So I think if I just stick to the lyrics of modern songs, we should avoid the sadness I was experiencing earlier when I was trying to draft an entry about lyrics that either I find really clever, or evocative, or both. Mainly both. It seems like an appropriate title, since blogging is all about words and […]
[Alternate title: “Penultimate” is such a cool word, don’t you think? I’m pretty sure I should use it, and ante-penultimate (which means “third to last”), in my blog post titles.] You’ll forgive me if my post titles are getting a little meta—I blame Beth. Actually, Beth is to blame in many ways, because she seems to
Yes, it’s getting to that point in NaBloPoMo where trying to squeeze out more blog posts seems harder and harder. The ever-longer titles don’t seem to require too much, but actual content that someone might want to read? Oi. So how about a feel-good story? This past summer, I attended (as I usually do) the Vancouver
Recently I tagged an entry here as “painfully aware.” You might be wondering what the particular tag is referring to, or if you aren’t wondering, you might not realize it’s a reference to a very specific tagline that has to be one of the best, most true, most suitable taglines I’ve ever encountered. So let
A friend sent me this article to read: It was the Democrats’ embrace of neoliberalism that won it for Trump I sent her back my thoughts and she seemed to think they were cogent, so I’m sharing them more publicly. (Thanks for the encouragement, kele!) Not sure I agree completely (and it’s a bit self-serving
Yes… I thought for the final eight entries (Wed to the end of the month) I would actually post “on the day” as opposed to back-dating but now I’ve screwed up “today” and “tomorrow.” *sigh* Basically my idea for today’s entry was to list some of the song lyrics that I’ve found particularly amazing/emotive—so I
So there are a lot of things about myself I don’t like to admit. I’m assuming this is the case for most people. I don’t like to admit how much I like stupid dance movies like Step Up 3D, Center Stage, and Save The Last Dance where at least 90% of the time, the story is the boy/girl from
So about two days ago, I got an email about a particular item that was now for sale. Not like “on sale” i.e. cheaper than it used to be, but “for sale” as in “previously this was not available for purchase.” And I was so excited, because it would serve as a great gift for
Over the course of my life, I’ve taken more than one writing class. Once I took a whole program of them, even. And I’ve also read a fair amount about writers talking about the craft of writing. And something I’ve never understood is that, nearly invariably, there is this fairly painfully explicit hand-wringing on the part of
I am watching a new TV show this fall. Oh scratch that: I am watching a multitude of new TV shows this fall! This is because one of my prime forms of entertainment is TV. But not any TV, oh no. Specifically, 1-hour TV dramas. I nearly never watch sitcoms and I would rather kill myself