replying on Acrylic French Nails by Dovina
2 Jun 2005, 11:24 AM
I did not mean to complement her, but only to compliment her. It would have been clever worded differently. As it is – just a misspelling and a good call.
replying on Acrylic French Nails by Dovina
2 Jun 2005, 11:23 AM
Who knows.
replying on Applicative-Order Fixed-Point Operator by -=Dark_Angel=-, P.I.
31 May 2005, 11:43 AM
Could you have solved this math question, which appeared in The Ladies Diary? No diagram was given, and all you have is a book of logarithms, a log-trig book, paper and a pencil.
“A circular vessel, whose top and bottom diameters are 70 and 92, and perpendicular depth 60 inches, is so elevated on side that the other becomes perpendicular to the horizon; required what quantity of liquor, ale measure, will just cover the bottom when in that position.”
“A circular vessel, whose top and bottom diameters are 70 and 92, and perpendicular depth 60 inches, is so elevated on side that the other becomes perpendicular to the horizon; required what quantity of liquor, ale measure, will just cover the bottom when in that position.”
on Acrylic French Nails by Dovina
31 May 2005, 11:20 AM
Dear DoubleU, zodiac, Intransit, and rockmage,
Thank you for expressing disillusionment. All of you seem to think I must have meant something more than “She wanted to look different,” and for granting me that much respect, I thank you.
Imagine a woman who tries all her life to match the ethics and appearances her peers expect from her. She knows she is different and wants very much to be accepted. So she dons stylish clothes and adopts mannerisms, hoping to be perceived as cool. But despite her efforts, she finds herself always saying the odd thing or acting in some unacceptable way.
One day she meets a woman with green tips on her newly done nails. That’s odd, she thinks. Why would anyone deliberately do something odd? Then it dawns on her that this woman just naturally fits in and feels bored with the thing our woman spends her energies trying to gain.
Thank you for expressing disillusionment. All of you seem to think I must have meant something more than “She wanted to look different,” and for granting me that much respect, I thank you.
Imagine a woman who tries all her life to match the ethics and appearances her peers expect from her. She knows she is different and wants very much to be accepted. So she dons stylish clothes and adopts mannerisms, hoping to be perceived as cool. But despite her efforts, she finds herself always saying the odd thing or acting in some unacceptable way.
One day she meets a woman with green tips on her newly done nails. That’s odd, she thinks. Why would anyone deliberately do something odd? Then it dawns on her that this woman just naturally fits in and feels bored with the thing our woman spends her energies trying to gain.
replying on Nesting Instinct of Women by Dovina
31 May 2005, 9:43 AM
Good poem. Strange she says, "long after their done" not "they're."
on Reunion by jessicazee
31 May 2005, 9:37 AM
Gets better as it it progresses. Spooky.
Find a synonym for "factory"
Find a synonym for "factory"
replying on Life and Love by windyone
31 May 2005, 9:24 AM
It's good as is, but could be better with just another clue on what you mean. Such clues, if subtle, do not stop a reder from taking it in another direction. I failed in this regard on my recent posting.
replying on The Symbol by Dovina
31 May 2005, 9:20 AM
Come off the road anytime, truckdriver.
on Slowing - or, A Love Poem with Eggs and Short Lines by zodiac
31 May 2005, 9:16 AM
I'm taking it as a late-period activity where Verse 2 either conflicts with the ending or there is a change of heart. I go with the latter.
replying on Acrylic French Nails by Dovina
31 May 2005, 9:09 AM
Good call, thanks.
replying on Nesting Instinct of Women by Dovina
31 May 2005, 9:01 AM
Oh, good. I'd not know how to handle a compliment.
replying on Acrylic French Nails by Dovina
30 May 2005, 7:23 PM
No mocking, really.
replying on Acrylic French Nails by Dovina
30 May 2005, 7:06 PM
I meant no sarcasm. Quite the opposite.
replying on Nesting Instinct of Women by Dovina
30 May 2005, 6:59 PM
Why should I balk when you say I am misguided or not guided? Am I not better off than a sheep? And if I could achieve horrific squelching more often, that would be nice too.
on Aimee by LintyWeenis
30 May 2005, 6:36 PM
Codependency perhaps, I say whatever works. A complex issue made clearer in just a few words.
on Nomad's Oasis by Caducus
30 May 2005, 6:22 PM
Some good prose, but the theme is too far fetched to compel.
What on earth do you mean by, "heaven is a mirage unreachable as a woman."
What on earth do you mean by, "heaven is a mirage unreachable as a woman."
on Life and Love by windyone
30 May 2005, 6:04 PM
Seems unfinished. Not that you should just tell us the outcome or the backstory, but some clue please.
on Distraction by zodiac
30 May 2005, 6:00 PM
That's the problem. I'm still in a world of my own. Even with this sharing of a jumble of thoughts and the difficulties of sorting it out for writing, no gap is bridged, and it's still a jumble.
replying on Aimee by LintyWeenis
27 May 2005, 10:36 PM
I think it should be he's, not she's.
With a crooked smile, I rejoice.
With a heavy heart, I confess.
With a crooked smile, I rejoice.
With a heavy heart, I confess.
on Last Night by Roisin
27 May 2005, 5:02 PM
This is really good. I'm with you all the way. The start of verse 3 is weak.