tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post4578936810773867815..comments2023-10-20T04:45:50.849-05:00Comments on O Mighty Crisis: Jocelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03227519811818290510noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-51545485512111072402007-12-21T03:57:00.000-06:002007-12-21T03:57:00.000-06:00Knowing those delicious little bits of info about ...Knowing those delicious little bits of info about people is sometimes better than an entire life's narrative... it means you are really paying attention.Princess Pointfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10911296163218358167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-49659801582693408902007-12-18T08:40:00.000-06:002007-12-18T08:40:00.000-06:00What a beautifully written tribute to friends!What a beautifully written tribute to friends!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03352988230062622756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-74627735571191609992007-12-17T20:53:00.000-06:002007-12-17T20:53:00.000-06:00You need friends like that.And buttercream frostin...You need friends like that.<BR/>And buttercream frosting!Taihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03501421874989420807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-3405001193367602702007-12-16T23:16:00.000-06:002007-12-16T23:16:00.000-06:00I have a few friends from back in my college days,...I have a few friends from back in my college days, but not like that -- for many of the same reasons as Furious. Too much of a jerk back then.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02737980462115396236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-86586519398990171392007-12-16T21:25:00.000-06:002007-12-16T21:25:00.000-06:00You are the best! You made me start thinking about...You are the best! You made me start thinking about college life and how I finally became myself.Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10740049258265150141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-24556606443867939852007-12-16T20:35:00.000-06:002007-12-16T20:35:00.000-06:00I wish I could be your friend too, for reals.Also?...I wish I could be your friend too, for reals.<BR/><BR/>Also? I wish I had a group of people in my life like this. I just don't, and probably never will, and that saddens me.That Chick Over Therehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03066031548129806050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-9153036397172296532007-12-16T16:00:00.000-06:002007-12-16T16:00:00.000-06:00I'm a bit choked up after reading that....last Chr...I'm a bit choked up after reading that....last Christmas I had a similar gathering with some of my old (and now far-flung) friends from High School - even people I hadn't seen since we graduated were still comfortable friends, it was wonderful.MrsGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12850209738701778780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-70728732285920538222007-12-16T00:42:00.000-06:002007-12-16T00:42:00.000-06:00That has got to be the best roadmap of friendship ...That has got to be the best roadmap of friendship I have ever had the pleasure to read.kimberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00619167075054678786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-17847606379031964722007-12-15T05:55:00.000-06:002007-12-15T05:55:00.000-06:00i like the idea that friendships can spark up agai...i like the idea that friendships can spark up again :)<BR/><BR/>where would we be without our true friends?rakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05341589380773394236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-63624604556836514822007-12-15T04:14:00.000-06:002007-12-15T04:14:00.000-06:00I lost touch with most of the ppl I went to colleg...I lost touch with most of the ppl I went to college with. Lucky you:)choochoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17994404946009103090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-10154992150963099892007-12-14T17:04:00.000-06:002007-12-14T17:04:00.000-06:00You may occasionally get your facts wrong, Jocelyn...You may occasionally get your facts wrong, Jocelyn, but remember, "No one ever is to blame."robkroesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14731849693307953813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-53209759405568980572007-12-14T15:54:00.000-06:002007-12-14T15:54:00.000-06:00What a lovely tribute to your friends.Sadly, I let...What a lovely tribute to your friends.<BR/><BR/>Sadly, I let all of my college friendships slip away, but for one, which I know will be lifelong. I wish I had worked harder.Her Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04891923995709831206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-9684742104435340022007-12-14T15:49:00.000-06:002007-12-14T15:49:00.000-06:00Yea, IJim, like I told you through email, you are ...Yea, IJim, like I told you through email, you are ever my fact checker, catching me when I've been rushed to get a post up and haven't done a proper check myself.<BR/><BR/>I will hire you and pay you in molasses cookies, okay?Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227519811818290510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-77549478407620899382007-12-14T14:07:00.000-06:002007-12-14T14:07:00.000-06:00It is possible that you are confusing Howard Jones...It is possible that you are confusing Howard Jones, "What IS Love Anyway?" with Tina (Rest in Hell Ike) Turner, "What's Love Got to Do with It?"<BR/><BR/>Not possible?<BR/><BR/>I like the girl with the gnome.<BR/><BR/>iJimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-85961844030168166602007-12-14T10:29:00.000-06:002007-12-14T10:29:00.000-06:00high school was a painful experience and i could n...high school was a painful experience and i could not wait to get to college and put it all behind me. college was heaven. and like you, i found friendships that have endured and even after time and distance are resurrected with the slightest effort.<BR/><BR/>here's to skivvers and buttercream frosting!limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-72613295070903283572007-12-14T10:24:00.000-06:002007-12-14T10:24:00.000-06:00Hmm, 'larger arcs of friendships' there is a certa...Hmm, 'larger arcs of friendships' there is a certain comfort in very long term friendships that you have captured beautifully. <BR/><BR/>Skiving is a very worthy past-time, which can, through years of practice, be translated into a full time job.Girl on a Wirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07330803241650288716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-23042489742245149442007-12-14T07:37:00.000-06:002007-12-14T07:37:00.000-06:00One of the things I really love about you, Jocelyn...One of the things I really love about you, Jocelyn, is that you truly understand and appreciate the value of things.<BR/><BR/>PussGlamourpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01450175254756849062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-77804874033211819392007-12-14T03:03:00.000-06:002007-12-14T03:03:00.000-06:00Ha ha! I sent a Christmas card tonight to my high ...Ha ha! I sent a Christmas card tonight to my high school boyfriend's parents and I was thinking about how I still own the top EXTRA LONG sheet from college, because my sheets amd matching towels were a graduation gift from them - 28 YEARS AGO! I think it's so great (and so <EM>Big Chill</EM>) of you guys to still be friends and get together.geewitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11590044820333720010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-64865887508433868782007-12-14T02:34:00.000-06:002007-12-14T02:34:00.000-06:00I'm a Navy Brat and skivvies are your underware. ...I'm a Navy Brat and skivvies are your underware. Just thought you'ld like to know!<BR/><BR/>How amazing that you have managed to keep up with this wonderful group of friends. Keep holding them tight!<BR/><BR/>Susan at <A HREF="http://susansmusings.wordpress.com" REL="nofollow">A Slice of Life</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-61324118305825525122007-12-14T01:45:00.000-06:002007-12-14T01:45:00.000-06:00I went to school in Japan and had a great group of...I went to school in Japan and had a great group of friends like this. Unfortunately, they we're all East Coast people and I'm a West Coaster and it was just too hard to keep in touch. Plus a couple of them stayed in Japan and the phone bills were just incomprehensible. <BR/><BR/>I can totally relate to your feelings of inadequacy too. I kept feeling like an imposter who didn't belong.SQThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04251030404220909306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-29039449451526779032007-12-14T01:40:00.000-06:002007-12-14T01:40:00.000-06:00You are truly blessed and I am truly envious.lkYou are truly blessed and I am truly envious.lkLone Grey Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16892067644551128013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-55346331483989045532007-12-14T01:10:00.000-06:002007-12-14T01:10:00.000-06:00This is very touching. I love the photo & comments...This is very touching. <BR/><BR/>I love the photo & comments. You all look like the kind of pals I’d want sticking around for a lifetime.Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06113815064063684876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-51775453569031425352007-12-13T21:26:00.000-06:002007-12-13T21:26:00.000-06:00What is it with the extra long sheets??? I was nev...What is it with the extra long sheets??? I was never able to find any, so it's a good thing my funding fell through and I had to go to the community college instead.Memarie Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03289584923725420572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-26217473061821240092007-12-13T20:56:00.000-06:002007-12-13T20:56:00.000-06:00I have lost touch with a lot of my college buddies...I have lost touch with a lot of my college buddies, mostly because I'm embarrassed of what an asshole I was back then... erm, still am.<BR/><BR/>I mean when you wake up with concentric burn circles on your palm and an entire car door from a friends car in your bunk and your pants are down, there's 'splainin' to do.<BR/><BR/>'splainin' is a kick ass made up contraction is starts and ends with apostrophes, totally doesn't f aroundfuriousBallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11158133736035219163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-39487421388190277782007-12-13T20:46:00.000-06:002007-12-13T20:46:00.000-06:00Maddy--To me, it means a slacker. And we were, in...Maddy--To me, it means a slacker. And we were, in many respects. Lots of expensive classes were skipped. We skivved off.Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227519811818290510noreply@blogger.com