tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37331181.post4400052804440625026..comments2023-06-01T07:21:55.101-07:00Comments on DuttonArt - Drawr-ings, Ramblings, and Pick-Me-Ups: Lost In TransitionMike Duttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04455224892601656948noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37331181.post-2726802449807203302007-05-08T18:04:00.000-07:002007-05-08T18:04:00.000-07:00Wonderful narrative, Mike. You speak the words tha...Wonderful narrative, Mike. You speak the words that I have and can only feel and have felt on more than one occasion. Only, when I go to write something like this it reads like a caveman wrote it, ha, ha. Seriously though, it's good to see someone who thinks alike.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758435535704579984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37331181.post-90343628410378742402007-05-01T11:14:00.000-07:002007-05-01T11:14:00.000-07:00Mike, Scott, be sure I'm fighting with my real for...Mike, Scott, be sure I'm fighting with my real forces for recovering, if not my senses, my dignity. :P Hélas, the impulse still the stronger ! Yeah, Scott, we should worry... The Animus of my Anima is talking here. ;) :P<BR/>Aside that, and as said before, Mike I can't wait to read the next update. <BR/>Bises à Alex et Raven.<BR/>J.Julien aldayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01087057388906302589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37331181.post-83603712852097020282007-05-01T09:06:00.000-07:002007-05-01T09:06:00.000-07:00awwww...Mike...never feel embarassed to express yo...awwww...Mike...never feel embarassed to express yourself like this! Women LOVE this kind of stuff! And men, they should take lessons from you in the art of expression and vulnerability. If all men were able to express themselves as this, I would bet that we wouldn't have as many wars; I think repression boils over into aggression. You are a poet and a warm-hearted man! I look forward to more of your wonderfully worded posts, Mike.singinghawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00164119472575978759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37331181.post-70463034404124788322007-04-30T15:42:00.000-07:002007-04-30T15:42:00.000-07:00C'mon Scott and Julien, you guys need to MAN-UP! H...C'mon Scott and Julien, you guys need to MAN-UP! Haha. ;)<BR/>Ehh, just in case the moody stuff is a bit much, I promise it's all going somewhere. And I think there'll be some comic relief in the next post. Bear with me.<BR/><BR/>Ana, thanks for the kind words, the unadulterated response was very much what I needed to hear.... I was actually feeling pretty embarrassed about posting it until I saw what you wrote. I think 'vulnerable' is a good word to describe what I was feeling at the time of the trainride, as well as how I felt writing about it for all here to read. :)<BR/><BR/>Ben - Treasure? hehe, I don't know about that, but really, thanks. :) I'm glad that you're enjoying the read, because the last thing I want is for these Europe posts to come across like a "Lookee here, this is what I did, and you didn't. nyah, nyah." And while I did see a lot of beautiful stuff, I want to share the more honest personal experiences, even if that includes the "downer" moments. <BR/><BR/>Andy - I'm sure you were kidding about getting married as a way to see Europe, but I still gotta say: I met a whole lot of people travelling alone. I know I write about travelling alone in a pretty dim light, but honestly, I envy travellers who can and have done it. Alex most of all, because she did it for four months, while others have gone a year or more. Seriously, do it while you're young, without all the leashes of home life .... I consider myself extremely lucky being able to do it for even 6 weeks (we've been back for a few weeks now - but planning our next big trip 3 years from now).<BR/>And defintely, I'll see you in San Diego!Mike Duttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04455224892601656948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37331181.post-30995789713459574342007-04-30T15:12:00.000-07:002007-04-30T15:12:00.000-07:00"You know that will not change my love for you,"ma..."You know that will not change my love for you,"<BR/>man love, crying, sensitivity, "time together" - what's going on with us- should we be worried?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00324195939788978434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37331181.post-28970731419230586722007-04-29T04:43:00.000-07:002007-04-29T04:43:00.000-07:00Et voilà !After months and months of mocking your ...Et voilà !<BR/>After months and months of mocking your strong sensibility, Scott finally have a moment of weakness and reveals his true nature ! :P :P :P <BR/>[ You know that will not change my love for you, Scott ! Mehehehehe ! ;) ] <BR/>I can't wait to read the next step, the words "crime-fighting" catch my attention. I know we both wish had more time together, but that is just a question of months now. I can't wait to meet Raven ! ;)<BR/>Bises à Alexandra et toi, à la Française, bien sûr !<BR/>J.Julien aldayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01087057388906302589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37331181.post-33519488868943681772007-04-28T12:13:00.000-07:002007-04-28T12:13:00.000-07:00Dude you are such a downer! Just kidding bro- grea...Dude you are such a downer! Just kidding bro- great read and I enjoyed the sketches as well. <BR/>Pssstt...i have a secret<BR/>*i'm a sensitive man too*<BR/>;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00324195939788978434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37331181.post-19305928893247459272007-04-28T02:42:00.000-07:002007-04-28T02:42:00.000-07:00Holy crud, Mike! Best honeymoon ever! Now I need t...Holy crud, Mike! Best honeymoon ever! Now I need to go get married so I have an excuse to travel Europe.<BR/><BR/>Btw, be sure to make it to the San Diego Comic this year and meet up with me and my friends. And keep enjoying Europe! Wow!Andy Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17715529363810866164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37331181.post-25213100173342898682007-04-26T09:32:00.000-07:002007-04-26T09:32:00.000-07:00Mike--You are surely a treasure to behold. Each wo...Mike--<BR/><BR/>You are surely a treasure to behold. Each word is so perfect, each sentence building on the last, each image carefully placed to punctuate your message even more. This post was amazing. Thanks for sharing a little more of your journey with us.Ben Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14106377129678198024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37331181.post-28425928482114013932007-04-25T13:38:00.000-07:002007-04-25T13:38:00.000-07:00MIKE! YOU are a POET! GOD! YOu sent chills down my...MIKE! YOU are a POET! GOD! YOu sent chills down my spine reading your third paragraph! That is so f___ing beautiful I can't tell you! And I add the curse word for unadulterated emphasis there. You are very, very good with words and, of course, with image as well. But your words are powerful maybe even more powerful than your images, I don't know though, because these sketches are really beautiful, too. I really get a sense of your sentimentality from this writing, Mike, and the sense of loneliness and feeling disjointed from all of your travels. I am that way, too. When my husband and I go to our country home near the Oregon border for the weekend...by the time I adjust it's time to come back home, and by the time I come home, I'm feeling discombobulated. So, even though I like beautiful places, transistions are always difficult. I can't imagine what traveling from country to country is like, though, although you give me a bit of a feel for it in your writing. Thank you for posting this. It is very vulnerable and that is a rare quality to find in a man these days. I picked up on that immediately with you and that's why I am happy to be your blogger friend.<BR/><BR/>Ciao, my friend.singinghawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00164119472575978759noreply@blogger.com