Oct 21
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It’s a learning experience, an exercise in trust and communication, and screwing over your partner when the moment is right.
– Nicole Smeltzer
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Promise No Cherry Bombs (comments)
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Oct 15
I always get blog crushes. Some of them go the way of schoolgirl crushes, fading back into the mutual oblivion from which they sprung. But some of them have turned into truly lovely friendships. In that respect, my cup runneth over; I’m so fortunate.
Anyway, a blogger I’m crushing on right now is Clay Morgan. I know, you’re probably so shocked to hear that – but it’s true! I’ve really enjoyed his site, claywrites.com, and I loved his new book. Clay blogs about pop culture, history and the meaning of life, and his posts usually give me a lot to think about. And if you’ve been here a while, then you know I love that.
Clay recently submitted to an interview by me (and let me tell you, I did not know what I was doing). I’ll be posting it in pieces to finish out UNDEAD month, and yes, I squeezed that much material out of him. Poor man. He’s got patience, I’ll give him that.
Today I’m sharing something I had a lot of fun with: a Pop Quiz! Go ahead and play along at home; you know you want to.
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So I think I won, don’t you? Yes, I know that wasn’t a contest. Don’t be silly.
But those voices in my head are totally real. No matter what that picture of Clay said.
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ps: My favorite part is when Clay has such a hard time deciding between his beloved historical figures. I almost felt bad for making him choose. But not bad enough to let him out of it.
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I have no idea when I made this little diary, except that I was in elementary school and it was a special project we did in art class. Maybe second grade? And I also have no idea why on earth I started out writing “dear book”. Seems kinda weird now, but that’s what I did. Pretty soon I switched over to “dear diary” and I’ve been writing, documenting, journaling, venting – however you want to classify it – ever since.
There are other things about myself that I can trace back to the beginnings of my memory. I’ve always been shy, timid even, and unsure. The trifecta, right? Don’t bet on it, haha! Get it? Bet on it? The trifecta… Yeah, I’ve had a fantastic sense of humor for as far back as I can remember. I’ve always had trouble with left and right (don’t ask me for directions). I’ve always struggled to understand others or to make my own meaning understood. I think that’s why I over-explain things, and often end up repeating people’s words back to them in my own language. I think I know what they’re saying, but I’ve been told I was wrong so much, that I feel the need to clarify.
And then there’s the little problem of follow through.
Dear Book, We have to write book reports every week, this is my book report, ↓
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Love the arrow pointing to all that nothingness. And clearly my expectations were high, considering I felt I would need to “con.” on the next page. That’s just so me. Well, all we can do is keep on trying to improve ourselves, right?
And what about you? What are some of the ways that you are the same now as ever?
I’m just being nosy – something else about me that hasn’t changed!
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See, I think my own advice is brilliant, it’s everyone else’s that sucks. Though I do acknowledge, this can appear slightly crazed.
– Cakes and Shakes
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Little miss know-it-all
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I'm a writer and photographer, sometime poet and philosopher, who is figuring out who she was meant to be.
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