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Your blog keeps getting better and better! Your ol...

2010-01-05T00:01:19.820-08:00

Your blog keeps getting better and better! Your older articles are not as good as newer ones you have a lot more creativity and originality now keep it up!

2009-11-14T07:34:45.379-08:00

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I just connected to your blog through another blog...

2009-10-28T07:10:39.659-07:00

I just connected to your blog through another blog. A suggestion on any new blog connection make sure the commenting is easy to do.

Sometimes typing in your email, weblink etc etc etc lowers your number of comments.

The other thing is taking off moderation - there is not as much spam as there used to be and that annoys commenters.

Those are only important if you want feedback and they are just my opinion.

I will check it out.

Oh yay!! I'm glad I could help. :) Love it!

2009-10-27T20:04:18.418-07:00

Oh yay!! I'm glad I could help. :) Love it!

Thanks Nancy - that's perfect!

2009-10-20T17:04:42.166-07:00

Thanks Nancy - that's perfect!

Yay! Can't wait to check out the new site. A...

2009-10-20T13:19:04.058-07:00

Yay! Can't wait to check out the new site.

As for possible names for this blog...maybe musings of abbie (playing on the miles of abbie?) :)

Yay! I use godaddy/wordpress too and have loved it...

2009-10-17T18:04:35.574-07:00

Yay! I use godaddy/wordpress too and have loved it so far. Congrats on the changes.

Yay congrats!! :) Thanks for the shout out too. Ye...

2009-10-14T21:58:46.776-07:00

Yay congrats!! :) Thanks for the shout out too. Yes, I'm definitely kind of an anti-gnomette. hehe. *tall girl power*

I'm in awe of your marathons and such. Wow.

I'm a big fan of Amiee's blog, Dirtbag Writer. I'll have to check out the other two blogs too!

I could say the same about you, too, huh? :)

2009-10-13T19:36:25.342-07:00

I could say the same about you, too, huh? :)

Look at what happens when you start calling yourse...

2009-10-13T19:34:12.556-07:00

Look at what happens when you start calling yourself a writer - a blogging gig, feature on Matador, and now a Kreativ Blogger award - there is no limit to what you can now do :)

Hey Abbie. Just wanted to let you know I let you a...

2009-10-12T21:29:20.348-07:00

Hey Abbie. Just wanted to let you know I let you a little love on my blog www.nancythegnomette.com :)

Geeeeez! That must have been a terrible thing to w...

2009-10-12T18:04:14.839-07:00

Geeeeez! That must have been a terrible thing to witness. :( You make me want to have a dog again...I like this assignment!

I'm a dog lover myself (one who has also dropp...

2009-10-12T17:13:04.172-07:00

I'm a dog lover myself (one who has also dropped the leash in the past). I could definitely relate to the helplessness of seeing your dog running towards danger and knowing you can't chase, but willing with all your might for her to just stop running. And yes, sorry for poor Chilli.

I was going to mention the tenses, but just read the rest of the comments. Yes, I too find it tough to stay in the same tense sometimes(!) Enjoyed the story...it brought back visions of my time in So Cal. :-)

Oh my. I'm so sorry about your dog Chilli. Tha...

2009-10-10T13:49:31.674-07:00

Oh my. I'm so sorry about your dog Chilli. That must have been so hard. But, I'm so glad that Sadie's alright. (You actually taught me something in how to deal with a dog running off.)

Looking forward to reading more of your posts and assignments!

Rob - yes, I kind of have a complex about it now :...

2009-10-09T11:48:15.892-07:00

Rob - yes, I kind of have a complex about it now :/
Nick - Thanks for the feedback - I went back and realized I did mix up the tenses some, it's hard to write in just present tense!
Richard - Thanks for your feedback, too - my original intention was to just talk about my day, but it would be a bonus to add in a message :)

"so yes, Robert’s mom, you do need to come pi...

2009-10-09T10:40:57.910-07:00

"so yes, Robert’s mom, you do need to come pick him up." made me chuckle! I would suggest possibly trying to rework the transition from your current dog to the one that died, so that it almost just slides from the one memory to the other more gently, without the transition sentences:

" start chasing her while screaming her name and that’s when the flashback happens. Four years ago we moved to California with a dog named Chilli. "

I like the way you end by realising that chasing will get you nowhere. You need to stop and then Sadie will come back to you. I wonder if you couldn't work some larger idea/lesson into the story around that theme, which would give more punch to that realisation at the end.

Oh no! I'm glad that Sadie didn't suffer t...

2009-10-09T06:24:42.298-07:00

Oh no! I'm glad that Sadie didn't suffer the same fate as poor Chilli. I think this is a nice story, with some cool touches. I can totally relate to the way you are waking up in the morning, and I love the little bit of humour when you are talking about Robert's mom.

I thought the tenses were a bit confused in places: you jump between past and present when talking about the day. Also, I didn't quite understand the reference to the leash colour. Are you saying that if Sadie's leash was a distinct colour, you wouldn't have dropped it?

Overall, I enjoyed the story, and it feels very genuine. Nice one!

Thanks Nancy! Just putting it out there is half t...

2009-10-08T15:28:00.481-07:00

Thanks Nancy! Just putting it out there is half the battle :)

Ahh what a sad thing to happen to poor Chilli :-( ...

2009-10-07T22:34:10.384-07:00

Ahh what a sad thing to happen to poor Chilli :-( The nature of dogs running off must always have you worried now.

Good information! I especially need to build more...

2009-10-06T21:51:35.249-07:00

Good information! I especially need to build more resolve with the kids though. But you had a great tip with the no eye contact.

Congrats! Love that you manifested this new direct...

2009-10-05T18:45:10.924-07:00

Congrats! Love that you manifested this new direction in your life. Getting clarity on goals really works! :))

AdventureRob - I can imagine that would leave you ...

2009-09-29T16:08:39.555-07:00

AdventureRob - I can imagine that would leave you confused lol
Nick - I agree, the confident part is key!

Great advice. I think the most important part of a...

2009-09-29T12:49:49.098-07:00

Great advice. I think the most important part of all this is always to look and act confident, and trust your instincts. In countries where you do get lots of touts and so on, it's always a really fine line between not being taken for a ride, and closing yourself off to the wonderful, seredipitous encounters that make travel so fulfilling.

Practise helps with all this. Being dropped off in...

2009-09-25T23:55:24.720-07:00

Practise helps with all this. Being dropped off in the middle of nowhere by a tuk tuk driver will leave you looking confused and at a map and hence you will be approached by 'helpful' people, I know! Sometimes it just isn't avoidable.