Comments on: ask me anything (again) & more http://bleedingespresso.com/2007/10/ask-me-anything-again-more.html Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:05:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: sognatrice http://bleedingespresso.com/2007/10/ask-me-anything-again-more.html/comment-page-1#comment-6267 sognatrice Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:24:00 +0000 http://siteground218.com/~bleedin2/?p=280#comment-6267 I'm so behind on comments! Sorry! If you've read my latest post, you'll see that my internet connection has been horrible.<br/><br/>Anyway, let's see where we were:<br/><br/>Robin, I know that this wasn't a full post for you, so I'm happy I still get entered anyway :) And thanks for the question!<br/><br/>PP, I've been working on my entry and it'll be up soon!<br/><br/>Jen, I hope you paced yourself :)<br/><br/>Janet, enjoy!<br/><br/>Alyndabear, sorry I haven't been over yet; I'm on my way! And thanks for the question :)<br/><br/>JoAnn, I've been I swear! I'm sure I didn't comment b/c of trying to rush around before my connection gives out--the whole month of October has been awful for it. Hopefully November will be better, and I'll be over with some comment love, I promise :)<br/><br/>Bonggamom, woohoo! I don't know if you've figured it out yet, but I'm headed over there shortly :)<br/><br/>Karen, good questions :)<br/><br/>AV and A, I hope you got those shots. Would love to see them!<br/><br/>Sara, as always I thank you for your enlightening information; very good stuff there that I'll have to read more in depth. And thanks for the question!<br/><br/>Maryann, excellent question :)<br/><br/>Shameless, thanks for even trying!<br/><br/>Scribbit, thanks for the question...could take a while to answer that one. I could probably make that alone into 30 posts ;)<br/><br/>Tina, mmm, gnocchi! LOVE gnocchi!<br/><br/>Beatriz, why thank you, and what great questions :)<br/><br/>Karina, recipes! Fun since I can put this answer up on a Wednesday ;) Also, definitely feel free to use this idea to get some blog posts generated! I'd love to say you can virtually adopt a puppy, but I'm not sure where they'll physically be yet...we'll see. But there's always the local ASPCA :)<br/><br/>Geggie, last Friday was a no go, but maybe this week....<br/><br/>Smtwngrl, I'm pretty sure I did this one, but it looks like there are some different questions. I'll figure something out....<br/><br/>Thanks everyone for the questions. Keep 'em coming!!! I’m so behind on comments! Sorry! If you’ve read my latest post, you’ll see that my internet connection has been horrible.

Anyway, let’s see where we were:

Robin, I know that this wasn’t a full post for you, so I’m happy I still get entered anyway :) And thanks for the question!

PP, I’ve been working on my entry and it’ll be up soon!

Jen, I hope you paced yourself :)

Janet, enjoy!

Alyndabear, sorry I haven’t been over yet; I’m on my way! And thanks for the question :)

JoAnn, I’ve been I swear! I’m sure I didn’t comment b/c of trying to rush around before my connection gives out–the whole month of October has been awful for it. Hopefully November will be better, and I’ll be over with some comment love, I promise :)

Bonggamom, woohoo! I don’t know if you’ve figured it out yet, but I’m headed over there shortly :)

Karen, good questions :)

AV and A, I hope you got those shots. Would love to see them!

Sara, as always I thank you for your enlightening information; very good stuff there that I’ll have to read more in depth. And thanks for the question!

Maryann, excellent question :)

Shameless, thanks for even trying!

Scribbit, thanks for the question…could take a while to answer that one. I could probably make that alone into 30 posts ;)

Tina, mmm, gnocchi! LOVE gnocchi!

Beatriz, why thank you, and what great questions :)

Karina, recipes! Fun since I can put this answer up on a Wednesday ;) Also, definitely feel free to use this idea to get some blog posts generated! I’d love to say you can virtually adopt a puppy, but I’m not sure where they’ll physically be yet…we’ll see. But there’s always the local ASPCA :)

Geggie, last Friday was a no go, but maybe this week….

Smtwngrl, I’m pretty sure I did this one, but it looks like there are some different questions. I’ll figure something out….

Thanks everyone for the questions. Keep ‘em coming!!!

]]> By: smtwngrl http://bleedingespresso.com/2007/10/ask-me-anything-again-more.html/comment-page-1#comment-6263 smtwngrl Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:37:00 +0000 http://siteground218.com/~bleedin2/?p=280#comment-6263 Just in case you need another idea for your month of daily blog posting, I've tagged you for <a HREF="http://writingherlife.blogspot.com/2007/10/four-things-meme.html" REL="nofollow">an easy Meme</a>. Enjoy! Just in case you need another idea for your month of daily blog posting, I’ve tagged you for an easy Meme. Enjoy!

]]> By: Geggie http://bleedingespresso.com/2007/10/ask-me-anything-again-more.html/comment-page-1#comment-6262 Geggie Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:40:00 +0000 http://siteground218.com/~bleedin2/?p=280#comment-6262 Lot's going on in this post. I did enter My Melange's contest.<br/><br/>So, my question isn't really a question, but a request. Will you join us on Fridge Friday and so us a picture of your fridge? Lot’s going on in this post. I did enter My Melange’s contest.

So, my question isn’t really a question, but a request. Will you join us on Fridge Friday and so us a picture of your fridge?

]]> By: Karina http://bleedingespresso.com/2007/10/ask-me-anything-again-more.html/comment-page-1#comment-6261 Karina Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:37:00 +0000 http://siteground218.com/~bleedin2/?p=280#comment-6261 Sognatrice, I came by to let you know that I used your recipe for the carrot cake (I made muffins instead) on Saturday and they were a success. Everyone really liked them. I REALLY don't like carrot cake, and even I thought they were pretty good. So, thanks!<br/><br/>And on that note, here's my question:<br/><br/>What are your top 3 recipes that you KNOW you have mastered, and love how they come out?<br/><br/>A few additional questions, but not for the NaBloPoMo as much as for my own knowledge:<br/><br/>1. Can I steal this idea and have people ask me questions on my blog for NaBloPoMo too?<br/><br/>2. How do I seriously go about taking one of those puppies without flying to Italy? (okay, maybe this one isn't entirely serious, but my parents want a puppy really badly! ;-) Sognatrice, I came by to let you know that I used your recipe for the carrot cake (I made muffins instead) on Saturday and they were a success. Everyone really liked them. I REALLY don’t like carrot cake, and even I thought they were pretty good. So, thanks!

And on that note, here’s my question:

What are your top 3 recipes that you KNOW you have mastered, and love how they come out?

A few additional questions, but not for the NaBloPoMo as much as for my own knowledge:

1. Can I steal this idea and have people ask me questions on my blog for NaBloPoMo too?

2. How do I seriously go about taking one of those puppies without flying to Italy? (okay, maybe this one isn’t entirely serious, but my parents want a puppy really badly! ;-)

]]> By: Beatriz http://bleedingespresso.com/2007/10/ask-me-anything-again-more.html/comment-page-1#comment-6260 Beatriz Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:10:00 +0000 http://siteground218.com/~bleedin2/?p=280#comment-6260 Sognatrice,<br/>I love your blog and I have added it to my links on my own blog. I enjoy the smart writting! I find a lot of inspiration and really interesting links (you have kept me busy lately!)<br/>Here is my question:<br/>I know P. does not read your blog, does he really know how smart you are? and Do you feel you are the "same" when speaking, writing in Italian? <br/>I guess this makes it two questions, sorry. Sognatrice,
I love your blog and I have added it to my links on my own blog. I enjoy the smart writting! I find a lot of inspiration and really interesting links (you have kept me busy lately!)
Here is my question:
I know P. does not read your blog, does he really know how smart you are? and Do you feel you are the “same” when speaking, writing in Italian?
I guess this makes it two questions, sorry.

]]> By: Tina http://bleedingespresso.com/2007/10/ask-me-anything-again-more.html/comment-page-1#comment-6259 Tina Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:29:00 +0000 http://siteground218.com/~bleedin2/?p=280#comment-6259 I have a question! How do you like your gnocchi, if you eat them? I blogged about it today, trying to decide what to do with my gnocchi. :-) I have a question! How do you like your gnocchi, if you eat them? I blogged about it today, trying to decide what to do with my gnocchi. :-)

]]> By: Scribbit http://bleedingespresso.com/2007/10/ask-me-anything-again-more.html/comment-page-1#comment-6258 Scribbit Mon, 29 Oct 2007 04:27:00 +0000 http://siteground218.com/~bleedin2/?p=280#comment-6258 I don't know that I could come up with anything more creative than the questions already asked . . . maybe ask your favorite food? Living in Italy where I dream of the cuisine you must get I could live vicariously. I don’t know that I could come up with anything more creative than the questions already asked . . . maybe ask your favorite food? Living in Italy where I dream of the cuisine you must get I could live vicariously.

]]> By: Shameless http://bleedingespresso.com/2007/10/ask-me-anything-again-more.html/comment-page-1#comment-6257 Shameless Mon, 29 Oct 2007 02:12:00 +0000 http://siteground218.com/~bleedin2/?p=280#comment-6257 Wow, tons happening here! It'll be hard to keep up but I will try! :-) Wow, tons happening here! It’ll be hard to keep up but I will try! :-)

]]> By: Maryann@FindingLaDolceVita http://bleedingespresso.com/2007/10/ask-me-anything-again-more.html/comment-page-1#comment-6254 Maryann@FindingLaDolceVita Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:08:00 +0000 http://siteground218.com/~bleedin2/?p=280#comment-6254 Yes, how do Italian women stay thin in Italy with all the great food? What is a normal day of eating and or excercise like in Italy? I have a few (ahem) pounds to lose..so help me out, won't you? haha Yes, how do Italian women stay thin in Italy with all the great food? What is a normal day of eating and or excercise like in Italy? I have a few (ahem) pounds to lose..so help me out, won’t you? haha

]]> By: Sara http://bleedingespresso.com/2007/10/ask-me-anything-again-more.html/comment-page-1#comment-6253 Sara Sun, 28 Oct 2007 20:00:00 +0000 http://siteground218.com/~bleedin2/?p=280#comment-6253 My true love laughed at me because as I was serving him dinner one night a week ago he noticed my digital camera sitting on the cutting board. I explained that I am a little worried about running out of things to write about during NaBloPoMo, so I've been taking pictures of every dish I make up that is even remotely interesting just in case.<br/><br/>"Oh, so you're cheating then?"<br/><br/>"Not at all!" I insisted. "I'm just taking pictures. I'm not pre-writing the posts."<br/><br/>He finds all this ridiculously amusing. Or just ridiculous. And so do I, but that's kind of the appeal, right?<br/><br/>Questions...questions... All I can think of are recipes for Italian cookies. What is your favorite Italian cookie? And if it's not too much to ask, what is the recipe?<br/><br/>I love Italian cookies because they don't tend to be overly sweet and my very favorites often have lovely, almost savory seasonings in them. Mmmm...I'm thinking happy thoughts about crispy brown things with fennel and almonds. I don't even know if they're real, or if they're a melange memory of every Italian cookie I've ever eaten all rolled into one taste.<br/><br/>Oh, and about Pink October... Not to be a killjoy (though I hear I'm quite good at it), maybe visit these sites for more information and a different perspective:<br/><br/><a HREF="http://www.bcaction.org/Pages/GetInformed/ClickforMammo.html" REL="nofollow">Breast Cancer Action's Response to "Click" for Mammograms Buttons</a><br/><br/><a HREF="http://www.thinkbeforeyoupink.org/" REL="nofollow">Think Before You Pink</a> (which is about all the pink-themed shopping and marketing, which I know is not what you are doing)<br/><br/><a HREF="http://www.assertivepatient.com/2007/09/boycott-october.html" REL="nofollow">Boycott October</a>, by Jeanne Sather of <a HREF="http://www.assertivepatient.com" REL="nofollow">The Assertive Cancer Patient</a>, who has also been running a "How Low Will Komen Go?" contest for the most tasteless piece of pink marketing spotted this month -- in fact, you can read much of what Jeanne and a number of other cancer patients have to say about the pinkery <a HREF="http://www.assertivepatient.com/boycott_october/index.html" REL="nofollow">here</a>. It's not what most people are used to seeing, hearing, or thinking. My true love laughed at me because as I was serving him dinner one night a week ago he noticed my digital camera sitting on the cutting board. I explained that I am a little worried about running out of things to write about during NaBloPoMo, so I’ve been taking pictures of every dish I make up that is even remotely interesting just in case.

“Oh, so you’re cheating then?”

“Not at all!” I insisted. “I’m just taking pictures. I’m not pre-writing the posts.”

He finds all this ridiculously amusing. Or just ridiculous. And so do I, but that’s kind of the appeal, right?

Questions…questions… All I can think of are recipes for Italian cookies. What is your favorite Italian cookie? And if it’s not too much to ask, what is the recipe?

I love Italian cookies because they don’t tend to be overly sweet and my very favorites often have lovely, almost savory seasonings in them. Mmmm…I’m thinking happy thoughts about crispy brown things with fennel and almonds. I don’t even know if they’re real, or if they’re a melange memory of every Italian cookie I’ve ever eaten all rolled into one taste.

Oh, and about Pink October… Not to be a killjoy (though I hear I’m quite good at it), maybe visit these sites for more information and a different perspective:

Breast Cancer Action’s Response to “Click” for Mammograms Buttons

Think Before You Pink (which is about all the pink-themed shopping and marketing, which I know is not what you are doing)

Boycott October, by Jeanne Sather of The Assertive Cancer Patient, who has also been running a “How Low Will Komen Go?” contest for the most tasteless piece of pink marketing spotted this month — in fact, you can read much of what Jeanne and a number of other cancer patients have to say about the pinkery here. It’s not what most people are used to seeing, hearing, or thinking.

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