soonr - 2004-03-12 13:37:23
Oh, Peaches. Sometimes in life we all cram pussy willos up our noses. I've learned this.

Erica Mulherin - 2004-03-12 15:14:17
That was hilarious,...not to laugh at your misfortune, but you told it so well...and the illustration! Just wonderful!

Kate - 2004-03-12 18:23:25
OH MI GOD I JUST LAUGHED OUT LOUD 6 TIMES THAT IS THE FUNNIEST CUTEST SWEETEST FUZZIEST TALE I HAVE EVER HEARD AND I AM TYPING IN ALL CAPS ON PURPOSE TO EXPRESS MY SHEER JOY AT READING YOUR STORY AND STUDYING YOUR ILLUSTRATION WITH THAT, "I don't know why, but I really have this urge to stuff you all up my nose," LOOK ON YOUR WEE 5 YEAR OLD PUDGY FACE. You made my day. OHMIGOD. I have to send all my friends to your story. It is too too too funny. You are a doll.

Kate - 2004-03-12 18:30:28
I had to read it again. I am trying to get Andrew to read it but he is heavily entrenched in PlayStation warfare. He will read it when he is done. I will see to it. I will withhold further lovies from him until he reads it. Melanie, you are classic. You need to have a book about this escapade. This is the stuff children's books are made of. And you already have one illustration done! :)

Kate - 2004-03-12 21:20:53
The fuzzy buds whistled wetly in my nostrils---plunged pussywillows into orifices in which they clearly did not belong---With me screaming in snuffling protest, she managed to work one pussy willow, all slick with snot, part way out and directed me to "Blow! Blow harder" into a tissue. Out it popped along with a twin.---But the eighth pussywillow was well and truly entrenched, and was proceeding merrily up my nasal passage, intent on wedging itself in my marshy little brain where it would flourish and grow, I was convinced, sending branches bristling out my ears.---do you see how hilarious you are? Do you see how you must use these phrases with your pickle? Yes, I am back to read it again. Husband decided to hook up the PS2 and so I restarted the ole laptop. And I came right back here to read it again. You're right, I can't make him read it. He just started reading my own blog today. It could take months to have him understand.

Kate - 2004-03-12 21:23:38
And by the way, he did look long enough to admire the illustration and say, "she's got great character in her faces. And her stuff reminds me of yours." Meaning mine. Ok, so at least he has *some* taste. I love your wee illie. I want to see more of her.

Kate - 2004-03-12 21:34:36
And why CAN'T I just sit here and post a million comments to your entry? Why not, I say? I mean, you do it all the time, and I can see the attraction. The comments field only allows so much space and so much time to respond. It has limits. You can't go on forever. So you have to organize your thoughts and get it out in the comments field before it responds that you've taken up too much room. So I shall test yours out and see how much room it allows me. I know mine must not be much because you will take 2 or 3 or 4 comments to get your freakishly long comment out. It is like you want to send an email but you can't because the dinosaurs are calling you so you say to them, "Hey, just a minute. I'm just putting in a comment. No biggie." and they say, "Oh, well in that case, OK. It can't be toooo long then." and then you fool them by posting 2 or 3 or 4 or 4 comments, getting across all the things you want to email about at length, but in a much shorter format. You are forced to summarize. It hurts, I know. Look at me. And I'm still going! Still going and going and going like the bunny rabbit. Have you ever noticed that "going" is a very funny looking word? Sometimes I notice things like that when I am typing. Especially when I am trying to figure out the perfect font for a logo. Like, the word "Casual" looks very very weird after a while. CASUAL casual Casual CaSuAl cAsUaL, see? But it's all good. I have my irish tshirt on that I'll wear out tomorrow night, when no one will know that I am half Polish. I have decided to do a t-shirt design for those who are not completely Irish. It is going to say, "I'm mostly Irish. Or at least my good side is." And there's going to be a penguin on it. And then there's the other t-shirt that will say "Irish by marriage" with one black and white penguin standing next to a green and white penguin. See, penguins work everywhere. They are omniworking. So please add your pussywillows to your pickle story or make them a story of their own. I feel that the pussywillows actually have their own character in this story. They will themselves up your nasal canal after teasing you and enticing you with their soft furriness. They made you do it. It wasn't your fault. To deny the pussywillows may have ended your wee life right then and there. Think about it.

Kate - 2004-03-12 21:37:16
And by the way, your comments field has no limits. Muahahahahahah....

Bianca - 2004-03-14 23:44:32
Ohhh Melanie - what a funny story! And what a beautiful illustration of you at age 5!!!!! As I read this to my husband Friday night, I started to suspect that the dry pussywillows in our living room might be the cause of Darren's coughing - he is fine all day and then everyday at night for the last 3 weeks coughs at night while he is home. I thought it was just a cold - but your post has awakened the investigator in me. So tomorrow, I'm taking all the fluffy things off the pussywillows and just leaving the bare branches (they are so beautiful). I got the pussywillows from my 2 valentines (purple tulips) arrangements - that I got this year from Darren (why 2, long story, but basically I got one at home - and one at the office) - after the tulips died, I took the pussywillows and made an arrangement for the living area. B

otter - 2004-03-15 09:59:54
Oh, Wee! What a great story!!! And self-portrait! You rock. You absolutely rock.

salmon - 2004-03-15 14:01:56
this makes me squeamish! you can turd all you like, wee darling, and it won't change anything.

rhya - 2004-03-16 08:10:08
wow...you are hilarious. i totally love your blog!! hee hee r

Ani - 2004-03-16 14:58:46
Those were two superbly funny stories. Glad everyone was ok!

Wyndspirit - 2004-03-16 15:30:57
I'm picturing the branches bristling out your ears... :)

mabelle - 2004-03-18 17:16:24
You have such an amazing illustration techniques, they look so magical! You story it's so funny! Now that I have two little ones I can totally relate to the experience. Keep up the amazing work!

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