tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post115815171631117131..comments2023-11-01T00:38:49.400+11:00Comments on Ampersand Duck: National Poetry Week [2]Ampersand Duckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12245377686193859488noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-1158318536987213892006-09-15T21:08:00.000+10:002006-09-15T21:08:00.000+10:00My word yes, that is a tough coincidence. I think ...My word yes, that is a tough coincidence. I think you're exempt from watching that for a good while - that part still upsets me, and it was a long time ago for my friends too. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the sidebar nod, by the way - have I thanked you before? All my traffic seems to come from the kindness of bloggers now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-1158284064039226772006-09-15T11:34:00.000+10:002006-09-15T11:34:00.000+10:00Actually, funny you should bring that up. The movi...Actually, funny you should bring that up. The movie of Alibrandi freaks me out a bit because a lot of the details are so close to our story -- not the parental stuff, but the schools they used, and the Sydney locations. My brother had a scholarship to an inner-Sydney private school, and his girlfriend was at the convent school up at Rose Bay. It's set around a similar time too. I used to think the author knew him, but I'm not so sure anymore. <BR/><BR/>It'll be a long time before I can sit through the movie again; it was a painful experience.Ampersand Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245377686193859488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-1158281335723881802006-09-15T10:48:00.000+10:002006-09-15T10:48:00.000+10:00And I guess that qualifies as a spoiler, so you ca...And I guess that qualifies as a spoiler, so you can delete it if you like. But the hug goes out all the same, squat like a pen. I like that poem too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-1158281253293436792006-09-15T10:47:00.000+10:002006-09-15T10:47:00.000+10:00Bravely put, duck. A good hommage.Sometimes the sl...Bravely put, duck. A good hommage.<BR/>Sometimes the sledgehammer is the only way to fly.<BR/> <BR/>My sister has a friend whose brother was like the boy in <I>Alibrandi</I>. The first time I saw the film, I knew what that fellow was going to do (the Matthew Newton character, John) when he would not dance at the Year 12 formal. I just knew. Afterwards my daughter asked me how, and I told her I knew someone like that once. (He was a dentist's son, though, not a pollie's.)<BR/>May these fellows rest easier every time we call them up. So to speak.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-1158271437982912352006-09-15T08:03:00.000+10:002006-09-15T08:03:00.000+10:00[tut] oh, if you have to, Pav!OF COURSEnot enough ...[tut] oh, if you have to, Pav!<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>OF COURSE<BR/><BR/>not enough group hugs in blogging, although Zoe is doing her best to redress the matter.Ampersand Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245377686193859488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-1158248622032257612006-09-15T01:43:00.000+10:002006-09-15T01:43:00.000+10:00So young!I missed this till tonight. Black ice, as...So young!<BR/><BR/>I missed this till tonight. Black ice, as you say. Can I be in the group hug after the fact?Kerryn Goldsworthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270814460793882309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-1158222973067631742006-09-14T18:36:00.000+10:002006-09-14T18:36:00.000+10:00Thanks, girls. I felt a bit ashamed of myself toda...Thanks, girls. I felt a bit ashamed of myself today for pulling that one out of the hat, but I had a bit of a dark moment last night. I'm really not a pity junkie :)Ampersand Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245377686193859488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-1158191304233660482006-09-14T09:48:00.000+10:002006-09-14T09:48:00.000+10:00group hug it isxxxgroup hug it is<BR/>xxxZoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546885088503890394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-1158188619623539992006-09-14T09:03:00.000+10:002006-09-14T09:03:00.000+10:00what Laura said.what Laura said.Mindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10634135486127575735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-1158187015626785682006-09-14T08:36:00.000+10:002006-09-14T08:36:00.000+10:00Big Hug.Big Hug.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com