30: Momentum
With this post, I am successfully completing my third year of NaBloPoMo. It seems like every year, for about a month before November rolls around, I kind of intentionally fall off the blogging wagon for a bit of calm before the storm. Then, the 30 days of blogging aren’t too hard, as long as I have the means to post from wherever I happen to be (which, thanks to smart phones, is basically anywhere now). And after November ends, I feel like I am usually a little more excited about blogging again. It’s like I kind of kick start my inspiration during November.
But this year, I’m not sure how inspired I’ll be now that the thirty days are done. I definitely had more days of “fluff” posts this month than I would have liked, but it was mostly because I spent so much of this month doing things away from a computer. I rarely had the urge to sit and reflect on life, because I was having too much fun DOING LIFE.
So, I may or may not stay active in the blogging game in the coming months. I hope to at least record the big stuff, the special memories and whatnot. But I have so much planned for the next while, like studying my butt off for my NASM certification, and I’m kinda also hoping to be a lot more social in my own town next year.
All this to say, I love NaBloPoMo as much as ever, but I make no guarantees about how often I’ll be posting after today.
29: Attachments
So my book club is reading one I recommended this month: Attachments, by Rainbow Rowell. I’m always nervous to discuss books with this group because I feel like I’m not very good at criticizing or analyzing things. I read for pleasure and usually can activate my “willing suspension of disbelief” for even the most ridiculous story. (This goes for movies too. Basically I’m easily entertained?)
Anyway, this book showed up on my Goodreads personalized recommendations, based on books I’ve read and rated in the past. And Goodreads knows me, apparently, because I am really enjoying this one. It’s about two women who work together at a newspaper and send each other personal emails using their company accounts. They know their emails are being “monitored,” but they never get in trouble so they figure maybe it’s just a scare tactic. But the reason they haven’t been caught is that the person hired to check all the flagged emails gets emotionally attached to the women’s stories, and basically he falls in love with one of them.
I’m about three-quarters through with it, so we’ll see how it turns out. The endings of books are usually the part where I can get a little irritated if it doesn’t turn out in a way I like or can at least understand the rationale behind. (Wow, terrible grammar much? I must be tired because I’m not even gonna try to fix it.)
Read any good books lately?
28: Lorelais
I decided yesterday that it’d been WAY too long since I last watched the entire Gilmore Girls series from start to finish. As in, it’s been at least a year, maybe TWO. (I know, you’re gasping for air right now.)
So I’m almost through the first two discs of Season 1 already, and I’ve begun collecting one favorite quote from each episode by tweeting it using the hashtag #GilmoreGirlsFaves. Out of context, there is probably nothing all that funny about these quotes, but if you know the show, you might giggle a little at them. Here’s what I’ve tweeted so far:
- S1E1: “Red meat can kill ya. Enjoy.” -Luke
- S1E2: “Excuse me, can you tell me where we can find the best antiques?” -Old lady
“At your house, I’d guess.” -Michel - S1E3: “What’s with the hat?” -Lorelai
“Grandma gave it to me.” -Rory
“Oh, now that’s just mean!” -Lorelai - S1E4: “I just got hit by a deer!” -Rory
“You hit a deer?” -Lane
“No, I GOT hit by a deer!” -Rory - S1E5: “They said they rolled her body into a lamp.” -Lane
(Rory nods)
“Did you laugh?” -Lane
(Rory shakes head no)
“Did you want to?” -Lane
(Rory nods) - S1E6: “And, in honor of this very special girl, I now invite you all to help me eat her face.” -Lorelai
- S1E7: “I’m totally living vicariously through you.” -Lane
I should probably clarify that these are my favorite quotes that I can fit in 140 characters. Of course if I had all the space in the world, the selections might be much different.
Joe thinks I am completely RIDICULOUS for loving this show so much, and I completely get why he feels that way. But I just can’t help it. I love the Lorelais. I love Luke and Lane and Michel and even Paris and Emily and Richard. I love the speedy quips and obscure references. Honestly, this show taught me a LOT of pop culture, history and vocabulary that made me a legitimately smarter and more well-rounded person. So, ridiculous or not, I will always be a Gilmore Girls fan.
27: Sneezter
Whatever I had in mind to blog about today I can’t remember, because I just found out my little sister Lydia probably broke her ankle. Send some healing prayers her way, if you’re the praying type. This is a crappy way to start the Christmas season, AND her 20th birthday is next week!
If you’re thinking, Meh, I don’t know Tabitha’s sister, so I’m not really invested in her well-being? Just…LOOK at this adorable face and tell me you don’t already love her.
I mean, she’s only the greatest sister in the history of the universe. So wish her well, would ya?
26: Mint
I always try a different brand or type of shampoo each time I run out of whatever I’m currently using. This time, I’m trying out a L’Oréal sulfate-free one that smells like rosemary and mint.
I wasn’t sure if I liked it at first, but I couldn’t stop smelling my hair all day, so I think I must like it after all. It’s a really fresh scent!
Note: I wrote this long before midnight and accidentally uploaded it as a draft instead of a published post, so I’m counting it as a legit one for Saturday.
