Sometimes, time seems to crawl by. I’m sure all of you can relate to those moments. Maybe you were trapped in a boring meeting at work, watching the minute hand on that bromidic clock lazily make its orbit, mocking in its languid tick, tick, tick. Or perhaps it was that class we were all forced…
As I mentioned in a previous post, I’ve been in a very poetic mood lately. Writing a new poem every few days. I’ve since submitted several pieces to literary magazines, contests, and publishers in the hopes that I can make some headway on my goal of 5-in-28. [See: Who, me? for details.] Since I can’t…
One of the things I am learning about myself is that I often fear the unknown. In the case of Science Fiction this month, I was filled with so much trepidation about the genre that I had inflicted writer’s block upon myself. Up until last night, I was so worried that I didn’t have the…
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This is in my head tonight. I could really use a piano bar and a drink right about now.
Ok… I think I may actually enjoy this fantasy fiction thing. A couple of nights ago, I shared the first chapter of the fantasy story I had begun writing for my current course. Over the last 48 hours, I’ve found myself unable to stop working on it. Since I’m still so new to this genre…
I’ve been in a very poetic mood lately, writing a poem practically every other day over the past two weeks. It’s amazing to feel this inspired… but also very distracting when it comes to getting my homework [which is NOT poetry] done by the due dates. Since I’m not ready to share these new ones…
I am currently at the midpoint of a class I had been both anticipating and dreading for the past six months. Anticipation because I think very highly of this professor – he’s by far one of the most intelligent, kind, and gifted people I have ever met. Dr. Simone Caroti is a brilliant instructor I…
Make lemonade. Then start a lemonade stand charging $0.75 per glass, with a net profit of $0.54 per cup sold. Upon reaching $250 in gross profit, sell franchise licenses [at $50/pop] to five others, reinvesting those profits into purchasing better quality lemons, sugar, and filtered water. Charge the franchisees 20% per diem of their gross…
Want to know how to absolutely make an optimist’s day? Tell them that they’ve been nominated for the Sunshine Award! How cool is that? I was nominated by Alli, a beautiful girl with an incredible blog that EVERYONE should check out: http://exhilaratedliving.wordpress.com/. She’s a recovering pessimist, who discovered the joy of positive-thinking and…
It’s funny how an optimist, such as myself, can find a silver-lining to even some of the worst experiences of their life. We’re annoying like that. We look for [and always manage to find] the good in people, in bad situations, and at the lowest points of despair, tragedy, or anguish. For example, when I…
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