Second drafts, from Neil Gaiman. The second draft is where the fun is. In a first draft, you get to explode. The objective (at least for me) is to get it down on paper, somehow. Battle through the laziness and the not-enough-time and the this-is-rubbish and everything else, and just get it written. Whatever it takes. The second draft is where you
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Apparently, Cadbury is now marketing Creme Eggs for the Christmas holidays. I have not personally seen these alleged 'ornament eggs', but I've seen references to them in several places online. If this is true, I'm utterly doomed
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Today's Two Lumps makes me think of my late, lamented Alexkitty, who used to stick his head in my armpit (and drool, but I'm not thinking about that part) every time I lay down.
They're missing the Flying Spaghetti Monster.Speaking of which... Every morning when I drive to work, I'm treated to the sight of a large billboard on Falls Rd. just south of 41st St. that says, "Believe your noodly master, hon", complete with an artistic rendering of said noodly master. It gives me a little giggle every day. And I suspect that
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