November 30, 2006
Eeek!
Writer's group tonight, and I don't have a thing to
wear read.
I'm also scrambling on my volunteer/underpaid work for the nonprofit, and begin my bimonthly stint at the magazine tomorrow. All while other clients scream at me from the sidelines (including my father, who would like me to actually do the things he's paid me for; this seems a bit unreasonable, of course).
Blogging will be light, possibly until the end of time.
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November 25, 2006
Reprise Dinner
. . . is tomorrow. Usually when we have Thanksgiving dinner at someone else's place I cook an additional turkey at home. Often, it happens on the day after, but this time I'll be roasting a nine-pounder tomorrow, when we get back from church.
And then? Planes, Trains & Automobiles,of course.
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Happy Reprise Dinner!
BTW - Why?
Just curious.
Posted by: k at November 26, 2006 03:27 AM (lCUKc)
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To generate leftover turkey, for soup and sandwiches, and to take advantage of the availability of cheap/free turkeys around Thanksgiving.
This one cost me $3.
Posted by: Attila Girl at November 26, 2006 09:47 AM (LEEsJ)
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My Traffic Last Week
. . . climbed while I was out of town. This is either a tribute to
Cal Tech Girl's prowess, or a delicate way my readers have of suggesting that the best way to increase my hits is to
stop writing.
Not that I'm hurt, mind you.
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Just prodigals, returning home for a visit for the Holiday...and finding the lights off and no one home.
No offense to Cal Tech Girl, assumed or implied.
Posted by: Darrell at November 25, 2006 08:30 PM (S+FtZ)
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I think they were hungering for your return and kept coming back and clicking, just to see...
no no I remember she said Friday night but who knows maybe...
nah not home yet
oh well I'll check back in a few hours...
Posted by: k at November 26, 2006 03:25 AM (lCUKc)
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Hm. I Seem To Be Developing Narcolepsy.
But I'd rather have the door to sleep unlocked, versus locked—and a prison once I'm in it.
One of the officers on board the Titanic was asked how he could have slept through the hubbub that ensued when the ship hit the iceberg: "we don't get too much sleep," he replied. "So when we do sleep, we die."
These days I get drowsy, and it's delightful. I can nap at will, without fearing that I'll be out of commission for 18 hours—mostly.
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Yes, by all means, assume the worst first...
I'm sure it has nothing to do with burning the candle at both ends...and the middle, sometimes.
Posted by: Darrell at November 25, 2006 09:01 PM (S+FtZ)
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November 24, 2006
To Tell You the Truth . . .
there is something deeply neurotic about someone who persists in cleaning off her glasses, and then pouring another gin and tonic, so the fizzy water jumps back up onto the lenses.
I have, um. An acquaintance. She does this sort of thing. Sisyphean, no?
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Has your friend tried removing her glasses BEFORE she pours? Cleaning her eyeglasses after? Wearing a Plexiglas face shield? Having the butler pour? Longer arms?
Posted by: Darrell at November 24, 2006 08:51 PM (ohaAk)
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No, no. The pouring isn't a problem. It's those first several sips of the G&T that do her in.
Posted by: Attila Girl at November 24, 2006 08:56 PM (LEEsJ)
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It's those few LAST sips that do me in...
Has your friend tried a sippy cup?
Posted by: Darrell at November 24, 2006 09:14 PM (ohaAk)
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November 19, 2006
Officially Under the Weather.
Yesterday I got a couple of headaches during the day, but I didn't think much of it: I figured it was dehydration. Got light-headed a few times as we were setting up for the big monthly meetings. And my runny nose I chalked up to being in a meeting room with too many donated/dusty couches. Got chills though, late last night: my teeth chattered.
I slept 17 hours, and I'm still sniffly, dehydrated, and tired. So it's either some sort of little bug, or post-stress exhaustion. Yet tomorrow and Tuesday will be crunch days, so I'm "power-resting" right now. I need to get a lot done before we drive up to the Bay Area on Tuesday.
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It's a bug. It's been going around Tucson. I seem to be in the last stages. Fortunately it is not too severe.
I was "under the weather" about a week, but never really got full-blown sick. It's one of those things though, if you can't get the rest you need it usually blows up into something worse.
So sleep, sleep, whenever you can. And drink plenty of citrus juice.
Posted by: Desert Cat at November 19, 2006 06:41 PM (xdX36)
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You let your resistance drop and a virus saw its chance to pounce. You have to stay well-rested always. As a bonus, recent studies indicate that 9 hours sleep may lower your body fat levels and improve general fitness.
I suggest that everyone of our age keep on the lookout for shingles. I had it in July/August and it's not an experience I'd like to relive. Warning signs of an onset? Look for swollen/painful glands--like in the armpits and neck and itching and pain on the skin of your midsection. A few days later, red spots will appear--and in a few hours become pustules. YOU HAVE TO GET YOURSELF TO A DOCTOR AT THIS POINT AND GET A PRESCRIPTION FOR ACYCLOVIR. It won't stop it completely, but it will shorten the duration and may prevent SOME pustules from completely forming. It will try to encircle your body like a belt. Anything you can do to stop this will help, because you will not be able to put any pressure on those areas, like you have to do when you sleep. I had to stand/sit upright for almost a week at one point. IT is not a new infection. If you've had chicken pox, this is the sequel. That virus that caused chicken pox--herpes zoster--hid among your nerves and spine waiting for an opportunity to resurface. AND THIS TIME, there's no mercy! The pustules you see are NERVE FIBERS INFLAMED--nerve fibers that travel deep inside your body.The pain will last 24/7 until your body can get rid of them--eight weeks in my case. In the meantime, all nearby nerves respond sympathetically--GIVING YOU DEEP PAIN!!! For weeks! Deep pain, like when you have an inflamed appendix/pancreas/gall bladder--your body doesn't know the difference. Consider this a baby-boomer warning!!!!! You'll thank me for that presciption, I assure you!
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November 16, 2006
Survey: What Should I Do With My Life?
A. Concentrate on my children's book.
B. Prepare for the inevitable divorce proceedings, once my husband sees just how badly the murder mystery sucks.
C. Throw myself into my nonprofit work.
D. Try to get some short stories published.
E. Work on that memoir thingy.
F. Drink red wine, and eat salad made with butter lettuce.
G. Get a
real job.
UPDATE: Alphabet now alphabetized.
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Do everything you'd like to do; nothing you don't.
And don't forget love neutralizes a heck of a lot of 'suck'...Not that it does!!!
There isn't an author alive that doesn't hate what they have written--after reading/re-reading, writing/re-writing it a thousand times. It even worse when you have to edit the piece o' crap. Any wonder why 'they' drink?
Btw, 'C' is for AFTER you make it big....
Posted by: Darrell at November 16, 2006 09:13 PM (NONCx)
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How can you go wrong with Red wine and salad.
Posted by: Chuck at November 16, 2006 10:26 PM (GrExI)
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You forgot an option that requires lots of baby oil.
Posted by: Sean Hackbarth at November 17, 2006 03:37 AM (4N9K6)
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Ah, yes:
H. Take off my eye makeup.
I. Get an old-fashioned, 1970-style, carcinagenic tan, using no sunscreen whatsoever--only Johnson & Johnson.
(comment corrected to avoid confusion that occurred when it repeated some of the same letters in the post, leading to confusion)
Posted by: Attila Girl at November 17, 2006 12:26 PM (LEEsJ)
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Arent' you supposed to be pillaging Europe?
Posted by: Colin MacDougall at November 17, 2006 05:14 PM (lA/7+)
Posted by: Desert Cat at November 17, 2006 07:55 PM (xdX36)
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If you haven't already mastered it, you
could spend some time learning to
willfully direct your imagination. In a fun way.
Imagination doesn't like drudge work.
I gather, from reading your posts, that you have been
imagining that you were writing a dreadful book.
And you have been telling us, your imaginary friends, that
you were doing just that.
Now you have produced something and have pronounced it
dreadful. So, I conclude that you have produced what you
imagined.
Why don't you practice imagining yourself producing
a good, entertaining book? Or having already produced it?
Did it change your life? Did it gather good reviews?
Did it make money?
I suggest you spend some time with it before you start writing again.
-Bob
Posted by: Bob at November 17, 2006 08:20 PM (jZ67n)
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Huh. So you're not an eye makeup fan, DC?
Posted by: k at November 17, 2006 10:25 PM (lCUKc)
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OH!
Miss Attila!!! I think you need a break from writing. Girl, you didn't even get your ABC's right!!!
Posted by: k at November 17, 2006 10:26 PM (lCUKc)
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No, F from the list in the post:
F. Drink red wine, and eat salad made with butter lettuce.
Can't go wrong there.
Posted by: Desert Cat at November 17, 2006 10:52 PM (xdX36)
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Do your Freudian slips dream in anagrams? A,B,C,D,E,F,E ? FEED Attila Bacon(Belgian) Croissants? Are you crying out for carbohydrates? Does your body need the taste of bacon? I never felt so helpless in all my life!!!
Posted by: Darrell at November 18, 2006 10:40 AM (OwUxV)
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Wow. Two sloppy posts in a row. You can tell I was in a hurry yesterday.
I
am a good proofreader. Really. When I bother to do it.
Bob: I'm just trying to get people to buy my fake humility. The raw truth is just
so unattractive: I secretly believe I'm God's gift to the English language. The reincarnation of Dorothy L. Sayers, but with a much better bod.
Posted by: Attila Girl at November 18, 2006 09:24 PM (LEEsJ)
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You know I love you for your fake humility, don't you?
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I Call Hog.
"I'd like to see you," I tell him. "Once I'm past these deadlines."
"Do you have a recent picture?" He asks.
"Nothing under a year old. And I've put on some weight since then."
"I'm kind of busy lately," he remarks. "Why don't I give you a Yahoo address, and you can write me there . . . ?"
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Most likely married. Or, sadly, unwilling to date a healthy woman.
Posted by: Chuck Simmins at November 16, 2006 12:00 PM (t2RbV)
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Naw, he was just goofing--he's a friend
Posted by: Attila Girl at November 16, 2006 01:31 PM (LEEsJ)
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November 14, 2006
Good Question. I've Wondered About It Myself.
B: "Am I self-centered, or is it just me?"
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November 13, 2006
So, Down at the Alano Club
I'm hanging out with young R, and his friend the college student. R mentions that he's got a crush on a 35-year-old woman, and his friend remarks, "you can learn a lot from these older women."
I try not to smile.
He turns to me and starts, "you know, speaking of which—" and then catches sight of my left hand. "You're married. Say, do you happen to have a daughter?"
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That's cute and a nice recovery by R's friend. I briefly had my world rocked when I was 27 by a 39 y/o woman (now I'm an ancient 41). I wouldn't be surprised if even today she still had a 27 y/o boyfriend.
Posted by: dalsan at November 13, 2006 08:04 PM (pCogO)
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I second that. Some older women are wise beyond their years. I know of personal experience.
Posted by: Sean Hackbarth at November 14, 2006 10:39 AM (4N9K6)
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November 08, 2006
Why Would a Person Need Internet Porn
. . . when they have menopausal dreams?
Oh, wait—not everyone's that lucky, are they? Sorry, guys: your loss.
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November 07, 2006
The Dictatorial Gene
Friday night my husband was out of town. I found myself on the Westside, so I crashed on my mother's couch. Pretty uneventful, except that she was weirdly thrilled to make up the couch as a bed, and her dog is not (contra what I was told) completely out of heat. Of course, homoerotic inter-species advances from pit bulls are about as subtle as those from 17-year-old human males. Word.
In the morning I half awoke and listened to my mother puttering around and making the strangest noises—not a hum, just a sort of "hm" noise, over and over. How annoying, I thought. Several hours later, I realized I do it myself.
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I'd DEMAND that she STOP it RIGHT NOW!
We CAN CHANGE genetic predisposition! Hear that, parents? We're coming for YOU!
Posted by: Darrell at November 07, 2006 10:07 AM (24hCv)
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