Comments on View from the Cloud: Dear Diary - The Story of Christine

Wow. Your journal entries are so full of texture a...

2008-05-12T16:48:00.000-05:00

Wow. Your journal entries are so full of texture and meaning! (read...unrequited love)

But I know just how you felt. That Andrew guy from Wham! never once responded to any of my letters. To this day!

Now you've gone and inspired me to re-read the 2 y...

2008-05-12T12:45:00.000-05:00

Now you've gone and inspired me to re-read the 2 years of mid-teen life that I wrote about in my diary (If I can decipher the code I used for the good parts!).

I don't know whether to say 'Aw, how sweet' or 'BW...

2008-05-12T04:30:00.000-05:00

I don't know whether to say 'Aw, how sweet' or 'BWAHAHAHAHA!!'

I think I'll do both.

You know, most guys - make that most people - who look back at their younger selves do so with a cringe. I know I do. Yikes - there are things I remember now that make me want to hide in a cupboard for a week. Please! Make the memories GO AWAY!!

anette - You got that right.yellojkt - I don't thi...

2008-05-11T21:17:00.000-05:00

anette - You got that right.

yellojkt - I don't think so. I read a few chapters ahead yesterday and in about 10 pages I'm going to be all about some other girl I'm totally in love with. Like Anette said... young love.

the chick - Thanks. Your new shirt is a hoot too!

I love this! And I loved your "Hot Mime" shirts.....

2008-05-11T21:12:00.000-05:00

I love this! And I loved your "Hot Mime" shirts....priceless!

This is a family friendly blog? Boy have I been mi...

2008-05-11T08:16:00.000-05:00

This is a family friendly blog? Boy have I been misinformed.

And don't leave us hanging. Did you seal the deal? Or at least advance any base runners?

Nothing beats young love!

2008-05-11T05:06:00.000-05:00

Nothing beats young love!

sandy - "Fascinating" hadn't occurred to me. But t...

2008-05-10T22:40:00.000-05:00

sandy - "Fascinating" hadn't occurred to me. But thanks for putting it politely ;b

kathy - Thanks Kathy. That means a lot coming from the funniest person I know :-)

You are my idol. I bow to the master. That's pure ...

2008-05-10T16:19:00.000-05:00

You are my idol. I bow to the master. That's pure gold.

Wow.You were so dorky. I'm kidding of course, but...

2008-05-10T16:08:00.000-05:00

Wow.

You were so dorky. I'm kidding of course, but I have to tell you, if I were Christine, I would have probably found you fascinating.

I still can't believe you were going to charge her for a t-shirt.

april - Hey, you already had your chance girl... t...

2008-05-10T14:16:00.000-05:00

april - Hey, you already had your chance girl... too late!

carla - Uh, sure. There's no way anyone would consider me a dork and a nerd today. Well, except for my kids. And my wife. And my friends. Oh, and anyone who meets me for the first time. But other than them, no way.

jd - I agree. Just let me know when you've do so! ;-)

Oh, my gawd,this is hilarious. I think we should a...

2008-05-10T10:47:00.000-05:00

Oh, my gawd,this is hilarious. I think we should all reprint our embarrassing diaries complete with snarky commentary. LOVED IT!

JD at I Do Things

Everytime I think of my 18 year old self, I get fl...

2008-05-10T09:00:00.000-05:00

Everytime I think of my 18 year old self, I get flush with embarassment. I was such a dork and nerd. I truly think ignorance is bliss was my motto and I didn't even know it....see.

Most of us grown out of it, don't we?

You know, I'm just dying to say: Jeff, it's me, Ch...

2008-05-10T00:31:00.000-05:00

You know, I'm just dying to say: Jeff, it's me, Christine!

ve - Sounds like the fountain of youth to me!bill ...

2008-05-10T00:25:00.000-05:00

ve - Sounds like the fountain of youth to me!

bill - I knew that. I just can't resist a smart-ass reply. Gee, I wonder who I get that from? ;-)

michelle - Naive describes it well. I mean how much can someone who hasn't even been up to bat know?

elizabeth - Ha! That's funny. You don't know my kids. They laugh at me on a daily basis over things much less embarrassing than this already.

gette - Which is exactly why I had to load this piece up with jokes.

Gah. I hate to think...Every once in a while I st...

2008-05-09T23:36:00.000-05:00

Gah. I hate to think...Every once in a while I stumble across my writing portfolio, then shove it firmly back in the drawer. Ew.

How fun to go back through your old journals, but ...

2008-05-09T22:06:00.000-05:00

How fun to go back through your old journals, but aren't you afraid your kids will read this and laugh at you??

I'm still just impressed that you can read your wr...

2008-05-09T21:40:00.000-05:00

I'm still just impressed that you can read your writing. I try to look at what I scribbled yers ago and fail miserably.

I love the naivete. I already recognize that I'm going to look back on today and laugh at my naivete. I'm not sure it's any better acknowledging it upfront though.

You were so sweet then. Not that you aren't now, of course....

Paydirt is a synonym for gold. [That should get m...

2008-05-09T20:34:00.000-05:00

Paydirt is a synonym for gold. [That should get me off the meat hook.]

I looked her up and she's been dancing under this ...

2008-05-09T20:19:00.000-05:00

I looked her up and she's been dancing under this water fountain in St. Louis for almost 30 years...she's pretty wet...and no thanks to that cheap T-shirt you talked her into...

ajooja - You must have been just what she needed e...

2008-05-09T19:11:00.000-05:00

ajooja - You must have been just what she needed eh? Those letters must be pretty fun to read now.

bill - I like it! I'm going to have to use that for her next card. "Honey, you are like dirt that has paid off handsomely." I'm sure it will bring her to tears.

groovy mom - Oh, I had feelings alright. Let's see... desperation, lust, hopelessness, stupidity... ok, that one isn't a feeling per se but it still fits.

drowsey monkey - I'm sure the 18 year old Jeff would have loved you too. But only if you bought a shirt from him.

I think I'm in love with you Jeff...well the 18 ye...

2008-05-09T17:31:00.000-05:00

I think I'm in love with you Jeff...well the 18 year old jeff...he's adorable. "why can't I be 20?" LOL I remember those feelings!

Of course the jeff of today is quite adorable too. And obviously very confident in who he is ... otherwise how could he post this? Why am I talking in the 3rd person about you?

Aw, I think that's sweet. When I was that age I t...

2008-05-09T17:06:00.000-05:00

Aw, I think that's sweet. When I was that age I thought, in general, boys that age had no feelings, so it's refreshing to find out how wrong I was.

Of all sad words spoken by men, the saddest are, w...

2008-05-09T15:31:00.000-05:00

Of all sad words spoken by men, the saddest are, what might have been!. Sometimes we wonder what would have happened, had we married another. Both you and I struck paydirt with our wives and children.

My wife's best friend sent her some letters my wif...

2008-05-09T14:55:00.000-05:00

My wife's best friend sent her some letters my wife sent to her in the months before and after we met. Totally different person!

I can't believe how mature and calm she sounded just a few months later. Weird.

I have no idea how scattered the letters I wrote to my ex-girlfriend would seem. I'm sure they were much worse than I remember.

Like you've heard before, very brave, man.