tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post8556286219207591873..comments2024-03-11T16:14:49.158-07:00Comments on Don't pet me, I'm writing: My high-class evening with the literary crowdTAWNA FENSKEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468819219529035563noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-81707107576294267362010-11-10T09:28:49.448-08:002010-11-10T09:28:49.448-08:00haha, I would love to come to one of these events ...haha, I would love to come to one of these events with you! Whats your next event so I, like Candyland, can stalk you? It always sounds like you have a good time, though!Abby Minardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963640263845561309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-8534447298291708982010-11-09T15:31:59.689-08:002010-11-09T15:31:59.689-08:00Very nice Tawna. I approve. I also look forward to...Very nice Tawna. I approve. I also look forward to meeting you one day. I'm hoping you can help me with my goal of getting arrested before I'm 40. <br /><br />Just kidding. Sort of. Not really.Trisha Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00356610648183348015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-55132065487186293922010-11-09T04:27:19.628-08:002010-11-09T04:27:19.628-08:00Huh... So that's the problem with me then. I n...Huh... So that's the problem with me then. I need to start embarassing my boyfriend more (I don't embarass easily either) so I have fun things to blog abouts. Noted. If he ever asks, I'm sending him to talk to you, Tawna.Gabriela Lessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265214314915980398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-72510046721396826362010-11-08T19:06:22.862-08:002010-11-08T19:06:22.862-08:00Candyland, Sam Waterston was a brilliant speaker. ...Candyland, Sam Waterston was a brilliant speaker. Only wish I'd been a more brilliant guest.<br /><br />Simon, did I mention it was really good wine?<br /><br />Karla, she actually said it twice. It was just as funny the second time.<br /><br />Nicole, in hindsight, I'm kinda wishing I'd nabbed the wine off some of the other tables.<br /><br />Sarah, you would be intensely embarrassed to accompany me into any doctor visit that involves needles (SpongeBob stickers or not).<br /><br />Danica, but don't you feel a little smug you didn't actually hit the water? :)<br /><br />Elizabeth, I can't actually remember the last weekend I didn't embarrass myself or my husband. Usually my husband. I don't embarrass easily.<br /><br />LadyGenette, I'm "credible" at something? You must tell me what!<br /><br />Linda G, so you're saying you never left the house?<br /><br />Matthew AT Banning, one can never have enough bright hot pink crocheted bags!<br /><br />Penelope, you would be wise to run in terror.<br /><br />Jeannie, so you only stole the wine, but didn't make inappropriate comments to a celebrity's family member, or vice versa?<br /><br />Debra, you must share details!<br /><br />demery, that is nothing to be ashamed of. Give me some.<br /><br />Dr. Goose, oddly enough, she was a no-show at dinner. I know she was speaking at a bunch of the other events leading up to it, but I never saw/heard her at the dinner event. Not sure why.<br /><br />Gina, good wine is ALWAYS worth a little embarrassment.<br /><br />Michelle, I like to tell myself I'll be on my good behavior when we someday meet in person, but who am I kidding?<br /><br />Mary, you know what goes great with awesomesauce? This wine.<br /><br />Nicole, "hilarious" is one word for it. "Humiliating" is another, depending on who you are.<br /><br />Taymalin, you couldn't even manage to embarrass yourself online? You must work harder at it.<br /><br />Thanks for reading, guys!<br />TawnaTAWNA FENSKEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468819219529035563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-72174028013868464302010-11-08T17:28:20.495-08:002010-11-08T17:28:20.495-08:00My weekend managed to pass with no embarrassing mo...My weekend managed to pass with no embarrassing moments. Mostly because I spent it holed up in my apartment furiously typing to increase my NaNo wordcount.Taymalinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13894922480703350634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-52007487328098290362010-11-08T15:52:14.483-08:002010-11-08T15:52:14.483-08:00LOL You must be hilarious to go with events like t...LOL You must be hilarious to go with events like these!Nicole Zoltackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07464800543376449290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-57808793785229757742010-11-08T14:45:49.605-08:002010-11-08T14:45:49.605-08:00You are total awesomesauce.You are total awesomesauce.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03402266791214015301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-12283142823791916542010-11-08T14:24:42.971-08:002010-11-08T14:24:42.971-08:00I echo Penelope's sentiments and feel happy kn...I echo Penelope's sentiments and feel happy knowing that that day is in the near future. Try not to get arrested before then please.Michelle Wolfsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-34507818072245360012010-11-08T13:17:42.779-08:002010-11-08T13:17:42.779-08:00Once upon a time, I went to Italy with my parents....Once upon a time, I went to Italy with my parents. During our "welcome to Sicily" dinner, I got the best red wine I've ever had. And it was unlimited house wine. And since they kept refilling your glass constantly, and we were on a tour so I wasn't driving, I cannot even estimate how much I had, except for the fact that whatever unit of measure was used would have to be heavily pluralized. At the end of the dinner, drunk Gina wishes that she could take some home. Drunk bad-influence mom points to the table with the unopened bottles and says "so snag one". Drunk Gina files this under "it seemed like a good idea at the time" and shoves said bottle up her shirt. And somehow no one noticed. But god that wine was worth it.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02896504048258706960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-84796961349413063532010-11-08T13:09:45.790-08:002010-11-08T13:09:45.790-08:00What was Anne Lamot like?What was Anne Lamot like?Dr. Goosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07605967916129162361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-91419973972667791862010-11-08T12:16:51.904-08:002010-11-08T12:16:51.904-08:00Funny Lady! I'm still eating embarrassing amo...Funny Lady! I'm still eating embarrassing amounts of Halloween candy...demeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11750466778454023591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-36126114692465925232010-11-08T10:57:33.360-08:002010-11-08T10:57:33.360-08:00I embarrassed myself this weekend in ways I'd ...I embarrassed myself this weekend in ways I'd rather not elaborate on. I love the napkin-as-cork idea. I'll keep that in mind.Debra Lynn Sheltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08238268767406623274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-36027943224690539632010-11-08T10:16:52.538-08:002010-11-08T10:16:52.538-08:00Hee...I didn't do anything as good as this. G...Hee...I didn't do anything as good as this. Good times.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849370947985905108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-1815488810694633612010-11-08T09:57:38.814-08:002010-11-08T09:57:38.814-08:00I truly hope I have the pleasure of meeting you so...I truly hope I have the pleasure of meeting you someday.Penelopehttp://penelopelife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-73172336939725206722010-11-08T09:28:18.575-08:002010-11-08T09:28:18.575-08:00What did I do to embarass myself this weekend ... ...What did I do to embarass myself this weekend ... ? ... ? ... ???<br /><br />I'm not sure ... I was at a craft fair attempting (big emphasis on that word, very, very big) to sell a bunch of crocheted (hook and yarn) bags I'd made.<br /><br />I wonder if at the time people were avoiding me because what I was crocheting was bright hot pink???Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14053650938874113155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-54695492849477412962010-11-08T09:25:19.112-08:002010-11-08T09:25:19.112-08:00LOL! I believe I got through the whole weekend wit...LOL! I believe I got through the whole weekend without embarrassing myself, oddly enough. Huh. I must not have been trying hard enough.Linda G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576828490765434497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-65880126527148934402010-11-08T09:24:31.225-08:002010-11-08T09:24:31.225-08:00You never fail to make me laugh. Congrats on the ...You never fail to make me laugh. Congrats on the wine stealing.<br /><br />I did not embarrass myself this weekend, but my next class will be a different story. Lucky me, at least I get to quote you as a "credible source" in my speech. I think that's the most exciting part of the whole assignment.Génette Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12805509818115271601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-71268458358525246562010-11-08T09:20:48.739-08:002010-11-08T09:20:48.739-08:00Oh you are funny. I don't think I embarrassed ...Oh you are funny. I don't think I embarrassed myself this weekend. Wow. I should note that down somewhere.Elisabeth Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962421339750272755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-34620099008503683002010-11-08T09:16:02.450-08:002010-11-08T09:16:02.450-08:00I blogged about my embarrassed weekend, but I'...I blogged about my embarrassed weekend, but I'll shorten it up. Went fishing with my brother-in-law and when I went to get into the boat...I sort of pushed it away from me with my feet still in it. I grabbed the dock to keep from going in the water. So there I was, suspended between the dock and the boat, my arms the only thing keeping me from going butt first in freezing cold water.<br /><br />I eventually managed to pull the boat to me with my legs and fell into it, but it didn't end there. No. Because my brother-in-law had to talk about how funny it looked. I can only thank God that he didn't have a camera on him.Danica Avethttp://danicaavet.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-52817409789415481212010-11-08T08:56:27.081-08:002010-11-08T08:56:27.081-08:00I'm sure Mr. Waterson's niece is used to w...I'm sure Mr. Waterson's niece is used to women lusting after her uncle. Or she should be.<br /><br />This weekend, I held my seven-year-old down so she could get a dose of 'flu mist up her nose - there aren't enough pediatric staff in Illinois to hold her down for a shot.<br /><br />My three-year-old, who is a combo of Shirley Temple and Cool Hand Luke, is okay with anything the nurse does as long as she gets a Dr. Spongebob sticker. She thinks her older sister is a tremendous weenie about this stuff and was seriously smug . . . until she discovered they were <i>out</i> of Dr. Spongebob stickers.<br /><br />I told the nurse they were practicing for bit parts in the stage production of <i>The Wolves of Willoughby Chase</i> - and that I was the au pair - but she didn't believe me. Though I don't think she blamed me.Sarah Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13265589529909793312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-31292918571671076662010-11-08T08:56:21.622-08:002010-11-08T08:56:21.622-08:00I stole a bottle of wine off the table at the last...I stole a bottle of wine off the table at the last party I attended, too. But I finished it that night. I vaguely remember my husband's comment that I should have grabbed a glass while I was at it...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01899768909313326172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-39450709968333248712010-11-08T08:43:31.438-08:002010-11-08T08:43:31.438-08:00ahahaha! hell, she had me at "come together&q...ahahaha! hell, she had me at "come together" *snort*Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13612218172442721987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-23264859788886747822010-11-08T08:33:23.429-08:002010-11-08T08:33:23.429-08:00My respect for you just skyrocketed. You had me at...My respect for you just skyrocketed. You had me at the wine-stealing, darlin'. I'm not even kidding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-69167393401101163252010-11-08T08:32:28.663-08:002010-11-08T08:32:28.663-08:00OMG I love Sam Waterson. You make any situation hi...OMG I love Sam Waterson. You make any situation hilarious. I want to stalk you and witness these thing in person.Candylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08956196611348299424noreply@blogger.com