tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post1980255236170427712..comments2024-03-22T05:18:29.555-04:00Comments on Romance Bandits: Buried Alive!Loucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-91980744118659759622010-09-30T03:14:42.369-04:002010-09-30T03:14:42.369-04:00Hey, Sheree, did you see you won Miranda Neville&#...Hey, Sheree, did you see you won Miranda Neville's prize this week? Congratulations!Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-16280794702278852612010-09-29T23:42:33.346-04:002010-09-29T23:42:33.346-04:00Jo wrote: Sometimes vomiting is the only real resp...Jo wrote: <i>Sometimes vomiting is the only real respite a young mom gets -- no one wants to be around that!</i><br /><br />So true, Jo. So sad and true. :-)Susan Seyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033511012283092945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-66259442336690916392010-09-29T21:24:28.664-04:002010-09-29T21:24:28.664-04:00OMG, Susan, my arms would last all of two seconds ...OMG, Susan, my arms would last all of two seconds and my bifocals would fog over. But I know what you mean. Sometimes vomiting is the only real respite a young mom gets -- no one wants to be around that!jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-80914448736847203822010-09-29T21:21:05.280-04:002010-09-29T21:21:05.280-04:00Joan wrote: As to soaps, I grew up on Days of Our ...Joan wrote: <i>As to soaps, I grew up on Days of Our Lives...love me some Bo Brady. I remember too, as a teenager being completely distraught when the Salem Strangler offed Marlena...who wasn't Marlena at all but her twin sister! (Who had probably been held captive by Stefano on a desert island with Julie and Doug)</i><br /><br />I love that you can still pull these names out of your hat, Joanie! I think this might be the one I saw--I think it was Vivian somebody who'd been interred by...Bad Bo? Bad Brady? What the heck do I know. It was engrossing. :-)<br /><br />Your long walks sound lovely!Susan Seyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033511012283092945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-56405300924725964122010-09-29T21:19:09.289-04:002010-09-29T21:19:09.289-04:00Sheree said: Hey, I've read in the shower, too...Sheree said: <i>Hey, I've read in the shower, too, while the water is heating up or when I'm conditioning my hair (I turn the water off). That way, the water doesn't spray on the book.</i><br /><br />Sounds like you're better at it than I am. :-) I'll have to look into your method.Susan Seyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033511012283092945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-58289577086996191872010-09-29T21:18:09.992-04:002010-09-29T21:18:09.992-04:00Sherree wrote: As for my workouts, I go for brisk ...Sherree wrote: <i>As for my workouts, I go for brisk walks, so no TV for sure and I don't listen to anything either (safer that way).</i><br /><br />When I run outside, I don't listen to anything, either. On the treadmill, I feel safe enough being distracted but outdoors? When I might get smashed by a truck any minute? I totally pay attention. :-)Susan Seyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033511012283092945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-46643623241192969182010-09-29T20:01:37.099-04:002010-09-29T20:01:37.099-04:00Hey Susan!
Sorry to be late to the party...errand...Hey Susan!<br /><br />Sorry to be late to the party...errands and repairmen running today.<br /><br />I've solved the problem of watching TV at the gym...by canceling my membership :) I know, I know...maybe I'll rejoin during the annual January stampede. For now, it's nice walks in the neighborhood.<br /><br />As to soaps, I grew up on Days of Our Lives...love me some Bo Brady. I remember too, as a teenager being completely distraught when the Salem Strangler offed Marlena...who wasn't Marlena at all but her twin sister! (Who had probably been held captive by Stefano on a desert island with Julie and Doug)<br /><br />Anyway, when I was off an extended time after spine surgery I was thrilled! I could watch Days EVERY day! It soon became apparent that you could watch it on Monday and Friday and NEVER miss a thing in between.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566704374877697300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-8960519854310270462010-09-29T17:59:00.055-04:002010-09-29T17:59:00.055-04:00Hey, I've read in the shower, too, while the w...Hey, I've read in the shower, too, while the water is heating up or when I'm conditioning my hair (I turn the water off). That way, the water doesn't spray on the book.<br /><br />Although I don't want to wear a turban, I look good in most hats (unfortunately, I have a big head so the hat must be sized large).Shereehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205244523389110839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-42230914274588529832010-09-29T17:53:55.105-04:002010-09-29T17:53:55.105-04:00I never watched any soaps except maybe some of the...I never watched any soaps except maybe some of the prime time ones, once upon a time. My mother worked so she never watched and I didn't get home early enough to watch either (plus, there was that pesky "no TV until you've finished your homework" rule which we kids obeyed even though there weren't grownups around).<br /><br />As for my workouts, I go for brisk walks, so no TV for sure and I don't listen to anything either (safer that way).<br /><br />No turban for me, thank you, even if I get to be <b>that</b> age. :)Shereehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205244523389110839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-85126856488807243992010-09-29T17:29:13.575-04:002010-09-29T17:29:13.575-04:00Beth said: My favorite storylines were always the ...Beth said: <i>My favorite storylines were always the love triangles and star-crossed lovers. Hmm...wonder why? *g*</i><br /><br />I know, right? I stand firm that romance novelists & soap opera writers have a lot in common, we just have different goals. <br /><br />We have to keep the pacing snappy & deliver resolution. They have to keep the pacing glacial & deliver continued conflict. <br /><br />In all other respects, though--hooking the viewers emotionally, getting buyin/investment, developing fan loyalty? It's all the very same deal. Different medium, that's all.Susan Seyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033511012283092945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-3787109297829740502010-09-29T17:27:14.774-04:002010-09-29T17:27:14.774-04:00Catslady wrote: The funny thing was a lot of the s...Catslady wrote: <i>The funny thing was a lot of the same people had moved around and were in different ones lol.</i><br /><br />Oh, that's so disorienting, isn't it? Just as bad is when they bring back a character but have a different actor playing him/her! I'm always like, "Yeah, that's a second-rate knock off Kent (or whoever.)" Because I'm both loyal & unforgiving. Back-from-the-dead plotlines confuse my heart. I can't tell whether to root for the good guy who consoled the window so tenderly, or the guy who died & broke her heart. <br /><br />It's a tough call.Susan Seyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033511012283092945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-79230198920894579312010-09-29T17:25:03.384-04:002010-09-29T17:25:03.384-04:00Mshellion wrote: Our guide was talking about how c...Mshellion wrote: <i>Our guide was talking about how careful they had to be not to state where the city of Salem was actually located. Because something about Salem is supposed to be close where YOU lived or something. And once, the writers forgot that and made some sort of slipup of this nature. A faithful viewer wrote them a distraught letter about the mistake--and the guide made the viewer out to be so flipped out, they had to reassure her it was fine and they'd fix it, et al. </i><br /><br />On one hand this astonishes me, but on the other, I'm like, "Yup. Of course." That's the whole idea of romance novels, soap operas, any kind of emotional story. You want to get not just swept away for an hour, you want to get your heart involved. <br /><br />This particular woman may have taken it a bit far, however. Though I do hope they fixed it for her, whatever it was. Fans like that are born, not made.Susan Seyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033511012283092945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-81521525050664591372010-09-29T17:22:34.984-04:002010-09-29T17:22:34.984-04:00Mshellion wrote, in reference to running as exerci...Mshellion wrote, in reference to running as exercise: <i>(I cannot run. Screw it, the bear is eating me.)</i><br /><br />This made me laugh out loud. My mother used to make us jog with her when I was a kid because we lived in the country & there were a lot of leash-free dogs in the area. I once said, "Mom, do you seriously expect me (about 5 ft tall & 80 lbs at the time) to protect you from a dog that wants to eat us?"<br /><br />She said, "No, dear. One of us will still get eaten. But you improve my chances of survival to 50/50."<br /><br />I think she meant it sincerely.Susan Seyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033511012283092945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-31516174032872933682010-09-29T16:46:17.316-04:002010-09-29T16:46:17.316-04:00Susan, I'm a soap fan from way back *g* Used t...Susan, I'm a soap fan from way back *g* Used to watch Search For Tomorrow (Jennifer Aniston's dad starred in it) with my mom when I was little then Guilding Light as a teen. When my kids were younger (before I started writing) I'd watch As The World Turns. <br /><br />Now, however, I don't watch any, but I have to say soap writers know what they're doing when it comes to hooking viewers and writing conflicts :-)<br /><br />My favorite storylines were always the love triangles and star-crossed lovers. Hmm...wonder why? *g*Beth Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01204356784898045866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-18293016317270733552010-09-29T16:11:00.873-04:002010-09-29T16:11:00.873-04:00I started watching soaps when I was nursing my two...I started watching soaps when I was nursing my two kids. I stopped watching at somepoint after the first and started again with my second (3 yrs. between them) and I swear I could still understand the story lines. Young and the Restless was one of them and I think I watched 3. The funny thing was a lot of the same people had moved around and were in different ones lol.catsladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06375770995988927860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-6237765916609593882010-09-29T15:59:13.305-04:002010-09-29T15:59:13.305-04:00Just as an aside, I did tour the NBC studios in Bu...Just as an aside, I did tour the NBC studios in Burbank once, and that meant we got to see the Days of Our Lives set, which was cool. And we saw a couple of the actors floating around, who were a lot shorter in person than they look on TV. <br /><br />Our guide was talking about how careful they had to be not to state where the city of Salem was actually located. Because something about Salem is supposed to be close where YOU lived or something. And once, the writers forgot that and made some sort of slipup of this nature. A faithful viewer wrote them a distraught letter about the mistake--and the guide made the viewer out to be so flipped out, they had to reassure her it was fine and they'd fix it, et al. <br /><br />Anyway, it just goes to show, no matter what industry you're in, there is always going to be some "client" who wigs out about some minor detail, usually about something that they forgot isn't real to begin with. Historical romance writers worry a lot about getting those letters--but even soap operas (who I couldn't believe anyone would take those seriously!) has those types of complainers.Hellie Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933713255844695337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-9356635412699276092010-09-29T15:52:46.997-04:002010-09-29T15:52:46.997-04:00I am so not a soap opera fan--at least of the dayt...I am so not a soap opera fan--at least of the daytime variety. In fact, if I'm home during the day, I spend a lot of time grumbling at the tv, going, WHAT IS THIS CRAP? I cannot get into it. <br /><br />But you get me the right Lifetime movie or an episode of Grey's Anatomy and I'm glued to the screen like adhered with gorilla glue. <br /><br />When I'm at the gym--and they have the TV variety--I try to watch as much That 70s Show as I can find. I've noticed they've been showing Dukes of Hazzard, which I could also do. However, my gym has a theater room and they usually play a newer movie in a darkened room and you can work out on the elliptical. (I cannot run. Screw it, the bear is eating me.) So if I stay 30 minutes, I can get 2 miles in; if I stay 45, I can get the 3rd mile in. I haven't been going enough lately to stay for an hour and get 4 miles. Nice try though. <br /><br />No to the turban. And hats in general. My co-worker told me I should never become Amish for real because the bonnet look was not attractive on me--nor did she encourage converting to a religion that required scarves worn over my head for the same reason. I have to agree. Not my most flattering look.Hellie Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933713255844695337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-76158146035696240662010-09-29T15:27:08.153-04:002010-09-29T15:27:08.153-04:00Jo wrote: I'm the dimmest light in the chandel...Jo wrote: <i>I'm the dimmest light in the chandelier most of the time. But reading in the shower???? However do you manage that???</i><br /><br />Jo! You are NOT dim bulb material! Goodness sakes! Anybody who combines TVs, treadmills & ice cream is veritable goddess walking among mortals! Own that stuff--put on your turban & work it, sister!<br /><br />As for reading in the shower, well. I hold the book up really high & aim the water as low as it'll go. Then I tell the kiddoes mommy's in the shower & needs some privacy. It works for about twenty minutes. I've ruined many books. But that two square feet of space is all I can call my own some days. So I figure it's worth a book or two. <br /><br />Don't tell any of our book nazis, though, 'kay? I might get kicked out of the lair.Susan Seyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033511012283092945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-22967792501235884002010-09-29T15:23:45.008-04:002010-09-29T15:23:45.008-04:00Anna S wrote: I've watched UK soaps too - Coro...Anna S wrote: <i>I've watched UK soaps too - Coronation Street, East Enders and Emmerdale and in the early days, Brookside. But UK soaps are a tad more gritty than the US ones.</i><br /><br />I've caught the UK soaps a time or two. I grew up near Detroit, so we often got Canadian TV which meant we got the British soaps. (Convoluted I know but there you have it.)<br /><br />What I liked about the UK soaps is, yes, they're a tad grittier than our US ones but they also have actors who look like real people. A little rounder, shorter, goofier looking. Less hair, more normal clothes. I loved that about them. They felt more authentic while at the same time providing that soapy goodness. <br /><br />Your work outs sounds a great deal more focused than mine. I'm starting to think I should start hitting things more when I exercise...Susan Seyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033511012283092945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-14271528546886207542010-09-29T15:20:29.241-04:002010-09-29T15:20:29.241-04:00Pat Cochran wrote: As an equal opportunity soap vi...Pat Cochran wrote: <i>As an equal opportunity soap viewer, some years back I added on CBS's Young & Restless<br />and Bold & Beautiful!</i><br /><br />Wow, Pat, you know your soaps! I was a B & B fan back in college, but I have no idea what I watched at the gym the other day. It hardly matters--I enjoyed it tremendously. I can totally see getting hooked.Susan Seyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033511012283092945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-76802770488017758022010-09-29T15:17:57.036-04:002010-09-29T15:17:57.036-04:00Nancy wrote: And no, I do not wear the towel turba...Nancy wrote: <i>And no, I do not wear the towel turban to the grocery store, nor will I ever. :-)</i><br /><br />I don't either. Not, ahem, on purpose anyway...<br /><br />Kidding. I've never accidentally worn my towel turban out. I have found myself grocery shopping in my pjs, though. <br /><br />Your work outs sound a whole lot more interesting than mine, Nancy. I'd love to have the focus for martial arts but I'm such a seagull. I have to mark out a time frame (on the treadmill) or a route (outside) so I can just point myself toward the goal & day dream until I get there. <br /><br />I don't think that's how martial arts work. I'm in awe of people who are good at them.Susan Seyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033511012283092945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-12570737105440334872010-09-29T15:14:28.445-04:002010-09-29T15:14:28.445-04:00TerriOsburn wrote: Though I loved the part during ...TerriOsburn wrote: <i>Though I loved the part during Friends when Joey was a soap actor. He had that "look" down pat. LOL!</i><br /><br />Oh, man, I missed this! There are whole chunks of pop culture I missed because I was living TV-free in the woods during those years, & it was still relatively rare to have your own computer. We all shared a computer at work, if you can believe such a concept. <br /><br />I can totally imagine Joey doing "the look" from a soap. You will be MINE! Oh yes, you WILL be mine!...Susan Seyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033511012283092945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-39895649094178613732010-09-29T15:12:17.035-04:002010-09-29T15:12:17.035-04:00Pissenlit wrote: If the GR wants to wear a turban ...Pissenlit wrote: <i>If the GR wants to wear a turban today, he should do it soon 'cause later on, he's going to be tagging along to the last Jays home game of the season with me and a Toronto Blue Jays cap is the only approved headgear for the evening. :D</i><br /><br />Maybe it'll be part of his pre-game toilette this evening. Have fun!Susan Seyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033511012283092945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-51976371019458871202010-09-29T15:11:09.261-04:002010-09-29T15:11:09.261-04:00Cassondra wrote: I hate the gym. I hate the smell ...Cassondra wrote: <i>I hate the gym. I hate the smell of the sweat and the sanitizer, I hate the noise and the flourescent-lighted, stale-air fake environment. Hate It. And I was once a hard-core bodybuilder (free weights only, thank you)I could tolerate it then, but I never liked it.</i><br /><br />OMG, how did I not know you used to be a hard-core body builder?? Is there ANYTHING you haven't done? You astonish me every single time I talk to you. <br /><br />I'll bet you can rock a turban, too. :-)Susan Seyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18033511012283092945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-62162874203286402062010-09-29T15:00:17.200-04:002010-09-29T15:00:17.200-04:00Good grief, Susan, don't aspire to be me. I&#...Good grief, Susan, don't aspire to be me. I'm the dimmest light in the chandelier most of the time. But reading in the shower???? However do you manage that???<br /><br />Eating on the treadmill is a piece of cake LOL.jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.com