Peppered Thought – The Spice of Life

Here’s what happened this week:

Juliette Lewis direct messaged me -seriously, the best way to kick a gloomy, rainy Monday’s ass!  (uh…ignore all those open tabs),

perfume came in the mail (hello spring! Thank you Lucky Scent!)

I made a skirt! (2 in fact!) and received my poufy crinoline to go underneath,

and finally, in work news, we got a color copier, so no more long walks next door for this lazy office admin gal!

p.s. I also got this in my weekly photojojo newsletter – the best ways to use a disposable camera! I might have to buy a couple this summer and experiment!

photo and idea credit from Red Letter Day

When all of my nieces and nephews (if I get a nephew) get to the right age, you better believe I will be making something magical like this for them.

I would have to think that if I had gotten a return letter like this, There would be no doubt in my mind to this day that he exists.

“Why would you wear cleats to a store?”

Alright everyone, if you’re reading this you are obviously not going to be shopping outside of your house today. Cheers to you.

I decided it would be fun to go with my friend to the mall like we used to when we were moody urchins and scour Forever 21 for shiny things. We’ll see how that works out…

With that in mind, I am using this blog post as a personal request for all of you to keep civil and downright friendly while waiting in endless lines today. Heck start a dance party if you need to ease the tension.

That being said, don’t forget to take a peek at my old article about line etiquette here.

While watching a news story about people in line for the new Harry Potter flick, they showed a kid on the guitar. He had no friends around him, just others strangers. DO NOT PLAY YOUR GUITAR IN LINE; DON’T BE THAT GUY. This screams “trying too hard and angering people.”

One more suggestion: dress in Mad Max attire. No one will want to come near you, much less take something out of your cart.

Happy hunting!

notice the absence of the ‘shift’ key. photo credit.

For your brazen use

of the entire page as a medium

for your poems,

                                                          not just line

                                                                   by

                                                                      line.
For your deeply

                                        evocative

 phrases.
For the beauty

you find

in everything and everyone you love.

Thank you, and you will be remembered in the hearts

of those of us who have yearned, and spurned, love.

Yup, this ol’ blog/article generator/list tracker of a website is two today. I love that I started this on Halloween, when all kinds of crazy things happen. I remember I wanted to wait until the new year to start, but I just couldn’t wait that long.

Since then I have grown pretty steadily in readership, from 450 the first month, to well over 3700 now and growing each month! So I want to say a big thank you to people who enjoy my rants, raves, casual asides, yelling tantrums and the odd MMA post.

You guys rock.

Here’s a thank you treat.

Oh, okay, I will eat it in your honor.

this picture is pretty funny to go along with this Letter because NTKOG is anonymous and hence, I have no idea how swell-looking she is. (but I’m guessing it is pretty friggin swell.)

Dearest Not That Kind of Girl (or as I like to think of her: “The ‘Friggin’ Word Queen”),

You, milady, are an inspiration. I know that sounds hokey to the max, but it is true. You trekked across country to fulfill a sort of epiphany, and I heartily congratulate you. You took a risk in a big way, and it paid off better than you could have imagined.

Starting Not That Kind Of Girl last year, you committed yourself to doing things that were not in your character to do (see the project parameters here.) But, by doing so, you have integrated them into a much rosier character. A – dare I say it? – model character.

From your own barrels of cool quotes: “Personal change is not only possible but necessary.”

Here are a couple of my favorite recent articles:
letters to inmates (including a safe p.o. box)
flowers to strangers
choose my adventure day

Anyone can pretty much just pick a day and find something inspiring you have done. Your writing is fluid and engaging, while being unpretentious and funny. If you lived in my town I would (despite your parameter of not making friends) beg you to come out for a pint with me.

You are also a part of one of my favorite sites, The Secret Society of List Addicts!

Not That Kind Of Girl, you are just my kind of girl.