<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20538189.post1108803294042910093..comments</id><updated>2009-09-17T02:02:57.110-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on iS iT jUsT mE?: A sad day!</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mentallyspeaking.blogspot.com/feeds/1108803294042910093/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20538189/1108803294042910093/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mentallyspeaking.blogspot.com/2009/08/sad-day.html'/><author><name>Blu Jewel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09850562981453356321</uri><email>BluJewel@comcast.net</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>9</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20538189.post-3608508609890543631</id><published>2009-09-17T02:02:57.110-04:00</published><updated>2009-09-17T02:02:57.110-04:00</updated><title type='text'>very sad indeed. my condolences.</title><content type='html'>very sad indeed. my condolences.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20538189/1108803294042910093/comments/default/3608508609890543631'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20538189/1108803294042910093/comments/default/3608508609890543631'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mentallyspeaking.blogspot.com/2009/08/sad-day.html?showComment=1253167377110#c3608508609890543631' title=''/><author><name>vapid</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16651972747339353711</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://mentallyspeaking.blogspot.com/2009/08/sad-day.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20538189.post-1108803294042910093' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20538189/posts/default/1108803294042910093' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20538189.post-7146745838309358804</id><published>2009-09-04T10:37:03.402-04:00</published><updated>2009-09-04T10:37:03.402-04:00</updated><title type='text'>RIP nikki... i am still surprised by the news...</title><content type='html'>RIP nikki... i am still surprised by the news...</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20538189/1108803294042910093/comments/default/7146745838309358804'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20538189/1108803294042910093/comments/default/7146745838309358804'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mentallyspeaking.blogspot.com/2009/08/sad-day.html?showComment=1252075023402#c7146745838309358804' title=''/><author><name>Eb the Celeb</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12920888116302185562</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://mentallyspeaking.blogspot.com/2009/08/sad-day.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20538189.post-1108803294042910093' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20538189/posts/default/1108803294042910093' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20538189.post-4976016216196322302</id><published>2009-09-03T10:07:30.402-04:00</published><updated>2009-09-03T10:07:30.402-04:00</updated><title type='text'>she was truly one of a kind that's for sure...we n...</title><content type='html'>she was truly one of a kind that&amp;#39;s for sure...we never talked off line but she definitely spoke to me on several levels multiple times she will truly be missed that&amp;#39;s for sure but never forgotten!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20538189/1108803294042910093/comments/default/4976016216196322302'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20538189/1108803294042910093/comments/default/4976016216196322302'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mentallyspeaking.blogspot.com/2009/08/sad-day.html?showComment=1251986850402#c4976016216196322302' title=''/><author><name>T.C.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03764565798496512732</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='09264036592785665895'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://mentallyspeaking.blogspot.com/2009/08/sad-day.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20538189.post-1108803294042910093' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20538189/posts/default/1108803294042910093' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20538189.post-2927784027735419056</id><published>2009-09-02T12:51:23.954-04:00</published><updated>2009-09-02T12:51:23.954-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Praying that Nikki’s life will cause others to do ...</title><content type='html'>Praying that Nikki’s life will cause others to do what you shared, &amp;quot;...celebrate this life; to love a little harder; to walk a little sturdier...&amp;quot;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20538189/1108803294042910093/comments/default/2927784027735419056'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20538189/1108803294042910093/comments/default/2927784027735419056'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mentallyspeaking.blogspot.com/2009/08/sad-day.html?showComment=1251910283954#c2927784027735419056' title=''/><author><name>Believer</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13704455578460158369</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://mentallyspeaking.blogspot.com/2009/08/sad-day.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20538189.post-1108803294042910093' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20538189/posts/default/1108803294042910093' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20538189.post-6732692391963955382</id><published>2009-09-01T10:53:33.210-04:00</published><updated>2009-09-01T10:53:33.210-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Hey Blu

I didn't have the pleasure of crossing pa...</title><content type='html'>Hey Blu&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I didn&amp;#39;t have the pleasure of crossing paths with your friend (at least I dont think I have).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sorry.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20538189/1108803294042910093/comments/default/6732692391963955382'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20538189/1108803294042910093/comments/default/6732692391963955382'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mentallyspeaking.blogspot.com/2009/08/sad-day.html?showComment=1251816813210#c6732692391963955382' title=''/><author><name>JenellyBean</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13427710991199029914</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14451007480491200547'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://mentallyspeaking.blogspot.com/2009/08/sad-day.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20538189.post-1108803294042910093' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20538189/posts/default/1108803294042910093' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20538189.post-2173638820217614475</id><published>2009-08-31T22:40:27.337-04:00</published><updated>2009-08-31T22:40:27.337-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Blu Jewel, I had never heard of this writer but I ...</title><content type='html'>Blu Jewel, I had never heard of this writer but I just recently (today)visited her site. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wow, she was strong, bold, and very gifted. I started by reading her last post and was hooked. She had very keen insight and was able to translate her visions into words; surely a skill few of us will ever master. She was able to unfold a simple subject matter into a multilayered event; feeding and teasing the reader to read more. Her writing was very engrossing. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I copied this jewel of hers....&amp;quot;it is at this moment on my mortal timeline when i am paralyzed, my future forked into prongs of possibilities, my present knifed into shavings of indecision, my past spooned into a bowl of listless existence.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;this moment when i realize all of the experiences prior to now were merely preparing me for the monumental decision i will soon have to make, the decision which will ultimately determine where my life moves from here.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;at this very moment, this crossroads of a moment, i&amp;#39;m writing in my blog and i&amp;#39;m not even sure what happens next&amp;quot; - Nikki</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20538189/1108803294042910093/comments/default/2173638820217614475'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20538189/1108803294042910093/comments/default/2173638820217614475'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mentallyspeaking.blogspot.com/2009/08/sad-day.html?showComment=1251772827337#c2173638820217614475' title=''/><author><name>CareyCarey</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08832737883766894892</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='10738469852290137374'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://mentallyspeaking.blogspot.com/2009/08/sad-day.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20538189.post-1108803294042910093' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20538189/posts/default/1108803294042910093' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20538189.post-6668430688964764173</id><published>2009-08-31T21:00:10.352-04:00</published><updated>2009-08-31T21:00:10.352-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I'm speechless</title><content type='html'>I&amp;#39;m speechless</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20538189/1108803294042910093/comments/default/6668430688964764173'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20538189/1108803294042910093/comments/default/6668430688964764173'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mentallyspeaking.blogspot.com/2009/08/sad-day.html?showComment=1251766810352#c6668430688964764173' title=''/><author><name>Ms. Confessions</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12040573830472726532</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04192978712370242906'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://mentallyspeaking.blogspot.com/2009/08/sad-day.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20538189.post-1108803294042910093' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20538189/posts/default/1108803294042910093' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20538189.post-7306736267518412306</id><published>2009-08-31T17:51:30.584-04:00</published><updated>2009-08-31T17:51:30.584-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Man, I feel you on the present tense as she will l...</title><content type='html'>Man, I feel you on the present tense as she will live in us always.  Her voice was so powerful and her pen fierce.  I loved kicking it with her online or on the phone.  She was good people personified.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20538189/1108803294042910093/comments/default/7306736267518412306'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20538189/1108803294042910093/comments/default/7306736267518412306'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mentallyspeaking.blogspot.com/2009/08/sad-day.html?showComment=1251755490584#c7306736267518412306' title=''/><author><name>Blu Jewel</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09850562981453356321</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='02368389668500448994'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://mentallyspeaking.blogspot.com/2009/08/sad-day.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20538189.post-1108803294042910093' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20538189/posts/default/1108803294042910093' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20538189.post-2850908754019957968</id><published>2009-08-31T16:48:45.668-04:00</published><updated>2009-08-31T16:48:45.668-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I'm in denial.  I've been thinking about it all da...</title><content type='html'>I&amp;#39;m in denial.  I&amp;#39;ve been thinking about it all day.  Just shaking my head and trying to take it all in.  She is (refuse to speak in past tense) a beautiful person and has touched so many.  A voice may be silenced, but her spirit will always carry on.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20538189/1108803294042910093/comments/default/2850908754019957968'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20538189/1108803294042910093/comments/default/2850908754019957968'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mentallyspeaking.blogspot.com/2009/08/sad-day.html?showComment=1251751725668#c2850908754019957968' title=''/><author><name>Organized Noise</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07549651798896313499</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://mentallyspeaking.blogspot.com/2009/08/sad-day.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20538189.post-1108803294042910093' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20538189/posts/default/1108803294042910093' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>