Monday's Random Thoughts
This is what I've been up to.
On Writing:
1. I’m working on a story for the Highlights Fiction Contest. It needs to be a children’s story influenced by an unusual news item. Due January 30. Go here to read more about it.
2. I’m fine tuning two shorts to go out.
3. Still working on a Christmas story. Its working title is Three Miracles. But that sounds lame—so I’m not sure.
On Reading
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
At the Movies
I got out of the house this weekend and went to see Joyful Noise with Dolly Pardon and Queen Latifah. I didn't go to see it with those two, they were in it. Just wanted to make that clear.
It was a fun movie and (I wasn’t expecting it) had a spiritual tone. It had lots of humor, romance, disappointment, tense moments and happy endings. Oh and it’s totally a musical, but I like musicals. For me, some of the storyline was lame, but I enjoyed it.
On Music
If you haven’t been there yet, I’ve put up something new at The Ruralhood, a post titled Music Traditions in the Ozarks.
Random Thoughts
Dear Store Cashiers, I like to use cash to purchase. It’s my thing—helps me see where my money goes. It hurts my feelings when you hold my bills up to the light to see if they’re real. I promise—they’re real. And why aren’t you holding up the new coins, that I gave you, to the light to see if they are real? Huh?
Dear Bearer of Gossip, if you’re going to talk about someone, do not stand with your back to the door. The subject of your news might come in and hear you. Ok, they did hear you.
Dear Diverticulitis, Ouch. Please, go away. Don’t come back another day. Leave now. Your taxi’s waiting.
Dear Humongous Store, you might think by moving your inventory around that it will cause the consumer to buy things they didn’t intend to buy, but this only causes me to give up and go home. Now what do you think about that? You made me tired. I went home. Now you can’t hold my thousand dollar bill up to the light.
Dear Beautiful Stray Cat, if you want me to sneak around and feed you, you must not antagonized Kiki Dee. She’s Queen Bee. I’m sure you’ve heard that she rules? She will make you go away, so be nice. I’m just saying.
Love, JW
Those are my random thoughts, what’s yours?
Comments
nice thoughts about back biter and stray cats! my house is these days full of them. oops.
have fun dear.
Naqvee♥
And too funny about your random thoughts! Holding change up to the light? Really? Wow!
I think it is sad to live in a world where money has to be checked but it is a rule for us to do so. It is equally vexing to show double ids and have a manager to sign off on a check with a mile long line behind you. The honest suffer indignities because of the bad guys!
I think it's funny that a gossiper was over heard...hope they know they got caught, maybe it will teach them a lesson or two.
I, too, agree about the store...don't move the stuff!!!! I really dislike backtracking a mile to find an item I missed...one that I would not have missed until they moved it!
Have a fantastic day!
Good Luck on your stories...just a word to thought; perhaps you need to take your critique hat off while you are writing to totally transpire what is in your mind and heart...
I loved The Graveyard Book! It was so creative. I hope you're enjoying it!
Good luck with all your writing, Teresa!
I do believe ya got yourself a cat there woman! Heeehehehe!
Have a glorious day sweetie!!!
It bothers me too when the cashiers check my money but I know down here in Mexico, it's common to use counterfeit.
I love how you write to so many things. I should do that.
What's up with me?
Dear television, please stop distracting me from my writing. I feel so good when I reach my goal.
Have a great week!
Play off the Page
the best of luck with your writing, teresa, but i'm sure you won't need it.
xx
though those two are linked aren't they .... the dreaded D and Humour/Humor ... the term deriving from the humoral medicine of the ancient Greeks, which taught that the balance of fluids in the human body, known as humors control human health and emotion ...?!
Good to see you and now my own comment has made me laugh - oh dear .. cheers and have a good weekend this one around .. Hilary