write-brained, right-brained

My Sisters, O My Sisters

My Sisters, O My Sisters

http://reneemarie.vox.com/library/pos...

Gorgeous: And all women who have wanted to break out Of the prison of consciousness to sing or shout...

I couldn't resist

I was on this diet, no more quizzes or lists.  Oh well.  Heehee.

You Are a Blueberry Muffin

You are a nurturing, domestic, homey person. Of all the types, you are the most likely to make your own muffins at home. You don't like to rock the boat, and you're most content when you're making everyone else happy. You are very loyal. You'll defend your family and friends, even if you secretly disapprove of what they're doing. You tend to be a bit shy and withdrawn. You don't make friends quickly or easily. But once you do make a good friend, the chances are high that you'll be friends for life.

What Kind of Muffin Are You?

Oh, and I did make muffins recently - this past weekend..... banana walnut ones.  mmmm.

give us our daily breath

"Don't let your throat tighten
with fear. Take sips of breath
all day and night, before death
closes your mouth"

Rumi

viva la vida

Well, so I've got around 15,000 words written.  The plot is jumbled, dare I even say non-existent - but I'm finding the entire process so amazing and cathartic.  Aiming to do a bit more tonight -- we'll see though, have got a LOT of other work.

Here's my counter! :)

Also LOVE this song today.  Coldplay is an extraordinary band.  I love the way they mix up this very post-post-modern feel with all these small touches which feel really, really old.  There is probably a more musical way to say that. :)

before she becomes me

before she becomes me

http://lucy750.vox.com/library/post/b...

I was the princess this is my story I was once weighted under finery every gem an eye in my gown every eyelet a wound I wore slippers with sharp heels and had sharper nails red as arterial spray and my eyes were paler than water my hair was spun gold and my voice the tinkling of glass or ice in a...

A friend's journey

A friend's journey

http://laidoutinlavender.vox.com/libr...

I've loved watching the journey of my neighbor LaidOutInLavender. Excerpted here, and as usual with gorgeous photographs.

thursday tunes

I'm starting a new tradition.  Every Thursday I'm going to post a song that has been in my playlist recently, plus the inspiration.  If I'm not too lazy and get some neighborhood encouragement maybe it even warrants a group. :)   Hope you will join in people. :)

Mary J Blige.  The real video has right issues, so I can't post it, but it's here.  Last week I said goodbye to someone I really loved.

gratitude wednesday

Things I'm grateful for today:

• The historic results of our election
  
• President-elect Barack Obama and VP-elect Joe Biden
• Being a "born-again American" 
  
• People so happy they are partying in the streets
• The graceful concession speech of John McCain
• Lack of voter & election problems
• Community organization :)
• Writing 11,000 words so far this month
  
• Having an office to wake up in the morning and go to
• Startup ideas people have been emailing me about
  
• My inalienable rights to Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness 

Here are the speeches.  I'm including the race speech here, because I have to confess I haven't listened to it before now -- I've held onto a lot of cynicism throughout this political cycle, even though I campaigned for and raised money for Obama.  It still seemed like politics as usual.  But maybe it's not.  The past eight years have brought many events engendering disillusionment, in the public and political sphere, as well as in my private one.  I think we are all ready to turn the page. :)  Me too, and I can't wait to embrace hope and leave cynicism behind.  One person can make a difference... look at this race, and the excitement and hope in the eyes of millions.  That is new, and was not here yesterday.  Yes, it's a beginning, but change is real... and it is happening. 

generating randomness

OK, I know this is the silliest thing in the world, but I stumbled across this site today, and have been so amused at the "randomness" generators.  A writing teacher used to give us random pictures to write about, and apparently random things are very right-brained (ahem).   One day, I wish I had the time to write a story with some of these elements (all are samples of the output of the site).

Real-Sounding Corporation Names

• Conrad Chemical Of Atlanta
• Digital Century Mechanical
• Potter Cryptomotors
• Research Of Lima
• Sargent Astrosystems
• Vazquez Speciality Containers
• Webster Chemical Of Helsinki

Hypothetical Characters

• The scatterbrained murderer.
• The dexterous, promiscuous singer.
• The young, slovenly, gentle martial artist with a rival in his/her profession.
• The depressed official living on borrowed time.
• The atheistic, selfless soldier who has an odd way of speaking.
• The healthy, odd smuggler.

Character Dilemmas

• The antisocial miser who is avoiding an arranged marriage.
• The hyper-violent vigilante who is dangerously mis-informed and who must destroy a dangerous magical artifact.
• The strong but not very smart man who knows the solution to everyone's problems.
• The reluctant vampire who is actually completely insane and who can see the future with erratic reliability.
• The man with no name who fights crime as a vigilante.
• The super-smart and super-tough genius adventurer who has a mysterious past and who always gets into trouble.
• The laid-back common man who is the last of a lost species and whose actions make them a monster.
• The cheerful and flamingly gay man who is a reincarnated princess and who has a soft spot for kids.
• The angsty and brooding protagonist who has it all together and will doubtlessly face a tragic death and who knows the solution to everyone's problems.

Jeesh, I can relate to some of these .... :)

And in case I decide to include any pirate ships or imaginary sciences:

Pirate Ship Names

• Poseidon's Scream
• Satan's Cruelty
• The Wandering Serpent
• The Cursed Hangman
• The Deceit of the Corsair
• The Foul Cannon of the Caribbean
• The Vile Knave of Tortuga

Sciences that You Can't Get a Degree in...

• Agricultural Parastatics
• Agroinformatics
• Optical Mineraloinformatics
• Polystatistics
• Social Entomology
• Social Epidemolinguistics
• Ultrahistory

And lest you think I'm all play and no work, here's my NaNo update...5327 words (10% done). and I have a few more hours to put in tonight.   Update:  6702!  and still not done.  And I was the hit of my mother's party today because I fried fresh pooris for everyone.  Pooris are a crisy Indian bread which is deep-fried and eaten with curry or mixed vegetables.  A yummy treat.

end of campaign hilarity

More theater of the absurd from John McCain.... except these aren't campaign moments, this is "Live from New York!"  And my *favorite* VP candidate - I even dressed up as her for Halloween.  Very scary.  wink ;)

We're getting very close to zero hour.... I hope this goes the way it should.  There are a lot of nervous Dems out there, including me.