tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510730519686659039.post6329965861087905772..comments2024-02-21T03:17:43.320-05:00Comments on A SERIOUS JOB IS NO EXCUSE: Stop reaching for a reboundJohannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07954204237601410494noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510730519686659039.post-4436361869673181072007-11-02T13:35:00.000-04:002007-11-02T13:35:00.000-04:00Interesting post Gorgeous. (told ya I read your b...Interesting post Gorgeous. (told ya I read your blog). Give my best to Montel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510730519686659039.post-84918134940222800242007-10-27T20:19:00.000-04:002007-10-27T20:19:00.000-04:00You need to make some new memories in that dress. ...You need to make some new memories in that dress. Believe me, I know. My favorite dress was also my ex-fiancee's favorite dress on me...and for a while it was really hard to wear. But now that I shared it with someone else, it's back to being just <I> my </I>favorite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510730519686659039.post-36279239589471256282007-10-26T04:25:00.000-04:002007-10-26T04:25:00.000-04:00it has to be excised. pick up a new relic; as in ...it has to be excised. <BR/>pick up a new relic; as in have the space from the dress be open so that when you see something flamboyant, you can just seize it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510730519686659039.post-78324709382071975012007-10-25T17:37:00.000-04:002007-10-25T17:37:00.000-04:00When you find the person who makes you forget all ...When you find the person who makes you forget all of that prior ickiness, you will be ready to wear - and enjoy wearing - that dress. The mark is not indelible, it's just not completely faded yet. Hang on to the dress - tuck it away and pull it out when you've all but forgotten his name. He shouldn't get to have that, so don't give it up to him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510730519686659039.post-55310334953940556352007-10-25T16:50:00.000-04:002007-10-25T16:50:00.000-04:00It seems wise to heed your own advice about the dr...It seems wise to heed your own advice about the dress and first really give up the guy. Then, when you really let him go, the dress might be palatable again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510730519686659039.post-54110148113205180382007-10-25T16:32:00.000-04:002007-10-25T16:32:00.000-04:00Yes, EXACTLY!Yes, EXACTLY!Johannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07954204237601410494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510730519686659039.post-42721159293125752412007-10-25T16:31:00.000-04:002007-10-25T16:31:00.000-04:00But the photo's taken in a mirror, right? So that'...But the photo's taken in a mirror, right? So that's the right hand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510730519686659039.post-87134427501248392222007-10-25T16:10:00.000-04:002007-10-25T16:10:00.000-04:00No question.No question.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510730519686659039.post-74904653373752848922007-10-25T15:25:00.000-04:002007-10-25T15:25:00.000-04:00totally a ringtotally a ringAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510730519686659039.post-65256605755492030592007-10-25T14:41:00.000-04:002007-10-25T14:41:00.000-04:00There is definitely a ring there.There is definitely a ring there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510730519686659039.post-37384016478297090742007-10-25T14:12:00.000-04:002007-10-25T14:12:00.000-04:00There's no ring. That must be an optical illuuuusi...There's no ring. That must be an optical illuuuusion (said in Ron Burgundy voice) from the light refraction off my blingy dress. Yet *another* reason why it's so difficult to give up -- because it has magical powers...Johannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07954204237601410494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510730519686659039.post-27130122378236963962007-10-25T13:52:00.000-04:002007-10-25T13:52:00.000-04:00Uh...yeah, hello? What's with the ring, missy?Uh...yeah, hello? What's with the ring, missy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510730519686659039.post-8368226665348454982007-10-25T13:37:00.000-04:002007-10-25T13:37:00.000-04:00casual observer raises a very good point, Johanna....casual observer raises a very good point, Johanna. Is there something you've been keeping from me???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510730519686659039.post-44296697358666678442007-10-25T13:21:00.000-04:002007-10-25T13:21:00.000-04:00I think the bad memory associated with the dress h...I think the bad memory associated with the dress has something to do with that left hand ring. You have hooked too many memories to the dress. Give it away, move on. Look for something else that makes you look fabulous, but don't go buy it's twin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510730519686659039.post-59184447027296085122007-10-25T12:51:00.000-04:002007-10-25T12:51:00.000-04:00So y'all really sell things from exboyfriends/rela...So y'all really sell things from exboyfriends/relationships? I'm in a similar situation now - been broken with up the ex for almost 2 years and dating someone else now(who's fabulous, btw). In just a few months, Mr. Fabulous and I are moving in together and I'm ready to get rid of gifts from the ex - what do I do with the jewelry I was given? Ebay? Seriously?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510730519686659039.post-75480254769536442452007-10-25T12:33:00.000-04:002007-10-25T12:33:00.000-04:00Are you serious? Why give up a great dress for a c...Are you serious? Why give up a great dress for a crappy guy? The dress had nothing to do with it. That's just being ridiculous. And it'll look completely different with your new hair.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510730519686659039.post-13367167569583720042007-10-25T11:58:00.000-04:002007-10-25T11:58:00.000-04:00I'm with you, K. I am a total purger, so much so t...I'm with you, K. I am a total purger, so much so that I have even been called a revisionist. Maybe just tuck the dress away for a time when the memories no longer hurt.Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05579619799304575789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510730519686659039.post-38450986223090204012007-10-25T11:55:00.000-04:002007-10-25T11:55:00.000-04:00I'm not the person to give advice on something lik...I'm not the person to give advice on something like this. I always sell items with bad memories - jewelry, clothes, whatever - on eBay, then wait a while to spend the money, so I don't associate the new purchase with the tainted items.<BR/><BR/>That dress would be difficult to let go, though. Tiffany necklaces, not so much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510730519686659039.post-85690153090945611922007-10-25T11:53:00.000-04:002007-10-25T11:53:00.000-04:00You have GOT to give me that dress for safe keepin...You have GOT to give me that dress for safe keeping so you don't do anything rash. For serious. I thought we were over this/him, no?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510730519686659039.post-55767767675347684062007-10-25T11:19:00.000-04:002007-10-25T11:19:00.000-04:00Damn you, Jo, tricking me into thinking you were t...Damn you, Jo, tricking me into thinking you were talking about romance.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928675187803337574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510730519686659039.post-42817054704834275702007-10-25T11:06:00.000-04:002007-10-25T11:06:00.000-04:00Maybe you should set up an exchange where we can s...Maybe you should set up an exchange where we can swop clothes associated with heartbreak, disaster or disappointment. You'd part with your dress, and all its memories, and it would go to someone who wouldn't associate it with anything bad. In return, you'd receive an item they could no longer wear. You could set it up as a website with a clearing house for items rendered unwearable by heartbreak.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510730519686659039.post-67529182859242495932007-10-25T11:03:00.000-04:002007-10-25T11:03:00.000-04:00If I could fit into it, I'd gladly take it off you...If I could fit into it, I'd gladly take it off your hands! Especially if it meant you'd get over this one already. <BR/><BR/>But obviously you should keep it for yourself. As Justin Bobby wisely says, "Truth and time will tell." Indeed, Justin Bobby, *indeed*.<BR/><BR/>love you,<BR/>BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510730519686659039.post-89228470153273343792007-10-25T10:39:00.000-04:002007-10-25T10:39:00.000-04:00I wrote a post once about how we shouldn't blame c...I wrote a post once about how we shouldn't blame clothes for the memories we created while wearing them...seems I can't take my own advice. I still have it, but I just can't wear it. Any takers?<BR/><BR/>Half-kidding.Johannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07954204237601410494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510730519686659039.post-88125042315231441792007-10-25T10:38:00.000-04:002007-10-25T10:38:00.000-04:00Perhaps a fabulous haircut deserves a fabulous new...Perhaps a fabulous haircut deserves a fabulous new dress. You'll still always have a place in your heart for "the one," but sometimes you simply outgrow him...I mean it.Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05579619799304575789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510730519686659039.post-81068505542342577622007-10-25T09:37:00.000-04:002007-10-25T09:37:00.000-04:00The pleating on that dress is absolutely beautiful...The pleating on that dress is absolutely beautiful. What happened to it? Do you lose it or ruin it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com