tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post5527032373439394159..comments2024-03-10T19:26:35.256-04:00Comments on Just Jemi: Familiar StrangersJemi Fraserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-7147744890407039712011-06-04T15:40:10.203-04:002011-06-04T15:40:10.203-04:00Alex - it's going to be fun! I had my post rea...Alex - it's going to be fun! I had my post ready about 20 minutes after I read about the blog fest!! :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-4760285020629793412011-06-04T10:24:37.348-04:002011-06-04T10:24:37.348-04:00Looking forward to your game picks for Monday'...Looking forward to your game picks for Monday's blogfest!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-60245462768841259902011-06-04T08:13:42.477-04:002011-06-04T08:13:42.477-04:00Beth - I haven't read that one yet! I've e...Beth - I haven't read that one yet! I've enjoyed some of Patterson's work so I'll have to check that one out! :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-73671513844620210202011-06-04T08:11:31.825-04:002011-06-04T08:11:31.825-04:00Mari - thank you and I totally agree! Our bloggy f...Mari - thank you and I totally agree! Our bloggy friends make fabulous familiar strangers. I've loved getting to know so many other writers.Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-66956328683960903992011-06-04T08:08:46.209-04:002011-06-04T08:08:46.209-04:00Sharon - that's an awesome story! I wonder how...Sharon - that's an awesome story! I wonder how he would have reacted if you'd told him about the beard! :)<br /><br />We are pretty observant as writers I think. It's fun thinking about others and making up stories for them :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-73210056924290287122011-06-04T01:11:49.605-04:002011-06-04T01:11:49.605-04:00Have you read Sundays at Tiffanys (James Patterson...Have you read Sundays at Tiffanys (James Patterson)? This post reminded me of it. REALLY sweet book!Beth Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07047047792782914757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-69733011952330988862011-06-03T23:47:54.703-04:002011-06-03T23:47:54.703-04:00I guess all our twitter friends are a sort of fami...I guess all our twitter friends are a sort of familiar stranger. We have their names and some information instead of their faces. They make a great company and I don't know what it would be of me as a writer without them. (as yourself, Jemi :)Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07303695124956391293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-56343620000680740352011-06-03T23:42:59.123-04:002011-06-03T23:42:59.123-04:00I think we do notice and acknowledge the people we...I think we do notice and acknowledge the people we pass more than "regular" people. There is a young man in our community that I see all the time. He walks everywhere and seems to be wearing the same thing every day. Over the winter he grew a beard. I kept wanting to stop and tell him that I like him better without it. One day we were at the grocery store and he was there and I said hi. I think it surprised him. It surprised me too...it just popped out like I knew him. I had seen him for the three years we have lived here...it felt like I knew him...Yep, writers are observant...Sharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-33819473404536726772011-06-02T18:38:42.259-04:002011-06-02T18:38:42.259-04:00Julie - you'll love them both! They're ter...Julie - you'll love them both! They're terrific people :)<br /><br />I love people watching too - always have since I was little!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-31778939856707713022011-06-02T18:37:46.182-04:002011-06-02T18:37:46.182-04:00Janet - I do make up too many stories - just habit...Janet - I do make up too many stories - just habit I think because I don't share them all! My writer's brain at work I guess :)<br /><br />Yikes! Should I be scared??? :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-55691944921210999982011-06-02T16:39:45.980-04:002011-06-02T16:39:45.980-04:00I love the idea of making up stories for these &qu...I love the idea of making up stories for these "familiar strangers." I already tend to do that when I am people-watching total strangers!<br /><br />Congrats on your blog awards, I am going to check those other ladies out as I love discovering new blogs. :)Julie Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-70181479494223847942011-06-02T16:28:00.969-04:002011-06-02T16:28:00.969-04:00I love this! I do know who you mean. The lady who ...I love this! I do know who you mean. The lady who walks her dog every morning. The checker at the grocery store. So many!<br /><br />I confess, I've never actually made up a story yet, but I do about complete strangers. :)<br /><br />And P.S. I'm tagging you tomorrow.Janet Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12688012956157161889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-36264674831242585262011-06-02T07:07:20.316-04:002011-06-02T07:07:20.316-04:00Jo - love it! I've never used anyone as the ba...Jo - love it! I've never used anyone as the basis for a character, but I just might have to try that! :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-17856630599545186792011-06-02T07:06:45.297-04:002011-06-02T07:06:45.297-04:00Kari - go for it! Although I do wonder what kind o...Kari - go for it! Although I do wonder what kind of reaction you'd get - I bet it wouldn't be the same as if you lived in a small city! :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-75504645016197761472011-06-02T02:39:50.777-04:002011-06-02T02:39:50.777-04:00I totally notice familiar strangers all over the p...I totally notice familiar strangers all over the place! And they definitely influence the characterization in my stories. I have based several stories on the people I see.Jo Schafferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11514820971898568397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-36600482598605422362011-06-01T22:50:44.974-04:002011-06-01T22:50:44.974-04:00I pass quite a few familiar strangers on the freew...I pass quite a few familiar strangers on the freeway every morning. Seems strange that I would end up sitting next to so many of the same people in a sea of traffic. Of course, everyone is too busy being annoyed by the traffic to notice each other - except me. I keep thinking I should roll down the window one day and wave. Maybe I should. :)KM Nallehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714392426676743868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-1601419890246741442011-06-01T21:14:55.081-04:002011-06-01T21:14:55.081-04:00A.L. - these familiar strangers do touch us. I'...A.L. - these familiar strangers do touch us. I'm glad there are people around who will remember Granny on the Go and your neighbour. That way they're not really gone. <br /><br />Sounds like your dad would be a great resource for your writer's brain! Love it! :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-59203293327390143302011-06-01T21:12:44.385-04:002011-06-01T21:12:44.385-04:00I love those kinds of people. I have lots of them ...I love those kinds of people. I have lots of them in my life, too. Usually I can find out a little bit about them because we live in a small town and my father-in-law is a been-around-forever physician. Not that he tells me people's health problems, but he can tell me at least their first names and who they're related to. Usually they're related to someone I've met. :) <br /><br />I'm sorry about Granny on the Go. :( Our elderly neighbor who I hardly knew passed away a few months ago. I still feel sad every time I pass his house.<br /><br />AmyA.L. Sonnichsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358456786727534289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-3930978768046074902011-06-01T20:21:53.341-04:002011-06-01T20:21:53.341-04:00Julie - I agree. It's always me who points out...Julie - I agree. It's always me who points out the people we see all the time. I'm still working on a fitting name for a guy we see on his bike every day...Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-30022282298666481582011-06-01T20:15:26.844-04:002011-06-01T20:15:26.844-04:00I think we do notice people more. We not only won...I think we do notice people more. We not only wonder about their name, but we wonder about their story. People watching is one of my favorite activities, which is why I keep paper with me all the time!Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-2991292107407138232011-06-01T19:47:54.721-04:002011-06-01T19:47:54.721-04:00Leslie - great idea! I've never been to either...Leslie - great idea! I've never been to either - but you'd see ALL kinds of people there! They would certainly be great fodder for the imagination :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-56641758272466324932011-06-01T19:37:49.880-04:002011-06-01T19:37:49.880-04:00My two favorite places to park myself on a bench w...My two favorite places to park myself on a bench with a notebook and make up stories about people passing by are Disneyland and Las Vegas. They are both character rich environments.Leslie S. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122865337924270039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-14185733910921010112011-06-01T19:01:38.222-04:002011-06-01T19:01:38.222-04:00Meagan - it is incredible. I can completely unders...Meagan - it is incredible. I can completely understand how you might have thought that as a child. It is really overwhelming when you start trying to imagine it all!<br /><br />Thanks so much! I do enjoy my strangers! :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-24189859251860664692011-06-01T18:24:09.817-04:002011-06-01T18:24:09.817-04:00Sometimes I'm completely overwhelmed by the nu...Sometimes I'm completely overwhelmed by the number of PEOPLE that exist. When you actually think about how many different lives go by, each with such an utterly complicated mind, distinct from any other--oof. When I was little I used to think I was the only real person, and everyone else was robots or illusions or something. I think I just couldn't comprehend how there could be so many people, so different from me, and yet complete and discrete.<br /><br />What a lovely post. I'm going to have to start paying attention and getting to notice these familiar strangers in my own life.Meagan Spoonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15881408113410657709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-3809808683990435742011-06-01T07:10:29.737-04:002011-06-01T07:10:29.737-04:00Lynda - thank you! I felt so sad when I heard of G...Lynda - thank you! I felt so sad when I heard of Granny on the Go passing away. She'll be remembered.Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.com