Archive for January, 2009

Careful, You’ll End Up In My Novel

    The title of this post is from a t-shirt I should probably own. I’m not really planning on being a novelist, my goals are much more navel-gazey than that, but that might make it even more important to consider. If I put you in a novel, I can add the All Persons Fictitious disclaimer: [...]

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The Worst Prom Story

     People talk about having bad prom stories and mostly they involve tales of their dates ending up making out with someone else in the bushes or getting drunk and vomiting in the bushes. Or making out with someone in the bushes who is drunk who then vomits on them. Or they missed curfew and got [...]

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You say “herbs” and we say “duuude…errrbs”

     Yesterday I was reminded of a funny thing that happened to me. I share it with you now and you can remember it the next time you do something embarrassing.      A few years ago I had a freelance job writing for a local women’s magazine called Today’s Woman whose demographic is best described as [...]

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Meh.

     Title about sums it up, I think. I’ve been sucked into this midwinter mire of grey skies and soggy ground. January is a difficult month where I live, weatherwise. Mostly it’s just really grey all the time, and precipitation can vary: rain, snow, sleet, freezing rain, and the occasional tornado. Sometimes all at once. [...]

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Worku

     They say writing is great therapy. I’ve discovered that’s true, especially when applied in the workplace. In order to combat the feelings bombarding me at work – exasperation, frustration, indignation, and whatever the -ation word is that means ‘a strong desire to suckerpunch your co-workers – I’ve started writing worku.      To refresh your [...]

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Year-End Observations

     I love the idea of resolutions. I’m a list-lover from way back and there is something primally satisfying about making a list of grand things to work for in the fresh new year. I don’t even mind much if I don’t quite get to everything on the list. I’ve noticed, however, that things creep [...]

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