tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18616564.post113147878912257684..comments2023-05-20T03:21:36.953-07:00Comments on the basement office: The Winter of My DiscontentScullyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17620935129369892579noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18616564.post-1131751503372544062005-11-11T15:25:00.000-08:002005-11-11T15:25:00.000-08:00Yes the stop-gap incident. I too chuckled as I re...Yes the stop-gap incident. I too chuckled as I read this word.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18616564.post-1131563578121787012005-11-09T11:12:00.000-08:002005-11-09T11:12:00.000-08:00Thanks for the support! And stop-gap has been a f...Thanks for the support! And stop-gap has been a favorite word ever since the stupid writing tutor I was forced to go to for a class told me it wasn't a word. And then back-pedaled about it when I sent in his evaluation. Stupidhead!Scullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17620935129369892579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18616564.post-1131557206668596022005-11-09T09:26:00.000-08:002005-11-09T09:26:00.000-08:00First of all, I love that you used 'stop-gap' in y...First of all, I love that you used 'stop-gap' in your blog. Secondly, girl, you need to write (and this is a good start). The novel, the screenplay, the short story, the article, the essay collection--whatever. Which you hear often, but only because it's true. And so what if you didn't apply for school this semester? That's the thing with (re)education--it's always there for you to take the plunge. I should take my own advice, I know...ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050934793712355387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18616564.post-1131492809113840242005-11-08T15:33:00.000-08:002005-11-08T15:33:00.000-08:00You should write for TWoP.You're a great writer, y...You should write for TWoP.<BR/>You're a great writer, your blogs say so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18616564.post-1131491046426180042005-11-08T15:04:00.000-08:002005-11-08T15:04:00.000-08:00Reinventing myself as we speak. I feel like I am ...Reinventing myself as we speak. I feel like I am always looking for that one thing but trying everything else instead. It is hard to find the balance between passions and life. Someday I think we will both find that passion is our life. It is hard not to let "me" get buried under all of my priorities and duties.<BR/><BR/>keep searching though! Inspiration always seems to sneak in the back door.Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16645281658543383524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18616564.post-1131482803423063292005-11-08T12:46:00.000-08:002005-11-08T12:46:00.000-08:00No shame in taking "Life Part II", doing it myself...No shame in taking "Life Part II", doing it myself, although, sometimes it feels like, Life Part, XXVI !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12101520629965875186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18616564.post-1131480378378674252005-11-08T12:06:00.000-08:002005-11-08T12:06:00.000-08:00Oh I'm so sorry. And even though I chose this fie...Oh I'm so sorry. And even though I chose this field...I know all about that hatred and the SOUL-SUCKING. That is an apt description. In my first year here, I told another teacher, "I feel like I'm literally wilting...that everything special about me is dying in the job."<BR/><BR/>oh I wish I had words of wisdom...all I can say is; yes...exactly.Paninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11297434156652902314noreply@blogger.com