69: Dirty mix.
Blogged on Friday, October 26th, 2007 by Rachael. Filed in Blop, Nano, Randomness.
Just kidding, folks - I can’t help it that I have a junior-high streak when it comes to word funnies, and the number of today’s post made me giggle. And I had to share. Because it’s MY blog. Lucky you!
I’m trying to gear up for Nano and BloP (an easier-to-type abbreviation of National Blog Posting Month, which I first saw used last year at the lovely Kerflop’s blog), by attempting to organize myself in anticipation of … well, of the impending doom. I can feel the weight of November pressing down on me ominously, and it’s not even HERE yet.
To prepare, I’m doing the following things:
- Making a list in Google Docs of blog posting ideas (for when it’s five minutes to midnight and all my creativity is gone).
- Rethinking my Nano story idea entirely (because I just can’t be happy with what I originally think of - I have to torture myself by changing my mind).
- Checking my calendar in a state of numb panic, wondering when I’m going to fit in all those write-ins and gatherings along with working, seeing my kids, and … uh … eating, I think. Oh! And sleeping!
- Planning a long grocery list full of snacks and caffeinated beverages, so that when I’m in danger of sleeping when I should be writing or working, I can just refuel and keep going.
- Wondering if I should also be planning a vacation for my poor frazzled brain after November 30th.
- Remembering that I didn’t have one LAST year, and what kind of weenie admits defeat by taking a vacation?!
- Finding a happy place.
- Adding TWO new blog categories to reflect the intensity of output that will be documented herein, starting November 1st.
- Realizing that my usual fluid grasp of well-structured sentences will most likely fail me 80% of the time during the month, and resolving not to let it bother me.
- Eating chocolate every chance I get.
If I keep going with that list, eventually I will forget what it was for, and while that may be amusing, it’s not that great for my sanity. After all, if I can’t even finish this blog post correctly and without losing my mind, how am I supposed to write 30 consecutive posts next month?
(THIRTY. Dear God, I *am* insane.)
7 Responses to “69: Dirty mix.”
Chocolate is a good way to prep for this - chocolate covered coffee beans are better! The road to happy places are PAVED in chocolate covered coffee beans. Really!
Insane. Yes. You *MUST* be…
Doesn’t this post count towards the 30?
I like the way you write - your humor and fluid grasp of well-structured sentences are a pleasure to read (even if guaranteed to succeed only 20% of the time).
Oct 27, 2007
Well, I wasn’t going to say anything :)
Oct 27, 2007
You had me at dirty. I really just came here for the word dirty, and the number 69. That is all!
Oct 27, 2007
Chris, you are SO right. The road to happy places is certainly paved in caffeinated chocolate - I know, because I’ve been there. But then I (almost) passed out from all the happy and had to be reminded to drink water in order not to do that again.
Thanks for the compliment, I’m blushing. :D
Oct 27, 2007
Matt, HAHAHA. But then you DID.
You could make a great month’s worth of posts if they were just one-liners, you know. You should totally do that.
Oct 27, 2007
Jer, I knew i could count on you to come join in on the dirty. :D
Oct 27, 2007
So… curious now…what’s you’re training regimen been? Doing some typing drills? Recalling goofy shit that happened to you as a kid? (the definition of kid = your age - 2 years). Are you stockpiling your coffee? All the mugs in the cupboard clean and ready for handy-dandy use?
Hmm… Does this blogging space allow for pictures?
Oct 29, 2007