Today is 12/12/12. It's also the start of 12 days of books on Twitter ( #libfavs2012 #12daysofbooks). It seems like everyone has an end-of-the-year-list (librarians love lists). I'm going to cheat a little and give you the whole damn list at once in the event you still need a holiday or hostess gift or are in desperate need for something … Continue reading 12/12/12 or My 12 Favorite books of 2012
3/9/1994 Dear Diary, I am so embarrassed. I was acolyting and I couldn't get the candle in. The whole church was laughing. I think Jimmy may like me. You see today in Science he and Tyler were talking and they kept looking at me as I went by. Then Tyler asked me to put the hamster away. … Continue reading Mortification Monday
I've loved Belle and Sebastian for a long time partially because their songs seem so literary. It's like they're 3 minute novels put to music. Case in point, "Wrapped up in Books." We’ve got a fantasy affair We didn’t get wet, we didn’t dare But the fantasy remains You better come back to earth … Continue reading Inspiration Playlist Volume 1, Track 6 “Wrapped up in Books”
Coffee Talk c. 1997 We explained over espresso the problems of our youth how difficult life used to be before MTV but how we block out our apathy sometimes we cry proclaim we are saved with tears in our eyes yesterday I saw my skeleton hanging in my closet I was half dressed naked in my memories … Continue reading Bad Poetry Friday
First of all congrats to all who finished NaNoWriMo last Friday, or anyone who has recently finished writing their (first) novel. You're probably asking yourself, "What do I now that I've finished my first novel?" Here is my time-tested post-novel writing survival guide. NOTE: Do not skip ahead to step 12 until you are absolutely ready. Revision … Continue reading What to do now that NaNoWriMo is over: A 12 Step Program for Writers
2-27-1994 Dear Diary, I am locked in the bathroom with 2 packs of lifesavers, my cat KC, and my journal. I'm in time out. My life is a soap opera. I haven't been asked out by Jimmy. Jos and George broke up but are back together again and David likes me but I don't have … Continue reading Mortification Monday
This isn't so much inspirational as it is thought-provoking. After that #NaNoWriMo Beast last month, I needed a good song to clear my head. Who gives a f*ck about an Oxford Comma? What is an Oxford Comma, anyway?* WARNING: SONG CONTAINS PROFANITY * According to Wikipedia, an Oxford Comma is the serial comma which is used immediately before a coordinating … Continue reading Inspiration Playlist Volume 1, Track 5: “Oxford Comma”
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