tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post3405234248446876106..comments2024-03-28T09:19:51.567-04:00Comments on Look Me In The Eye: It's my birthday. I'm 50 todayJohn Robisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07407165016025447113noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-765466228479175722007-08-19T14:50:00.000-04:002007-08-19T14:50:00.000-04:00Happy Belated Birthday! Sorry I didn't get on in ...Happy Belated Birthday! Sorry I didn't get on in time, but you get to celebrate almost a week later, now!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397166252681075107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-31703641010489593672007-08-16T14:54:00.000-04:002007-08-16T14:54:00.000-04:00oops, i scrolled down to read the comments after l...oops, i scrolled down to read the comments after leaving mine. sorry about the afternoon sadness. that can happen to me as well, for my own set of reasons.<BR/><BR/>by the way, i put in my pre-order for your book ages ago!! can't wait to get my hands on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-879981351863734382007-08-16T14:53:00.000-04:002007-08-16T14:53:00.000-04:00i considered leaving 50 comments but then demurred...i considered leaving 50 comments but then demurred.<BR/><BR/>HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!! hope it was wonderful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-44964732410342372152007-08-15T13:30:00.000-04:002007-08-15T13:30:00.000-04:00Happy belated birthday, John. I've just ordered an...Happy belated birthday, John. I've just ordered and <B>paid</B> for your book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-34180170657581475932007-08-15T13:08:00.000-04:002007-08-15T13:08:00.000-04:00Happy birthday, John!:*)Happy birthday, John!:*)Tyhitia Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14070000168178880911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-8257406520887206112007-08-15T12:17:00.000-04:002007-08-15T12:17:00.000-04:00Hey John,Synchronicity strikes again. Mari and I h...Hey John,<BR/><BR/>Synchronicity strikes again. Mari and I had stopped in a store and we just had to buy this special calendar for you (on Monday!).<BR/><BR/>Little did we know it was your birthday- how timely.... <BR/><BR/>Also- Finally finished the piece I wrote for you. <A HREF="http://amonly.blogspot.com/2007/08/are-you-zippy.html" REL="nofollow">'Are You Zippy' </A> <BR/><BR/>I <B> DID </B> make it to 50 with your support, and welcome you joining me on this other side of midlife!<BR/><BR/>It ain't so bad. Certainly seems like some great things ahead for you.<BR/><BR/>AlisonAmonlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12423288289598265234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-35494629419143013042007-08-14T20:04:00.000-04:002007-08-14T20:04:00.000-04:00Hey JohnI find your book makes a really good wedge...Hey John<BR/>I find your book makes a really good wedge. So far I've used it as a door stop, trivet, barbecue fan, and thing to hold up to unwanted solicitors and say, "Away! Away! Or I shall throw the book of John at you!"<BR/><BR/>Okay, so maybe not. But yes, I have finished your book. I am waiting to see if the others get the hard copy in the mail before I comment. <BR/><BR/>They really hate spoilers.<BR/><BR/>And thinking of.... send me six more, I'll tape them together, attach them to a go-kart and make a spoiler.<BR/><BR/>xxx<BR/>Yer sis,<BR/>KKananihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317494343177263398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-5819029113411852372007-08-14T17:45:00.000-04:002007-08-14T17:45:00.000-04:00Mizz O'Neil, I'll send you my ARC on loan but you ...Mizz O'Neil, I'll send you my ARC on loan but you stil have to buy a copy or two or three. Right, John? Between LMITE and Lottery my holiday shopping will be a snap!<BR/><BR/>Happy Belated, JOhn! I was celebrating my husband's 50th on Sunday and not blogging too much. Michelle came to the party! How cool to meet a blog buddy in person! But you and I already know that.<BR/><BR/>Happy x 50.Kim Rossi Staglianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687828526726281119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-20506612142223490312007-08-14T11:02:00.000-04:002007-08-14T11:02:00.000-04:00Fifty bday spanks right at ya!Fifty bday spanks right at ya!Drama Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15448192460973174295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-24925380561481224552007-08-14T08:16:00.000-04:002007-08-14T08:16:00.000-04:00John, I am delighted to hear that there well be a ...John, I am delighted to hear that there well be a "next" book. Your writing is wonderful and the world needs more of it. <BR/><BR/>Regarding your afternoon sadness: You're not alone. I like to call it low tide. I don't know if it's biological or simply the realization that another day is ending. Writers can be such a melancholy bunch.Tena Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08630397939303203418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-44988468378023911792007-08-13T22:59:00.000-04:002007-08-13T22:59:00.000-04:00Happy Birthday! I am thinking about preordering yo...Happy Birthday! I am thinking about preordering your book, but if that pushes you past 50, I'll wait until it hits the shelves and make it 50 there!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14622921805056352269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-6901472455123968362007-08-13T22:27:00.000-04:002007-08-13T22:27:00.000-04:00Thank you all so much for the sentiments and suppo...Thank you all so much for the sentiments and support you've expressed. I wrote this post in the morning, when I felt good. <BR/><BR/>Birthdays are hard for me - in fact, there will be a chapter on hard holidays in my next book - and I'm afraid I sink into sadness by afternoon.<BR/><BR/>But I'm going to be fine tomorrow, and I'll write something else.<BR/><BR/>Kanani, hows your reading group doing with Look Me in the Eye?<BR/><BR/>And Trish - I sent you a note on my Boston appearances and I hope you'll come and bring all your friends.<BR/><BR/>And woof back at all of you!John Robisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07407165016025447113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-7671834812033763722007-08-13T22:20:00.000-04:002007-08-13T22:20:00.000-04:00Yeah, nifty fifty. You're still a big pup! Woof!Yeah, nifty fifty. You're still a big pup! Woof!Kananihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317494343177263398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-73102374817318493202007-08-13T20:30:00.000-04:002007-08-13T20:30:00.000-04:00Happy BIG FIVE - OHHHHH!You can watch fifty sunset...Happy BIG FIVE - OHHHHH!<BR/><BR/>You can watch fifty sunsets before you're fifty-one.Sandra Cormierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00231342310371529022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-51970869038831596922007-08-13T16:26:00.000-04:002007-08-13T16:26:00.000-04:00Happy birthday. Here's to fifty more.Happy birthday. Here's to fifty more.Stephen Parrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16883165490847664389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-78427998071912797802007-08-13T15:18:00.000-04:002007-08-13T15:18:00.000-04:00Happy Birthday John! Sending you good wishes and ...Happy Birthday John! Sending you good wishes and happy returns fifty times over!Jill Elaine Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03229618587869637644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-46740035728181715272007-08-13T15:01:00.000-04:002007-08-13T15:01:00.000-04:00Happy Birthday John!LONG LIVE THE KING!Happy Birthday John!<BR/><BR/>LONG LIVE THE KING!The Musehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01878480926012068609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-44432239619953202462007-08-13T14:59:00.000-04:002007-08-13T14:59:00.000-04:00When I was in elementary school they used to make ...When I was in elementary school they used to make us stand on a chair in front of the class while everyone sang "Happy Birthday" to us. (I guess they probably wouldn't make you do that though -because you would have to crouch down so that your head didn't touch the ceiling) They also used to take turns spanking us for each year and one to grow on.<BR/><BR/>What happened to this tradition?<BR/><BR/>Now consider yourself spanked 50 +1 times!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-60968627668442223922007-08-13T14:07:00.000-04:002007-08-13T14:07:00.000-04:00Have a very happy 50th birthday, John! Loved your...Have a very happy 50th birthday, John! Loved your lists!The Anti-Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027321787352577548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-42813534788424176602007-08-13T12:44:00.000-04:002007-08-13T12:44:00.000-04:00Happy Birthday!! I loved your list! Laughed out lo...Happy Birthday!! I loved your list! Laughed out loud at several of them.:)<BR/><BR/>May your book sell fifty thousand copies in its first week.:)Aprilynne Pikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17542901402256938872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-16493268576962409762007-08-13T11:38:00.000-04:002007-08-13T11:38:00.000-04:00Happy Birthday from Canada, John.I'd say it 50 tim...Happy Birthday from Canada, John.<BR/><BR/>I'd say it 50 times, but I don't want to fill up your comments section!Holly Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02336717023482533615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-81218421442259697092007-08-13T11:14:00.000-04:002007-08-13T11:14:00.000-04:00Yea! Have a happy birthday.Yea! Have a happy birthday.ssashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15527483283426518167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-81443807601277391762007-08-13T10:22:00.000-04:002007-08-13T10:22:00.000-04:00Happy Birthday, John. Enjoy your day!Happy Birthday, John. Enjoy your day!kristen spinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099514779097752438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-59509411650063851512007-08-13T09:15:00.000-04:002007-08-13T09:15:00.000-04:00May your day be filled with the love of family and...May your day be filled with the love of family and friends.<BR/><BR/>(raises glass of wine to John. OK, bowl of fresh fruit.)Polly Kahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144327981127333878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-18781376960007570152007-08-13T09:12:00.000-04:002007-08-13T09:12:00.000-04:00HAPPY BIRTHDAY, John! Bet you get forty-nine more ...HAPPY BIRTHDAY, John! Bet you get forty-nine more birthday greetings. <BR/><BR/>Woof, fifty times.Tena Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08630397939303203418noreply@blogger.com