tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216358162273548069.post3439567979642814270..comments2024-01-15T23:06:07.457-08:00Comments on My Life Is (In) A Zoo: Patience Is A Virtue, Day #3-- Because You Want ItL. T. Hosthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12448176940211118898noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216358162273548069.post-80815146368171559152009-12-04T09:38:57.514-08:002009-12-04T09:38:57.514-08:00He can have the sub -- I was in NROTC my frosh yea...He can have the sub -- I was in NROTC my frosh year of college and went to a summer training regimen where we spent a week doing each section of Navy stuff (surface warfare, aviation, marines, subs) -- I was already considering dropping out, and did so immediately before sub week (smalls spaces and me don't get along)....<br /><br />Though, yeah, subs would come in handy if we go all Waterworld.Joshua McCunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367262185912463258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216358162273548069.post-28469617343565278752009-12-03T23:44:56.464-08:002009-12-03T23:44:56.464-08:00Cool, L.T. Well, get on that wallaby-adopting thin...Cool, L.T. Well, get on that wallaby-adopting thing, would ya?<br /><br />Oh, yes, Bane... with the 2012 apocalypse on the horizon, Dan believes that any good aircraft carrier will have to have missiles and other cool defense systems... if only to keep the pirates away.<br /><br />But, as I tried to explain to him, an aircraft carrier wouldn't work. It's too small to withstand the rogue waves. I mean, did he learn nothing from the movie? <br /><br />That's, of course, when he reminds me that the submarine would be necessary, too. Sigh.<br /><br />You and Dan, Bane, are two peas in a pod.Laura Martonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17131901155051433491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216358162273548069.post-52216692909063496112009-12-03T22:39:43.806-08:002009-12-03T22:39:43.806-08:00All I have to say is that I've obviously been ...All I have to say is that I've obviously been missing a lot around here. I cut back to blogging three days a week, and I seem to have missed all of your posts. I'll be keeping better track in the future. Hope all is well. And, great post, by the way.Susan R. Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578747592345750650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216358162273548069.post-49041866932038270202009-12-03T17:21:31.454-08:002009-12-03T17:21:31.454-08:00Laura, I like the way Dan thinks. I, too, now want...Laura, I like the way Dan thinks. I, too, now want an aircraft carrier -- loaded w/ missiles, of course.Joshua McCunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367262185912463258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216358162273548069.post-10770804935905975282009-12-03T15:24:08.013-08:002009-12-03T15:24:08.013-08:00Laura-- you are an honorary wallaby sitter wheneve...Laura-- you are an honorary wallaby sitter whenever the opportunity arises. You know, after I actually have one :)L. T. Hosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12448176940211118898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216358162273548069.post-54385885605587557232009-12-03T15:16:27.351-08:002009-12-03T15:16:27.351-08:00Oh, thanks, the day has gotten a bit better - and ...Oh, thanks, the day has gotten a bit better - and naturally, the wallaby-sitting offer still stands.Laura Martonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17131901155051433491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216358162273548069.post-51653677167829596812009-12-03T14:23:59.223-08:002009-12-03T14:23:59.223-08:00Shannon-- great post! And, great minds blog alike?...Shannon-- great post! And, great minds blog alike? Haha...L. T. Hosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12448176940211118898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216358162273548069.post-76003797053492748002009-12-03T14:03:58.568-08:002009-12-03T14:03:58.568-08:00Great reminder! I did a post about dreams yesterda...Great reminder! I did a post about dreams yesterday - go figure. Check it out at Book Dreaming! ;-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216358162273548069.post-79812853870802334742009-12-03T12:59:21.389-08:002009-12-03T12:59:21.389-08:00Bane and Elana-- yeah. WB has THREE motorcycles. T...Bane and Elana-- yeah. WB has THREE motorcycles. Three. Granted, only two run, but still. I live in constant terror I'll be getting a call I don't want... but I can't convince him to stop. He loves it too much. <br /><br />Laura-- of course you can wallaby-sit! I hope your day isn't TOO weird. <br /><br />Anita-- sorry to hear it's spreading. Maybe in a couple days it'll settle down into something manageable. At least, I hope so. :)<br /><br />Valerie-- that pretty much sums up how this picture makes me feel.<br /><br />Matt-- Yeah, my book collection is ever growing. And I'm never going to be too important to learn from others. <br /><br />Renee-- would be nice, wouldn't it? <br /><br />Deb-- I am so jealous of your gardens, because I know when it's not snowing/ winter, they're likely very green. I miss green. A lot. Our backyard is a lovely shade of dirt. <br /><br />Stephanie-- guess I never really thought of that! They must have a lot of polar bears and foxes :)L. T. Hosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12448176940211118898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216358162273548069.post-66492881182220148782009-12-03T12:39:38.231-08:002009-12-03T12:39:38.231-08:00I have a few thoughts today...
First, I love wall...I have a few thoughts today...<br /><br />First, I love wallabies. Can I wallaby-sit when you get yours?<br /><br />Second, Bane's story is totally disturbing. And yet, I still dream of having a monkey someday. Feces and all.<br /><br />Third, how Elana's hubby feels about a motorcycle, that's how MY hubby feels about having his own aircraft carrier and submarine someday. And when I say "someday," I mean in an alternate universe.<br /><br />Fourth, while I do hold fast to my dream of being a published novelist, I value other entities more... like my hubby, my kitty, my friends and family, my passion and imagination, my ability to travel, and my oodles of interests... all of which (whom?) will still be around even after I get published.<br /><br />Thanks for this, L.T. It brightened my weird day.Laura Martonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17131901155051433491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216358162273548069.post-19217465482297794102009-12-03T12:08:04.344-08:002009-12-03T12:08:04.344-08:00Elana, if I even suggest getting a motorcycle to m...Elana, if I even suggest getting a motorcycle to my wife, she starts quoting statistics and recounts MRIs/CTs she's seen from injuries. Yeah, she sucks the fun right out of that dream.Joshua McCunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367262185912463258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216358162273548069.post-53667077688349261342009-12-03T12:06:51.674-08:002009-12-03T12:06:51.674-08:00Thank you for reminding us to keep the dream alive...Thank you for reminding us to keep the dream alive. The radioactivity of the critique was making mine fade. =)Anita Saxenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12444339735834716979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216358162273548069.post-193874213152204452009-12-03T11:28:07.620-08:002009-12-03T11:28:07.620-08:00I love this analogy. Because my husband wants a mo...I love this analogy. Because my husband wants a motorcycle, and we always say, "Someday." And he's not sad he can't have it right this second. He knows he'll have it someday. I think writing is the same way. Work hard, and keep trying, and you'll have it someday.Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216358162273548069.post-80485070733203300742009-12-03T11:07:00.685-08:002009-12-03T11:07:00.685-08:00I love wallabies! (They remind me of oversized sq...I love wallabies! (They remind me of oversized squirrels.) I saw my first wallaby at Rome's zoo this summer- they had a whole slew of animals I'd never seen before. The Alaska Zoo sticks with cold-climate animals- we just shipped our elephant out a while ago.Stephanie Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437077559099315853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216358162273548069.post-89898389071118224552009-12-03T10:14:23.600-08:002009-12-03T10:14:23.600-08:00My family, my dogs, my gardens, my freedom to writ...My family, my dogs, my gardens, my freedom to write... all of these things make me content with life, and come what may, I hope none of that ever changes. Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01603891627784763004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216358162273548069.post-30142512333524488292009-12-03T09:53:05.093-08:002009-12-03T09:53:05.093-08:00I've been having similar thoughts yet...mostly...I've been having similar thoughts yet...mostly about holding onto reality. I have a family to feed, so for now, I cling to my day job. Loving my family as I do, I also pay particular attention to balancing and/or juggling time. I don't want my children suffering because mom spends too much time at work and at work writing. <br />I doubt either of those will change much when I'm published. Unless, of course, I'm fortunate enough to be able to then afford to leave the job I love (v=ath).Renee Pinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04790041428775629226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216358162273548069.post-70973746846365413852009-12-03T09:44:23.295-08:002009-12-03T09:44:23.295-08:00I'll hold onto my love of imagination and crea...I'll hold onto my love of imagination and creativity long after I get published (whenever that is). And there'll always be the hundreds of books my wife and I own between us. I think the number's closing on 1,000. Not quite sure honestly.Matthew Delmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452378192874048547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216358162273548069.post-64771981788735624132009-12-03T09:25:35.977-08:002009-12-03T09:25:35.977-08:00oojee, boojeee, booo.... he's just screaming f...oojee, boojeee, booo.... he's just screaming for snuggle time!!Valerie Gearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17165554338889917253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216358162273548069.post-4440335835160231592009-12-03T09:23:46.154-08:002009-12-03T09:23:46.154-08:00Bane-- Yeah, that's the important thing to rem...Bane-- Yeah, that's the important thing to remember-- they aren't pets. They're animals, wild animals. Which means they aren't snuggly :( and need special care. I have the experience and the knowledge to do it, just not the money or the facilities. Also, I feel bad for that monkey, haha... poor thing... and er, interesting story.L. T. Hosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12448176940211118898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216358162273548069.post-14087446119219166842009-12-03T09:03:58.065-08:002009-12-03T09:03:58.065-08:00Very cute critter. My uncle and mother once had a ...Very cute critter. My uncle and mother once had a monkey (I'm not sure if it was given to them by a friend who'd rescued it... it was a long time ago and my mother tries not to remember too clearly) who would run across the water pipes that ran along the basement ceiling. However, when someone turned on the hot water, the pipes would scald the little monkey's tootsies and he'd go... um... ape-**** and start flinging feces. Good times. Yeah, certain animals just aren't meant as pets.Joshua McCunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367262185912463258noreply@blogger.com