September 18, 2012
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more random
It’s almost amusing how complicated I’m making things right now.
I just spent a good 20 minutes trying to find THIS SONG because… it’s raining. I actually was looking for something that says something about a Tuesday as well, because it’s that also. In case you and your calendar are not communicating. I’d like to skip Tuesday. Isn’t that awful? There’s a churchy gig I’ve been involved with for 9 years. Goodness. That must be right. Spawn started when she was in 1st grade and now she’s in 10th. My brain isn’t working so great today. In case I make less sense than usual. Maybe I’m tired of it. Because I don’t drop ‘em off. I may dump people at assorted places now. But not at this one. Anyhow. I don’t have class tonight, I should be happy. I get to sing with kids. I think we’re playing in dirt or something. Haven’t figured out yet. I don’t have to cook dinner. And then I get to play bells (which I didn’t get to do last year because of class.) So I shouldn’t be whining.
And it doesn’t matter that it’s raining either.
And it doesn’t matter that LLO is back to surly to bed, surly to rise. It appears that she didn’t miss the bus this morning. Shocking. I think that she is caught up on homework. I know that her attitude about doing it is better. I think it’s amusing that she asks me where she left her hairbrush, but she’s brushing her hair at all which is a very nice change. So maybe we’ve conquered the beginning of middle school. And I’m not sitting here waiting for the next thing on that. I think I’ve finally chased away that negativity that was hanging over my head. (Thank goodness. Don’t like that girl.)
On the other hand, Spawn is probably revving up for drama. She’s home sick. Again. 4th week of school. Yikes. This was a habit last year. She’d have something to do (a paper of some sort was what she mentioned on Sunday) and then she’s suddenly sick. Not denying that she’s sick. Just wondering how much she’s milking that. She was home all day yesterday. Finally came downstairs gasping for breath about two hours after I got home. The girl has asthma. But seriously. This isn’t new. And I have to wonder. Because I threw her inhaler at her. It was sitting at my desk. Why is it sitting at my desk? I don’t know. Why didn’t she think to look for her inhaler at any time yesterday? If she doesn’t know where it is, why didn’t she call me to get her a new one? Why is she suffering and waiting for a delivery of salvation? This I don’t get. This is where that ADD crap seems to get her. It’s not a new situation because it’s a new day. Simple logic, child. So clearly she’s not going to understand that missing two days of school puts her in that place where she’s panicking and playing catch up. Even though this scene has been played a million times. It’s a new day.
Mama’s tired of the game. Is there some point where this isn’t my problem? I’m feeling like it’s not my problem today.
Went to chick game night last night. That was entertaining. I won the first game, so I could say “down girl” to myself.
Now I forget what I wanted to say. Darn it. There was a reason I brought that up. We played Bananagrams- fun game for a scrabble game. I found something vaguely interesting. The idea is to use all your tiles to make words and when you do then everyone takes another tile. This continues until all the tiles in the middle are gone. The winner is the first person to use all the tiles on verifiable words. Well, I used a made-up word at the beginning. My friend was actually mildly upset about this. And I’m wondering what is the matter with my character that I think it’s perfectly acceptable to use a made-up word when it will be gone by the end of the game. Now I’m going to look up this word and see if it’s actually a real word. Ha. It has something to do with Microsoft. Surely I knew that. So I didn’t make it up. (ha ha) Also a pizza shop in Seattle, but that doesn’t count. I also used the word “wank” which nobody else admitted to knowing.Aw geez. I shouldn’t share this. Because I’m just so rude. There’s this crazy woman at the elem school. She has a daughter Willow and another daughter Winter. When she was preg with #3, my PTO friends and I made suggestions (privately) for the 3rd kid name. I hoped she’d have a boy. Do I need to admit my name suggestion? I know you’re desperate to know: girl- Whisper. Who the heck would name a kid Whisper? Shoulda been a boy.
Anyhow. I’m going to try really hard to be on time for work today. I only have 45 minutes to get there, I’d better get moving.
OH!!! I just remembered why I mentioned games night. I got the best advice. Somehow we were talking about writing. The suggestion was passed along: Write drunk, edit sober. Or something like that. I thought that was great. I do have something rather freaking enormous I need to write. I’m a little afraid of it. I just had the most delightful idea. I wonder if I’ll do it.
Happy Tuesday. Hope to see you on the flip side.
Comments (33)
a friend of mine told me once she loves writing while sipping a little wine~ but yes, she said, never publish when tipsy!! haha.
hope you made it to work on time~
Write drunk, edit sober … sounds legit – for both academic and creative writing. Hah.
Everyone seems to be a bit random this morning.
Wait…did she actually name the girl Whisper? Because, huh. I’m sick to my stomach today but it’s my own fault for eating the stupid gluten salad. On the bright side, I’m not at all negative today.
Very cool; Debussy, Bananagrams, asthmatic daughters, and Brendan Behan all rolled in to one post!
Oh, you needed an e and an r. Wanker is a word (any bloak from across the pond will confirm that!)
you are a busy person.
a friend of mine was talking about the names for newborns they see come through the hospital records these days. “Phelony.” ha. if they were twins they could be Hit and Run.
LLO is a drama queen. stating the obvious? ha.
I remember my senior year of high school. I usually took off most Mondays. I just didn’t want to go to school and I had enough credits for graduation after my first semester of junior year but they wouldn’t let me graduate. Once I turned 18 I called in sick for myself because I lived away from home.
@godfatherofgreenbay - she’s a sophomore. she has not suffered nearly enough to malinger. oh my god. there she is!! pinch me. she’s really alive.
@plantinthewindow - i was going to mention some other strange names. i’ll spare you the revolting names. but tigerlily in camp this summer. asia was with me back when i subbed outside of dc.
@Kellsbella - pretty sure some people can wank. over here on this side of the pond too.
@ordinarybutloud - she named her whisper. she’s crazy. she’s a girl scout leader. (snort) spells her name “laurel” says it “laurelllllle”
@songoftheheart - random. oh geez. i still have tons of stuff to do today. do i really have to bother?
@Marica0701 - maybe i’ll just.. oh, never mind.
@grace_to_be - i think i made it on time. woo hoo. now i’ve remembered all the things that i have to do before i have to do the paper. sigh. probably can’t drink wine while doing them.
Surely wank is a word. Wink, wank, wonk. See wink and wonk work so why not wank?
Glad to hear about the progress on the middle school issues.
@vexations - i might have spoken too soon on that. what a day. perhaps wonky. and nothing to wink about.
How busy can you get?! Jeez loueez! You have been busy. My classmate in med school was Lovesome, here two older sisters were, Blossom and Awesome!
@ZSA_MD - blossom and awesome. i actually really like that. (i wouldn’t do it to a kid). yup. i’m busy. i have a pile of hoo hoo to do yet this week.
That song….took me through a lot of feelings, sublime to nervous…amazing piece of music, the voices were incredible!
“laurelllllle” lol , that made me laugh. what was your W for the boy name?
@seedsower - isn’t it fabulous? the whole cd is bizarre and incredible. boy name: wanker. because i’m that rude.
Hehe! I love the names people are using now – everything from dog names for kids and kid names for dogs. Japan has it right with their Name Police! Hope the grumpy lifts from LLO and that Spawn puts sickness (or the excuse it provides) behind her.
Alcohol and Xanga… What could possibly go wrong there…
No edit button. Awesome.
I always try really hard to be on time for everyday, and I always few minutes late regardless how hard I tried.
@RestlessButterfly - i used to be so punctual. not anymore.
@Zoz36 - not that kind of writing to be done. i’m lubricated for xanga all the darn time.
@murisopsis - i actually saw spawn yesterday and i think she is going to school today!! and llo is practically pleasant this morning. and responsible.
now i’m worried.
a. i’m praying for no more wrecks, of any kind
b. i love the writing advice, and after your last pulse, before you disappeared, after bus wreck announcement, i took said advice 
editing now. can’t wait for your story. just sayin’ ;)
@Bels_Kaylar - i have zero story in the works. i have to write a 40 page paper by the end of oct. first i must whine and freak out.
@promisesunshine - i would be right there with you, re w(h)ine, re 40 page paper, grrr.r.r.r.r. i mean, why 40 pages, why not a certain number of words, or make a good argument in said paper and you win the crackerjack prize. sheesh.
Willow is a pretty name, but Winter? It should stay the name of a season, not the name of a child, just sayin’.
You are just far too busy for your own good. Just reading your blogs often make me want to take a nap. I’m sure I’ve mentioned that before. Hmmm… I’ve been known to write my blogs when I’m high. Does that count? LOL… Hope you get some rest inbetween all this life drama. Aren’t girls just a load of fun? NOT!! ***warm hugs, Carrie…
Willow, Winter and Whisper???
I can somewhat handle the name Willow, just not sure of the rest… To each his own I guess.
@armnatmom - begs the question… why? people and their naming of spawn just baffles me.
@MzSilver - i really shouldn’t respond to that. i’m going through such a phase right now. don’t ask what i mean. please. shoot. my life is a walk in the park.
@xdeelynnx - summer is somewhat common. and april and may and june. i agree with you though. and how about places? identifying where the kid was conceived- one of my favorites.
@Bels_Kaylar - shucks. it’s no problem. i have a paragraph already.
@promisesunshine - paragraphs are good beginnings
@Bels_Kaylar - gotta start somewhere.
@promisesunshine - so true. i am taking ‘doahsdeer’ advice to heart, re writing (a novel. or anything, if you ask me
. “1. think up a story. 2. using :about 80,000 words, write the story down. Pitfalls that get in the way of writing (a novel): 1. not thinking up a story 2. not writing down the story 3. writing down most, but not all, of the story 4. pissing about on the Internet.” it has given me some perspective, on the little bits i do, how much time it takes me to do the little bits i do, and how far i have to go. argh, says the lightning pirate 
@Bels_Kaylar - the more you write, the easier it becomes. you know that’s true. so it will probably become a faster process. and even if it doesn’t, the quality of the final product is far more important than the speed it comes out. secondly, focusing on how far you have to go is a sure fire way to stall the process. focus on what you have accomplished and count every little bit as success. says the unpublished. i wasted hours today looking at flash fiction contests.
@promisesunshine - sorry, i sounded more ‘gloomy’ than i was. i am able, for some reason, to indeed, focus on the process, rather than, ‘i have to write 80K words’. except for this latest writing prompt deadline, so, you poor readers here, only get bits of story, because i have to move on to next prompt. or something
so, if you’re looking at flash fiction contests, does that mean you’re considering??? she says hopefully. i know, the paper first.
Hope your Wednesday was a good day.
@Grannys_Place - it’s been a good week. thanks.
@Bels_Kaylar - i’m discovering that i might have been serious about wanting to get published. probably need to put that out of my mind until next year. my hands are full at this moment.
@promisesunshine - just consider it as your incubating time. or preparation for the next step. or something