Working on it

I have a new/old post I am working on. One of the 7 Posts that turned into actually-30-something old posts.

I promise to post it soon for that... one? two? person/people out there who actually care.

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This post was started on 4/20/09. Heh. 4/20.

I am sure I had more to say. But this pretty much says it all.

Due to a recession and a soon-to-be out of work husband, I haven't been purchasing books like normal. However, I have renewed my love for library books. And no it isn't the smell - CARRIE BRADSHAW - it's the price. Or lack thereof.

FREEEEEE.

YAY FREE.

So on a slow day such as today, I have taken to perusing the online catalog and searching for books to add to my ever-growing list. One teensy complaint - new titles. They don't have them. Get them. Thanks.

Also, don't ever let me check out more than three books that:

a) you can't renew past the one week due date

b) can't be read in 2 weeks by ANYONE ON THIS PLANET with a job

c) that are missing pages. PAGES. Pertinent to the story. Because there are WORDS ON THEM.

Horrible Thought of the Day

Original post date 2/4.

Thought? Timeless.

Ever meet someone and think... meh.

There's nothing wrong with this person. They're perfectly nice, appropriately social and everyone else you know likes them too. Only for you... meh.

What? I am judgy. The title of this site isn't "joyously perfect."

My job sucks

That's all really.

About the Unfinishes?

Remember when I said there were 7 unfinished posts? I lied. There's 20 unfinished posts. So I went back to the very first unfinished - 11/7/07. Yeah....SLACKER. Believe it or not - I remember what I was talking about so I finished it out. Please note: this will not be the case with all 20.

Also? blogger publishes your finished drafts according to your start date - not your publish date.

Blogger SHOWS you what a slacker I am. Awesome.

http://seriouslyblah.blogspot.com/2007/11/little-white-lies.html

About Me #1

My super-cool, incredibly insane workplace designed this awesome intranet with pretty colors and pictures and digital coolness. However, they did away with the About Me survey and replaced it with a blank slate. Ugh. I hate that. It's like a job interviewl when someone says "Tell us about yourself!" And all of a sudden, you're all... "Uhhhhhhhhh, I like sunshine! And puppies! But I hate broccoli." You sound like an asshole. Like you've never met YOURSELF. Now try writing it down.

Yeah... sucks, right?

Once I felt "The Funny" I blew off the next three hours of work and wrote my About Me, tweaked my About Me, spell-checked my About Me, etc. Then I published it. Then I tweaked some more. Then I noticed I missed a hyphen. Then I realized that I forgot to mention Mad Men.

Now the About Me is a full-fledged project. Every month I will rewrite my About Me and post it here. Because I should talk about myself as much as possible on the Internet right?

Awesome.

#1

I've always been passionate about books, reading and generally getting as much information into my head as possible. This includes magazines, blogs and Facebook articles. Occasionally an US Weekly may fall into the pile but not every week. The passion ends at calculus, statistics or anything related to "math." And Nicholas Sparks.

Food. I love food and love to cook. I firmly believe Gusteau's rule: If you can read, you can cook. I would also add if you can follow directions, you can cook. If you can't do any of those, take-out is your new bestie.

I excel at talking...and eating and pointing out grammatical/spelling errors in emails and on forums. No, I am not a proofer, I just play one on TV. Wonder if there's an opening on Mad Men... hint, hint Weiner.

As a new runner, I spend time talking about running, hating running, loving running and planning running routes. Please see above re: books & eating.

I try to live off line as much as possible. But when I do get sucked in I keep up on blogs - Dooce, TWoP, Gawker. And of course the conglomerate of social - Facebook. I follow people on Twitter as long as they make me laugh in 140 characters or less. Also Sassy Gay Friend - Romeo and Juliet. Haven't seen it? Go watch it. You're welcome.

PLEASE talk to me in person. Or call me (hint hint Weiner) if you need to get something done, tell me a funny story or discuss Modern Family. Sometimes I hide somewhere in the agency. This is not a one-sided game of hide-and-seek, IM me and I will come find you to discuss any of the things above or the other 4 trillion things that bop around in my head on a given day (i.e. shoes, chocolate, the beach, will it snow this year, etc).

7 Posts

Well shit. I have neglected you! BAD BLOGGER.

If I were slightly more important, I would have a guest blogger but I am not so ... meh.

Apologies Internet. Or more appropriately - the 3 people who check my blog.

All the excuses are lined up and ready to go. But you know them already don't you?

BUSY at work!

BUSY at life!

BUSY at not knowing what to write! Or worse, not even thinking about writing.

What is it about blogging (or writing for that matter) that immediately makes me think I can only do it when I am feeling "the funny"? Now my last post wasn't necessarily funny but more inspired - but still - do you only write when you're inspired?

Oh I got all deep there for a second. I know, weird right?!

But seriously, I have about 7 posts that have been started and never finished. Probably because it got late or someone looked over my shoulder at work or my client pissed me off. Or (and let's be real here) I got up to pee, talked to someone on my way out of the bathroom, checked my email, got pulled into a meeting, the client asked for something stupid and then ooooh LUNCH.

See? IT HAPPENS. Stop judging me.

But back to those 7 posts. They're...meh. Like the idea was there ... and then it wasn't. BLERG.

Or... I knew what I wanted to say but the writing sucked (please see current post). God that's annoying.

Here's my promise to you Internet - I will publish those 7 posts. Some of them finished, some of them not but they will go up there. You know, I should probably check back before I make this promise. But ... eff it. Also? It may be more or less than 7. See? I told you I should check.

Feel free to complain, praise or stay eerily silent.