Comments for ni.vu.ni.connu http://martinepage.com/blog Sometimes in English, sometimes in French. Often about movies, tv, writing, technology and MontrĂ©al. But really - ni vu ni connu - it's always about me. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:16:37 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on How NOT to give notes by Martine http://martinepage.com/blog/2010/09/02/how-not-to-give-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-123014 Martine Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:16:37 +0000 http://martinepage.com/blog/?p=2189#comment-123014 @the milliner: it's good to hear from someone on the other side of the table and from another business! It's hard, giving comments. And writing is so strongly linked to our sense of self (at least for writers). Being on the receiving end has made me A LOT more aware of the comments I give to people... and the amount of comments! Less if often more. ;) @the milliner: it’s good to hear from someone on the other side of the table and from another business! It’s hard, giving comments. And writing is so strongly linked to our sense of self (at least for writers). Being on the receiving end has made me A LOT more aware of the comments I give to people… and the amount of comments! Less if often more. ;)

]]> Comment on How NOT to give notes by the milliner http://martinepage.com/blog/2010/09/02/how-not-to-give-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-123013 the milliner Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:33:52 +0000 http://martinepage.com/blog/?p=2189#comment-123013 Oh yeah, and I'm so glad I don't write comedies. Nothing kills a joke (or a piece of art for that matter) more than being 'designed/written by committee'. Oh yeah, and I’m so glad I don’t write comedies. Nothing kills a joke (or a piece of art for that matter) more than being ‘designed/written by committee’.

]]> Comment on How NOT to give notes by the milliner http://martinepage.com/blog/2010/09/02/how-not-to-give-notes/comment-page-1/#comment-123012 the milliner Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:31:57 +0000 http://martinepage.com/blog/?p=2189#comment-123012 Heeeee... Well, being on the note giving end on a daily basis at work (doing all product approvals for partners), I'm happy to say, I follow the rules! Nothing annoys me more than unspecific comments, and really, you don't get where you want to go when you're not specific. My own pet peeve is hearing a comment that starts with or is just plain 'I don't like it'. Well, I don't care if you personally like or don't like it. Why or why not is it a good design / does it address the client needs / etc.? And sometimes it is really, really hard to find something nice to say. ;) But that's pretty rare. And it's usually a case of something being proposed carelessly (not the result of hours of work). Maybe I could conduct a course for movie execs & script reviewers ;). Heeeee…

Well, being on the note giving end on a daily basis at work (doing all product approvals for partners), I’m happy to say, I follow the rules! Nothing annoys me more than unspecific comments, and really, you don’t get where you want to go when you’re not specific.

My own pet peeve is hearing a comment that starts with or is just plain ‘I don’t like it’. Well, I don’t care if you personally like or don’t like it. Why or why not is it a good design / does it address the client needs / etc.?

And sometimes it is really, really hard to find something nice to say. ;) But that’s pretty rare. And it’s usually a case of something being proposed carelessly (not the result of hours of work).

Maybe I could conduct a course for movie execs & script reviewers ;).

]]> Comment on Waiting for the real story to start by Martine http://martinepage.com/blog/2010/07/19/waiting-for-the-real-story-to-start/comment-page-1/#comment-123008 Martine Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:33:21 +0000 http://martinepage.com/blog/?p=2176#comment-123008 True. It also depends on the day. Sometimes I do tell myself that "this is not a life". But it's always a story. Always. True.
It also depends on the day.
Sometimes I do tell myself that “this is not a life”.
But it’s always a story.
Always.

]]> Comment on Waiting for the real story to start by Alex http://martinepage.com/blog/2010/07/19/waiting-for-the-real-story-to-start/comment-page-1/#comment-123007 Alex Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:32:59 +0000 http://martinepage.com/blog/?p=2176#comment-123007 It's just one perspective. The bigger picture depends on the camera. It’s just one perspective. The bigger picture depends on the camera.

]]> Comment on Waiting for the real story to start by Martine http://martinepage.com/blog/2010/07/19/waiting-for-the-real-story-to-start/comment-page-1/#comment-123006 Martine Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:43:32 +0000 http://martinepage.com/blog/?p=2176#comment-123006 Once in a while, a stranger comes to your blog and tells you what you got wrong. What you should do. Sometimes he's way off the track. Sometimes he's right on the money. But he's still a stranger. And my mom taught me never to talk to strangers. Once in a while, a stranger comes to your blog and tells you what you got wrong. What you should do.

Sometimes he’s way off the track. Sometimes he’s right on the money.

But he’s still a stranger. And my mom taught me never to talk to strangers.

]]> Comment on Waiting for the real story to start by Alex http://martinepage.com/blog/2010/07/19/waiting-for-the-real-story-to-start/comment-page-1/#comment-123005 Alex Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:25:34 +0000 http://martinepage.com/blog/?p=2176#comment-123005 You can't wait for your story to start forever...this passage is full of repression and unfulfilled desires...this is not a life...this is not a story. You can’t wait for your story to start forever…this passage is full of repression and unfulfilled desires…this is not a life…this is not a story.

]]> Comment on Mini mardi 32 by Claude http://martinepage.com/blog/2010/08/17/mini-mardi-32/comment-page-1/#comment-122975 Claude Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:52:25 +0000 http://martinepage.com/blog/?p=2181#comment-122975 J'aime! J'aime! J'aime! J’aime! J’aime! J’aime!

]]> Comment on Mini mardi 32 by Roshan http://martinepage.com/blog/2010/08/17/mini-mardi-32/comment-page-1/#comment-122972 Roshan Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:44:26 +0000 http://martinepage.com/blog/?p=2181#comment-122972 Can't read the French text but my what a handsome looking cat you have there. Can’t read the French text but my what a handsome looking cat you have there.

]]> Comment on Waiting for the real story to start by Martine http://martinepage.com/blog/2010/07/19/waiting-for-the-real-story-to-start/comment-page-1/#comment-122879 Martine Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:12:16 +0000 http://martinepage.com/blog/?p=2176#comment-122879 Thanks Beth. Who knows, now that I have a bit more time on my hands (...), I might just feel motivated to start blogging regularly again. But I mostly feel like reading! ;) Thanks Beth. Who knows, now that I have a bit more time on my hands (…), I might just feel motivated to start blogging regularly again.

But I mostly feel like reading! ;)

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