tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post116097826449585015..comments2024-03-12T00:36:02.830-07:00Comments on sweatpantsmom: My New Best Friend.sweatpantsmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02501471972355692992noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-1161274579521245772006-10-19T09:16:00.000-07:002006-10-19T09:16:00.000-07:00I'm in love...I'm going to go get that book RIGHT ...I'm in love...I'm going to go get that book RIGHT NOW!!!<BR/><BR/>When we saw David Sedaris this past year, I asked him a question at the end - of course, he was fantastic, I almost threw my panties up on stage at him.Kevin Charnashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05548894554530312882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-1161222051425463392006-10-18T18:40:00.000-07:002006-10-18T18:40:00.000-07:00I love David Sedaris as well! The book by Amy Sed...I love David Sedaris as well! The book by Amy Sedaris also sounds really funny; I'll have to check that out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-1161205709216171782006-10-18T14:08:00.000-07:002006-10-18T14:08:00.000-07:00Damnit, now I'll have to add this book to The Stac...Damnit, now I'll have to add this book to The Stack. The Stack? She is getting a bit overwhelming.<BR/><BR/>David Sedaris makes me laugh until I pee myself a little. His account of being one of Santa's elves at Macy's is one the funniest things I've ever read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-1161202494983708062006-10-18T13:14:00.000-07:002006-10-18T13:14:00.000-07:00I've been wanting to read this book since I first ...I've been wanting to read this book since I first read about it a week ago. Any book that starts off abusing me in the front flap has got to be good... <BR/><BR/>I'm so glad to hear it's good so far.Woman with Kidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03097328663857446991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-1161190727205627412006-10-18T09:58:00.000-07:002006-10-18T09:58:00.000-07:00I hear that Amy runs her own cupcake business out ...I hear that Amy runs her own cupcake business out of her apartment. No lie. I'm suddenly feeling very unproductive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-1161189078319666202006-10-18T09:31:00.000-07:002006-10-18T09:31:00.000-07:00I love David Sedaris and have been a fan of Amy si...I love David Sedaris and have been a fan of Amy since Strangers With Candy. I have to read this- thanks!urban-urchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18001320142893492171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-1161185869921633882006-10-18T08:37:00.000-07:002006-10-18T08:37:00.000-07:00I'm a dedicated David fan and like you, own all hi...I'm a dedicated David fan and like you, own all his work and have seen him live. <BR/>I've been following Amy since her Strangers With Candy days. She's awesome. She was on The Daily Show last night, so if you get a chance you might be able to catch the replay today if you didn't see it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-1161179654065249202006-10-18T06:54:00.000-07:002006-10-18T06:54:00.000-07:00Can you imagine if the two of them co-authored a b...Can you imagine if the two of them co-authored a book together?<BR/>*shudder*The Domesticatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08333326286672903879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-1161179553939334852006-10-18T06:52:00.000-07:002006-10-18T06:52:00.000-07:00Mother fucking blogger ate my comment yesterday.Th...Mother fucking blogger ate my comment yesterday.<BR/><BR/>The gist was that I love Amy. She was on Daily Show last night and fucking rocked.<BR/><BR/>AND That I hope Kira, Kiyomi and Emily form a super group and write their memoirs of their mothers. I sense they will collectively end up as the Sedaris children....<BR/><BR/>They can be Ekk!<BR/><BR/>or KEKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-1161151120175076962006-10-17T22:58:00.000-07:002006-10-17T22:58:00.000-07:00OMG! Love you for letting me know this book is out...OMG! Love you for letting me know this book is out. I've read most of David's and have been dying to know what the rest of the family thinks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-1161140601266826862006-10-17T20:03:00.000-07:002006-10-17T20:03:00.000-07:00NOTHING beats a good book recommendation. Let us k...NOTHING beats a good book recommendation. Let us know if you're still into her at page 158 or thereabouts.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00234102836517506471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-1161137331187661882006-10-17T19:08:00.000-07:002006-10-17T19:08:00.000-07:00Love her. Love him. Gotta read it.Love her. Love him. Gotta read it.Ruth Dynamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06161626814106717754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-1161126801889743392006-10-17T16:13:00.000-07:002006-10-17T16:13:00.000-07:00I loved the description of Amy from one of the ess...I loved the description of Amy from one of the essays in "Me Talk Pretty One Day"--I can still start giggling at the thought of her made up like a rape victim telling complete strangers, "I think I'm finally really in love." This looks, if possible, even funnier. Thanks for getting the word out. Also, for quoting that recipe for hot dogs. That's very helpful. I see now where I've been going wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-1161122608431087732006-10-17T15:03:00.000-07:002006-10-17T15:03:00.000-07:00Oh my gawd! I just scrolled down and saw the keych...Oh my gawd! I just scrolled down and saw the keychains for My neighbour Totoro and Kiki's, two of our all time faves around here. I loved Totoro so much I actually Made (yes I said that), made a totoro stuffie for my girls....well, more for me really...crazymummahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04663148723513574331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-1161122421575135852006-10-17T15:00:00.000-07:002006-10-17T15:00:00.000-07:00I love David Sedaris...and can I come to the slumb...I love David Sedaris...and can I come to the slumber party? Please?crazymummahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04663148723513574331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-1161118053878933282006-10-17T13:47:00.000-07:002006-10-17T13:47:00.000-07:00Yeah, I second sgazzetti on Strangers with Candy. ...Yeah, I second sgazzetti on Strangers with Candy. The most hilariously disturbing half-hour comedy ever.<BR/><BR/>Also, Amy Sedaris has a great advice column in <I>The Believer</I> with the excellent title "Sedaratives." They've had guest columnists the past few months (one of them Jeri Blank, Amy's "Strangers w/ Candy" character, which was a fucking riot), but I'm hoping Ms. Amy herself will return soon.E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10023959769203103393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-1161113801769935082006-10-17T12:36:00.000-07:002006-10-17T12:36:00.000-07:00Thank you Marsha for actually writing something wo...Thank you Marsha for actually writing something worth reading. David Sedaris is a mastermind behind the 'low self-esteem essay'. I've only read, 'Me Talk Pretty One Day' and 'DYFICAD', but I will have to read Amy now. Just because of how David describes her in his essays.omninaïfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14799368046881105372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-1161112820570867862006-10-17T12:20:00.000-07:002006-10-17T12:20:00.000-07:00I'm so out of the loop I didn't realize David had ...I'm so out of the loop I didn't realize David had a sister but SHE'S MY NEW BEST FRIEND so watch out. Mwaaa haaa haa haa. Gonna go check into that book stat. Sounds like my kind of read!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-1161111137109613882006-10-17T11:52:00.000-07:002006-10-17T11:52:00.000-07:00Ive seen Amy on shows but didn't know about David....Ive seen Amy on shows but didn't know about David. Going to check him out- thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-1161109806082882602006-10-17T11:30:00.000-07:002006-10-17T11:30:00.000-07:00I am SO going to ebay right now.....I am SO going to ebay right now.....Christina_the_wenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05598553041985465271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-1161102370079602212006-10-17T09:26:00.000-07:002006-10-17T09:26:00.000-07:00Both Amy and David Sedaris are funny in a savant k...Both Amy and David Sedaris are funny in a savant kind of way. I have no idea how they function in the other parts of their lives, but they can sure as hell write funny stuff. There are other sibs in their family. One is someone they call "The Rooster". Maybe he's not fit for public consumption with a name like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-1161070154465385262006-10-17T00:29:00.000-07:002006-10-17T00:29:00.000-07:00I wish the Sedaris family would adopt me (just kid...I wish the Sedaris family would adopt me (just kidding mom)! <BR/><BR/>Gotta get that book!<BR/><BR/>Carriecarriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04038972194323564240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-1161057582265249702006-10-16T20:59:00.000-07:002006-10-16T20:59:00.000-07:00How cool is that? I've got to check out this book....How cool is that? I've got to check out this book.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08527762200993175239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-1161052622172458982006-10-16T19:37:00.000-07:002006-10-16T19:37:00.000-07:00wife.imp loves David S.! We also saw him live--ve...wife.imp loves David S.! We also saw him live--very funny man. Once wife.imp purchased one of his books for me and I got to the section where he talks about sucking...well I did not read much further.dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328680068431185409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841971.post-1161052197727234782006-10-16T19:29:00.000-07:002006-10-16T19:29:00.000-07:00Amy Sedaris rocks. Have you seen "Strangers with C...Amy Sedaris rocks. Have you seen "Strangers with Candy"? Too damn funny.<BR/>I thought David had a new book- something like "children staring at a statue of Hercules". He is my favorite. Every time I read something of his, I look around like "Oh my God!, I can't believe he wrote that down!"<BR/>I am definitely checking out the Amy book.Mrs. Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17730747441676219265noreply@blogger.com