Okay, so I wrote the title and I’ve got nothing. I just didn’t want to delete the title, because I like it.
Who’s to say what a narwhal can remember? Are they capable of a nostalgic moment?
When I was just a little narwhal with a nose-spike only yea long, I used to swim upstream to school, both ways!
(Get it? School? … Fine, narwhals are mammals. Sue me.)
We know elephants are supposed to have good memories.
How about rhinos?
Are rhinos just land-narwhals?
We may never know.
Thanks to the three lovely ladies who gave me my three “N” words for today’s not-A-Z post. You’ll find their links under the words “nothing,” “narwhal,” and “nostalgic.”
I’m in need of suggestions for “O” day, for my absolutely not the A-Z Challenge post tomorrow. One word per person, and please keep ’em clean.
I let the lip slip, it seems. Once again, I’m late for my own party.
So I’ll just slip in here, in the back door rather than the grand entrance I really actually never make, and I’ll mingle with the crowd until everyone thinks I’ve always been here.
I know this makes no sense in regards to writing a blog post, but let’s pretend, shall we?
An appetizer? Why thank you.
I hadn’t realized I’d had this little affair catered. With wandering waiters dressed in crisp uniforms and everything!
Cocktail shrimp, anyone?
And a glass of champagne to loosen the lips and make all the guests happy.
And less likely to notice that I was late.
Do you ever feel like you’re just on the cusp of something? I overhear someone ask.
Well, now that you mention it, I do. But I haven’t a clue what it might be. Other than it’s bound to be pleasing. It’s just one of those feelings.
I do too, I say, but they look at me as if I’ve intruded so I walk away, wondering how my own party got so far out of hand.
Ah well. I suppose that’s what I get.
I can’t even enjoy a shindig in my own head.
Unless …
Let’s listen to music! I exclaim over the din of the crowd, and everyone cheers when I put on something everyone likes. Because I can do that at my imaginary party.
All day, while I’ve been sitting on the couch with my laptop, editing a book, I’ve considered writing my SoCS post about books. About fabricating stories.
The day passed.
I didn’t finish my edit as I’d hoped to.
It was Sunday already by the time I decided to switch off the editing project and start on my SoCS post. So to start, I thought I’d make up my “F” badge for my “absolutely NOT A to Z” post.
And I tried to draw books.
Then I discovered that books aren’t that easy to draw in Paint 3D. They’re so difficult, in fact, that I had to write “BOOK” on my drawing of a book, so everyone would know what it was.
Flipping fabulous, I thought.
So I opened a bottle of wine. Which I am now drinking to celebrate a full day of work that I didn’t get finished, and a pathetic excuse for a picture of a book.
And this, ladies and gentleman, is why I write ’em and edit ’em and don’t draw ’em. Or at the very least, why I get paid to write ’em and edit ’em, but I don’t get paid to draw ’em.
Unless you REEEALLY want to throw me some cash.
But not coins … they hurt when they ping off the noggin’.
I should mention here that I’m open for suggestions for “G” words for Monday’s post. Leave them in the comments, if you please. I’ll take the first three–one per person, must be polite. The words, not the people. But polite people are good, too.
NOTE: This post is NOT a passive-aggressive plea for validation of my mad Paint skillz. It’s just my thoughts as I thunk ’em. … Holy Shamoly! “Thunk” didn’t get a squiggly red line under it!! I’m totally using that word from now on. Or maybe it’s just out of context …
Oh yeah, I’m supposed to write a blog post today, aren’t I. D’oh!
It’s been a day. I managed to get out of the house for a while and not either go shopping for food, nor take Alex somewhere, nor pick Alex up from somewhere, nor do anything for someone else other than me. And it was nice. No internet, no kids, it was like a mini-vacation. For two hours.
You set the bar low, everything seems like a treat that’s not work.
Wow, was that sentence ever backwards.
I’m not sure if I’ll be able to do A-Z this year. Only one day left and I have no idea what to write about. Besides that, I’m participating in NaNoWriMo Camp to finish off the third book in my Dagmaru series, and I have a couple of editing jobs to do. And on the 24th I’m starting a course. SURE I’ll be able to fit in blogging every day. SURE! There we go–a self-flagellation theme.
Watch out in May for the Linda G. Hill line of cat ‘o nine tails, available in assorted colours. They’ll come with an instructional video, including bonus content on how to blog in your sleep.
**RECALL ALERT** The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has announced the recall of Janes brand pub style chicken nuggets because they could be contaminated with salmonella. https://t.co/iyP24AmGDK
I take it back. Apparently your redundancy was still not good enough for someone.
Love,
An editor who stands corrected.
Photo: A new bag of Janes’ brand frozen chicken nuggets on which is printed “Raw Uncooked Poultry.” The name brand is covered by a sticker which reads “Warning! This product is raw! Failure to cook raw chicken can cause sickness.”
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