tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post4017884618683148351..comments2024-02-11T05:17:12.629-05:00Comments on L'ennui mélodieux: Impression, internetsRandal Graveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-32284621814443173362008-11-19T15:56:00.000-05:002008-11-19T15:56:00.000-05:00Yes.I do.Yes.<BR/><BR/>I do.Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-11746213470401630162008-11-19T14:35:00.000-05:002008-11-19T14:35:00.000-05:00I think that you just like really long paragraphs....I think that you just like really long paragraphs.Dr. Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16153875976834518896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-44771692882836087722008-11-18T13:57:00.000-05:002008-11-18T13:57:00.000-05:00Randal, it's posts like this that make me love you...Randal, it's posts like this that make me love you.dguzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01811101661607351661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-89773716240240273652008-11-16T02:47:00.000-05:002008-11-16T02:47:00.000-05:00The impressionists are my favorites, and your exam...The impressionists are my favorites, and your examples are magnificent.<BR/><BR/>There was a sensuous verve in their work that's probably not possible any more because of photography. The new technology can readily simulate it, but really only as copy work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-33724280066860764682008-11-16T02:17:00.000-05:002008-11-16T02:17:00.000-05:00I find that long sentences force one's reader to p...I find that long sentences force one's reader to pay attention. and yes I agree you are a word painter.Non Je Ne Regrette Rienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02973542459591839879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-60366462678205144252008-11-15T09:30:00.000-05:002008-11-15T09:30:00.000-05:00utah, I'm not really a hat-wearing kind of guy. An...utah, I'm not really a hat-wearing kind of guy. And shit, no I didn't. <BR/><BR/>susan, that's a most thoroughly excellent way of putting it.<BR/><BR/>TCR, merci, and if I ever get around to traveling, checking out the art museums of the world is high on it, and here's one more to see!<BR/><BR/>dcup, ha ha ha, tu es drôle, mon amie.<BR/><BR/>mauigirl, I could look at their stuff all day, and Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-2102948594670433142008-11-14T23:43:00.000-05:002008-11-14T23:43:00.000-05:00I love the Impressionists. And your prose was awe...I love the Impressionists. And your prose was awesome!<BR/><BR/>Describing yourself as an impressionist with words is very apt.Mauigirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15529827915262851910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-40119947525405804042008-11-14T22:24:00.000-05:002008-11-14T22:24:00.000-05:00And now? En Francais.And now? En Francais.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-51724981699858055312008-11-14T20:05:00.000-05:002008-11-14T20:05:00.000-05:00Our local Clark Art Institute hosts in its permane...Our local <A HREF="http://www.clarkart.edu/" REL="nofollow">Clark Art Institute</A> hosts in its permanent collection one of the most exquisite assemblages of Monets on the planet. I've embarrassed myself many an afternoon, moved to silent tears in front of each of them in turn.<BR/><BR/>And as for the writing, you're doing quite well enough to discourage s mere mortals from even trying!The Cunning Runthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480635074548499383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-21587623155814886872008-11-14T17:38:00.000-05:002008-11-14T17:38:00.000-05:00It's strange being stuck in these little packages ...It's strange being stuck in these little packages we call 'Our Self'. It's more like being in a string bag than a box.. bits leak out and stuff comes in. Who am I?susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-19334008033940054712008-11-14T16:01:00.000-05:002008-11-14T16:01:00.000-05:00You don't own a baret? For shame. All men look s...You don't own a baret? For shame. All men look sophisticated in a baret. Women, too. <BR/> <BR/>Nice writing. Posted on Writer's United?Utah Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16385093247915560752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-65858746231462810652008-11-14T15:08:00.000-05:002008-11-14T15:08:00.000-05:00tom, I hear ya. If summer lasted a few weeks, I co...tom, I hear ya. If summer lasted a few weeks, I could handle it, but that's about it.<BR/><BR/>mrmacrum, <EM>everyone</EM> loves velvet Elvis. Et merci.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure Monet and I would've gotten along fine, even with my horrid French, but I'd kinda hope the whole in sync gig would be with a woman.Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-28757723576811523212008-11-14T14:58:00.000-05:002008-11-14T14:58:00.000-05:00Me, well I like dogs playing poker. And the occai...Me, well I like dogs playing poker. And the occaisional velevet Elvis painting of course.<BR/><BR/>It is indeed a rare occurence to find another who is completely in sync with you. Someone who, without words passing between you, will feel joy and pain the same as you. I have met only one in my life. Too bad for you Monet is gone. I am sure you two would see eye to eye.<BR/><BR/>As usual yourMRMacrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414173517957120477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-1172096734445452052008-11-14T14:28:00.000-05:002008-11-14T14:28:00.000-05:00Nice paintings. I'm also a Fall and Winter person...Nice paintings. I'm also a Fall and Winter person, much more than summer. Glad I'm not the only one. I've been a much happier camper since I moved from California to Washington.Tom Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610417770240609022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-55369930412887659962008-11-14T14:08:00.000-05:002008-11-14T14:08:00.000-05:00frederick, thanks, and don't! christopher, that's ...frederick, thanks, and don't! <BR/><BR/>christopher, that's their big draw I think. Something recognizable, yet transient, different enough to want to explore. Not that Picasso is bad!<BR/><BR/>spartacus, I can't imagine writing short sentences. Like this one. Or that one. <BR/><BR/>liberality, but I don't own a beret!<BR/><BR/>dean, should have known <EM>that</EM> was coming. ;-)<BR/><BR/>Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-2404969950346114412008-11-14T12:49:00.000-05:002008-11-14T12:49:00.000-05:00Like Monet, in rereading your pieces at different ...Like Monet, in rereading your pieces at different distances I had a different experience and each read brought a differing awareness. I was left most profoundly with these details: <BR/><BR/><I>and you,... discover ...that rarest of commodities, a being who shares the same passion for this obscurity as you, ... sharing the same sentiments ...so elusive to others – so vital – and where an La Belette Rougehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686717070120116918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-35803781840436965642008-11-14T12:12:00.000-05:002008-11-14T12:12:00.000-05:00I really like this...a section of a larger piece o...I really like this...a section of a larger piece or is it short-short fiction?<BR/><BR/>I love what you've said about process...all good art needs some sort of process, and it's helpful to set one up in our own creative work.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the images, seasonal and unseasonal.Hannah Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15792203070774504501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-1774695031945507302008-11-14T11:23:00.000-05:002008-11-14T11:23:00.000-05:00Monet, get back.I'm all right jack keep your hands...Monet, get back.<BR/>I'm all right jack keep your hands off my stack.<BR/>Monet, it's a hit.<BR/>Don't give me that do goody good bullshit.Dean Wormerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06214049238722718299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-89550351614962640972008-11-14T10:03:00.000-05:002008-11-14T10:03:00.000-05:00and you, my friend, are a word painter!and you, my friend, are a word painter!Life As I Know It Nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733963455243806298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-17659433667652781562008-11-14T09:07:00.000-05:002008-11-14T09:07:00.000-05:00Heh... I love it when you go stream of consciousne...Heh... I love it when you go stream of consciousness on your readers. Oh yeah, wish Monet a happy birthday when you channel his spirit in another post like this. Nicely done, sir!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-35989265744124907692008-11-14T08:58:00.000-05:002008-11-14T08:58:00.000-05:00The impressionists are awesome.While I tend to emb...The impressionists are awesome.<BR/><BR/>While I tend to embrace Picasso more, the impressionists (like Monet) are a more emotional experience and invoke a yearning for a place I've never been before.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15788931352232874850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146715698090395935.post-89751780824944637002008-11-14T08:50:00.000-05:002008-11-14T08:50:00.000-05:00That's it Dude, I give up writing.(Very nice, BTW)...That's it Dude, I give up writing.<BR/><BR/>(Very nice, BTW)Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12796513694478927710noreply@blogger.com