Comments on: Housekeeping

By: PB

PB — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 01:14:19 +0000

Stella, you are so pretty and smart and kind and really that hat is the best.
xoxxo

By: Stella

Stella — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:05:47 +0000

There is some small irony in the idea of trying to direct or limit people’s comments, particularly when one post later Scott so eloquently analyzed web 2.0 as the empowering of the people over the producers.

And yes, I confess I am entirely driven by the desire for positive feedback.

By: Miller

Miller — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:30:07 +0000

Grrr. I hate that I missed out on the bulk of this conversation, chiming in late and all. I’d just like to say that, as a lurker, I really enjoy the format as is. Perhaps Thursdays could switch off between playlists and short reviews? I’ll shamelessly admit that I enjoyed contributing a the playlist so those should stay, but the short reviews are missed as well.

34: Please, no lurker awards; my fragile ego won’t be able to handle it! I’ll have devastating flashbacks to junior high when I wasn’t nominated for any of those end of the year awards when Marleyfan wins Most Irresistable.

I also like Stephanie’s “Tales from the Office” suggestion. Other than that, I have to agree with Tim in #17. Perfectly stated.

By: Kate The Great

Kate The Great — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 21:34:42 +0000

I agree with 19.

As far as my lurkiness goes: Hi. I’m Kate. I’m Lane and Adriana’s niece. I live in Utah right now, but I’m from Albuquerque, so Dave, I’m your biggest supporter when you relate to us about your ‘Burque background. A tiny bit of that boom of publicity comes from my links to select posts, though I occupy a tiny bit of the Internet world.

By: Bryan Waterman

Bryan Waterman — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 21:18:46 +0000

I meant earlier to respond to Missy’s comment up in #11:

I’ve been so impressed with the writerly-ness of posts here at TGW that I’ve almost completely stopped blogging on my blog.

This really makes me sad, in a way, a) because I love reading Margo, Darling — both for your smartness and literariness and because I miss being in closer, more routine contact with you and b) because I would hate to see personal blogs replaced by more “literary” blogs altogether. i love reading updates from several friends and family members on their lives. sometimes they push toward polished essays, sometimes not, but i like the genre and like reading stuff from my friends who do it well. i feel like most of my stuff here is less polished or substantial than a lot of what my friends write on their supposedly non-literary blogs.