tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20526785.post6947724016764798091..comments2023-09-05T23:24:27.006-06:00Comments on Happy meets Crazy: Dung Beetles and Jane AustenCherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10218614720786379961noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20526785.post-53216307322318028982008-02-07T08:40:00.000-07:002008-02-07T08:40:00.000-07:00Christy (madsens)-What!? You've never read Austen?...Christy (madsens)-<BR/>What!? You've never read Austen? Okay, girl, now you have a challenge from moi. Read one (I'd start with Pride and Prejudice or Persuasion) and then let me know what you think. :) <BR/><BR/>And you are doing awesome on your own weight loss! Keep it up!Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10218614720786379961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20526785.post-55401577353701438322008-02-07T08:38:00.000-07:002008-02-07T08:38:00.000-07:00darilyn-Welcome! I'm glad you came over, although ...darilyn-<BR/>Welcome! I'm glad you came over, although I'm not nearly as exciting as my list... :)Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10218614720786379961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20526785.post-28885476890694561982008-02-06T23:12:00.000-07:002008-02-06T23:12:00.000-07:00Hi, I found your blog off of Amanda's and after re...Hi, I found your blog off of Amanda's and after reading your list of things you want to do I knew I had to check out your blog. I too love Jane Austen and I enjoyed Sunday nights movie. What I liked least about it was how it did portray her as quite irreverent. That bothered me. That and the drinking. But other than that I enjoyed it.Darilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02967158407019309434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20526785.post-71780340014313004842008-02-06T18:03:00.000-07:002008-02-06T18:03:00.000-07:00Hey :) Thank you for your comments on my blog abo...Hey :) Thank you for your comments on my blog about my own weight loss - it certainly is a challenge and easier when shared ;) CONGRATU-FREAKING-LATIONS on yours - what a milestone!! That last 6 to go will be a breeze.<BR/><BR/>Sorry that I can't really join your comments of Jane Austen...I think I am the only girl out there that has not read the books...and I only watched the movie Pride and Prejudice once, but can't really remember it. However, your comments and those above have inspired me to add them onto my "must read" list for this year :)Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13146518393294203292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20526785.post-66877078889799147822008-02-06T12:32:00.000-07:002008-02-06T12:32:00.000-07:00bythelbs-No worries. I love it when people comment...bythelbs-<BR/>No worries. I love it when people comment and I hope you do it again in the future! (But no, there wasn't a comment in queue.) I also hate making grammatical mistakes, etc. and I usually try to correct them. Probably too often. Thank you for your thoughts!!<BR/><BR/>hillary-<BR/>Thank you!<BR/><BR/>Jolene-<BR/>I'll have to think about Becoming Jane as just a great period piece when I watch it. Thank you for your thoughts about it. And hey, you should blog more about the weight loss! I have found that when I blog about it, I have to be held more accountable to it, you know? Perhaps that's why you don't...? (wink, wink, nudge, nudge)<BR/><BR/>Katie-<BR/>I love your last line: "I am sure there is some deep therapeutic meaning behind her writing as far as her own healing goes." I'm absolutely positive that you are right.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10218614720786379961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20526785.post-67728361412800009242008-02-06T11:21:00.000-07:002008-02-06T11:21:00.000-07:00Sorry, that should say "she was willing to sacrifi...Sorry, that should say "she was willing to sacrifice some of her own chance at happiness for the sake of her family (she wouldn't marry just for love if it meant not being able to ensure her family's comfort and security).<BR/><BR/>It bothers me when I think I've been unclear. I'll be quiet now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20526785.post-86879317119156040272008-02-06T11:13:00.000-07:002008-02-06T11:13:00.000-07:00I pretty much agree with your review. I must have...I pretty much agree with your review. I must have been confused as well because for some reason I was thinking that Bridges was Jane's Brother's Wife's Brother, not an uncle.<BR/><BR/>What I liked most about the movie was how I felt about Jane Austen when it was over. She wasn't willing to sacrifice her principles (marry without love just to take care of her family), but she was willing to sacrifice some of her own chance at happiness (marry for love and not be able to ensure her family's comfort and security).<BR/><BR/>I don't know about the whole heavy on the sauce flirting thing. I suspect that was to help show that she was fun and unconventional, and more concerned about being herself than propriety or what others thought of her.<BR/><BR/>P.S. I just found your blog from a link on MMW, and I'm enjoying it. Good luck with your last 6 lbs! That's great!<BR/><BR/>P.P.S. I also just tried to post a comment before, but never saw it show up. If it's in some queue waiting for approval, I apologize for the double-posting. Please feel free to delete either one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20526785.post-49497024354282174462008-02-06T11:00:00.000-07:002008-02-06T11:00:00.000-07:00WOW! Way to go on the weight loss. I'm so impres...WOW! Way to go on the weight loss. I'm so impressed! It gives me hope. I haven't seen Jane Austen Regrets, but maybe I'll look into it now.Hillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07233775147239575084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20526785.post-6415673786925769852008-02-06T08:32:00.000-07:002008-02-06T08:32:00.000-07:00I totally agree with your review. I found it a li...I totally agree with your review. I found it a little boring and hard to follow. <BR/><BR/>I did not like the amount of liquor that she consumed. <BR/><BR/>I loved that I recognized some of the letters from the Letters from Pemberley books. <BR/><BR/>I saw Becoming Jane and actually really loved it. It deals with a younger Jane and though much of it was pure fiction it did give a little glimpse in to what life would have been like for girls in that era. <BR/><BR/>Congrats on your weight loss. I know the hard work it takes and I admire your ability to report it on your blog. I have been on a weight loss journey myself but I have been much more vague on my blog. <BR/><BR/>Have a great day. (and I wasn't as grossed out as you might think by the dung beetle analogy)Jolenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17023445148371673154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20526785.post-53601084441793172102008-02-06T08:19:00.000-07:002008-02-06T08:19:00.000-07:00Wow, I'm the first. Let's hear it for Eastern Sta...Wow, I'm the first. Let's hear it for Eastern Standard Time. I am pretty much on the same page with you. I think it is hard to depict someone's life that we don't know a whole heck of a lot about. I did like the lady that played Jane. I thought she did a good job showing the inner struggles that go on inside of her. I don't know about the doctor either? That was weird. But, I think they were trying to show that 1) she was past her prime (could this be Utah? haha), 2) that she could still fall in love and 3) that she had experience in the love (or extreme like) department. <BR/><BR/>It is interesting that so many of her heroines married for love AND money...where she made the choice. I am sure there is some deep therapeutic meaning behind her writing as far as her own healing goes. Anyway, it was not a bad movie, but I am not sure I would watch it again. It was a little dull and I agree that I kept getting confused over who is who, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com