tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9757991.post112430062290686554..comments2023-03-26T04:40:44.435-03:00Comments on Buick City Complex: The ViewPerfect Virgohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17842802482293784692noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9757991.post-1124909162028849672005-08-24T15:46:00.000-03:002005-08-24T15:46:00.000-03:00Sirreene - I just read it too, very funny indeed a...Sirreene - I just read it too, very funny indeed and thanks for the e-mail address.<BR/><BR/>Doughgirl - you read me like a book don't you! Hanging on for dear life is exactly what I imagined as I wrote. White knuckling is such a good description.<BR/><BR/>That inner voice is one many of us are familiar with. Sometimes I want to tear it out of my head. I find myself having unrealistic conversations with people entirely in my mind and I know it's the inner voice masquerading as someone I know.<BR/><BR/>You guessed the identity right away DG, I thought you would. Maybe I'm trying to escape maybe I'm calling out for help but either way I am glad when she wants to talk to me.<BR/><BR/>I am also glad to talk to you, and if it helped in a small way to help you start the climb down, then great. I hope you spotted the Yahoo privacy settings DG, let in your friends only!<BR/><BR/>Patry - yes piqued indeed by the perennial unnamed "she." I agree that she will mean different things to different people. <BR/><BR/>Flea - I agonised over that sentence more than any other. I was afraid it sounded pompous but then I realised I <B>wanted</B> it to sound slightly aloof, so I left it untouched.Perfect Virgohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17842802482293784692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9757991.post-1124814672151858892005-08-23T13:31:00.000-03:002005-08-23T13:31:00.000-03:00Actually, I love the mystery of the unnamed she. I...Actually, I love the mystery of the unnamed she. It DOES pique interest, and allows the reader to bring his or her own perspective to it.Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9757991.post-1124799716119416332005-08-23T09:21:00.001-03:002005-08-23T09:21:00.001-03:00Perfect, You know I love it when you write things ...Perfect, <BR/><BR/>You know I love it when you write things like this. It makes me think not only where I am in my life, but I know these writings come from within and reflect wehre you are at as well.<BR/><BR/>I love that climbing up tyhe side of the building, white knuckling, holding on for dear life to the point we get raw inside and out which takes us to isolation.<BR/><BR/>But that voice in our head follows wherever we go, we can't turn it off. It haunts us morning, noon and night. Every resting second is one filled with that inner voice taking us space in our heads and so we stay busy, we work, we ride, we run, or we climb to the highest point of seclusion that we can find, just to be alone thinking that it will help us.<BR/><BR/>And yet it follows and it's louder than before and its only when we surrender that we can turn it off, but it lies in wait until we least expect it as you so well put.<BR/><BR/>She I think is just whwat you call that voice. No not the wife for sure, and maybe hoping that it's thebest friend...inner turmoil. Argh, I hate it too Perfect.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your help the other day and for allowing me to share my feeling. Starting to climp down from my seclusion as well. Surrounding myself with only the closest of friends.<BR/><BR/>Great piece...thanks so muchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9757991.post-1124735674936308572005-08-22T15:34:00.000-03:002005-08-22T15:34:00.000-03:00Sirreene - yep, hard to see a way back from there ...Sirreene - yep, hard to see a way back from there isn't it? Could it be autobiographical - you guess...Perfect Virgohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17842802482293784692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9757991.post-1124727934626525432005-08-22T13:25:00.000-03:002005-08-22T13:25:00.000-03:00Sirreene - well how spooky! You can still use it y...Sirreene - well how spooky! You can still use it you know, I won't be upset... (Even though my virgo tendency would be to sulk and pout!)Perfect Virgohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17842802482293784692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9757991.post-1124722598146321022005-08-22T11:56:00.000-03:002005-08-22T11:56:00.000-03:00Patry - I often find myself delivering just the po...Patry - I often find myself delivering just the point of a story without clues to its beginning and no ending. This is partly because I want to keep the narrative short to maintain interest. I think it also has to do with self analysis. I selesct a particular trait and explore it in isolation because the bigger picture is too much to consider.<BR/><BR/>No, I don't think it is his wife because she has stopped following him on his wild excursions - he always comes home. Could it be his best friend who he can't live with and can't live without? She may want to tell him she understands him. (Sounds like I know him...)<BR/><BR/>I am experimenting with styles and genres and find the shorter the story, the stiffer the test. Sequels are a way of revisiting a subject for more practice and if you would like to revisit then I'm honoured.<BR/><BR/>Finn - our hero might be asking to be noticed in the only way he knows how, extravagantly and intensely. This is more than just burying his head ostritch-fashion I think.<BR/><BR/>Yes, I deliberately chose a perillous yet highly visible location for his display to root it in reality. He needed to be seen or it was a pointless exercise, "look at me, look at what you have all driven me to!" Funny how we seem to choose symbolic references sometimes without even realising it, the radio antenna was nearly a lightening rod in the first draft!<BR/><BR/>Pat - welcome! A friend of Grace is a friend of mine. I have read King's entire output so your comparison is very meaningful to me, not to say flattering.<BR/><BR/>I quit nearly 12 years ago without AA or any kind of external help. We each manage this our own way and Grace's way is spot on for her. I have huge respect for that!<BR/><BR/>Have a read of <A HREF="http://secretlyido.blogspot.com/2004/12/virgo-character-assassination.html" REL="nofollow">my virgo list</A>and see what you make of it - recognise any of the traits? I am Sep 19.Perfect Virgohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17842802482293784692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9757991.post-1124678681270128082005-08-21T23:44:00.000-03:002005-08-21T23:44:00.000-03:00Very intriguing and vivid. But who is "she"? And w...Very intriguing and vivid. But who is "she"? And what did she want to say to him? <BR/><BR/>Is there a sequel forthcoming?Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9757991.post-1124658104538187202005-08-21T18:01:00.000-03:002005-08-21T18:01:00.000-03:00Gulnaz - not too depressing I hope! Sometimes you ...Gulnaz - not too depressing I hope! Sometimes you have to find a very remote place indeed in order to really get away from things.<BR/><BR/>JJ - I don't think our friend in the story ever planned to jump, he just wanted to get as far away from his troubles as possible. That meant going to a place where he thought no one would follow him - but his friend did. Glad you liked it and I hope I didn't weird you out too much! I love that expression!!Perfect Virgohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17842802482293784692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9757991.post-1124653532826730762005-08-21T16:45:00.000-03:002005-08-21T16:45:00.000-03:00Rather weird for me. I just finished reading an a...Rather weird for me. I just finished reading an article in the paper about a woman who jumped to her death down the street from where I live. Didn't know her or anything like that...just weirded me out. Nice writing.<BR/>Peace,<BR/>JJJJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16320055410346200684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9757991.post-1124620136171540632005-08-21T07:28:00.000-03:002005-08-21T07:28:00.000-03:00i was very moved reading this! honest and intellig...i was very moved reading this! honest and intelligent.gulnazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04303326222747011474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9757991.post-1124614445930292332005-08-21T05:54:00.000-03:002005-08-21T05:54:00.000-03:00Trudging - thanks! I have to confess to feeling lo...Trudging - thanks! I have to confess to feeling lost and distant in recent times. Walking past that building one day I saw a guy high up on a cradle cleaning top floor windows. His position looked very precarious, rather like I felt, so that gave me the inspiration. And I took my camera to work the next day.Perfect Virgohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17842802482293784692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9757991.post-1124586112775799322005-08-20T22:01:00.000-03:002005-08-20T22:01:00.000-03:00Great post and awesome picture.Great post and awesome picture.Trudginghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08139170570599049146noreply@blogger.com