tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post8921106445643979632..comments2024-02-24T18:21:32.681-07:00Comments on It Just Gets Stranger: 2015ELIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11231200183264672395noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-72134732780291315812016-01-09T20:54:57.780-07:002016-01-09T20:54:57.780-07:00I'm the same age as you (May '84 represent...I'm the same age as you (May '84 represent!) and I've been reading your blog for a few years now. It continues to make me laugh and make me think, both of which have been critical for me this year. Thinking back on the past 8 years, I have definitely spent a lot of time looking like an idiot, but I've come a long way. I am less concerned with what others think of me, and more concerned with what I think of myself. So sure, I continue to make plenty of mistakes, but like you I'm working on recognizing them, embracing them, and learning from them. It's a work in progress. I don't know you but I enjoy watching your work in progress, too!<br /><br />(Pretty sure my hair right now is a mistake. I can only dream of glorious hair like yours!)Lindsaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-29571337125901736362016-01-05T16:52:00.579-07:002016-01-05T16:52:00.579-07:00Thanks! It's the Grand Tetons near Jackson Hol...Thanks! It's the Grand Tetons near Jackson Hole Wyoming. It Just Gets Strangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05343152279468062540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-17989040716665335342016-01-05T16:41:26.480-07:002016-01-05T16:41:26.480-07:00I feel like we could be sisters, awesomesauciness....I feel like we could be sisters, awesomesauciness. I sure do love you like one. :)emellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11455310430841712576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-63716488951432959702016-01-05T16:39:56.307-07:002016-01-05T16:39:56.307-07:00well, Eli, WHEN are you going to be on the Porch a...well, Eli, WHEN are you going to be on the Porch again? Inquiring minds wanna know (plus, we want to hear about the 911 call)!emellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11455310430841712576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-73238367849160636802016-01-05T14:57:00.322-07:002016-01-05T14:57:00.322-07:00Great write up. Love your photo of the mountains i...Great write up. Love your photo of the mountains in the back. Where was that taken? I must go there! Alicia @ www.girlonahike.com, IG @girlonatrail<br />Girl on a Hikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12910591996010352195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-60758882271110719552016-01-05T08:19:47.876-07:002016-01-05T08:19:47.876-07:00So, 2015 went out with me getting the latest versi...So, 2015 went out with me getting the latest version of norovirus, then having to schlep 13 hours cross-country to visit my ailing/alcoholic mother....all the while frantically texting my baby sister, whose husband was admitted that morning to ICU with sepsis (he's much better, and home now), and popping zofran like they were tic-tacs. The fever only added to the fun. <br /><br />2016 can't get any more hilarious than that, I'm telling ya. <br /><br />It will probably be as manic, strange, weird, hilarious (no, really), sad, and wonderful as 2015..so, I say bring it on '16, shit's about to get real.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-81198894850138259162016-01-04T11:05:25.929-07:002016-01-04T11:05:25.929-07:00You certainly can email me. I'm not looking fo...You certainly can email me. I'm not looking for anything but I may be able to connect him with some folks. It Just Gets Strangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05343152279468062540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-12078445696802323152016-01-04T11:01:18.371-07:002016-01-04T11:01:18.371-07:00Great post. Of all the blogs I read you sure do ha...Great post. Of all the blogs I read you sure do have a lot stranger adventures than any other. <br /><br />This is totally unrelated, but if you're looking for a roommate, I know a great kid (single, LDS, mid-20's, working professional, hair won't rival your own) that just moved to the area and is hoping to find a better area to live in in the near future. If it's too weird, I understand, but if you want me to email you his details I can.Morgan McRoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05160384892686790871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-38350314471989161942015-12-31T09:13:56.510-07:002015-12-31T09:13:56.510-07:00Thumbs up to this post. Very well said. Thumbs up to this post. Very well said. Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16523707253614438195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-77952830232948659672015-12-30T18:38:14.393-07:002015-12-30T18:38:14.393-07:00Balter - dance walking
Well that is how my siblin...Balter - dance walking <br />Well that is how my siblings and I describe it.Maganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02829708356724635722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-90903606578340054082015-12-30T16:23:32.022-07:002015-12-30T16:23:32.022-07:00I'm probably saving it for a Porch story. It&#...I'm probably saving it for a Porch story. It's a doozy. It Just Gets Strangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05343152279468062540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-52886452460513355242015-12-30T15:48:38.743-07:002015-12-30T15:48:38.743-07:00Please share the story of calling 911 on the sales...Please share the story of calling 911 on the salesman sometime! That sounds hilarious! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-79915227628605245792015-12-30T13:21:47.080-07:002015-12-30T13:21:47.080-07:00Ditto on all comments above!Ditto on all comments above!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-378128725904546942015-12-30T12:22:08.919-07:002015-12-30T12:22:08.919-07:00I have followed your blog for 4 years now and have...I have followed your blog for 4 years now and have never once commented even though I have wanted to on many occasions. However, today's post touched me in such a way that I am compelled to express my gratitude. Thank you for your words, for taking the time to share, and most importantly for having the courage to be vulnerable and honest in your writing. I have found solace, humor and community in reading your blog. I am grateful to you and to the many strangers who have gathered here. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-4264180591033820312015-12-30T12:19:13.599-07:002015-12-30T12:19:13.599-07:00Ditto. That's my favorite line from this post....Ditto. That's my favorite line from this post. It encaptures the dichotomy I feel often when I'm trying to figure out whether I'm being too impulsive. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-45742916635697901652015-12-30T11:27:24.185-07:002015-12-30T11:27:24.185-07:00I found a lot of insight in this:
"In 2015 I...I found a lot of insight in this:<br /><br />"In 2015 I learned that it isn't always my responsibility to punish people when I believe they have behaved badly. I learned that every action and every inaction is tightly tied to consequence. I learned that hard conversations are often a necessary component of meaningful progression. I learned that while I sometimes regret being impulsive, I never regret being spontaneous. And relearned that everyone is fighting an unfair battle, even my "enemies.""<br /><br />Thank you so much for your writings this year and every year. I can't tell you how much you have helped me and made me see the world in a different way---a stranger way. B Kellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-28460679957302816782015-12-30T10:54:41.086-07:002015-12-30T10:54:41.086-07:00Thank you. Just thank you.Thank you. Just thank you.beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09162601905190771921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-25676010574012281102015-12-30T10:37:54.140-07:002015-12-30T10:37:54.140-07:00"I learned that while I sometimes regret bein..."I learned that while I sometimes regret being impulsive, I never regret being spontaneous." I love that! I am just barely learning the difference. Your blog is really fantastic. I feel like I know you. When I tell people something I read on your blog I always say "my friend wrote something funny on his blog" and then when they ask which friend I have to explain who you are.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11595060795879847843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-10918629893422146022015-12-30T10:17:53.154-07:002015-12-30T10:17:53.154-07:00by the way... your hair looks terrific!by the way... your hair looks terrific!trishathomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06136185956880630047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-87299950017460025352015-12-30T10:17:00.507-07:002015-12-30T10:17:00.507-07:00I don't read blogs - mostly because there'...I don't read blogs - mostly because there's too much other "stuff" out there for me to spend my time on - more important, more valuable, more real stuff... but you're blog over the years has become important to me - makes my life more valuable and I definitely feel more real when you share your life/thoughts - thanks so much Eli! trishathomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06136185956880630047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-26496913405200043132015-12-30T09:53:58.540-07:002015-12-30T09:53:58.540-07:00This has been a great year on Stranger. I have lov...This has been a great year on Stranger. I have loved every post and appreciate the time you put into bringing so much thought and joy to Strangers. This post was wonderful. Thank you for that. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-16040124828121518482015-12-30T09:47:41.606-07:002015-12-30T09:47:41.606-07:00You are human, Eli. Your block chronicles that hum...You are human, Eli. Your block chronicles that human experience. It helps me realize, we are all human. We make mistakes. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-10929857085139038882015-12-30T07:44:58.894-07:002015-12-30T07:44:58.894-07:00I needed to wake up and read this this morning. T...I needed to wake up and read this this morning. This year hasn't been the best for me but looking back I can see some value in the evil bad things. thank you for being you and sharing it with us. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10047039993767778524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-28734147798648559912015-12-30T07:05:21.127-07:002015-12-30T07:05:21.127-07:00Another reason to hate Glee: http://www.cnn.com/20...Another reason to hate Glee: http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/29/entertainment/mark-salling-glee-arrested-feat/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com