tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post1168474211477335286..comments2024-02-21T05:25:15.214-05:00Comments on Views from Raven's Nest: Saturday Wordzzle Challenge: Week 32Ravenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04996538460071167819noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-64401276812919714352008-10-02T19:15:00.000-04:002008-10-02T19:15:00.000-04:00ve - This is great! Glad you played. I hope a few ...ve - This is great! Glad you played. I hope a few others find it and get to read it.Ravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04996538460071167819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-83176378950058048472008-10-02T17:23:00.000-04:002008-10-02T17:23:00.000-04:00I left mine in the comments last week before I sho...I left mine in the comments last week before I should have so I'll just cut and past them here. I'll try to catch up and participate in the upcoming one...<BR/><BR/>Maharajah came right out of a jungle book. Lean, limber and donning only a leotard she stole from the circus storage shed, she lived a life apart from normal society. Her vagabond path played out like the parade of clowns at the circus she used to ensure her escape was permanent. From an uptight working woman drowning in the corporate melting pot to an Earth muffin tomato growing tree hugger in a manner of one extended vacation that she never came back from. The real circus was out there: the media, the politics and the business world. They were the real clowns that would exacerbate her philosophy on their life and keep her in the jungle or touring with the circus. There could be no going back now. But who really lived apart? Was it they or was it she? Watching them from afar try to manage their world through increasing complexity her answer had never been so obvious.Ed & Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730956006290504616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-11863969963824401442008-09-27T16:47:00.000-04:002008-09-27T16:47:00.000-04:00A wonderful post once more Raven!I loved the book ...A wonderful post once more Raven!<BR/><BR/>I loved the book titles! They gave me a giggle.<BR/><BR/>The ten-word was sad and sorrowful, but real.Anndihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08703154815958841195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-78997120654899707732008-09-27T12:58:00.000-04:002008-09-27T12:58:00.000-04:00Not joining in just yet, but that looks like a lot...Not joining in just yet, but that looks like a lot of fun.<BR/>CheersMaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05828186178060722812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-38696689926857921832008-09-27T11:36:00.000-04:002008-09-27T11:36:00.000-04:00Your mini is a great reminder to not eat pizza lat...Your mini is a great reminder to not eat pizza late at night! <BR/><BR/>My creativity was a bit blah this week, so I was really happy to have this to jump start it again. Thank you for continuing to host it. <BR/><BR/>Very cool to see so many new faces joining in as well.Jeff Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978944708950054312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-73266784748476275542008-09-27T10:37:00.000-04:002008-09-27T10:37:00.000-04:00carletta - sorry you aren't feeling well. Don't yo...carletta - sorry you aren't feeling well. Don't you hate it when you mis-read a word and have to start all over again? Hope your headache goes away.<BR/><BR/>casdok - you would be GREAT at this. If you give it a try, you'll realize it isn't as impossible as the idea of it seems. I've read your writing. You'd be great at it.<BR/><BR/>akelemalu - aw, shucks, thank you.<BR/><BR/>dr. john - thanks<BR/><BR/>lu- yep... not only is Linda so good at this that she can do the mega max, she does it really fast.<BR/><BR/>melli - thanks for your kind words... and for your kind offer of words. There are no rules. Just words and phrases. The woman who I first learned this technique from was brilliant at coming up with funny, irritating and difficult options that were really creative as you can tell from the vanity exercises. My own system is to just put down the first things that come into my head. Since the TV is often on in my house, sometimes it's a phrase I hear on the boob tube, mostly they come from who knows where.... The only editing I do is if, say, the first thing I think of is bacon and the next thing is eggs... I'll eliminate one of them because I like the words to be as random as possible. Thanks in advance for any donations. I still have some left from the ones Chatty sent so there's no rush. I'll joyfully receive what you send, though.Ravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04996538460071167819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-2784764599885221952008-09-27T10:29:00.000-04:002008-09-27T10:29:00.000-04:00I really LOVE the mega!! So happy and hopeful. I w...I really LOVE the mega!! So happy and hopeful. I was glad the crocodile was just a dream and the first was bitter sweet.<BR/><BR/>How cool that there are more people, new people, more people donating words and now we have the Mega-Max<BR/><BR/>Big doings in Wordzzle World! :)Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02946500110072411468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-29641307117328507142008-09-27T10:20:00.000-04:002008-09-27T10:20:00.000-04:00Raven, is there any rules about the words that go ...Raven, is there any rules about the words that go into the lists? I would like to submit words one of these weeks... I noticed there is always a movie or book title - is that required?Mellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16266127127286739779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-6602134974215346162008-09-27T10:10:00.000-04:002008-09-27T10:10:00.000-04:00Ohhhhhhhh wow! You amaze me every single week!The...Ohhhhhhhh wow! You amaze me every single week!<BR/><BR/>The 10 word is so sad... and yet, I know it WAS just what she needed. The mini is great -- and the MEGA - Oh my gosh! I just love it! I could FEEL what he was feeling! You are just good!<BR/><BR/>Mine is minuscule this week!Mellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16266127127286739779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-38628152320630297482008-09-27T08:24:00.000-04:002008-09-27T08:24:00.000-04:00Then the mega-max wordzzle can not be created unti...Then the mega-max wordzzle can not be created until after you have posted because it is only then that we will have the vanity words?Lu'https://www.blogger.com/profile/11278553170295772582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-16785968727628606802008-09-27T08:18:00.000-04:002008-09-27T08:18:00.000-04:00Four great stories. Wonderful use of the words .Four great stories. Wonderful use of the words .Dr.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02752941912945095736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-45716228072934154512008-09-27T05:17:00.000-04:002008-09-27T05:17:00.000-04:00When I finished reading the first one I had tears ...When I finished reading the first one I had tears in my eyes - it was so sad, but brilliantly written. Then I thought the second one was going the same way, thankfully it had a happy ending. the mega was just magic, I loved the way you made the words into book titles. All in all three absolute winners! :)Akelamaluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234268568845148285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-50972625583973005982008-09-27T03:08:00.000-04:002008-09-27T03:08:00.000-04:00I am not clevery enough to do these but i am alway...I am not clevery enough to do these but i am always so impressed with yours. Excellent writing.Casdokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497897393162856190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-10615548919937861442008-09-27T00:47:00.000-04:002008-09-27T00:47:00.000-04:00You surprised me with the ending of the ten word -...You surprised me with the ending of the ten word - sad.<BR/>I loved the mini.<BR/>The mega was great - you sure got rid of those pesky words as titles of books - awesome job.<BR/><BR/>I didn't participate. Well, I had a mini and when I started typing I realized droll was not drool. I've had a migrane for three days so I didn't have it in me to try and fix. I'll be back next week.<BR/>And, I don't have one and this week I can actually see Mr. Linky!!Don't know whether to laugh or cry at that!!!Carlettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11178161514195582965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-88624355146982047142008-09-27T00:38:00.000-04:002008-09-27T00:38:00.000-04:00Hi all - everybody is posting nice and early this ...Hi all - everybody is posting nice and early this week.<BR/><BR/>Lu - the vanity words/wordzzle are posted right after my mega. The vanity wordzzle is one I pull from old stuff I have saved from years past and only appears when I post each week.... not in advance. Does that help? I guess I need to make that clearer for those who have not been wordzzling for long.Ravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04996538460071167819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-9501948842560023842008-09-27T00:25:00.000-04:002008-09-27T00:25:00.000-04:00I missed the vanity words again. Where are they l...I missed the vanity words again. Where are they listed? I feel rather stupid, but I don't see them.Lu'https://www.blogger.com/profile/11278553170295772582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-21435559151321216072008-09-27T00:17:00.001-04:002008-09-27T00:17:00.001-04:00Raven, your stories were a bit dark, I thought. B...Raven, your stories were a bit dark, I thought. But good, of course! <BR/><BR/>I really liked this phrase: "Miranda’s mind paraded down a path of memory..." very nice!<BR/><BR/>It was HARD to write using my words. I wrote and re-wrote too many times. I wanted to give everyone some closure, though. I hope you enjoy this week's post. :-)<BR/>Have a great weekend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-58457095938013167122008-09-27T00:17:00.000-04:002008-09-27T00:17:00.000-04:00I enjoyed those. I think I liked the vanity best....I enjoyed those. I think I liked the vanity best. I liked the line about the unrecognized beauty.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for the words Raven :)Lu'https://www.blogger.com/profile/11278553170295772582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-37395025322367052272008-09-26T23:42:00.000-04:002008-09-26T23:42:00.000-04:00Hi Raven - wow. I was already feeling lousy - now,...Hi Raven - wow. I was already feeling lousy - now, I think I may have to take the gas pipe - because I am to blame for next week's words - gee, they look daunting in print like that! Now I know how YOU feel every week, trying to come up with wordzlles using the words you generate!<BR/>Anyway, because I'm still sick, I sluffed off and only managed the mini challenge, but at least it's up...wonder what my excuse will be when I have to try to use my OWN words?! Oh well, sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof...Chattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10974779959315234846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-28151008656501786442008-09-26T21:41:00.000-04:002008-09-26T21:41:00.000-04:00Wow those are great. I kept mine really short, sho...Wow those are great. I kept mine really short, short. I stayed with the basic ten word and mini challenge for my first wordzzle. Happy weekend.HeatherKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15361231482357064945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-6607016822662383972008-09-26T19:33:00.000-04:002008-09-26T19:33:00.000-04:00Hi Linda,Thanks for the Spanish lesson. Those were...Hi Linda,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the Spanish lesson. Those were words given to me about a million years ago. I was just an innocent bystander. Glad you are playing again.Ravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04996538460071167819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36130350.post-19701480390987880932008-09-26T19:20:00.000-04:002008-09-26T19:20:00.000-04:00Mega-max is great and I enjoyed your Wordzzles. On...Mega-max is great and I enjoyed your Wordzzles. <BR/><BR/>One thing-on "uno momento"-it is actually "un" and not "uno"-just appeasing my Spanish roots. :) <BR/><BR/>Off to work on my wordzzle!Linda Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801313102525232162noreply@blogger.com