Comments on: I’m Such a Problem Child http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/02/im-such-a-problem-child.html Fresh and delicious stories about anything that amuses me, confuses me, or makes me blow a gasket. Take a look around the drawer. Just leave everything where you found it. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:06:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kathy http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/02/im-such-a-problem-child.html/comment-page-1#comment-3281 Kathy Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:13:43 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/02/im-such-a-problem-child.html#comment-3281 Scoops Mangum -- Interesting. I shall have to check out the author's blog (and yours). Thanks for dropping by for this meme! Scoops Mangum — Interesting. I shall have to check out the author’s blog (and yours). Thanks for dropping by for this meme!

]]> By: Scoops Mangum http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/02/im-such-a-problem-child.html/comment-page-1#comment-3279 Scoops Mangum Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:34:27 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/02/im-such-a-problem-child.html#comment-3279 The 13th Reality: The Journal of Curious Letters by James Dashner "He slipped inside the house and grabbed some bread, a bag of cookies, and a couple of bananas, throwing them all into a grocery bag, trying his best to be quiet. He forced himself to take extra precautions with every trip through the front door. He didn't need his dad waking up to find him giving out free food to a weird little fat guy in the middle of the night. When he handed the bag to Rutger the man beamed with joy." http://scoopsmangum.blogspot.com (my blog) http://jamesdashner.blogspot.com/ (The Author James Dashner Blog) <em>Scoops Mangum's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ScoopsMangum/~3/248712428/its-been-3285-days.html' rel="nofollow">It's been 3,286 days...</a></em> The 13th Reality: The Journal of Curious Letters by James Dashner

“He slipped inside the house and grabbed some bread, a bag of cookies, and a couple of bananas, throwing them all into a grocery bag, trying his best to be quiet. He forced himself to take extra precautions with every trip through the front door. He didn’t need his dad waking up to find him giving out free food to a weird little fat guy in the middle of the night. When he handed the bag to Rutger the man beamed with joy.”

http://scoopsmangum.blogspot.com (my blog)

http://jamesdashner.blogspot.com/ (The Author James Dashner Blog)

Scoops Mangum’s last blog post..It’s been 3,286 days…

]]> By: Kathy http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/02/im-such-a-problem-child.html/comment-page-1#comment-3060 Kathy Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:25:21 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/02/im-such-a-problem-child.html#comment-3060 JD -- Is plastination not the coolest thing you've ever read? I want to be plastinized!! You should do the meme. I want to know what you're reading. JD — Is plastination not the coolest thing you’ve ever read? I want to be plastinized!!

You should do the meme. I want to know what you’re reading.

]]> By: JD http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/02/im-such-a-problem-child.html/comment-page-1#comment-3049 JD Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:15:49 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/02/im-such-a-problem-child.html#comment-3049 I loved "Stiff"! And this was a cool meme! <em>JD's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/idothings/~3/241719085/' rel="nofollow">I Reward Good Vocabulary so you don’t have to</a></em> I loved “Stiff”! And this was a cool meme!

JD’s last blog post..I Reward Good Vocabulary so you don’t have to

]]> By: BabaBooey http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/02/im-such-a-problem-child.html/comment-page-1#comment-2962 BabaBooey Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:14:51 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/02/im-such-a-problem-child.html#comment-2962 Nope...I picked it out for the neat pictures!! Nope…I picked it out for the neat pictures!!

]]> By: Kathy http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/02/im-such-a-problem-child.html/comment-page-1#comment-2959 Kathy Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:34:48 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/02/im-such-a-problem-child.html#comment-2959 BabaBooey -- I'm guessing that's a heavy book, literally and figuratively. I have the attention span of a gnat, so it'd take me years to finish. I tip my hat to you for reading that. Is this the version that is 856 pages? BabaBooey — I’m guessing that’s a heavy book, literally and figuratively. I have the attention span of a gnat, so it’d take me years to finish. I tip my hat to you for reading that. Is this the version that is 856 pages?

]]> By: BabaBooey http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/02/im-such-a-problem-child.html/comment-page-1#comment-2954 BabaBooey Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:58:12 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/02/im-such-a-problem-child.html#comment-2954 I don't have a blog, so your blog is my blog... You need to know what I'm reading... "Alexander Hamilton" Page 123, three sentences after the fifth: "He was so fearless yet foolhardy in one rearguard action - without authority, he lead his men across an exposed river position and suffered heavy casualties - that Moultrie later called Laurens "a young man of great merit and a brave soldier, but an imprudent officer. He was too rash and impetuous. A story, perhaps apocryphal, says that when the British subsequently besieged Moultrie and his men at Charleston, Laurens vowed to run his sword through the first civilian who proposed surrendering the city and further refused to carry terms of capitulation to the enemy." I don’t have a blog, so your blog is my blog…

You need to know what I’m reading…

“Alexander Hamilton”

Page 123, three sentences after the fifth:

“He was so fearless yet foolhardy in one rearguard action – without authority, he lead his men across an exposed river position and suffered heavy casualties – that Moultrie later called Laurens “a young man of great merit and a brave soldier, but an imprudent officer. He was too rash and impetuous. A story, perhaps apocryphal, says that when the British subsequently besieged Moultrie and his men at Charleston, Laurens vowed to run his sword through the first civilian who proposed surrendering the city and further refused to carry terms of capitulation to the enemy.”

]]> By: cardiogirl http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/02/im-such-a-problem-child.html/comment-page-1#comment-2929 cardiogirl Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:39:31 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/02/im-such-a-problem-child.html#comment-2929 Me too! They started off with a bang in that book and I guess that's why my expectations were so high. I really enjoyed that first chapter. I guess I'm in good company :) <em>cardiogirl's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cardiogirl/jkaK/~3/242639308/' rel="nofollow">Are you like Cardiogirl or Mr. C?</a></em> Me too! They started off with a bang in that book and I guess that’s why my expectations were so high. I really enjoyed that first chapter. I guess I’m in good company :)

cardiogirl’s last blog post..Are you like Cardiogirl or Mr. C?

]]> By: Kathy http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/02/im-such-a-problem-child.html/comment-page-1#comment-2926 Kathy Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:17:02 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/02/im-such-a-problem-child.html#comment-2926 Lee -- :) Lee — :)

]]> By: Lee http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/02/im-such-a-problem-child.html/comment-page-1#comment-2914 Lee Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:57:54 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/02/im-such-a-problem-child.html#comment-2914 I know what happens after I'm gone. The cats get up on the kitchen counter and the dog goes upstairs, where she's not supposed to go, and...Oh! That's not the "gone" you were talking about. <em>Lee's last blog post..<a href='http://www.tarheelramblings.com/?p=350' rel="nofollow">Playtime</a></em> I know what happens after I’m gone. The cats get up on the kitchen counter and the dog goes upstairs, where she’s not supposed to go, and…Oh! That’s not the “gone” you were talking about.

Lee’s last blog post..Playtime

]]> By: Kathy http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/02/im-such-a-problem-child.html/comment-page-1#comment-2900 Kathy Wed, 27 Feb 2008 23:19:10 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/02/im-such-a-problem-child.html#comment-2900 Mr. Grudge -- I don't doubt that what you've seen and what you've smelled is beyond my comprehension. I've heard people describe the smell and it must be truly awful. I hope I never have the experience. Ever. Mr. Grudge — I don’t doubt that what you’ve seen and what you’ve smelled is beyond my comprehension. I’ve heard people describe the smell and it must be truly awful. I hope I never have the experience. Ever.

]]> By: Kathy http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/02/im-such-a-problem-child.html/comment-page-1#comment-2899 Kathy Wed, 27 Feb 2008 23:08:14 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/02/im-such-a-problem-child.html#comment-2899 damonm55 -- In my book, that is the only book you need. damonm55 — In my book, that is the only book you need.

]]> By: damonm55 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/02/im-such-a-problem-child.html/comment-page-1#comment-2897 damonm55 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:40:06 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/02/im-such-a-problem-child.html#comment-2897 I tried it with the only book I own. Here it goes... And I WOULD eat them in a box, I WOULD eat them with a fox, I DO so like green eggs and ham, (I gotta get a library card) <em>damonm55's last blog post..<a href='http://damonm55.blogspot.com/2008/02/happiness-is.html' rel="nofollow">Happy Hour?</a></em> I tried it with the only book I own.
Here it goes…

And I WOULD eat them in a box,
I WOULD eat them with a fox,
I DO so like green eggs and ham,

(I gotta get a library card)

damonm55′s last blog post..Happy Hour?

]]> By: Kathy http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/02/im-such-a-problem-child.html/comment-page-1#comment-2890 Kathy Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:54:51 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/02/im-such-a-problem-child.html#comment-2890 cardiogirl -- You're right. The earlier chapters were better, but overall I give the book a thumbs up. I found the first chapter about the decapitated heads the most interesting. I know, that makes me very weird. cardiogirl — You’re right. The earlier chapters were better, but overall I give the book a thumbs up. I found the first chapter about the decapitated heads the most interesting. I know, that makes me very weird.

]]> By: cardiogirl http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/02/im-such-a-problem-child.html/comment-page-1#comment-2885 cardiogirl Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:23:38 +0000 http://www.junkdrawerblog.com/2008/02/im-such-a-problem-child.html#comment-2885 I read Stiff last summer, I think. I enjoyed it but found the middle to end to lose steam. I think the best, most interesting stuff was found in the first few chapters. And I would have massive nightmares if I lived that close to the airport. like you do. And mine, I'm sure, would have no comic relief inserted. I guess you're a little like JD in that respect, you have nightmares with some comic relief so I don't have to. Thanks! <em>cardiogirl's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cardiogirl/jkaK/~3/241433503/' rel="nofollow">Maybe I’d have clear skin if I cared more (and a clarification)</a></em> I read Stiff last summer, I think. I enjoyed it but found the middle to end to lose steam. I think the best, most interesting stuff was found in the first few chapters. And I would have massive nightmares if I lived that close to the airport. like you do. And mine, I’m sure, would have no comic relief inserted.

I guess you’re a little like JD in that respect, you have nightmares with some comic relief so I don’t have to. Thanks!

cardiogirl’s last blog post..Maybe I’d have clear skin if I cared more (and a clarification)

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