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Re: Call for Happy Things, again.
« Reply #195 on: October 22, 2005, 01:03:42 AM »
I've read Ashbery's poetry.  I'd be disappointed if I were able to go.
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Re: Call for Happy Things, again.
« Reply #196 on: October 22, 2005, 01:01:53 PM »
I'm happy because I got to have a great girls night last night and spend time with fun friends. :)

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Re: Call for Happy Things, again.
« Reply #197 on: October 22, 2005, 01:24:09 PM »
I'm happy because I got to watch Frogs last night, possibly the lamest B horror movie ever. It was hilarious!
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Re: Call for Happy Things, again.
« Reply #198 on: October 23, 2005, 05:36:11 PM »
I went to Ohio Valley Filk Fest this weekend and I had so much fun that I can barely contain it.  I met lots of new fun people and made a few friends and bought a CD, and learned lots of songs and laughed so hard I cried on for several hours straight and, and, and....

Now I wish I could play the guitar!
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Re: Call for Happy Things, again.
« Reply #199 on: October 24, 2005, 06:24:07 PM »
That's the problem with filking...*sigh*
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Re: Call for Happy Things, again.
« Reply #200 on: October 24, 2005, 08:43:03 PM »
Well my mom used to teach guitar when she was in college and she tried to teach me when I was in high school but it never really stuck.  But she said that if I want to learn now she'll pay for lessons, and there's my father-in-law's old guitar here that no one is using atm....
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Re: Call for Happy Things, again.
« Reply #201 on: October 24, 2005, 09:39:53 PM »
I'm happy because I have a working cable internet connection of my very very own.
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Re: Call for Happy Things, again.
« Reply #202 on: October 24, 2005, 11:14:24 PM »
Yay! Did you say the other reason why you were happy?


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Re: Call for Happy Things, again.
« Reply #203 on: October 25, 2005, 12:40:12 AM »
yay cable modem!
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Re: Call for Happy Things, again.
« Reply #204 on: October 25, 2005, 05:45:20 PM »
Yay indeed.  And the other reason I am happy is that an agent has asked to see the first 50 pages of my book.  That's progress, at least.
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Re: Call for Happy Things, again.
« Reply #205 on: October 25, 2005, 07:33:30 PM »
Yay for an agent wanting to see your book!

I got to see the actual letter. It is so cool.  ;D
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Re: Call for Happy Things, again.
« Reply #206 on: October 26, 2005, 02:04:24 AM »
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Yay indeed.  And the other reason I am happy is that an agent has asked to see the first 50 pages of my book.  That's progress, at least.


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Re: Call for Happy Things, again.
« Reply #207 on: October 26, 2005, 03:04:53 AM »
Yeah, well, likelihood is nothing will come of it.  But it's something.
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Re: Call for Happy Things, again.
« Reply #208 on: October 26, 2005, 03:18:38 AM »
That's more then a lot of people get.
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Re: Call for Happy Things, again.
« Reply #209 on: October 26, 2005, 03:22:08 AM »
Yeah.  I try not to get my hopes up though.  That way when I finally do make it, I'll be really really surprised and happy.
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