tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post1597690496992599463..comments2024-03-29T05:48:34.348-06:00Comments on Author Elana Johnson: I Would Have Given Anything To Be Like...Elana Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-90198609319582189512011-03-17T20:35:43.209-06:002011-03-17T20:35:43.209-06:00I wish I could be more like Jillian Michaels. Not ...I wish I could be more like Jillian Michaels. Not just the whole working-out-like-crazy part, but i'd love to have her confidence and positive attitude. She really believes that anything is possible. :)Kaitlin Bartletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12396607556882297132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-37121289225054099762011-03-16T15:39:49.726-06:002011-03-16T15:39:49.726-06:00I love this, E!
I am not sure how to play this ga...I love this, E!<br /><br />I am not sure how to play this game...I'd really like to be like a lot of people, but I have a hard enough time being myself.<br /><br />I think I'll work on that for now.Jonathon Arntsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17366218140886892757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-79053509307457594812011-03-16T15:08:29.249-06:002011-03-16T15:08:29.249-06:00Aw, this is beautiful, Elana. ((hugs))Aw, this is beautiful, Elana. ((hugs))ali crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13023009704454279645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-79983594557893401042011-03-16T13:19:37.608-06:002011-03-16T13:19:37.608-06:00Oh, and I always kinda wished I was a bit more lik...Oh, and I always kinda wished I was a bit more like Lorelei Gilmore.Donea Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15393184831994368021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-16581437330154025652011-03-16T13:18:41.041-06:002011-03-16T13:18:41.041-06:00Ah, it's so awesome that you gushed about some...Ah, it's so awesome that you gushed about some bloggers you love! I follow almost every one of them and they all have such great voices in the blogosphere. :) Awesome post!Donea Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15393184831994368021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-71065314979224267372011-03-16T13:11:18.395-06:002011-03-16T13:11:18.395-06:00Cute! Lots of awesome people in your life, I see. ...Cute! Lots of awesome people in your life, I see. :)Krispyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-82867858654407657072011-03-16T13:03:57.479-06:002011-03-16T13:03:57.479-06:00Love your post! I'm going shallow this time.....Love your post! I'm going shallow this time...<br /><br />I wish I could be like Sookie on True Blood. For obvious reasons.<br /><br />That is all.Marsha Sigmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11095210839900479297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-60376998721712382552011-03-16T11:57:19.647-06:002011-03-16T11:57:19.647-06:00I would have given a lot to be like Roger Zelazny ...I would have given a lot to be like Roger Zelazny when I first started writing. Few know him now, but he taught me that prose could be lyrical without flowery and boring. That whispers of myth are in our very own daily world if we but listen to them.<br /><br />I decided I could only be a second rate copy but I could, with work, be a first class me.<br /><br />You did a fine job here on this post, Elana -- RolandRoland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-87441799052319855062011-03-16T11:44:39.608-06:002011-03-16T11:44:39.608-06:00Ummmmm wow....
Maybe it's the preggo hormones...Ummmmm wow....<br /><br />Maybe it's the preggo hormones (probably), but I did not expect you to say my name and I'm totally blubbering now. <br /><br />If anything, my sweet, I want to be like you. Every part of your journey inspires and motivates me. You're beautiful inside and out and I can literally feel your smile through the screen.<br /><br />Thank you for saying me. It is 1000% right back at ya.<br /><br />BIG HUGS.Candylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08956196611348299424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-55104340263415039722011-03-16T11:38:02.063-06:002011-03-16T11:38:02.063-06:00I admire so many people and have so many wonderful...I admire so many people and have so many wonderful friends thanks to the writing community that I couldn't possibly pick one! Yourself included! Each of you picks me up and keeps me going.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-89463916136717461882011-03-16T11:35:06.653-06:002011-03-16T11:35:06.653-06:00Aw, what an awesome post!
I want to be as dedicat...Aw, what an awesome post!<br /><br />I want to be as dedicated and creative as Jane Yolen and I want to be as classy and kind as Laurie Halse Anderson.<br /><br />And I blogged!<br /><br /><a href="http://msforster.blogspot.com/2011/03/blogging-about-like-mandarin-and-who-i.html" rel="nofollow">Blogging about Like Mandarin (and who I wanted most to be as a teenager)</a>Miriam Forsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08773194271144793485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-75564121100894116532011-03-16T11:20:35.561-06:002011-03-16T11:20:35.561-06:00Ally Condie is all of those things for sure. She&#...Ally Condie is all of those things for sure. She's super humble, ultra nice, and classes up classy. Seriously.<br /><br />I don't think there are words of gratitude in any language expressive enough for how thankful I feel to know that YOU know I love you just the way you are. And if I don't have words for that, you can be sure I'm speechless for the other. <br /><br />What I can say? I love ya. *hugs and hugs*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-53462936933885439992011-03-16T11:03:31.944-06:002011-03-16T11:03:31.944-06:00hi miss elana! wow i love all the blogger you said...hi miss elana! wow i love all the blogger you said cause everyone of them has been soooo nice to me and make my life way lots happier. this is a really cool post for sure.<br />...hugs from lennyLenny Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12822588007434789481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-87093767421930662552011-03-16T10:39:03.535-06:002011-03-16T10:39:03.535-06:00Holy unexpected surprises! I just wanted to feel a...Holy unexpected surprises! I just wanted to feel a little blog love before the funeral today, so of course I hopped over to see you. I'm DEFINITELY feeling the blog love now!! <br /><br />Elana, this is so funny, because I would wish to be more like you. You buoy us all. You hold my head up when I'm down, make me LMAO when I want to cry, and give me hope that I really CAN do this. You are such a great friend and I adore you! Thank you for this today. :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-38038068693915254662011-03-16T10:21:07.568-06:002011-03-16T10:21:07.568-06:00Very cool. I love this. Great examples, all of the...Very cool. I love this. Great examples, all of them.Nichole Gileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12536148445303996747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-54821402253715169892011-03-16T10:05:58.183-06:002011-03-16T10:05:58.183-06:00Aw, you're too sweet! Right now, I would like ...Aw, you're too sweet! Right now, I would like to be like The Man (don't tell him though), he's the most dedicated, disciplined person I know. When he sets out to do something, he does it. I wish I had that kind of discipline...instead, I reach for cookies.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915603693944523761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-91962446734792820192011-03-16T09:44:52.015-06:002011-03-16T09:44:52.015-06:00What a sweet, heartwarming post!!!
Love this!What a sweet, heartwarming post!!!<br />Love this!Kelly Polarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968381456100611120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-68180095529718522192011-03-16T09:27:35.437-06:002011-03-16T09:27:35.437-06:00Yeah, teen me is super-scary. You went the smart w...Yeah, teen me is super-scary. You went the smart way, Elana. ;)<br /><br />What a sweet post! (I wish I was more like Shannon, too!)Tere Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562750950130316280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-126645065504570662011-03-16T09:16:26.206-06:002011-03-16T09:16:26.206-06:00Awesome list, Elana!
You might want to check out ...Awesome list, Elana!<br /><br />You might want to check out my list: http://nicolezoltack.blogspot.com/2011/03/i-would-have-given-anything-to-be-like.html Just saying... :)Nicole Zoltackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07464800543376449290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-49341713650343866982011-03-16T08:35:19.171-06:002011-03-16T08:35:19.171-06:00Aw! That is a great list. And all those people are...Aw! That is a great list. And all those people are so cool. =)Carolyn Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03780443388339294502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-14064249356845520102011-03-16T08:23:19.622-06:002011-03-16T08:23:19.622-06:00This is lovely, Elana! So straightforward, honest,...This is lovely, Elana! So straightforward, honest, and generous.<br /><br />And I agree that you are already most of these things.<br /><br />Right now, I admire my writer-friends: for their perseverance, their generosity, their kindness, and their humility. And I admire my kids, for their never-say-die approach to life.Ishta Mercuriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17776946702988283453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-6515327938926506802011-03-16T08:20:06.699-06:002011-03-16T08:20:06.699-06:00What a sweet post! I admire my husband's abili...What a sweet post! I admire my husband's ability to let things slide, too. While something may bother me for days and days, he's moved past it in five minutes.Tracey Neithercotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539278941411542797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-23341025947103052582011-03-16T08:01:22.355-06:002011-03-16T08:01:22.355-06:00Oh my goodness, now I feel bad. I only made fun of...Oh my goodness, now I feel bad. I only made fun of my husband in my post. Gah! I can never let him see your post.<br /><br />I think you and LiLa both did an amazing job on your Mandarin posts. Filled with heart and funnies. Quite lovely.Carolina M. Valdez Schneiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589934533051907801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-86434816478588448282011-03-16T07:52:53.029-06:002011-03-16T07:52:53.029-06:00You're so awesome Elana - can I be you when I ...You're so awesome Elana - can I be you when I grow up? I posted about this too after seeing your blog. See - I want to be just like you :)Mary E Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13119298615414367828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058478111996476699.post-22944239372559349322011-03-16T07:50:54.227-06:002011-03-16T07:50:54.227-06:00Oh I love how you spun this to suit people in your...Oh I love how you spun this to suit people in your life now! That's awesome. And....I hate to spoil this for you but you are a lot of these things - funny, powerful, an inspiration, helpful. Just saying. <br /><br />I want to be like my mom. she's made of tough stuff, can get through anything and never gives up.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12096764010151024050noreply@blogger.com