tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449237220581999419.post6000096308985884731..comments2023-09-23T20:27:38.672+10:00Comments on Bored Olives: 84th emailStephen Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02086758694110586931noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449237220581999419.post-73061273695240843962010-10-29T17:34:16.152+11:002010-10-29T17:34:16.152+11:00PennyPup: And post script - please keep us updated...PennyPup: And post script - please keep us updated about how it goes.Stephen Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086758694110586931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449237220581999419.post-1571034267476587002010-10-29T17:33:36.820+11:002010-10-29T17:33:36.820+11:00PennyPup - another one. Good luck with it all.PennyPup - another one. Good luck with it all.Stephen Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086758694110586931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449237220581999419.post-78473976718275822052010-10-29T17:32:52.552+11:002010-10-29T17:32:52.552+11:00Chris; ah big broadway musicals. I admit I can ha...Chris; ah big broadway musicals. I admit I can have an aversion. But I loved the Oz books as a kid. Indeed it was with one of Baum's books that I discovered I could read in my own head. A truly defining moment as a wee one.Stephen Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086758694110586931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449237220581999419.post-90181036941874654072010-10-28T23:03:13.454+11:002010-10-28T23:03:13.454+11:00@Hiranga & Steven: Haha thanks. Every Wed and ...@Hiranga & Steven: Haha thanks. Every Wed and Sun morning I jump right on the PC to check this blog and sometimes my daughter Avery gets a bit jealous lol. I'm not too sure how it's going to be when I have two of them nudging me! (I have another due in Jan lol)<br /><br />@Chris: I love your analogy of smelling the rain before seeing it. I agree with you about Elsa. She's going to do something stupid in the future which will make me think "You dink!" <br /><br />P.S. It's now 'Goodnight Moon' in my thigh.PennyPupnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449237220581999419.post-17396506025577338822010-10-28T21:37:36.452+11:002010-10-28T21:37:36.452+11:00If you are into big broadway musicals Wicked is de...If you are into big broadway musicals Wicked is definitely worth it. If not it probably be your cup of tea, so to speak.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10054347835129733795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449237220581999419.post-48701788296718134052010-10-28T20:05:14.276+11:002010-10-28T20:05:14.276+11:00Jamie, I love that Stacey dreams of the halycon da...Jamie, I love that Stacey dreams of the halycon days with no interruption. How beautiful. And so sadly true. Life can get in the way.<br /><br />And I just noticed that she signs her email with two kisses. If ever there was a hint and a longing there it is.Stephen Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086758694110586931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449237220581999419.post-1295242221649017562010-10-28T20:03:27.996+11:002010-10-28T20:03:27.996+11:00Chris - haha - love that Elsa will not make you li...Chris - haha - love that Elsa will not make you lie, her in the future. And like you, I love Stephanie's call on hero/villain. Good pick up on POV too. Wicked etc. I've never seen it. Is it worth it?Stephen Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086758694110586931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449237220581999419.post-755681647279812402010-10-28T20:02:02.243+11:002010-10-28T20:02:02.243+11:00Stephanie, your comments are becoming even more w...Stephanie, your comments are becoming even more wonderful. I love the advice to commenters that just scribble initial responses from the gut. Great advice.<br /><br />And you're right about honesty. Me too. It's quite special folk are up for it.<br /><br />And Joseph Campbell, huh!? The template of narrative. Not sure if this would interest you; but after George Lucas espoused it a template for Star Wars - A fella named Christopher Vogler broke it down as a template for screenwriting (my job) and published it as book called the heroes journey. It'd be quite interesting to reflect on that in light of Campbell.Stephen Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086758694110586931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449237220581999419.post-88052825543051874302010-10-28T19:57:56.291+11:002010-10-28T19:57:56.291+11:00Hiranga - love this bit of your comment:
"i ...Hiranga - love this bit of your comment:<br /><br />"i trust in Dom that he won't just paint her a zebra crossing in the middle of all this. <br /><br />Appears the safari is not over just yet."<br /><br />Great stuff. Also I think it's true that Stacey is offering a list of screw ups. Is she after sympathy? Is she being confessional. I think she's truly being vulnerable. As vulnerability can be so very attractive.Stephen Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086758694110586931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449237220581999419.post-17774449475103032562010-10-28T19:55:26.966+11:002010-10-28T19:55:26.966+11:00PennyPup, how interesting. I'm sure others ar...PennyPup, how interesting. I'm sure others are angry too. I think you're right, Stacey does want Dom in her life and perhaps hers isn't as she wants it. I wonder if she's so coniving?<br /><br />And hear hear with Hiranga - 11 month - very cute. Tell us more. What's his/her name?Stephen Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086758694110586931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449237220581999419.post-49550608389079177292010-10-28T08:02:50.782+11:002010-10-28T08:02:50.782+11:00So Stacey has realised she's not going to get ...So Stacey has realised she's not going to get a comment from Dom on Marcus. You can tell she feels (more than a little) hurt by Dom's three day pause and short, to the point reply. <br /><br />She REALLY wants to know if Dom is in love with Elsa. However, it's not a question one can ask while keeping ones own feelings and prejudices private.. so she asks it as innocuously as she can. She, meanwhile, is out of love (was she ever in love?) with Marcus.<br /><br />Stacey wants to return to the halcyon days of the relationship where they would send long, personal e-mails with little, or no, third parties involved - just the two of them.<br /><br />At the moment, in my opinion, Stacey is being too coy and is 'backwards in coming forwards' as the aptly British and Australian phrase goes.Jamienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449237220581999419.post-91979894883776959932010-10-28T07:19:42.879+11:002010-10-28T07:19:42.879+11:00@Pennypup, no I can definitely see why you would b...@Pennypup, no I can definitely see why you would be angered. I agree one hundred percent. While i'm sure these two will end up together, I'm not a Stacey fan at the moment. But I can see Elsa making me not like her in the future... it's like smelling the rain before you can see it, while it's not there yet you know it's coming.<br />@Stephanie, I LOVE your analogy, about person being a hero in their own story and a villain in another, it reminds me of the story WICKED. I'm sure everyone here knows what that is, but just in case it's the story of the Wizard of Oz told from the viewpoint of the Wicked Witch. Thanks for the compliments guys and Hiranga while you didn't break down into detail I completely understand where you were going with the traffic analogy. Loving this group.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10054347835129733795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449237220581999419.post-74875438858222037412010-10-28T00:54:08.965+11:002010-10-28T00:54:08.965+11:00I think the majority of the people here are beyond...I think the majority of the people here are beyond the: “I like it” or “I hated it” stage. I think it is pretty cool to read everyone’s interpretations, starting up a discussion. It reminds me of school, where the teacher instructs the students to read a story (I actually had to read Jackson’s The Lottery last night and post a few comments on the discussion board. I ended up being the first commenter. Either people are too scared to state their ideas first or maybe I’m just an over-achiever who just wants to get her homework done before the weekend). I’ve felt with this blog I can comment honestly. And I guess it has carried over to allowing me to feel more confident/comfortable to answer honestly elsewhere. Plus, it’s been a long while since high school so I guess I’ve gotten to the point where I’m not as concerned about what other people will think about me. <br /><br />@A Man de Clark: Totally don’t feel intimidated! (I really hope my huge comment didn’t scare anyone. Eep.) I just think it’s really cool how this community is growing. Half the time, I’m not sure myself where to start with my comments. A trick I have is I read the e-mail (don’t look at the other comments) and then write down my first (most honest) impression of the e-mail. Sometimes I let my thoughts simmer, but I usually go with my initial thought.<br /><br />@Stephen: Thanks! I guess I've been on Team Dom for so long, maybe I'm challenging myself to finally see Stacy's point of view.<br /><br />Maybe it's the easy way out to cheer on the most likeable person/character. But I noticed I've enjoyed even the villains in novels/stories (I even adore some of the villains in the novel I'm currently writing, more so than some of the good characters). Mind you, I'm not saying Stacy is the villain here. <br /><br />I guess I’ll explain further what I am trying to get at. I have taken a Mythology course about 2 years ago and read a bit of Joseph Campbell's theories on Hero. In a nutshell what Campbell gets at (or how I interpreted it) is: Everyone is the hero of their own story [their lives], but they may be the villain to someone else's story. So, if you read a novel and you really dislike the villain, try to think about their story. How did they get that way? And maybe through their point-of-view they are the hero meanwhile who we think the hero is, they think is villain... It’s just two opposing forces, trying to claim some sort of victory... Having read Joseph Campbell, it really allowed me to see stories differently. It made me challenge myself to explore other points of view. <br /><br />Ha! I told myself this was going to be a short response, but it evolved into something bigger – something more than I had anticipated.Stephanienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449237220581999419.post-79821192224443177922010-10-28T00:10:41.404+11:002010-10-28T00:10:41.404+11:00i reckon Pennypup is on the dot there! and Chris t...i reckon Pennypup is on the dot there! and Chris too. She would benefit from coming out plainly.. Her letter has so many obvious inferences to screwing up. to trying to do one thing, but achieving another.. ahh.. poor Stacey.. i won't bother dissecting it in my usual manner.. But she certainly is digging. <br /><br />Or searching.<br /><br />..perhaps for the sound of traffic.., the sign of a road she so obviously wants to cross..<br /><br />Or maybe she's just waiting for the traffic to pass by.<br /><br />Or a light to allow for the pedestrians to cross.<br /><br />I could go on with my metaphor but i'll leave it at this - i trust in Dom that he won't just paint her a zebra crossing in the middle of all this. <br /><br />Appears the safari is not over just yet. <br /><br />PS. Pennypup - that's really cute! 11 months. wow :)Hirangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07515897175241710009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449237220581999419.post-4621567064927143832010-10-27T23:04:07.210+11:002010-10-27T23:04:07.210+11:00I think I'm the only one that has been angered...I think I'm the only one that has been angered by this e-mail. <br />In the very first paragraph Stacy asks Dom to throw her a bone so-to-speak. <br />She's been complaining about Marcus in all of her most recent e-mails, hoping Dom will reciprocate by talking about Elsa; revealing where their relationship stands. <br />This way she can "give Dom some advice" about him and Elsa, once again becoming an integral part of Dom's life.<br /><br />I could go on further, but my 11 month old is now nudging my leg with her book 'Guess How Much I Love You'...PennyPupnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449237220581999419.post-64771607489718387852010-10-27T20:22:47.662+11:002010-10-27T20:22:47.662+11:00Chris Dixon, it was a great connection. And wow I ...Chris Dixon, it was a great connection. And wow I wondered if it was deliberate. Surely not. But maybe.Stephen Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086758694110586931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449237220581999419.post-49476370868787160382010-10-27T20:21:54.739+11:002010-10-27T20:21:54.739+11:00Anon (12:38) Nice link back to Dom's hotel ema...Anon (12:38) Nice link back to Dom's hotel email. I know what you mean. So vulnerable.<br /><br />Yes - I think Dom's doing a general BA in Arts with an English Lit' major. I don't think Stacey is at Uni. But I'll double check.Stephen Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086758694110586931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449237220581999419.post-68445208722762402592010-10-27T20:20:22.617+11:002010-10-27T20:20:22.617+11:00unsubbing!!?? Sorry became a little dickish then.unsubbing!!?? Sorry became a little dickish then.Stephen Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086758694110586931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449237220581999419.post-24113722258728930112010-10-27T20:19:46.527+11:002010-10-27T20:19:46.527+11:00A Man de Clerk, I know - I get intimidated too. S...A Man de Clerk, I know - I get intimidated too. So much smarts in these comments. What helps me is the honesty though too. I get sense that folk here are generally kind and I take great comfort from that.<br /><br />And ta for never unsubbing. I really appreciate it.Stephen Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086758694110586931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449237220581999419.post-15325158250260648402010-10-27T20:08:28.219+11:002010-10-27T20:08:28.219+11:00John O', what a mountain of responses. I'm...John O', what a mountain of responses. I'm not sure I can truly ascend.<br /><br />Firstly, thank you for the kind words about this community. It does feel decent to me. Love the cricket match analagy too. You are right, anyone one can play. Indeed anyone can bat.<br /><br />Now to your engagement with the narrative simply (For I think the comments are far more riddled with depth) -<br /><br />"There's no road to cross." Wow poetic, great allusions and splendid link back to the content. Too impressive. <br /><br />I too think Stacey has a touch of the OCDs. Indeed (as a give away) Dom states this as such in the next (or next - can't remember) email.<br /><br />I actually do this as well and believe it's the essence of OCD. Never knew it until someone poiting it out. After this nudge, I asked my wife; "Do I have OCD?" She looked at me and smiled. "Of course you do." She replied with tue caring.Stephen Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086758694110586931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449237220581999419.post-90489856279032513592010-10-27T20:03:23.221+11:002010-10-27T20:03:23.221+11:00Chris, how true. I too have hidden behind cool as ...Chris, how true. I too have hidden behind cool as protection. I too have cool hunted. Though I've never dipped as far to clad myself in pop art images. <br /><br />But what a comment. You're all on fire today.Stephen Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086758694110586931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449237220581999419.post-72011405433016836192010-10-27T20:01:25.842+11:002010-10-27T20:01:25.842+11:00Stephanie, what a great comment. So much here. I l...Stephanie, what a great comment. So much here. I love how you're realting to Stacey. I do too. I felt a little weird for doing it and when she was so brutally lambasted I have to admit at time I took it oddly personally.<br /><br />I love your story of ceasing to exist on the bus. I've also done that.<br /><br />But rest assured you would be missed here. Your voice is so treasured that if it never was, there would be a clear hole.<br /><br />I also adore your story of job onterview. Your writing ability shines through here, quite clearly. It's compelling and as one commenter said it's as much if not more than the blog itself. I still putting out the good vibes.Stephen Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086758694110586931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449237220581999419.post-55450715412881487262010-10-27T19:58:02.508+11:002010-10-27T19:58:02.508+11:00Anon (9:42) Oh no - I'm dying to ask what was ...Anon (9:42) Oh no - I'm dying to ask what was your text message. Maybe a hint, maybe. Sorry, being a little cheeky. I'm just loving these sub stories emerging in the comments.Stephen Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086758694110586931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449237220581999419.post-32865298351248566522010-10-27T12:51:38.577+11:002010-10-27T12:51:38.577+11:00^ Excellent observation, Anon. I wonder if Stacey ...^ Excellent observation, Anon. I wonder if Stacey realises how similar in tones those emails are. Is it intentional?Chris Dixonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449237220581999419.post-79028675084081838502010-10-27T12:38:30.686+11:002010-10-27T12:38:30.686+11:00This email reminds me of Doms email the one were h...This email reminds me of Doms email the one were he books in a hotel.... lol, there's depth here I feel bad for thinking Stacey was shallow =/<br /><br />Stephen did you know what they were studying at university?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com