tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480383418556368648.post592238223316824596..comments2024-03-14T16:50:10.223-07:00Comments on Seattle Moxie: STELLLAAAA!MJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00564714863783376506noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480383418556368648.post-79373535733168185172013-11-23T21:40:18.143-08:002013-11-23T21:40:18.143-08:00I didn't see this coming! But I love the drawi...I didn't see this coming! But I love the drawings and the story of Stella so far! <br /><br />I get how your mom felt. I once had to have my kid's pet rat put down because he had a tumor growing out of his neck. Wow, that sounds weird. <br />Oh, and we got the rat because his friend wanted to save all the rats being fed to the snake in the pet store. She took home 2, and guess what? they were a boy and a girl. So all her friends got pet rats as gifts. <br />God, that sounds even more weird.Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028396667462414767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480383418556368648.post-32750284497131227142013-11-22T16:30:14.187-08:002013-11-22T16:30:14.187-08:00Wow, that is a sad story, Lisa. But love love lov...Wow, that is a sad story, Lisa. But love love love the illustrations, MJ!!<br />Lorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10724812900896898140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480383418556368648.post-46199755465137089452013-11-21T09:24:30.867-08:002013-11-21T09:24:30.867-08:00How do you know Stella's a "she"? In...How do you know Stella's a "she"? In Bird World, aren't the males usually very colorful while the females look rather drab, like 1930s Depression-era housewives?<br /><br /> I had a parakeet that looked a bit like Stella when I was 14. I named him Arnold (also having no idea whatsoever of his gender). I loved that bird. Let him fly free around my room and didn't even mind having to clean up the poop. But finally, I admit, I tired of having to take care of a bird, and my friend Irene said SHE wanted him. So I thought it was the perfect solution and he'd have a good home. Until Irene left Arnold in the care of her horrible, sadistic, violent druggie step-father (and no, I'm not exaggerating about that) while she and the rest of the family went on vacation. And Evil Step-Dad "forgot" to feed poor Arnold. I've always felt guilty about that. Lisa, a.k.a. The Bold Soulhttp://theboldsoul.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480383418556368648.post-8446718664488591392013-11-21T09:20:29.351-08:002013-11-21T09:20:29.351-08:00I agree - do a book! If you did a children's b...I agree - do a book! If you did a children's book for GROWNUPS, you could leave in the swearing. Problem solved. (Think "Go the Fuck to Sleep" as inspiration.) Lisa, a.k.a. The Bold Soulhttp://theboldsoul.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480383418556368648.post-87428567193502290562013-11-20T18:13:01.985-08:002013-11-20T18:13:01.985-08:00Hah, loving the illustrations. Never pictured you...Hah, loving the illustrations. Never pictured your mom as the ruthless, pet-offing type, either.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08355001890591071849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480383418556368648.post-62038717607127686132013-11-20T17:17:55.976-08:002013-11-20T17:17:55.976-08:00Pictures! Pictures! *claps hands with wild abandon...Pictures! Pictures! *claps hands with wild abandon*<br /><br />I thought of you this week when I happened upon a praying mantis sitting on top of a bag of marshmallows in the candy aisle of the supermarket. Oh life, you're so wacky.<br /><br />I just got caught up on a month's worth of posts over my morning cup of tea. It was a delightful way to start my morning. Delightful I say! I have so many things to say, but I have already forgotten them all. So just imagine that I said them and then you said things back and we laughed and laughed. Good times.Bec Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152186530221473967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480383418556368648.post-85033469394481410662013-11-20T13:46:20.756-08:002013-11-20T13:46:20.756-08:00I agree with Kathy. I see a swear-free children...I agree with Kathy. I see a swear-free children's book in your future. Heck, it doesn't even need to be swear-free; "Go the Fuck to Sleep" has sold thousands of copies! ~SarahSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364126026938904689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480383418556368648.post-79566252222916039062013-11-20T13:34:24.181-08:002013-11-20T13:34:24.181-08:00oh how I have longed for the drawings to come back...oh how I have longed for the drawings to come back....classic!!<br /><br />we used to have a budgee....can't even remember it's name..but then I can't remember mine today either....back to work...<br /><br />debbie in torontohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606750113188414437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480383418556368648.post-15108755482651236942013-11-20T13:31:37.937-08:002013-11-20T13:31:37.937-08:00What a great idea! A children's book taking pl...What a great idea! A children's book taking place IN PARIS! The wild adventures of Lucien and Camille!:)Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10360905353598716073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480383418556368648.post-60285645660934145102013-11-20T13:28:37.057-08:002013-11-20T13:28:37.057-08:00Stella's a parakeet and she's fantastic. ...Stella's a parakeet and she's fantastic. She loves her reflection in the mirror very much -- whenever I walk away from the cage she mutters to her reflection like she's talking about me behind my back. I admit, it hurts a little.<br /><br />Our bird was named after the cartoon, too. Not sure why, he could see fine. <br /><br />Bye, Duchesse!<br /><br />MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564714863783376506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480383418556368648.post-76439666367961941252013-11-20T13:24:48.712-08:002013-11-20T13:24:48.712-08:00A children's book! I'm on it! I will att...A children's book! I'm on it! I will attempt to leave out the swearing. Thanks, Kathy, have a good one.MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564714863783376506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480383418556368648.post-79749369509054960552013-11-20T04:35:20.835-08:002013-11-20T04:35:20.835-08:00Ahhhh so that's what's been keeping you aw...Ahhhh so that's what's been keeping you away from the blog: a birdie!;) I used to have budgies and a Quaker parakeet: they're a hoot!:) We had so much fun teaching them to speak:) They're so smart!:) Is Stella a parakeet or a budgie? <br /><br />Poor things though. They traumatise them in pet shops by reaching into their cages and grabbing them with their bare hands. Then the poor birdies are super afraid of hands. They should really wear gloves when they catch them. <br /><br />We had a dog named Magoo when I was growing up (named after Mr Magoo the cartoon, of course:).<br />Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10360905353598716073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480383418556368648.post-6327520084008789252013-11-19T23:38:39.610-08:002013-11-19T23:38:39.610-08:00I cannot imagine any child that would not love you...I cannot imagine any child that would not love your words and drawings in a published book. I would snatch up every book you ever wrote to read to my grandson. I would even tell him I knew her when she first moved to Paris! Ha! Kathy in IowaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com