ripping off spinal tap is ripping off genius, you know.
i’m reading the best book right now. i highly recommend it, especially if you have any interest at all in writing. it’s called bird by bird: some instructions on writing and life by anne lamott. i liked it so much, i took the time to put the title in italics. whoa. i actually read about it on the NaNoWriMo website. National Novel Writing Month. which, i’ve mentioned before. [see december’s entry “i hate it when you keep secrets from me.”] my favorite chapter, so far, is on perfectionism. “Clutter is wonderfully fertile ground – you can still discover new treasures under all those piles, clean things up, edit things out, fix things, get a grip. Tidiness suggest that something is a good as it’s going to get.” granted, she was talking about writing. but i decided to just go ahead and apply that to my house too.
as per usual, i am having a hard time adjusting to my role of employee, from my roll as lazy slob, the role i like to play on the weekends. i’m still going through that massive book reading phase. one book after another after another after another. i’m in love with the library. going over my expenses for the last four months, i found that, on average, i spent more, per month, on books than i did on clothing for the entire 4 months. it would be even less, except that i had to buy a skirt and shoes for one wedding, and some kind of accessory for another wedding. oh, and bras. obviously. the point being, i sat on my ass this weekend, and read five new books.
why can’t i just do anything in moderation?
however, since it is monday, i did have the updated tard blog to look forward to. i don’t think i’ve mentioned the tard blog on here before. i urge you to check it out, it’s written by a special ed teacher. if, for some reason, you start to find it offensive, read the FAQ’s etc. if, for some reason, you STILL find it offensive, let me know and i will SLAP YOU. i think at first, if you start with the oldest archives, you feel guilty for laughing. and part of that may be the editing, as mentioned on the site itself. but it doesn’t take long before you realize how much she loves her students. the fact is, every profession that deals with situations that may be viewed as unfortunate, overwhelming or disturbing, does the exact same thing! hell, anyone who has to deal with public at all, does this. believe me, when i did phone tech support, i was as nice as pie, completely patient. but after some calls, i would shred the customer’s alleged technical IQ. because some people can be rude, or condescending or stubborn or whiny or just plain WRONG. i had one customer who expressed his surprise that i could fix his computer issues because i was “a girl. and girl’s aren’t usually very good at stuff like this.” “wow! thanks! i guess you learn something new every day.” you don’t get to give people honest answers in situations like this. you give the honest answers to your friends and coworkers after the fact. so what’s my point? oh yeah, don’t be offended by the tard blog because if you do, you aren’t getting it. so just don’t read it.
besides, if you read the show and tell entry for 2/10, and don’t laugh. i don’t want to know you.