tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post5174783941691359155..comments2024-02-07T11:07:10.219-06:00Comments on Obsessions of a Workaholic: Hipsters, Haikus, and Cowboy BootsNeurotic Workaholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-90408337856091247182017-02-01T08:36:24.486-06:002017-02-01T08:36:24.486-06:00Hi Deniz,
Thanks! I wish I could have been there...Hi Deniz,<br /> Thanks! I wish I could have been there to see you read at the open mic night! I used to write poems when I was a kid, but I like writing prose better now. Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-37096321585801675962017-02-01T02:25:35.884-06:002017-02-01T02:25:35.884-06:00Good luck in the contest!
I went to a few open mik...Good luck in the contest!<br />I went to a few open mike nights back in school -- was I brave or what? I don't think I'd have the guts to do it now. Well, maybe, actually, if I eased back into writing poetry. I miss writing poetry.<br />How great that they inspired you to pick up your own writing again!Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-1058219067341921892017-01-25T15:16:42.209-06:002017-01-25T15:16:42.209-06:00Thanks Annalisa!Thanks Annalisa!Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-89894353336418814112017-01-25T14:41:28.659-06:002017-01-25T14:41:28.659-06:00GOOD LUCK!!!!! <3GOOD LUCK!!!!! <3Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-56110000895375585052017-01-25T13:54:41.945-06:002017-01-25T13:54:41.945-06:00Hi Crystal,
The open mic night that I want to re...Hi Crystal,<br /> The open mic night that I want to read at is tonight, and I'm so nervous! I've never read my writing in front of an audience like that, except in writing classes. Part of me is tempted not to do it, but I know I'll regret it more if I don't do it. Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-14973829767481165432017-01-25T09:43:49.551-06:002017-01-25T09:43:49.551-06:00Very cool--getting out like that. Way to go! I hav...Very cool--getting out like that. Way to go! I have read my stuff live in front of people, but not for many years. I guess that's what comes of being a shut in with kids, eh? It'll be fun to get out and be social again one day.Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-77913833323007656632017-01-22T13:27:31.361-06:002017-01-22T13:27:31.361-06:00Hi Jenny,
I'm sorry I didn't respond soo...Hi Jenny,<br /> I'm sorry I didn't respond sooner; I've been so bad about blogging lately. I haven't seen that movie, but the image of Mike Myers at a poetry reading sounds funny. I want to watch it now. :) It is nice to know that people are out there writing, especially when it seems like so many other people associate "writing" with texting or Facebook posts.Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-12330672900968771512017-01-21T00:48:13.564-06:002017-01-21T00:48:13.564-06:00When I think of poetry readings, I think of Mike M...When I think of poetry readings, I think of Mike Myers in "So I Married an Axe Murderer." But I do know what you mean. There is something about knowing that people are writing and doing their thing that is really inspiring.Jenny Baranickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01279021611332864848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-37929365174466019022017-01-20T11:02:42.417-06:002017-01-20T11:02:42.417-06:00Hi Annalisa,
The readings were full of hipsters,...Hi Annalisa,<br /> The readings were full of hipsters, and I wondered if they would recoil if I revealed my Britney Spears playlists. :) That contest made me want to seek out other contests; I just wish that so many of them didn't have "entry fees", which I can't afford.Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-84599232849886220612017-01-20T03:58:28.312-06:002017-01-20T03:58:28.312-06:00Glad you found a good use for Facebook ;-)
That s...Glad you found a good use for Facebook ;-)<br /><br />That snapping fingers thing is weird - definitely smacks of being 'too cool' and 'too hipster'. Good luck with the contest - you have to be in it to win it :-)Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-4878868791587324302017-01-18T22:12:32.827-06:002017-01-18T22:12:32.827-06:00Hi Murees,
I don't think I'll win the co...Hi Murees,<br /> I don't think I'll win the contest (though it would be awesome if I did), but it still made me feel good to at least send out a story; it's been a long time since I've done that. I feel better when I'm writing; when I'm not writing it always feels like something is missing.Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-39845894381483755812017-01-18T02:04:18.991-06:002017-01-18T02:04:18.991-06:00Congrats! I have my fingers crossed for the contes...Congrats! I have my fingers crossed for the contest. Good for you for going out to the poetry readings. I think it's great you want to start writing again and even share some of it. You are so brave and I take my hat off to you. @017 is definitely starting out great for you;)Murees Dupèhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11781339206465690961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-69125467167994423892017-01-16T17:31:43.253-06:002017-01-16T17:31:43.253-06:00Hi Sarah,
I've seen "beatniks" on ...Hi Sarah,<br /> I've seen "beatniks" on TV wearing black and snapping their fingers, but I never saw it in real life. I am scared to read in front of strangers, but I think I'd be more scared to read in front of people I know. At least with the strangers I'd never have to see them again if they didn't like what I wrote.Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-57695070671430959602017-01-16T15:03:34.639-06:002017-01-16T15:03:34.639-06:00I never heard of the snapping fingers thing! I don...I never heard of the snapping fingers thing! I don't think I could do that with a straight face.<br />I used to work at a bookstore and we did a couple poetry readings in the cafe and a lot of the staff took part. It was actually a lot of fun but I think I would be scared to do it in front of only strangers. Sarah Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481750127533816819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-9436360746492315852017-01-16T12:46:59.359-06:002017-01-16T12:46:59.359-06:00I know, right? When I went to that first reading I...I know, right? When I went to that first reading I almost walked right back out once I heard the theme, but I'm glad I stayed. Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2445163857888749606.post-40470047343839879922017-01-16T12:13:43.193-06:002017-01-16T12:13:43.193-06:00I've always wanted to go to a poetry reading. ...I've always wanted to go to a poetry reading. I have heard that the thing to do is to snap your fingers. Awesome theme for your first poetry reading. ;PChrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.com