Do you mean all of Mr. Stallone or just portions of him?
His head, neck (or lack thereof) and shoulders.
Genius is hot, but they also tend to be crazy. I base this on my husband's cousin who skipped a year at med school.
True. You can compliment your theory with the many genius-i in history who have gone crazy, committed suicide, or both. However, sometimes I think it'd be worth having a short and scary life if it meant I got to be steeped in geniusness.
wow, that's quite a collection of facts about you... but I am refraining (with great difficulty) from making any smart comments in response....... oh what the heck! So you are researching penal sizes? you are researching the sizes of prisons? You sure you didn't mean you are researching penile (penis) sizes???
Robby Benson aka The Beast was a *serious* crush of mine when I was a teenager. As in- if I could own every single one of his movies on DVD I would- in a heart beat. (As it is, I only have Ice Castles- which I got in the cheap bin at Wal Mart!)
I re-read A Little Princess every couple of years...and I *always* cry when Sara gives her warm, hot buns to the little girl who is more destitute than she is. I am *so* glad that my daughter, who is 8, loves to read...and is currently working her way through all my old-time favourites. (Little House on the Prairie right now)
Robby Benson aka The Beast was a *serious* crush of mine when I was a teenager.
It actually never crossed my mind to look up the actor. I'm not sure why, since he has such a hot voice (and voices are my thang). I'll have to see if I can get a hold of any of his movies.
I re-read A Little Princess every couple of years...and I *always* cry when Sara gives her warm, hot buns to the little girl who is more destitute than she is.
Me too.
Little House on the Prairie
My mother read the series to me when I was little. They have a specialy place in my heart.
Fun list of facts! I read the story linked in #5, and loved it. I like the idea of strangers who continually cross paths, and the connection you created between them was fabulous - also loved the flow of the dialogues. (I also oddly have a personal attachment to both the names Marie and Chuck, so that gave me a little happy too.)
I can't imagine dating someone for 37 years. Wow. Do you know why they waited so long?
And I can definitely sympathize with your Beauty and the Beast obsession, though I doubt I could still recite it.
Wow, you must've been really bored. I'm flattered that you liked it. And I love the name Marie, but I never liked the name Chuck much. Oh well, it felt right. Thank you so much for reading it (and liking it)! I need to touch it up some, but I'd really like to do something with it some day.
I can't imagine dating someone for 37 years. Wow. Do you know why they waited so long?
My granny's first marriage (to my real grandad) ended badly. She felt no need to remarry, and at first she didn't want someone unrelated to have control over her kids. My step-grandad was a consummate bachelor who prided himself on remaining single, even though he really wasn't. They only married because they fought and she threatened to leave him. He finally gave in and asked her. Their lives now are no different than all those years they were dating. He still lives with his mom during the week and she still moves into his weekend house over the weekend. It's a weird story.
I began writing my first novel when I was in fourth grade. It remains unfinished. Me too. I still pull mine out sometimes and read it with a mixture of nostalgia and horror. I followed the link to your story, which I think is great. You handled the passage of time very well, and you have a great ear for dialogue. I could hear the two very distinct voices as I read. What impressed me the most is that throughout the story Marie was still obviously Marie, growing older. Very nicely done. And The Little Princess--yes. That is the first book I read that made me cry.
Me too. I still pull mine out sometimes and read it with a mixture of nostalgia and horror.
It's so good you still have it! I don't know where mine is any more . . . I never, ever wanted to look at it again after 6th grade; I was too embarrassed by it.
What impressed me the most is that throughout the story Marie was still obviously Marie, growing older. Very nicely done.
I'm flattered you took the time to read it. And it is quite difficult to keep the same voice for someone who starts out 7 and ends up in her 20s, so I'm glad it worked for you. I really appreciate you reading it and taking the time out to let me know what you thought! It makes me feel more keen to actually try to do something with it and other stories of mine :o)
And The Little Princess--yes. That is the first book I read that made me cry.
Mine was Black Beauty. I didn't start crying over The Little Princess until I was older, but now I do every time. It's so hard not to.
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Do you mean all of Mr. Stallone or just portions of him?
37 years might be a dating record.
Genius is hot, but they also tend to be crazy. I base this on my husband's cousin who skipped a year at med school.
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His head, neck (or lack thereof) and shoulders.
Genius is hot, but they also tend to be crazy. I base this on my husband's cousin who skipped a year at med school.
True. You can compliment your theory with the many genius-i in history who have gone crazy, committed suicide, or both. However, sometimes I think it'd be worth having a short and scary life if it meant I got to be steeped in geniusness.
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Or should it be spelt? I'm a bad speler*.
*speller ;o)
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Robby Benson aka The Beast was a *serious* crush of mine when I was a teenager. As in- if I could own every single one of his movies on DVD I would- in a heart beat. (As it is, I only have Ice Castles- which I got in the cheap bin at Wal Mart!)
I re-read A Little Princess every couple of years...and I *always* cry when Sara gives her warm, hot buns to the little girl who is more destitute than she is. I am *so* glad that my daughter, who is 8, loves to read...and is currently working her way through all my old-time favourites. (Little House on the Prairie right now)
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It actually never crossed my mind to look up the actor. I'm not sure why, since he has such a hot voice (and voices are my thang). I'll have to see if I can get a hold of any of his movies.
I re-read A Little Princess every couple of years...and I *always* cry when Sara gives her warm, hot buns to the little girl who is more destitute than she is.
Me too.
Little House on the Prairie
My mother read the series to me when I was little. They have a specialy place in my heart.
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If you can get a copy of "Ode to Billy Joe" it's a gut wrencher.
He is the reason I have a thing for guys with dark hair and blue eyes...
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I can't imagine dating someone for 37 years. Wow. Do you know why they waited so long?
And I can definitely sympathize with your Beauty and the Beast obsession, though I doubt I could still recite it.
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Wow, you must've been really bored. I'm flattered that you liked it. And I love the name Marie, but I never liked the name Chuck much. Oh well, it felt right. Thank you so much for reading it (and liking it)! I need to touch it up some, but I'd really like to do something with it some day.
I can't imagine dating someone for 37 years. Wow. Do you know why they waited so long?
My granny's first marriage (to my real grandad) ended badly. She felt no need to remarry, and at first she didn't want someone unrelated to have control over her kids. My step-grandad was a consummate bachelor who prided himself on remaining single, even though he really wasn't. They only married because they fought and she threatened to leave him. He finally gave in and asked her. Their lives now are no different than all those years they were dating. He still lives with his mom during the week and she still moves into his weekend house over the weekend. It's a weird story.
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Me too. I still pull mine out sometimes and read it with a mixture of nostalgia and horror.
I followed the link to your story, which I think is great. You handled the passage of time very well, and you have a great ear for dialogue. I could hear the two very distinct voices as I read. What impressed me the most is that throughout the story Marie was still obviously Marie, growing older. Very nicely done.
And The Little Princess--yes. That is the first book I read that made me cry.
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It's so good you still have it! I don't know where mine is any more . . . I never, ever wanted to look at it again after 6th grade; I was too embarrassed by it.
What impressed me the most is that throughout the story Marie was still obviously Marie, growing older. Very nicely done.
I'm flattered you took the time to read it. And it is quite difficult to keep the same voice for someone who starts out 7 and ends up in her 20s, so I'm glad it worked for you. I really appreciate you reading it and taking the time out to let me know what you thought! It makes me feel more keen to actually try to do something with it and other stories of mine :o)
And The Little Princess--yes. That is the first book I read that made me cry.
Mine was Black Beauty. I didn't start crying over The Little Princess until I was older, but now I do every time. It's so hard not to.
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