en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/268093 Comments by ernessa http://www.reflectionsofabookaholic.com/2011/07/review-32-candles-book-tour.html#IDComment169796380 Me too! Have you read anything great lately? I'm about to open SILVER SPARROW by Tayari Jones. Tue, 5 Jul 2011 01:42:25 +0000 http://www.reflectionsofabookaholic.com/2011/07/review-32-candles-book-tour.html#IDComment169796380 http://www.reflectionsofabookaholic.com/2011/07/review-32-candles-book-tour.html#IDComment169796278 Oh, I'm so glad you enjoyed it, Vasilly! Tue, 5 Jul 2011 01:41:55 +0000 http://www.reflectionsofabookaholic.com/2011/07/review-32-candles-book-tour.html#IDComment169796278 http://www.reflectionsofabookaholic.com/2011/07/review-32-candles-book-tour.html#IDComment169796207 Thanks so much for your review, Bookaholic. I dunno, I think the ending was pretty realistic given how hard Davie worked to become a better person -- most people (including me) definitely don't work that hard at it. And I myself have been rather surprised by a happy ending to certain stories in my life. But I love that you felt it read like a movie. I really wanted readers to walk away with the same feeling I had after seeing SIXTEEN CANDLES for the first time. Tue, 5 Jul 2011 01:41:32 +0000 http://www.reflectionsofabookaholic.com/2011/07/review-32-candles-book-tour.html#IDComment169796207 http://fierceandnerdy.com/one-more-thing-before-we-go-may-the-cake-be-with-you#IDComment98250673 I stay wanting cake, but in many ways this would be the best kind of cake for me. I have trouble eating pretty things. That's why I'm a fool for simple sheet cake. Sat, 11 Sep 2010 20:23:48 +0000 http://fierceandnerdy.com/one-more-thing-before-we-go-may-the-cake-be-with-you#IDComment98250673 http://fierceandnerdy.com/dear-thursday-substitute-me-by-lori-tharps-book-28-of-2010#IDComment98025705 No, thank YOU for the thought-provoking read, Lori. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:11:01 +0000 http://fierceandnerdy.com/dear-thursday-substitute-me-by-lori-tharps-book-28-of-2010#IDComment98025705 http://fierceandnerdy.com/dear-thursday-substitute-me-by-lori-tharps-book-28-of-2010#IDComment98025627 BTW, I just put Betty in afternoon daycare. I won't say that this book influenced me to go that route as opposed to a nanny -- Betty's love of other children is the official reason on record. Still... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:10:15 +0000 http://fierceandnerdy.com/dear-thursday-substitute-me-by-lori-tharps-book-28-of-2010#IDComment98025627 http://fierceandnerdy.com/secret-life-of-an-expat-working-at-home-alone#IDComment97905171 Kelly, I'm Gud's writing exchange partner and it was very inspiring for me to see all of her pages coming in those last few days. It made me dig in deeper with my own deadlines. I will say that learning to meet my personal deadlines was the most important and hardest thing I've ever done for my career. Thu, 9 Sep 2010 23:29:29 +0000 http://fierceandnerdy.com/secret-life-of-an-expat-working-at-home-alone#IDComment97905171 http://fierceandnerdy.com/procrastinate-on-this-my-favorite-disney-princess-totally-had-stockholm-syndrome#IDComment97904853 I should have asked Matt for love advice while I was other there! Thu, 9 Sep 2010 23:26:21 +0000 http://fierceandnerdy.com/procrastinate-on-this-my-favorite-disney-princess-totally-had-stockholm-syndrome#IDComment97904853 http://fierceandnerdy.com/dear-thursday-substitute-me-by-lori-tharps-book-28-of-2010#IDComment97904770 I love that it totally defied my expectations, too! Totally not what I was expecting. Thu, 9 Sep 2010 23:25:37 +0000 http://fierceandnerdy.com/dear-thursday-substitute-me-by-lori-tharps-book-28-of-2010#IDComment97904770 http://fierceandnerdy.com/dear-thursday-substitute-me-by-lori-tharps-book-28-of-2010#IDComment97904713 Yes, Ayana, get on that and let me know what you think... Thu, 9 Sep 2010 23:24:58 +0000 http://fierceandnerdy.com/dear-thursday-substitute-me-by-lori-tharps-book-28-of-2010#IDComment97904713 http://fierceandnerdy.com/dear-thursday-substitute-me-by-lori-tharps-book-28-of-2010#IDComment97871998 That's PERFECT casting! Calling Gwyneth Paltrow for Kate and Kerry Washington for Zora! Thu, 9 Sep 2010 19:53:34 +0000 http://fierceandnerdy.com/dear-thursday-substitute-me-by-lori-tharps-book-28-of-2010#IDComment97871998 http://fierceandnerdy.com/one-more-thing-before-we-go-may-the-cake-be-with-you#IDComment97867219 Why don't I have a friend that makes R2D2 cakes??? So jealous! Thu, 9 Sep 2010 19:28:07 +0000 http://fierceandnerdy.com/one-more-thing-before-we-go-may-the-cake-be-with-you#IDComment97867219 http://fierceandnerdy.com/wow-its-wednesday-advice-about-ivf#IDComment97822614 Yes, I think about you often when giving advice and I've referred so many people to your blog saying, "She's my hero. She didn't give up." It should be noted that the only reason we made a financial plan is b/c I read an article in Esquire about it on the flight back from my god son's baby shower. I was just about to go into fertility testing when I read the article. What was interesting is the male writer was all like, oh, all we did was argue and she was really stressed out. And there was this tiny little side bar with the wife's advice about how she wished they had done more financial and emotional planning and that was the most valuable piece of advice I got through my entire journey to baby. It also should be noted that we were limited to our savings, so in many ways our worst-case scenario plan was a "what you can afford" plan. Still, I do wonder if we would have been able to stick to the plan if IVF didn't work within the allotted time we had given it. In many ways, you were more hopeful than me. I remember feeling after the first failed IUI that there was a desert in my womb and that nothing would work . I thought about all the literature we had been given about how IUI works for most patients, and I wondered why we weren't "most" patients, why we were the ones having to work so hard for children. I cried in my car. A lot. It was a terrible time, though relatively short if I compare myself to a few others in the IF community. That's why I don't believe in blessings. I can't believe that any God would refuse one woman a child and grant another woman one, just because she is more blessed. It's true that you just never know what category you're going to fall into. I think it's just luck of the draw, and that's why your advice to be prepared for anything is very good. Thu, 9 Sep 2010 15:38:50 +0000 http://fierceandnerdy.com/wow-its-wednesday-advice-about-ivf#IDComment97822614 http://fierceandnerdy.com/political-physics-prerequisites-for-politicians-especially-local-ones#IDComment97747492 Great points, Brian and great article, Monique. I wonder how one would get something like that on the law books. Watching Meg Whitman ads, I worry that she doesn't fully understand that government is nothing like a business. And I've definitely wondered if Arnold understood exactly what the governor did and did not have the power to do. It felt like the majority of his term was spent threatening to do things he really didn't have the authority to do with a single swoop of his hand. Thu, 9 Sep 2010 04:11:03 +0000 http://fierceandnerdy.com/political-physics-prerequisites-for-politicians-especially-local-ones#IDComment97747492 http://fierceandnerdy.com/on-the-contrary-in-defense-of-the-nfl-preseason#IDComment97747193 I worry about the players. Less rehearsal equals more injuries and it's already an injurious enough game. Thu, 9 Sep 2010 04:07:21 +0000 http://fierceandnerdy.com/on-the-contrary-in-defense-of-the-nfl-preseason#IDComment97747193 http://fierceandnerdy.com/oh-its-tuesday-were-baaaack#IDComment97660551 I love that we are opposites, DebraB. Though, I've been doing some Stamford, Connecticut research lately, since one of my characters is from there. Wed, 8 Sep 2010 18:52:50 +0000 http://fierceandnerdy.com/oh-its-tuesday-were-baaaack#IDComment97660551 http://fierceandnerdy.com/oh-its-tuesday-were-baaaack#IDComment97660396 i AM sensing a trend, hahaha! This comment thread is making me want to explore America more. What's funny is that I thought I'd be like most people in liking San Francisco way more than I like LA, but I felt no tug to move there during my incredibly nice visit. I still haven't been to the Pacific NW or Vancouver -- another reason I'm thinking that we might want to put a moratorium on Hawaii for a while... Wed, 8 Sep 2010 18:51:41 +0000 http://fierceandnerdy.com/oh-its-tuesday-were-baaaack#IDComment97660396 http://fierceandnerdy.com/oh-its-tuesday-were-baaaack#IDComment97659828 Thanks Keldoo. Oh, that's funny. i hate driving and have had passengers tell me that drving w/ me is like driving w/ their grandma. So slow and steady is perfect for me. I still haven't been to Amsterdam or Austin, but their so on the list! Wed, 8 Sep 2010 18:47:41 +0000 http://fierceandnerdy.com/oh-its-tuesday-were-baaaack#IDComment97659828