Comments on: Brevity http://www.oleoptene.com/2008/02/08/brevity/ A blog for Mara Collins Sun, 20 Nov 2011 04:12:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Jenny http://www.oleoptene.com/2008/02/08/brevity/comment-page-1/#comment-1803 Jenny Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:33:58 +0000 http://www.oleoptene.com/2008/02/08/brevity/#comment-1803 I had completely forgotten about this post. No wonder the exercise seemed vaguely familiar when Laurel tagged me. Duh! I had completely forgotten about this post. No wonder the exercise seemed vaguely familiar when Laurel tagged me. Duh!

]]> By: unreliable narrator http://www.oleoptene.com/2008/02/08/brevity/comment-page-1/#comment-1376 unreliable narrator Sat, 09 Feb 2008 05:31:14 +0000 http://www.oleoptene.com/2008/02/08/brevity/#comment-1376 "Objects in mirror larger than they appear." Wait, that's *seven* words. "Squeeze tube from bottom, rolling as you go up." Definitely too many. "Using pencil, darken every oval completely." Heh heh. "Slept, bought soap online, didn't write." How'll that do? Phone date, woman...? “Objects in mirror larger than they appear.” Wait, that’s *seven* words.

“Squeeze tube from bottom, rolling as you go up.” Definitely too many.

“Using pencil, darken every oval completely.” Heh heh.

“Slept, bought soap online, didn’t write.” How’ll that do?

Phone date, woman…?

]]> By: Chris O'Rourke http://www.oleoptene.com/2008/02/08/brevity/comment-page-1/#comment-1375 Chris O'Rourke Sat, 09 Feb 2008 05:04:21 +0000 http://www.oleoptene.com/2008/02/08/brevity/#comment-1375 I have no idea at the moment what my six words would be but I think when I post to my blog from now on, I'll try to make sure that each paragraph can be at the very least summed up in 6 words. "Maybe tomorrow I can finally rest" I suppose will work as my 6 words. I have no idea at the moment what my six words would be but I think when I post to my blog from now on, I’ll try to make sure that each paragraph can be at the very least summed up in 6 words.
“Maybe tomorrow I can finally rest” I suppose will work as my 6 words.

]]> By: Wende Morgaine http://www.oleoptene.com/2008/02/08/brevity/comment-page-1/#comment-1371 Wende Morgaine Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:02:51 +0000 http://www.oleoptene.com/2008/02/08/brevity/#comment-1371 Mara, I *love* this post. I, too, am like that. I like to tell the whole story, including what shoes I was wearing and how that affected my mood and that I hadn't eaten yet and that I was also worrying about something I did when my family was here at Christmas when I was doing the thing I am telling the story about, so the listerner has to be sure and take that into consideration when they give me advice or explain their theory on the possible causes of my current mental block/malaise. And I don't even have kids!!! :) I find all that detail endearing! So keep writing long, detail-y blog posts. I share detail as a form a intimacy. But, possibly like you, I often attract and have great affection for the curt ones. Variety is the spice of life. :) Concise looks smarter, but J R R Tolkien went on and on and we all think he was pretty smart, so... Also, anyone who can live through being a stay at home parent has a brain of iron, not mush. :) Strength to your sword arm! Just so you know *you are not alone* and six words is hardly ever better than 1000. :) Mara,

I *love* this post. I, too, am like that. I like to tell the whole story, including what shoes I was wearing and how that affected my mood and that I hadn’t eaten yet and that I was also worrying about something I did when my family was here at Christmas when I was doing the thing I am telling the story about, so the listerner has to be sure and take that into consideration when they give me advice or explain their theory on the possible causes of my current mental block/malaise.

And I don’t even have kids!!! :)

I find all that detail endearing! So keep writing long, detail-y blog posts. I share detail as a form a intimacy. But, possibly like you, I often attract and have great affection for the curt ones. Variety is the spice of life. :) Concise looks smarter, but J R R Tolkien went on and on and we all think he was pretty smart, so…

Also, anyone who can live through being a stay at home parent has a brain of iron, not mush. :) Strength to your sword arm!

Just so you know *you are not alone* and six words is hardly ever better than 1000. :)

]]> By: Raven Zachary http://www.oleoptene.com/2008/02/08/brevity/comment-page-1/#comment-1370 Raven Zachary Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:46:02 +0000 http://www.oleoptene.com/2008/02/08/brevity/#comment-1370 Ha! I have never consciously referred to you as 'woman.' I assume that was just a silly paraphrasing of what I said a few days ago. :) Ha! I have never consciously referred to you as ‘woman.’ I assume that was just a silly paraphrasing of what I said a few days ago. :)

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