Writing is Hard

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I am finding it extremely difficult to find the time to keep writing, thus, my current story is progressing very slowly. On a good day I can fit in maybe 200 words. Most days I can’t fit any. This is quite pathetic and does not bode well for the future. I guess it is not a surprise that it is hard to have 3 full time jobs (regular job, writing and kid wrangling). Also, I was expecting this story to be shorter than the first and it is turning out to be significanly longer. I really, really need to make sure the next one is shorter!

That is all.

Watching it backwards

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There was a post over on PlanetDan about what happens when you watch movies backwards.  The original premise was:

If you watch the movie ‘Jaws’ backwards, it’s a movie about a shark that keeps throwing up people until they have to open a beach.

A good example is:

If you watch Scarface backwards, it’s about a man who gives up cocaine and crime to follow his dream of becoming a dishwasher to earn enough money so he can visit Cuba.

And another example, from Dan himself:

If you watch the Shining backwards, it’s about a man who is unfortunately stuck in a hedge maze that is driving him mad, until he finally finds his way out, right back into the arms of his loving family.

I might add a few such as, if you watch The Matrix backwards, it’s about a man who lives in a dull crappy world with awful food until they mercifully plug him into a large computer to live the good life. Or, if you watch Spiderman backwards, it’s about a nice superhero who goes around helping people until an evil spider sucks his powers out through his hand and turns him into such a dork that his girlfriend doesn’t even want to be seen with him anymore.

So, what do you think people? Any more suggestions? I think this is the original thread, if you want to spend hours and hours looking for inspiration.

Exciting Garden News (speculation only)

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As reported in our local newspaper (I would post a link but they only have the latest issue, so the link would be inaccurate in a week) our Alderman suggested the empty lot that is more or less across the street (sort of kitty corner, but a little farther) from our house as a potential new location for the garden.  This would be great for two reasons, 1) I didn’t think the garden could possibly be any closer, but across the street is pretty dang convenient, and 2) that lot is currently full of trash, broken bottles, etc. so it could only be improved.  The downside is that the lot is much smaller than where the garden is now, so we could potentially be pushed out of a spot. However, with such a convenient location, I would think we could wait as long as it takes to get a spot.

So perhaps something that seemed so dire could actually be a benefit! Clouds with silver linings and all that.

In tasty hamburger news, CNN had 5 Tasty Burger Joints Worth Visiting and good ole Triple XXX and the Purvis burger made the list! For those of you not in the know, Triple XXX is a sort of hole in the wall, iconic Purdue restaurant and the Purvis burger has peanut butter on it. That sounds kind of gross but it is surprisingly good. I usually got something else, but Sara was fond of the Purvis burger. Still, I can’t deny it exceeded my expectations.

The B-AK-47

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What do you do when you have a lot of extra bacon and a blow torch? Obviously, you make a scale model replica of an AK-47 entirely out of bacon.


I think Gizmodo said it best: “The BA-K-47 Doesn’t Fire Bullets, But It Does Slay PETA Activists”

Link via Tony Vegas.

And, as long as we are on the topic of bacon, if you happen to live in the Seattle area why not check out Baconopolis? Billed as “bacon’s biggest social event” it looks pretty fancy pants, like maybe you need a suit. For the price though, I would definitely check it out.

Link via InteractiveReader.

Another Important Developmental Toy

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As we all know, an important developmental step in the life of a child is deciding which side to come down on in the endless Pirates vs. Ninjas debate.  The sooner this is settled the better, for example, if your child thinks that a ninja could beat a pirate, he potentially has some form of mental illness. Well, now we have a tool for helping your child make that decision earlier in life: the pirate vs. ninja mobile!

Via Gizmodo via Tony Vegas