tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post3177046843136335488..comments2023-10-19T12:06:44.542-04:00Comments on Jon's Life. Or Other Odd People Doing Odd Things.: Future Friday, another award, and a final word.Jonathon Arntsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-91990244863202556722010-01-30T13:47:12.101-05:002010-01-30T13:47:12.101-05:00Not only are you sweet and brilliant, Tina, you...Not only are you sweet and brilliant, Tina, you're officially awesome.<br /><br />Roy G. Biv is up for grabs to anyone that would like to read it.Jonathon Arntsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-13734271566820849402010-01-30T13:40:36.782-05:002010-01-30T13:40:36.782-05:00Do you know that They Might Be Giants have a song ...Do you know that They Might Be Giants have a song Roy G. Biv? Didn't know what it meant until I heard the song last night. It is on there new Here Comes Science CD.Tina Laurel Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04482757085942311091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-33719591893223777222010-01-29T22:10:18.213-05:002010-01-29T22:10:18.213-05:00Oh, totally mine too! if I get to meet him one da...Oh, totally mine too! if I get to meet him one day, I'll probably faint as I pee my pants.Jonathon Arntsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-39032314400929458382010-01-29T21:58:46.613-05:002010-01-29T21:58:46.613-05:00I heart John Green. He's my YA writer crush. I...I heart John Green. He's my YA writer crush. I'll admit it.lisa and laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144863275895761642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-62834049751034452212010-01-29T21:21:31.308-05:002010-01-29T21:21:31.308-05:00Highly entertaining list. You crack me up!Highly entertaining list. You crack me up!lisa and laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144863275895761642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-44035652893786517282010-01-29T19:53:20.904-05:002010-01-29T19:53:20.904-05:00sounds like you got some serious goals!sounds like you got some serious goals!Shelli (srjohannes)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17123227845032402600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-43500930341728239192010-01-29T15:47:02.067-05:002010-01-29T15:47:02.067-05:00Kelly- I have dancing envy.
Back from yoga and th...Kelly- I have dancing envy.<br /><br />Back from yoga and thinking about the game. I like the idea. Don't want it to fall too heavily on Jon. Maybe if the game is good enough we can steal Kelly's attention from Word Bubbles. <br /><br />But really games are good and blogs are good and Jonathon is fun to follow around out here.Tina Laurel Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04482757085942311091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-73788439292078992392010-01-29T15:38:02.839-05:002010-01-29T15:38:02.839-05:00Ok, so I've been following all your comments o...Ok, so I've been following all your comments on other people's blogs--insightful, hilarious, and distinctly appealing. Thought it was time I got over here to follow your blog.<br /><br />Congrats on the award. Best of luck with all your goals, especially the typing one. That will make everything else much easier. Except maybe the second job. Like, say you become a nurse or UPS guy. Might not help you as much then.Carolina M. Valdez Schneiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589934533051907801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-71632310461379991282010-01-29T15:23:58.682-05:002010-01-29T15:23:58.682-05:00Good luck with all those goals! :)Good luck with all those goals! :)Laura Paulinghttp://www.laurapauling.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-24617370291005392212010-01-29T14:53:20.390-05:002010-01-29T14:53:20.390-05:001. Love the colorful numbers and the Roy G. Biv ti...1. Love the colorful numbers and the Roy G. Biv title of the PB.<br />2. Do find a critique group, even if people are in different genres, it will def. help. I'm the only Pber and poet in my group, but the suggestions/critiquing from the others is still awesome.<br />3. Do learn to type, your fingers will then fly like the wind and you can make even more witty comments on our blogs! My mom forced me to take typing in high school, and I'm so glad she did.<br />4. I have triangle envy! :)Kelly Polarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968381456100611120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-44439567156695187682010-01-29T14:01:26.992-05:002010-01-29T14:01:26.992-05:00Thanks, Mariah. I am trying to learn proper posit...Thanks, Mariah. I am trying to learn proper positioning first, but I did notice that they will soon have a login, so you can keep track of your progress and what not. So far, my average WPM is at 41. Ha, I know how bad is that, but I never formally learned. I think I skipped that class a lot.<br /><br />Guys - Thanks for all the comments, I'll give individual responses later tonight.Jonathon Arntsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-89342539604109772482010-01-29T13:20:48.442-05:002010-01-29T13:20:48.442-05:00The typing thing is alright. I doesn't seem l...The typing thing is alright. I doesn't seem like it times your typing or gets too upset if you make mistakes in the lessons, like my Mavis Beacon did. If your just trying to learn finger positioning, though, it seems okay.Mariah Irvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181111151756005743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-91966347954415418722010-01-29T13:13:30.746-05:002010-01-29T13:13:30.746-05:00Aww! You're writing with your niece? I find t...Aww! You're writing with your niece? I find that incredibly sweet.<br /><br />*going to check out the typing thing right now*Mariah Irvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181111151756005743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-58810241515792251892010-01-29T13:01:47.700-05:002010-01-29T13:01:47.700-05:00Indeed.
*biting lip*Indeed.<br /><br />*biting lip*Jonathon Arntsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-7169031325706604322010-01-29T12:59:10.229-05:002010-01-29T12:59:10.229-05:00Excellent future stuff. And you know that now we&#...Excellent future stuff. And you know that now we're going to be able to hold you accountable, right? Right.Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-372085108190401712010-01-29T12:44:41.323-05:002010-01-29T12:44:41.323-05:00Lovely post, Jon! I am certain you can do all this...Lovely post, Jon! I am certain you can do all this! <br /><br />And hoorah on the award! They do make you feel all warm and fuzzy, no?<br /><br />(and BTW thanks for visiting my blog!!!)JKBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13176569393506563218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-40550993837819208922010-01-29T12:27:30.431-05:002010-01-29T12:27:30.431-05:00Jon--there also has to be a time element--so that ...Jon--there also has to be a time element--so that people can do blogs at their leisure. But, I think this might be a fun way to drive some people to different types of blogs. And, you might be right, this might need it's own blog.Heather Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699360166269376285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-78475296893393639962010-01-29T12:15:08.351-05:002010-01-29T12:15:08.351-05:00Sorry, B, I was commenting when you wrote in. I l...Sorry, B, I was commenting when you wrote in. I loved your whole comment. Shifism, totally great.<br /><br />Btw, one of my concepts AKA the folder of one day books, is a story based on cryptograms and how this boy is obsessed with them.Jonathon Arntsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-3144022110590585582010-01-29T12:13:02.617-05:002010-01-29T12:13:02.617-05:00Holy sh*t. Brilliant. Yes. Doable? Sure. Am I...Holy sh*t. Brilliant. Yes. Doable? Sure. Am I scared? yes. This means you have to help me Heather...<br /><br />So is the game pronounce like cabbage? Haha, so had to get that in there for Tina.<br /><br />Um...whoa. Okay, I think we should create a blog just for this. Hehe.<br /><br />Keep thinking, Heather, it's almost perfect.Jonathon Arntsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-7462631813073986442010-01-29T12:09:15.782-05:002010-01-29T12:09:15.782-05:00Um, guess I'm the FOB here, cuz I had no idea ...Um, guess I'm the FOB here, cuz I had no idea you had a picture book. That's awesome! Good luck with that, buddy. <br /><br />Funny that you mentioned focusing on one WIP. I recently gutted my very barebones MS, and have bifurcated what I've written so far into two books. Which really sucked for a bit because I basically cut my word count in half. Ah well. Time to focus!<br /><br />Grats on another award! You're becoming quite the lil' celeb here in the blogosphere, and it's easy to see why!<br /><br />P.S. My word verification was "shifism"...Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01794620460318532952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-63312195392113247912010-01-29T12:04:03.200-05:002010-01-29T12:04:03.200-05:00Ha! I have to yoga, but when I get back I'm th...Ha! I have to yoga, but when I get back I'm thinking about this.<br /><br />word verification is hodolay. To which I say: word. and sign off with...<br />Cabbage.Tina Laurel Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04482757085942311091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-29045382535797697842010-01-29T11:47:44.361-05:002010-01-29T11:47:44.361-05:00Okay--so what I'm thinking of for the game of ...Okay--so what I'm thinking of for the game of WIBIJ is that Jon will begin by posting in the morning, on his blog, the number of words that makes up the WIBIJ sentence of the day. <br /><br />Then, Jon just goes around the blogosphere, spreading glitter, but, also hiding a word clue in his comments--maybe in a different color (does anyone know how to do that?) or all caps, or something. Like Easter eggs. Then, at the end of the day, everyone comes back to jon's place (here) and tries to unscramble the sentence.<br /><br />And--if nobody finds all the words, Jon can give a hint in the comments, pointing people to the right blog. Am I Crazy? Or Crazy Awesome? (Really, I'm okay, if you guys answer, "no, Heather, you're really just crazy--this game sucks")<br /><br />So--the person who unscrambles sentence correctly first wins. Althought if we wanted to complicate it with a huge points system, I'm on it. <br /><br />Oh--and you are disqualified, if you don't comment on the blogs with the hidden words. Disqualified.<br /><br />Jon--you game? (In hindsight, this requires quite a lot from Jon. Maybe we could tweak it.)<br /><br />Who needs a second job when they have me in their back pocket, thinking of time wasters?Heather Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699360166269376285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-25358646016023290852010-01-29T11:22:06.520-05:002010-01-29T11:22:06.520-05:00How do you figure that'd happen? okay, let...How do you figure that'd happen? okay, let's give Heather a chance to work out the plan first. Ha.Jonathon Arntsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-37311814161579392022010-01-29T11:13:52.608-05:002010-01-29T11:13:52.608-05:00That's what we need, you to win every round!That's what we need, you to win every round!Tina Laurel Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04482757085942311091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085819220508965925.post-74328627849661939932010-01-29T11:07:34.165-05:002010-01-29T11:07:34.165-05:00Oo,oo, can I play?Oo,oo, can I play?Jonathon Arntsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.com