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Comment on Wait, Why Didn’t You Ask? (or how my food obsession has compromised my dating) by Conner

Conner — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:59:48 +0000

I have no trouble with vegetarianism. I’m mostly vegetarian during the week as it is. And like I said I don’t have a problem with vegan-ism, I understand it, don’t agree with some of the reasons people choose to go that route, but there are many food choices that are much worse.

Comment on Wait, Why Didn’t You Ask? (or how my food obsession has compromised my dating) by Maggie

Maggie — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:56:44 +0000

Oh, man, I’m totally with you on that one. I don’t understand veganism… or even vegetarianism for that matter. Steak is too delicious for me to ever give it up.

My roommate is wonderful, and in her many travels, she’s found ways to cook meals that include little to no meat and no soy, either! Indian food is a good way to go, or an all-veg stir fry. If you’re interested in some veg recipes that even a carnivore like me can enjoy, let me know, and I can send them your way!

Comment on A First Date By OkCupid by Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:32:48 +0000

HAHAHAHA! Thanks for the chuckle and a half!! You should write more “date” stories :D

Comment on On Writing (or why do I keep trying to impress people, this is about me) by billhelm

billhelm — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:29:08 +0000

Yeah, my private one is protected on livejournal which I’ve used since 2002 (and used to use as my public blog as well), but I know some people that use blogger, etc to password protect and do something similar…

Comment on On Writing (or why do I keep trying to impress people, this is about me) by Conner

Conner — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:18:21 +0000

I’ve actually been debating starting a private site for about six months now, I have it setup I just don’t write there, and no one knows the address. I like the idea of a small blog that only people I trust can read, but I also fear having my identity discovered and having this blog that would contain some stuff I consider intensely personal just out there for the world to read. It’s a weird balancing act, one I used to not even consider having to perform.

Comment on On Writing (or why do I keep trying to impress people, this is about me) by billhelm

billhelm — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:43:54 +0000

I guess that YMMV on Twitter and have found the exact opposite to be true lately – more people I interact with seem to be using it to spout off and less as a conversational tool. In my opinion, it’s not a particularly good conversational tool as they go, anyway.

I’ve always tried to blog for myself alone and have always had both a public and a private space to do so. I don’t use the private space as much as I used to, but it can be incredibly cathartic when you can say things to a small audience that you trust 100%, some of which you wouldn’t necessarily say on a public site.

Comment on On Writing (or why do I keep trying to impress people, this is about me) by Kassie

Kassie — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:02:29 +0000

I wonder if Stephen King mentions in his book not being able to remember even writing some of his books because he was so high on cocaine?

I totally do it to though. I start up a blog then I start pushing out crap just to have content. Or I think I’ll be witty or wise or something to get a lot of hits. But I’m not. I do it for me and must remember that.

Comment on On Writing (or why do I keep trying to impress people, this is about me) by Tom

Tom — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:46:00 +0000

Oh man, this must be the vicious blog cycle. I think it’s hard to strike a balance between getting your thoughts out there and not just pushing out crap for crap’s sake, but God knows I haven’t found it.

Comment on Uhaul, The Conclusion by Conner

Conner — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 22:36:31 +0000

Yeah, it was pretty terrible. The funny thing is that once my mom read my post she thought she should have held out for more than what they offered her.
Persistance is necessary, I feel like Uhaul is used to people just giving up so they don’t worry about you until you come back again and again. Could be unfair but would be interesting to find out.

Comment on Uhaul, The Conclusion by betsy

betsy — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 22:29:16 +0000

goood grief. i wondered why you hated them with such a passion, and know i understand. EEEKS. thats insanity. do you think you will do things differently in the future? it was a good reminder to me of the importance of being persistent and more persistent when trying to get a problem resolved. glad you are somewhat satisfied with the final outcome.