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Touched.
June 5, 2005 | |
The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say,
but what we are unable to say. ~Anaïs Nin
"incredible.
It is one thing to be beautiful and quite another to be truely insigtful and wise. Allowing both to co-exist openly, even proudly…you are incredible. So many stunning women feel so sure that the power that comes from their looks would be dilluted if they posed such a threat."
–Nanda
"A character larger than life… are you for real?
I wonder if the picture being painted of the escapeartists alter-ego is intentional, pure fiction or maybe you are just simply sublime. Not meant to gush nor crush, I will always wonder what it feels to affect in more ways than one."
–Abeth
‘…I told my friends about your blogs and they are reading it too like me. I wanted to read all over again about what you posted. It is but so natural and transient to every one who is emotionally capable of Loving and forgiving……is it okay to have a printout of your posts? I will compile it and collect as souvenir, I wanted to give it to someone when the need arise just to soothe their aching heart. Thanks."
–Sheila
"You capture me from a distance, by way your words are there, directing to the stillness of air, combing whispers unturned, homing lost voices, underneath some pretty cald habit, is when i found smile in your pic, and a different one when in writing. I love the gaze that slumbered there with many hidden ourburtsm suddenly untamed a scaled artist, nah unlike me…i wanna be you, in senses and preview. Pls help me, i love writing, there’s no way out, but not enough, so help me…My name is Sherrie, amd single mom, and so far from my 3 year old son.you inspire me."
"Your blog is a literary work of art. You deserve a publishing contract."
–Jack
"if there was ever a concrete and abstract explanation of beauty… it would lie in your writing and upon your face. just by reading your writing, i can tell your emotions linger upon ever word you say and every move you make. I am the same way… and as such i can make the assumption that you would appreciate Pain of Salvation (a band). I suggest you get some of their music, for it
may fill that void (wherever it may be in the anatomy of your heart) and help you like it helps me. Well so yeah thats all…. your writing is absolutely beautiful. I’ve never seen someone’s WRIITTEN words ring so true."
"As i feel compelled to let you know that it is you that is appreciated, for i am just a bystander in awe of the masterpieces you create. So thank you again for painting such vivid pictures on the canvas of my mind at 4am. Not many people inspire me as you have. Until we meet again,"
-Victor
"Perhaps uniquely, it strikes me that your photos/words attempting to adumbrate and convey the intensely felt emotions and thoughts of an informed person who can patently feel and think. I love the photos with the extensive narrative and feel they most lucidly provide a focus for the sadness, abandonment, loss, regret, joy, ecstasy, love etc, you were ad hoc hoping to express. Keep at it so I can vicariously experience them too;"
–Phillip
"Love the blog. The only time i’ve expressed through my hand writing from a direct line to my deepest self on such a significant level was just after a situation strangely similar to the one under ‘the dust settles’. I mailed it to her (would have been good to have had a copy at least). It was the most emotionally significant thing i’ve ever done."
– Ryan
"….while deep in the residue of that horrible vague numbness that suffocates for a while after just being dumped - which i was not too long ago - and reeks of some distant sterile wing of a forgotten museum, or of rotting crab corpses on the beach… anyway - and this isn’t some sort of deranged pick up line, just the truth - i pictured you, after i saw your profile, scrawling this sloppily on the wall of your bedroom in a giant red crayon: ‘for a moment i considered folding myself in half and then folding that half in half and then folding that half in half until there was so little left of me that i would just drop through the cracks of the universe and keep falling. but he kept me there…’thank you, so much: your entry was a dose of much appreciated therapy…"
"i admire you so much.. pretty and all but on the inside is a stone unbreakable…"
–Andrew
" …i’m a constant escapist. i have myself suspended over bodies in the water, occasionally dipping my toe in for a splash. it’s always the wrong ones, and i know when they’re wrong, that i choose submission to. and they take full advantage, and i let them take as much as they can from me until i simply disappear. this fence, undertow, duct tape, called love…well it’s a damn frightening moment at times. and when ever i convinced (and almost believed) i was apart of love, i’d decide then- always at the latest moment- it was a bad thing to do with the wrong person, because they are crazy, i knew it, and i told them i was in love and i told myelf is was in love; but there’s always that shadow, that reminder that follows and takes me away safely to myself where everyone i lied to can let their hate grow and eventually die until i become the stranger they will always see me as…Past prospects turned phantoms. ultimately i’ve concluded i’m the only source for balance- it was never in the relationship or marriage- but i tend to stagger. anyway, like i said, i liked your blog."
"Amazing Page! I can’t believe I just read your entire blog. I’m not sure if I remember a single word or know what to think of it, but it was impressive! Beautiful pics. You rock. Go start a magazine. ;-)"
-will
"…just recently cheated on my girlfriend of three years so I can totally relate to your "caught" entry…"love" is such crazy nonsense. been reading your blog for awhile and I must say your writing style is absolutely unique and amazing. Each entry is written like a chapter in a novel. I wish you all the best on your novel and want you to know that you have truly inspired me (I am currently writing a novel as well) by showing me how its done! Anyways, good luck with the book-
you’re definitely a bright star. I’ll be reading."
"Your writing is amazing. I think that a great number of viewers will be able to relate exactly with the story that you tell, just as I can. Your pictures are wonderful and represent the escapeartist that you so intimately described. Thank you!"
–Glitch17
"I know I don’t know you and you don’t know me, but I had to write…
I stumbled upon your blog, and I couldn’t stop reading. The words I read reverberated in me, and hit that place where MY escapeartist lives. She’s getting more and more dominating with each day, and me, I’m getting more confused. I tend to test the depth of the waters with both feet, only to discover I’m not the greatest swimmer. I crave variety and change and I’m terrified of the word ‘normal’ - at the same time I envy those whose lives seem to fit into that category. I’m a rebellious, independent minded, talkative, liberal … girl who married a quiet, intelligent , and incredibly disorganized (American) native in the (armed forces) I happily followed him over here, rose-colored glasses firmly planted on, and got married. It seemed a romantic notion…I’ve come to realize long-distance relationships are only romantic in the beginning. So I’m sitting here, with a life that seems so far removed from him, he doesn’t even seem real. It can’t be ME who’s married? He is supposed to come and join me here…I’m supposed to be excited about it. I’m not. All of this is probably not very interesting to you, as you don’t know me yet, but maybe we could change that? Forgive me for rambling, all I really wanted to say was that your words touched me and helped me realize I’m not the only having felt this way - cliche as that sounds So thank you. And I sincerely hope for the best for you. With Love and Thanks."
"Wow … your life is a novel. And a damn good read."
–Pablo72
"This is pretty overwhelming. Brilliant photography, insightful story. After reading it, the photo now has so much more meaning and depth. It makes me fearful, and yet more determined. Wary and yet more aware. Thank you for this, there is obviously a lot of your heart and soul here - it’s brave of you to share it so openly. You have a great talent with words - this is a very moving post."
–Scott
"Read your blog…It is really different…I have no idea how to describe it…It seems like a haunted page…."
–Young
"…Gotta admit, you’re words could truly "paint" well. Forgive me for being incessant, its just an innate need to satisfy both the intellect and the soul by not merely reading and knowing what was written. But seeing and understanding what is being shared. Words are simply vehicles of our thoughts…but yours is a stallion convertible…!!"
–Brian
" ‘…He knew it hurt to claim me but tugged away nonetheless. That was just the way he was. He welcomed my pain, dangling roots, thorns and all. Little did we know this uprooting would foreshadow our inevitable demise…’Isn’t it interesting how the passion to possess kills the object of its desire…I’ve learned in life that love is letting go…let the rose of love alone, and watch it as it grows. So so true…"
–Lola
"As always, your words are poetically mesmerizing to read, keep it up!"
–Geekfemme
":-) Wonderful. You wrote that in the true language of our hearts and souls.. the language in which we speak to ourselves. Here’s hoping that someday, Cristina and the escapeartist find each other."
You carry away with you a part of me reflected in you. When your beauty struck me, it dissolved me. Deep down, I am not different from you. I dreamed you, I wished for your existance. I see in you that part of me which is you. I surrender my sincerity because if I love you it means we share the same fantasies, we share the same madness. — Anais Nin
Dedicated to you dear, readers.
For your empathy and your kind words…
I thank you.
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