tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064585589281123688.post3111436821835374794..comments2024-02-10T00:33:17.312-08:00Comments on Lighten Up!: The Paperclip, the Pants and My Ongoing Demise. Oh. And An Announcement.Dawn@Lighten Up!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06301481567651330133noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064585589281123688.post-5573791513587270312012-12-13T17:03:10.144-08:002012-12-13T17:03:10.144-08:00Your pants did exactly the opposite of what my bra...Your pants did exactly the opposite of what my bra does. Every so often I have to take a look at my near-naked self in the mirror and think "why the hell is there so much SPACE in my BRA!!!" Now, I could blame the washing machine... but that wouldn't be helpful. I think your pants and my bra need to network.Classic NYerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10458103800730996480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064585589281123688.post-39315231490900354292012-12-03T14:24:44.979-08:002012-12-03T14:24:44.979-08:00It's not just shrinking clothes, I am convince...It's not just shrinking clothes, I am convinced that gravity has gotten much stronger these past few decades. The evidence is clear.Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064585589281123688.post-29712154667858797482012-12-03T13:23:36.945-08:002012-12-03T13:23:36.945-08:00Oh, Dawn, I was SO worried about you! You haven...Oh, Dawn, I was SO worried about you! You haven't posted in eons. Thank you, lady, and I'm really glad to hear from you again. :)Dawn@Lighten Up!https://www.blogger.com/profile/06301481567651330133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064585589281123688.post-83694296819766908382012-12-03T09:49:33.486-08:002012-12-03T09:49:33.486-08:00I think a book is a fantastic idea!!Especially bec...I think a book is a fantastic idea!!Especially because I went and got one of those things you have...you know...a JOB! And now I don't have the time to sit around the blogosphere to read blogs (sad!)or make the funny comment jokes (sadder!) or even write blogs about my knucklehead husband and dogs (saddest!). <br /><br />Having your book would give me an opportunity to read all your funny while I'm in the bathtub, or on the pot. Hey! That's prime reading time around our house!<br /><br />Good luck, my friend!Dawn in D.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15507993823949063816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064585589281123688.post-37801736255624106292012-12-02T17:53:11.902-08:002012-12-02T17:53:11.902-08:00Ron - Blogging IS fun. Anyway, I have fun when I h...Ron - Blogging IS fun. Anyway, I have fun when I hop over to your place, you crazy nut. Thank you, my ol' bloggin' buddy.<br />Vixen - Consider your copy - Signed.Sealed.Delivered.<br /> I'm yours. <br />After all. A Dawn watches out for a Dawn. ;)Dawn@Lighten Up!https://www.blogger.com/profile/06301481567651330133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064585589281123688.post-35267229354347810842012-12-02T10:01:38.702-08:002012-12-02T10:01:38.702-08:00Oh my gosh!!! This is HUGE! (that's what she ...Oh my gosh!!! This is HUGE! (that's what she said) I'm stoked for you! And YES. I will definitely buy it. Can I pre-request a signed copy? I'm being told by the squiggly red line pre-request isn't a work but eff it. I WANT MINE SIGNED!Vapid Vixenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08699876620805731017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064585589281123688.post-61145297076863551352012-12-01T05:20:14.137-08:002012-12-01T05:20:14.137-08:00You don't suck. Know why? B/C I don't rea...You don't suck. Know why? B/C I don't read junk. You're just morphing. The most important thing for me and my blog is to have fun. If I ain't having fun, I ain't doing it.<br /><br />Got you in my reader...(he takes his two fingers and points him to his eyes and then points them to her eyes).<br /><br />Hearts<br /><br />RonAudubon Ronhttp://ducksmahal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064585589281123688.post-60529407448927216832012-12-01T04:55:25.453-08:002012-12-01T04:55:25.453-08:00Hi Murr - You're doing it too? And drawing pic...Hi Murr - You're doing it too? And drawing pictures?<br />AWESOME. <br />Srsly, though, thanks for your input, because I've been wondering about this for a long time.Dawn@Lighten Up!https://www.blogger.com/profile/06301481567651330133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064585589281123688.post-19726679870033512482012-11-30T23:56:27.940-08:002012-11-30T23:56:27.940-08:00Oh heck yes. Do it. I hope it works, because I'...Oh heck yes. Do it. I hope it works, because I'm doing it too. I figure, the two readers who have read everything in my blog are just nuts enough to buy the book anyway, and the rest haven't read them all. And just in case I missed someone, I decided to draw pictures for all of them. What do we do this for anyway, if not to keep ourselves off the streets and lose a little money?Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064585589281123688.post-84284816229193671192012-11-30T12:26:03.157-08:002012-11-30T12:26:03.157-08:00Sounds like a plan! You'll do it! BTW love the...Sounds like a plan! You'll do it! BTW love the color of the pants - fuschia?Barb Besthttp://www.barbbest.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064585589281123688.post-41616175747711507642012-11-30T11:23:44.668-08:002012-11-30T11:23:44.668-08:00You go, girlfriend. It's your turn, babe. Go, ...You go, girlfriend. It's your turn, babe. Go, go buy a new dryer and write your book! I'm cheering you on all the way.<br /><br />PS Great use of a paperclip too.<br /><br />xoRobynRawknrobyn.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15997241410192066577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064585589281123688.post-69690972549284374112012-11-30T07:03:30.972-08:002012-11-30T07:03:30.972-08:00MTM- I KNOW! That's what truly, truly sucks ab...MTM- I KNOW! That's what truly, truly sucks about the whole thing. I exercise like crazy! I don't eat half as much as I used to. Middle age: Kill me now!<br />And thanks for the offer to pimp. Pimpin' ain't easy!Dawn@Lighten Up!https://www.blogger.com/profile/06301481567651330133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064585589281123688.post-83519302953324764852012-11-30T06:35:03.509-08:002012-11-30T06:35:03.509-08:00Kelly-thanks, dearie, and look who's talkin...Kelly-thanks, dearie, and look who's talkin'! You are a MASTER of pacing and dialogue and I love reading your stuff. More, please.Dawn@Lighten Up!https://www.blogger.com/profile/06301481567651330133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064585589281123688.post-56699058424242608992012-11-30T06:34:58.965-08:002012-11-30T06:34:58.965-08:00Not only would I buy it for everyone I know, I'...Not only would I buy it for everyone I know, I'd pimp th ever loving shiznicky out of that book! You go!!! Do it. Do it. Now. <br /><br />Btw, hilarious freaking post. So not fair you're working hard and having to MacGyver your shit. i mean, I totally deserve my shit not fitting right these days! :)Muffintopmommyhttp://www.muffintopmommy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064585589281123688.post-56014239362769129182012-11-30T05:39:05.889-08:002012-11-30T05:39:05.889-08:00Excellent!
Your stories are wonderful and I would...Excellent!<br /><br />Your stories are wonderful and I would line up to buy your book. A large part of that is the voice I've come to enjoy on your blog. <br />Well done. <br />Now go forth and create but toss us a bone every now and then. We'll be waiting.<br /><br />Hugs -KellyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064585589281123688.post-23367672092927813832012-11-30T03:31:02.438-08:002012-11-30T03:31:02.438-08:00Wanda - Yes, Imma gonna do it. First "chapter...Wanda - Yes, Imma gonna do it. First "chapter/essay" is already underway. Thank you for always being there for me. :)<br />RJ - I'll be buying Pearl's book, too! Wouldn't miss it. Thanks for your support, buddy.<br />Gretchen - Thank YOU for you friendship and support and awesome trips to Papa Boo's et. al. every summer. We have some fun, don't we?<br />Pearl - You serve as a HUGE inspiration to me. Thank you for your sweet comments. This-here weirdo hearts you, and you know it.<br />Bagman - Wow - really insightful way to put what I was trying to say up there, with the "rainbows and unicorns and shits and giggles." Seriously, I couldn't have said what I was trying to say better myself. And I didn't. lol<br />Anthony - Yes, a longer shirt would have been the perfect solution. Too bad I was at work and ONE HOUR FROM MY HOUSE and closet when it happened. haha. Thank you for the support. :)<br />Nurse Mommy - Thank you so much, dah-ling. I love those pants, too, and I've been eating veggies all the rest of the week. So maybe with a button and some dieting, I can wear again. Will keep you posted.<br />Kerbi - I miss your writing. :) You've always been a loyal reader, thank you so much for that.<br />Sher - You make a great point - even if nothing happens with it, I should do it for myself. Thanks, lady!<br />Scrappy - Thanks, doll. Imma workin' on it!<br />Linda - Pre-ordering? And chapter one just started? Marry me. (and yes, middle-aged metabolism is a bitch.)<br />Al - Am I right? It's so addictive, this blogging, but I ended up putting my best stories out there. I spend 10 hours a day in a cubicle. I only have so much material! Oh - and I was one of the very happy "Shag Carpet Toilet" readers/buyers. You rock, Penwasser.<br />Heidi - I think it's kind of a cool idea. I toyed around with putting all the chapters up for a ltd time, but I think that would be shooting myself in the foot again.<br />Eva - Yes, I should definitely buy new pants. I just refuse to give into the next size up, ya know? <br />Terri - Right?! Comments are the only paycheck we get. But they are enough. :)<br />Dawn@Lighten Up!https://www.blogger.com/profile/06301481567651330133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064585589281123688.post-47864666356180967862012-11-29T20:31:43.563-08:002012-11-29T20:31:43.563-08:00Good luck! Comments are like crack for bloggers. ...Good luck! Comments are like crack for bloggers. Yet, you're right, blogging can be very distracting. You'll do great.Terri @ The Laughing Momhttp://www.thelaughingmom.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064585589281123688.post-42218603158491280572012-11-29T14:34:36.245-08:002012-11-29T14:34:36.245-08:00When the book becomes a best seller, I recommend y...When the book becomes a best seller, I recommend you spend a few bucks on some new pants and maybe a dryer that doesn't heat so hot as to shrink them!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03803472040500529682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064585589281123688.post-26570533574004835012012-11-29T14:05:30.605-08:002012-11-29T14:05:30.605-08:00GREAT idea on the book!!! Awesome. Hey--at least...GREAT idea on the book!!! Awesome. Hey--at least you have pants with a zipper! No paperclip would keep my barn door shut--I'd need a bicycle lock!Heidi-"Heidi in Real Life"https://www.blogger.com/profile/01765631003765541364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064585589281123688.post-44695135072882437572012-11-29T13:04:21.680-08:002012-11-29T13:04:21.680-08:00You are so right about writing (hey, those are kin...You are so right about writing (hey, those are kinda like homophones...the grammar kind, not what Elton uses to call for pizza, either). I like to write here but would also like to put together a collection of essays. Obviously, I'd have to do some editing.....so that means I'll be still talking about doing this in years to come. Maybe not...think of the money I could make on another book. After all, 'Shag Carpet Toilet' sold a couple.<br />Don't sweat the zipper malfunction. I had one once and Little Al tried to make a break for it.<br />Good thing I wasn't going commando.Al Penwasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052950809151897315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064585589281123688.post-45660935190062527772012-11-29T12:42:57.443-08:002012-11-29T12:42:57.443-08:00YES! Can I pre-order right now?
Oh, and metaboli...YES! Can I pre-order right now? <br /><br />Oh, and metabolism is a b!tch. Linda G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576828490765434497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064585589281123688.post-89964538587906375292012-11-29T08:45:03.281-08:002012-11-29T08:45:03.281-08:00You gotta do what momma wants and needs in order t...You gotta do what momma wants and needs in order to be happy! Good for you! I can't wait to get my hands on a copy! Congrats!!<br /><br />Debbie ChapmanScrappyHeartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108246085750278502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064585589281123688.post-39911078925303063122012-11-29T08:14:51.534-08:002012-11-29T08:14:51.534-08:00happy booky writey times! write it, if only for yo...happy booky writey times! write it, if only for yourself. it'll feel like a goal reached when it's done and that, in and of itself, is an accomplishment, no matter what happens next.SherilinRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10667321154367669653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064585589281123688.post-24135369089912800232012-11-29T08:02:08.329-08:002012-11-29T08:02:08.329-08:00I will read your book! I fully support you venture...I will read your book! I fully support you venture...as you may have noticed, I have been (I would like to say 'uneven' but the truth is) absent from writing....not highly motivated. The things that have been occupying my mind of late just are not for your average, everyday, snack....Kerbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07218850268313431841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064585589281123688.post-75490366795094053782012-11-29T07:06:38.076-08:002012-11-29T07:06:38.076-08:00Girl, not only would I buy one for me, but for my ...Girl, not only would I buy one for me, but for my friend(s) and family. I will miss your longer pieces, but I am patient and will love the suspense as long as you promise to delivah!! ;) Rock on, your brilliancy!!! Rock. on. Love the pants. They go great with the bag and new shoes, no?!Stacey Hattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14548632078722613679noreply@blogger.com