It's been said that there are only twenty...something... plots in the world. Twenty-seven, if I remember correctly, though I could be wrong. As a writer this is both terrifying and relieving. On the one hand, it means your story will NOT have an original plot (according to this plot theory). However, it means if your plot isn't 100% new, it's ok. ( Read more... )

Titles can be such a difficulty, no? What's in a name anyway? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. The same doesn't hold true for titles. We're always on the lookout for that perfect original title. Still, it's hard to find just the right title for something and when you do, you find it's already been taken. Such a pity ( Read more... )

Ok, so I took forever actually doing it... here's my poem. Title taken from the first three words of the first thing on TV, a weight loss infomerical ( Read more... )

I want to apologize to EVERYONE. I'm sure I pissed you all off with that last post. And if you're mad at me, I deserve it. But I'm keeping it up because dammit, that's what I felt at the time, and I'm not going to lie about it. Again, I'm sorry. It's been an absolutely horrible fucking day... week... and from time to time, life. And it's all just ( Read more... )

Fuck it all. Fuck school. Fuck friends. Fuck happiness, sadness. Fuck all this mother fucking shit I am so sick and fucking tired of putting up with. Fuck every nice thing I've ever done for anyone. What a fucking loser you must all think I am. Well, I'm sick of you and your shit. I'm sick of being hated for trying to be a friend. I admit, I'm a ( Read more... )

http://www.nataliedee.com/051004/dropdeadfred.jpg hehehe... this makes me giggle

Tuesday May 25 ( Read more... )

Happy birthday, Jourdain Lynn Overman Cox!
May 25th
8:54 pm
6 lbs. 13 oz.
20 inches.

I feel like a new uncle. because i am.

Monday May 24 ( Read more... )

Hey everyone, I figure most of my friends are writers or at least enjoy writing in their spare time when there's nothing else to do. I also know that most of my writer friends don't write often enough. And so, for lack of anything else to do, I've decided to institute a weekly Creative Writing Assignment in my journal available every monday. No ( Read more... )