tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557494819126850462.post7540399731064680077..comments2023-10-21T08:46:58.296-07:00Comments on This Life in Writing: the first timeJessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10754945048997402612noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557494819126850462.post-20939613808337776772009-03-30T12:09:00.000-07:002009-03-30T12:09:00.000-07:00Oh no-I was referring to one of the many star wars...Oh no-I was referring to one of the many star wars books, not the movie so no spoiler there! :)Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754945048997402612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557494819126850462.post-40519206644336052482009-03-30T09:24:00.000-07:002009-03-30T09:24:00.000-07:00wait... CHEWIE DIES?!?!?!?!?!....well, that ruins ...wait... CHEWIE DIES?!?!?!?!?!<BR/><BR/><BR/>....well, that ruins a movie for me. ;-)Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213341388206825320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557494819126850462.post-53719026930723941672009-03-30T08:56:00.001-07:002009-03-30T08:56:00.001-07:00What a set-up, Jess. I thought, wow, she is becomi...What a set-up, Jess. I thought, wow, she is becoming so transparent, what a courageous blogger! Continue to love your writing. Waiting for the book...Popnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557494819126850462.post-34341142766785682512009-03-30T08:56:00.000-07:002009-03-30T08:56:00.000-07:00What a set-up, Jess. I thought, wow, she is becomi...What a set-up, Jess. I thought, wow, she is becoming so transparent, what a courageous blogger! Continue to love your writing. Waiting for the book...Popnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557494819126850462.post-46234649520124233252009-03-30T04:57:00.000-07:002009-03-30T04:57:00.000-07:00Oh, I just laughed and laughed at this. I remember...Oh, I just laughed and laughed at this. <BR/><BR/>I remember when a close relative--not to be named--cried because the Spiderman movie had depicted Spiderman so well. <BR/><BR/>And I remember you crying when Fern's dog died in a book you were reading in the car. I thought something terrible had happened to you. Remember, I only cry at real life. It's hard for me to understand crying at fictitious animals & creatures. But, as Pop says, artists do life much better that real life does.Momnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557494819126850462.post-64410566212200991012009-03-29T23:02:00.000-07:002009-03-29T23:02:00.000-07:00I think that sadness and grief are a part of life....I think that sadness and grief are a part of life. Most of the times we do our best to ignore it, but when you can wear some black and acknowledge the sadness of somebody leaving this earth, it might not be such a bad thing.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754945048997402612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557494819126850462.post-16022043145553587452009-03-29T21:05:00.000-07:002009-03-29T21:05:00.000-07:00I am a sap... especially when it comes to Star War...I am a sap... especially when it comes to Star Wars ... characters and the real life actors. When Sir Alec Guinness died, I literally wore all black for a week and was completely inconsolable for an entire 24 hour period. <BR/><BR/>I sometimes question why these things are this big of a deal to me. <BR/><BR/>I have yet to come up with a reasonable and justifiable answer. <BR/><BR/>yeahbeingawesomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445705320347409389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557494819126850462.post-11962320158716195852009-03-29T19:53:00.000-07:002009-03-29T19:53:00.000-07:00So THAT'S what your latest malady was all about?Wh...So THAT'S what your latest malady was all about?<BR/><BR/>Why didn't you just say so?!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754945048997402612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557494819126850462.post-36012213344487202702009-03-29T19:43:00.000-07:002009-03-29T19:43:00.000-07:00That martyring-yourself-to-save-your-friends-by-be...That martyring-yourself-to-save-your-friends-by-being-blown-up-with-a-planet stuff hurts like a son of a gun.<BR/><BR/>And it leaves a mark. And it hurts for <I>days</I>.peajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04071406015712401794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557494819126850462.post-50520209350613564492009-03-29T19:37:00.000-07:002009-03-29T19:37:00.000-07:00Well I think Drew has always held Chewie in a pret...Well I think Drew has always held Chewie in a pretty high regard...Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754945048997402612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557494819126850462.post-22976323367759172802009-03-29T14:32:00.000-07:002009-03-29T14:32:00.000-07:00Hey...there's nothing better than a book that can ...Hey...there's nothing better than a book that can make you cry! Though I didn't know a Star Wars novel could pack that much punch...Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12142464777483165599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557494819126850462.post-31631621593232502812009-03-29T12:51:00.000-07:002009-03-29T12:51:00.000-07:00Well color me surprised! Great set up, Jess, tota...Well color me surprised! Great set up, Jess, totally unexpected punch line...I guess I shouldn't have been surprised, you've done this before, but I was totally drawn in...I should have known better! I am just too trusting, I guess! ;-] So funny!kathiekhttp://www.krackercrumbs.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557494819126850462.post-3600582965679362722009-03-29T12:00:00.000-07:002009-03-29T12:00:00.000-07:00Hi-lar-i-ous!!!!Hi-lar-i-ous!!!!Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09190756886247754706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557494819126850462.post-29271713390255856672009-03-29T09:11:00.000-07:002009-03-29T09:11:00.000-07:00You feel Drew's pain because you read the book and...You feel Drew's pain because you read the book and cried over Chewbacca's death too?<BR/><BR/>OR<BR/><BR/>You feel Chewbacca's pain because you once martyred yourself and saved your friend's lives by being blown up along with a planet in a galaxy far far away?Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754945048997402612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557494819126850462.post-80075315690622419252009-03-29T09:07:00.000-07:002009-03-29T09:07:00.000-07:00I feel his pain. I was in the same boat.I feel his pain. <BR/><BR/>I was in the same boat.beingawesomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445705320347409389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557494819126850462.post-84058511497496270172009-03-29T08:26:00.000-07:002009-03-29T08:26:00.000-07:00and yeah, thank God he didn't die in the movies!and yeah, thank God he didn't die in the movies!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754945048997402612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557494819126850462.post-75165669228124158222009-03-29T08:24:00.000-07:002009-03-29T08:24:00.000-07:00Oh yes--it wasn't the time or place for nicknames....Oh yes--it wasn't the time or place for nicknames. "Chewie" would have been very inappropriate.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754945048997402612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557494819126850462.post-77288373633149927772009-03-29T08:06:00.000-07:002009-03-29T08:06:00.000-07:00That Drew can care so deeply about something that ...That Drew can care so deeply about something that happened a long time ago in a place so far away really means he is so compassionate!<BR/><BR/>And I appreciate that he used Chewbacca's full name in this solemn moment, and didn't resort to calling him Chewie.<BR/><BR/>(Chewie's dead!? Oh those darn expanded universe novels!)jasonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557494819126850462.post-7089002754687627292009-03-29T07:23:00.000-07:002009-03-29T07:23:00.000-07:00HAHA!HAHA!merryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08941889152545287816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557494819126850462.post-73718916885556884162009-03-29T05:56:00.000-07:002009-03-29T05:56:00.000-07:00You tread in dangerous territory, my friend. ;-)I ...You tread in dangerous territory, my friend. ;-)<BR/><BR/>I am so glad that your reaction was what it was instead of "<I>this</I> is what moves the guy I married?" Good for you.<BR/><BR/>Drew's a sweet guy.peajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04071406015712401794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557494819126850462.post-21297208681151043762009-03-29T00:29:00.000-07:002009-03-29T00:29:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.The DJFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187547561635613386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557494819126850462.post-64995884275248785532009-03-29T00:28:00.000-07:002009-03-29T00:28:00.000-07:00This story made me smile so much. Thanks for shar...This story made me smile so much. Thanks for sharing it! :-)The DJFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187547561635613386noreply@blogger.com