tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post4123093704066298834..comments2024-02-02T00:22:18.479-06:00Comments on Okay, Listen Here: PerceptionsStephanie Jones AKA Alicia Hunter Pacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03023631488715031414noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-54530856992030501602012-04-11T19:41:31.850-05:002012-04-11T19:41:31.850-05:00Boy, you do have a way with words, Maven Linda! G...Boy, you do have a way with words, Maven Linda! Gee, I wish I had thought of the American Idol thing - good analogy. You hit the nail on the head about this woman.<br /><br />I'm still working on it, valid or not. I used to erase the red marks the teacher put on my papers. LOL As for bad criticism, I still have a ways to go to let it go. But you're right - life is too short to sit and stew (but I like doing it; don't know why). ;)Cherylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-76460497833423722872012-04-11T19:36:39.239-05:002012-04-11T19:36:39.239-05:00I guess I've given myself away - I watch the e...I guess I've given myself away - I watch the early morning news shows. It's kind of like a train wreck - I can't look away. LOLCherylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-24993808722998435002012-04-11T15:32:32.517-05:002012-04-11T15:32:32.517-05:00I thought she was kind of like those people who au...I thought she was kind of like those people who audition for American Idol who think they're the best singers in the world, and they can't carry a tune.<br /><br />As for writing . . . I usually think it sucks anyway. I'm okay with a valid criticism. I'm not okay with a criticism that makes it plain you didn't read the book, just glanced through it. I'm not okay with a criticism that's based on an erroneous assumption by the critic. But then I just shrug and forget about it. Life's too short.Maven Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01191207825985417403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-53959037619430946642012-04-11T15:31:45.456-05:002012-04-11T15:31:45.456-05:00I hadn't heard of her but now I feel like I ne...I hadn't heard of her but now I feel like I need to go read about it. Thanks for sharing this with us all!Stephanie Jones AKA Alicia Hunter Pacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03023631488715031414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-66686012961128991802012-04-11T13:33:09.602-05:002012-04-11T13:33:09.602-05:00I saw her on TV and I still don't get it. I t...I saw her on TV and I still don't get it. I think you may have hit on it - it's her expectations as to how others see her. If you believe it, then you project it.<br /><br />Yea! The first ten I have gotten!Cherylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-61292470753297727262012-04-11T13:31:07.356-05:002012-04-11T13:31:07.356-05:00I could probably name thirty more women and I am w...I could probably name thirty more women and I am with you - I hate none of them.<br /><br />I never have accepted criticism well. It is something I am working on. I have to look at it and see if it is warranted then I have to work on the part of accepting it graciously when it is.Cherylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-29416942247714622792012-04-11T13:00:52.158-05:002012-04-11T13:00:52.158-05:00I hadn't heard of this until you brought it up...I hadn't heard of this until you brought it up. You know how news unaware I am. But, ehh...she's nice looking enough, I suppose. But I don't think looks are all there is to any picture. There must be something in her presentation that makes her stand out among many. Or it could merely be her expectations that pave the way for things to happen regularly. But I don't get the beauty thing from the 2D pics, myself. <br /><br />And I give you a "10" for the weedhoppin'! :DLesia Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17961313800912097829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-74229462703176730742012-04-11T12:21:19.399-05:002012-04-11T12:21:19.399-05:00I can name twenty women who I know personally, who...I can name twenty women who I know personally, who are better looking than she is and I don't hate any of them. <br /><br />As to the writing--I have never thought that any criticism or rejection stemmed from jealously because I write so well. Sometimes I think the criticism is valid, sometimes not.Alicia Hunter Pace (aka Jean Hovey and Stephanie Jones)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13844329805282121486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-57496020387130060362012-04-11T12:10:02.828-05:002012-04-11T12:10:02.828-05:00More like weedhopper. :) You know, I guess I am ...More like weedhopper. :) You know, I guess I am odd. I have never felt defensive around a good-looking woman. Guess I always felt like "good for her." Maybe that's why I really didn't think too much of her claims. But you're right - instinct kicks in. After all, I suppose we are all animals in our reactions. Oh, well, chalk another one up for me being peculiar.Cherylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-35583432684980091182012-04-11T11:24:37.053-05:002012-04-11T11:24:37.053-05:00Lol! I took this as just another 15 minutes of fa...Lol! I took this as just another 15 minutes of fame spotlight attempt for attention and a good marketing tool. Everyone knows Brick's name now, good or bad. But I have seen this situation happen. A good-looking woman enters the room and the ladies around her grow defensive. Primal instinct! That's what it is. An innate attempt to fight off competition for male's attention. <br /><br />I love the way you tied this to writing, grasshopper. ;)Katherine Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14701961380138616355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-42800650406915267672012-04-11T08:45:27.394-05:002012-04-11T08:45:27.394-05:00Thanks LJ. I just kind of thought maybe she isn&#...Thanks LJ. I just kind of thought maybe she isn't that nice when she's around others. It amused me because of all the reactions - obviously I was one of the people (who have lost their bloom) who instantly thought it was funny and I wouldn't be threatened by her "looks." Glad you got the transition. I tend to jump around with thoughts. ;)Cherylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-20655662165911082682012-04-11T08:19:46.113-05:002012-04-11T08:19:46.113-05:00I was kind of amused by the article, since she did...I was kind of amused by the article, since she didn't seem to me to be all that beautiful. Like you, I suspect if people were rude to her there was some other reason. Like maybe she was being a jerk. Loved your jump and comparison to writing! You're right on. -- LJlinda winstead joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12760279711122202398noreply@blogger.com