tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post3061134467467207243..comments2024-03-10T12:09:50.303-05:00Comments on UNDER THE TIKI HUT : Bad Hair and WritersCarol Kilgorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-40927534755808408492010-02-26T09:21:40.711-06:002010-02-26T09:21:40.711-06:00I've got the good stuff now!I've got the good stuff now!Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-12898563849180794692010-02-25T13:53:33.507-06:002010-02-25T13:53:33.507-06:00Hehehe.. Sorry to laugh at your pain but it's...Hehehe.. Sorry to laugh at your pain but it's just so darned funny. Good analogy too, by the way. Completely works.:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-14135023817280187122010-02-24T20:13:03.151-06:002010-02-24T20:13:03.151-06:00Thanks, Laura. I'm checking it out.Thanks, Laura. I'm checking it out.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-43612047866798778322010-02-24T09:36:09.200-06:002010-02-24T09:36:09.200-06:00Carol - You have an award waiting for you over on ...Carol - You have an award waiting for you over on my blog. :)Laura Enohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982794146667832204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-50611645693560575372010-02-24T08:29:27.018-06:002010-02-24T08:29:27.018-06:00Hi Aubrie! I hope you'll enjoy it here.Hi Aubrie! I hope you'll enjoy it here.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-73171952530619584282010-02-23T23:14:11.850-06:002010-02-23T23:14:11.850-06:00Just stopping in to say I'm following your blo...Just stopping in to say I'm following your blog!Aubriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884036126491922530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-13381054330937646332010-02-23T17:40:48.309-06:002010-02-23T17:40:48.309-06:00Uh . . . have you been looking under my bathroom s...Uh . . . have you been looking under my bathroom sink? I guess I'm miserly, too.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-12797795064012702412010-02-23T14:23:37.506-06:002010-02-23T14:23:37.506-06:00When it comes to hair products, I would add, if it...When it comes to hair products, I would add, if it doesn't work for you, immediately dump the product. Often, I've tried something, it didn't work, and I tuck it away under the sink. A year later, I'm looking for something to use, pull it out, and discover why I hated it, but not why I kept it around. (Probably the miser in me.)<br /><br />Loved the way you linked this to writing!<br /><br />Helen<br /><a href="http://straightfromhel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Straight From Hel</a>Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-80221275257464141032010-02-23T12:53:13.660-06:002010-02-23T12:53:13.660-06:00Teresa - I think bad hair is worse than rejections...Teresa - I think bad hair is worse than rejections. It's always there.<br /><br />Crystal - Thanks!<br /><br />Elspeth - Aren't hats wonderful! But then, there's Hat Hair. . . .<br /><br />Angela - I'm heading to your blog right now :)Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-33468845976141738782010-02-23T11:43:11.604-06:002010-02-23T11:43:11.604-06:00That`s the good thing about getting older, you hav...That`s the good thing about getting older, you have gone through most of these trial and error mistakes and by now you know pretty well what you should leave to others (Schnaps, with me). Good post!<br />Finally I followed your rules to deserve the award! Thanks again.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484336744673299416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-48604438914360122802010-02-23T11:11:51.934-06:002010-02-23T11:11:51.934-06:00I feel your pain. There are days I'm grateful ...I feel your pain. There are days I'm grateful hats were invented. It just goes to show that trying something new can be good - or it can just make a mess. Sometimes uncharted territory is uncharted for a reason - those old maps didn't label certain parts 'there be dragons here' for nothing!Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-81843198991233246542010-02-23T08:26:42.454-06:002010-02-23T08:26:42.454-06:00EXCELLENT post and great job tying it to writing! ...EXCELLENT post and great job tying it to writing! For anyone who's had a bad hair day (haven't we all?) this had me in stitches!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04855818112935929377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-16750725337733133582010-02-22T23:11:03.593-06:002010-02-22T23:11:03.593-06:00I'm sorry, but there isn't much worse than...I'm sorry, but there isn't much worse than bad hair unless it's a reject from.... Hopefully you can get your locks back in shape soon.T. Powell Coltrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160774009926623671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-61719160040480201302010-02-22T22:34:51.247-06:002010-02-22T22:34:51.247-06:00Elizabeth - I'm so happy to hear your experime...Elizabeth - I'm so happy to hear your experimental idea worked! And so sorry to hear you have bad hair :( I wouldn't wish bad hair on anyone.<br /><br />Patricia - Sometimes those products don't measure up. I've never dumped half of a project, but I have dumped close to a third. It's scary.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-61865968182676731532010-02-22T22:23:19.644-06:002010-02-22T22:23:19.644-06:00I've dumped plenty of new products over time, ...I've dumped plenty of new products over time, and deleted 15,000 words when I was just 30,000 words into the current wip. We have to admit when we've made a mistake, I guess...Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-79821275875673897252010-02-22T19:54:46.294-06:002010-02-22T19:54:46.294-06:00Me too! I've got bad hair, too!
And I also h...Me too! I've got bad hair, too!<br /><br />And I also had a hard time for 2 days with my current WIP. I did just as you suggested and experimented with an idea. It worked out really well. :)<br /><br />ElizabethElizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-21928923701293010102010-02-22T19:19:33.938-06:002010-02-22T19:19:33.938-06:00Ann - Whatever works. Like hair gel.
Galen - Ther...Ann - Whatever works. Like hair gel.<br /><br />Galen - There are times I'm tempted to grab a razor. Except I fear what my head might look like. I'm thinking it's pretty bumpy. Might be worse than bad hair.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-50863813243671438612010-02-22T18:21:29.394-06:002010-02-22T18:21:29.394-06:00I'm afraid Arlee Bird and I share the same fol...I'm afraid Arlee Bird and I share the same folically challenged issues. Still, it's nice to hear hair stories. One can dream.<br /><br />Best Wishes Galen Kindley<br /><a href="http://www.galenkindley.com/blog.htm" rel="nofollow">Imagineering Fiction Blog</a>joe doaks-Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283066862112820202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-58180286714125435702010-02-22T16:00:05.235-06:002010-02-22T16:00:05.235-06:00I've never heard writing compared with hair ge...I've never heard writing compared with hair gel before but I love your metaphor and the point.<br /><br />annAnn Elle Altmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02192162600274764681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-60530890944436616592010-02-22T14:41:37.485-06:002010-02-22T14:41:37.485-06:00Mason - You caught me! I started on the story and ...Mason - You caught me! I started on the story and wondered what in the world it had to do with writing. And I wasn't so much running any later than I normally do, but I absolutely did not want to make yet another stop. There are days I feel like a bus driver.<br /><br />Maryann - I could've taken a self-photo, but you wouldn't have been able to feel it. Nasty.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-23928017705852129882010-02-22T14:17:19.471-06:002010-02-22T14:17:19.471-06:00LOL, great save at the end to tie this to writing....LOL, great save at the end to tie this to writing. I can't imagine having that kind of mess with my hair.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-74285183313542620692010-02-22T13:40:25.333-06:002010-02-22T13:40:25.333-06:00I've heard of dedicated writers before but to ...I've heard of dedicated writers before but to go through all of that just to make a point about writing, you are beyond dedicated. :) I know you didn't just do it because you were running late, that doesn't help to us folks. All jokes aside, very good tips on writing and good analogy.Mason Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935307400882363560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-77792017981315188352010-02-22T13:40:10.128-06:002010-02-22T13:40:10.128-06:00Thanks. Even if you don't have hair, Arlee, ma...Thanks. Even if you don't have hair, Arlee, maybe you'll remember the analogy when you're editing.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-42820509250942858692010-02-22T11:00:12.918-06:002010-02-22T11:00:12.918-06:00I really like your comparisons. There are so many ...I really like your comparisons. There are so many products out there and they make them all sound like miracle workers that it’s hard to resist trying something different. I often have less than satisfactory results but I keep trying anyway. It’s true, it’s exactly like my style of writing!Jane Kennedy Suttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12519340747761460017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-20228294062160736992010-02-22T10:24:08.450-06:002010-02-22T10:24:08.450-06:00Sounds like a gooey mess, but great analogy!Sounds like a gooey mess, but great analogy!Laura Enohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982794146667832204noreply@blogger.com