The State of the Swankivy - November 16 - November 22

[swankivy]

The week in review:

• Saturday I updated some lists, worked on my blogging, did some walking and Poloing people, and wrapped up a package to go out. I also did some applications and ate a potato.
  
  
• Sunday I slept late and I guess I needed it. Did my chores (dishes, trash, laundry) and organized money stuff, made some Polos, and updated more lists.

Comments

[canadanne]

Glad it's not just me who gets totally sidetracked with sudden story ideas demanding to be written down! Your witch story sounds really interesting (and grrrrr that your apartment manager lied about why you moved out!). I spend a lot of time wishing I could set a curse upon my neighbours, this past month in particular, so it's funny that you should raise that subject right now.

Was that "fifteen-year-old" comment meant to be a compliment or an insult?! (I'm never sure how to respond when people inform me I "look about twelve" or whatever... like gee, thanks.)

I so enjoy Ivy's trips to the mall. ♥ And I LOVED the line "So why does it feel so big, but seems like if I said it out loud, it would become tiny?" - that is sooooo relatable...

[swankivy]

Thanks for the compliment on the witch story idea! Want to test read it? Commentary on the format would be helpful if you're willing.

I never know either whether I'm being insulted when someone says I look really young in a context like this, but it seemed like the dentist must have meant it as a compliment since she elaborated that she thinks people should wear whatever they want and not worry about what others think.

Dang, I'm glad you connected with what Ivy's thinking in the mall. It's HARD. And yeah, I've had that experience myself with this whole build-up of I HAVE TO TELL YOU HOW TERRIBLY I WAS TREATED and it comes down to "Someone communicated poorly once in a not-very-hurtful way and for some reason I went to pieces." The feelings are big but conveying them to others takes all the wind out of your sails. . . .

[canadanne]

Well, I'm glad the dentist thinks that, though I'm not sure what she found so unusual about your outfit! Just the cartoon stuff I guess?

Yeah, absolutely - I often want to pour my heart out on LJ but refrain because I fear it would come across as whining about nothing! (Thank goodness for old-fashioned paper diaries...)

I would certainly like to read your story at some point so if you want me to test read it, I won't say no! Can't guarantee I'll have anything helpful to say but I'd be happy to try. :)

[swankivy]

Haha, do you still have the same email address we used to use? It has been shall we say a while. . . .

TBH I'm not really looking for deep feedback and it is a very silly story. I just mostly want to make sure it's readable because I'm trying to make the format look like real text messages, forums, e-mails, etc., so that makes for a lot of font changes and color schemes. So if you do want to comment on it that's really all I'm looking for--and just what you think :)

(The place I want to submit it to isn't open for submissions right now so I'm just kinda spinning my wheels with it.)