Comments on: Tenderness for a Sleeping Stranger http://www.oleoptene.com/2009/01/03/tenderness-for-a-sleeping-stranger/ A blog for Mara Collins Sun, 20 Nov 2011 04:12:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: patrick http://www.oleoptene.com/2009/01/03/tenderness-for-a-sleeping-stranger/comment-page-1/#comment-4624 patrick Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:21:47 +0000 http://www.oleoptene.com/?p=274#comment-4624 Two thoughts here. Great post! My first is: Once you offer kindly even sisterly advice you run the risk of being "the man" and the he would hear nothing, which is really neither here nor there since the whole thing is supposed to play in technicolor, but then, becoming a mentor figure that he has to rebel against probably would only make the plot richer for your efforts... The other is: and I try to remind myself of this as often as possible is, who are we, and really I mean me, talking to here? You know I am a fan of believing any conversation we have in our heads is really a conversation w/ ourselves, different parts of our personalities, though I have never tried this while the object of my imaginary conversation was sitting directly across from me in a train, I wonder was it this that made you feel more compassionate for him, because like Ms. Jenny I probably would have been less gracious. Two thoughts here. Great post!

My first is: Once you offer kindly even sisterly advice you run the risk of being “the man” and the he would hear nothing, which is really neither here nor there since the whole thing is supposed to play in technicolor, but then, becoming a mentor figure that he has to rebel against probably would only make the plot richer for your efforts…

The other is: and I try to remind myself of this as often as possible is, who are we, and really I mean me, talking to here? You know I am a fan of believing any conversation we have in our heads is really a conversation w/ ourselves, different parts of our personalities, though I have never tried this while the object of my imaginary conversation was sitting directly across from me in a train, I wonder was it this that made you feel more compassionate for him, because like Ms. Jenny I probably would have been less gracious.

]]> By: jenny http://www.oleoptene.com/2009/01/03/tenderness-for-a-sleeping-stranger/comment-page-1/#comment-4620 jenny Mon, 05 Jan 2009 02:47:27 +0000 http://www.oleoptene.com/?p=274#comment-4620 You mean, you don't think Eminem wants to be my friend? What a blow to my ego, man. I thought surely he would want to learn from my vast life experience. He did, after all, dedicate a song or two to Dido. I suppose she's a lot younger and a lot cuter than I am... Damn! one more fantasy deflated. You wanted to smack that boy and you know it. ; -) You mean, you don’t think Eminem wants to be my friend? What a blow to my ego, man. I thought surely he would want to learn from my vast life experience. He did, after all, dedicate a song or two to Dido. I suppose she’s a lot younger and a lot cuter than I am… Damn! one more fantasy deflated.

You wanted to smack that boy and you know it. ; -)

]]> By: katherynei http://www.oleoptene.com/2009/01/03/tenderness-for-a-sleeping-stranger/comment-page-1/#comment-4602 katherynei Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:17:13 +0000 http://www.oleoptene.com/?p=274#comment-4602 What a wonderful view into your trip, into humankind, into all that is nameless. A very moving start to a new year. What a wonderful view into your trip, into humankind, into all that is nameless. A very moving start to a new year.

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