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Dilemma
Two weeks until NaNoWriMo. I have some time for reading. Should I read a truly horridly penned novel so that I will be psyched up (you know, the feeling that if such tripe can get published then I can indeed write a novel) OR read something well written (Byatt, Fforde, Hamilton, Ellis, etc) so that I can use their styles as examples (but also end ( Read more... ) -
Do not go gently...
I have discovered, due to close contact with an aging population, the definitive "it's time for plastic surgery" test. All that is needed is one face/neck with sagging skin and a blow dryer. Adjust the settings on the blow dryer to cool and high. Aim the nozzle toward nose from the side at the face and activate the switch. If there is visible ( Read more... ) -
She lives in a house, a very big house, in the country
The kitchen is so bright and airy right now--curtains are in the wash. Perhaps the washer will eat them like it eats socks and Molly's underwear. I can see blue sky, the wind in the neighbor's tree (the blight of urban sprawl--we have no trees of our own), and the curtains hanging on the line outside. I even hear the breeze! This is too good--I ( Read more... ) -
Body Butter and all things good
I am currently annoyed by my penchant for the practical. It is infringing on my fun factor.
On the upside though, I do like body butter. I like to say the words outloud. I like to feel them in my head. And I absolutely revel in applying the substance. It allows me to feel elegant and pampered.
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Oh no he didn't!
I predict the spin on this one. Bush meant that all the reconciliatory types in Iraq were killed by Saddam Hussein, not that Nelson Mandela was actually killed by Hussein. Right? Sure. He just stumbled over words. The appearance of idiocy is a political ruse, devised to showcase the loveable innocence of all Bush's actions (he doesn't lie or ( Read more... ) -
Useless resolutions
Resolved: Never pay overdraft fees again. -
Oddities
Something odd has happened to my account. Friends have disappeared and my own postings since June 2005 are not available. My user pic has also disappeared. This has all occurred within the past 24 hours ( Read more... ) -
(Untitled)
Okay. I am now completely wretched. I was only slightly discouraged when I got home from work three hours ago. My only accomplishment today was to sink further into dispair ( Read more... ) -
Downtime
I have been trying to customize my journal. I am getting annoyed though. Perhaps I started out annoyed. I don't think all my efforts at customization have amounted to anything. AND a certain Tallie is still awake--spilling orange soda on the carpet and inadvertently threatening to wake up the Major. Said Major will probably not be pleased ( Read more... )
