I have to finish some work first.. so I will save them for a treat..

Here in NZ today the sky is blue, not a cloud in it, a gentle breeze is blowing, and the sun is bright.. oh I want to be outside... *pouts*

dee

armando te amo
feliz dia de san valentine

Finally have some time to read *smiling*

There were a few submissions that really sort of just affected me and wanted to send some praises..

Tristan--"Completion" really does say it so completely, in so many ways.

Katy--"These Eyes" and "Days Gone By" just sound OH to familiar in my own life. I felt both deeply. *smiles*

X--"Vision" brought me visions, appreciated it.

Kevin--We could all use a "Shower" like that now and everyday.

May love bless, or curse, each person's life :) So is love a blessing or a curse? Is it an emotion that god(or whatever diety you belive in) gave us, or mother natures trick to procreaton?

Snow

Isolde--"Connection" Mannnnnnn, isn't THAT the truth! "technical trouble" seems to haunt me in just that metaphorical way in relationships. And just like the computer, telephone, etc, getting the "boot" or losing that connection just plain SUCKS!

Crystevin

Tom-

When words evoke more than simply an image within another, there is indeed something incredible happening. It is more than 'just' language, more than 'just' emotion.

heart Song, Crystevin-

Thank you for the kind words. I engage in the process (the art) of writing for personal reasons. I share the product of that process that others might gain some small enjoyment (or possibly a millisecond of enlightenment) from my often meager attempts at poetry...

Jenn-

I again offer my sincerest condolences and personal sympathy... It may not be much, but my sentiments are genuine.

Somewhat related to this comment, I am reminded by your poem "divided" that we often cling so much to the emoting electrons on our monitors that we forget that the person emoting is real flesh, heart, and spirit... (Each of you reading these words, these emoting electrons, is real to me, whether I know you or not.)

Tristan-

"Completion" may be simple, one half made part of a whole, but simple is NEVER easy...

Isolde-

You have struck a most resonant chord within me with your poems "Access Denied" and "Connection." As I noted above, it is easy to experience a disconnect between the electrons on the screen forming words that pull emotions out of us and the real people on the other end of the connection across the Web whose emotions and synapses cause those electrons to form the words. In our hearts there should be no less importance attached to the very real difference we can make in each others lives than there is with our friends (and lovers) 'off-line.' This small world is all too easily compartmentalized, sometimes making it difficult to understand the synchronicity between it and the larger world around it... Thank you for prompting me to re-focus on this with these poems.

-K

Roses are red
Violets are blue
Jackie you are pretty
Because I love you

I am looking for a poem or prayer that I heard about on the show "Ally McBeal" and I want to find it. I don't know if this is the name or the first line but all I know is "Goodnight my someone" Maybe you can help me find it! =)

The line "goodnight my someone" is in a song from the musical "The Music Man." I don't have access to all of the lyrics, but I know the character named "Marian." I hope that helps. :)

kates

Hey every one. I just wrote a new poem, I havn't written like that before, not really, so just remember I"m not some pervert or something like that :) Since it doestn' really seem like anyone is going to reply to my "Love" debate I tried to start, I'll just settle for someone critiqing my poem :)

Snow

I don't understand why you have to have pornographic material on your what they say what they mean. Is love really all about that anyway?

Billy-bob, is it porn or is it erotica? is it porn or is it art? I guess it all depends or what the viewers intention is.... and that's up to you to decide.

Love is not just about sex, or sexual feelings, or intimacy... but these feelings are part of the over all feeling of "being in love" or "loving" someone.

I have had my art (paintings) described as porn, and feel it is an unjustified description... as I am sure would many of the poets here find it an unfitting description of their work... of course we are all welcome to our own opinion

dee

I'm looking for a story on how Valentine came about. Please e-mail me if you could help.

Billy Bob,

I don't know if you're refering to my poem or not, but I didn't intend for it to be porn. Here's my whole reasoning on love, and maybe that will help anyone understand why I don't consider it porn. The only way I will have sex with anyone is when I marry them, and to do that I would have to love them a whole lot. They would have to be my soulmate. So in my poem, sex is not something that you do everychance you have, but an expression of your eternal love between your soulmate. Love is beautiful, and sex is the product of LOVE. Not flings, or casual sex, but TRUE love.
Of course all this could be in vain if you weren't even talking about my poem. But oh well... I'll leave with what dee said.
It's all in the way the viewer (and the artist's intentions +I had to throw that in+) sees and interprates the work.

Snow

*wanders in, coffee cup in hand again*

hey hey all... good morning... its Monday here... *sigh* so I am peeking at work again.

... Snow you gonna tell me which painting inspired your work???

Isolde... girl... (((hugs))) please don't disapper... I love you...

I have a new painting.. if anyone wants to see it.. email me... It's looking for a poem BTW ... *giggles* lets make it a competition... LOL


dee

*wiggles back to the kitchen for food*

Dee...

Waterfall +)

Kevin: The exact same thing you put so eloquently in "How am I?" ('spring cleaning in my heart') just happened to me about a week ago. Reality and I have never really gotten along.



Tyler: "I make a better . . . " It sounds like you have a touch of what I call the "damn good friend" syndrome. Always a friend, never anything more. I truly enjoyed your work.


kate

hey hey hey everyone..
just a quick drop in to say (((hugs))) Thanks for helping me up when I needed it.

dee

Hi!!

We met on line in May of 1998. We have a web site we just put up which tells all about it. Please come by and tell us what you think. We also have a place where you can tell us your on line dating experiences. We have tons of jokes, links, poetry and much more!! Stop by and take a peek!
http://members.aol.com/bkeller65/index.html

Bruce and Ronni~ I just visited your site and wanted to say...I LOVE IT!!! And it was refreshing to hear a happy tale of internet romance. I really enjoyed the poems and especially liked "A Portrait of Love". The page is really set up nicely and offers a little of everything: Jokes, poems,e-cards,neat links,your wonderful story and cute pics!
OH! and I loved the cartoon "Truth"...Hilarious...I sent to all my friends...wishing you guys a very HAPPY life! :-)

Angel

Kirk--is there any way to change the format of the new submissions page so that after reading a submission, maybe a button that allows us to choose "next" and continue down the line instead of having to keep going in and out? Would save time in trying to read them.*S*

just wondering...
Crystevin

Kevin - take a look at "My Request" in the new submissions. Platonic? Anyway, I think you will understand.

*pouting pathetically*
I fell off a chair last night and hurt my hip..
What if anything did I learn from this? don't step of a chair backwards if you haven't checked the ground for TK's cars first.
*groaning* My hip hurts.. my lower back is aches ... so does my knee ..
Guys save me...
I am being f a "no-life" at the moment... I am going through a really inspired patch when it comes to my painting.. and as soon as TK goes to bed at night I am hiding away in my room to splash paint about... save me... someone give me a life...

Islode... email me lady... I need proof you are still alive.

Snow, Kev, Tom, Angel, Heartsong, Shady... email me... please... (oh and anyone else who wants too..)

d ~ "disappearing" took my breath away

Night all :)
@>--KB--<@

P.S. All in favor of the 14th "disappearing" this year, raise your hands :)

(arm shoots upward)

*smiling at Katy Beth and raising his hand* The pathetic thing in MY life is i'm spending that day with the WRONG woman. Oh well, if love was so easy, there'd be much less poetry. *laughs and realizes he really is suffering from cherubaphobia*

Crystevin

Hej min pluttgbbe.. Skämt o sido. Det här blir nog sista mailet, på länge. Jag slutar i dag. Vi kanske ses på krogen. Många kramar Carina

Happy Hump Day!

I'm trying to make it over! It's kinda hard though!

sigh

Happy Hump Day heart...

You can make it, you really can!

AND BIG Kudos to Jenn!
She had a letter published today at www.sothere.com (that is what they 'do'). Congratulations, Jenn...

dee
Hope the bruises are healing... Kids and their toys! (Enjoy him while he's young, Big boys' toys are WORSE)

-k

4,395 front page hits yesterday!!! Valentine's Season is pretty amazing for this place. (And I haven't even sent out the monthly notice yet, though that only reaches 1000 people or so.)

Snow: regarding "Explore"-- it's not at all bad, but there are a couple sections that didn't work for me. First off, don't put "explorer" in quotes like that; if you're using a poetic metaphor, you can use it without having to point out it's a metaphor. And I guess it seemed your poem-- err, if you'll pardon the expression-- lacked a climax... "Faster, Harder,/ Till she falls asleep" may imply something that you didn't really intend...

Crystevin: about your "Prev/Next" idea. It would actually be harder than it sounds, because I don't use any kind of database, and each poem's HTML document doesn't "know" about the one before and after it. (And if it did, what would happen when I weed out duplicates and move out the front page picks every month? The links wouldn't make sense) BUT, one thing I possibly could do is create a frame, with the names of all the poems on the left side, and each poem showing up on the right side. This could be dynamically generated by a script that would parse through the current new submission index.html page.

Do other people think a browse page like that would be worth doing?

*drifts in*

Goodmorning all.

Kirk, although some people hate the idea of frames, I personally think it would be a great idea, I use them for my page (ok ok ok, I know we are not talk about the same scale.. *giggles* ) but... I think it makes it easier to navigate the different sections.

dee

Hi There:
I made a submission on feb 10, "No Romance--I like it" but the formatting came out in long lines. I resubmitted with "enter" at the end of each but still to no avail. Sorry.
Please delete at least one of the submissions for me.

regards,
Andrea

Whatway. . .

Kirk,
I don't usually write those type of poems, so it's bound to be not so hot. Thanks for the information. I'll remember that two years from now when I write another like it. +)

Dee....I"m gonna check my mail now +) Send it to you. +)

Kirk,
I am certainly not opposed to the "idea" of frames (they work well in a graphics-laden site like dee's), but for me, this site seems to work just fine (People, you can open up each poem in a new browser window in EITHER IE or Netscape, if you are averse to going back and forth).
In a technical field myself, I was taught that there was something to the k.i.s.s. principle...
Besides, from an aesthetic standpoint, there is often an elegance to simplicity that most people don't notice right away...

-k

Kirk--I tend to agree with Kevin, it's not a hassle to just open another window if it saves the time of having to develop a new look with frames. I'm not a web page design guy so i didn't know all it entailed. Although i wouldn't opposse frames either..*laughs* OK..you're thinking, "what the heck does this guy really want?" I DUNNO..lol..IT'S a great site and it works for me..

crystevin

Lai ðodiena piepilda Tavas vis- vis- vis- cerîbas!

Indra- What can I say? I am not a language snob but wouldn't English be better? Se non parla inglesa, parlo italiano. Ich kann auch ein bischen deutsch. Latvian? I don't know. It's all Greek to me.

Re:Frames
(Man, maybe I should have a blank for "Subject" on the comments page?

Anyway, don't worry frame detractors, the new submissions page was going to be the same, except it was going to have
a link to the frame version. Not much in the site was going to change, the frames would be their own little page, not a way of navigating around the site.

Isolde - As I wrote when I submitted a haiku, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. I am touched. As regards to fumbling, I think you were far truer to the content and form of the sonnet than most of my sonnets are. You built the idea well through the quatrains and then put a twist (no pun intended) in the couplet. I hope I see more.

Please include poems by e.e.cummings, robert frost, rod mccuen, and kahil gibran. These are some of my favorites.

Daisy,

Just wanted to tell you that your writing really hit home for me, especially Sanity. Thanks for sharing.

I made a coupon book for my husband for Valentine's day. One of the coupons is to be redeemed for a bedtime story, so I needed a good story to tell. I came across this site and I saw the story of "Yee and Lan". I read it and by the time I was done I had tears in my eyes. That is defenately the most romanticly-wonderful story I have ever read.
I wanted to find something special to read to him before bed that would give him sweet dreams, and I think this one will do the trick. This is a story that will never be forgotten by either one of us.
It is BEAUTIFUL.
Thank you for putting it out for all to read.
Thank you to the author.

This is an excellent page, were I found the perfect poem to send to a special person in my life.

Each poem is full of strong feelings and they are a declaration of love ( that's just what I was looking for).

William-
Thank you for your kind words about my first sonnet. It was definitely your excellent work that inspired me to even attempt this poetry form. I was particularly moved by your recent sonnet "A Request", for not only is it exceptionally well written, and filled with beautiful imagery, but the subject matter also strikes a chord deep within my own heart. I appreciate your encouraging my further endeavors with this challenging branch of poetry, which you seem to have mastered so very well.

-Isolde

i think that is is not very good to not be able to press return at every other line.

[Pointlessly bitter sounding post removed]

regarding above message: Well, Happy Valentine's Day to you too. Nice to know the juveniles of the world are allowed to use the computer. I'm thinking you have A LOT of growing up to do, and (speaking for the regulars here, hope it's ok!) we probably wouldn't be too crushed if we didn't hear from you again. Au revoir

Hey everyone....HAPPY V-DAY everyone!!! Well a little premature..but.. Oh well. May this day be the best day of your lives. And for all the single people...you're not alone +) There's some person out there who is as lonely as you, namely me +) Happy V-day everyone +) Smile... love is in the air. Amor. +)

§ Live and Love §

Happy Valentines Day all...

(((hugs))) and ***Kisses*** for all my friends here at the blender.

Thank you all for the words and the support... you are all true and dear friends... oh how soppy is that??? but so true.

dee

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!

To the Blender, to Kirk and Mo, to all the readers and romantics out there...and especially to all my loving friends here who deserve some love in return *smooch* Luv you guys!!! Love, hugs, and kisses also to my little Brandi who is some lucky Gent's future Valentine. I will close now with a special hug and kiss for my very own Valentine *HUG* *KISS*.......

...may the force be with you :-)

Angel

Deevaa - Thank you for sharing Kevin's Life Star with us. It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words, but Kevin has once again proved that a few well chosen words can paint a powerful picture. I really enjoy the combination of painting and poetry. I guess it has been done, but it is not very common. Keep it up, please.

Let me be the first to wish everyone a wonderful V-Day and I hope all of the people who read this are happy in whatever stage their life may be in. We all deserve that much. :) Be good to each other.

Love, KatyBeth
@>--->----

I'm not sure, that this is a forum for what I am about to say but here goes;

I have been with and loved my husband for over 9 years, our 10 year anniversary is coming up April 14. Tonight, the night before Valentines day our conversation was about Death, because my husband just found out he was dieing of Hepatitus C. I love him more now, then the I did the day I met him, and it only grows stronger every day. I just want to say love the one your with and never let go. Time is too short and the people you are with are too precious. Live life to the fullest with the one you love. I am 32 and he 42, I can't imagine life without him. I hope you all take a lead from this. Love whomever your with to the fullest.

Bernice y. Johnson-Ritter

Bernice:
Sorry to hear about the troubled times you and your love are going through. Sometimes it seems like the most amazing thing about love is that can find its start even with all the possibilities of bad things happening.

Bernice,
thank you for sharing this message with us...
It is a most sobering thought that what we have now can be taken from us suddenly. My best wishes are with you through the hard times to come...

Never take your love or your loved ones for granted, everyone. Try hard every day to recapture the feeling that is supposed to be embodied in the idea of Valentine's day... But do it EVERY day...

Love really is this simple. It is just NEVER easy...

-k

William,
I am glad that you liked Kevin's poetry for my painting.. I am lucky to have so many good friends here at the blender who are willing to rise to the challenge and write for my work..
It is all actually an undercover plot for me to steal poetry!! hehehe...
either that or another cover up for the fact I haven't written anything myself this month!

*runs of for coffee before anyone catches her*

Oh hell!!!
I submitted a poem that someone sent me for "Life Star" and said it was Kevins... *blushes and hides her head* ummm... the first one was by Angel!!! Angel I am soo sorry!!
I still have another here that Kevin wrote I got them mixed up...

Kirk what do I do?

*blushes and runs off*

Happy Valentine's Day!!!
I LOVE YOU, ALEX!!!!!!!!!!!

-Ria

Dee-
um, I wondered why that first poem didn't look so familiar!

William-
Thank you so much for the kind and humbling words. The imagery created in the eye of the beholder, whether with letters or colors is the truest measure of inspiration.

-k

Kev... what happened was you sent two poems in two different emails.. and Angel posted one on the comments board... that one I copied and pasted off the comments board onto one of your emails to keep them all together... so I could put all three on my site with the painting...

Yesterday I was clearing out my "in-box" and I came across the first email.. with your poem and Angels on it and thought... I must post those.. and it wasn't until this morning that I found the second email from you.. with the third poem in it that I realized what I had done.. so I checked back on the old blender board and there in black and white was the poem by Angel...

I am sorry to the both of you for the big mix up.. I should have put a note on the poem by Angel to remind myself of who wrote it!!! I can be a ditz sometimes...

I will post your 2nd poem later today Kevin.

*groans and blushes more*

dee

well happy valentine's day!
here is a good poem for you.
best wishes
ook

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone here at the Blender. I know I have been pretty quiet lately, but I haven't forgotten you, I am just going through some difficult times. Wishing each of you love and happiness today and in the coming year...

As ever,
Isolde

Bernice--The devotion and love you show him everyday cannot be replaced and i know in his heart he his grateful for you. The true love of a woman, a wife, is the soul searching lifetime goal of every man whether he admits it or not. Regardless of the other painful events in your life, your love will keep his heart and soul smiling.

Isolde-I'm sorry to hear you are experiencing some difficult times, I hope you find inspiration from the experiences and you're wonderful creativity will give at least something positive from the negative as you work through them.

hye new lover but not my lover yet so i wish you good kissing

Hey Gang-
I found something on the web, and it seemed like the perfect thing for the gang on the Board to all try-- it's a Jungian personality tester. It puts you as one of two possibilities for four factors, 16 types in all. They are
Extroversion vs. Introversion (E or I)
Sensation vs. iNtuitive (S or N)
Thinking vs. Feeling (T or F)
Judging vs. Perception (J or P)
So I'm a ENTP, Mo's an INTJ. (It's not meant to be a compatability tester or anything.) I'm not saying it tells you anything really useful, but it is kind of interesting.

The URL is:
http://www.onlinepsych.com/public/Mind_Games/ptt/pttframe.htm

--Kirk

Dee~ HAHAHAHA.......and more.....that is soooo funny!!! And you know what is funnier? Kevin has written so many poems that he wasn't sure if it was his or not...LOL. You can take the bag off of your head *smile*. I have been so far behind in my reading I hadn't even noticed it!

Angel

Just took the little quiz Kirk mentioned and I turned out to be an INFL...1 percent of the population...found it to be very interesting.....fairly accurate in assessing me.

Angel

Angel:
INF*L*? Are you sure? I thought the last one was only J or P...

Angel... stop it.. you are making me blush more.. you are so mean!!!

I have just done a mega new submissions read... ohh.. my soul feels so healed now.

Kevin - *desert* and *forever* are my picks from your new batch... I actually felt *desert*. Maybe I will get some rain soon.

Adam - *3.43am* That picture is so in my head!

Rire - *laughter* That is so sweet, yet poignant at the same time..

Maria - *Summer Nights* I liked the imagery.

Red - *To Feel* ohhh... me too!! and *Compassiion* I know that feeling too well right now!!!!

Tom... I am looking forward to more new works from you... Isolde, William, X, Heartsong, Angel, Jenn... you too.. get writing I need your words to fill my void.

dee

Kirk, (any anyone else who's interested)
I'd taken that personality test before and think it's one of the best I've seen. I tested as an INFP, and thought the description the book gave was a wonderful portrait of me.

kate

What timing!
Our local server chose the last 3 days or so to service their lines! I can't believe I missed Valentines Day!
Just my luck!

Hope everyone had a good one!

heart

Kirk, I did the test too!
I came out as an ENFJ (The "Pedagogue" ... what ever that means..) But I pretty much agree with what is says about me/my personality type..
dee

I took the Jungian test Kirk mentioned, and came out an ENTJ. I thought the description at the end was startlingly accurate.

This is pretty anal of me, but I just wanted to clarify a comment I put with my *groupie* poem. I realize that Ringo was with the Beatles, not the Monkees. I just forgot the name of the drummer from the Monkees (Mickey???). This is just to say I love Ringo and the drummer from the Monkees. And this is irrelevant, but I also hold the lead singer of Metallica in high esteem. And don't even get me started on Billy Corrigan.
Bye!!!!

This is pretty anal of me, but I just wanted to clarify a comment I put with my *groupie* poem. I realize that Ringo was with the Beatles, not the Monkees. I just forgot the name of the drummer from the Monkees (Mickey???). This is just to say I love Ringo and the drummer from the Monkees. And this is irrelevant, but I also hold the lead singer of Metallica in high esteem. And don't even get me started on Billy Corrigan.
Bye!!!!

Oops. Sorry 'bout that. Bye.

I also have taken Herr Doktor Jung's Persönlichkeitsprüfung. I tested out as an ENFP (strangely). I hadn't thought much about this since that Psych 340 course back in 1980. Most of the descriptors of this personality type are close (better than 90 percent anyway). Certainly I am WELL suited for the career choices that are supposedly most attractive to my personality type (as opposed to what I HAVE been doing for the last 16 years). Something to make one say "HMMMMM..."

-k

I took the test a few days ago so it was a pleasant surprise to drop by the Board and see other people's results. Apparently, I am an INTJ, The Expert. I think Josh must have been a Scholar because he talked about books a lot and his favorite t.v. show was "The X-Files".
I'm on my sister's computer in Austin. I've got to get ready for a job interview. Yesterday I talked to some people who are making an independent film near where I live, so I'm pretty psyched about that. If I get a callback I'm grabbing it. The pay won't be that great but the experience will be phenomenal.
I'm going to go ahead and submit a few more poems since I seldom get the chance. I just read a couple that I really liked. I especially liked BLOW. Bye!

woooohooooo..... what a treat!
the new submissions page is full to overflowing with Misti's poems!!! yeahhhaaa....

*off to indulge*

dee

I would like to see more poems on long distance relationships

Kirk~ you are Right!!! I am INFJ

contd. The "AUTHOR" <giggle> One percent of the pop.

WOW....I had a whole bunch of catching up to do! It's been roller coaster of a month, and it's only half over! I'm glad I am up to date on all the submissions, and finally got some in of my own. There have been so many wonderful poems (as usual) and I can't possibly comment on them all, but a few did stand out. Here goes:
X- Tell Me, Your Kisses, Electric, Take me in
Crystevin- Cherubaphobia, Windsongs
Heart Song- I loved Tender Mercy
Z- Trust was fantastic
Isolde-Radiant, Timing, Silence, Retreat, Mirror and especially Connection
Carmen- Mister Picture, Knock Knock
Angel- Love's trance
Tristan- Exaltation, Portrait
Kate- Going after a stoplight, Atlas
Misti- Peanuts, Shared Yum, Identity Crisis, Rabid
Kevin- as usual, your pen working at furious speeds, I love them all- your metaphors paint such a clear picture.

Kudo's to all of you...I enjoy everything I read, and am blessed to share in all that you submit. Sometimes, certain things in my life are put into better perspective when I see a situation through someone else's eyes.

I heard something the other day, I'd like to share it. I make myself follow this little rule, although sometimes it can be risky. "Love like you've never been hurt; Dance like no one is watching."
Sorry for such a long ramble (to borrow a phrase, thanks Kirk!)
Take care, blenderites! Jennifer

WOW..sooooooo many great poems, verse, writings and heartfelt expressions of the written word. I love to sit and just read into the insight that creates it all.
Some of those that hit me where it matters are as follows:

Kevin. "Erased" - you have a remarkable way of relating everyday things into matters of the heart.
"Busy Signal" - i've felt that deep down.
"Impaired" -- This was the nightmare i lived for the last several years.."silence in response" was a daily occurence.

Maria. "Summer Nights" is a night i've lived in my past and it brought me a flush of sweet memories on the beach.

Adam - 3:43 AM - Erotic and Real!

Jenn - "The Clock" is a deep and painful reminder for the lost or inaccessible love..and "Kindred Soul" is a question i ask myself daily..*smiles*

jenn...my sweet bugaboo, you are so welcome for everything. If I inspire you to such greatness as is evidenced here, then my only hope is to live up to your expectations...even though you will say you have none of me.

with all my kisses hugs and especially smanoochies...


Kaneman

Whoahhhhhh dude!! I just took the JUNG test and am truly amazed at my results..For me, it seems exactly right..I'm in the INFP (THE QUESTOR) category..and everything i read about it, including possible careers, fell right into my real life. Usually a skeptic, now wondering if it's all just a bad Acid Flashback..*laughs* I encourage everyone to check it out. A really interesting experience.
Thanks Kirk!

address posted again: http://www.onlinepsych.com/public/Mind_Games/ptt/pttframe.htm
Crystevin

thank god it is Friday here!!!

I wanna sleep... sleep and sleep... (what a dreamer.. with a kid.. yeah right!)

dee

Wow...very impressed with the new submissions!

Shady~ "Because..."

Great descriptions, I esp. liked the
verse, "Because I am full of false strength/and mingling innocence/I stretch my lips across my teeth/in dramatic performance."

Jill~ "Naked"

Loved it!
"When it turned sour, I can't say--/But I didn't want it back" Amen to that...

Be safe and happy,
@>--KB--<@

Shadygirl - "Because" and "Listening" were fantastic and well written. I believe the inspiration comes from a pained soul of lost love. I was moved by both of them and look forward to seeing more from you.

Crystevin

Hey everyone! Long itme no talk, I know I am horrible, it feels like months since I've had a chance to really read the Blender...probably because it has been!

Thank you so much KatyBeth and Crystevin for your comments...:-)

Hi Kev, DEE!!! heart and everyone...:-) Kev, where were you this morning? Sleep late? hehe...Angel, you too!! I'm going crazy here...:-)

Dee, girl, how are you doing? *kiss kiss, hug hug, smile* for you and TK...:-)

Well everyone, I will try to read and submit when I can...I miss you all!

Happy Friday!!
Shady :-)

Hey Gang-- I'm ready to test a new small feature on the site, and I'd like your feedback. It's a frame based way of viewing the new submissions page:
http://loveblender.com/newmatic/
The basic idea is that the list of new submissions (and all the extra info) is loaded into a skinny frame on the left, and each poem shows up in the larger frame on the right. That way, you can just click to the next work without having to click "Back" and finding your place on the main list page.

Give me some feedback on this. I spent some time trying to arrange the new list (which is automagically updated each time the page is loaded, read in from the real list) so that it was easy to read/see/use without sacrificing the amount of information present. (i.e. author, "submitted by", and any description.) I think it looks pretty good, but then again I'm an engineer (sort of) and all computer engineers assume they are User Interface experts.

If you all really like, I'll put a link from the main new submissions page to it, and if you REALLY like it, I'll put a similar viewer in each month's Heart on Sleeve Corner.

Kirk~ I am but one opinion; however,I LOVED it!!!

Kirk - Thumbs up on your experiment. Thanks for all you do to keep the Blender the best site on the net!

Kirk, IT's Great!

Thanks.

Kirk-
Thumbs WAY up...
That will work wonderfully.

-k

Hey Kirk, I like the new frames idea....seems like it would work great !!
Jenn

WOW! Have I gotten behind....ON everything! So many GREAT new submissions I am in for a treat...here are a few that caught my eye...

First, I would like to thank MISTI for the nice card and pic and tell her that I am truly sorry I havn't written back yet(but I will), the only excuse is I am a GEMINI ( biggest procrastinator in the world) LOL...I will send you my pic also, Misti....You are gorgeous BtW!

second, I would like to tell DEE that I visited her home page and was amazed at HER work!!! Beautiful ARTWORK DEE!!! I love your style and was especially pleased to see...Heart wings...Lifestar...and plughole shown there...Hope you are coping with the changes in your life and you can always buzz me for an ear....*HUGS*

Now to the nitty gritty~ Lots of new faces here.....

Maria~"Summer Nights"

Kate~"Going after a stop Light"

Adam~ 3:43 AM

Ceceilia~ "Windows of the Soul"

Merriel~"I loved you before I knew you"

Red~ "The Red Candle" and "Awakening"

Heartsong~"Tender Mercy"

Darkseer~ "Dream a Lover's Dream"

Jenn~ "Before Sunrise" ,"Souvenir","Nothch in Your Bedpost"
"My Kane".......great works!

Kevin~ "substitutes", "cloud","Busy Signal", Busy Signal Redux", "erased"....also GREAT works!

Misti~ "Identity Crisis" , "Peanuts"....really loved "peanuts!"

delicate flower~ "Studio"

Crystevin~ "From Afar", "Making love to the soul", "Love Mouse"....more Great works!!!

Tarah~ "Crush"

William~ "Simplicity"

keep the feelings flowing~~~~~~~~~~~~Angel

Misti - I read all of your submissions, my mouth dropped open as always, and you've left me once again speechless and in awe.

The words 'amazing work' don't give you justice...just keep it up! :-)


Shady
(Did you get my letter, BTW?)

AND SHADY, My God! How did I forget YOU??? I saw you there on dee's page too.....and was ALSO AMAZED at your art work...I REALLY loved the one...cradled in an Angel's wings...? I think that is what it is called...you are multi -talented. I urge everyone to hop on over to Dee's page for a looksee at Dee and Shady's work! http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/square/6442/main.html
You won't regret it!

Angel

ANGEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sshhhhhhhhhhh........ its not that great.. you will get peoples hopes up... *blushing*

dee

DEEEEE..yes IT IS that good..*grins* and I WANT PLUGHOLE..*smiles and wishes she'd give it up* AWESOME!

Crystevin

DEE~ IS so, Is so, Is so........*smile*

Angel

Angel, Crystevin, well thanks to the both of you...

Plughole, Bluewater colour dreaming, The dancer and Her dream are all going into an exhibition starting in about a week.. I don't expect to sell them, but they will have price tags... it is a huge step for me... I am as nervous as hell...

dee

Dee - Gimme a break girl!!! In a few weeks you'll be missing them, because they all sold for extravagant prices and reside in mansions of the NZ rich and famous...LOL...:-) And your artwork sure deserves it!

Hi Angel...thanks for your comments on my work too...so sweet. ;-)

Hey y'all, it's snowing outside, and I'm eating ice cream...something wrong with this picture? I'm deranged...hehe..:-)


Shady :-)

i would like you all to write a lettler about my fisrt hug with a girl at the pear.

DEE!

I at LEAST want a PRINT of Plughole!
It was **my** heart going down that there drain, after all...

I wish you SUCCESS with the show (as my Dad always told me, luck can go either way)...

Your paintings are beautiful, dee, and at the very least they will be SEEN! As they should be...

Shady,
come on down here... Spring has already arrived (just about), and no hint of snow.

(scoots off to the back of the room to put the nose to the old grindstone once more)

-k

Kirk,

That was really sweet! I love you guys!


your mysterious former housemate...
Sarah:)

Kev - I am not having prints made... ohhh... I am sorry.. you have the scan.. or I can do you a special mates rate on the original...

dee

*trying hard to keep up* I really like the following for many reasons..

Katy--Screw That and Arsenic, OUCH! I feel the pain.

Mary--Her (very realistic and visual for such a short verse) makes me wonder.

Angel--Lemondrop Kisses, telling it like it is..*smiles* gotta love the way they melt..

Crystevin

Hi! This site is absolutely adorable! Everything is so interesting! I always print out enjoyable poems and stories and show them to my friends. Some of the entries make me think, too, about life, love...anyway, this is really neat and keep coming out with great stuff!

Hey hey hey all...
I lost all my ICQ info last night... a stupid experiment with upgrading... so in order to save me trying to remember all your ICQ numbers and who was on my list and email address etc... can all my buddies leave me an ICQ message today...please... *on my knees begging* pl-leeeee-easeeeeeee

Kevin, -- I have a WHOLE SKID of tissues for you should you EVER need one !!!!

Hey what have I missed?

Kev, if you need me, or want to talk, or maybe just wanna watch me dance... *winks* you know where I am... PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let me know... OK? heres a (((hug))) in the mean time.

Scott... is that Scott aka Romeo? is so welcome back man!
Long time no see... 'Unpacking' & 'Silly things' both hit a soft spot in me right now... thanks for sharing again.

dee

ohhhh hell... Angel the blues got you too?
sheessh... I think the the blender board needs one great big group hug, Kev, Angel, Isolde you guys in the center... Snow, Shady, Jen, Scott, Heartsong, Katybeth, Kirk, William, Crystevin... get your butts over here....

***sqishes in tight and hugs with all her might*** herrrrrrruuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmmmmppppppppphhhhhhhhhhh

Now get your butts to your email accounts and fill me in on why all the glum faces...

dee

Thanks deevaa, you are always such a sweetie!

Deevaa-

Isolde is right, you are a sweetie! <*(hugs)*>
Thanks for being YOU!

Jenn-

I will definitely accept shipment of that skid! (Even though the back order came in, I want to stock up!)

-k

Hey you guys, there is nothing special about me, I just like to take care of my friends.

dee

awwwww...my first blenderboard group hug..(((((hugs))))

*smiles at the crowd*

Wow, thanks for including me in that hug...didn't think y'all saw me over in my corner here :)

@>--KB--<@

Isolde-

Thank you...
We both seem to be doing a lot of spadework lately...
But it keeps the shovels sharp

-k

Kevin-

Yes, my friend, we both do seem to be doing a lot of spadework just lately. Such is life, I suppose. And as you and I have discussed, it is better to have pain mixed with passion, than it is to have no passion at all. Perhaps that is the price we must pay.

Thank you for "Apothecary", it is beautiful. While it is true that mere words, no matter how beautiful, cannot extinguish the pain of love, it is also true that the caring, concern and support of good friends can make a huge difference in how easily we are able to deal with that pain. Thank you for always being there for me. You are a true friend, in every sense of the word.

-Isolde

DEE~ Thanks for the HUG...:-) I needed that!!!!

Angel

Hi Everybody

Isolde, Kevin - I'm sitting here with a bottle of Mirtillo Grappa (kinda like bluberry snaps) in sympathy.

Deevaa - there's something for you in the new submissions

Look out. This grappa's taking hold.

Just so you all know, the March Digest might be a few days late. Between helping some relatives move into their first home and apartment hunting with Mo, it's a hectic time. On the plus side, I've started a process that lets me sort through and pick the Front Page Picks at will, without ripping them off the new submissions page, and so I can do some every day if I wanted, instead of all at once.

*waves to the crowd*

hey hey hey all.. I wasn't being rude this weekend... the high winds on Friday night brought my phone lines down and although telecom had promised that I would be back with a phone service on Sunday afternoon I wasn't (noo... I am not at all upset about this... )

So, here it is Monday morning and I am STILL waiting for my phone to be put back on. (thank god for being online at work!! oh and for the phone too!)

*grinning* William... ohhh... I loved them both!! What a great suprise! That certainally perked up my weekend blues!!
Can I post them on my site? Please??? Which painting shall I post them with? *all excited* William.. email me!

This weekend with out the phone line actually did me good, I have started a huge painting, died my hair... (so not only short and spikey but bright purple too!) My house hasn't been tidier and I cooked some YUMMY food!

But, man did I miss the blender... and email... and sheesh ICQ!!!

*dances out to get more coffee*

dee

or did I dye my hair.. LOL

Kirk, I love the new framed version of the "new submissions" page.. makes it ten times easier for someone like me (slow computer, slow modem) to view the new work posted on this site.. and I think it would be a wonderful addition to the heart-on-sleeve corner each month as well..

i generally frown upon frames, being a web designer myself, but in some cases they are very useful.. such as this.

i hope you choose to make them a part of the blender..

- d

KatyBeth,

Thanks so much for your comment about "disappearing" .. I'm sorry I didn't thank you sooner - I don't often have time to read the blender board.. you can imagine my surprise at being mentioned!

I think I'll have to participate more often in the discussions on this board ... when I read a poem on this site that moves me, I usually just save it to my HD for later reading.. but I think leaving a comment here for the author should become part of my ritual.. I know how much it means to *me* to read that someone liked one of my poems.. I should give a little something back to the community.

- d

z-
I thought "The Surrender" was fabulous! Very powerful and erotic.

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