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TOURMALINE,
I can feel your pain.

Shadygirl,
I just sent you an animated e-mail card! Happy 23rd b-day, chica! May you be "The Girl With the Most Cake," to quote my ignoble heroine, Courtney Love.
I've completely forgotten *Reprise*...now I'll have to go back and read it! It thrills me to end that it made you "dizzy and nauseous." That is so cool! To think that I can write a poem that is the equivalent of a really good carnival ride, like the Tilt-A-Whirl. But not the Zipper. I rode that thing once and I was praying for the ride to end as I clutched my sister's hand in agony. The Zipper is evil.
****MaggieforMargaret,
I'm glad you like that poem I submitted but didn't write. The most beautiful women in the world are women who have lived a full life w/o apology or regret. Word!

Oops. Shoulda been "thrills me to NO end." I am so imperfect yet I try so very hard. <sigh>

The December digest will be delayed 'til this weekend. Work has been terrible this week, and I forgot to get to it last weekend...

a few comments on oldies from this month ...
loved: me = paper napkin on smudged lips (meifon)
and soft decimation (mvr)
rockin good poetry that i can relate to

thank you, star69. *soft decimation* is a true story.

Okay, I'm embarrassed. I just realized that in one of the quirky little journal entries I submitted, I gave one of Shakespeare's best plays a new name. Instead of *A Midsummer Night's Dream* it's *A Midsummer Night's Eve.* !!@@## I am so crazy! And I am so addicted to the Internet!! I keep submitting poems and comments and sending e-mail on the clock!!!
I think I need to take a break. Bye.

Dee - Thanks for the special NZ B-day wish :-)

Misti - Your poetry has always caused some sort of mild vertigo...:-) I live for it, a reminder I'm still alive in my tiny little cluttered emotionally void corner of the universe.

Guppy - "fumes" OH MY! Baby if you are ever in the NY area...*wink wink* haha...no, really, great little piece of sweet erotica...

Kev - get my e response?

You all would not believe the horrible birthday I had. Up at 5:30am to be at school for 14 hours straight of finals!!! Everything from Anatomy and Phys practical, to Tai Chi in front of judging students (yikes) to an oral report, which began with my entire class belting out a very unwanted (yet somehow flattering) Happy Birthday song as I waited, BRIGHT RED, (and believe me, until you see ME embarassed, you have no idea how red a human face can actually get) in front of the class, for it all to just be over.

Oh well...:-) S'ok, in the end I got a little tipsy at a bar with some friends, and the whole day magically faded :-)

Shady - anytime girl! ... and yippee for TaiChi, and finals being final-ed, and yahoo for red-face-ed-ness.. (from someone whose seen and still finds it hard to believe)... and bigger yippees for little bars with tipsy shady-girls in em (I'd guess at either BMW or that one with the bar tender that you like *wink* am I right??)... and ***takes a deep breath*** yahhhhhhhhooooooo just for you being YOU.

and

guppy - I love "hats off" but it is so damn sad that I am almost sorry that something I said inspired it... *sigh* .. the lines... "i'm tearing up the script/the lines don't seem to fit right now/not like they did before/and did they then?" (((hugs))) bugger damn.

dee

Thanks Star69 for your compliments. I also loved your frontpage pick last month.

Ciao! 8-)

Dee - haha...we were SUPPOSED to go to the city, but my b-day was the same night as the tree lighting in Rockefeller Center, which would have meant a good hour in the midtown tunnel...noooo thank u. Not to mention the last time we went into the city, just the girls, I had a bit of a bad experience...some guy with an incredibly sexy Irish accent (just like my favorite little bartender:-), who had way too much to drink, had a groping field day with me. Sort of freaked me out a bit. Not to mention made me lose my love for accents...

shyeah right...who am I kidding? We all still call Beck, Beek, like you...hehe...;-)

How are things? How's the T.K.-ster??

In the midst of 2000 planning, tired of asking pubs to reduce CPM's... and checked the Blender to gain some sanity in an otherwise "F"reaked up week...

and found 2 of my submissions on the Nov. Front Page. This made my week/Journal and thanks, dear Blender keeper.

I never sent the letter to Rich in its original format. When I saw my submission in the November issue -- I sent him the URL and.... well he was blown away. Reading it now, a month or so after feeling and writing it...it does me too.

Thanks... and MVR, keep rockin'. I'm a big fan of your submissions.

mEg

mEg,
thank you much, chica! i will!

forgive and forget

forget his name
forget his face
forget his warm imbrace
forget the love that once was true
remember how he's forgotten you
forget the pass go on at last
remember how he made me laugh
so I forgot his face and warm imbrace
but his name will never leave this place
just because those star are far apart
reach down under you can tell then apart..
love always,
Theresa.s Davis

Bassman99 or (Dan?) - "Winter" Oh my. Deep, touching and complete.

heya heya all!

Tricia - 'becareful what you wish for' ... I can relate to that, but I'm the one asking for the time and space. I guess I didn't know how much it hurt.

mEg - 'quick' ... great rythem you got going on girl.

Crys - babe you need to mail me mister ... 'the key' <sigh> mmmmm.....

gup - 'bars' wow... no words to explain my wow. just wow. AND 'summation' have I told you lately... <grin> oh yeah I have. (take care of your heart for me ok?)

mandy - dreamless ... I loved that first line.

Kev - thanks for the monster E... I needed it, (((hugs backatcha)))

Take care of your heart

dee

The December issue is here, hope it proves worth the even-longer-than-usual delay.

To Whomever-
Of the next few submissions i am submitting over the next few days, there may be a few that seem "unfinished." That is most likely because they are. I always seem to jot down feelings, ideas and emotions, and when i go back to finish the work the feeling is gone and i lost all train of thought of where i was headed with the poem. So my apologies if some find the following submissions "confusing" or "with out ending." I just want to get them off my hands, and my submitting them It is almost like a closure where i dont have to try and locate that feeling again especially if it was one i was quick to get rid of. Thanks for Understanding.

-Jenna-

Oh MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!thank you...

Thanks to Blenderkeeper Kirk for providing a wonderful forum for romantic poetry. I am flattered by being picked for the digest and encouraged by everyones comments- thankyou all.

Kirk,

Oh my GOODNESS! To have one of my pieces selected for Front Page was such an amazing honor! I've been visiting this site for quite a while, but to see one of MY pieces placed along side works by my favorite writers here ... "!" I'm touched beyond words! Thank you so very VERY much. I'm for once at a loss for words.

I hope this week proves to be a much better one for you than the last one, alright? Please DO take care!

Sincerely GUSHING!
Lynn ...

"Writing is like being hungry.
Finding someone who understands it,
is like being fed."
-Lynn

Sorry I haven't been here in a while....Thanks Kurt for giving me front page merrit! It's exciting to see my work on front page and the others work that I have grown to love and know. You all are so talented.i AM ABOUT TO9 BEGIN MY NEW SUBMISSIONS!
-ZoE

ZoE- it's "Kirk", though I do hear a lot of people adjust it to "Kurt"... s'funny how often that happens.
Kirk seems easily changed- Kurt, Chris, Carl, Scott (don't get the last one)

Kirk,

Thanks for sharing the excerpt from Garrison Keillor. He is a wonderfully astute and witty writer, and his column is one of the highlights of my Tuesdays. Therein lies a correction... His formerly bi-weekly column is now published every week in Salon.

-k

Kirk (aka Kurt, Chris, Carl, Scott ???) <grin> I loved that quote from Mr Blue you submitted!!

I've got the same problem with the name thing too .. thats how I got the nic-name dee or deevaa!

In my first year of university, my new friends found Davena too hard to remember (particularly while drunk) and I became, Divine, Divinia, Danna, Davina, and Diva.

One night after waaaaaaaay too much tequila, a girl I'd just meet and I where sprawled out under a table, and she said "god, I've forgotten ya name, but I know it starts with dee... I love you, your a real dee-vaa, girl."

We both thought this was incredibly funny... (in a way that only drunken people can) and we ended up rolling about on the floor laughing ... I was repeating... "its Davena..Davena....D - A -V - E - N - A, girl.. Davena!" and she was laughing her head off saying "deevaaaaaaa.... deeeeeeeevaaaaaaaaa.... D-E-E-vaaaaaaaaaaa" it stuck.. from that day on, I became either dee or deevaa, so much so, that when my parents arrived about 2 mths later and asked for 'Davena' at the front desk of the dorm, they where told that there was no-one that lived there by that name.

Now that I am a grown-up (yeah right!) I get a mixture of all of them... dee, deevaa and Davena.

(I dunno quite why I shared that..... blabbling again....)

Back to poetry... or too the poetry....

Shady... girl... 'praying for lead feet' ... WOW.. girl.

Gup ... (hey you and me make a good combo huh? gotta do it again sometime handsome! high-5's) 'curse' and 'avenue highlight' .. nice nice nice!
(Did I mention 'summation' yesterday? I love it.)

Jenna 'bird secrets' and 'give and take' (ohhhh and 'I am me'!) Great... they don't feel under-done at all!

Kev 'relic', I love that image... wonderful, and 'drum' I'm listening...

Sorry about the short stories that don't seem to flow right by the way.... like Jenna, I just needed them outta the way.

Take care of your hearts.

dee

Thanks Dee for the compliments, also Im glad to see that someone knows how i feel about se you say 'just getting them outta the way' Perfect words for a perfect feeling!

-Jenna-

Whoa- I just realized "biweekly", according to http://www.m-w.com/ , means

1 : occurring twice a week
2 : occurring every two weeks : FORTNIGHTLY

Which is why I rounded it to "bimonthly". Well, maybe I'll edit the file with that. (one of the perks of being the Blender Keeper ;-)

carlos, binder-keeper,

gracias for the honor once again...wow...that prairie home companion guy sure can write eh?...really liked that one...

gup

dee...why don't you get out your crayons and work on some more "art" instead of hogging the comment board???...:)...*i'm so dead, aren't i?*...oh yeah, and $14 bucks is a pretty good deal i think...the fancy ones with all of the bells and whistles might be arou...

*smiles and bolts out*

some great new ones:

madison..."the midway"
katherine..."naked"
kimbers..."he knows"

loved each of them...really really good stuff

gup

Someone claiming to be "KRISTI BARRERA" just sent about 6 of the same comments to this board- (if you really need to see an example, look at the source code of this page, I hid it in a comment.) given the content of the comments, it looks like a pretty obvious case of identity theft. Anyone know the story?

You make me

You make me feel like I can fly,
Pass the clouds and into the sky.
Pass the stars,
That bright up the night.
The ones so very far,
The ones that kill your fright.
You make me feel like I can swim,
into the ocean so very dim.
Far from the shore,
Where you once stood on.
How I wish I can swim more,
From Dusk until Dawn.
You make me feel like I can run,
Start from here and end up on the sun.
More than a mile or two,
But so much more than that.
If you only knew!
Girl, you make me do anything,
And I want you to know It's true.

Mark that's sick!

Sorry Mark, I meant your post on the poetry page. This isn't dateline you know.

Greetings, All!
I'm constipated but other than that I am having an excellent day. Sorry...I've been hangin' around senior citizens too long.
I've been keeping journals since I was 19 and I have laughed out loud reading my old entries, so I'm submitting a bunch of 'em. I haven't written much poetry lately. I'm trying to write a screenplay. I'm reading *THe Further Inquiry* by Ken Kesey and, well, I need to show him how it's done.

<kicks the guppy a as he bolts through the door,biffs a bell at the back of his head and yells> I'll give you bells and whistles boy!

Just you wait!

<holding back the amused smirk>

Kirk, oh that comment was all class.... (the one hidden I mean)... gotta love people with style huh?

I've had to cut a load of racist stuff out of my guest book on my site, its a shame when you can't be proud of your beautiful black ex, and the cute mocha baby that you made together.

anyways... speaking of guest books.. I had this site posted on mine last night... http://www.blendercartoon.com thought you might be interested. So far its just a guest book and a front page...

dee

Well, according to domain surfer (great tool when you're looking to stake your Net claim), there are 154 sites with the name 'Blender' in the title, including Your Site Truly:
http://www.domainsurfer.com/ssearch.cgi?dom=blender

You know, i wonder if someone would have grabbed this domain by now, (assuming I had never attracted attention to the rough idea for the name by having it as the page title...) if I hadn't in 1997.

Is everything from 1998? Lucky me I just found you all. Please ignore my ramblings while I suffer in "suddenly singleness". How can love be so great and then suck so much? ;-)

~aml~ <hello739@msn.com>

thanks Guppy :) saying stuff like that just might make me want to go write some more - truly, I appreciate it. Especially coming from someone whose words I rush to click and read as soon as I see the name Guppy appear in New Subs.

Kirk,
I ran a search on 'deevaa' and came back with ) matches.. maybe I should snaffle it now!

) = 0 as I am sure you'd have worked out.... (shut up gup!)

<blush>

Though I normally am content to remain a happily silent reader, I'll take a bit of your time saying a couple of things:
Guppy,
Thank you for the unexpected compliment. I feel like you should call me Grasshopper. (smile)

deevaa,
That anyone could find something negative to say about your beautiful, smiling boy is surely a sign that more 'deevaas' are needed in this world. My daughter offers this bit of 9 year old wisdom, "People who say rotten things about stuff they can't even know about have to change all the kitty litter boxes in heaven" Out of the mouths of babes, eh? They still get to go to heaven...but they have to muck about in the cat box when they get there.

And thanks to everyone else for allowing me to lurk around and peek into your hearts.

Kimbers

For Madison
Re: "Not thinking of you"

My favorite images are the ideas of "I stand on scaffolding painting the cathederal ceilings red" and the junkstaposed description of "island rum cigars" has a very sexy and sea breeze connotation. I love it! You are very talented.

Gup -

OMG.. 'take 5' is sooooo you! I'm sure "miss Audrey" would be VERY jealous... For the record.. I love you! <grin> and number 3 from last night better not have been inspired by me or I'll be real sad.

dee

(take care of your heart!)

I WANT TO SEE MORE POEMS OR SONNETS ABOUT LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIPS AND HOW PEOPLE DEAL OR SHOULD DEAL WITH IT. I LOVE TO WRITE POEMS AND RIGHT NOW I AM GOING THROUGH A ROUGH, LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIP AND I WANTED TO FIND POEMS THAT COULD HELP ME OR THAT KIND OF EXPRESSES THE WAY I FEEL, BUT FROM ANOTHER PERSONS POINT O VIEW.

Hey! Hope everyone is great! I just want to say I'd appreciate any feedback at all on the poems I've submitted, please forgive the errors and my rambling I've had the flu for two weeks and I think I'm going insane..lol

Guppy~ *Summation* took my breath away. I remain your biggest fan on the planet.
Mandy~ I love *Dreamless*...in just a few words you were able to convey intense psychic pain. Awesome!
Mr. Blue~ Do you write for a newspaper? I like *What is it to be in love?* I agree.

Here lately, I'm not thinking too clearly. I just realized another one of my mistakes. Kirk submitted the thing by Mr. Blue.
Oh, last night was FUN!!! I was covering the basketball tournament in Chico at the high school gym and I decided to leave in the middle of the game. So I started walking toward the door and suddenly the action stopped and everyone was staring at me. Weird feeling, let me tell ya. Then the ref said,"Excuse me, could you walk AROUND the court next time?" I just said,"Oh, I'm leaving. Sorry." It's not like I was walking down the middle, I thought I was walking in the out of bounds area or whatever. Anyway, I just wanted to illustrate my point. Whatever is eating Gilbert Grape is eating me, too...

misti (and the rest of your sports fans)-

Mr. Blue is, in fact, Garrison Keillor, who is reknowned for the "Lake Wobegon" series of books based on his weekly radio show on public radio "A Prairie Home Companion." I was never a BIG fan of PHC, but have come to revel in Keillor's weekly column (Tuesdays) on love, relationships, and writing at www.salon.com. Perhaps you remember back in March of this year, when Kirk gave Mr. Blue his due in the Blender Digest (at that time, the column was published fortnightly, it has been weekly since September, I believe)...

p.s., That eminently quotable passage was from THIS Tuesday's column, and it **is** a wonderful description of exactly what love is and should be...

<dashing away... all>

A great front page Kirk! Thank you for posting one of mine!
I liked how you choose poems that went together!

Calypso........
your "Absence of Tactile" is really catchy.. more please

Kev- Mr. Blue's Due March of this year? http://loveblender.com/1999march ? I'm not sure what you're referring to.

My bad, Kirk... It was APRIL... I should learn to SLOW down some times...

http://www.loveblender.com/1999april/review.html

for all you sports fans out there...

-k

Kev- oh yeah. Duh. Sometimes I have no memory whatsoever.

I just found a cool website that's not romance related. Excuse me for my ebullience, Kirk- it's just that I don't have much romance related stuff to submit at this point in time (hence all the journal entries from five years back!).
It's called Gumball Poetry. You can submit your poems in the mail to this address in Portland, Oregon and if they use your poetry it will be published in the zine and placed in capsules in gumball machines. I found some kick ass poetry by this guy named Scott Poole. He has a book of poetry entitled *The Cheap Seats*- I read New York Women, If I Only Had a Brain and Walking Targets and I was impressed.

<!----------- wiggles in stage left------------>

13 sleeps til santa.
only 13 sleeps til santa
13 sleeps til the big fat fellow comes down your chimney and gives you presents and drinks your beer.
13 sleeps til santa...

heya heya!

Toklas - Wow!!
'Winter Beaches' - very beautiful - more than beautiful! I've sent it to my friend Tania that recently moved to Ohio. What she misses most about NZ is its beaches. When she left her she sent 30kg (about 60lbs?) of rocks she'd collected from a beach near her home... and that was only about 1/10th of what she had!

Frontman - 'Love Letter' <sigh>

mEg - 'lucky girl' great, but oh man OUCH.

Kimbers - I really enjoyed 'Observations or Clues'

Gala -'Querida' "the crazy woman who dances to the beat of drums, the name I hug to myself" I like it, I like it... I LIKE IT!

guppy - 'beat' ... the far away girl strikes again....
(((huggles))) and about last night just tread with care... don't step on any toes, and you know what I mean. What ever you choice... you know the deevaa has your back.

And I guess I am being loquacious (to quote my dear friend Kev) again... so this girl is GONE.

<!-----------curties, tugs down her santa skirt and wiggles out stage right------------>

<yelling from the wings>

Take care of your hearts.

dee

Ya know, part of me feels bad for shamelessly plugging my webpage in this forum- unsolicited- but, I am doing it anyway, hehe. It is not a poetry page, but a visual art page in the making. goto http://community.webtv.net/stevehay if you are interested. Now go and write some more...

P.S. if the page doesn't load, email me (artdog28) and I will send it to you...

ADAM!!!

awwwwwww! that was...sweet! sweet beyond words!

you broke my heart more than any of the poems i've read here.

keep your loving, longing heart in tact and i'm sure some lucky girl will fall for you and make you feel just wonderful. wonderful beyond words! i promise!

(hug!)

China

Thank you" kevin urenda" you bring such beautiful work onto the screen.... I have to admit love to take your words and roll it over into my mind....and each time I log on to this site.. I wonder what you have written next... Thanks for having such a way with words.... Just a thought.. It would be nice if A site had a place where you could play music along with your writings...

Liz

Artdog... your work is truely stunning!!! I am a fan of Dali (even wear his purfume) and your drawings have a Dali-esque quality that just blows my mind. I truely wish I had your talent! Not only a amazing poet but a stunning artist too.

Please let me know when you update your page!

dee

Hi everyone---

great December Issue Kirk----nice picks!

Miss Deeva, thanks---the man that poem is written for has barely a trace of accent---but when he says that word, it's like molasses spread thick on satin---that smooth....

Thanks Deeva

Hi my name is Jose, I've vistited this web site several
times, but this time I decided to leave a special poem for
some one I really like. My poem is called "My Crush" I hope people can relate to it. Thanx!

artdog - you are welcome :)~

Gala - YUM... I have a friend that is similar... he was born and raised in France but moved to LA when he was 16.... when he is tired and/or really relaxed he gets this smooth French accent.... sometimes he even sprinkles a few endearments in French.... <sigh>

speaking of sexy... you should hear guppy laugh... <melt>

<winks@the guppster> anger = good - going there myself.

Merry Christmas!

Here is a piece of useless info for you, NZ will be the first country to see the dawn on 2000 - I'll be sitting on a beach, wine glass in hand watching the sun rise while you guys are still getting ready to go out!

(btw... the vision has a handsome man on the beach next to me... I better hurry and find one! on that related note - I found a great pair of underware that say "Y2K - off with a bang" )

Take care of your hearts.

dee

Liz-

Thank you for the gracious comments on my work... Now if only I could get the Liz I LIVE with to show a similar interest...

Comment time...

I seem to always do more reading in the nights around the holidays, and have come across some wonderful poems off line that I may post for everyone on the other side of Y2K (which is nothing more than another number, really).

As for what I have come across HERE on the Blender (and I apologize for hanging on to some of these for so long, but better late than nev... well...):

Shady-
Hon, where are you, girl? I thought your schooling was finis? As for "praying for lead feet," you need better than someone who will only give you the "spare space and time between" you. Keep reaching for the fingers that are not yet yours...

crystal-
Most of us men have "scared young boys" hiding within (it is not a problem confined to the chronologically challenged). We struggle to overcome these demons/keep them at bay. Don't give up, though, most of us just mature at slower rates than (most) women...

Madison-
I absolutely adored the first three lines in "the midway." THAT is what memories are, or at least the fleeting ones, and you gave us a good taste of the fondness for that which is fuzziest in our pasts...

Misti-
I was enthralled (as I am reading it again now) by the part of "LOVE ME: THE REASONS" that rings true... a truly passionate woman deserves to be adored, yes even WORSHIPPED because of the rose petals tossed about and those flights of fancy... You do... I am sure that it will sneak up on you when you are least expecting it...

Lastly to Kirk-
Oh faithful Blender-Keeper, thank you not only for keeping watch over this oasis on the Web, but thank you for sharing the wonderful words of Gibran ("The Prophet" has been one of my favorite works for well over twenty years) and Keillor...

---ho---ho---ho---

-k

Kimbers,
Observations or Clues.... Oh girl, I am in a similar situation. email me.

{{{KEVIN}}} deaf eyes, I just had to hug you.

hey Kevin Urenda is AWESOME!!!!!!!!

kev...as long as everyone is dishing out deserved compliments to you, i thought i'd throw in my two cents...i admire the consistent quality and honesty of your works...you are a master of weaving bits of wisdom and insight into your poems...and obviously emotion...i always look forward to reading your comments as well...not only on my own subs, but everyone's...always interesting to find out how you interpret poetry

speak the peace,
gup

Kevin,
I love you! And I mean that in the purest, most unadulterated, untainted way possible. I need to send you a letter and update you on my pathetic life. Hope you are enjoying these over commercialized holidays.

I just read that submission by Fat Bastard, Jr. and I have a sneaking suspicion that my ex submitted that witty little piece. Brian, if you are reading this...go away! This is MY site, damn it! Take the Blender off your Favorites and go play with your Star Wars toys, dork!
(sorry, Sports Fans)

misti do you have an ounce of common sense?

Misti,
'Learning the Rythym' is just brilliant. I emailed it to my best friend since the 4th grade and she called me laughing and crying. I hope my daughters don't mind me listening at the door of their slumber parties. I'll think of this piece every time. Thank you. I hope you get a Magic 8 Ball for Christmas in homage. :)

Luck and Love,
Kimbers

Mr. Bastard,
No, as a matter of fact, I am common sense deficient. But I've got a good beat and you can't dance to it.
***Kimbers,
Thanks so much! A magic 8 Ball, wow! I haven't had one of those since 1st grade, but I am always consulting my sister's. That would be an excellent stocking stuffer. Thanks again and I hope you enjoy your eight shopping days 'til Christmas!!! :)
Joy to the World,
Misti
(jeremiah was a bullfrog/was a good friend of mine)

I am posting a couple of rewrites. One, in response to a rejecting editors encouragement, and the other because I wanted to. I hope you don't mind reposts, I apologize if you do. thanks.

Constance.... that is so sweet. New love is always so sweet. Hang on to it as long as you can.

Hi

I submitted a poem but I sent it twice. If you could delete

that would be great. I would perfer you delete the one with

the discription of me, I would just like to have my name

there.

Thank you!

Kristi Kilhullen

Thank you kevin and thank you Nicole : )

heya all...

I've added two new paintings to my site, and also linked in artdog's stunning work, if anyone would like to check it out ... http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/~deevaa/

I'm open for comment... misti, I've also linked in that missing photo to your page, what did you think of the new graphic I emailed you? should I change it?

dee

I've been reading when i can, wish i had time to really comment, you are all creating some wonderful works. Merry Christmas to all the blenderites out there and hope to be submitting again soon.

-Crystevin

dee,
yeah, i saw the Veronica thing the other day. thanks! i didn't get an e-mail from you, though. did you ever get the card i sent you?
:)misti

To everyone who gave me the wonderful comments of Friday the 17th (MVR, Debra, gupster, sunshinecat)-

Thank you, from the bottom of my ink-stained heart. Believe it or not, after such nice things were said about me (ME!???!) I had a fond remembrance of (and saw myself in the same light as) Sally Fields at the Oscars, who, after winning her second Best-Actress Oscar jubilantly said, "I can't deny the fact that you like me! You really like me!"

Thank you all... and thank everyone for continuing to read...

-k

shadygirl...wow...i figure those three letters are about the best way to sum up my thoughts on both "tiny tiny cage" and "listerine"...some seriously perfect and aching imagery...you have a great talent for putting blurry emotions into crystal clear words...like i said...wow

gup

LoriMeyers of LamCali Inc wishes everyone a Happy and Safe Holiday Season. Sleep Tight with Sleeptights

Guppy - *WOWed by your wow* always nice to wow a person who continually wow's me...I love your work. (Way to many wow's for one sentence)

Dee - got ur e...:-) Thanks girl, you are sweet...but I'm fine. Just a little bit in love, or bit by love...and petrified!

Deep breath...*pats chest, aware of that strange booming within*...here we go again...:-)

Shady - ditto what gupster said... only louder and with what I said in the email tacked to the end.

<grin> Kev sit down before a crowd filler comes and 'fills' your seat.

Misti, my email must of been sucked into a big void for emails.. I have it in my sent items list... I'll forward it to you again shortly. (oh and yes It also thanks you for the card.)

ohh, any anyone (like the guppy) looking for my second new painting that I mentioned, its on the bottom of the postcard page... sign my guest book while you are there... make it look like I have some friends. LOL.. pleaaaaaase.... I don't mind begging.)

dee

(PS... Tiny tiny cage is my top pick so far this month!)

my favorite new submission is *lucky girl* by mEg.
****finally, i am working on a screenplay. am on act 3. this girl is going to start dating this guy and then she's going to meet his grandfather, who lives in a nursing home. the grandfather will be the central character. strange, 'cause i woke up early this morning and started writing it and decided there had to be an old man in a nursing home in the screenplay. then when i got to work this morning i got a call from the chico woman's club and they told me to meet them at the bridgeport care center for a photo-op. they were giving out free christmas gifts to the residents. this one old man was so funny. he had no expression on his face whatsover when they handed him the gift. he didn't say anything, he just opened the gift and looked at (it was a bottle of lotion with a picture of cherries on it) and then started eating it!!! it was so strange. these women had neiman marcus bags and diamond jewelry and all they gave out was bottles of lotion. this one old lady came up to me and told me that i was special because i was young. she showed me this religious christmas poem about the sheperds and the star and she told me that the poem applied to me because i was the light.
i need to spend more time in nursing homes, that's where the Light is...

shoulda been SCENE 3, not act 3.

Michael,
I love *caught*!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(okay, I'll leave now)

Deevaa-

too late, hon, I think my seat has been filled, but I am off (exeunt stage left) anyway, being FULL OF 'IT' and all...
I have had my fifteen minutes of, er, whatever...
*winks*

MVR-

My father, this last Thursday, in the midst of a philosophical discussion waxing on admonishment actually gave me a GREAT idea on a PLAY (I am not thinking screenplay though)... I will keep you posted... YOU go girl!!!

-k

smoking a cigarette on an orleans afternoon

she stands
wondering
waiting
for what, you'll never guess

drunkin reverlers round her
as the beebopping of a saxaphone brings a tear to a deaf man's eye

lookin through the streets for what she can't let herself have

tuckin the cigarette into the nook of a heel as she strolls over to a man holding the only love she's looking for

the love of the night in a rolled green fifty

Hey, wanted to wish everyone here at the love blender a merry xmas which in hawaii is Mele Kalikimaka (if you can even pronounce that lol :) )and have a great new years!!! Remember this is the only and last time we're gonna see a millenium like this so live it up!!! Dont waste one moment and do everything you dream of doing. No Regrets...but have a safe one. I'm new here at the blender but if you would like to read my poem "Sparrow" please feel free too. I'd really love that...and maybe give me some feedback if you have the time. I wrote it in heart on a sleeve. Mahalo (thanx)

I think you would really enjoy looking at my site www.lostlovers,com
and reading my book, Lost & Found Lovers. The book includes stories from real couples who reunited after many years apart, and literary references to lost love reunions.

Artdog,

Your westcoast dolorosa sounds wonderful....enjoyed reading your rewrites too....

Kevin,
After I post some comments I'm going to submit the first two scenes of my screenplay. I'm like the Energizer Bunny...i keep going and going and going ad nauseum! Ha! I mailed you a letter on Monday. :)
Guppy,
PLEASE don't tell me you didn't receive all the e-mail messages I sent you on Friday, especially the answers to your 20 questions!!! Did you get the pictures I sent you????
I'M A NERVOUS FRIGGIN' WRECK!!! AAARRGGHHHHH!!!!!!@@###

Shadygirl,
I was just blown away by *Your Honest Gaze*! "Earth race Mars"- i like that.

Misti-lady - thank you chica...:-) Man, I miss this poetry stuff...:-) I'm tired of memorizing bone landmarks and types of cells...:-) I miss my creative side :-) Even if it takes a wee bit o' achy wacky wuv to start things up again. Thanks for the support! Girl, I know I have been horrible with writing back to you...I PROMISE you will be hearing from me soon, a nice long detailed juicy letter.

ive just read the most touching poems and sonnets in my whole history, they really did touch my heart and some of them related to me in a sense, about love and what becomes of it, i only wish i could write it all down and send it to you, but its hard for me to do that as my love died not that long ago, ill still keep him in my heart forever til we meet again,anyway i loved your site all the way through,keep going at it!!!!
i send my love to you
claire xxxxx

Checking in to look at the new submissions -- I'm about to fall asleep at the wheel (it's 2AM).... thanks, Misti, re: Lucky Girl. That one is sooooooooooooooo recent that the band-aid is still on my scabs so to speak.

Have a great week all! To bed and then back to the watchtower...

night,mEg

Thank you SunKiss who ever you are. That poem 'All i Want For Christmas' was exactly what I was looking for. Cheers.

http://www.geocities.com/vkobis/

Hope ya don't mind I put one of the poems up on my site for today.

Hope you like my site.

Vergil

shady... loved web.. you are kicking ass right now!

gupp... and you... thankyou.

Kev... I'll work on your page over the break, email me any pics you want with it.

and everyone one else (esp Kirk) ... I'm really sorry about the angry- not partically romantic poem just submitted...

Oh, I forgot to mention... 3 more sleeps til santa!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!! and I wish you a safe and happy Christmas and new year.

take care of your hearts

dee

To Toklas...Your "Winter Beaches" is so lovely...

To Deeva....so very moving..."Let Me Sleep"...

deevaa ,

"Let me sleep" *Sigh* My heart goes out to you... I hope you get the peace (rest) that you need...

As I grab my tissue and wipe my eyes... my thought.. "A Loving touch of a mother's calming-hand. As a pointing finger of a fleeing man lays in the back ground"

Do not mean to upset anyone for my comment today..
But this hit home to me... thanks for sharing again Deevaa

Rennie, I have been looking for you. I want to say Merry Christmas, and best wishes- miss ya.

thank you J

ohhh I was a little to hasty with my harsh submission.. he called to say sorry, he was just scared and worried about TK.

And thanks for the emails.. yes TK is fine now, nail polish remover isn't the best after dinner drink for 2yr olds... bit of a fright for us all.

Take care of your hearts this Christmas

dee

In my opinion, these songs constitute the Top 22 Love Songs of the Century:
1. "Wishing You Were Here"- Chicago
2. "Save All Your Love"- Great White
3. "You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma"- Shelly West and her husband, David (I forget his last name)
4. "Walking in the Sand"- the Shandells
5. "The Crystal Ship"- the Doors
6. "Girl"- the Beatles
7. "Wonderwall"- Oasis
8. "My Man (Mon Homme)"- Billie Holiday
9. "Try a Little Tenderness"- Otis Redding
10. "You Send Me"- Sam Cooke
11. "Crash Into Me"- Dave Matthews Band
12. "Blue Hawaii"- Elvis Presley
13. "True Love Ways"- Buddy Holly
14. "The Sweetest Thing"- U2
15. "Wrapped Around Your Finger"- the Police
16. "Sweet Caroline"- Neil Diamond
17. "You Fill Up My Senses"- John Denver
18. "November Rain"- Guns-N-Roses
19. "All of My Love"- Led Zepelin
20. "God Only Knows"- Beach Boys
21. "I Saw Red"- Warrant
22. "The Man in Love With You"- George Strait

Hey Guppy! That's cheating! This isn't a coffee house you know----but it could be...Hey Deeva? Who's going to be the waitress/actress in capri pants with attitude? Everybody wearing black---goatees, bongos---of of course, snaps for applause!

Thanks everyone for a wonderful season---don't know if that last one is a love poem, or a running from love poem, but what the hey....

So a Merry Christmas to those who observe, a soulful solstice, a kinetic Kwanzaa...or a sexy Saturnalia---pick your flavor!

Maybe there be couplets, stanzas, and the odd iambic tetrameter tucked into your holiday stockings....


Gala also means "Party"!

To: Elizabeth who wrote "Forgive Me For Loving You" dated 12/19/99

I loved your poem... everything you said seems to be so true and so real...

Hey Vampire----

Like the longing---the hunger in your last two....not half bad---for a creature of the night....

Gala... <wink> you rock girl.

In NZ it is....

one more sleep til santa,
one more sleep til santa,
one more sleep til the big fat fella comes down your chimney, leaves you pressies and drinks your beer!
one more sleep til santa,
only one more sleep to go,
oh, only one more sleep til santa.... et al...

Merry Christmas to all my blender friends... take care of your hearts.

dee

Dee-

Glad to hear TK is fine... No, mixtures of acetone are not good apres-dinner drinks. My 'liquor' of choice at TK's age was petrol (fully leaded gasoline, of the 1963 variety), and I can sympathize with what you must have gone through, but as a father, there is absolutley NO way I could EVER come to know what it might be like to feel as you did.

One initial comment I have to your poem is that it is, in fact, romance-related.

But as far as the 'harshness' you characterize your poem as having, I find little of that that is not justified, if not at the very least understandable. Parenting is damned hard, besides the emotional investment we make in our children. The most important elements of parenting are BEING there, and sharing the burden with the other parent in the three-way relationship... When you are totally alone in bearing that burden, your reaction to what happened is not any harsher than having judgment passed on you by someone who is far away in every way...

-k

Guppy---that was wonderful! Great transition, wonderful imagery---have a happy, a merry, a soulful, or a kinetic!


Gala

Who is still baking cookies.....

Guppy,

You have soul...beyond a doubt...acres and acres of it....(small sigh) nice job on Tapestry....

have you ever heard the poem WHY GUYS LIKE GILRS? I heard it once before and it changed my life. So if you have it. PLEASE send it to me. mschmidt@iinet.com
Thank you sooooo much

No offense---but did you miss the part about the Blender being about romantic love? Some of us don't mix love and politics....and don't appreciate being bushwhacked like that.....my opinion only....

Galadrial60
Was your comment directed to me? If so let me know because I'd be more than happy to reply!

Gee...you can read....good. Frankly don't care to hear your reply. oh---and merry Christmas.

actions have consequences. conception is the consequence of a moment of unprotected passion which is, in fact, at least related to romance. frankly, it strikes me that the result of a decision made as the result of such a consequence is personal, not political. what a woman does after the finality of such a decision is deeply personal - and is something she lives with forever, and to mischaracterize that shows an incredible myopia, or an utter lack of perspective at best... play nice with others people...

Myopic? You mistake my intention. For years, the Blender has been a respite---an oasis where I could venture where romance and love reigned. During the whole OJ thing, it was an OJ free zone...the same with the whole Monica thing. I could come here and simply not have to deal with the hype. Period. The lady is welcome to her opinions---however Kirk himself has laid out the guidelines---which I support whole heartedly.

There is no lack of places on the web for that form of expression. I believe in free speech---I also believe that everything has it's place. And to my thinking, this was not the proper forum. Period.

Merry Christmas all.... it is 8.30am here, Christmas morning... TK is playing with his Thomas the tank engine set, and munching on chocolate, I am wearing the new clothes and watch I was given,

May your days be as great as mine has so far.
The only thing to dampen the spirits here, is that it is raining.. (so much for Turkey on the BBQ!) ... Summer Christmas is great! Turkey, and seafood on the BBQ, fresh strawberries, cherries and ice-cream... singlet tops and jandels..

Crys, far away from your family at this time... I am thinking of you... Merry Christmas babe. Like I said in an email to everyone, Whammie my emt/dispatcher friend lives by the motto "the only hero around here is a sandwich" but to the people of Kosovo... you are heroes.

Everyone else... Merry Christmas, take care of your hearts and have a safe Y2K.

dee

Hi, I just wanted to perhaps talk to Jenna Holland the one who wrote "the end" and "smiling mask" I just have the exact same name and i find that kind of weird. I wanted to know what her middle name was actually. If she could get back to me that would be really cool. Thanks.

Sincerely the other Jenna Holland

Jenna #2-
Incase you haven't yet check your email there should be mail from me!

You know this is the 3rd time in 2 days that people have wrote me saying they have seen my name here at the blender. and one girl ended up going to my school! Anyways, thanks for the fame Kirk! lol

Merry Christmas to all my fello Blenderites!

-Jenna #1- lol

Fröliche Weinachten!
ˇFelíz Navidad!
and Merry Christmas even…

Will comment on some beautiful work I've read here lately when time permits...

Lots of love to everyone...

-k

. . . just enjoyed a read at the blender, these touched me tonight:

in *tapestry*, "i search my soul to fit a frame around her" sweet touch, guppy

*he knows* by kimbers

*The Coming of Light* - Mark Strand

Galadrial----
I hate that you feel this is the wrong place to discuss this issue but many times I've read poetry about anger, rape, suicide and other things that were not pertained to love...This poem I submitted is that exactly... about Love...A love that I didn't realize was so strong... a Love that my father has for me through good and bad times! A hurt that he has never felt before...I made him feel! By no means am I trying to tell women what to do besides to just think clearly. I'm sorry if I offended anyone...and in regards with your last response to me...You seem to have the wrong attitude to be in the loveblender anyway...seems to me you are pretty rude....but noone is unloveable! Merry Christmas!

it does say in the submissions page "The Blender of Love is a forum for Romance-- please don't send works involving other kinds of love only" Love for a child born or unborn is hardly of the romantic varity one would think.

Your father was being selfish if wanted you to be a solo mother. I don't even beleive a father would write something like that.

To be honest with "UNNAMED" My father is the most carring person in the world, he knew my decision was based on the love I hold for my ex...of course he was beng a little selfish and so was I. I never expected to get this kind of critisism fro here! I've been submitting my poetry to this page for three years...and never before has someone been so incensitve. There are all kinds of Love in this world...I've experienced romantic love at it's best and worse, as I am sure many of you have. This is what happens in the downstage. And yes it may be wrong but I take your comments personal because I've read poetry about one night stands which have nothing to do with Love at all! And yet you never replied in such a harsh way..none of you. I dated my ex for 3 years and there are no words to express the way I feel for him only words to describe the emotions and changes we go through! So deal with it!!!!

Although Kirk has defined the parameters for submissions as relating to romance, those parameters have been sitting there a long time and have continuously been tested, bent, broken and redefined by several talented poets and their personal perceptions of an event, a milestone or inspiration founded in the deepest recesses of one's own heart. For example, my last poem about drinking away the Christmas blues in kosovo can only be romance related if you knew all the details surrounding this exact time in my life. I'm not obligated to share those details, i can only write and allow you to see what i let you. What i'm going through both in my personal life and my personal current situation is just that, personal. I KNOW where the romance in my work is and nobody should have to justify where the inspiration comes from.

Final note: Kirk is the Keeper, if he decides the poem is out of line, not befitting his concept of this site (a concept i can only imagine has grown and changed somewhat with the site's tremendous popularity and diversity) he and he alone will determine what stays and goes. I for one, would hope that all poets (all TRUE POETS) know that the stuff poetry comes from (emotion stirred by our personal experiences) is always romance related. Because the most romantic thing of all is the EXPRESSION of feelings.
just my two cents, who am i? just a humble writer, poet, lover, romantic, guy on the fringe.

--crystevin

Crystevin, I don't know exactly what to say... I am sorry for offending anyone. I'm just very emotional right now and I take things so differently when I'm stressed. If Kirk decides he doesn't appreciate my sending the poem in...I will make sure I follow the guidelines exactly from now on. Thank you for not making me feel worse by using words to attack me.

Crystal-

I hope you realize that my comments were in NO way an attack on you and that i haven't even read the poem in question. But my bottom line feeling is..if the POET, (you in this case) feels the need to express those words and in your own heart can link those words to romance, that's good enough for me.

-Crystevin

(as emailed)

crystal -

Don't feel that its the whole population at the blender who are attacking. Those of us that supply comments are not speaking for the whole group, merely commenting on THEIR own personal feelings.

I have my own beleif and feeling about the situation that you are in (as I see it, of course I don't have the whole facts, only YOU and your partner do), but I don't believe the blender board is the proper forum for this debate. (I'm here if you'd like to talk about it via email with me.)

HOWEVER... as to your right to submit the poem... I agree with Crys. I have, on several occasions submitted poems that couldn't honestly been defined as 'romantic'.
I look at the Blender is a 'safe haven'. I am sorry that you've been attacked, or at least feel attacked. "words are like weapons and they wound sometimes".

Take care of your heart.

dee

Warning: What you are about to read is NOT romance related, but I submit a lot of romance related poetry and stuff to this remarkable site, so relatively speaking...it's all relevant and interrelated somehow!!!
I'm glad Christmas is over. Saw "The Man on the Moon" on Christmas Eve and got some cool gifts but I'm ready to be alone in my cheery little apartment. I need to work on my screenplay. The poems aren't happening. Bye.

Okay...I'm noting that the peace here at the love blender has been more than a little shaken. I can, for one, say that the poem in question was mayhap not exactly the best one to put here, but then the question begs where can one bring thier heart break, if not to a place dedicated to matters of the heart? I do not have the right answer to that question, but I can say that the decision on Christal's part to put it here was made out of a feeling of security. I am personally saddened that the comunity was not more kindly in thier telling her of thier feelings about her father's poem. I was, myself, not exactly thrilled about her father's reaction...but I can not pretend to know his mind. I also felt that it was sort of inappropriate to use this place to seat a major personal/political stand. Also, I feel that it is wonderful though, that Christal felt she could share something so deeply personal with all of us. She was very brave to trust us so. *On a personal note, I am always available at my mail/address should anyone need to be emotionally supported durring such a trying event.* I guess, in closing, I just want to say that I hope this does not make this a less open place...it has been a wonderful place for me to let my battered heart find reprieve and solace.
-Starr

Crystal I think there is nothing wrong with submitting the poem you found about your father's feelings. Abortion is a very emotional decision, and I regret having had one years ago, as I wrote in my poem Nameless, which I submitted, and it doesn't exactly deal with romantic love. I feel if the poem means that much you should be able to submit it, also no matter how great a poet one may be, their readers may not see eveything that the writer sees, meaning for example, in your case, romantic love.

Hey, y'all...I need some advice on a current and semi-icky situation I've somehow waltzed into. I am hopelessly in love with a man that I don't really think I can presently have...I lack a clear plan as to how to procede. If you read any of my submissons, they are all about him. If someone would be so kind as to advise me, I would greatly appreciate it, as I am at a loss. Any and all detail about the situation can be supplied to anyone who answers my plea. Many thanks.
-Starr

yeah ok I know what the poems are about.

Starr,
*No Title Need Apply* is beautiful!

G...
*-yeah ok I know what the poems are about.-* Well, what can you offer out of your knowlage of my poems, or are you politely telling me not to whine? *grin*

Misti...
*-*No Title Need Apply* is beautiful!-*
TY! *smile* I cracked my rib at an SCA event last night, and I waxed poetic whist I sat waiting for the nurses. I had talked to *him* on the cell before I arrived there, and the words just flowed. You have a gift for honesty in your writing here that is quite lovely. Your last submission was exactly what I needed to read! TY! TY! TY! If you ever want to swap writing ideas, or chat...*sweeps elegant bow* feel free to contact me.
-Starr

Another OOPS from the klutziest chic in the world. In scene 6 of "Candy Before Bedtime" I wrote "David" once instead of "Derek." Strange. Don't know what I was thinking!
Shadygirl, I love your most recent submission! I hope that juicy letter is on its way to my mailbox! :)

Starr, I wasn't referring to your poems :)

Starr,
Thank you. What is TY???
***This is the conclusion I have come to regarding romantic love, that phlegmatic phantom so often disguised as Bozo the Clown. I think in the beginning stages, it should just flow. It should be easy. It should be like you are best friends and want to spend the night with each other but you don't have to have sex you'd be happy just to TALK about any number of stupid things and eat Cheesy Poofs and laugh at the same stuff and if you want to wipe a stray eyelash off his/her face you just do it, caution be damned. It shouldn't be a Herculean effort on anyone's part. If you break a sweat, darlin', it ISN'T LOVE!!!!!

ok that was dubious, don't ask, don't mind

G...
Sorry! *sheepish smile* I thought you were responding to my plea. Yes, I am a dork at times. *giggle*

Misti...
TY is Thank You. I agree 'bout romantic love's beginings, it's just the continuing saga that gets complicated. Bozo is a vicious trickster...kinda like Coyote. Can I ask you to exchange mail adresses so we don't croud the board? I like chating with you bunches! *smile*
-Starr

Thanks Misti! :-)

I'm going crazy! Oops, nope, I've arrived! I'm there! (Or here, depending upon who's reading ;-)

Starr,
I would love to correspond with you via e-mail!
Shadygirl,
It's getting crowded here in Crazy. Ha!!

[LOL]it is confirmed, I am certifiably INSANE!!! I am going to enter this contest to marry a millionaire on TV!! I'm going to send two photos and a "short, descriptive paragraph" about myself to this address in L.A. Hell, poor guys don't dig me. Maybe I'd be better off with someone a couple of decades older who has a hefty, hefty bank account and an indoor swimming pool and a Lear jet and a casino in Monaco. I would be free to spend all my time writing and I'd finally have my own computer so I could hang out on the Blender a couple of hours everyday and I could start my own production company and buy a library and save the world!! Ha!!!

shady = crazy girl... always has been, always will be.

<grin>

Oh Calypso---

You've got something wonderful happening here---
love the concise, the tactile, the ummmmmmmm.

Don't know if I'm more jealous of the poem, or the moment!

Hello everybodeeeee....
it is I, loveable misti here to tell you that:
1. I'm obviously a big Grover fan.
2. My Main New Year Resolution is to stop hanging out on the Internet!
So catch me while you can 'cause as of 12/31/99, I won't be back! I have enjoyed hanging out here way too much. So I am taking a cyber siesta. I don't know how long it will last. So if anyone wants to contact me for whatever reason during my long winter's nap, you can reach me at 401 Turkey Creek Trail #101/Bridgeport, TX./76426.
Hasta luego! :)

If you were a fly i'd squash you on a wall
If you were a grasshopper i'd flatten you with a ball
If you were a toad i'd kick you with all my mite
but yet i think i love you
so can we end this fight

Misti - leaving? Siesta? :-( Not that I am in the Blender all that much these days but...damn girl...you better send me copies of your poetry then...speaking of sending, the juice is on the way. :-) Ick and don't say the word resolution...or millenium for that matter! :-) I am going into Manhattan today to see it one last time before it blows up on Friday...(hopefully that was just a joke).

Guppy - please e me when you have a chance :-)

Dee - girl, since you are probably the first of all of us to ring in the Y2K, and I'm not sure if I'll be online before that happens, hope you have a happy and safe new year. :-)

Kev - babe, where u at? Heehee...;-) Gimme news, its been a while!

Happy Hump Day everyone!

Why do you not have a submission icon on the first page...it is hard to locate....that just makes sense due to the fact that this is a poetic site...right????
Please put in where it can be found quickly...I am still looking for it............................
JL

Hey bub-

Look for the little envelope icon at or near the bottom of EVERY PAGE you will see on this site (except the "comment form"). That would be the one that is next to the words: "Comments or Material that you want to see in the Blender of Love?" Click that link. THEN, click the link at the top of that (this) form that say in BIG BOLD LETTERS "Submissions Page." There. Now you are ready to send us lonely readers your poems...

-k

Shady-

I will e you, hon (been BURIED here)...

-k

Shady.. if you ain't gonna be online I'm gonna phone you to prove that stuff works after midnight! hehe.

and please tell me your letter has arrived, Gup, Kev and Don got theirs now, so yours is the only one outstanding...

<grin>

dee

I cannot understand for the life of me...WHY is there so much profanity...referring to women's body parts as such..How disgusting...I believe this should be edited out immediately...or this site should shut down....absolutely NO excuse for it!
I resent it...I find it appalling!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jgelve... if you don't like this site, don't come here.

What Deevaa said----times ten!

To jgleve@webtv.net

Honey..
If you come across something that is not your taste of read. Then Just stop reading and exit out to the main screen.. One should keep in mind while reading
" WE all have our own opinion's and Idea in what we like to read".. What you may find as being disgusting another might find it as a work of art.

In my opinion, "If one finds this site not to their taste, then one should find another site that would make him/her feel more comfortable.."

hmm.. just a thought...
SwtLiz

Gala... X10 and louder??
upstager. <grin>

Dear ArtDog,

Thank you. I just got out of the hospital. Congrats to you and Toklas, my dear friends, for your Front Page picks this month ... I am so proud of you ... of all your work ... it will take me some time to go back and read all the entries for all the time I have missed, but I look forward to seeing all the Blenderites works. Holiday Greetings to all .......... Rennie

Deevaa Dear,

Like anyone could take the stage from you!!!! Happy new years, wench!

Gala!

Hey Blenderites...


Have a happy step into a new century----write well, love strong, and don't let the bastards get you down!

I happen to believe strongly in the power of love---yes, I know, goofy, huh? Love isn't the motor of life---but it's the fuel, for certain. Yes, your heart can get broken. You can do stupid things, and end up with regrets---but an unused heart is a travesty. Mine has done more than keep the blood moving, and if there were times when it tripped me, c'est la vie.

Thanks again Kirk---you have made something wonderful here, and die hard romantic me will ever thank you for the chance!

Happy New Century All!


Gala

Please sign me up. I liked looking at your page!


Thanks

Tracy

Today is a beautiful day in Lewisville, Texas.
I'm wearing a short sleeved GAP shirt and blue jeans.
Tomorrow night I'm going to bring in the New Year with my sister and her boyfriend and a thousand of my closest friends in downtown Dallas.
I'm gonna miss alla youse guys, that's for damn
sure. I've already posted my address and I hope
to hear from each and every one of you at least
once. If you have a mail phobia, you can call me
at 940/683-2563. Please call after midnight so
that I'll know you're not my grandmother or some sales dork. My answering machine is broken so I can't screen my calls anymore. Keep calling until you get me. If you hear someone say,"Lola's House of Prostitution" or "Bueno!" in a Mexican accent, don't worry, it'll be me. Just my weird way of sayin' hello.
take care of yourselves...and each other!!!!
:)Misti

Blender Family -

H A P P Y 2 0 0 0 !
Wanted to pass along greetings for a most happy, healthy, and meaningful new year to ALL of you! Sincere wishes for peace - most genuine - love and laughter!!

Remember, be good to each other!!

P.A.

its 10am here on 31.12.1999... and I can't find my special 'Y2K' knickers.... ohhhhh hell! what will I do....

<kicks Gala>

I bet you stole them... sheessh.. and wench??? wench huh?
I'll get you girl.

dee

Dee,

Have been accused of many things in this life---but stealing another woman's underthings? No. Sorry....probably one of your admirers....and you are a wench. Only a wench would mention her unmentionables here!

I just put in my first piece.( "dont tell me its not real") Its pretty short and sweet, but read it and i guaruntee you'll feel something. It applies to everyone , especially you! I want to help. Please don't let my words of experience go to waste. They come from some tough lessons , and if i can prevent even one person from learning them like i did than so be it. I hope i do.

Misty, you are so awesome. Ilove your work. Keep writing! Put that bastard, jr in his place baby! (just jokin)


You all rock! (rock the blender that is)


Kirk, you'll never know how important this site is. You are truly to be praised.


Thanx everybody!
Rock the blender with your heartfelt words too! ************************ Happy year 2000 !!!!!!!!!

it is.... 12.21am on the 01.01.2000 here in NZ... and everything is still working! LOL.. even my mircosoft products!!

<wink>
I hope this months blender issue isn't gonna be late!!!!

<midnight kisses to all>

dee

Dee - Glad to know the world is still intact on the other side of the Earth...:-) BTW-just so u know, I never received the Christmas card. *sniffle sniffle* :-)

Kev - got your email, and u made my little heart a pitter a patter, sounds way too much like my own situation right now...even down to me having to make the first move...aye carumba! I'm such a wuss!

Misti - hopefully you'll take one last glance in here...your letter is officially on the way...

Everyone, please be careful tonight, have a happy exciting wacky and SAFE New Year...

As always, the new blender will be a little late. Mea culpa.

There are a lot of notes on this board I want to respond to, hopefully I can this weekend.

Sorry all---got a little steamed with the last one...Since this is the night of auld lang syne, remember please to treasure those in your life who make it worth living. And remember too, those who might be light in the hug department. Humans crave care, and contact----and usually run an awful short rations for both.

y2K my fanny...take care of yourself---and those who matter!

Happy Century Blenderites...and take care Kirk. You're the ring master for this jolly circus---and you do it with style!

My new post "begrudging release" is not really a poem (as you will see) but I felt it appropriate on this being the last day of... well you know. I am so looking forward to the clean slate, as 1999 was one wild ride for me. This site helped me deal with devastation, and I am happy to have been accepted here. Thanks to all for the kindness and the art. I hope I don't have much to write about in the way of broken hearted poetry in 2000, but I will always keep in touch with the blender. Best wishes all.

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