Comments on: PORT After the Horned Altar http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/ More than you ever wanted to hear from Bestselling Author Jenny Crusie. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:36:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: talpianna http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/#comment-32019 talpianna Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:21:52 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/#comment-32019 Yvonne: It's a good day to go see Dr. Moler the Dentist. http://www.moleplace.com/images/New04.JPG Yvonne: It’s a good day to go see Dr. Moler the Dentist.

http://www.moleplace.com/images/New04.JPG

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]]> By: Jenny http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/#comment-31918 Jenny Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:48:30 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/#comment-31918 Oh. My. God. Okay, I've learned my lesson. I'll never go that long without posting again. But I'm warning you, you're going to see some pretty boring posts. It's really better that I wait until I actually have something to SAY besides "Still working on the book . . ." Oh. My. God.

Okay, I’ve learned my lesson. I’ll never go that long without posting again. But I’m warning you, you’re going to see some pretty boring posts. It’s really better that I wait until I actually have something to SAY besides “Still working on the book . . .”

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]]> By: McB http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/#comment-31870 McB Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:13:43 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/#comment-31870 Talpiana, you'll need to send me your address if you expect to receive gifts. Robena, what's this "from the days of the Cherry Bombs"? Cherry Bombs are au currant, contemporary, happening and now. These are the days, my friend. Talpiana, you’ll need to send me your address if you expect to receive gifts.

Robena, what’s this “from the days of the Cherry Bombs”? Cherry Bombs are au currant, contemporary, happening and now. These are the days, my friend.

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]]> By: Mary Stella http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/#comment-31868 Mary Stella Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:10:44 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/#comment-31868 Jumping into the Enviromental thread . . . For my birthday this year, a friend counted up all of the airline travel I would do visiting family, going to conferences, etc. and bought me a Terra Pass. She calculated how much carbon my travel would dump into the environment. Terra Pass uses the money to fund carbon offset projects. (www.terrapass.com) Cool! I'm also big on the whole Reduce, Reuse, Recycle credo to the point where I rinse out resealable plastic bags and reuse them. I have several canvas bags from the supermarket that I reuse each week for my groceries, etc. There are so many things each of us can do on a daily basis to help the environment. See. Jenny leaves us alone for awhile and we alternate between pillaging and saving the planet. Jumping into the Enviromental thread . . . For my birthday this year, a friend counted up all of the airline travel I would do visiting family, going to conferences, etc. and bought me a Terra Pass. She calculated how much carbon my travel would dump into the environment. Terra Pass uses the money to fund carbon offset projects. (www.terrapass.com) Cool!

I’m also big on the whole Reduce, Reuse, Recycle credo to the point where I rinse out resealable plastic bags and reuse them. I have several canvas bags from the supermarket that I reuse each week for my groceries, etc.

There are so many things each of us can do on a daily basis to help the environment.

See. Jenny leaves us alone for awhile and we alternate between pillaging and saving the planet.

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]]> By: Yvonne Lindsay http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/#comment-31864 Yvonne Lindsay Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:48:04 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/#comment-31864 or should that be sky clad... or should that be sky clad…

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]]> By: Yvonne Lindsay http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/#comment-31863 Yvonne Lindsay Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:47:35 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/#comment-31863 Hmmm, the Molar Equinox, is that the skin clad celebration for dentists? Hmmm, the Molar Equinox, is that the skin clad celebration for dentists?

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]]> By: Evesie http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/#comment-31822 Evesie Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:33:03 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/#comment-31822 JulieB thanks for the link. I'll check out the author Rossina Lippi (or smtg like that). Anyone read her? JulieB thanks for the link. I’ll check out the author Rossina Lippi (or smtg like that). Anyone read her?

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]]> By: JulieB http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/#comment-31800 JulieB Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:44:29 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/#comment-31800 On a tangent: Anyone who loved Jenny's blogs on cover design, what works, why decisions are made, etc., should take a peek at Teach Me Tonight (Link below because I don't know how to do that fancy link thing). Laura V. has a great blog on Rosina Lippi/Sara Donati's books and covers, and questions of genre and marketing. (Am I the only one who didn't realise Lippi/Donati was/ere the same person? Did I know and forget?? Sigh) Anyway, the link: http://teachmetonight.blogspot.com/ On a tangent: Anyone who loved Jenny’s blogs on cover design, what works, why decisions are made, etc., should take a peek at Teach Me Tonight (Link below because I don’t know how to do that fancy link thing). Laura V. has a great blog on Rosina Lippi/Sara Donati’s books and covers, and questions of genre and marketing.

(Am I the only one who didn’t realise Lippi/Donati was/ere the same person? Did I know and forget?? Sigh)

Anyway, the link:
http://teachmetonight.blogspot.com/

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]]> By: JulieB http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/#comment-31799 JulieB Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:31:07 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/#comment-31799 Oh, and General Motors paid the government to build highways and reduce funding for Mass Transit systems after WWII. Saw it on Frontline. Oh, and General Motors paid the government to build highways and reduce funding for Mass Transit systems after WWII.

Saw it on Frontline.

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]]> By: JulieB http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/#comment-31798 JulieB Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:29:47 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/#comment-31798 What everyboday said about Jenny getting the jokes. This is a good group. No one here signs on to complain that her series has jumped the shark and to pick apart her blogs. We Lurve Jenny. And, like any teacher, she knows that if she leaves the room to make dittos for too long, someone in the back of the room will poke someone else (not naming names here), someone else will pass a paper airplane note, and eventually, spit wads and pencils will be sticking to the ceiling. Someone had better erase that message on the board before she gets back because that's not how you spell PORT.... What everyboday said about Jenny getting the jokes. This is a good group. No one here signs on to complain that her series has jumped the shark and to pick apart her blogs. We Lurve Jenny.

And, like any teacher, she knows that if she leaves the room to make dittos for too long, someone in the back of the room will poke someone else (not naming names here), someone else will pass a paper airplane note, and eventually, spit wads and pencils will be sticking to the ceiling.

Someone had better erase that message on the board before she gets back because that’s not how you spell PORT….

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]]> By: talpianna http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/#comment-31796 talpianna Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:16:39 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/#comment-31796 Wednesday will be the Molar Equinox (midway between two National Mole Days), so celebrate the occasion by wearing taupe and buying lavish presents for your favorite Mole. Wednesday will be the Molar Equinox (midway between two National Mole Days), so celebrate the occasion by wearing taupe and buying lavish presents for your favorite Mole.

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]]> By: Kieran http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/#comment-31778 Kieran Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:47:31 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/#comment-31778 Oooo, Diane! I love your idea of taking the train! Our mayor is working hard to convert an already existent track to commuter rail. I can't wait! But it might be several years. One thing I think the US should have extreme regret about is our lack of a decent public rail system. Any urban planners out there? How did this happen? What were we thinking?! When I lived in Scotland, I could take the train anywhere. It was awesomely convenient, not to mention much less polluting than the 2-car-per-family scenario we have here in the US. Robena, Evesie, yeah, no one needs to apologize. We all love Jenny's blog. That's what matters. Oooo, Diane! I love your idea of taking the train! Our mayor is working hard to convert an already existent track to commuter rail. I can’t wait! But it might be several years.

One thing I think the US should have extreme regret about is our lack of a decent public rail system. Any urban planners out there? How did this happen? What were we thinking?! When I lived in Scotland, I could take the train anywhere. It was awesomely convenient, not to mention much less polluting than the 2-car-per-family scenario we have here in the US.

Robena, Evesie, yeah, no one needs to apologize. We all love Jenny’s blog. That’s what matters.

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]]> By: robena grant http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/#comment-31763 robena grant Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:44:01 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/#comment-31763 Nobody needs to be sorry. Grin. Jenny loves her crazy fan group. The whole plotting and pilaging (was there going to be pilaging, cause I'm not going if there isn't) thing is an inside joke from the days of the Cherry Bombs. Jenny gets it. Honest. I bet she'd be disappointed if she came back here and found nobody had written anything because everyone was behaving themselves while waiting for another post. Nobody needs to be sorry. Grin. Jenny loves her crazy fan group. The whole plotting and pilaging (was there going to be pilaging, cause I’m not going if there isn’t) thing is an inside joke from the days of the Cherry Bombs. Jenny gets it. Honest.
I bet she’d be disappointed if she came back here and found nobody had written anything because everyone was behaving themselves while waiting for another post.

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]]> By: Evesie http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/#comment-31748 Evesie Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:18:19 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/#comment-31748 Diane, the plantabillion.org is great - thanks for the note and great job! Go Earth Day! Sorry, girls. I'm just on edge as there is very little pleasant fiction left and if I read another commentary on the wrongs of this world, I'm going to go bezerk. Hence, my antsiness for some sort of funny in Jenny's wonderful literary style. ME sowwy :( Diane,

the plantabillion.org is great – thanks for the note and great job!

Go Earth Day!

Sorry, girls. I’m just on edge as there is very little pleasant fiction left and if I read another commentary on the wrongs of this world, I’m going to go bezerk. Hence, my antsiness for some sort of funny in Jenny’s wonderful literary style.

ME sowwy :(

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]]> By: Diane (TT) http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/#comment-31739 Diane (TT) Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:44:34 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/#comment-31739 Hey, Kieran - I'm going to try to take the train all week, for Earth Day! It costs a bit more, but it's been nice enough that walking from the station should be a pleasure. Also, I planted trees at http://www.plantabillion.org to help the Atlantic rainforest - and offset some of the less-avoidable carbon. See, I can talk about nice things! I'll let the rest of you decide whether it belongs in the relevant/ irrelevant category. Hey, Kieran –
I’m going to try to take the train all week, for Earth Day! It costs a bit more, but it’s been nice enough that walking from the station should be a pleasure.

Also, I planted trees at http://www.plantabillion.org to help the Atlantic rainforest – and offset some of the less-avoidable carbon.

See, I can talk about nice things! I’ll let the rest of you decide whether it belongs in the relevant/ irrelevant category.

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]]> By: Kieran http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/#comment-31732 Kieran Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:01:42 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/#comment-31732 I wish women wouldn't call each other bitches so much. Woman Power, people! Treat each other nicely. If I offended you, I'm really sorry. Arghinkers are a riot--except now you're about to riot in another sense, with flaming pitchforks and such. All I'm saying is...tomorrow's Earth Day. Or is it today? We can talk about other things until Jenny is ready to write in, no? And don't you hate when people act French when they're not, ending their questions with no? See, I did it again. We can have endless discussions of relevant and irrelevant things without bothering Jenny while she's taking care of her world(s). I wish women wouldn’t call each other bitches so much. Woman Power, people! Treat each other nicely. If I offended you, I’m really sorry.

Arghinkers are a riot–except now you’re about to riot in another sense, with flaming pitchforks and such. All I’m saying is…tomorrow’s Earth Day. Or is it today? We can talk about other things until Jenny is ready to write in, no?

And don’t you hate when people act French when they’re not, ending their questions with no?

See, I did it again.

We can have endless discussions of relevant and irrelevant things without bothering Jenny while she’s taking care of her world(s).

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]]> By: Penny http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/#comment-31729 Penny Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:31:32 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/#comment-31729 That would be the last part of my comment. That would be the last part of my comment.

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]]> By: Penny http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/#comment-31721 Penny Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:21:53 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/#comment-31721 Not my intention. Just pointing out what Jenny has said in this post. You obviously missed the last part. ;-) Not my intention. Just pointing out what Jenny has said in this post. You obviously missed the last part. ;-)

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]]> By: Evesie http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/#comment-31692 Evesie Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:24:47 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/#comment-31692 Did I just get bitchslapped by people I don't know? Did I just get bitchslapped by people I don’t know?

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]]> By: Penny http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/#comment-31688 Penny Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:35:46 +0000 http://www.arghink.com/2008/04/08/port-after-the-horned-altar/#comment-31688 Sorry group but I agree with Robena and Kieran. Jenny has said in this post that she is really busy writing and editing and editing and writing. We want to read these books she's working on so let's cut her some slack. If it goes on too long,like more than two months, and you are serious about an assault on her battlements, I used to be in Canadian Air Force and can give secret commands to Aircraft. ;-) Sorry group but I agree with Robena and Kieran. Jenny has said in this post that she is really busy writing and editing and editing and writing. We want to read these books she’s working on so let’s cut her some slack.

If it goes on too long,like more than two months, and you are serious about an assault on her battlements, I used to be in Canadian Air Force and can give secret commands to Aircraft. ;-)

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