Today, totally typical. She’s working on a transcription that is “endless.†Like a grand diva, she spouts out a Dave Matthews song, (paraphrased) “Uncle Harvey lived to a 102, a 102 was forever, children thought Uncle Harvey lived forever.â€
Crud, it’s clever when Dave sings it. At any rate, today’s interview, playing over the MP3, is taking forever. Actually, it’s about 2 hours long, which equals nearly 8 hours of transcription. Plus it is littered with Spanish. C’mon, French is her destiny, not Spanish. Right. Her French can be bested by a bulldog.
She can’t get her son to school this morning, he gives her lip like nobody’s business (we all know where he picked it up) and then informs her that he’s going to download an iPod about the Western Expansion, which they’re studying at school. “Fine,†she tells him, leaving to take her I-missed-the-bus daughter to school. They were much easier when she could chase them around the table, pick them up and tickle them. At least she was friendlier back then.
According to her planner, she will stop in at the radio station to sign up for studio time. Unbelievably, she has a show to air next Tuesday that she has not prepped for and in fact hasn’t done a danged thing with it. She sent out some emails today to line up her guests. What is she thinking? That everyone else is available at the drop of a hat?
What a procrastinator. She thinks she’s going to pre-record it, but that’ll involve using pro-tools for editing, which she hasn’t done for months. She’s hopeless in her hopefulness. I guess that’s what makes her endearing because I can’t imagine why anyone else would put up with her.
My personal penchant for her is that she likes my type. She’s even taken photographs of me and my web. Next time I might spin a double-ringed…oh, no…her husband came home. He’s a monster, an absolute horror. Look at the way he wields that broom. He’s getting closer!
Bottom’s up!
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These big humanoids wrote about themselves. I think they're kinda creepy with those muscles and bare skin. Although Uncle Wilbur was enamored. Figures. He's got a thing for good writers.
Caricature of myself-hope you like it by amy s.
She by Sheila Deeth
Veronica by Veronica Hosking
Picture Me - Tongue in Cheek by Elsie Duggan (featured)
I Look Like What? by Len Maxwell
Caricature by Katryn D.
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Prompts for March 2, 2011
- your post must include a spider of some sort
- your post must include the phrase: So Brian, what do you think?
- tell us something true about yourself whether you identify it that way or not
- tag with gwwe
- publish by March 8th
"Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person." --Mother Teresa
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Any which way, this is her column for this week and she included new prompts. Pretty cool to come up with something at the last minute and do such a good job on it. "Procrastinators" (and, I do think Susan isn't as much of a procrastinator as she thinks she is, but then I excel at procrastinating lol) can be very creative in answering the call, when it comes down to feeling the need to answer it.
Sometimes, real life takes over. GWE editor is voluntary, but a tough job on any day of the week. I admire her determination to continue after thinking she wasn't continuing. This is different, but fulfills everything within Gather's requirements, plus everything that Susan added for her own sense of requirements. I think she goes above and beyond the call of duty, so doesn't really need to explain more. She might, but she doesn't need to.
Sometimes we need to go with the flow, too. ;)
A somewhat harsh caricature, Susan. To me, a good caricature has elements of truth with marked exaggeration and in this case I suspect that the exaggeration wins hands down over the truth elements.
Just say'n.
Thanks for submitting to
The Surreal Circus.
[Bajoran for 'a fly on the wall'] Star Trek TNG Lower Decks
My 18-y.o. went to school dressed in a Star Trek uniform this past week for SuperHero Day.
Yes, I'm also working--technically--on a middle-grade novel: Frank Valor.
I like the title of your novel. Do yo have any excerpts on Gather?
I wanted to take the time to personally thank you for all the hard work you have done as member editor for the Writing Essential Group. You are a valued member of the community.
I am now following your blog. :)
My poetry blog ---> this is the one I plan to pour into this month
I see Susan already gave you the link but I still wanted to tell you where I got the link.
MaryAnne added the link in her post about Susan. :)
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Click here to read her post.
Someone ask us the other day who was a published poet on Gather. I could not think of your last name at the time. They ask it during a live chat with Kimberly Blackadar.
I guess then I am a published poet :), The book is about Alzheimer disease and I wrote the poem from the perspective of the patient, as my brother who passed away from it about two years ago, was talking to me all the time. It is also posted on the Alzheimer site.
You definitely have the talent to write a book of poetry.
I would buy it. I know you have a large following here at Gather.
Nice secret hint.
^_^
;-)
I've written down the prompt and will work on it.