All This Useless Beauty (Book) http://www.Writing.Com/main/profile.php/blog/thatonegirl/month/10-1-2009 Like a bad reality TV show, today's entry is a follow up to [Link to Book Entry #672896], the "Riddle Me This" results show, if you will. This entry, then, will have all the hallmarks of a good reality TV results show: hilariously dramatic music, a visit from a B-list celebrity, lots of drawn-out pauses before the big reveal, and a slew of cr...[Read Full Post] Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:15:33 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/673120 If you haven't offered up your two cents in yesterday's entry, [Link to Book Entry #672896], I encourage you to do so. It helps with my novel and satiates my curiosity, and, perhaps most importantly, there are gift points to be had! Not that I'm a fan, but the latest Sarah Palin news: [Link: 'http://politicalwire.com/archives/2009/10/23/palin_endorses_hoffman_in_ny-23.ht...[Read Full Post] Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:33:16 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/672994 Even if you don't normally read me, I hope you'll drop in to answer a quick question. Answer in blog comments, even a simple yes or no, for my thanks and a few gift points. Now that I have your attention, I have a quick usage question for you. Do you understand, or have you heard before, the phrase "getting an MRS" regarding girls in c...[Read Full Post] Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:30:51 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/672896 [Link To Item #1601409] Clearly, the solution to me not writing enough is just not to do anything else. Yesterday, after the midterm, I did nothing but work on this story and watch SVU. Last night after dinner, I came back and pushed through the remainder of the third section, and boom, suddenly, 2200 words later, I'm done. "The Cost of Livi...[Read Full Post] Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:21:13 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/672705 For the third time in four days, I've dreamt about produce shopping. Being partial to fiction, I decided to look up this topic on a dream interpretation website. I learned that "to dream that you are shopping for food and groceries signifies your hidden attempt to buy the attention of others." Wowza. Have any of you noticed me doing this la...[Read Full Post] Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:08:57 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/671646 ...if people weren't so idiotic. I just took out the trash, down to the trash room on the first floor, and as I took the stairs back up I found myself following this slutty-looking drunk girl wearing heels and a miniskirt. When I glanced up, I realized that she was not wearing any undies beneath that miniskirt. Way more of her than I ever wanted to ...[Read Full Post] Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:32:56 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/671360 So I'm writing a new story. I know what you're thinking: Lorien, you still haven't finished and made public your previous story. You haven't even given it a title yet! And its plotline is far more interesting than what you're writing now. Well, ye readers of very little faith, to you I say boo. I know. Someday soon, I will finish [Li...[Read Full Post] Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:45:49 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/671068 ...so fucking fantastic. *does the joyful publication jig* [Link To Item #1493974] has been accepted for publication at Ruthless Peoples Magazine! This is what the editor wrote: Dear [Lorien]--- Well, that is just excellent. I would be delighted to publish, subject to edits and contract. I'll hopefully sort out the contract th...[Read Full Post] Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:45:07 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/670790 [Link: 'http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/opinions/pundit-contest/index.html'] Oh shit. Best. Job. Ever. So, let's see, my qualifications are nil, I don't (yet) have a degree, I'm far from their normal demographic, young, not famous (different from infamous ), libertarian, barely keep up on my obligations as is, but, oh my g...[Read Full Post] Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:11:35 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/670615