document.write("<script language=\"javascript1.2\" type=\"text/javascript\">function emo_pop() {window.open('http://www.haloscan.com/commenthelp.php','Help','width=200,height=320,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes');}</script><table width=\"97%\" align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" class=\"MainTable\">  <tr>    <td>    <div align=\"center\">    </div>    </td>  </tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"245717\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=f3d07a56f231318a14024c72667c7d38&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=32\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />Ouch...<br /><span class=\"byline\">           James | <a href=\"http://miscellanysymposium.blogspot.com\" title=\"http://miscellanysymposium.blogspot.com\">Homepage</a> | 07.01.07 - 11:07 am | <a href=\"#245717\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"245720\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=ef5d96795437f84cff88109abe91e473&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=32\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />Whoa... they really go straight to the point. \"may\" sound harsh?! <br><br>*shakes head*<br /><span class=\"byline\">           ChickyBabe | <a href=\"http://chickybaberules.blogspot.com/\" title=\"http://chickybaberules.blogspot.com/\">Homepage</a> | 07.01.07 - 11:57 am | <a href=\"#245720\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"245721\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=62652ba998aa8e0bf3a380e5e93ceca6&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=32\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />James, it did hurt, but the pain is starting to fade.<br><br>Right, ChickyBabe, the \"may\" was the best part. That almost made it humorous!<br /><span class=\"byline\">           BlondebutBright | <a href=\"http://blondebutbright.blogspot.com\" title=\"http://blondebutbright.blogspot.com\">Homepage</a> | 07.01.07 - 12:29 pm | <a href=\"#245721\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"245724\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=f8be4e8935911f300dc23c2c8768025e&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=32\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />I don't have any rejections yet for my entry into the world of writing, since I'm still standing at the threshold. But I do have a nice <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://sixsilverstrings.blogspot.com/2007/06/happy-anniversary.html\">collection of rejection</a> for my quest for work as a graphic designer.<br /><span class=\"byline\">           keenEddie | <a href=\"http://sixsilverstrings.blogspot.com\" title=\"http://sixsilverstrings.blogspot.com\">Homepage</a> | 07.01.07 - 1:25 pm | <a href=\"#245724\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"245726\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=62652ba998aa8e0bf3a380e5e93ceca6&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=32\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />Thanks for sharing, keenEddie. Whatever the genre, the rejection still hurts!<br /><span class=\"byline\">           BlondebutBright | <a href=\"http://blondebutbright.blogspot.com\" title=\"http://blondebutbright.blogspot.com\">Homepage</a> | 07.01.07 - 2:40 pm | <a href=\"#245726\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"245743\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=192174e48bad6d0decca5f579c47d7fc&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=32\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />Just exactly how do you cross a poem & a pamphlet? If you indeed do that, BbB, then a whole new genre has been born. No one appreciates people who are ahead of their time.<br /><span class=\"byline\">           Robert | <a href=\"http://www.wrighton.com.ar\" title=\"http://www.wrighton.com.ar\">Homepage</a> | 07.02.07 - 3:05 am | <a href=\"#245743\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"245744\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=192174e48bad6d0decca5f579c47d7fc&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=32\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />Dang, I meant \"did\"... I sense a rejection letter in my near-future as well.<br /><span class=\"byline\">           Robert | <a href=\"http://www.wrighton.com.ar\" title=\"http://www.wrighton.com.ar\">Homepage</a> | 07.02.07 - 3:05 am | <a href=\"#245744\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"245750\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=62652ba998aa8e0bf3a380e5e93ceca6&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=32\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />Robert, that's the best reframe I've ever heard! For that, you will be successful in all your writing endeavors. <img src=\"http://www.haloscan.com/images/smileys/content.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" height=\"15\" /><br /><span class=\"byline\">           BlondebutBright | <a href=\"http://blondebutbright.blogspot.com\" title=\"http://blondebutbright.blogspot.com\">Homepage</a> | 07.02.07 - 7:45 am | <a href=\"#245750\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"245754\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=801324a3d1785cec6ae359a5d1f0c224&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=32\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />Ouch. <br><br>Do you think the writer of the letter likes to steal candy from children and pop their balloons in his spare time?<br /><span class=\"byline\">           Invader Stu | <a href=\"http://invader-stu.com/holland/\" title=\"http://invader-stu.com/holland/\">Homepage</a> | 07.02.07 - 10:44 am | <a href=\"#245754\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"245762\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=62652ba998aa8e0bf3a380e5e93ceca6&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=32\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />I think you're on to something, Invader Stu. I can just picture it now...<br /><span class=\"byline\">           BlondebutBright | <a href=\"http://blondebutbright.blogspot.com\" title=\"http://blondebutbright.blogspot.com\">Homepage</a> | 07.02.07 - 4:19 pm | <a href=\"#245762\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"245765\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=d1a89332feac552c248826a820b145b6&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=32\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />Ouch indeed!<br><br>But if J K Rowling's Harry Potter can get rejected twelve times before being published and becoming a household name worth billions, there's hope for us all! <img src=\"http://www.haloscan.com/images/smileys/clin_oeil.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" height=\"15\" /><br /><span class=\"byline\">           Sparkle | <a href=\"http://sparkle-sparkles.blogspot.com\" title=\"http://sparkle-sparkles.blogspot.com\">Homepage</a> | 07.02.07 - 4:33 pm | <a href=\"#245765\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"245768\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=133a3d5ec732b9af81be22418c62f876&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=32\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />Yes, it seems writers have to be tough. Actors too. The law of percentages says that jobs will eventually come. But it doesn't necessarily do wonders for our egos! <img src=\"http://www.haloscan.com/images/smileys/content.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" height=\"15\" /><br /><span class=\"byline\">           Dan | <a href=\"http://dabalogh.blogspot.com\" title=\"http://dabalogh.blogspot.com\">Homepage</a> | 07.02.07 - 5:31 pm | <a href=\"#245768\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class=\"MessageCell\">    <a name=\"245772\"></a>        <p><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=62652ba998aa8e0bf3a380e5e93ceca6&amp;default=http%3A%2F%2Fec1.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2Fx-locale%2Fcommon%2Ftransparent-pixel.gif&amp;rating=PG&amp;size=32\" alt=\"Gravatar\" title=\"Gravatar\" style=\"padding: 1px; margin: 2px; float: right;\" class=\"gravatar\" />Sparkle, that's the spirit! Too bad there's only one J. K. Rowling...<br><br>It's true - a tough ego is a must, Dan!<br /><span class=\"byline\">           BlondebutBright | <a href=\"http://blondebutbright.blogspot.com\" title=\"http://blondebutbright.blogspot.com\">Homepage</a> | 07.02.07 - 7:25 pm | <a href=\"#245772\" title=\"Link to this comment\">#</a></span></p><hr /></td></tr><tr>    <td class=\"InputCell\">                  <br /><div style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 125px;\"><a href=\"http://www.offbeatguides.com/partner/12345/program/jskit104\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http://www.haloscan.com/images/offbeatguidesbanner.jpg\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" border=\"0\"/></a></div><br /><div id=\"newcomment\"></div><form method=\"post\" name=\"addComment\" action=\"http://www.haloscan.com/comments/blondebutbright/5558592061524814110/\" target=\"_self\">        <p>    Name: <br />          <input name=\"name\" type=\"text\" size=\"38\" value=\"\" /><br />          Email:<br />          <input name=\"email\" type=\"text\" size=\"38\" value=\"\" /><br />          URL: <br />          <input name=\"url\" type=\"text\" size=\"38\" value=\"\" /><br />          Comment:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"javascript:emo_pop()\" title=\"Smiley and tag help\" target=\"_self\">?</a>&nbsp;<br />          <textarea name=\"addMessage\" rows=\"12\" cols=\"38\"></textarea><br /><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"subscribe\" id=\"subscribe\" value=\"1\" /><label for=\"subscribe\">Notify me of followup comments via email</label>        </p>        <p class=\"PSubmit\"><input name=\"submit\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Publish\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"SubmitButton\" />&nbsp;<input name=\"previewMessage\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Preview\" class=\"SubmitButton\" />        </p>      <input type='hidden' name='user' value='blondebutbright' /><input type='hidden' name='comment' value='5558592061524814110' /></form>    </td></tr>  <tr>    <td><p align=\"center\">        Commenting by <a href=\"http://www.haloscan.com/\" target=\"_blank\">HaloScan</a></p>      </td>  </tr></table><img src=\"http://c5.statcounter.com/counter.php?sc_project=561713&amp;java=0&amp;security=01eeff58\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" /></body>");