Utah Savage: Hiding Out

Friday, January 16, 2009

Hiding Out

Darkblack has put one of those mysterious links in a comment on my tag of him for the current meme. I figured Darkblack might not want to play, but a woman can dream can't she? Here is the piece from the link and it is quite eloquent. Thank you Darkblack. I now officially have a blog crush on you. So are you male or female--not that it really matters? I have a girl crush on Freida of the Bees and an abiding love for Lisa. I've lusted after Tengrain, and even got a thrill or two from the attention of Kelso and his nuts. The one blogger who used to scare me when he left a comment was Fairlane, and he seems to have taken a long vacation. I hope he returns soon. I liked Jonestown a lot, especially when Fairlane was posting and especially when Scarlet Blue made an appearance. I swear he's kidnapped her and has her locked up somewhere, so hiding out might be a good thing for him.

For now, I'm going to be hiding out trying to finish the final edit on the novel, Maggy. Hang in there with me. I obviously like teh blogging or I'd shut the hell up and get to work.

20 comments:

lisahgolden said...: Hey, I see you over there with the cigarette and the big dog eying me suspiciously.

I think Darkblack is extremely blog-crush worthy. Just the right amount of mystery.....; January 16, 2009 at 5:53 PM
Utah Savage said...: You've got my number. I'm about to take my news fix break. I will get stoned.

Yes, Darkblack is blog-crush worthy. Yes, I do like a little mystery, just not too much. There is you know the mysterious boy I tried to have sex with who is in reality older by me and emailing me. Woohoo! He knows everything about me; I know nothing about him. Except he did buy his copy of Lolita in Paris. Mystery.; January 16, 2009 at 6:35 PM
yellowdoggranny said...: don't forget to squeeze in a nap or two..naps are good..ask any cat.; January 16, 2009 at 6:52 PM
Utah Savage said...: YDG, you sound like my shrink. There are so many nurturing women out there. I wonder if I am like my mother; born without the gene. I'm nicer than she was, but jesus, I just don't try to take care of anybody but me and my dog.; January 16, 2009 at 6:56 PM
Ghost Dansing said...: finish your book quickly so you can sell it and get back to blogging....; January 16, 2009 at 7:12 PM
Utah Savage said...: Ghost, that's just the bit of bracing advise I've been giving myself. But the more I read and cut; I realize I still have stories to tell. And I will write them as fiction, but we know... I do miss making rounds, visiting you guys.; January 16, 2009 at 7:17 PM
Ghost Dansing said...: excellent icon by the way.....; January 16, 2009 at 7:44 PM
darkblack said...: Well, isn't this nice...I'm flattered by the direct form of address.

I'd tell you all that I was quite ordinary, but that would be a lie as none of us are truly ordinary - perhaps unentertaining, which I attempt to keep as my antithesis.

Old show biz habits...or phantasms of neurosis in the aged? Irrelevant, no?

;>); January 16, 2009 at 7:58 PM
Utah Savage said...: We could swap old show business stories.; January 16, 2009 at 10:46 PM
Tengrain said...: Yeah, I'm catnip.

Regards,

Tengrain; January 16, 2009 at 10:50 PM
Fran said...: I am just coming by to say hello - I am a bit overwhelmed these days, but thinking of you and Maggy and sending you every good positive thought, wish and intention for that book.

BTW- I love darkblack. Crush away!; January 17, 2009 at 5:35 AM
Freida Bee said...: Is this the way polygamous sects start?; January 17, 2009 at 6:38 AM
Randal Graves said...: Oh shit, you guys aren't in fact going to start a sect, get tax-exempt status, then start a multimedia empire about Jesus actually being one of the methane-fueled bacteria they just found on Mars, are you?; January 17, 2009 at 8:00 AM
Freida Bee said...: Don't worry, Randal. You're invited. In fact, you're the leader. A holy smell told me.; January 17, 2009 at 8:55 AM
Steve Emery said...: I'm glad you're pulling Maggy together - to go to publishers, I hope, yes?

I just read and commented on "Too Damn Big" on Savage Stories. I really enjoyed it (read some parts more than once) - and I explain why... And I laughed when, after reading your prior post on Eastwood, the car Judith drove to Kansas City is specifically mentioned as a Grand Torino. When it rains it pours.

The four shorts I've read so far, cover some ground - if you get Maggy published, I bet there would be an opportunity to put out a collection of short stories right behind it.

Put on your Judith and get to work!; January 17, 2009 at 10:19 AM
Katie Schwartz said...: We are crushing hard on the same people, U-Savage, U.

Love your new icon.

I'm glad you're working on the novel. I hope you don't stop blogging for long, though. You would be seriously missed.

As Teeny would say, "Crushing you with my love".; January 17, 2009 at 12:29 PM
Utah Savage said...: Steve, new icon for you too, I see. I like it. I think the self portrait is my single favorite visual art form.

Thanks for the encouragemt on the short stories. It's a fairly new form for me. I was always intimidated by the short story. It has a need for just enought information, and character developmet and an ending. I always had the same problem with painting. Knowing when to stop was the hardest thing for me.

I'm making some large cuts on Maggy this time through, but I need to cut deeper. The things I cut can be made into stories. That's nice to know. It comforts me to know I have at least another book in me and a good start on it.; January 17, 2009 at 1:36 PM
giggles said...: OK, I'm working on my meme.... I have just successfully linked to you.... I'm cooking with gas now!!; January 17, 2009 at 1:42 PM
Steve Emery said...: I am savoring and saving your short stories - I read them one at a time, and space them deliberately. I think they're that good. Not something to gobble up, and not something to rush. Gourmet reading (no "bean casserole" in this collection*)

*allusion from Too Damn Big; January 17, 2009 at 7:07 PM
Cavalor Epthith said...: I know I am married and not human but all this crush business leaves me most curious.

Human females fascinate me in that there are so many luscious taboos, that's why I married one. U.S. you are definitely in the crush zome of one of my staff. His initials are FS.; January 21, 2009 at 5:54 PM