Comments for cleverevans.com http://cleverevans.com/blog my drawings, doodles, and creations Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:29:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Top 20 List Of Things I Wish I Had Known About Newborns Before Having One by Phil http://cleverevans.com/blog/?p=174&cpage=1#comment-543 Phil Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:29:40 +0000 http://cleverevans.com/blog/?p=174#comment-543 Considering my wife and I are going through all of this right now, this was comforting. Thank you. Considering my wife and I are going through all of this right now, this was comforting. Thank you.

]]> Comment on by Nowell http://cleverevans.com/blog/?p=223&cpage=1#comment-541 Nowell Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:41:34 +0000 http://cleverevans.com/blog/?p=223#comment-541 Love it!!! I'm the same way with projects. I have several Vietnams, a few Iraqs and maybe even an Afghanistan brewing at the moment. Eventually I'd like to recede to my borders again so I can just tend my garden, maybe later taking a diplomatic mission to Fiji or the Galapagos. :-) Love it!!! I’m the same way with projects. I have several Vietnams, a few Iraqs and maybe even an Afghanistan brewing at the moment. Eventually I’d like to recede to my borders again so I can just tend my garden, maybe later taking a diplomatic mission to Fiji or the Galapagos. :-)

]]> Comment on For the First Time in a Long Time by Nowell http://cleverevans.com/blog/?p=216&cpage=1#comment-539 Nowell Sun, 23 Oct 2011 21:49:44 +0000 http://cleverevans.com/blog/?p=216#comment-539 Nice work, Kat! Keep it up!!! Nice work, Kat! Keep it up!!!

]]> Comment on A Brief Movie Review by Ella http://cleverevans.com/blog/?p=187&cpage=1#comment-538 Ella Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:26:37 +0000 http://cleverevans.com/blog/?p=187#comment-538 I really enjoy your writing, Kat. It tickles me that you can make a logical connection between Shakespeare and "Kick-Ass". And congrats on having a few hours to yourself now that Charlotte's old enough for day care! In my experience, the blogs that come back and bite their writers tend to be negative writing about one's job or family. If you stay away from venting about Crazy Aunt Jane or the Boss From Hell, I think you'll be OK. :) I really enjoy your writing, Kat. It tickles me that you can make a logical connection between Shakespeare and “Kick-Ass”. And congrats on having a few hours to yourself now that Charlotte’s old enough for day care!

In my experience, the blogs that come back and bite their writers tend to be negative writing about one’s job or family. If you stay away from venting about Crazy Aunt Jane or the Boss From Hell, I think you’ll be OK. :)

]]> Comment on My Horrible Frigidaire Oven by Ella http://cleverevans.com/blog/?p=179&cpage=1#comment-537 Ella Sun, 06 Feb 2011 17:38:15 +0000 http://cleverevans.com/blog/?p=179#comment-537 How did the holidays work out with the oven? My parents decided to gut their kitchen in August, thinking it would be done by October. We actually had to find a different venue for Thanksgiving, because (well, among other things) the fan for the vent over the stove stopped working and it took 6 weeks to replace. 6 weeks! It's enough to make you go back to toasting wildebeast hunks over the fire! How did the holidays work out with the oven?

My parents decided to gut their kitchen in August, thinking it would be done by October. We actually had to find a different venue for Thanksgiving, because (well, among other things) the fan for the vent over the stove stopped working and it took 6 weeks to replace. 6 weeks! It’s enough to make you go back to toasting wildebeast hunks over the fire!

]]> Comment on Top 20 List Of Things I Wish I Had Known About Newborns Before Having One by Nick http://cleverevans.com/blog/?p=174&cpage=1#comment-533 Nick Thu, 21 Oct 2010 22:28:03 +0000 http://cleverevans.com/blog/?p=174#comment-533 Don't forget to count the number of times you get peed and puked on, and possibly poo-fountained. Don’t forget to count the number of times you get peed and puked on, and possibly poo-fountained.

]]> Comment on Top 20 List Of Things I Wish I Had Known About Newborns Before Having One by Marc http://cleverevans.com/blog/?p=174&cpage=1#comment-532 Marc Mon, 18 Oct 2010 22:02:49 +0000 http://cleverevans.com/blog/?p=174#comment-532 Yep, that all sounds about right. Yep, that all sounds about right.

]]> Comment on Our Responsibility by Christopher http://cleverevans.com/blog/?p=165&cpage=1#comment-531 Christopher Sat, 24 Apr 2010 23:03:58 +0000 http://cleverevans.com/blog/?p=165#comment-531 I agree. I'm still amazed watching credits and looking at film schools at the incredible number of silent films that are apparently still being made... That and as my students look for jobs how much of the arts industry is freelance which isn't the best place for students to transition from fresh out of school to the workplace. I agree. I’m still amazed watching credits and looking at film schools at the incredible number of silent films that are apparently still being made… That and as my students look for jobs how much of the arts industry is freelance which isn’t the best place for students to transition from fresh out of school to the workplace.

]]> Comment on Etiquette Lesson for Non-Americans by Mike Robertson http://cleverevans.com/blog/?p=156&cpage=1#comment-530 Mike Robertson Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:00:55 +0000 http://cleverevans.com/blog/?p=156#comment-530 My comment was meant to be a joke. I thought it would be funny if you got an official response from The International Community on your rant. But I guess my comedy writing skills are not as good as I think they are, seeing you missed my point completely. Anyhow I'm an American, I live in New York, I'm half Italian and I have traveled most of Europe so I can relate to what you're saying, and to tell you the truth, I've never thought about it before, I'd accepted it like many other things that are wrong and we just have to deal with them. But not all people are like that, I can tell you for a fact that in south of Italy, they LOVE Americans, because they're main form of income is from tourism and apparently America sends the most number of tourists there than any other country. On the other side, if you went to Iraq or Afghanistan, I'm sure you'd face a lot of hostility and cruelty for obvious reasons. My comment was meant to be a joke. I thought it would be funny if you got an official response from The International Community on your rant. But I guess my comedy writing skills are not as good as I think they are, seeing you missed my point completely. Anyhow I’m an American, I live in New York, I’m half Italian and I have traveled most of Europe so I can relate to what you’re saying, and to tell you the truth, I’ve never thought about it before, I’d accepted it like many other things that are wrong and we just have to deal with them. But not all people are like that, I can tell you for a fact that in south of Italy, they LOVE Americans, because they’re main form of income is from tourism and apparently America sends the most number of tourists there than any other country. On the other side, if you went to Iraq or Afghanistan, I’m sure you’d face a lot of hostility and cruelty for obvious reasons.

]]> Comment on Etiquette Lesson for Non-Americans by stoked http://cleverevans.com/blog/?p=156&cpage=1#comment-529 stoked Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:29:55 +0000 http://cleverevans.com/blog/?p=156#comment-529 Being German and having been on the receiving end of numerous lame jokes or outward hostility all over the world, I certainly know how you feel… Yes, my country started a number of wars and lost (like 9 out of 10 coutries who are dumb enough to start wars). But guess what, that was way before I was born (1967), even my mom was only 2 years old the last time Germany started a war, and my grandfather was a newly-wed hairdresser who had just saved enough money to open up his very own salon a month before he got drafted into the Wehrmacht. He then was sent to some place in Italy and butchered whatever for – along with his comrades who were probably just as scared and bewildered about the situation bestowed upon them than he was. Whenever I encounter one of those idiots who think it's hilarious to greet me with Sieg Heil, I pity them and their poor education and try to ignore them. Don't let those fools ruin your day! You know you live in a country that has many flaws and still is one of the greatest countries in the world. People WANT to love the USA, they have done so for so long and they will do so again. The damage to your international reputation was skillfully done over the past 10 years. It won't be repaired overnight, but people still want to believe in your country. As for the fools who see fit to insult you: step around them, just like you would step around dog turds. Being German and having been on the receiving end of numerous lame jokes or outward hostility all over the world, I certainly know how you feel… Yes, my country started a number of wars and lost (like 9 out of 10 coutries who are dumb enough to start wars). But guess what, that was way before I was born (1967), even my mom was only 2 years old the last time Germany started a war, and my grandfather was a newly-wed hairdresser who had just saved enough money to open up his very own salon a month before he got drafted into the Wehrmacht. He then was sent to some place in Italy and butchered whatever for – along with his comrades who were probably just as scared and bewildered about the situation bestowed upon them than he was.

Whenever I encounter one of those idiots who think it’s hilarious to greet me with Sieg Heil, I pity them and their poor education and try to ignore them. Don’t let those fools ruin your day! You know you live in a country that has many flaws and still is one of the greatest countries in the world. People WANT to love the USA, they have done so for so long and they will do so again. The damage to your international reputation was skillfully done over the past 10 years. It won’t be repaired overnight, but people still want to believe in your country.
As for the fools who see fit to insult you: step around them, just like you would step around dog turds.

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