tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post8744509368658932193..comments2023-08-15T05:02:58.115-04:00Comments on Stirrup Queens and Sperm Palace Jesters: I Want to Have Jasper Fforde's IVF Love-ChildLollipop Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020874415819057995noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-90718544553020491062007-08-06T14:22:00.000-04:002007-08-06T14:22:00.000-04:00I just finished reading The Phantom Tollbooth. Ho...I just finished reading <I>The Phantom Tollbooth</I>. How did I miss this amazing book? It was written in 1961, so you'd think it would be at the top of teachers Must Reads lists when I was in school, but nary a word. Well, now that you've brought it to my attention, I won't forget it - I'm planning on buying my own copy (I borrowed from the library for this initial reading) and giving it to my little guy when he hits 8 or so. Loved, loved, loved this book! Thanks, Mel.Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12290007044439581358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-53188724422181886702007-07-28T01:41:00.000-04:002007-07-28T01:41:00.000-04:00Amazing post. Your faith has bolstered mine (and t...Amazing post. Your faith has bolstered mine (and trust me, I need all the bolstering I can get). <BR/><BR/>Ironically, in light of the infertility situation, my favorite author of all time is Margaret Atwood. I love her imagery, the way she writes is incredibly powerful and evocative. <BR/><BR/>I actually did manage to meet her many moons ago. She did a reading of Cat's Eye at my University and was kind enough to sign my tattered paperback copy of The Handmaid's Tale. <BR/><BR/>Jenna<BR/>http://diagnosisunexplained.blogspot.com/jenna sais quoihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231908337644628355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-69883128946599749192007-07-27T10:56:00.000-04:002007-07-27T10:56:00.000-04:00This is an incredible post!I feel like this right ...This is an incredible post!<BR/><BR/>I feel like this right now about Barack Obama. (not to get too political!) He seems so fresh and new in a forum that I am so over. I love to hear him speak because I feel like he actually has something to say. And not to be shallow, but he is a little bit cute, as well :)katdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04687817796634095367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-53491276637181539912007-07-27T07:08:00.000-04:002007-07-27T07:08:00.000-04:00I'm still stuck on the excrement thing!! wtf??(ser...I'm still stuck on the excrement thing!! wtf??<BR/><BR/>(seriously great post... x)Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00433861868469484062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-48953996503083935712007-07-26T17:27:00.000-04:002007-07-26T17:27:00.000-04:00Great post. I love love love the Thursday Next ser...Great post. <BR/><BR/>I love love love the Thursday Next series. Jasper Fforde's talent is inspiring. And the books are just so much fun. Loved the 2nd and 4th the most. And from what I've read/heard, there is a possibility of more books. The main story lines were wrapped up, but more can be opened... one can hope!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-31416796355824635702007-07-26T17:21:00.000-04:002007-07-26T17:21:00.000-04:00if i print out this post and bring you my copy wil...if i print out this post and bring you my copy will you sign it for me? this is just so huge. i'm so in awe of you calling Juster and your amazing afternoon with him, and i just LOVE that you asked Fforde for that inscription.<BR/><BR/>if i were face to face with alton brown i think i would become the excrement stench myself because i would literally shit my pants. and he's hardly intimidating.<BR/><BR/>i did go meet george pelecanos at borders and had this grand plan of what i was going to say to him but i got all faint and sweaty and just silently handed him my book to sign with a dumb open-mouthed look on my face.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01587725139301198392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-5880783045293529642007-07-26T16:59:00.000-04:002007-07-26T16:59:00.000-04:00That's awesome that you met the author of The Phan...That's awesome that you met the author of The Phantom Tollbooth! I haven't read that book in a long time but it's on my re-reading list. I haven't read any of Jasper Fforde's novels, but now they are on my list too.<BR/><BR/>Congrats on your revelation -- and for your mysterious, memorable answer to Fforde's question.<BR/><BR/>Dan Savage and Camille Paglia have both long been on my "ideal dinner party" list, so I would certainly sit for a long time, on a rock, surrounded by pregnant women stroking their bellies while my period is starting, just to have the chance for a read & meet with either. Unfortunately St. Louis is not a large enough city to attract most book tours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-5999073784354881572007-07-26T16:11:00.000-04:002007-07-26T16:11:00.000-04:00I love that you quoted that part of the book. I t...I love that you quoted that part of the book. I tell my students this all the time and I truly believe that is true. The only problem with IF is that I can recall the very minute when I knew a baby was impossible. From that moment I felt something slip away from me that I haven't been able to find since; not my fertility, but my hope and that was harder to face than any failed cycle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-53614596587242795102007-07-26T15:57:00.000-04:002007-07-26T15:57:00.000-04:00fabulous post! This is what blogs are for...fabulous post! This is what blogs are for...Pazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14666300945671346038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-31859978562371044002007-07-26T15:34:00.000-04:002007-07-26T15:34:00.000-04:00so many things are possible just as long as you do...<I>so many things are possible just as long as you don't know they're impossible</I><BR/><BR/>Life is so worth living when we keep this in mind. Thanks for an amazing post!<BR/><BR/>As for who I would want to meet (and would brave the smell of shit to meet) - the Dalai Lama himself. Bald, flowing robes, striking. (I'm serious, but name the movie!)Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12290007044439581358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-79808290336913719002007-07-26T14:20:00.000-04:002007-07-26T14:20:00.000-04:00What an incredible post. You're truly inspirationa...What an incredible post. You're truly inspirational.ultimatejourneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01385256618267945461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-2135432540633839162007-07-26T13:40:00.000-04:002007-07-26T13:40:00.000-04:00Jeanette Winterson. hands down. i think she is o...Jeanette Winterson. hands down. i think she is one of the most amazing writers on the planet. i would certainly sit on a folding chair between unsavoury characters to hear her read. <BR/>i'm glad you went to the reading and even more glad to hear that your resolve to complete your family is so solid. sometimes the messages come to us in the most unexpected places at the most unexpected times.meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13867137276917406552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-37179833454576616022007-07-26T12:27:00.000-04:002007-07-26T12:27:00.000-04:00Wow, how powerful. Thank you for writing this and ...Wow, how powerful. Thank you for writing this and giving me my first cry of the day.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474732557296370467noreply@blogger.com