tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post8961083943334405976..comments2024-03-15T14:47:21.170-04:00Comments on Lemon Gloria: More Scylla than Charybdis, or how to not get asked on a second dateLemon Gloriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07280085058516960260noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-37840934879053955132007-08-08T14:03:00.000-04:002007-08-08T14:03:00.000-04:00I'll take smart and damaged over dumb and perfect ...I'll take smart and damaged over dumb and perfect any day.Evil Spockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09061028012716806630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-34185703806221914102007-08-08T12:27:00.000-04:002007-08-08T12:27:00.000-04:00yeah, I'm preordering any book you write.yeah, I'm preordering any book you write.Sarah https://www.blogger.com/profile/13693577464343562106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-82518372422486153932007-08-08T12:17:00.000-04:002007-08-08T12:17:00.000-04:00FK - Middlesex! Fantastic book but wow. You know...FK - Middlesex! Fantastic book but wow. You know, I wasn't intending to shock him. I really didn't give it any thought until I realized I'd startled him.Lemon Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280085058516960260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-74042456662955458702007-08-08T12:04:00.000-04:002007-08-08T12:04:00.000-04:00If you really wanted to shock him, you could have ...If you really wanted to shock him, you could have compared it to a non-fiction version of Middlesex. But, if he's indeed slightly delicate, he may relate to that more than you would care for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-14841987503840992942007-08-08T10:12:00.000-04:002007-08-08T10:12:00.000-04:00ES - Haha! It was perfect for the horror of the ...ES - Haha! It was perfect for the horror of the choices. And as far as being worth a second date - thank you! <BR/><BR/>Kristin - What a fun coincidence! I'm delighted! I hated my b-day last year and didn't want to do anything this year until a friend suggested a tiny group for drinks, and that sounded perfect.Lemon Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280085058516960260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-83814850369888777612007-08-08T09:56:00.000-04:002007-08-08T09:56:00.000-04:00Actually I'm working this Monday night so I'll get...Actually I'm working this Monday night so I'll get to wish you a Happy Bday too! See you then insha'allah...Peabodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242584712522813197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-42237232916603916752007-08-08T09:45:00.000-04:002007-08-08T09:45:00.000-04:00Someone who drops Homer references when describing...Someone who drops Homer references when describing her memoirs would be worthy of a second date.Evil Spockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09061028012716806630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-67587352227234219832007-08-08T09:30:00.000-04:002007-08-08T09:30:00.000-04:00Kristin - I know! I was bummed! I think we're ge...Kristin - I know! I was bummed! I think we're getting drinks there Monday for my birthday, but that's a Monday. And then I leave for the UK that Thurs...So maybe late August. I'll definitely make an effort to go on a Weds or Fri!<BR/><BR/>Anon - Sigh, sigh.<BR/><BR/>VVK - That term will never, ever be applied to you. Be happy - that's a good thing.Lemon Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280085058516960260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-67489382309572359322007-08-08T09:28:00.000-04:002007-08-08T09:28:00.000-04:00haha, I love the appalachian trail comment. The gu...haha, I love the appalachian trail comment. The guy I'm currently seeing hike the whole thing. The whole thing. I don't know how he did it, but that was part of what attracted me to him...not that I'm a big hiker or anything.mmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08626707689351298252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-67462536997416085462007-08-07T19:39:00.000-04:002007-08-07T19:39:00.000-04:00hmm... "Slightly delicate"... that's a term that I...hmm... "Slightly delicate"... that's a term that I doubt will ever be applied to me. I wonder what it would feel like.vvkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03734548705832479139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-41790262524904068182007-08-07T18:45:00.000-04:002007-08-07T18:45:00.000-04:00And you wonder why I didn't ask you out again...je...And you wonder why I didn't ask you out again...jeesh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-40876990802249722572007-08-07T17:07:00.000-04:002007-08-07T17:07:00.000-04:00Aaaaagh! I went back home to Austin for the weeke...Aaaaagh! I went back home to Austin for the weekend to surprise my Grandma and I just knew that we'd miss each other at Proof. I'm glad you like the place though and I promise I'll be there Wednesday and Friday nights for the rest of the month if you stop by again! <BR/> Also I can't wait to read that memoir of yours... ETA?Peabodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242584712522813197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-30717481588146976302007-08-07T16:34:00.000-04:002007-08-07T16:34:00.000-04:00INPY - Ha ha! You are totally right - what a sitc...INPY - Ha ha! You are totally right - what a sitcom that would be!<BR/><BR/>Jordaan - I have the hardest time with lyrics. I just Googled and found Wrapped Around Your Finger! So that's what he was saying! And thanks for the memoirs!<BR/><BR/>Anon - Thanks!<BR/><BR/>WiB - Ohh, that is EXACTLY how I am going to describe it! Perfect! And yes, alarmed.<BR/><BR/>Justin - Thank you! It's going to take me quite a while. And would absolutely love to see Uganda. Photos and everything I've heard, so very beautiful.Lemon Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280085058516960260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-82978514133979727522007-08-07T16:22:00.000-04:002007-08-07T16:22:00.000-04:00I would buy your book the instant it was available...I would buy your book the <I>instant</I> it was available, I swear...<BR/><BR/>Nonetheless: the A/T is nice, but in its own way, I promise. Nepal, though... wow.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and Uganda is <B>beautiful</B>. Can't wait to write about it. Well, 'cept for the Marburg Disease and all.~Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17976657199266608132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-60657541817862464612007-08-07T15:54:00.000-04:002007-08-07T15:54:00.000-04:00Just tell whoever you're talking to that it's some...Just tell whoever you're talking to that it's something like a cross between "The Devil Wears Prada" and "The Satanic Verses," and let them figure it out.<BR/><BR/>Was Slightly Delicate slightly alarmed, then?Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03833043354481429783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-88309143100757163822007-08-07T15:19:00.000-04:002007-08-07T15:19:00.000-04:00"Slightly delicate man was a little alarmed."that ..."Slightly delicate man was a little alarmed."<BR/><BR/>that is pretty funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-25582682433766615722007-08-07T14:45:00.000-04:002007-08-07T14:45:00.000-04:00There you go, quoting Sting again.Innocuous memoir...There you go, quoting Sting again.<BR/><BR/>Innocuous memoirs:<BR/>Maureen O'Hara<BR/>Bill Clinton (do not drop on foot)<BR/>Frank McCourt<BR/>Carol Burnett<BR/>Karen Blixen ("I hod a faaaahm een AaaaahfreekaaaH"<BR/><BR/>Non-innocuous memoirs:<BR/>GeishaJordaanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611715369795181693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-85568074395258301452007-08-07T14:28:00.000-04:002007-08-07T14:28:00.000-04:00You had me laughing at "slightly delicate". I swea...You had me laughing at "slightly delicate". I swear, between your first dates and my ex gf's, there's a sitcom just waiting to happen.inowpronounceyouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00233308402390972423noreply@blogger.com