tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29496022.post4851899953739455057..comments2023-04-11T08:39:02.674-04:00Comments on ...And Whither Then?: I probably shouldn't write on a MondayNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11161945275478386126noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29496022.post-90752587341693421762008-03-04T22:02:00.000-05:002008-03-04T22:02:00.000-05:00Yes my dad is a photographer, but he is not involv...Yes my dad is a photographer, but he is not involved with BCA. He mainly does advertising photography on location.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14164418790060786335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29496022.post-84254513743972090952008-03-04T10:57:00.000-05:002008-03-04T10:57:00.000-05:00I guess I just meant that I'm never...er...shy aro...I guess I just meant that I'm never...er...shy around you anymore :D<BR/><BR/>And maybe being around you at one in the morning made me get to know you well enough to know that you wouldn't freak out if I started emoting all over you. Or something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29496022.post-22626212705000936452008-03-04T09:24:00.000-05:002008-03-04T09:24:00.000-05:00Mom, I don't think we even have room for a porch s...Mom, I don't think we even have room for a porch swing! :D <BR/><BR/>Wow, I'd almost forgotten about the shoe molding. :P I guess I've gotten used to just the baseboards...it's going to look funny to see molding down there again whenever we get it put down. Should make Swiffering easier though.<BR/><BR/>I'll paint the kitchen if you want, even though that wasn't on your list! :)<BR/><BR/>Well, I Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161945275478386126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29496022.post-40924988178705677992008-03-04T09:17:00.000-05:002008-03-04T09:17:00.000-05:00Will, yeah, I've found that I have to be careful h...Will, <BR/>yeah, I've found that I have to be careful how I say things, too. I might say something vehemently, but not really personally care as much as it sounds like I do, and then things come across wrong. Or more often, I'll say something meaning to be funny, and then realize the person I'm talking to has a totally different sense of humor and is probably offended! :( <BR/><BR/>My dad did Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161945275478386126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29496022.post-65183284386773991182008-03-04T09:08:00.000-05:002008-03-04T09:08:00.000-05:00I'm reading that as "an triple-a card" which is ra...I'm reading that as "an triple-a card" which is rather like "an hoop!"Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00734326566763419375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29496022.post-15856357127559406142008-03-04T09:07:00.000-05:002008-03-04T09:07:00.000-05:00Rebecca, I seem to have the same problem...I try t...Rebecca, I seem to have the same problem...I try to communicate and I immediately make a lot less sense than I usually do! :P But your comment made sense... to me anyway.<BR/><BR/>So you think being out in Oregon helped? I don't know if you can call talking at 1 in the morning true communication, but hey, if it helped you! :) I think we did get to know each other more, because that's the longest Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161945275478386126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29496022.post-32128579872935804252008-03-04T09:03:00.000-05:002008-03-04T09:03:00.000-05:00Uncle Jim,so your suggestion is a well-placed bolt...Uncle Jim,<BR/>so your suggestion is a well-placed bolt in the tire? Constructively devious, huh? And your suggestion is...practical? :P<BR/><BR/>I didn't know we had an AAA card. <BR/><BR/>I guess that's what I was trying to say, that I can't expect someone to have as much experience, but if they're not even willing to learn I would have trouble properly respecting them. And I <I>know</I> that Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161945275478386126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29496022.post-27602480267528925192008-03-04T08:50:00.000-05:002008-03-04T08:50:00.000-05:00I doubt that I would have to use my "constructivel...I doubt that I would have to use my "constructively devious" mind (what a compliment, BTW!) to test your beau/s. <BR/><BR/>There's almost always something in the works around here, and your dad wouldn't hesitate to ask for help if there's an able-bodied young man around. :) The two of you can't just spend all your time sitting on the porch swing communicating. Oh wait...we don't have a porch Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00734326566763419375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29496022.post-39607066540568406812008-03-03T22:42:00.000-05:002008-03-03T22:42:00.000-05:00I am rather passionate and somewhat idealistic and...I am rather passionate and somewhat idealistic and I tend to have no problem expressing my opinions, sometimes even when people don't want to hear them... >_< The one thing I have come to realize (from experiance) regarding communication is that communicating in the right manner is utterly important. The right thing said in the wrong way can lead to all sorts of misunderstandings and hurt Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14164418790060786335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29496022.post-81867399113137487782008-03-03T18:00:00.000-05:002008-03-03T18:00:00.000-05:00I love Boy Meets Girl!About the whole communicatin...I love Boy Meets Girl!<BR/><BR/>About the whole communicating emotions thing (and I am having trouble communicating this properly)...I have a hard time with that, too, around our family. I think it's been better recently (probably because of being in Oregon), but I always feel like if I get all "emotional" on everyone they'll freak out (because I seem to freak everyone out no matter what I say...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29496022.post-55130811511672146222008-03-03T17:18:00.000-05:002008-03-03T17:18:00.000-05:00Natalie, I think you hit upon an important thought...Natalie, I think you hit upon an important thought when you commented about comparing a potential husband's abilities to those of your father. I agree that you'll be hard-pressed to find someone who has learned as much as your dad in only half his lifetime!<BR/><BR/>What I would suggest is that you look for the attitude of willingness to try to do something new, and the willingness to LEARN from Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29496022.post-61093853891469941932008-03-03T16:42:00.000-05:002008-03-03T16:42:00.000-05:00Frankly, I'm shaking in my boots...I have to go fo...Frankly, I'm shaking in my boots...I have to go fold a load of laundry with you. :)<BR/><BR/>I wish I could teleport you back a generation to find out how my family communicated. Then we could go back a generation further and see how your grandparents' families communicated, or didn't. You might be surprised at how terribly communicative we all are by comparison. I mean, at least on our blogs.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00734326566763419375noreply@blogger.com