Back in March, I went to Smithville, Texas, and I forgot to tell anyone. I went because it was a daytrip and gas wasn’t $4/gallon. Because it was supposed to be lovely and the weather was good. Because I like seeing film sets before they are filmed. Smithville is the site of Terrence Malick’s “Tree [...]
I’m a Type A, high strung perfectionist most of the time. Lately, though, I am finding that I’m slipping.
Things I’ve let go of lately:
Having to write the most perfect thank you note to someone I met for 15 minutes. Does “Thanks for your time” somehow convey less than five finely crafted sentences that took me [...]
K and I have been having an ongoing discussion about the therapeutic results of baking. Last night, in an effort to quell the growing freakout of buying a house/moving/job hunting/life, she & her team came over to bake blueberry pies. K made the crusts (Joy of Cooking) and I made the insides (Cook’s Illustrated). Mental [...]
I have a Facebook account. I signed up for it when a professional association I was a member of was all hot-to-trot about social networking for the industry. I am sure they didn’t see it coming that it was a further shove towards their obsolescence. Why do I need an $250/year association when I can [...]
Evidence of my 36th birthday now available at http://www.flickr.com/photos/54monkeys/sets/72157605307943360/
We speak little if not egged on by vanity. ~Francois de la Rochefoucauld
A few changes, a nip, a tuck, some work. Let me know if I broke anything.
If you’re a professional writer and you’re trying to convince other professionals to help you out with your writing project, you should consider a word other than “oodles” as your quantifier unless you’re talking about poodles.
ref: Thesaurus
