Comments on: Ave atque vale, with added soliciting http://www.out-of-ideas.com/2006/09/06/ave-atque-vale-with-added-soliciting/ I write, therefore I drink tea Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:30:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Reed http://www.out-of-ideas.com/2006/09/06/ave-atque-vale-with-added-soliciting/comment-page-1/#comment-265 Reed Sun, 10 Sep 2006 23:42:05 +0000 http://www.out-of-ideas.com/?p=55#comment-265 Re: The Mysterious Vanishing Comments: I have had a message from my ISP saying that yes, indeed, server number 10 (I think it was) had a spasm on Saturday afternoon. And all the comments fell down the back of the counter and no one could fish them out again. However, because I am a cleverclogs, I had duplicates of them all sent to my personal email (and hence to another server). So I am copying and pasting them here. So there. Undefeated, mexican wave moment. Oh, and Az? I meant Arabs. Arabs fold their tents and silently steal away. Any idea, anyone, where that quotation comes from? Because I haven't. The Rescued Comments: '>so their visitors can lock themselves in the study with the computer and reduce their friendly interaction to bellowing requests for more tea through the keyhole Now, that is priceless. Rofl! And, I learned a new word. 'Recrudesce'. Now I just have to work out if I can pronounce it - and seemingly natural ways to throw it into conversations. And, by all means, let's have some book reviews :) Oh - and I just stumbled over one more possibly meaningful quote: "We do not write because we want to; we write because we have to." W. Somerset Maugham' - Ole 'Please, Reed, do more book reviews. Under *no* circumstances should you feel guilty for reading!' - David B. aka the Singing Librarian. 'I like book reviews too! Please write lots of them! (And I know the feeling, I went on a guilt trip yesterday afternoon for reading on the sofa while my baby played with a Tim-Tams packet at my feet).' - Helen 'We don't want book reviews from you, we want books! What if blogging gets you so used to instant positive feedback that you can't write anything of reasonable length without periodic audience testing? (Not that that need be a problem - worked for Dickens.) Or do you think it would it take away your justification for, ironically, writing about writers' block (you wicked Derridean, you)? Don't worry, there's always more block.' - Ed. P.S. Ed - I think the server-quake was your fault for mentioning Derrida. Re: The Mysterious Vanishing Comments:

I have had a message from my ISP saying that yes, indeed, server number 10 (I think it was) had a spasm on Saturday afternoon. And all the comments fell down the back of the counter and no one could fish them out again. However, because I am a cleverclogs, I had duplicates of them all sent to my personal email (and hence to another server). So I am copying and pasting them here. So there. Undefeated, mexican wave moment.
Oh, and Az? I meant Arabs. Arabs fold their tents and silently steal away. Any idea, anyone, where that quotation comes from? Because I haven’t.

The Rescued Comments:

‘>so their visitors can lock themselves in the study with the computer and reduce their friendly interaction to bellowing requests for more tea through the keyhole
Now, that is priceless. Rofl!
And, I learned a new word. ‘Recrudesce’. Now I just have to work out if I can pronounce it – and seemingly natural ways to throw it into conversations.
And, by all means, let’s have some book reviews :)
Oh – and I just stumbled over one more possibly meaningful quote:
“We do not write because we want to; we write because we have to.” W. Somerset Maugham’ – Ole

‘Please, Reed, do more book reviews. Under *no* circumstances should you feel guilty for reading!’ – David B. aka the Singing Librarian.

‘I like book reviews too! Please write lots of them!
(And I know the feeling, I went on a guilt trip yesterday afternoon for reading on the sofa while my baby played with a Tim-Tams packet at my feet).’ – Helen

‘We don’t want book reviews from you, we want books!
What if blogging gets you so used to instant positive feedback that you can’t write anything of reasonable length without periodic audience testing? (Not that that need be a problem – worked for Dickens.)
Or do you think it would it take away your justification for, ironically, writing about writers’ block (you wicked Derridean, you)? Don’t worry, there’s always more block.’ – Ed.

P.S. Ed – I think the server-quake was your fault for mentioning Derrida.

]]> By: azahar http://www.out-of-ideas.com/2006/09/06/ave-atque-vale-with-added-soliciting/comment-page-1/#comment-264 azahar Sun, 10 Sep 2006 16:05:52 +0000 http://www.out-of-ideas.com/?p=55#comment-264 Also loved the seagull thang... but did Assyrians actually fold up their tents? Didn't they not in fact live in the great cities of Mesopotamia? Just trying to help. :) Was the biblical phrase you were thinking of actually 'to your tents, O Israel?' Also loved the seagull thang… but did Assyrians actually fold up their tents?

Didn’t they not in fact live in the great cities of Mesopotamia?

Just trying to help. :)

Was the biblical phrase you were thinking of actually ‘to your tents, O Israel?’

]]> By: healingmagichands http://www.out-of-ideas.com/2006/09/06/ave-atque-vale-with-added-soliciting/comment-page-1/#comment-263 healingmagichands Fri, 08 Sep 2006 19:36:08 +0000 http://www.out-of-ideas.com/?p=55#comment-263 Oh, I want to read the reviews too. I find a lot of great reads from perusing other people's recommendations. I just don't want to have to write them myself. Lazy, I know. Oh, I want to read the reviews too. I find a lot of great reads from perusing other people’s recommendations. I just don’t want to have to write them myself. Lazy, I know.

]]> By: Helen http://www.out-of-ideas.com/2006/09/06/ave-atque-vale-with-added-soliciting/comment-page-1/#comment-262 Helen Fri, 08 Sep 2006 10:46:31 +0000 http://www.out-of-ideas.com/?p=55#comment-262 Well, at least my vanished comment inspired you to say: "The Seagull of Fate is Crapping on the Sandwiches of Destiny"! That made me laugh out loud! I will remember that expression the next time my computer is playing funny so-and-so's with me (every day, unfortunately...) And I still want to read your reviews! Well, at least my vanished comment inspired you to say: “The Seagull of Fate is Crapping on the Sandwiches of Destiny”! That made me laugh out loud! I will remember that expression the next time my computer is playing funny so-and-so’s with me (every day, unfortunately…)

And I still want to read your reviews!

]]> By: Sol http://www.out-of-ideas.com/2006/09/06/ave-atque-vale-with-added-soliciting/comment-page-1/#comment-261 Sol Fri, 08 Sep 2006 05:33:40 +0000 http://www.out-of-ideas.com/?p=55#comment-261 Well, I want to read your reviews. I rekon that not only will you be interesting about the content, you'll be knowledgebly informative about the way it's written. And generally amusing as always. In fact, I'll be looking forward to it. The editor has deleted them in a huff, perhaps? Well, I want to read your reviews. I rekon that not only will you be interesting about the content, you’ll be knowledgebly informative about the way it’s written. And generally amusing as always. In fact, I’ll be looking forward to it.

The editor has deleted them in a huff, perhaps?

]]> By: Reed http://www.out-of-ideas.com/2006/09/06/ave-atque-vale-with-added-soliciting/comment-page-1/#comment-260 Reed Thu, 07 Sep 2006 22:10:03 +0000 http://www.out-of-ideas.com/?p=55#comment-260 Where are my comments? Where the heck are my comments? Here I am, miles away from One's Own Computer, unable to log on to the admin part of my blog, and all my lovely lovely comments (which I read this morning and was being deeply chuffed with) have folded their tents like Assyrians. I am BLOODY ANNOYED. I am trying frantically to remember my log-in so I can SORT THIS OUT. Sorry about this, people. The Seagull of Fate is clearly Crapping on the Sandwiches of Destiny again. Where are my comments? Where the heck are my comments? Here I am, miles away from One’s Own Computer, unable to log on to the admin part of my blog, and all my lovely lovely comments (which I read this morning and was being deeply chuffed with) have folded their tents like Assyrians.

I am BLOODY ANNOYED.

I am trying frantically to remember my log-in so I can SORT THIS OUT.

Sorry about this, people. The Seagull of Fate is clearly Crapping on the Sandwiches of Destiny again.

]]> By: healingmagichands http://www.out-of-ideas.com/2006/09/06/ave-atque-vale-with-added-soliciting/comment-page-1/#comment-259 healingmagichands Thu, 07 Sep 2006 20:32:08 +0000 http://www.out-of-ideas.com/?p=55#comment-259 There's nothing wrong with reading. And if you want to review books, go ahead and do it. I have found that I'd rather pick up the next book and start on it than try to write a review. But that is me. By the way, I read Dostoevsky and think he is over rated. There’s nothing wrong with reading. And if you want to review books, go ahead and do it. I have found that I’d rather pick up the next book and start on it than try to write a review. But that is me. By the way, I read Dostoevsky and think he is over rated.

]]> By: Lilian http://www.out-of-ideas.com/2006/09/06/ave-atque-vale-with-added-soliciting/comment-page-1/#comment-258 Lilian Thu, 07 Sep 2006 20:28:08 +0000 http://www.out-of-ideas.com/?p=55#comment-258 Hello, I looked here earlier and you had some comments. Where did they go? You shouldn't feel bad about wanting to spend time reading - friends and relations will just have to accept that this is how you like spending your time. Reading is good! Hello, I looked here earlier and you had some comments. Where did they go? You shouldn’t feel bad about wanting to spend time reading – friends and relations will just have to accept that this is how you like spending your time. Reading is good!

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