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Writer's Block: Unnecessary Objects
I couldn't function without my iPod. -
Writer's Block: Transportation
I'm all for apparating. -
Overwhelmed
How many times in the history of this journal have I used that title?
I got an e-mail comment on my blog that kind of blew me away today. I made a post recently about a book I'd ordered through Amazon and made the mistake of reading at work. It was NSFW by a mile. Naked marines in glossy pictures in the middle, detailed accounts of the sex lives of ( Read more... ) -
Writer's Block: Eat Your Vegetables
Spinach from a can (just like Popeye). Blended into something it's not so bad - vegetarian lasagna, spinach dip, whatever. But all by itself? Ugh.
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Writer's Block: R.E.A.D. in America Day
Right now I am focused on research for my book, and that's about all the reading I'm getting in. Here's what's on my nightstand:
Come As You Are: the Story of Nirvana
Masculine Marine: Homoeroticism in the U.S. Marine Corps
Secret Service: Untold Stories of lesbians in the Military
Wide Awake by David Levithan - in preparation for the bound-to-be- ( Read more... ) -
Mental Pictures
If you had to pick one of these two as a better choice to put in uniform, who would you pick?
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Writer's Block: Perks of the Job
Time off helps - or bring in lunch. Pay my bridge toll for me, or my gym membership.
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Fatigue
My eyes are burning, have been all week. It's great to have the students back but I didn't realize how much more energy they require ( Read more... ) -
Where do babies come from?
I didn't expect to hear that question so soon.
R's teacher is having a baby at the end of the month so I shouldn't be surprised that she's asking questions about babies and their provenance and all that. What I didn't expect was this exchange:
"Mommy," R asked, "Do you remember when you told me that sometimes boys marry boys and girls marry girls ( Read more... ) -
Update
I've been spending more time writing lately that I haven't been updating much at all, so here I am ( Read more... )
