tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412664097092297899.post3378365282728461739..comments2023-10-10T04:37:28.835-07:00Comments on the b in subtle: Esquimaux Kissnancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11413772615235003332noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412664097092297899.post-52417641132333712562011-11-05T19:54:01.689-07:002011-11-05T19:54:01.689-07:00Your blog is So lovely!Your blog is So lovely!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494435848895502581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412664097092297899.post-66931476590299091402010-01-17T10:34:33.236-08:002010-01-17T10:34:33.236-08:00Jeff - thanks for visiting me. Nice to 'meet&#...Jeff - thanks for visiting me. Nice to 'meet' you. and thanks for your compliments. I noticed you like "The Lives of Others" - wasn't it brilliant? I also loved ROad to Perdition and Good Will Hunting (a friend of mine, in fact, worked on that film). Tres cool.<br /><br />Michael - thanks, as always.<br /><br />Ciara - i LOVE the soundtrack (and the movie and the book obviously). I think <a href="http://thebinsubtle.blogspot.com/2009/10/eye-of-storm.html" rel="nofollow">Worried Shoes</a> is my favourite on the album. A special friend (for whom I wrote this Esquimaux piece) told me that song was written by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Johnston" rel="nofollow">Daniel Johnston</a>. I wanted to see his <a href="http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0436231/" rel="nofollow">documentary</a>, but haven't as yet...nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413772615235003332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412664097092297899.post-9615551323323772382010-01-17T03:02:57.132-08:002010-01-17T03:02:57.132-08:00Oh, so beautiful, Nancy.
Your writing here is so...Oh, so beautiful, Nancy. <br /><br />Your writing here is so evocative and almost felt like I was peeking out from my own snow fort. Did you know we were there? <br /><br />I cannot get enough of that Karen O soundtrack. Isn't it just gorgeous? Those early scenes in the film, before Max goes off to Where The Wild Things Are are some of the most beautiful I've seen in a long time. Again, very evocative, but not in a saccharin way. So very real, and heartbreaking and full of magic of the everyday kind. Just like life with little ones really, I guess. <br /><br />Thanks for transporting me. C xCiara Brehonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10583812950426579762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412664097092297899.post-87971938333953534632010-01-14T16:05:26.809-08:002010-01-14T16:05:26.809-08:00That was a delightful read! You describe things in...That was a delightful read! You describe things in such a grand manner that leaves no need for imagination. Beautiful pictures!Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946545423048422790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412664097092297899.post-89011774190412129822010-01-13T19:52:08.809-08:002010-01-13T19:52:08.809-08:00I dig your style. There's both an intimacy and...I dig your style. There's both an intimacy and a detachment to it, and very nicely balanced at that.<br /><br />And I only learned the word "Esquimaux" last year, so serendipity strikes again!JeffScapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00190641629175438603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412664097092297899.post-71042119724685829222010-01-13T18:53:26.932-08:002010-01-13T18:53:26.932-08:00Alane - I make it by scooping about 4 tablespoons,...Alane - I make it by scooping about 4 tablespoons, mixing the powder with some vanilla soy milk and pouring boiling water to fill the mug. Yummy. love it.<br /><br />thanks, CJ! hope your roads are getting cleared now!<br /><br />Titanium - 'Ti' - thanks for finding me and for the kudos. Yeah, that was a little strange. The first negative comment I've left for anyone. I've found other of her posts to really have me laughing uproariously or even at least snickering, but that one put me off. I didn't find it in the least funny. I'm sure Jay Leno makes fun of his own chin in a self-deprecating way (that's called humility and charm) - but mocking someone's physical features strikes me as nothing more than bullying. It was disappointing because she seems to be chock full of comical talent. Why she had to go there is beyond me. Anyway - kudos to you! I was checking you out and you "rock" - get it? ;) okay, i won't do standup anytime soon...nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413772615235003332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412664097092297899.post-15137674336278547042010-01-13T13:53:36.426-08:002010-01-13T13:53:36.426-08:00Beautifully written... and kudos to you for speaki...Beautifully written... and kudos to you for speaking your mind on "Things I'd Like to Punch..."<br /><br />A person's features are always off-limits; some things just aren't funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412664097092297899.post-65413221493360267182010-01-13T12:56:42.433-08:002010-01-13T12:56:42.433-08:00Aha! I was unaware that there was more than one fl...Aha! I was unaware that there was more than one flavor, or variety of Ovaltine. I have now expanded my Ovaltine knowledge, thanks to you. I like the picture, it looks as if you are peering out at a traintrack (something very station-like about that picture) about to head off to Hogwarts. Honestly, there's something very fanciful about the picture. <br /><br />I've always loved a Vanilla Malted, and won't drink a Chocolate one. Not quite the same thing, but the same principle. <br /><br />Oh shoot, now I want a shake and instead I must go and be productive...while thinking about vanilla malteds. What a pleasant thing to have romping around in my brain.Land of shimphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671954452597068904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412664097092297899.post-86545061911949786322010-01-13T06:29:06.595-08:002010-01-13T06:29:06.595-08:00Such a beautiful post, taking me to a place of fan...Such a beautiful post, taking me to a place of fantasy and wonderful memories.<br /><br />CJ xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412664097092297899.post-20663751601716253372010-01-12T18:16:27.696-08:002010-01-12T18:16:27.696-08:00Thanks, both of you. Alane, I've changed my ph...Thanks, both of you. Alane, I've changed my photo back for you. I drink the cream-coloured Ovaltine. The malted milk flavour. (Prefer it to the chocolate.)<br /><br />Here's some info about where my photo was taken: <a href="http://raincoaster.com/2006/06/20/the-ovaltine-cafe-the-eavesdropping-part/" rel="nofollow">Ovaltine Cafe</a> (Vancouver, BC). Even though I play with photography, I have to credit my then-boyfriend at the time with this one. I loved the place and the cracked mirror seemed an appropriate perspective for capturing its character. cheers, Brian and Alane.nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413772615235003332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412664097092297899.post-46878663149722000072010-01-12T09:59:36.432-08:002010-01-12T09:59:36.432-08:00Nancy, that was lovely. It had a pretty, drifting...Nancy, that was lovely. It had a pretty, drifting quality, not unlike snow. <br /><br />By the way, you asked a couple of posts below: My name is Alane, and you're welcome to call me that :-) <br /><br />It is lovely to think of those carefree times, but I was struck by the fact that you were drinking Ovaltine. Even though we don't possess literal time machines, we do think back, and sometimes have small things in our environment that are evocative of those simpler times. <br /><br />Isn't Ovaltine like that? There's some very comforting about it. The name, but even how it used to be marketed, as being nutrient rich (whee, nutrient rich chocolate milk! I'm there!). Isn't there a pleasing innocence in that? Something fun, that is good for you. <br /><br />Like revisiting snow-fort memories. We can lose that when we grow up, or appreciation of the snow. Too often we look at it and think about heating bills, and road delays. <br /><br />Sometimes we all need to have some Ovaltine, and remember snow angels instead. Thanks for doing that for me.Land of shimphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671954452597068904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-412664097092297899.post-11698012785481221162010-01-11T18:10:03.977-08:002010-01-11T18:10:03.977-08:00wow. some amazing imagery...the wolves of the hear...wow. some amazing imagery...the wolves of the heart...owls and snowfalls...and eskimo kisses in igloos...your picture leaves me with a smile...all the way down to bubbling in his jumper. have a great evening. smiles.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.com