From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=8">Ali</a><BR>
Date: 9 August 2007<P>

Jumping spiders?!?!<BR>
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*shudders* So NOT my cup of tea...
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=1540">hairdiva</a><BR>
Date: 9 August 2007<P>

redplasticroses, about <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2007.08.09.07.00.30316">Naked</a>:<BR>
Love this piece.  Great job.
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=1">Kirk, Blender-Keeper</a><BR>
Date: 9 August 2007<P>

Does any one want to propose a contest for August?<BR>
And volunteer to be judge?<BR>
Or should we wait 'til September when some of the summer lull is over?
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=1540">HAIRDIVA</a><BR>
Date: 9 August 2007<P>

Hey Kirk, I have an idea for an August challenge, tho don't necessarily want to be a judge!  How about the act of becoming jaded, and everything that goes along with that?  Remember when we were all young, and open and full of sheer optimism?  I suggest our August challenge to be about what everybody did to either make themself, or keep themselves from becoming jaded.  I, for one, didn't want to.  But at the ripe old age of 42 welcome the comfort of not taking things so damn personal, which I attribute to being a bit jaded.  What do you think?
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=1540">hairdiva</a><BR>
Date: 9 August 2007<P>

Hissy fit notwithstanding!!  :o)
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=142">Debra654</a><BR>
Date: 9 August 2007<P>

redplasticroses, about <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2007.08.01.18.11.1391">No Secret</a>:<BR>

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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=142">Debra654</a><BR>
Date: 9 August 2007<P>

redplasticroses, about <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2007.08.01.18.11.1391">No Secret</a>:<BR>
I very much relate to all your work.  I have been were you are, maybe I still am.  You speak my pain. Thank you for baring your soul. I hope it helps.    <BR>
Deb
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=142">Debra654</a><BR>
Date: 9 August 2007<P>

Kirk,<BR>
I vote for jaded.  Everyone, raise your hand if you're jaded.  
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=1610">redplasticroses</a><BR>
Date: 9 August 2007<P>

Jaded......oh yes.  I'm in.  I dwell in that neighborhood.
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=13">B.K.</a><BR>
Date: 9 August 2007<P>

Ok if you want Jaded for the August issue contest then you have to chair it and judge it. Unless Kirk wants to judge it himself. What do you say Kirk?<BR>
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Also Kirk for the September issue I want to chair and judge a contest on Fantasy Man and Fantasy Woman. What say ye? I think we can get some real imagination going there. <BR>
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bk
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=1610">redplasticroses</a><BR>
Date: 9 August 2007<P>

Ali, about <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2007.07.08.10.07.12138">Words, Written and Unwritten</a>:<BR>
I love this.......well done
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