Old People Writing for Teens (Version 2)

Kathleen42 · Jan 8, 2010

Jamie, stop being silly. You have a great chance and, relaly, you've already won because you have an agent. This is just the icing.

The rest of you: True Crowded House story. When I was a kid, I thought it was "try to catch the damage in a paper cut".

houndrat · Jan 8, 2010

Ohhh, I love Don't Dream it's Over.....

Jamie, oh noes!

ETA: What Kath said. Girl, you already haz agent--this is just the cherry on top.

ETAA: Why do girls make so many cake/sundae analogies????

Juneluv12 · Jan 8, 2010

OMG GUYS!

My really good friend is naming her son NOAH! I just found out. I'm such a nerd that i'm hoping this is a good sign for DHtP! LOL She's the one who adopted a baby girl in June, and then got pregnant two months later after being told she would never carry a baby to term. She had lots of miscarriages.

Truth be told, Noah is my 2nd name for a son. Jackson is the first since my mom was a Jackson. The irony is when they were adopting and thought it might be a boy it was gonna be Jackson Scott. LOL

JamieB · Jan 8, 2010

Kathleen42 said:
True Crowded House story. When I was a kid, I thought it was "try to catch the damage in a paper cut".

My cousin thought that Natalie Merchant was singing "The way I feel about the Orkin Man." instead of the way I feel under your command. Made me die laughing.

Juneluv12 · Jan 8, 2010

CommonReactor said:
Oh, totally. He even slept in the guest room last night so I could get a full night's sleep! It also probably had to do something with me not being able to elbow him to turn over in his sleep.

HAHA, what a sweetie. And once again, I'm totally bummed he doesn't have brothers, lol.

Kathleen42 · Jan 8, 2010

JamieB said:
My cousin thought that Natalie Merchant was singing "The way I feel about the Orkin Man." instead of the way I feel under your command. Made me die laughing.

I once caught my sister signing "Don't go out tonight. It's bound to shake your sights. There's a bathroom on the right."

Shveta · Jan 8, 2010

CommonReactor said:
Laura after reading Jamie's entry =
Laura 10 minutes after reading Jamie's entry =

Anything that can make me THAT emotional...well...I think you deserve to win!

I agree. I think some of the other entries did a great job in a different way, and the problem is that we're comparing apples and oranges. But Jamie, you really tapped into something lovely with your entry, and it's even more meaningful knowing that it's based in your truth.

houndrat said:
ETAA: Why do girls make so many cake/sundae analogies????

Houndie, who does this?

CommonReactor · Jan 8, 2010

Juneluv12 said:
HAHA, what a sweetie. And once again, I'm totally bummed he doesn't have brothers, lol.

Ha ha! Well, his only male cousins are 1) gay, 2) taken, and 3) 18 years old. :-(

In other news, I just saw an ad for a show called "The Diets that Time Forgot" where a bunch of overweight volunteers go to some old estate and participate in age-old weightloss techniques and eat old timey food. Ummmm... I swear, we've lost all sense of good tele. And, you know, I'm probably going to watch it. *falls over dead*

houndrat · Jan 8, 2010

Oh, you know--icing on the cake, cherry on top, that sort of thing. Kath did icing, then I did cherry. And I do stuff like that all the time. Maybe it's bc I have a ginormous sweet tooth, lol.

~*Kate*~ · Jan 8, 2010

Kathleen42 said:
lol I was meeting with a sales rep about outdoor sign display systems.

My life if FASCINATING.

Ooh, mine too-- yesterday I was consulting on Pantone colors for an outdoor sign.

Kathleen42 said:
Check out "Fall at Your Feet": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82JZh3VyE2M that along with Don't Dream is their best, imo.

"Locked Out" was on my WIP playlist until just recently.

Rebecca_Rogers · Jan 8, 2010

JamieB said:
That's okay! I don't have a shot at it anyway! No biggie!

What is this nonsense?

*whacks with a 2 x 4*

^.^

Juneluv12 · Jan 8, 2010

Rebecca_Rogers said:
What is this nonsense?

*whacks with a 2 x 4*

^.^

DAAAAMMMNN We just get more violent, don't we? LOL

CommonReactor · Jan 8, 2010

Hound - Were you the one talking about Bad Kitty a while back??? Cuz if so, OMG, thanks! I just finished it and laughed about every other page!

JamieB · Jan 8, 2010

Kathleen42 said:
I once caught my sister signing "Don't go out tonight. It's bound to shake your sights. There's a bathroom on the right."

LOL!!! Thanks for the #ff - back at ya.

Shveta said:
I agree. I think some of the other entries did a great job in a different way, and the problem is that we're comparing apples and oranges. But Jamie, you really tapped into something lovely with your entry, and it's even more meaningful knowing that it's based in your truth.

Thank you!

Rebecca_Rogers said:
What is this nonsense?

*whacks with a 2 x 4*

^.^

CRAP here comes BEX with a 2x4! (I'm a little disappointed, I was expecting a tire iron.)

Rebecca_Rogers · Jan 8, 2010

Juneluv12 said:
DAAAAMMMNN We just get more violent, don't we? LOL

Yezzz wee dew.

JamieB said:
CRAP here comes BEX with a 2x4! (I'm a little disappointed, I was expecting a tire iron.)

Oh, don't you fret. That can be arranged.

Juneluv12 · Jan 8, 2010

Rebecca_Rogers said:
Yezzz wee dew.

Oh, don't you fret. That can be arranged.

Bex, did you have to go to work today, or did it get bad in your neck of the woods?

Rachel · Jan 8, 2010

Yeah, really, what is up with this weather?

houndrat · Jan 8, 2010

CommonReactor said:
Hound - Were you the one talking about Bad Kitty a while back??? Cuz if so, OMG, thanks! I just finished it and laughed about every other page!

Yeah, that was me. I totally expected to hate it, with the little footnotes and everything, but OMG, it was pretty freaking hilarious.

Rebecca_Rogers · Jan 8, 2010

Juneluv12 said:
Bex, did you have to go to work today, or did it get bad in your neck of the woods?

I ended up taking the day off. I didn't want to risk it. Plus, my g-ma had a heart attack last night, and I was up late waiting on the verdict from my mom at the hospital. I ended up passing out close to midnight, and my mom didn't even get home until after 1:00. Crazyness.

Rachel · Jan 8, 2010

Rebecca_Rogers said:
I ended up taking the day off. I didn't want to risk it. Plus, my g-ma had a heart attack last night, and I was up late waiting on the verdict from my mom at the hospital. I ended up passing out close to midnight, and my mom didn't even get home until after 1:00. Crazyness.

Is she okay?

Rebecca_Rogers · Jan 8, 2010

Rachel said:
Is she okay?

I honestly have no idea. They admitted her, though. And they were supposed to call my mom and tell her what room number they put my g-ma in, but they never did. Maybe I should shank someone at the hospital.

Juneluv12 · Jan 8, 2010

Rebecca_Rogers said:
I ended up taking the day off. I didn't want to risk it. Plus, my g-ma had a heart attack last night, and I was up late waiting on the verdict from my mom at the hospital. I ended up passing out close to midnight, and my mom didn't even get home until after 1:00. Crazyness.

Oh no!!! Is she okay?

Hugs and prayers, luv. So, so, sorry.

Rachel · Jan 8, 2010

Bex, I think you need to take that 2x4 to the hospital and get some info!

Shveta · Jan 8, 2010

Rebecca_Rogers said:
I ended up taking the day off. I didn't want to risk it. Plus, my g-ma had a heart attack last night, and I was up late waiting on the verdict from my mom at the hospital. I ended up passing out close to midnight, and my mom didn't even get home until after 1:00. Crazyness.

*love and tea*

Juneluv12 · Jan 8, 2010

Rebecca_Rogers said:
I honestly have no idea. They admitted her, though. And they were supposed to call my mom and tell her what room number they put my g-ma in, but they never did. Maybe I should shank someone at the hospital.

If you need some help with that one, let me know. I am the expert when it comes to shanking, er, making sure loved ones get adequate care in the hospital, lol.

Or, I can sick Grammy on them. When my mom was in the hospital, she blew this one dude's hair back! He wasn't expecting it from my little, bitty, grammy. Frankly, it blew me away! I was emotional overload and before I could open my mouth, she'd hopped out of her chair and was going off, lol.

But she always got back on the spritual side, especially when she went on smoke breaks. I think she asked everyone and their brother, regardless of religion, ethnicity, etc. to pray for my mom. Bless her heart.

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