Sassy Black Friend

Awesomesauce

Authors hating on other authors, classic style.

Some favorites:

Dylan Thomas on Rudyard Kipling

“Mr Kipling … stands for everything in this cankered world which I would wish were otherwise.”

Truman Capote on Jack Kerouac

“That’s not writing, that’s typing.”

Mark Twain on Jane Austen

“Every time I read ‘Pride and Prejudice,’ I want to dig her up and hit her over the skull with her own shin-bone.”

William Faulkner on Ernest Hemingway

“He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary.”

Ernest Hemingway on William Faulkner

“Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words?”

Truckin’

I’m a little sad. After the 4th of July I start a month of extensive work-related travel. Most of it will be in my car by myself. No fun. Two trips will involve planes (both are for conferences). The boyfriend is probably going to tag along for one of those, which will be nice.

In preparation I’ve been decking out my ride (heh) a bit. Finally got a guidance system installed. I got a deal for a few months to try it. Since I’m terrible at reading maps and directions I hope it will keep me from getting lost. Nothing fancy like gps for truckers, but something to help keep me sane.

Oh, and tons of music and books on tape (er, CD. But books on CD sounds dumb, doesn’t it?)

Eep!

Okay, funny story time.

I had to go up to New York City yesterday for a meeting, and had some extra time, so I went out to lunch with the boyfriend’s mother. She’s hilarious and knows every good restaurant in the city, so we had a nice time.

So we’re sitting there, waiting for our food and she’s telling me all the exciting Manhattan accident attorney gossip, and someone she knows comes up to our table. I was sipping my water right when she introduced us, including calling me (accidentally she swears), her daughter.

I started cracking up and spit a mouthful of water into this guy’s face. Seriously, it was like a Three Stooges routine. Full on spit take.

Everyone was nice about it, but I found out this man was a big time judge. And I’m never entering the state of New York again.

New Neighbors

Some new people just moved in across the street from us. It seems like a couple with two other miscellaneous people of somewhat mysterious origin and relationship. I’ve spoken to three of thee four of them, and everyone seems nice.

The woman (part of the couple) works from home, so we wave at each other a lot at random times during the day. Not this week because of the Death!Hot, but still.

Ran into her this morning at the corner store and we had a nice chat. She’s a graphic artist, which is cool. And very open. She was telling me about some health stuff, and I was able to use some info I got recently on cleansonix to help her out.

She was a little shocked, but I told her how much time I spend researching the most random things, and she was intrigued. We’re planning to start having procrastination parties, where we escape work to hang out and drink scotch coffee.

Dear Spring

Where the hell are you?

I’m sitting at my desk trying to write an article – using some great lipofuze reviews, FYI – and realized something. The weather blows. I was writing a section about spring trends and activities and nothing was coming to me. Because it’s been cold and or raining since February, with no real end in sight.

So I’m trying to cast my mind back to a time when seasons did change and people’s behavior was different, thus requiring different marketing to them in warming weather.

Dancing with myself

The boyfriend is crazed at work right now, so I’m spending more time at home alone. Which is fine because I’m getting a lot done, too. It’s funny when we sort of pass each other like ships in the night. We text and email during the day, mostly funny links or making plans. At home when we’re both tired I’m telling him everything I’ve learned about adapexin-p and he’s filling me in on the latest work drama.

Later at night the animals take over. They’re going through a period of hating each other, so we end up in separate rooms with one of them keeping us company. Over the last few days they’ve been trading, which is very organized of them.