tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790159758366801958.post1062105428404998468..comments2023-04-07T05:24:19.788-04:00Comments on Strelitzia: NickyBirdiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852713057094279347noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790159758366801958.post-24588967973178754252008-07-29T02:29:00.000-04:002008-07-29T02:29:00.000-04:00Very nicely said, Birdie. It is so easy to be swep...Very nicely said, Birdie. It is so easy to be swept away with all the negative aspects of this which leave a person feeling spent and untrusting of others, but there is another side where one can learn from it, remembering that Nicky's blog did draw many a kind hearted person together into his world. <BR/><BR/>I can say I have met some very decent and interesting persons by visiting her site. Butchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09481663364693052582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790159758366801958.post-6723177977735429652008-07-28T21:27:00.000-04:002008-07-28T21:27:00.000-04:00Your summing up of this strange tale is so beautif...Your summing up of this strange tale is so beautifully expressed - and certainly helps tame this whirlwind of emotions that come and go. I am so grateful to have found your blog through the incidents that passed this week; and with it your incredible writing. I look forward to reading backwards and forwards over the next few weeks to catch up. I'm starting to accept Nicky as a beloved TR Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00595967532391171082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790159758366801958.post-10405266380724353742008-07-28T16:53:00.000-04:002008-07-28T16:53:00.000-04:00Lovely post. I've said it before - Despite the de...Lovely post. I've said it before - Despite the deception and manipulation, one nice thing I've seen come out of this is the compassion that some people manage to muster.dantallionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13018930605323027237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790159758366801958.post-74374320993966810862008-07-27T23:52:00.000-04:002008-07-27T23:52:00.000-04:00Dear Birdie. It has come to our attention that yo...Dear Birdie. It has come to our attention that you have received an award thing. Please visit the Midnight Garden for details! : )Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337889899066280559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790159758366801958.post-47346232393711061322008-07-27T17:02:00.000-04:002008-07-27T17:02:00.000-04:00Birdie and Alto, you two in particular articulate ...Birdie and Alto, you two in particular articulate two of the gifts I gained from Nicky. The good people he connected me with, and the enrichment I inevitably felt after leaving his blog are things I still value, and do not feel have been taken from me. The plagiarism taints the latter, obviously, but I was still uplifted by so much Nicky gave me.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10556860299477514075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790159758366801958.post-60509770005045751982008-07-27T11:15:00.000-04:002008-07-27T11:15:00.000-04:00Indigo IncarnatesHi! I'm a friend of Java's. I ca...Indigo Incarnates<BR/><BR/>Hi! I'm a friend of Java's. I can really identify with Nicky's problem of body-disconnect. But she has dealt with the problem in an entirely inappropriate way.<BR/><BR/>On my blog, I don't hide the fact that the body I use is a 38-year-old human, but the life-force that animates it is a 26-year old changeling. C'est la vie. <BR/><BR/>I do hope that Nicky gets some helpIndigohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698310099287418741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790159758366801958.post-66383257319225001322008-07-25T20:51:00.000-04:002008-07-25T20:51:00.000-04:00I am unsure to write something, but your faith is ...I am unsure to write something, but your faith is so great and encouraging. Thank you.MartininBrodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13367467039848677931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790159758366801958.post-91018597234157857372008-07-25T19:42:00.000-04:002008-07-25T19:42:00.000-04:00Life is complicated. And what we can't understand...Life is complicated. And what we can't understand about ourselves, we'll never understand about others.<BR/><BR/>I've had a very busy week, and I had no idea what was going on in Blogland. Somehow, links on three blogs I rarely have time to visit led me here this morning. I'm glad to have read your perspective.<BR/><BR/>Very insightful. Very calming. Thanks.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11877772974936424670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790159758366801958.post-82389232431274761782008-07-25T09:58:00.000-04:002008-07-25T09:58:00.000-04:00Alto, being mistaken for Java is indeed a complime...Alto, being mistaken for Java is indeed a compliment!<BR/><BR/>I've been thinking about your comment regarding Nicky's intent; and yes, she gave us a beautiful world. Her blog was a magnet to so many. And for that we should be grateful. We gained so much by what she tried to convey—with her own words or others. Her fictitious world was like a great book to which we returned again and again for Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12852713057094279347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790159758366801958.post-14567611914984282122008-07-25T00:24:00.000-04:002008-07-25T00:24:00.000-04:00That was smart, I called you Java. Apologies all a...That was smart, I called you Java. Apologies all around. Though it is a compliment both ways!altohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03411708720899648792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790159758366801958.post-50574546562831595892008-07-24T23:20:00.000-04:002008-07-24T23:20:00.000-04:00Beautiful and thought-provoking, Birdie. Once mor...Beautiful and thought-provoking, Birdie. Once more you lead us with your compassion. I hope that "Nicky" appreciates that as much as she claimed to. I'm happy to stand by your side with the forgiveness, too.<BR/><BR/>Of course, your "Adagio for Strings" isn't yet helping me move past the sadness...Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337889899066280559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790159758366801958.post-91399439105059608612008-07-24T23:16:00.000-04:002008-07-24T23:16:00.000-04:00Excellent post Java. I have mixed reactions here. ...Excellent post Java. I have mixed reactions here. Having been once on the recieving end of a similar accusation, though completely false, I have little patience with a mob like mentality, as drama is contagious. What could be dealt with easily, often gets completely blown out of proportion. I'm glad to see that in this case that is nott happening on a large scale.<BR/><BR/>Betrayal. That's a hardaltohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03411708720899648792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790159758366801958.post-77502590816815912252008-07-24T21:39:00.000-04:002008-07-24T21:39:00.000-04:00No! No! Please say it is not true! I feel as thoug...No! No! Please say it is not true! I feel as though Cooper and the boys were killed, so betrayed we are.<BR/>Not this again, I fell for the lie about the guy that blogged about dying of cancer and now Cooper too, how sad. I did often wonder how a young man was able to get two boys, it is hard for couples to get children let alone a gay single young man. Oh this has just ruined my day.Sooo-this-is-mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02001864616415319712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790159758366801958.post-69712004237974203242008-07-24T17:21:00.000-04:002008-07-24T17:21:00.000-04:00I want to forgive, it would be so easy, so peacefu...I want to forgive, it would be so easy, so peaceful. But when people steal from me, it hurts, and intellectually I feel I must learn from the experience. Check another mark in the "you can't trust anyone" column. Look, I can love quirky, mixed up, miserable, out of their mind 52 year old women. It's much harder to love though that person who robs me of the truth.tornwordohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16581361982939423598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790159758366801958.post-86947637141011354222008-07-24T13:21:00.000-04:002008-07-24T13:21:00.000-04:00Yes. Exactly. And again I find myself saying "Wh...Yes. Exactly. And again I find myself saying "What Birdie said."<BR/>Thanks BirdieJavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17377033663576614925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3790159758366801958.post-48338814745072954962008-07-24T12:41:00.000-04:002008-07-24T12:41:00.000-04:00Well said Birdie. This whole thing stunned me at f...Well said Birdie. This whole thing stunned me at first but now I'm just totally fascinated! I'm always curious about the "Why" of things, humans are such bizarre creatures.<BR/><BR/>I hope Nicky gets the help she needs and I hope that former readers don't build up walls as a defense. We all put ourselves out there, it what draws us to the whole phenomena of blogging. The connection with others.Roxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06109820610940479415noreply@blogger.com