Tuesday, November 30, 2010

The Olives of Bliss (aka Castelvetrano olives)

castelvetrano olives
 It all started with an innocent trip to the grocery store. I picked up a deli carton of assorted olives. And bit into a kind I've never seen before. It was bright green and firm, unlike the dull green kind with pimientos or the more subdued and briny dark purple ones. My salivary glands immediately dumped and uncontrollable mouthwatering began. Simultaneously, my eyes rolled back into my head. I think I even stopped breathing for a couple seconds. All of this happened COMPLETELY INVOLUNTARILY.

I finished the olive and posted a status update:

Nov. 22 8:43pm
Spleeness is conducting an experiment on just how many olives is too many olives.
I thoughtfully plucked out a few more, eating each like an apple - delicately clasped between thumb and forefinger, slicing small slivers and rolling from one side to the other to fully absorb the taste and savor each slowly. I did this for about an hour and then updated:
Nov. 22 10:03pm
I can now unequivocally say that 9 olives is too many olives. But hot dayum, that was good. ::smacks lips:: (The bright green kind, sprinkled with fresh rosemary = heaven.)
I still didn't know what they were called but I eagerly awaited my next acquaintance with them.

The next day, I left work, got into the car and began the drive home when I got stuck in the most heartless traffic jam ever -- stopped within WALKING distance of my precious olives. I thought I was going to shrivel up into a bag of need. I was starving, hadn't eaten in hours and those olives were the only things on my mind. I could practically taste them.

Status update:
Nov. 23 7:04pm
Spleeness is trapped in nonmoving traffic about three tenths of a mile away from The Olives of Bliss and is growing increasingly agitated.

Finally got home and dove into them but quickly -- had to duck back out for art class, so no slow savoring. A few hours later, I returned home again, hungry for more. I looked at them and wondered if there were enough to offer my roommate. Hrm. Not yet, but maybe the next batch.

I finished the rest of the exotic olives that night. Now what was I going to do? I'd found them in a supermarket far away in Baltimore that I don't frequent. They HAD to be someplace nearby. But I knew if I was going to find them, I'd have to try someplace special since I'd never seen them in any of the local joints.

I put my bet on WHOLE FOODS. If any place knows exotic olives, it'd have to be an organic market with a kickin' variety. I'd never been to the one in my new town yet (heck, hadn't been to one in years because they're normally out of my distance and price range) but I made a pilgrimage there last night's quest. 

I was very single-minded in my mission. I could not be distracted by attractive fruit displays and free tastings. I grabbed a cart, made a beeline for the back and tweeted:
Nov. 29 8:18pm
Imma fill this mf up with olives.

Next:

Nov. 29 8:28
SIGHTING!

The rest of my tweet stream/status updates regarding this, um, intense mission:

Nov. 29 8:46pm
just bought $14 worth of olives. Commence bliss!

Nov. 29 9:09pm
Olives acquired. Ppl next to me are horrifiedly wearing the "Young lady, not in public!" expression while I sigh happily at each bite.

Nov. 29 9:02pm
Not sure what kind of low this is, but I'm listening to Katy Perry & snacking on olives while STILL in supermarket. I can't stop smiling.

Nov. 29 9:13pm
I don't think I ever knew what love was before. #olives #omgfoodtastesthisgood?

Nov. 29 9:14pm
Please don't tell me olives are fattening.

Nov. 29 9:16pm
Also, I just realized this is the window seat in busy downtown Silver Spring. I'm pretty sure those little kids should have been shielded.

Nov. 29 9:21pm
Men in white coats just entered, approaching me with urgency in step. Olives, you have to go now. Shhh...

Nov. 29 11:00pm
@plumbob78 @NguyetV I AM GOING TO BRING YOU CASTELVETRANO OLIVES. They are brined in crack.

And then eight hours pass where I am asleep and thus not eating olives.

The next morning:
Nov. 30 9:00am
Olives for breakfast?

Nov. 30 9:48am
THE OLIVES OF BLISS ARE IN THE BUILDING. REPEAT: THE OLIVES OF BLISS ARE IN THE BUILDING. Let me know if you want to try them. Warning: they are brined in crack. You must sign the release first!

Tonight, I got home from art class and updated:
Nov. 30 10:15pm
Can anyone guess what I'm doing right now? Hint: it involves olives.

A friend following this saga wrote: "we'd like to schedule some time for an intervention, if you have a free period any time soon."

I don't think I've ever eaten anything and said "that's what I'm talking about!" but yeah, it HAPPENED with these olives. Like every five minutes.

If you're an olive person, COVET CASTELVETRANO OLIVES.

That is all.

Love,
Spleened in Olives
(aka: one who's spleen is now a giant olive... or at least bright green.)

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Funny Twitter Updates, volume 6


Funny Twitter Updates, volume 6
(ARCHIVE of funny twitter updates)

I compile these on a somewhat monthly basis. If you have any tweets to suggest, post them in the comments!

. . .

denisleary TSA conducting groin checks. Sen. Larry Craig's been thru 19 times already.

adamcarolla If I hear another diet expert bitch tell me how to watch the calories on Thanksgiving, I'm gonna violate her with a deep fried drum stick.

jrmoreau Thinking I should buy this turkey a drink before I shove my hand in there.

Ebriel Misery, I know you love company, but you haven't got mine - Hah!

jordanrubin Finally found a guy to design my website. Man, is this guy good:

http://www.yyyyyyy.info

JimGaffigan The North-South Korea fight is really getting in the way of all that important British wedding news.

TSAgov We added bacon aromas to our scanners to spice things up. But, larger passengers thought it was their skin burning.

LivitLuvit Dear diary: As I look out upon the horizon of five days without pants and a plethora of wine, I cannot help but leak a solitary tear of joy.

chrissyteigen the new victoria's secret bombshell bra not only adds 2 cup sizes but also adds to the sadness and disappointment of some young man

suzierobb "it's amazing, you look like a normal person but you are actually the angel of death."

amorrissey Is "Jim Graham striding past a possibly masturbating dancing pancake" one of the best photographs ever? Yes. Yes it is.
Full story
someecards My junk is your junk.

ShirtNinja The cute girl in this store is mopping in high heels. I think I'm in love.

mccanner OH:The last time I went they forgot to bring me my pancakes. At the International House of Pancakes. I will not support any pancake monument.

LivitLuvit Just legitimately said "Them's the breaks!" to my sister. Her: "You have officially become our father."

Mickey__Rourke So now that Four Loko's banned I'm just supposed to wash down my fist-fulls of opium with what? Coffee? My ass.

funnyoneliners I'll have a cafe mocha vodka Valium latte to go please.

LivitLuvit And then there are those nightmares that involve high school people and working at TGIFridays again and omg please kill me.

mdlachlan My wife just used the words 'need' and 'hairdresser' in the same sentence.

JimGaffigan On Amazon "Beyond the Pale" Blue Ray is only $5.99. http://tinyurl.com/2aea3cg I think I make more money when people illegally download it.

sween I say I'm allergic to dogs and he says "I'm allergic to the radioactive shards of my home planet" and I remember why I don't call Superman.

Matt_Dwyer If there was a band that had to wash their hands before every song they'd be called, OC/DC. FUCK YEAH.

Shpantzer I will be your hacker figure, put your tiny hand in mine, I will be your preacher teacher anything you had in mind... #BSidesSF

jstogdill Booked the train. I just paid $50 to not have sex. ;)

noblelawyer Almost 3pm & haven't started writing paper. Have written will & backed up computer.

JimGaffigan Choosing an emotion for this afternoon. Fear, sadness or anger? Hmmm. Anger you old pal, get over here.

mccanner woah now, there's the Monday we've all come to know and love. #whiskeynowplease?

someecards Endless hours watching the Food Network has fully prepared me to sit around watching you cook this Thanksgiving.

TFLN (413): im probably shirtless right now with a bottle of jack watching horton hears a who. this is a judgement free zone.

JeremyFeistXXX I'm honestly pretty okay with the whole TSA touchy-feely thing. Hell, if anything I pity the TSA agent who has to feel-up Glenn Beck.

nylonthread Nov. 26 is @nylonthread's official Get Rid of All the F#%king Crap day! Thrift stores accepting donations be warned.

sween How many times do you pass your coworker in the hall before you switch from saying "hi" to breakdance fighting?

isweatbutter "Sandra Lee does to food what Hitler did to Poland." -Anthony Bourdain

pixie658 Remember that scene in Pretty Woman when he says "I was very angry with my father" over and over? Yeah, I'm like that except with my thesis.

TFLN (321): I watched her choke out a bouncer with the broken strap from her purse, I think shes the one

baconaut If the burger is both In-*N*-Out, wouldn't it be better to call it Quantum Burger, or Schrödinger's Burger?

alpha1906 I can't lie. I enjoy watching Brett Favre struggle. Maybe I'll call it "Favrenfreude."

someecards Fuck you if you can't accept the fact that I'm in a spiritual place.

stephanywrites The one good thing I can say about sitting here for the past 90 minutes is the eye candy. Runner boys are cute. Too bad I look like death.

suzierobb I feel excellent. I will feel more excellent after bacon.

bldngnerd Love is eating a different cereal so you can give the last bowl of lucky charms to your son.

baconaut You know, if they gave away free Four Loko in the security line, maybe I'd WANT my junk touched.

heysuburban Hot dogs rarely feel like a brilliant idea four hours after you've consumed them.

sween When writing, imagine your target audience. Mine is a man turned into a dog by a genie. He barks. I rub his belly. His life is torment

sastier "A SQL query walks into a bar. He approaches two tables and says, Mind if I join you?"

adravan My seven year old nephew just asked "what is film?"

jack_daniel Barking dogs Christmas carols. Before Thanksgiving. Our species deserves to die out.

Kaneshow LOL! Buy FOUR LOKO and tell grandma it's Hi-C or purple stuff. #shelltakehertopoff

sabl3t3k Coffee has been acquired; morning may now commence.

kylecassidy Banish me from the bedroom, will you? Ha! Someone left the door open. I am your yowling headbutting wakeup tsunami. #morningCATface

darthvader The Phantom Dentist #boringprequels
iamDylanMorris Star Chores #boringprequel
JohnVandervest Attack of the Scones #boringprequels
matt_henson The Empire Gets a Snack #boringprequels

sween Me: "Is this when we're supposed to kiss?" Wife: "No."

darthvader The Dark Side: Where *every* Friday is Black Friday.

DateMeDCBlog You kids today and your Four Loko. In my day we made meth in our bathtubs from the chemicals in Dimetapp, and we were grateful #getoffmylawn

mccanner That's right, office workers of DC, the girl with the purple hair WAS almost imperceptibly headbanging just now at Devon & Blakely.

sabl3t3k Note: productivity increase observed in direct correlation to tunes from Stabbing Westward, Nine Inch Nails, Social Distortion, etc.

kellyrand Coffee, you're the only one who understands me.

TeleEroticist "Mmm, break my jaw with your thighs!" "How?" "Crush my face between them!" ...huh?

Matt_Dwyer I believe in nothing which means I am never disappointed when nothing answers my prayers with nothing.

BrianDunning George Carlin: "Just think of how stupid the average person is, and then realize half of them are even stupider."

KaeSaid Seeing eye dog on my bus just stuck his nose in my crotch. Was I just groped by a blind guy? ;-)

God_Damn_Batman Hey Harry Potter, if it took me eight damn movies to defeat one lame villain I'd probably give people their money back.

JokingEnvelope Satan no longer speaks to your children through Dungeons & Dragons. But only because he thinks 4th Edition sucks. #pissofftheinternet

Matt_Dwyer The guy next to me said "the DMV is like prison" I agreed and then raped him.

BorowitzReport OK, we can forgive Ireland's $70 billion debt. But we must never forgive them for Riverdance.

iKarlie I do not understand who is left to cheat with if you're married to @EvaLongoria. Let's be real.

CrashHolly Alarm clock is proof noise is blinding.

welovedc Someone in WMATA's IT department is having a worse day than you are having.
(WMATA = Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority)

heysuburban Kate, a Camry cannot reach 88mph. Sorry.

bethienova The TSA can pat me down, but I don't have to be quiet while they do it. #fakeorgasm #whenharrymetsally

nylonthread The woman driving behind me (stop& go traffic) has been screaming & weeping on her cell for the past 30 minutes. #pleasedonthitme

DCPrincessQ Is it possible to be in love with a month? Because I'm crushing hard on Nov. 2010 right now.

Gwen_Hernandez To the woman singing loudly in the rec center lobby, please stop!! I'm trying to write, you're not that good, & he's not that into you.

zefrank if you tweet my junk i will have you arrested.

knitterplease When your only tool is passive aggression, every problem looks like it's fine, no really, it's fine.

darthvader For those of you who asked, all I want for Sithmas is my two legs back.

AGinDC I love that Cylons have the same baby mama drama that we do.

jordanrubin Laugh and the whole world laughs with you. But crap your pants just once and the world's all "I'm out. Talk soon."

sween A woman dances on TV. I think, "She's got some cool moves." My wife says, "That woman can't dance." Beginning to realize why I can't dance.

adamcarolla When my life sucked I hated sunday nights. Now its no different then any other night, sadly neither is saturday night.

sabl3t3k These 'weekend' things really need to be longer.

TFLN (617): I'll be there in 5 min. If not, read this again.

baconaut A mixture of Manischewitz and gasoline used as a weapon would be called a Mazeltov Cocktail.

 micahpearson *headdesk*...*headdesk* *headdesk* *headdesk* *headdesk* *headdesk* *headdesk* *headdesk* *headdesk* *headdesk* *headdesk**headdesk* *headdesk*

Higgins_J "Chloroform Girl" by Polkadot Cadaver was written from the perspective of a man that I would like to hunt for a living.
-CristinGW @h1661n5 it was written by a dude I would like to have coffee with.
-Higgins_J @CristinGW I'll try not to shoot him in the head while you enjoy your beverage.

spleeness Grateful that 4 hours of sleep for 2 nights have rendered me too tired to care about the slab of concrete my mom calls a couch.

spleeness However, if this football-shaped dog launches itself uninvited into my half-asleep face one more time, ima make use of some punting skills.

laughstooeasily In the sentences I never thought would be needed category: "If you let a badger near your dick you deserve what happens to you."

pixie658 Re: last tweet. If you count a pot of coffee & water as "eating," then I did eat today & I can take care of myself just fine. ;)

kellygo Seeing a "Mom's Do-It-All" calendar at Target has left me disproportionately rageful.

LivitLuvit HGTV just made fun of someone for having a dirty bedsheet as a window curtain. ... WHATEVER.

snipeyhead Dear . . . world: Just because the crazies in America are . . . making the most noise, they don't represent us. I promise.

suzierobb iphone just autocorrected something to "skybarf" - i would like to know what this means.

baconaut  "40 is the new 30, 30 is the new 20, 20 is the new 10, and 10 is the new fetus."

mccanner Dude, they have support groups for that RT @samerfarha: That's too many.


Carissajaded Why hello there tuna melt, and welcome to your new home in my belly.

ClevelandPoet hey people in the hallway outside my doorway do you really need to stand out there talking? Somee of like to be unemployed slackers in peace

God_Damn_Batman Playing Call of Duty Black Ops will make you feel like a badass. Know what else does? Actually being one.

heathermg I imagine there are worse ways to go than Death by Baked Goods, so I'm just gonna go for it.

katyray So, I almost forgot to pack hoes. I mean shoes. Also, nothing I own goes together anymore.

sarah_y My cat is pretty self-sustaining, but she still kneads me.

paulfeig Just reunited a sock I left in New York months ago with its partner in LA. If that's not Pixar's next movie, then I don't know what is.

someecards There's no way I'd miss seeing you run the marathon unless I get distracted during the 4 seconds when you go by.

TheBloggess Also, I just disproved everyone who argued earlier that I'm cool. I went to Austin to buy DOLLS. One was a vampire doll. Someone help me.

micahpearson Gotta love a movie that's primary script direction to the female lead is "wear a low-cut top, look sweaty, and breathe hard"

micahpearson Baby Doll seems to enjoy stabbing security man in the crotch just a BIT too much.

heathermg No time, "cook until lightly brown." It's a CHOCOLATE CAKE.

heathermg When I say "I'm off to bake" I do wonder why God doesn't strike down my kitchen with lightning as a warning/reminder.

ihatesomuch my mother just told me a story that involved my father and oral sex. i am not pleased.

ihatesomuch I'm at lowes talking about nuts and screws and there's no one here to appreciate my "that's what she said" jokes. Le sad.

clarkekant The only thing I have to fear is me myself.

dirtymarty Travel tip: wear a purple suit to the airport. Things don't move any more quickly, but it puts everyone in a good mood.

jordanrubin Slept like a baby last night. (Cried, pooped myself, made my parents reconsider their love for each other, etc)

isweatbutter "A suicide note written by someone who is not suicidal is called an autobiography."

robwillb I always found it funny when the majority tells the insulted minority that they're not allowed to be insulted.

LettersOfNote It's amazing how the the human mind does not process the the fact I used the the word "the" twice each time in this sentence.

wallingf Not everyone who votes different from you is stupid, uninformed, or following a crowd blindly.

hodgman Any time someone spells THX as "thanks!" these days, I feel like I'm reading Chaucer.

FakeAPStylebook Due to complaints, articles about newly discovered animals should no longer comment on how they taste as burgers.

armsakimbo Just took a 5 Hour Energy and my pupils constricted aka "Requiem for a Dream"

mccanner "Just wanted to make sure you weren't writing a manifesto," said the co-worker when asking why my hood is up.

Halloween Tweets:

kellyeddington If nobody knocks on our door within the next hour and 45 minutes, the candy is OURS. (Not like we haven't already eaten most of it.)

katefeetie Halloween: Helping me final get rid of the pesky blood in my blood sugar.

jordanrubin Zombies go out EVERY night. No wonder they look like shit. 

cakewrecks Some Trick or Treaters are cute. The rest remind me why I'm not having children. #RingThatBellOneMoreTime #NoReallyTryIt #Punk

darthvader You've heard about fury & a woman scorned haven't you? Well, that's nothing compared to a Sith Lord cheated out of tricks or treats. 

Rally for Sanity Tweets:
polgrim Superb: "My wife is a Muslim. My wife is NOT a terrorist. But I'm afraid of her anyway". Funny sign at #rally4sanity

whatscottreads Best sign: I thought this was the line for Georgetown Cupcake #rally4sanity 

axidentalredhed Pass on the '95 Mustang, you're way skinnier than you think, be kinder to your mother, go with your first instincts #tweetyour16yearoldself

kylecassidy 44 minutes into conversation before someone said "idiopathic alopecia"

kellyoxford "I love her period" - missing comma, game changer

DanKrokos Writing a sequel is like going to dinner with old friends. Except dinner lasts three months and some of your friends die.

TheBloggess Me: Huh. I hit 70,000 followers this morning. Victor: I hit the mailman last week. With the car. Me: You win.

ganson My email inbox is getting out of hand:


baconaut Today, we honor the great scientist Bonnie Tyler, who pioneered the field of applied cardioastronomy. #music #eclipse #heart

artful_username Dear Sleep, I know the boss said I can come in late tomorrow, but I still need you. Please come back, baby. I'm sorry.

sintixerr i can handle being damned if i do, handle damned if i dont. getting damned if i did, and damned in case i didn't at the same time sucks

noblelawyer Show me on the doll where the TSA agent touched you.

livitluvit Also, I shouldn't be laughing, but there was just a fender bender and the offended party is shouting "motherfucka, Imma bout to LEGISLATE!!"

livitluvit Oh, 3am. We *have* to stop meeting like this. Sigh.

sween Show me a person who doesn't walk on the escalator and I'll show you a person who will transition poorly into the zombie apocalypse.

laughstooeasily In the epic battle of ceramic tile floor vs. cat food glass, cat food glass's loss was total.

isweatbutter "These particular bike shorts look like her thighs are eating them." #ShitMichaelKorsSays #ProjectRunway

heysuburban Ironically, my iPhone will not autocorrect "ahtocorrected" into "autocorrected."

DrMathochist "I need to know that my children will be free to worship in the way that *I* decide is right." #Glee

Higgins_J "That which does not kill me makes me say 'Whoa! That was close!'"

mckeay It's definitely Monday with a vengance.

kellygo My thanks to the parents who sent in cupcakes & juice for their kid's birthday. I hope to peel Liam off the ceiling before bedtime. How fun.

sabl3t3k $var{lunch}

. . .

This was volume 6 of funny twitter updates.
Funny twitter updates (ARCHIVE) -->

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

PSA: Every DAY three 747s crash. Fight cancer.

Every 2 minutes, 28 people die of cancer.

Last year, 562,340 Americans died of cancer. That equals THREE 747s crashing every day.

1 in 1,000 Americans is a survivor of childhood cancer.

In memory of Uncle Paul, Uncle Dominic, Grandma, Karen, Linda's mom, Jackie's sister & mom, John's mom, Sue, and for friends (including bloggers like Suburban Sweetheart) & loved ones who've lost someone to cancer.... and anyone who battled, or is battling a diagnosis... or is standing by bewildered and helpless watching someone else one fight, this is for you.

I chose two charity cancer organizations for my workplace donation this year.

1. One is research-oriented.
There are more than 200 causes of cancer, not just one, and so research is crucial. It takes about seven years and more than a billion dollars to get a drug approved. Last year alone there were 850 drugs in the pipeline but only two approved.

The American Association for Cancer Research

2. The other is for people & families suffering through cancer diagnosis & treatment.
Cancer Care, Inc. offers financial assistance, professional counseling, and help for anyone affected by cancer.

If you would like to honor the memory of someone, you can leave their name in the comments below.

This is for you.

I hope for a cure. And for love, support and help for all in need.
"Man can live about forty days without food, about three days without water, about eight minutes without air, but only for one second without hope." 
~Hal Lindsey
*Source: American Association for Cancer Research

Friday, November 5, 2010

Chat conversation of the day.

Chat conversation of the day:
me: hey guess what??? Important news!

friend: what?

me: You can't tell ANYONE.

friend: of course I won't..  what's up?

me: I am stunned.

friend: huh?

me: Like, my jaw is on the floor. I don't even know how to write this. sigh. I'll just say it.

friend: ok

me:
I think you could roll with it.

me:
you there??

friend: yea, I'm here...

me: Don't leave me, I need your support on this. Do I have your support and everlasting friendship?

friend: ok

me: no, not "ok" - I need to know you'll be there.

friend: well, depends.. 

me: No, no, you have to promise. So, you on board?

friend: what do you think.  yes

me: sigh. ok, here it goes.

me:
MILEY CYRUS AND LIAM HEMSWORTH BROKE UP.

me:
AGAIN.
friend: I swear I'm going to punch you in the mouth!!!!
Then I called my friend, laughing so hard I had to wipe the mascara from my cheeks. I took a deep breath. "Um, I actually don't know who Liam Hemsworth is." 

"I started to sweat!!" they said. "You really got me nervous!"


Friday WIN.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Dontcha wish your girlfriend was just like these

It's impossible to stay in a somber mood watching the lady in the bathrobe. She can ROCK. Actually, they're both awesome.

Monday, November 1, 2010

NaNoWriMo, or how I'm committing to another impossible project


I just signed up for NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month; an online (and sometimes in-person) movement that encourages writing by offering a sense of community to this normally very solitary process.

I did it because I've been thinking about it ever since I met Karen and she told me all about it and shared her amazing and creative novel idea.

And now she's dead.

She never finished her story.

I did it because that was 4 years ago and I don't know if I have a story in me or not, but I might have something in between all the little shards of this year of wind and fire and sun and rain.

I did it because I want to improve. The only way to do this is to practice, like drawing or dancing. It's okay fall down sometimes. If a toddler were overcome with discouragement at failure the way adults seem to be, no child would ever learn to run. But yet babies fall all the time and get up and keep trying.

"What we call failure is not the falling down but the staying down."
~Mary Pickford

And so this is my year of falling.

And I did it because it is said that writing prolifically and frequently liberates some portion of the self that cannot be unlocked without regular forays into the depths of the soul.
I've never written a novel before. The last time I composed a fictional story was in 7th grade English class. But I am going to try at least a page a day in the hopes that I find gems even among the garbage.

A writer friend eloquently supported this logic during a recent discussion: "I feel strongly that the act of writing every day, whether you produce poetry, prose, or putrescence, is valuable. To me, it's not just the practice of stringing words together; it's practice at entering that realm where I can see the story." 

And of course, NaNoWriMo says (on why we should bother)
Aiming low is the best way to succeed. With entry-level novel writing, shooting for the moon is the surest way to get nowhere. With high expectations, everything you write will sound cheesy and awkward. Once you start evaluating your story in terms of word count, you take that pressure off yourself. And you'll start surprising yourself with a great bit of dialogue here and a ingenious plot twist there. Characters will start doing things you never expected, taking the story places you'd never imagined. There will be much execrable prose, yes. But amidst the crap, there will be beauty. A lot of it.
. . .
Art for art's sake does wonderful things to you. It makes you laugh. It makes you cry. It makes you want to take naps and go places wearing funny pants. Doing something just for the hell of it is a wonderful antidote to all the chores and "must-dos" of daily life. Writing a novel in a month is both exhilarating and stupid, and we would all do well to invite a little more spontaneous stupidity into our lives.

 Want to join me? It's not too late. There's a whole month in front of us.

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