The Big DumpTruck

Looks like my contract isn’t going to be renewed…anyone have any need for a writer?

I am already being quoted on the web for my fake blog article in this week’s Daily Probe. A friend (who happens to be the Probe web goddess) send me a link to a blog that has included it in HIS blog. Go here for evidence.

I think the Mondo Giant Size cup they offer for fountain soda in the cafeteria is just a wee bit too big. I feel ill. Nobody should consume that much root beer in one week.

I picked up a book at a library book sale a few months ago, and I’m just getting to it now because it finally floated to the top of the pile. It turns out it’s Nora Roberts’ first novel Irish Hearts, republished almost 20 years after first publication. That made me a bit nervous. She’s written approximately seven billion novels, and I’ve been reading the more recent ones. She’s had a LOT of practice in 20 years. She’s spent a lot of time improving (one would assume). Would reading this be like reading something from Ms. Writing 101?

Well, no. It’s better than what Ms. 101 would produce. It’s not as tight as her current books, but it’s readable. I’m about 40 pages in and I’ve started to ignore the excessive use of adverbs that Stephen King’s On Writing taught me to hate. So while I’d rather read a NEW Nora Roberts, I’ll survive this one. And if you want a copy of Irish Hearts click on the above link and you can buy a used copy for six cents.

Following up on the follow-up to my Onyx pen ordeal, I visited one of the suggested sites from the Sanford lady’s email. I found a great deal on the micro flavor of the pens, thirty-seven cents each! So I picked out 9 of them. The total for the pens was $3.33. Sweeeet.

Unfortunately, the cheapest shipping for my 9 pens was $14! Or I could get them next day air for $48. Wow, that is SOME bargain!