Comments on c jane enjoy it: Blenvy

I have blog envy often but not so much about the a...

2008-06-05T05:54:00.000-06:00

I have blog envy often but not so much about the actual blog, but about the cool people that comment. I see some awesom comments and then think how amazing it would be if those cool people came over and read my blog.

Someday...

Hallie :)
http://wonderfulworldofweiners.blogspot.com/

excellent post. and you should totally submit "ble...

2008-06-04T14:46:00.000-06:00

excellent post. and you should totally submit "blenvy" to urban dictionary. then you can refer back to your own definition . which i love whenever i use my own submitted word "blitching" (blog bitching) it is spectacular! just my two cents there.
loved the face melting description.

So I have to tell you that I really think you a bl...

2008-04-04T12:52:00.000-06:00

So I have to tell you that I really think you a blenvy clique. I was sent the link to your blog by a friend in Idaho, obviously you blog is witty enough to attract fans that don't know you and will likely never meet you. I was told to make sure I read your older posts and happened upon this one. I should be working hard not hardly working but have enjoyed the time I have spent on your blog. Good luck with the baby, it will be fabulous.

I wonder if you really know, CJ, just how many peo...

2008-03-29T00:38:00.000-06:00

I wonder if you really know, CJ, just how many people blenvy you?

I can think of one...

"Blenvy" great term and post! I'm so glad that yo...

2008-03-27T16:22:00.000-06:00

"Blenvy" great term and post! I'm so glad that you're talking about this. I think it's hard not to be envious of so many bloggers. I'm constantly inspired when I read blogs.

I like Courtney and cjane. I bought a Moses baske...

2008-03-24T22:24:00.000-06:00

I like Courtney and cjane. I bought a Moses basket at a garage sale for $3 and fixed a couple tears with raffia-it still kind of sucks. My blog is a standard template with no color. I like yours.

These comments have convinced me that I need to go...

2008-03-23T21:32:00.000-06:00

These comments have convinced me that I need to go negative on my blog asap. ; )

I too blenvy you Mrs. Cjane! One day I hope to be ...

2008-03-23T18:37:00.000-06:00

I too blenvy you Mrs. Cjane! One day I hope to be just like you and blenvyed by many! If only in my dreams.....

Hey there! I decided that I should probably de-lu...

2008-03-23T12:25:00.000-06:00

Hey there! I decided that I should probably de-lurk myself to come out and say that I totally blenvy you.

And I was also pleased that when I looked up to my "little red X button at the top right corner of the screen," it was exactly the same as yours! That has to stand for something right?

Have an amazing Easter and keep smiling!

your blogs make me so so so happy!

2008-03-22T20:53:00.000-06:00

your blogs make me so so so happy!

i suffer more from blannoyance than blenvy. not of...

2008-03-22T15:15:00.000-06:00

i suffer more from blannoyance than blenvy.

not of YOUR blog of course.

I don't suffer blenvy as outlined, but I suffer fr...

2008-03-22T02:07:00.000-06:00

I don't suffer blenvy as outlined, but I suffer from blenvy corollary. I get anxious because people are doing so many cool things that I want to be doing, could be doing, if I could just squeeze in 5 more hours in the day or stop sleeping entirely. It's distressing! And then I do nothing to compensate (the universe seeks equilibrium.)

For some reason, I don't suffer from blenvy too of...

2008-03-21T22:10:00.000-06:00

For some reason, I don't suffer from blenvy too often. Maybe here and there if I'm having a "blah" day. But I DO enjoy blogs different from mine and being entertained by people like you who have a definite knack for giving me a fun read.

I'm curious why your blog address is different than (.blogspot.com)?

Ah yes, well having a strange moniker that makes p...

2008-03-21T22:02:00.000-06:00

Ah yes, well having a strange moniker that makes people think WTF?! is all a part of my mysterious plan for my own new(ish) blog identity!

WHA
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HAAA!

i i eee (I feel funny calling you that) AMEN! AMEN...

2008-03-21T18:26:00.000-06:00

i i eee (I feel funny calling you that) AMEN! AMEN! AMEN!

I have a huge fear of talking about my blog with people face-to-face. c jane only represents a side of Courtney. I let c jane be c jane on the internet and Courtney be Courtney in real life. When the two collide I feel awfully insecure.

I don't have a fear of talking about myself in the third person however. That is just natural.

Good discussion.

Thanks everyone for your thoughts.

I would like to add that I don't think there's any...

2008-03-21T18:15:00.000-06:00

I would like to add that I don't think there's anything wrong necessarily with creating a blog identity. Besides, if you don't purposely create a blog identity, one will naturally occur on its very own.

We have so many different selves; we have so many different identities. It's wonderful to be so complex.

I think most bloggers within your circles, C Jane, are honest and open. However one can't really believe everything one reads on the internet. And I don't bring this up to point fingers at Ms. Perfect for having the perfect blog when really she beats her children. I just think it's important to keep in mind that people do censor themselves, and their blog identity might be entirely different from their real life identities as mother or daughter or lover, etc. And that's okay. All of our identities can be equally fabulous, if different. Still, a reason blogging can be so addictive is the opportunity it gives us to fashion a blog identity of our own liking.

But when we choose to constantly compare ourselves, and allow ourselves to feel badly about our own lives after reading immaculate blogs, it's good to take a break and remind ourselves that no matter what everyone's crap stinks. Everyone still has problems.

I speak from personal experience -I've had blenvy that has caused me to start having heavy feelings towards that blogger. I want to find SOMETHING they're not good at. I remind myself that they are not blogging to make me feel bad; if I feel bad after reading their blog, then that's my own personal problem, and I can either stop comparing myself and ENJOY IT or just stop reading that blog altogether. We always have the option to feel good about ourselves.

I always read your blog when I'm having a rough(er...

2008-03-21T16:58:00.000-06:00

I always read your blog when I'm having a rough(er) day. And it either leaves me in a puddle of tears because I wish I was you (dang these pregnancy hormones!), or I email the post to all my friends because it was so clever. Whatever your blenvy, know I have it for you (or your blog, since I don't know you). But I can't keep away from your blog, it's too creative and witty.
P.S. I used to be in Kacy and what's-his-face Faulconer's ward and they are the hippest, huh? We got invited to their 24th of July bbq two years in a row, and for us it was like being invited to the swaggiest after-Oscar party ever. Well, except without the gowns and paparazzi.

You deserve a medal if for nothing more than the f...

2008-03-21T16:10:00.000-06:00

You deserve a medal if for nothing more than the fact your blog brings together some pretty hilarious readers that, despite the gastric pain they experience later, are not afraid to spell it all out in your space for commenting.

Whit and I talked today—over the phone, if you can believe that people still do that these days—about how we’ve been blenvying you for quite sometime, and leave it to CJane to give us the words for what we were thinking, ‘cause we simply could not do it ourselves. Aside from your blessings of increase on my vocabulary due to your unique nomenclature, I’m glad for a place to go to read, laugh, and leave with something to giggle about later in the day (and envy the wording of while I try to get to sleep at night).

Oh, and once you’ve come up with those unique rules of punctuation, do let me know. I could not be more flattered that you read mine in the first place, since, and I’m not kidding, as I blog, sometimes, I think: WWCJD—What Would CJane Do?

I must admit to wondering if my comments are cleve...

2008-03-21T15:57:00.000-06:00

I must admit to wondering if my comments are clever enough:) I'm not a young mom anymore (nanajan is my what my grandkids call me) and I have blenvy that I didn't have such a great resource when I was a young mother. I think it's great to get ideas and inspiration from others on the most important job in the world. Now I need to get more grandmothers blogging . . .

P.S. I think I need a little blog-detox

2008-03-21T15:45:00.000-06:00

P.S. I think I need a little blog-detox

It sucks to be envious. I have to admit I've been ...

2008-03-21T15:42:00.000-06:00

It sucks to be envious. I have to admit I've been a little down lately, and I'm pretty sure it's because I've been reading too many blogs, spending too much time on the computer, comparing myself and my skills to everyone else. It's so funny how everyone sugar-coats their lives (to the point of being ridiculously cheesy). It's so refreshing when people get honest and share gory details.

I also totally related to your post about shopping online and getting caught up in how much you lusted after, to the point of feeling nauseous. My reaction is I get stomach cramps, and I find it hard to fall asleep at night! I loved your advice, though - I don't think I'll forget it (about being carnally and spiritually-minded). Anyway - thanks for writing exactly what I've been feeling.

I would be so nervous if you came to my birthday p...

2008-03-21T15:34:00.000-06:00

I would be so nervous if you came to my birthday party. And like 50 extra people would show up because you are a blog celeb. They would all be nervous too.

You should blog about being a blog celeb. Do people recognize Chup at the mall bc of your blog? I would.

http://ourmillermemories.blogspot.com/2008/03/kate...

2008-03-21T15:13:00.000-06:00

http://ourmillermemories.blogspot.com/2008/03/kate-in-baby-janes-basket.html

Above is my Kate in her sister's Moses basket. I got it from babystyle and I LOVE it!!!

I saw Chup at Costco today...I looked for you but no such luck!

Hope all is going well. I'll keep checking back to see when your little man arrives!!!

C-I can call you that, right?Are you on drugs? Bec...

2008-03-21T14:08:00.000-06:00

C-
I can call you that, right?
Are you on drugs? Because if you are, you should quit. It's bad for the baby.
Don't you realize that you are the enviable one?
I guess not.
Who else asks people to leave her a word, a WORD, and people are batting down her door just to leave one?
Who's that?
Oh yeah, you.
139 comments not enough?
Who else has people coming to her blog in droves just to see pictures of her shadow, or her croc, or her pink skirt?
Who?
Yeah, you.
Who else can wear pig tails and still have people take them seriously.
Hmm?
You.
Who else has people hanging on their every word when they're talking about laying around on the couch?
Me?
No, you!
People couldn't care less if I lay on my couch. But you, you make me want to lay on my couch better. In a better outfit.
For the record, I don't see the point of Moses baskets.
Unless you bicycle everywhere, and won't have a place for a car seat in your basket.
They are useless. There. I said it.
Of course, car seats could be pase, and I wouldn't know.
I'm not cool like that.
That's why I envy you.

Don't be blenvious, but yes, I did make that word ...

2008-03-21T12:47:00.000-06:00

Don't be blenvious, but yes, I did make that word up. Isn't nice to have a word to describe what we feel?

And no one here needs to have gastric pains. Every comment has been clever enough . . . so far.