tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314477169182447367.comments2023-10-26T07:46:17.156-07:00Melbourne MusingNicole Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01508798620704860433noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314477169182447367.post-23131394773446250232018-08-19T18:56:58.095-07:002018-08-19T18:56:58.095-07:00Nicole,
Great article. So many ppl judge PJ by wh...Nicole, <br />Great article. So many ppl judge PJ by what little they hear on the radio, but hearing them live really IS a game changer. Just wish we could take some of those "blank-stare" ppl to a live show so they could see what they're facing to understand. <br />I did I search for Vedder's poetry & found your blog. Glad i did. It read the best link. While it was 7+ yrs ago, your words are relevant as ever in 2018.<br />Cheers,<br />JamesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850897193767973856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314477169182447367.post-9841709273043824512018-08-19T18:54:52.761-07:002018-08-19T18:54:52.761-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850897193767973856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314477169182447367.post-45920855867319717242017-04-27T05:31:26.870-07:002017-04-27T05:31:26.870-07:00I also love Eddie Vedder because of his poetry. My...I also love Eddie Vedder because of his poetry. My favorite poetic line of his:<br /><br />"Alone, listless, breakfast table in an otherwise empty room"<br /><br />So evocative. Goes perfectly with the acoustic guitar.<br />shakesrearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613680461404557196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314477169182447367.post-44894261042002186872013-06-05T02:17:24.242-07:002013-06-05T02:17:24.242-07:00It is true that you really need many books to read...It is true that you really need many books to read if you want to write thesis paper. But, look at the bright side of it that you would have a lot of information and knowledge about your topic. It would be easy for you to write and organize your idea, and also have plenty of it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314477169182447367.post-85413209808622180692012-12-08T21:59:21.909-08:002012-12-08T21:59:21.909-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314477169182447367.post-56723275429314133872012-10-08T20:55:02.454-07:002012-10-08T20:55:02.454-07:00Thanks guys. Yes, all very exciting. And terrifyin...Thanks guys. Yes, all very exciting. And terrifying! But let's not dwell on that, shall we? Nicole Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01508798620704860433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314477169182447367.post-81755284763435807382012-10-08T02:10:07.584-07:002012-10-08T02:10:07.584-07:00That is terrific, I'm looking forward to seein...That is terrific, I'm looking forward to seeing it on a bookshelf and buying it for myself :)emmabovaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639685984279320297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314477169182447367.post-77118517140983479362012-10-08T01:36:08.874-07:002012-10-08T01:36:08.874-07:00Congratulations on your publishing contact! How ex...Congratulations on your publishing contact! How exciting and well done! AnnaDigireadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13309524101548225920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314477169182447367.post-92001792280102421192012-10-08T00:12:18.131-07:002012-10-08T00:12:18.131-07:00Yes, Meg. Wouldn't it be fabulous? The sting o...Yes, Meg. Wouldn't it be fabulous? The sting of losing in September is only now fading. On the upside, it used to take months to pass. In fact, I haven't dealt with 1984 at all yet. So I feel like I've grown. <br /><br />Thank you so much for your kind words. Looking forward to chatting with you more about all things books and literary - in person, hopefully.Nicole Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01508798620704860433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314477169182447367.post-27488314668830575322012-10-07T23:57:52.295-07:002012-10-07T23:57:52.295-07:00Hooray for you! Can't wait to read Full Forwar...Hooray for you! Can't wait to read Full Forward. If only the Hawks had pulled the premiership off this year - it would have felt like serendipity. But perhaps the planets will align in 2013 and it will be a marketing department's dream...Meg McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12854266030104017987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314477169182447367.post-24608565151417310742012-08-16T19:33:06.990-07:002012-08-16T19:33:06.990-07:00simply the most stunning novel I have ever read .
...simply the most stunning novel I have ever read .<br /><br /> Nothing comes close for me . Odaatje..........too many words! <br /><br />If you don`t like fugitive pieces you have no soul .... FACT!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314477169182447367.post-83448709905158662992012-05-09T15:15:14.610-07:002012-05-09T15:15:14.610-07:00I encourage Knight's moves. And rooks, too for...I encourage Knight's moves. And rooks, too for that matter. :-)<br /><br />Honesty is important in writing but I'd place one caveat on that: sometimes it might just be emotional honesty, with the facts altered. That's OK too. Our stories need some sense of universality for us to connect with our readers - specifics are less important than the broader space of the emotional journey.<br /><br />Your memoir sounds fascinating. Will be sure to look out for it. Congratulations!Nicole Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01508798620704860433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314477169182447367.post-51407137572936004672012-05-08T18:40:30.871-07:002012-05-08T18:40:30.871-07:00I always find it hard to go back to the past. When...I always find it hard to go back to the past. When the past enters my present, I find it unsettling, even when it enters in an innocent way - like an old colleague contacting me on a business matter. This will be nothing like the misgivings you experience, Nicole. The past, for me, is a dangerous country. It contains a me who no longer exists. In revisiting it, I have to recall that former me. And also, moving forward, ever forward, has been my way of rescuing myself from relationships I don't know how to deal with.<br /><br />This must sound mysterious. I want to avoid being specific, using specific instances ot illustrate my meaning, because I have a fear of exposure. We all do. I know we all do.<br /><br />OK, here's something. My memoir is coming out in June. It deals with horrendous family issues, and has been called "honest" and "candid". These are curious terms to use. What the writer or speaker means is that I disclose scenes that other people would rather conceal from the world. Honesty and candour in this context is always the humilations and terrors that another person would rather not divulge. But I have gone over them again and again in the therapy room and in doing so have robbed them of their power to mortify me. <br /><br />This is a long way from your blog, Nicole! My mind is a chessboard and I often make knight's moves.<br /><br />Cheers, SydneyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314477169182447367.post-54708560799231051852012-04-17T13:26:10.980-07:002012-04-17T13:26:10.980-07:00I love your post and agree with the "blank lo...I love your post and agree with the "blank looks" you get when you say your favorite band is Pearl jam these days. I am certainly married to Vedder in my spirit. I would also like to note that he has said in interviews, that Given to Fly is actually a battle about quitting smoking and how surfing made him feel spiritual. "The spot in the sky," is a surfer on a huge wave. But I know that he has said, that he loves creating songs that his fans can make their own, by their own interpretation.<br /><br />In the case of "Alive" he said the fans changed it for him, he used to think I'm still alive, like yeah great I'm still alive sarcastically, but since the fans cheer it with such happiness it changed the meaning even for him. Organic lyrics, he is better than Bob Dylan.<br /><br />I hope you can add commentary on some of the great lyrics written by the rest of the band.Enlightenedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18182128600480940074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314477169182447367.post-86389064102174295642012-03-16T22:25:32.718-07:002012-03-16T22:25:32.718-07:00I will not ignore everything you said, or indeed a...I will not ignore everything you said, or indeed any of it. As always, insightful and considered - especially what your friend said. You're right. I should write a letter. So, thanks, Meg. I think I will.Nicole Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01508798620704860433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314477169182447367.post-28931909536072398172012-03-16T19:03:41.030-07:002012-03-16T19:03:41.030-07:00This is a beautiful post, Nic, and I'm so sorr...This is a beautiful post, Nic, and I'm so sorry you lost your friend. I don't think I entirely agree with your last couple of paragraphs, though. You had a place in her life and she in yours. Her parents would obviously remember, and would understand. And I don't think our responses to these things should necessarily take a linear shape. What we remember and reflect on and celebrate and grieve is the whole of someone's life and you were obviously a big part of that once. I don't think the fact that you slipped out of it lessens that impact. I, too, think I would love to hear from you if I were her family. I would write a letter, I think.<br /><br />I may have said this to you before in another context, but I've found myself on the periphery of other people's losses a couple of times over the last few years, and felt paralysed over what to do. It felt wrong to somehow lay claim to a personal stake in things, but also to do nothing. A friend of mine said, very simply, that she felt it was always better to do something. And I've since found that to be true. There are always those people who rush to insert themselves into other people's grief, but I think the moment you question whether it might be inappropriate to act is the moment it's clear you're not one of them, that your motivations are coming from a different place.<br /><br />Good grief, I am wordy. Ignore everything I said. Write a letter. That's what I reckon.Meg McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12854266030104017987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314477169182447367.post-6490768120124572572012-03-15T03:55:08.869-07:002012-03-15T03:55:08.869-07:00Are you sure that's not your new haircut? :-)Are you sure that's not your new haircut? :-)Nicole Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01508798620704860433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314477169182447367.post-18435282203728324522012-03-15T03:49:39.728-07:002012-03-15T03:49:39.728-07:00You made me cry!You made me cry!Kerrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11121686256407160106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314477169182447367.post-48651077485439919012012-03-15T03:49:21.504-07:002012-03-15T03:49:21.504-07:00Thank you, ladies. I'm guessing this happens m...Thank you, ladies. I'm guessing this happens more than we realise. Before we went online, people probably never found out these things.<br /><br />So sorry, Kylie, if this brought back memories. I'm glad you got to go to her funeral, if such a thing could ever be consolation for anything.Nicole Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01508798620704860433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314477169182447367.post-2510431302137361382012-03-15T02:52:14.689-07:002012-03-15T02:52:14.689-07:00Oh, f*ck. Goosebumps. My girlhood best friend- one...Oh, f*ck. Goosebumps. My girlhood best friend- one just like yours, one I actually shared my first kiss with (not kissing her- we both kissed the same boy. In turn.) died when we were 18. We had grown apart since about year 8, when we were (like you) sent to separate schools. I had to get an exemption from my very first Uni exam so I could attend her funeral- but I did. I cannot imagine finding out about her death the way you did your friend's. For a time, she meant everything in the world to me. <br /><br />I hope you find your place to keep her. You've made a great start here. xxKyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02440324206348141818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314477169182447367.post-49285895712749162642012-03-15T02:49:58.833-07:002012-03-15T02:49:58.833-07:00That's sad, and so beautiful to read. Yes, she...That's sad, and so beautiful to read. Yes, she IS yours to grieve. I believe. Just because you drifted apart doesn't mean that you may not have drifted together again. You are allowed to grieve the fact that can never happen. You should grieve. And I'm sure that her family would appreciate hearing from you and knowing that she meant so much to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314477169182447367.post-42962092360314523912011-06-17T03:08:19.629-07:002011-06-17T03:08:19.629-07:00Wow! This is a fantastic idea!Web Design Melbourne...Wow! This is a fantastic idea!<a href="http://www.instantwebproducts.com.au/" rel="nofollow">Web Design Melbourne</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314477169182447367.post-2817189042895026882011-05-24T20:25:00.842-07:002011-05-24T20:25:00.842-07:00Thought I should check out my new anti-mentor'...Thought I should check out my new anti-mentor's blog while I am also procrastinating and your first piece is about a book I also blogged on a while back (http://becomingafictionwriter.com/2009/04/festival-reading-fugitive-pieces-and-red-dress-walking/). Thought this was a good sign.<br /><br />Anyway my two cents is the second section (Ben) just remained too disconnected for my liking - and most probably because I'd seen the film first (something I almost never do!) and it handled that differently. But until then I found it a really beautiful book ... but you should watch the film version too as it's gorgeous (well, I thought so).Amanda Kendlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05178108297108834609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314477169182447367.post-8274878147636504722011-05-08T17:58:36.177-07:002011-05-08T17:58:36.177-07:00Thank you! Glad you liked it.Thank you! Glad you liked it.Nicole Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01508798620704860433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-314477169182447367.post-34450470499413802232011-05-07T22:35:31.422-07:002011-05-07T22:35:31.422-07:00'And in perhaps the most poignant observation,...'And in perhaps the most poignant observation, the universal experience of grief and loss is eloquently rendered thus: “The grief we carry, anybody’s grief, is exactly the weight of a sleeping child.”'<br /><br />Irresistable - great reviewing, thank you.9fragments - ClareJStrahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10205958027765585907noreply@blogger.com