Comments on: Story time… http://dannymachal.com/story-time/ Podcast fiction from a writer on the road to being published. Sat, 28 May 2011 05:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kasey http://dannymachal.com/story-time/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Kasey Sun, 26 Oct 2008 05:01:13 +0000 http://dannymachal.com/?p=51#comment-81 Oh bring em all on! WTF who cares? I got lots of skeletons, doesn't everybody? sounds like you're having blast - keep being spontaneous!!! Oh bring em all on! WTF who cares? I got lots of skeletons, doesn’t everybody? sounds like you’re having blast – keep being spontaneous!!!

]]> By: Mike http://dannymachal.com/story-time/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Mike Sat, 25 Oct 2008 14:59:08 +0000 http://dannymachal.com/?p=51#comment-80 Exactly Cachinnator ..... Just another reason to support my LOGICAL argument for keeping skeletons hidden where they belong in a locked up tight closet. Exactly Cachinnator ….. Just another reason to support my LOGICAL argument for keeping skeletons hidden where they belong in a locked up tight closet.

]]> By: Rhonda http://dannymachal.com/story-time/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Rhonda Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:16:00 +0000 http://dannymachal.com/?p=51#comment-79 Oh, yeah... DON'T expose your skeletons to your future spouse. They just might bring up these little sins of yours every time they run into a brick wall of logic in the middle of an argument :-) Oh, yeah… DON’T expose your skeletons to your future spouse. They just might bring up these little sins of yours every time they run into a brick wall of logic in the middle of an argument :-)

]]> By: Perry Fox http://dannymachal.com/story-time/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Perry Fox Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:59:49 +0000 http://dannymachal.com/?p=51#comment-78 I agree with everybody about all that shit they said, but I still don't know how I got through Canada 3 years after my big LSD bust in Alaska, unless, maybe those particular laws were not in effect in'94...anyhoo a trip to Seattle &/or around the sound on the ferry would be cool...go check out Bainbridge Island or Port Orchard, both places are beautiful & fun to just explore...on the other hand, a side-excursion to Bankok will change your life in a very deep way, I guarantee it. Good luck Danny-boy, but by all means, enjoy. P.S. It's spelled 'legit' not liget, as in short for legitimate. -Peace- I agree with everybody about all that shit they said, but I still don’t know how I got through Canada 3 years after my big LSD bust in Alaska, unless, maybe those particular laws were not in effect in’94…anyhoo a trip to Seattle &/or around the sound on the ferry would be cool…go check out Bainbridge Island or Port Orchard, both places are beautiful & fun to just explore…on the other hand, a side-excursion to Bankok will change your life in a very deep way, I guarantee it. Good luck Danny-boy, but by all means, enjoy.
P.S. It’s spelled ‘legit’ not liget, as in short for legitimate. -Peace-

]]> By: Danny http://dannymachal.com/story-time/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Danny Fri, 24 Oct 2008 22:16:53 +0000 http://dannymachal.com/?p=51#comment-77 It sounds to me like you two are having a fight on my website. :) Writing out the past and giving the reasons for my denial into Canada was more therapeutic than anything. Part of me wanted to just lie right out, leave out the details but I frankly always do that and this time I didn't want to. It is a TMI, and a big one, but its my choice. I don't make people read it, that is their choice. It isn't as though I exposed some deep inner part of myself and now I am an emotional lamb cast to the wolves. Shit happens, it was in the past. However to avoid explaining and having to relive this thing 100 more times - I deemed it in my best interest to do it once and be done with it. I don't need sympathy, I'm my own vessel here. I didn't write a boohoo sob story so people would feel bad for me and share my down trodden attitude. I just wanted to tell it like it was. "It made for a good read." That is reward enough for me. I sometimes look at people who live a "transparent" existence and they all seem much happier. Those of us that harbor every single emotion place a lot of unwarranted stress upon ourselves. It is who we are. I'm not in some crazy emotional state. So every comment made here isn't molding and shaping my attitude toward the world. It is my intention to do whatever I feel like doing just like when I left Chico. It sounds to me like you two are having a fight on my website.
:)

Writing out the past and giving the reasons for my denial into Canada was more therapeutic than anything. Part of me wanted to just lie right out, leave out the details but I frankly always do that and this time I didn’t want to. It is a TMI, and a big one, but its my choice. I don’t make people read it, that is their choice. It isn’t as though I exposed some deep inner part of myself and now I am an emotional lamb cast to the wolves. Shit happens, it was in the past. However to avoid explaining and having to relive this thing 100 more times – I deemed it in my best interest to do it once and be done with it.

I don’t need sympathy, I’m my own vessel here. I didn’t write a boohoo sob story so people would feel bad for me and share my down trodden attitude. I just wanted to tell it like it was. “It made for a good read.” That is reward enough for me.

I sometimes look at people who live a “transparent” existence and they all seem much happier. Those of us that harbor every single emotion place a lot of unwarranted stress upon ourselves. It is who we are.

I’m not in some crazy emotional state. So every comment made here isn’t molding and shaping my attitude toward the world. It is my intention to do whatever I feel like doing just like when I left Chico.

]]> By: Mike http://dannymachal.com/story-time/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Mike Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:24:04 +0000 http://dannymachal.com/?p=51#comment-76 I cachinnate when I read Rhonda's comments (surprise) ... I agree it's important to find out the emigration laws BEFORE you go to visit another country .. and I'm not surprised the ferry boat company didn't make absolutely sure you were aware of the possible reasons a US citizen might be turned away from the border ... they screwed you and sold you the ticket anyway. but the fact is that it was their responsibility to warn you in no uncertain terms BEFORE they sold you the ticket. On the bright side you did get to ride through those wild currents in the San Juan strait and at least got a glimpse of Victoria ... the truth is that the view from the ferry is in fact the nicest view of Victoria you get on a visit there. But back to the insane ideas Rhonda is spewing about skeletons in your closet. I am emphatically against exposing willingly and without reason your skeletons. She even admits it isn't a good idea with potential employers and I agree and also suggest that it isn't a good idea PERIOD. Some things are best left unsaid or unrevealed. It's common knowledge that omitting items from you past indiscretions isn't exactly telling a lie .. it's just a prudent move. Why create doubt that no longer has significance. That was then and it is over. I admire that you chose to expose the incident on the blog and it made for good reading and created a lot of sympathy but truthfully I personally don't care that you were caught for shop lifting as a juvenile delinquent or that you had a drug problem ... who among most folks could throw that first stone considering their own pasts? I venture to suggest that many of your pals have done and been through worse so it really doesn't matter to us BUT it does matter in certain circles beyond friendships and so I for one disagree with Rhonda the Cachinnator and believe you did the right thing to keep that closet door shut. It's just TMI (too much information) and if by keeping it closed up in the back room avoided this same situation from coming to a boiling point at some other more important situation in your life it is easy to see how it was the right choice to keep it on the QT. I must admit the posting was I assume a cathartic moment for you which are almost always a relief and a pleasant experience but PLEASE ... if there are other closets still unopened I implore you to leave them shut. Being an "open book" isn't all it's cracked up to be ... the mysteries in your closets are often times a big part of what makes you the special and unique fellow we all enjoy getting to know better as time goes by, and what fun would relationships be without those illusive unknown variables, it's those X-Factors that leave something for the imagination to ponder and something for the curious to suppose and guess at. It's my contention that all of you here, that agree with the laughing hyena Rhonda, should promptly post YOUR skeletons to the blog in a show of solidarity with Danny ... otherwise join me in voting for deleting the entire thread. :) I cachinnate when I read Rhonda’s comments (surprise) … I agree it’s important to find out the emigration laws BEFORE you go to visit another country .. and I’m not surprised the ferry boat company didn’t make absolutely sure you were aware of the possible reasons a US citizen might be turned away from the border … they screwed you and sold you the ticket anyway. but the fact is that it was their responsibility to warn you in no uncertain terms BEFORE they sold you the ticket. On the bright side you did get to ride through those wild currents in the San Juan strait and at least got a glimpse of Victoria … the truth is that the view from the ferry is in fact the nicest view of Victoria you get on a visit there.
But back to the insane ideas Rhonda is spewing about skeletons in your closet. I am emphatically against exposing willingly and without reason your skeletons. She even admits it isn’t a good idea with potential employers and I agree and also suggest that it isn’t a good idea PERIOD. Some things are best left unsaid or unrevealed. It’s common knowledge that omitting items from you past indiscretions isn’t exactly telling a lie .. it’s just a prudent move. Why create doubt that no longer has significance. That was then and it is over. I admire that you chose to expose the incident on the blog and it made for good reading and created a lot of sympathy but truthfully I personally don’t care that you were caught for shop lifting as a juvenile delinquent or that you had a drug problem … who among most folks could throw that first stone considering their own pasts? I venture to suggest that many of your pals have done and been through worse so it really doesn’t matter to us BUT it does matter in certain circles beyond friendships and so I for one disagree with Rhonda the Cachinnator and believe you did the right thing to keep that closet door shut. It’s just TMI (too much information) and if by keeping it closed up in the back room avoided this same situation from coming to a boiling point at some other more important situation in your life it is easy to see how it was the right choice to keep it on the QT.
I must admit the posting was I assume a cathartic moment for you which are almost always a relief and a pleasant experience but PLEASE … if there are other closets still unopened I implore you to leave them shut. Being an “open book” isn’t all it’s cracked up to be … the mysteries in your closets are often times a big part of what makes you the special and unique fellow we all enjoy getting to know better as time goes by, and what fun would relationships be without those illusive unknown variables, it’s those X-Factors that leave something for the imagination to ponder and something for the curious to suppose and guess at.
It’s my contention that all of you here, that agree with the laughing hyena Rhonda, should promptly post YOUR skeletons to the blog in a show of solidarity with Danny … otherwise join me in voting for deleting the entire thread. :)

]]> By: Danny http://dannymachal.com/story-time/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Danny Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:32:24 +0000 http://dannymachal.com/?p=51#comment-75 I won't be going back to Chico until Sunday. Rhonda you are right. Skeletons are a bad thing. :) I won’t be going back to Chico until Sunday. Rhonda you are right. Skeletons are a bad thing. :)

]]> By: Deb http://dannymachal.com/story-time/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Deb Fri, 24 Oct 2008 05:53:00 +0000 http://dannymachal.com/?p=51#comment-73 I agree with Rhonda - don't go back to Chico just yet, continue the adventure! Seattle is awesome with lots to do and explore! One of my most favorite trips was traveling the CA/Oregon coast with no agenda except to stop when we felt like it, stop for the night when we were tired, No reservations, no plans, no schedules! We just went for it I look forward to reading more about your travels Danny and enjoy reading about how you view things Safe travels Deb I agree with Rhonda – don’t go back to Chico
just yet, continue the adventure! Seattle is awesome
with lots to do and explore! One of my most favorite trips
was traveling the CA/Oregon coast with no agenda except
to stop when we felt like it, stop for the night when
we were tired, No reservations, no plans, no schedules! We just went
for it
I look forward to reading more about your travels
Danny and enjoy reading about how you view things
Safe travels
Deb

]]> By: cachinnator http://dannymachal.com/story-time/comment-page-1/#comment-72 cachinnator Fri, 24 Oct 2008 05:20:55 +0000 http://dannymachal.com/?p=51#comment-72 And another thing: I'm very simpathetic to your situation. And there are two lessons to be learned: 1) Next time go to some place more fun and interesting, such as Italy or Thailand, which, moreover, don't care about your wonderfully criminal and sordid past. 2) If you are one of the lucky few who have sordid pasts (i.e., skeletons)... DO NOT have closets! That way you can't have skeletons in your closet. You must display your skeletons to the world (except potential employers).. that way, people who care about you can warn you about potential problematic situations and, ergo, you can avoid some dastardly situations. Oh, btw, if you go back down the coast, remember to stop at The Sea Hag in Depoe Bay in Oregon and sample some of their world-famous clam chowder. And if you go thru Reedsport, stop by the Discovery Center. They have two cool exhibits there. Arrrrghh! Rhonda And another thing:

I’m very simpathetic to your situation. And there are two lessons to be learned:

1) Next time go to some place more fun and interesting, such as Italy or Thailand, which, moreover, don’t care about your wonderfully criminal and sordid past.

2) If you are one of the lucky few who have sordid pasts (i.e., skeletons)… DO NOT have closets! That way you can’t have skeletons in your closet. You must display your skeletons to the world (except potential employers).. that way, people who care about you can warn you about potential problematic situations and, ergo, you can avoid some dastardly situations.

Oh, btw, if you go back down the coast, remember to stop at The Sea Hag in Depoe Bay in Oregon and sample some of their world-famous clam chowder.

And if you go thru Reedsport, stop by the Discovery Center. They have two cool exhibits there.

Arrrrghh!
Rhonda

]]> By: cachinnator http://dannymachal.com/story-time/comment-page-1/#comment-71 cachinnator Fri, 24 Oct 2008 05:10:53 +0000 http://dannymachal.com/?p=51#comment-71 Arrrrghh!!! No No No! Do not return home asap. Bad advice from friends with ulterior motives. Here's what you should do: Go to Seattle. Go to the airport. You have your passport. You have several days left. Go to Priceline.com or whatever and put in an offer on a trip anywhere. There has got to be at least one flight that has a seat empty that will be sold for cheap. Just get the hell outta Dodge! You can probably get a cheap ticket from Seattle to any pacific rim city, such as Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, Hong Kong, Kowloon, Shanghai, Manila. They will not check into your juicy sordid past. (Oh my!) For instance, just after a 3 minute search, I found a round trip flight to Taipei for $1000. Now, tho that's quite a wad to drop, it's WAY more interesting than Victoria, and you'll get your passport stamped to boot. Tho I'd suggest Seoul or Tokyo or Bangkok as a more interesting alternative to Taipei. Good luck, Danny. :-\ Arrrrghh!!! No No No! Do not return home asap. Bad advice from friends with ulterior motives. Here’s what you should do: Go to Seattle. Go to the airport. You have your passport. You have several days left. Go to Priceline.com or whatever and put in an offer on a trip anywhere. There has got to be at least one flight that has a seat empty that will be sold for cheap. Just get the hell outta Dodge! You can probably get a cheap ticket from Seattle to any pacific rim city, such as Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, Hong Kong, Kowloon, Shanghai, Manila. They will not check into your juicy sordid past. (Oh my!)
For instance, just after a 3 minute search, I found a round trip flight to Taipei for $1000. Now, tho that’s quite a wad to drop, it’s WAY more interesting than Victoria, and you’ll get your passport stamped to boot. Tho I’d suggest Seoul or Tokyo or Bangkok as a more interesting alternative to Taipei. Good luck, Danny. :-\

]]> By: Shayne http://dannymachal.com/story-time/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Shayne Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:59:44 +0000 http://dannymachal.com/?p=51#comment-70 I agree with Michele's second idea! Come back to Chico and make the party! Hope to see you soon! I agree with Michele’s second idea! Come back to Chico and make the party! Hope to see you soon!

]]> By: Michele http://dannymachal.com/story-time/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Michele Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:17:19 +0000 http://dannymachal.com/?p=51#comment-67 I just had another idea (well actually it was Julia's)... you could come home a day early and make it to our halloween party :) I just had another idea (well actually it was Julia’s)… you could come home a day early and make it to our halloween party :)

]]> By: Mike http://dannymachal.com/story-time/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Mike Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:25:38 +0000 http://dannymachal.com/?p=51#comment-66 OMG ... darn .. I forgot to warn you ... I'm sorry. I had a friend turned down at the Canadian border because of a DUI case on his record and another time I had a friend actually taken to the back room and searched and harassed because he had a very old record for possessing illegal fireworks. I'm fond of your decision to slam some shots and stay put long enough to get your bearings. Life is so uncertain, so full of surprises but you are young and I'm sure visiting Canada is in your future. In the meantime I wouldn't count out a stop off at Port Townsend and a look-see at the "Wooden Boat Foundation" and a stroll down water street including some lunch overlooking the bay. I also like Sarah's suggestion to visit Seattle. Never had a bad time there myself and if you want to you can take a ferry from Seattle to just about anywhere on Puget Sound and explore the beauty of the Northwest from the water. Best wishes for a renewed vigor and enthusiasm for the unknown you embarked upon just a few days back. OMG … darn .. I forgot to warn you … I’m sorry. I had a friend turned down at the Canadian border because of a DUI case on his record and another time I had a friend actually taken to the back room and searched and harassed because he had a very old record for possessing illegal fireworks.
I’m fond of your decision to slam some shots and stay put long enough to get your bearings. Life is so uncertain, so full of surprises but you are young and I’m sure visiting Canada is in your future. In the meantime I wouldn’t count out a stop off at Port Townsend and a look-see at the “Wooden Boat Foundation” and a stroll down water street including some lunch overlooking the bay.
I also like Sarah’s suggestion to visit Seattle. Never had a bad time there myself and if you want to you can take a ferry from Seattle to just about anywhere on Puget Sound and explore the beauty of the Northwest from the water.
Best wishes for a renewed vigor and enthusiasm for the unknown you embarked upon just a few days back.

]]> By: Michele http://dannymachal.com/story-time/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Michele Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:59:16 +0000 http://dannymachal.com/?p=51#comment-65 Dude. Go back to Forks. Unless you saw absolutely everything you could possibly see... but you were sad to leave, why not spend another day or two there? That sucks but the bright side is you didn't really have any plans set in stone in Canada so you don't have to worry about canceling reservations or anything right? :) You'll figure something out! ps I'm about 1/3 of the way through book 4. The intensity is killing me. I've been happy, sad, angry, confused... so many things, at this book! Dude. Go back to Forks. Unless you saw absolutely everything you could possibly see… but you were sad to leave, why not spend another day or two there? That sucks but the bright side is you didn’t really have any plans set in stone in Canada so you don’t have to worry about canceling reservations or anything right? :) You’ll figure something out!

ps I’m about 1/3 of the way through book 4. The intensity is killing me. I’ve been happy, sad, angry, confused… so many things, at this book!

]]> By: Sarah http://dannymachal.com/story-time/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Sarah Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:52:31 +0000 http://dannymachal.com/?p=51#comment-64 So... Here's my suggestion... Go to Seatle.. then you can take the i5 all the way home... Stop where you feel like it. :) After Seattle it goes through vancuver, tacoma, Salem and so on and so forth.... Just an errant thought. :) You've got time to kill. :) So… Here’s my suggestion… Go to Seatle.. then you can take the i5 all the way home… Stop where you feel like it. :) After Seattle it goes through vancuver, tacoma, Salem and so on and so forth…. Just an errant thought. :) You’ve got time to kill. :)

]]> By: Justin http://dannymachal.com/story-time/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Justin Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:32:57 +0000 http://dannymachal.com/?p=51#comment-63 Man fuck canada, seriously. What about Hearst Castle? I wonder how far that is. or Lake Havesu? I'm not good with the area, but there is TONS to do in the US - make it happen. :) ~Justin Man fuck canada, seriously. What about Hearst Castle? I wonder how far that is. or Lake Havesu? I’m not good with the area, but there is TONS to do in the US – make it happen. :)

~Justin

]]> By: Zebulon http://dannymachal.com/story-time/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Zebulon Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:27:22 +0000 http://dannymachal.com/?p=51#comment-62 That Sucks man. I can tell you that my personal trips to Canada have been unpleasant. It looks like Port angeles is only about 85 miles from Seattle. One option would be to visit the city and see what attractions are currently being advertised. You are also backed up to the Olympic National Forest. I however Don't really know much about that area However. That Sucks man.
I can tell you that my personal trips to Canada have been unpleasant.

It looks like Port angeles is only about 85 miles from Seattle. One option would be to visit the city and see what attractions are currently being advertised.

You are also backed up to the Olympic National Forest. I however Don’t really know much about that area However.

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