entry 42
name: outgrabe
email:
url: http://outgrabe.diaryland.com
message:
You secretly want to write a novel? Feh. Some people can't accept the fact that they're poets. Accept your marginalization.
date: 1:29 am - Tuesday,May 28, 2002

entry 41
name: tinselet
email:
url: http://tinselet.diaryland.com
message:
oh geez, i've been walking around sick ALL WEEK, i used up like three tissue boxes today. and my dad is SO ADDICTED to solitaire these days (only 'cause we got rid of our old computer and didn't put snood on the new one!) and he's passing the addiction to my brother. ugh. :-)
date: 9:22 pm - Thursday,May 23, 2002

entry 40
name: jodie
email:
url: http://jessieescola.diaryland.com
message:
you are exactly where i was a couple of years ago. it's hard to figure out who you are when so much of who you are is based on another person. early 20s is a BAD time to get into a relationship.
date: 11:27 am - Monday,May 20, 2002

entry 39
name: claire
email: claritylit@diaryland.com
url: http://claritylit.diaryland.com
message:
I'm glad I could make you feel a bit better! Just wanted to say good luck on your outing. I'm lucky I live in Florida, where you really can't function without a car. Otherwise, I think I would be in your position, like I was in college. See, it's not just you!
date: 12:19 am - Saturday,May 18, 2002

entry 38
name: claire
email: claritylit@diaryland.com
url: http://claritylit.diaryland.com
message:
I'm so sorry you're having trouble. Going to the shrink, who was actually a psychologist, was the best thing I ever did for myself and the people around me. Maybe you just haven't found the right person to talk to? My shrink was a lot like me, and preferred laughing to crying. So I never left a session feeling crappy.

Blah, blah, blah. Me, me, me. What am I trying to say? I think it's this: I hope you figure out the right thing for you to do, and then you have the courage to do it. You have my best wishes.

Oh, I have to say that my significant other never heard of Edith Wharton, either, and kept using the word dilemma inappropriately and generally drove me nuts. And I love him. I, of course, do my best to nuture his neglected literary side, but...he's a great guy without any of my input. So good luck with C, too. I hope you guys work out what you need to.
date: 5:46 pm - Thursday,May 16, 2002

entry 37
name: jodie
email:
url: http://jessieescola.diaryland.com
message:
i am SO hearin' ya' on the dishes thing.

as far as the long entry is concerned, i think it's a matter of what you are using your journal for. i mean, i use mine first as an outlet for ME and not so much as something for other people to read. if they do, that's fine, but it's really all about me first. i put everything in it whether anyone likes it or not. i do know some people who use thier journal for other people. i guess they would have to editorialize more for other poeple.
date: 12:39 am - Wednesday,May 15, 2002

entry 36
name: christy13
email:
url: http://christy13.diaryland.com
message:
Thanks for the sushi suggestions. They all sound delicious.
date: 7:07 am - Tuesday,May 14, 2002

entry 35
name: christy13
email: christy0615@yahoo.com
url: http://christy13.diaryland.com
message:
I completely understand. Tomorrow I'm visiting the family for mother's day. We have reservations at a "steak and seafood" place. Yippee. My brother did say he would see what they could fix for me. This will be the first time my stepmother finds out. I'm bracing myself for the argument about how I don't need to lose any more weight (she'll think that's why I'm not eating meat), how I'll be malnourished, etc. I would also be wasting my time if I went into the "for the animals" aspect, although that's my main reason. The health benefits are just a bonus. And besides, what does she know about health? She's obese and eats way too much crap. Oh, was I ranting? Sorry.
date: 7:42 am - Saturday,May 11, 2002

entry 34
name: jodie
email:
url: http://jessieescola.diaryland.com
message:
oooh...that's good. i thought that i would teach my kid to flip off any vehicle that had a republican sticker on it. but that base 8 thing is REALLY good.
date: 9:05 am - Thursday,May 9, 2002

entry 33
name: jen
email:
url: http://migrainegirl.diaryland.com
message:
I trust you're still mulling over whether or not I can sleep with Outgrabe. Do get back with me. I tried to convince my small child that George Bush and Osama Bin Laden were actually the same person. I found it quite amusing, but my evil mother spoiled all the fun. Dammit.
date: 10:17 pm - Wednesday,May 8, 2002