Comments on: Very Short Break http://thecurvature.com/2008/05/04/very-short-break/ Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:40:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Wendy http://thecurvature.com/2008/05/04/very-short-break/#comment-4739 Wendy Thu, 08 May 2008 21:23:43 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/?p=714#comment-4739 Hey Dew - yup, I found Cara through Weekly Geeks via YOU! So, thank you :) Hey Dew – yup, I found Cara through Weekly Geeks via YOU! So, thank you :)

]]> By: Nellie http://thecurvature.com/2008/05/04/very-short-break/#comment-4730 Nellie Thu, 08 May 2008 19:05:37 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/?p=714#comment-4730 Sorry to be "jumping" in so late in the game. I wasn't available myself much while all this was going on. Please know you have my support and that you don't deserve the crap you've been taking from idiots who "just don't get it". Cara - you rock! Sorry to be “jumping” in so late in the game. I wasn’t available myself much while all this was going on. Please know you have my support and that you don’t deserve the crap you’ve been taking from idiots who “just don’t get it”. Cara – you rock!

]]> By: Ken http://thecurvature.com/2008/05/04/very-short-break/#comment-4720 Ken Thu, 08 May 2008 11:03:24 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/?p=714#comment-4720 Cara thank you very much for your blog. I hope you enjoy break and most importantly, do what you feel is right for your wellbeing. Like many others I will also miss you. Cara thank you very much for your blog. I hope you enjoy break and most importantly, do what you feel is right for your wellbeing. Like many others I will also miss you.

]]> By: Kate http://thecurvature.com/2008/05/04/very-short-break/#comment-4713 Kate Wed, 07 May 2008 19:14:04 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/?p=714#comment-4713 Aww, have a good break! I'll miss you! Aww, have a good break! I’ll miss you!

]]> By: Jennifer-Ruth http://thecurvature.com/2008/05/04/very-short-break/#comment-4711 Jennifer-Ruth Wed, 07 May 2008 17:16:46 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/?p=714#comment-4711 Cara - I just wanted to let you know how much I love reading this blog (even though I am a bit of a lurker rather than I regular commenter). I caught up with what happened with the whole Johnny Vegas thing today and the personal attacks sickened me. Those men have no sympathy or empathy for women who have experienced sexual assault or rape - they can only identify with the rapist and thus try to devalue your words and silence you with personal attacks. I am someone who has also experienced sexual assualt and rape. In fact, it is the feminist blogosphere (and your blog in particular) that has helped me use the word rape for the first time in my life to describe what happened to me (probably like many other women). I find you an inspiration. Cara – I just wanted to let you know how much I love reading this blog (even though I am a bit of a lurker rather than I regular commenter). I caught up with what happened with the whole Johnny Vegas thing today and the personal attacks sickened me. Those men have no sympathy or empathy for women who have experienced sexual assault or rape – they can only identify with the rapist and thus try to devalue your words and silence you with personal attacks.
I am someone who has also experienced sexual assualt and rape. In fact, it is the feminist blogosphere (and your blog in particular) that has helped me use the word rape for the first time in my life to describe what happened to me (probably like many other women). I find you an inspiration.

]]> By: ouyangdan http://thecurvature.com/2008/05/04/very-short-break/#comment-4705 ouyangdan Wed, 07 May 2008 11:28:26 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/?p=714#comment-4705 Cara, i leave the blogosphere for a few days and i miss a whole lot! i am so sorry that happened to you, but so glad to see you stomped through it. i know i have told you many times how much you inspired me to start writing again. i hope your break gives you the rest you need. you are a fantastically talented writer, and an incredibly passionate voice on issues that a lot of people, myself included, are afraid to tackle. thank-you for all you do, and it sure looks like for every troll you get there are about 20 people who feel that you are rocking the casbah and making a huge difference. Cara,

i leave the blogosphere for a few days and i miss a whole lot!

i am so sorry that happened to you, but so glad to see you stomped through it.

i know i have told you many times how much you inspired me to start writing again. i hope your break gives you the rest you need.

you are a fantastically talented writer, and an incredibly passionate voice on issues that a lot of people, myself included, are afraid to tackle.

thank-you for all you do, and it sure looks like for every troll you get there are about 20 people who feel that you are rocking the casbah and making a huge difference.

]]> By: dew http://thecurvature.com/2008/05/04/very-short-break/#comment-4703 dew Tue, 06 May 2008 22:20:05 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/?p=714#comment-4703 Hey! I know Wendy! I wonder if she found you through me? I hope your break is refreshing. Hey! I know Wendy! I wonder if she found you through me?

I hope your break is refreshing.

]]> By: Holly http://thecurvature.com/2008/05/04/very-short-break/#comment-4702 Holly Tue, 06 May 2008 22:18:54 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/?p=714#comment-4702 I'm really sorry to hear that you are going through so much chaos in your life right now, but never let someone keep you from speaking out about what you believe. A short break will probably be good for you and when you come back to blogging, you'll most likely have so much you want to blog about and you'll get a nice warm and fuzzy feeling when returning to blogging. I know any breaks I took from blogging resulted in that, anyway. As for spam, I use Defensio and it is amazing, I love it. Hands down it is the best spam filter I have ever used. I’m really sorry to hear that you are going through so much chaos in your life right now, but never let someone keep you from speaking out about what you believe. A short break will probably be good for you and when you come back to blogging, you’ll most likely have so much you want to blog about and you’ll get a nice warm and fuzzy feeling when returning to blogging. I know any breaks I took from blogging resulted in that, anyway.

As for spam, I use Defensio and it is amazing, I love it. Hands down it is the best spam filter I have ever used.

]]> By: Cara http://thecurvature.com/2008/05/04/very-short-break/#comment-4700 Cara Tue, 06 May 2008 22:01:23 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/?p=714#comment-4700 Katie, I did consider Askiment. But they want you to have an API Key (I don't even understand it enough to explain what it is), which I don't think I have. I was going to go through the trouble of getting one until I saw on the message boards that the current version of Askiment is either fucked up or just doesn't work properly with the recent upgrades made to Wordpress. So I decided to go with Defensio instead, especially since they give you an API key! If it doesn't pan out, then hopefully Askimet will be fixed by that point and they'll be my next stop :) Katie, I did consider Askiment. But they want you to have an API Key (I don’t even understand it enough to explain what it is), which I don’t think I have. I was going to go through the trouble of getting one until I saw on the message boards that the current version of Askiment is either fucked up or just doesn’t work properly with the recent upgrades made to WordPress. So I decided to go with Defensio instead, especially since they give you an API key! If it doesn’t pan out, then hopefully Askimet will be fixed by that point and they’ll be my next stop :)

]]> By: Mortality http://thecurvature.com/2008/05/04/very-short-break/#comment-4698 Mortality Tue, 06 May 2008 18:53:12 +0000 http://thecurvature.com/?p=714#comment-4698 I suck at leaving comments, I just wanted to let you know that I enjoy reading your blog :) I suck at leaving comments, I just wanted to let you know that I enjoy reading your blog :)

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