Comments on: Review: Not Quite What I Was Planning http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/2008/10/review-not-quite-what-i-was-planning/ A bookworm journalist blogs on literature and life Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:26:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Kim http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/2008/10/review-not-quite-what-i-was-planning/comment-page-1/#comment-7502 Kim Sat, 01 May 2010 22:20:02 +0000 http://grayskyeyes.wordpress.com/?p=768#comment-7502 Jason: Haha, those are great! I've only done some memoirs for myself, but nothing to write home about :) Jason: Haha, those are great! I’ve only done some memoirs for myself, but nothing to write home about :)

]]> By: Jason http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/2008/10/review-not-quite-what-i-was-planning/comment-page-1/#comment-7478 Jason Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:25:59 +0000 http://grayskyeyes.wordpress.com/?p=768#comment-7478 I thumb through this book regularly when I go to a book store. It's always entertaining, and it inspired me to write a few six-word biographies of famous people. For example: Work after defeat is inconvenient truth. –Al Gore Fought, survived, choked, ranted, and snuffed. –Chuck Palahniuk Wrote surprise endings. And 'Stuart Little'. –M. Night Shayamalan Had sexual relations with that woman. –Bill Clinton Have any of your own? I thumb through this book regularly when I go to a book store. It’s always entertaining, and it inspired me to write a few six-word biographies of famous people. For example:

Work after defeat is inconvenient truth. –Al Gore
Fought, survived, choked, ranted, and snuffed. –Chuck Palahniuk
Wrote surprise endings. And ‘Stuart Little’. –M. Night Shayamalan
Had sexual relations with that woman. –Bill Clinton

Have any of your own?

]]> By: Kim http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/2008/10/review-not-quite-what-i-was-planning/comment-page-1/#comment-395 Kim Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:29:10 +0000 http://grayskyeyes.wordpress.com/?p=768#comment-395 Rebecca: I love both of those! You should submit them to SMITH -- they are doing another edition of the book sometime in the future. bkclubcare: No, that's not the tagline for the blog, just something I came up with for the rest of life. I tried to think about a blog line in six words but couldn't come up with anything yet. Rebecca: I love both of those! You should submit them to SMITH — they are doing another edition of the book sometime in the future.

bkclubcare: No, that’s not the tagline for the blog, just something I came up with for the rest of life. I tried to think about a blog line in six words but couldn’t come up with anything yet.

]]> By: bkclubcare http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/2008/10/review-not-quite-what-i-was-planning/comment-page-1/#comment-394 bkclubcare Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:27:17 +0000 http://grayskyeyes.wordpress.com/?p=768#comment-394 oh Rebecca! both of those are terrific! And Kim? is that your blog tag line? I like. oh Rebecca! both of those are terrific! And Kim? is that your blog tag line? I like.

]]> By: Rebecca Reid http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/2008/10/review-not-quite-what-i-was-planning/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Rebecca Reid Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:15:17 +0000 http://grayskyeyes.wordpress.com/?p=768#comment-393 I came across this concept a few months ago and wrote a few "six-word memoirs." I didn't know it came from a book! Do you want the personal life one or the book blog one? How about both... Redheaded girl married then birthed redheads. or Learned to read, Reid-ed, still reading. I came across this concept a few months ago and wrote a few “six-word memoirs.” I didn’t know it came from a book!

Do you want the personal life one or the book blog one? How about both…

Redheaded girl married then birthed redheads.
or
Learned to read, Reid-ed, still reading.

]]> By: Kim http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/2008/10/review-not-quite-what-i-was-planning/comment-page-1/#comment-392 Kim Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:11:50 +0000 http://grayskyeyes.wordpress.com/?p=768#comment-392 bermudaonion: The one I've been thinking about is "I face life with demented optimism." I'm not sure how well that works, but it's a start. bkclubcare: That made me laugh, loudly. Six word memoirs are fun. bermudaonion: The one I’ve been thinking about is “I face life with demented optimism.” I’m not sure how well that works, but it’s a start.

bkclubcare: That made me laugh, loudly. Six word memoirs are fun.

]]> By: bkclubcare http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/2008/10/review-not-quite-what-i-was-planning/comment-page-1/#comment-391 bkclubcare Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:45:24 +0000 http://grayskyeyes.wordpress.com/?p=768#comment-391 I've actually done this a couple of times. It's fun. Right now? since I'm being bugged like you wouldn't believe: "Oscar the dog, obsessed. Dinner time." I’ve actually done this a couple of times. It’s fun. Right now? since I’m being bugged like you wouldn’t believe:
“Oscar the dog, obsessed. Dinner time.”

]]> By: bermudaonion http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/2008/10/review-not-quite-what-i-was-planning/comment-page-1/#comment-390 bermudaonion Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:23:25 +0000 http://grayskyeyes.wordpress.com/?p=768#comment-390 I love this post! It's given me food for thought - I need to come up with a six word memoir. Please post yours if you ever get where you're happy with it. I love this post! It’s given me food for thought – I need to come up with a six word memoir. Please post yours if you ever get where you’re happy with it.

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