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October, 2007

  1. In Life I Must or Musn’t

    October 7, 2007 by Blondette

    *a reader request*

    I am sometimes accused of being indecisive. I am not sure I agree. For one, I know that there are things in life I feel compelled to do, or not do. I have compiled a lovely list, once again sharing more about myself than anyone would ever care to know.

    Musnt

    1. skydive
    2. bungee jump
    3. eat slugs
    4. get fired from a job
    5. have embarrassing amounts of gas in public
    6. have embarrassing amounts of gas in “private”
    7. eat tuna
    8. intentionally inflict pain on others
    9. intentionally inflict pain on myself
    10. unintentionally inflict pain on others
    11. live in poverty
    12. get stabbed
    13. tell secrets that are not mine to tell
    14. break someone’s trust
    15. be stalked by The Fray (well, it is kind of fun)
    16. walk in on my parents in flagrante (delicto)
    17. be walked in on while in flagrante
    18. step on a tack

    Things I might someday desire to do

    1. ski
    2. waterski

    Must

    1. travel to Tuscany–heck, Italy in general
    2. travel to Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales…
    3. France, Germany, Greece…
    4. start giving to the people with signs on the side of the road. I had a grand plan (well more of an idea really) to just buy a bunch of gift certificates/cards for places like McDonald’s that I could give instead of money. But I almost feel bad about that because it’s like I’m judging–who am I to assume what they will do with the money-it’s their choice. I am just enabling them the money with which to make a choice.
    5. knit something with alpaca yarn
    6. have a window overlooking green trees, lots of trees
    7. have an earth shattering orgasm-with a man
    8. own a house–make it a home
    9. own lots of pretty underwear
    10. get a dog
    11. have dinner parties for friends (and beat them at Trivial Pursuit)
    12. participate in/host a “How to Host a Mystery” game (have you ever seen Clue or Gosford Park?)
    13. experience reciprocated true love
    14. have children
    15. grow my own tomatoes
    16. go on a sleigh ride
    17. have fresh flowers and plants
    18. stay in a log cabin in the mountains
    19. act out the “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” thing
    20. paint pretty pictures
    21. finish my coasters
    22. amaze people
    23. be adored
    24. forgive others–no matter what
    25. acquire Peach Nehi and make a peach float–even though I’m vegan and don’t eat ice cream anymore

    Watch out for Part II.

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  2. Anything But Typical

    October 6, 2007 by Blondette

    So, I’ve deviated from the reader requests–I’ve worked on them, but none are yet postable.

    Instead, I feel compelled to go back to basics. This morning I was at Starbucks enjoying coffee with Tammi and procrastinating on my timesheet (oh hey now, timesheets are a bitch and a half because it is important that they be as accurate as possible!)

    Anyhow, as I reached for my laptop, my hand brushed a plastic report cover. It contained fragments of two short stories I wrote in college. Both were annotated with revisions. Writing has been on my mind lately. The problem I always had with stories was finding an ending.

    But now that I examine these older works, I realize the problem was no so much the ending, as the entire path. These stories are dripping with plotless melodrama. They are also dripping with potential. Tonight, I began merging these two stories and essentially, rewriting.

    I will let you all read for yourselves the stories in question:

    1. A Thin Line

      2. The impetus for this story was the song “She’s Every Woman,” by Garth Brooks. One line caught me and sparked the opening paragraph. It was all I had to build my plot. I was never happy with this story. I think it’s cheesy. I think the plot sucks. I hate the title. But, I love the opening paragraph. I just don’t feel the story is real or true to that paragraph or my vision. Read for yourself.

    2. 8000 Words

      3. This was supposed to be my first novella. Again, melodrama-rama. Some lovely parts…some pure shit. Okay, a lot of pure shit. The name of the main character, Miranda, is indeed for the character in “The Tempest,” by William Shakespeare.

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  3. Who I Am Depends on Who You Are

    October 6, 2007 by Blondette

    How to be yourself without being someone else.

    Maybe that doesn’t make sense to anyone but me.

    There are so many things unsaid, actions not taken, questions unanswered merely because we hesitate to be ourselves–but what if being ourselves means being someone else? when we act against our innate tendencies, we in essence are someone else, while still being…us.

    I’ve been thinking about this one a lot lately.

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