From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=660">Vishal</a><BR>
Date: 15 February 2003<P>

Teej and Jon, y'all complimenting my work is like the Pope calling a whore a pretty good priest! Came back from dinner last night and spent hours reading everything you guys have posted. I'm in awe, and then some.<BR>
 Tony,<a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2003.02.13.14.00.30750">When You Closed Your Eyes</a> , daaamn.<BR>
 Shit I miss being able to write, anyone got a pill for writers block ?<BR>
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Vish
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=220">wolfscreamer</a><BR>
Date: 15 February 2003<P>

Megster, we,ve all done the " drive by " or in my case the " walk by ". Once in 3 years huh , thats good going , hang on in there ok .
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=1050">Kase</a><BR>
Date: 15 February 2003<P>

Well, I'm still reeling from a glorious Valentine's Day. (Much Sarcasm!!!)  I didn't even get a card from my guy.  I thought he was a real romantic, but I spent the day listening to my girlfriends tell me all the sweet shit that their guys did for them.  I had to just pretend that it wasn't a big deal.  He even ate the box of candy my little boy gave me!! He opened it without even asking!!  Now all that's left is the picked over junk that the dog won't even eat!  Cupid missed the target for me this year.  Next year I'm getting a nice hotel room and a big bottle of wine and pampering myself for the entire day without a man in sight!!  Any one care to join me?
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=220">wolfscreamer</a><BR>
Date: 15 February 2003<P>

Megster, never did a drive by , did a walk by though . Once in 3 years don,t beat yourself up ok.
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=74">Echolocation</a><BR>
Date: 15 February 2003<P>

Re. Megster and the drive-by's -- Guilty (though it's been a loooong time).  We used to call it "goofballing."  And as everyone here has said, once in three years is excellent, you need not fear you are obsessive compulsive or anything :)
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=1120">Chances</a><BR>
Date: 15 February 2003<P>

BK - <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2003.02.15.14.46.9359">Stop Thief</a> - I adore The Year of Living Dangerously. I had to do a film study on it in Year 12 (last year of high school here). I'm sure it changed my life - the characters, the setting, THE MUSIC. Come to think of it, I don't know if I like it or The Matrix more!
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=13">B.K.</a><BR>
Date: 15 February 2003<P>

Thanks Chances, I like The Matrix. better, but I have to say Mel was hot in The Year of Living Dangerously. That was the last film he made me crazy for him in.<BR>
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bk
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=4">tj holland</a><BR>
Date: 15 February 2003<P>

Kase ~ How long you been with this guy? Are you married? If not, maybe consider staying that way...unless maybe he fills your wants and needs in most other areas, then maybe he's a keeper. But girl, if he shows that type of apathy in other areas, lose him. <BR>
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I won't add to your torture and tell you what my 'interest' did for me. Don't you deserve more?<BR>
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Vish ~ That is one of the most creative compliments I have heard! Kudos on the originality!! Thank you. And you know what I realized about Myself and writer's block? I get it when I don't want to 'feel'. I'm usually not aware of my desire to be in denial of my emotions, I just usually notice that I can't write a blasted thing. Then LATER I realize it's because I wasn't in tune with my real feelings. But that's just me.<BR>
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-Teej
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=1120">Chances</a><BR>
Date: 15 February 2003<P>

BK - Believe it or not, I didn't even notice... 
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=1131">Indefensible Sushi</a><BR>
Date: 15 February 2003<P>

Kase--<BR>
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What a JERK! Dump him!
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=4">tj holland</a><BR>
Date: 15 February 2003<P>

OOOHH!!! TROUT!!   <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2003.02.15.20.27.7970">Daddy</a>!!! One of my favorite poems. The very first time I ever heard it was on NPR. It was a recording of Plath reading it aloud. oh! I was enthralled. I found out later that her 'daddy' died when she was 8. <BR>
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She died when she was 32. Suicide. <BR>
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I never even thought of posting <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2003.02.15.20.27.7970">Daddy</a> here. Thank you for doing it!<BR>
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-Teej
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=10">galadrial</a><BR>
Date: 15 February 2003<P>

I have always had a huge problem with both Plath, and Anne Sexton...it's like they planted the idea that for a woman to be "serious" as a poet, she had to ready to slit her wrists...<BR>
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Ummm...Don't think so. Poetry is about living, IMHO...
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