tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post9213192951750266163..comments2024-03-21T03:35:20.539-04:00Comments on writing as jo(e): Naked in the Windy Cityjo(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-79918412136965402342009-02-24T20:39:00.000-05:002009-02-24T20:39:00.000-05:00How startling and wonderful to see that naked woma...How startling and wonderful to see that naked woman bent double! What an excellent tradition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-65599398915406528842009-02-19T13:44:00.000-05:002009-02-19T13:44:00.000-05:00How she does it: she basically asks people to do ...How she does it: she basically asks people to do what they already want to do.<BR/><BR/>;-)<BR/><BR/>FAYourFireAnthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03428838843235292696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-40590033781626403482009-02-19T11:36:00.000-05:002009-02-19T11:36:00.000-05:00You are so crazy, I don't know how you do it.You are so crazy, I don't know how you do it.BrightBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13002463263474418737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-46683028100783303902009-02-18T18:24:00.000-05:002009-02-18T18:24:00.000-05:00Hooray for nakedness! And, Ms. Very-Lovely-Jo(e),...Hooray for nakedness! And, Ms. Very-Lovely-Jo(e), are you not glad at this point that you have hired an efficient assistant? You're going to need her with all of these offers and requests. I shall begin scheduling shoots for the Friendly Green Confernce post haste.Kathryn and Arihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428974324817935286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-67729959094142669292009-02-18T15:14:00.000-05:002009-02-18T15:14:00.000-05:00should we ever meet, i'm totally there for you. na...should we ever meet, i'm totally there for you. naked. <BR/><BR/>it would be a way to celebrate how wonderfully comfy i have become living in this body of mine. :)<BR/><BR/>these shots really are so beautiful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06502255777917149124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-16909208145081759662009-02-18T11:35:00.000-05:002009-02-18T11:35:00.000-05:00I just googled PHOTOS OF NAKED MIDDLE AGED WOMENYo...I just googled <BR/><BR/>PHOTOS OF NAKED MIDDLE AGED WOMEN<BR/><BR/>You've moved into the number two spot.<BR/><BR/>Woohoo!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-86512124253745879612009-02-17T23:18:00.000-05:002009-02-17T23:18:00.000-05:00I've been talking to Artist Friend, who hasn't com...I've been talking to Artist Friend, who hasn't come out from under his canoe--which is overturned in back under the deck--since Monday morning. He feels better about things after jo(e)'s last comment. But he still says he's not posing naked for anybody, and I believe him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-56551214464924556232009-02-17T21:25:00.000-05:002009-02-17T21:25:00.000-05:00I should add that the whole naked blogging thing i...I should add that the whole naked blogging thing isn't for everyone. I have close friends who will never ever pose for the blog -- and that's okay too.jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-39452649673806104762009-02-17T21:24:00.000-05:002009-02-17T21:24:00.000-05:00But it's the process, not the product. It's sort ...But it's the process, not the product. It's sort of cool that I can go to a conference, and friends are willing to strip their clothes off and be totally naked while I take their photo. There's an intimacy about it, and a trust.jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-86271923311717628962009-02-17T21:19:00.000-05:002009-02-17T21:19:00.000-05:00Yeah, I remember you making that point before. (T...Yeah, I remember you making that point before. (That's partly why I decided to make the figures for the t-shirt/pin whole.)<BR/><BR/>Still, it does ramp up the perceived risk factor to go all the way!Ranahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11041247235612040796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-81465013940038506922009-02-17T18:27:00.000-05:002009-02-17T18:27:00.000-05:00People are always offering to bare just a foot or ...People are always offering to bare just a foot or an arm or a body part, but I really like to include the whole body in the photos.<BR/><BR/>Because part of what I hate about the dominant culture is the ways in which women's bodies have been so often fragmented, the way women get reduced to breasts or butts or legs.<BR/><BR/>So really. It's a feminist issue. I want you all totally naked.jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-25187392790651231142009-02-17T18:23:00.000-05:002009-02-17T18:23:00.000-05:00*laughing at the image of all these people wanderi...*laughing at the image of all these people wandering around the conference with these pins, puzzling people not in the know*<BR/><BR/>Lorianne, I can envision us baring one new body part at a time, each conference. ("This year, ears!")Ranahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11041247235612040796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-33649077550549904222009-02-17T18:22:00.000-05:002009-02-17T18:22:00.000-05:00I would pose for you anytime! Your photos are alwa...I would pose for you anytime! Your photos are always beautiful.<BR/><BR/>K (formerly Wol)Kendra Leonardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08887455908288484306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-80339204685002759362009-02-17T17:29:00.000-05:002009-02-17T17:29:00.000-05:00Oh, you have to pose totally naked to get the pin ...Oh, you have to pose totally naked to get the pin or the t-shirt (or whatever we come up with). And Rana made a really cool graphic to go on it. Wait 'till you see it.<BR/><BR/>Surely, you will want to march around the Friendly Green Conference wearing a pin that says, "I got naked for jo(e)!"<BR/><BR/>Only the coolest people will be wearing them.jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-18673115438381289012009-02-17T17:17:00.000-05:002009-02-17T17:17:00.000-05:00Rana, I think that you & I should be exempt fr...Rana, I think that you & I should be exempt from naked blog pix since we <A HREF="http://writingasjoe.blogspot.com/2007/06/notes-from-naked-blogger.html" REL="nofollow">shared our bare, entwined legs for Jo(e)</A> last year. That counts for "half naked" in my book. Maybe if we offer up our naked ARMS this year, it will equal one naked body.<BR/><BR/>(I have, after all, <A HREF="http://hoardedordinaries.wordpress.com/2007/03/13/soft-in-the-middle/" REL="nofollow">bared my belly</A> on my blog, so if you add up all the parts...)Loriannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610684937868696220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-22261321472174491642009-02-17T15:25:00.000-05:002009-02-17T15:25:00.000-05:00Oops. That was a really huge email. *blushes*Oops. That was a really huge email. *blushes*Ranahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11041247235612040796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-67948655330254243292009-02-17T15:14:00.000-05:002009-02-17T15:14:00.000-05:00jo(e), I've drawn up an image that you can use for...jo(e), I've drawn up an image that you can use for t-shirts, buttons, mugs, etc. Check your inbox!Ranahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11041247235612040796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-76828747713377528042009-02-17T15:06:00.000-05:002009-02-17T15:06:00.000-05:00Queen of West: I believe you're on our list for J...Queen of West: I believe you're on our list for June. I mean, we need some Canadian representation ....jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-28175127045515622222009-02-17T15:03:00.000-05:002009-02-17T15:03:00.000-05:00Those pictures are gorgeous, jo(e).And God bless t...Those pictures are gorgeous, jo(e).<BR/><BR/>And God bless the Friendly Greens for being so eager to strip for your blog in June!<BR/><BR/>(my verification word: "fleshra")Queen of West Procrastinationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17216968234999269409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-57246887408993586112009-02-17T14:57:00.000-05:002009-02-17T14:57:00.000-05:00As always, beautiful naked photos and wonderful st...As always, beautiful naked photos and wonderful stories to accompany them. <BR/><BR/>I nearly broke myself in two trying to do that pose. You should add a disclaimer. :)ccwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319415763862282537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-68049650967710874092009-02-17T14:34:00.000-05:002009-02-17T14:34:00.000-05:00I love the curl of the toes in the yoga pose.I love the curl of the toes in the yoga pose.Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-41439554563118703422009-02-17T13:56:00.000-05:002009-02-17T13:56:00.000-05:00I tried the yoga-pose. OMG. I can't get my head a...I tried the yoga-pose. OMG. I can't get my head anywhere near my legs.<BR/><BR/>your friend is amazing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-30058092635209638872009-02-17T13:46:00.000-05:002009-02-17T13:46:00.000-05:00Yes, Rana, start thinking of poses. That's the ri...Yes, Rana, start thinking of poses. That's the right spirit!<BR/><BR/>Kathy: All women are beautiful. That's the secret. It's just that sometimes an individual woman doesn't realize it. That's what friends are for: to let us know we are beautiful.jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-25473058120967344112009-02-17T13:37:00.000-05:002009-02-17T13:37:00.000-05:00Lorianne - I'm right there with the feeling somewh...Lorianne - I'm right there with the feeling somewhat uncomfortable about Big Green. Especially since I managed to dodge jo(e)'s camera last time!<BR/><BR/>Perhaps I should spend some time thinking up unrevealing poses. Just in case.Ranahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11041247235612040796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-75599270358014174272009-02-17T13:34:00.000-05:002009-02-17T13:34:00.000-05:00How is it that all your women friends are so beaut...How is it that all your women friends are so beautiful?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com