tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post7553217964971451909..comments2023-04-17T08:44:13.092-07:00Comments on Crazy with a side of Awesome Sauce: My SpaceAndygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11639545596114354278noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-22812221564185053292011-03-03T17:03:28.928-08:002011-03-03T17:03:28.928-08:00oh thank you so much, sweetie! <3 to you!oh thank you so much, sweetie! <3 to you!Andygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639545596114354278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-61407076039473743452011-03-03T13:14:47.751-08:002011-03-03T13:14:47.751-08:00this is bad to even read.
i'm sorry, hon, tha...this is bad to even read. <br />i'm sorry, hon, that this ever happened to you.<br />but you evoked the moment absolutely brilliantly.Satanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08924927495555847410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-55690514242298867372011-03-02T10:50:04.611-08:002011-03-02T10:50:04.611-08:00Twin- thanks for your stream of consciousness comm...Twin- thanks for your stream of consciousness comment. :) sorry for the haunting.<br /><br />Heather- yup. that's how it felt to me too.Andygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639545596114354278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-67584136106868177512011-03-02T09:58:37.513-08:002011-03-02T09:58:37.513-08:00At first I thought "Oh, cute, a sweet little ...At first I thought "Oh, cute, a sweet little memory! :) " But then, all of a sudden "Holly f*cking sh*t!!! NO!"Heathernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-29645940271182130232011-03-01T20:57:39.487-08:002011-03-01T20:57:39.487-08:00Oh. My. God. I went from feeling your young, child...Oh. My. God. I went from feeling your young, childish spirit to gripping my stomach and holding back tears. My stomach is still in knots. This was so, so good. Amazing. Probably the one that will haunt me the most. Ohmigod.<br /><br />Sorry, that was a stream of consciousness comment. Very well done.Leigh Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09233706048946454000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-1858887004589289102011-03-01T19:57:26.591-08:002011-03-01T19:57:26.591-08:00Mel- oh you're so sweet. thank you!
Mandyland...Mel- oh you're so sweet. thank you!<br /><br />Mandyland- thanks for the wonderful feedback. don't worry. my heart doesn't hurt as much anymore. therapy. :)<br /><br />Victoria- I do know what you mean. I've often felt many of my memories are quite surreal. thank you for reading!<br /><br />Tracie- thank you so much. still, I'm a very strong adult. there is always hope. thanks!Andygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639545596114354278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-175726034007074812011-03-01T19:52:09.359-08:002011-03-01T19:52:09.359-08:00This piece is so beautifully written, and also so ...This piece is so beautifully written, and also so devastating. <br /><br />Such a sweet little girl, playing, reading, being everything a child is...and then your mom coming in and destroying that moment, and a little piece of you. My heart breaks.Tracie Nallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908908021649000930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-65559445299993061872011-03-01T19:40:20.558-08:002011-03-01T19:40:20.558-08:00Oh my God. That was unreal--or rather it was SO re...Oh my God. That was unreal--or rather it was SO real that I wish it wasn't. Does that make sense? I was so happy with the little girl having time to play and to get a day off from dance class. And then the end... heart break. Thank you for sharing.VictoriaKPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07987993161693042703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-956410946337285682011-03-01T18:52:07.122-08:002011-03-01T18:52:07.122-08:00First, I have to tell you that this post? It was s...First, I have to tell you that this post? It was so well written. There was foreshadowing, there were tiny details that jumped out. The blood red hat, the rage of your mother, the unthinkable punishment. I just...I don't know what to say.<br /><br />It makes my heart hurt for the child you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-68057047746268764712011-03-01T18:38:45.320-08:002011-03-01T18:38:45.320-08:00I am in awe of you, your courage to write about &#...I am in awe of you, your courage to write about 'your space'. I'm proud to call you my friend. Much love and kindness, Miss Andy. *hugs*<br /> <br />PS. I would like to borrow that time machine Ali mentioned. :)Melnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-35146700247841720142011-03-01T17:36:41.574-08:002011-03-01T17:36:41.574-08:00amy- thanks! :)
erin- here's a tissue. thanks...amy- thanks! :)<br /><br />erin- here's a tissue. thanks so much!<br /><br />TJ- from your lips. thanks! seriously. xo<br /><br />Ali- let me know when you make said time machine. I would tell 18 year old me to cut her out instead of waiting until I was 27. :)<br /><br />Jennifer- thank you! sometimes the hardest things to write are the ones that write themselves. <br /><br />Sarah P- well Andygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639545596114354278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-31694344792891563302011-03-01T16:43:02.066-08:002011-03-01T16:43:02.066-08:00Wow. The emotion. I so applaud your courage for wr...Wow. The emotion. I so applaud your courage for writing this.Dafeenahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078199274088729529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-81882059652124812462011-03-01T16:20:00.293-08:002011-03-01T16:20:00.293-08:00Hon, what can I say... you are fab and write kick-...Hon, what can I say... you are fab and write kick-ass posts. Big hugs!<br /><br />Oh...and your blog came into my mind when putting this together:<br />http://ivyblaise.wordpress.com/2011/03/02/an-award-damn-nice/Nushhttp://ivyblaise.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-28015417080193679122011-03-01T15:25:00.465-08:002011-03-01T15:25:00.465-08:00This was a great piece, and even though it was har...This was a great piece, and even though it was hard for you to write what came out was so so good. What I thought was brilliant was how swiftly it turned bad, almost without warning, snuck in, which is an amazing reality to capture.Jenniferhttp://whispatory.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-53755672787228604502011-03-01T14:46:14.471-08:002011-03-01T14:46:14.471-08:00Really powerful. I could wax eloquent, as so many...Really powerful. I could wax eloquent, as so many of your readers have, about the excellent prose here. But I won't, because it's been done already. A more productive use of my time would be building a time machine so I could round house your mum in the back of the head at this very moment.Alihttp://madeofwords.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-64002554578982298952011-03-01T13:45:23.166-08:002011-03-01T13:45:23.166-08:00Holy shit, Andy. This was so beyond powerful. I am...Holy shit, Andy. This was so beyond powerful. I am in awe of you right now.TJhttp://blog.studioeightonesix.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-66563492481303507242011-03-01T13:33:53.439-08:002011-03-01T13:33:53.439-08:00i did cry. the strength to recall and write it NOW...i did cry. the strength to recall and write it NOW is amazing.@BigFraidyCat (erin)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-56840468117561462272011-03-01T13:31:19.720-08:002011-03-01T13:31:19.720-08:00What an overwhelming piece! I was not expecting th...What an overwhelming piece! I was not expecting the end. Good writing.amygrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10655920157645555504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-11038419889730173152011-03-01T13:27:14.078-08:002011-03-01T13:27:14.078-08:00Miranda- so sorry for missing your comment! thank ...Miranda- so sorry for missing your comment! thank you and of course you can curse on here. I have a mouth like a sailor on death row.<br /><br />Alex- yes that's exactly it. exactly. <3<br /><br />Z- oh thank you! coming from you, that is a great compliment. <3<br /><br />jerrod- thanks so much! means a lot. co<br /><br />Yuliya- thanks, hon. it was. writing always is. writing and Andygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639545596114354278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-72904400337092675402011-03-01T11:07:34.163-08:002011-03-01T11:07:34.163-08:00Yes, amazing and so well written and so incredibly...Yes, amazing and so well written and so incredibly sad.<br />Very brave of you to share, Thank you.The mad woman behind the bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15329865928939993983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-78301852560942946572011-03-01T11:05:34.001-08:002011-03-01T11:05:34.001-08:00I can talk about this in two ways.
One, I can tal...I can talk about this in two ways.<br /><br />One, I can talk about it as a philologist and say that on its literary merits this is an amazing work. The imagery tells us everything you experience, in each of your senses; the rapid cuts between sentences and phrases suggest the horror and suddenness of each of the changes in the scene.<br /><br />Or two, I can talk about it as someone who knows Menzieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11563804177123027319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-68945509492066877582011-03-01T11:04:55.359-08:002011-03-01T11:04:55.359-08:00I am so sorry. I hope writing this is a at least c...I am so sorry. I hope writing this is a at least cathartic in some way. *hugs*Yuliyahttp://www.shesuggests.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-49972169485065051852011-03-01T10:32:32.305-08:002011-03-01T10:32:32.305-08:00Having experienced a similar yearning for less lou...Having experienced a similar yearning for less loud growing up, I sensed where this post was going and wished in vain that it didn't have to go there. Very evocative writing. I'm so sorry that the room wasn't your own.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by my blog!Tracyhttp://logyexpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-5796953765159510442011-03-01T10:30:02.424-08:002011-03-01T10:30:02.424-08:00You simply amaze me with your words. This one, thi...You simply amaze me with your words. This one, this heartbreaking one, was simply beautiful. The weight and substance of it...so impressive. <br /><br />Amazing my friend.jerrodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02841202441949769941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-75886168431957893892011-03-01T10:29:51.726-08:002011-03-01T10:29:51.726-08:00A true artist is one who can take the most vile of...A true artist is one who can take the most vile of personal experiences, and turn them into compelling, engaging works, that gracefully prompt the reader/spectator to safely experience the artist's journey.<br /><br />You my friend, are a true artist.TheTravelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00685585778878413989noreply@blogger.com