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One of These Days

by Bernie

Rated: 18+ · Book · Personal · #2223968

A third journal of personal musings

My life always continues to change and it only stands to reason that with each change, there should be a journal dedicated to it.

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

Joy

Oct 9, 2024 at 4:59pm
In response to "October"

Funny how our minds play tricks on us! Nice entry.

Bernie

Oct 9, 2024 at 3:17pm
In response to "Dame Maggie Smith"

WakeUpAndLive~"HoHoHo"

Adding that to my list, thank you!

WakeUpAndLive~"HoHoHo"

Oct 9, 2024 at 12:29pm
In response to "Dame Maggie Smith"

If you have a chance go watch The Lady In The Van (2016). She was also great in that movie!

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tracker

Oct 1, 2024 at 6:49pm
In response to "Dialogue"

I own just about every book S King ever wrote!!!! Oh, and read them all too!! I have "Holly" here to read.

Bernie

Oct 1, 2024 at 3:50pm
In response to "Dialogue"

tracker

Yes!! I love the details. It's why I'm such a fan of Stephen King (and why I understand when people say that they don't like it.), because I love having a picture drawn for me. So it's hard for me to step outside of that when the comfort of what I like is wrapped so tightly around me.

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tracker

Sep 30, 2024 at 11:54pm
In response to "Dialogue"

I have read the all dialogue pieces people have written here. Not fun for me. I want a story with a point of view and details about the locations, traditions, and stories within a story. Oh, a few of the ones I read were good because those I liked were on the humorous side. I think you have read so much in your lifetime that, like me, you never read a book that was entirely dialogue. Another good entry.

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tracker

Sep 30, 2024 at 11:49pm
In response to "Dear Mom and Dad"

I love the idea of this letter and the way you wrote it I could see your upbringing. They were going to/already went through so much. I especially liked the way you expressed your appreciation and looking at the bright side of things you had no control over. In many ways, because of their choices, they did not have much control over their own lives. Isn't it a shame we get caught up in living, working, and being so busy it is hard to see the big picture.

Sumojo

Sep 26, 2024 at 12:48am
In response to "Dialogue"

Have a go, Bernie. Nothing to lose.

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🎄pwheeler joy to the world

Sep 19, 2024 at 5:56pm
In response to "Opportunity is fleeting"

Yay! Congratulations again!

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Bernie

Sep 19, 2024 at 4:15pm
In response to "Opportunity is fleeting"

🎄pwheeler joy to the world

Thank you! It has been a long time coming for us! We were almost afraid it wouldn't ever happen. We always seemed to be a step behind the housing market (and the rental market for that matter lol). Going from a 660 sqft apartment to our house has been the best thing in my life lately! It still feels like a dream some days.

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September 10, 2024 at 3:50pm

#1076577

What a fine mess

Prompt: "Fine Mess"
Oliver Hardy often said to Stan Laurel in several Laurel and Hardy films, "This is another fine mess you've gotten us into." What is your definition of a fine mess and what kind of images does the word mess bring into your mind?

Fine mess always felt like "helluva mess" to me. A nice hint of sarcasm. Especially in movies where it always felt like this "fine mess" was what the adventure of the movie was based on. Now it begins. I feel like it works in real life too. Fine always kind of implied "now this is a real specimen of a mess", "a good example of a mess" instead of a regular mess that you had to deal one. One that meant there wouldn't really be an easy solution or quick clean up of said mess.

I've seen people be called a fine mess too, implying that it's going to be a lot of work to clean them up (hair and clothes, make-up if necessary). Something I often call myself (aside from a swamp witch). Along with being a hot mess (probably my favorite tbh).

In general, I always felt like it was a lighthearted way of describing something..or someone, can be some work without being mean or rude about it and make the person or persons not feel as bad. Or, like me, using it for themselves. I like that using a fine mess (or hot mess) has a nice flexible connotation as well, meaning maybe a metaphorical connotation instead of a literal one. One of my favorite things about the English language (and the pity I have for those trying to learn our language) is how flexible it can be.

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