tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post2205265861086960740..comments2024-03-14T03:43:02.583-04:00Comments on EPBOT: Jumpin' Jellyfish! (AKA Dragon Con Decompressing)Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11888187687405622408noreply@blogger.comBlogger223125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-51311046085840669352014-11-10T17:46:17.982-05:002014-11-10T17:46:17.982-05:00Jen, thanks for inspiring me to visit the aquarium...Jen, thanks for inspiring me to visit the aquarium in Atlanta, I can only hope my pics turned out as good as yours and John's did. Hope the jelly continue to bring you to the seas of calm :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11193849766005876387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-15172675880036128002014-10-30T14:49:20.753-04:002014-10-30T14:49:20.753-04:00Well, was gonna comment that just reading the word...Well, was gonna comment that just reading the words "Warehouse 13" made me tear up, but then I read the rest of the post and a) the photos are breathtaking and b) you are so very loved by your readers! One nasty so-called celebrity couldn't turn your fans against you, EVEN if you were in the wrong or had handled it wrong. I think you guys find a great balance of humour in your posts, and you're incredibly talented in your crafting and in your writing. Please don't get disheartened, and please, please don't quit the internet! you're too awesome to keep hidden away!Laurennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-71339161681717653152014-09-21T03:55:12.157-04:002014-09-21T03:55:12.157-04:00One last try: as far as I can tell, my previous at...<i>One last try: as far as I can tell, my previous attempts to post a comment have been eaten by internet gremlins. If not, I look like a doofus for posting this multiple times..but at least I'm a *fan* who's a doofus. :p</i><br /><br />Jen, I'm so sorry to hear that the trolls are being, well, trolls...again. I'm sorry for the people who just don't get it and feel the need to be nasty, but there are many, many people out there who love what you & John do, most definitely including me!<br /><br />Thank you for sharing both your good and bad moments with us here at Epbot: I'm glad you have a place where you can vent. As Spider Robinson taught me: "Shared pain is lessened; shared joy, increased—thus do we refute entropy."<br /><br />Also, the jellyfish are always my favorite thing at the aquarium. So thank you for that too.hyphen8noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-63221582238469231192014-09-16T16:29:40.712-04:002014-09-16T16:29:40.712-04:00Thank you guys for being awesome. Even feeling ir...Thank you guys for being awesome. Even feeling irked on your behalf, I know it will be best to follow your positive example. And marvel at the jellyfish and seahorses and manta rays and wonders of the GA aquarium.Kiwinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-49545944351140479132014-09-13T01:43:13.138-04:002014-09-13T01:43:13.138-04:00I think it's rad that there are like 200 comme...I think it's rad that there are like 200 comments here, which I totally don't have time to read, but I hope that people are being nice. I just wanted you to know that your websites are a refuge in the slimy and sometimes amazing internet, and that the honesty, optimism and sweetness that you share with us random strangers is greatly appreciated. I read your blog, not because it's stuff that I'm interested in but because you are a gem and I like to support people being great and kind, and interesting and passionate, and yeah. Keep up the goodness and I hope for you to find a little peace and feel some love at the end of this post. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-70071599557843378942014-09-12T21:12:27.283-04:002014-09-12T21:12:27.283-04:00Why did you end the post with a bunch of pictures ...Why did you end the post with a bunch of pictures of Benedict Cumber-<br />*smack*<br />"ENOUGH!" Pinkie Pienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-7376846840007343172014-09-10T02:28:51.392-04:002014-09-10T02:28:51.392-04:00I've always suspected you have to wade through...I've always suspected you have to wade through an awful lot of cr*p in order to keep us smiling day after day, but I guess we never know just how much of it you deal with. Thanks for sharing, you vent all you like, you are entitled to! Just know that those of us who get it really appreciate what you do!Caroline Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16458832101616631036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-29539610785784287602014-09-09T13:20:24.376-04:002014-09-09T13:20:24.376-04:00It really distresses me that Cake Wrecks can be su...It really distresses me that Cake Wrecks can be such an awful thing for you both! You (and the site) don't deserve any hate at all! I don't know how you keep it up. I'm one of the many here who love Cake Wrecks and found this site from that. I hope you can find a way to step back from the ugliness and farm more of the drudgery out...Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13381156181377008753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-82311649587772656232014-09-09T07:21:42.315-04:002014-09-09T07:21:42.315-04:00Dear Jen and John, I'm so sorry that happened....Dear Jen and John, I'm so sorry that happened. Jen, I'm really glad that you're feeling much better after sharing your frustrations with all of us, and it's great to see the support for you and John, and your actions. I think you guys are just great, and I love both of your sites. <br />All the best to both of you. Long may you eat cake. Jess the Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11671684136671371294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-48562551558595492692014-09-09T00:41:14.952-04:002014-09-09T00:41:14.952-04:00Jen, I'm so glad you finally got to meet Dave ...Jen, I'm so glad you finally got to meet Dave Lee (and that he got to meet you) before he left for Germany! I met Dave at my first biggish con after moving to Virginia, and he is still one of my favorite people. I always felt you two were kindred spirits. <br /><br />I'm so sorry about the CW's situation, especially the deal with the famous baker. I feel your pain. It is just so unfair when a bully gets to tar someones reputation. It hurts when other listen to them without even checking the facts.<br /><br />I spent Labor Day weekend at a cherished event (my 24th or so year there) where I was subjected to similar treatment by someone I used to call friend. I worked very hard all weekend to help make the event a success, and in the end (after my work was done) left early because of the anxiety attack brought on by stress. I'm so angry and hurt, that I don't think I'll be going back. I feel like there is a gaping hole where my love for this event was. The good news is that now I’m free to go to Dragon Con! I do hope to meet you there! Thanks for allowing me to rant btw :/ Your blog means a lot to me, thank you!Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638339468726521849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-49902728698444284602014-09-08T15:50:46.841-04:002014-09-08T15:50:46.841-04:00Jen and John,
Y'all never cease to brighten m...Jen and John,<br /><br />Y'all never cease to brighten my day. Every day at work on my lunch break I check out CW and Epbot for my daily pick-me-up. I just wish I could make the haters go away and not bother you! <br />Praying that this week will be better than the last! <br /><br /><br />- JJ<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-64321132220622870772014-09-08T10:42:43.193-04:002014-09-08T10:42:43.193-04:00You know the song everybody wants to rule the worl...You know the song everybody wants to rule the world? It is totally true, this is how they do it too. No one has the right to tell you what to do with your blog. No one has the right to admonish you for your sense of humour. Anyone who does not appreciate your words can simply leave and not read. If I were you I wouldn't have capitulated to TV Baker (no clue who since I don't watch TV) I simply would have challenged them to take you to court since saying nice things about publicly available content that is shared with the proper credit given to the originator is not illegal. It isn't even liable or slander since you said nice things. TV Baker would have simply created drama and probably would have ruined his/her own career in the process (much like Metalica who lost a lot of their fan base when they started the whole pirated music debate way back when).<br /><br />You guys are so obviously sweet and kind-hearted that those with serious psychological issues feel a need to bring you down, and they win because it works. Pity them instead of getting angry that they are so miserable in their own lives that they feel they need to bring you down to raise themselves up. Laugh at them for their 3rd grade mentality and know that when all is said and done your Karma points will raise you up beyond their negativity.<br /><br />You guys are a beacon of goodness in a morally disintegrating world.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06169473794036316948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-533188474699741582014-09-08T06:11:59.190-04:002014-09-08T06:11:59.190-04:00I know I'm late to the party (as usual), but I...I know I'm late to the party (as usual), but I just wanted to piggyback on something someone mentioned above. I know you like old timey hot-air balloons, and the Great Reno Balloon Race has just finished. There's photos around, but if you google the name, you'll get a lot of pics from this year and last year. Bonus: Darth Vader visited (and you might be able to find some pics of him and his storm troopers). I know it's not steampunk balloons, but with all the floating they do, I thought they might make you feel better!<br />Love you guys and both blogs. I think I'll go have some cake now!Kimberleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-62539865456057195562014-09-08T02:01:57.200-04:002014-09-08T02:01:57.200-04:00I hope you'll forgive me ahead of time for bei...I hope you'll forgive me ahead of time for being pedantic, but that's a sea otter, not a river otter. It's adorable all the same - as are all otters!Lady Macbethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-63335124405803141472014-09-07T19:20:55.204-04:002014-09-07T19:20:55.204-04:00Jen, just wanted to say that I've been on Epbo...Jen, just wanted to say that I've been on Epbot for a long time and really really appreciate the community that you created, however accidentally. Before I wouldn't think of myself as geeky because I didn't like the same geeky stuff some of my friends liked. Then I found a link to a website that had the entire series of a comic I had been searching for here on your site, and saw the sheer variety of geekdom that you post here, and just embraced it. I'm going into high school now, and I'm not really nervous at all because of that. So I guess I'm trying to say that there will always be people out there that understand, that like the things you like, that will listen and help you out when you just have to let some of the pressure go. No asshat anywhere on the internet can take that away from you.Claranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-45272207579916461082014-09-07T15:29:12.798-04:002014-09-07T15:29:12.798-04:00Like so many have said above, there's nothing ...Like so many have said above, there's nothing I can say that hasn't ben said, but I wanted to add my voice to their's anyway. You & John are wonderful people & I stalk Epbot daily to see what you've been up to- I love the community you have helped to create here. I absolutely understand how Murphy can seem to always pop up at the wrong time & attempt to create chaos when you were hoping for something else- my day job is much the same way. Everything you two put up with, fix, & carry on through is inspiring. Thank you for doing what you do! P.S. love, love, love the pictures you put up! So gorgeous! Good luck with the crazies, you know we will always have your back!BlueBellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07421774336590877577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-18381153053457889592014-09-07T14:54:50.230-04:002014-09-07T14:54:50.230-04:00I thoroughly enjoy both Epbot and Cake Wrecks. I&#...I thoroughly enjoy both Epbot and Cake Wrecks. I'm sorry that there are people out there who are so bitter and cranky who bring you down. Try to remember that for every one of them, you have many more devoted fans who enjoy your work. Thanks for bringing laughter and joy into my life through your work.Sarah H.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-30157470232106578042014-09-07T13:02:13.125-04:002014-09-07T13:02:13.125-04:00My son's nickname is Squishy because that scen...My son's nickname is Squishy because that scene was just too adorable. <br /><br />It stinks that John has 24/7 tech support. He ought to see if there are any Full Sail University students that would like some hands on tech experience. It looks good on their resume, even if you can't afford to pay them.<br /><br />Just be sure you find someone who can deal with divas with the same grace as John. It seems divas are part of the list of people with which you're forced to occasionally correspond. Hopefully, it's not too often. Thanks for keeping up with two different blogs that are entertaining to the vast majority that see then, and try not to let the Big Blue Meanies get you down.Murianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-73506188427310956212014-09-07T07:59:45.728-04:002014-09-07T07:59:45.728-04:00"So long, and thanks for all the (jelly)fish&..."So long, and thanks for all the (jelly)fish"<br /><br />love that!!<br /><br />Renhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262857365019275624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-27064348714232275302014-09-07T07:11:07.570-04:002014-09-07T07:11:07.570-04:00Hi, John and Jen. I just want to add my voice to t...Hi, John and Jen. I just want to add my voice to the chorus. Dont know who nasty baker is or what they said, really and truely dont care. I like you guys and all that you do/say/stand for. There is no knife edge, I cannot even imagine some 3rd party influencing me to stop reading Epbot and CW. Please believe that you are liked and loved exactly as you are and no one can change that for me. Especially some fuss I didnt even know about ;)lilyofthedesertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-33351867459813207692014-09-07T00:41:41.579-04:002014-09-07T00:41:41.579-04:00Otter! Otter otter otter. Love the pics of her esp...Otter! Otter otter otter. Love the pics of her especially. But really, all of the pics are gorgeous. Jellyfish are so ethereal and neat to watch. <br /><br />Sorry you had stress, but you can always vent to us. Kimmiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10859152228977631331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-29341026370012964752014-09-07T00:32:06.441-04:002014-09-07T00:32:06.441-04:00Am I the only one that has seen the anime/read the...Am I the only one that has seen the anime/read the manga "Princess Jellyfish"? It's about an otaku (geeky) girl who is obsessed with jellyfish and drawing jellyfish and then starts designing jellyfish themed clothing with help from her otaku friends. It's pretty fun!DDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-63222119052086521352014-09-07T00:04:49.595-04:002014-09-07T00:04:49.595-04:00Ugh, some people are just complete jerks! I don...Ugh, some people are just complete jerks! I don't know who the so-called "famous" cake baker is but they obviously suck! The only famous people cakes I've ever seen on Sunday Sweets are by Charm City and Mike's Amazing Cakes and since you post a lot of theirs, I'm guessing and hoping it's not them. Also sucks that you two can't have a nice weekend away from CW ever! You guys need a real vacation away from it to have fun and relax. <br /><br />That being said, I still love both of the blogs...this one probably a little more as I started following it from the beginning and it's more relevant to my interests. <br /><br />Hugs to you guys and thanks for all the (jelly)fish.Zombie Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437368075850908327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-81978743410371364602014-09-06T21:58:01.923-04:002014-09-06T21:58:01.923-04:00Jen, someone named her in the comments thread abov...Jen, someone named her in the comments thread above. You might want to search her name and remove that comment. I am feeling as full of vengeance as most of your readers, but I am mentally sound. You never know about people these days, and I'd hate for a "Round 2" with Nasty Baker due to an influx of nasty or threatening comments from CW readers to her Facebook page.Debranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-17037588518759409032014-09-06T19:03:08.539-04:002014-09-06T19:03:08.539-04:00Yikes, now I'm stalking my favorite 'famou...Yikes, now I'm stalking my favorite 'famous' bakers on Facebook to see if they posted anything! VENGEANCE!!! lol But seriously, you guys do so much for others, if it ever gets too much, don't be afraid to cut back! Cakewrecks will still be a quality site and you guys can go off exploring other things you love! Always be ready to try new things but never give up on yourselves. No amount of cruddy emails can change how awesome you both are. Plus, great pictures of the GA aquarium - I was laughing the whole way through, "floating in a sea of positivity" bahaha Cute otter, too!!!Stoich91noreply@blogger.com