i have a confession, my babies. i am feeling a little glum about this blog these days. is anyone out there? is anyone still reading this? does anyone care about me at all? (OK, that last one was for dramatic effect. did it work?) but, i figure some day at least my posterity will want some record of my life and there is no way they'll be able to read the terrible handwriting in my journals, so on i go.
but i hope someone is out there with me.
in case you are, here are the things that have been taking up my week.
1. eating lots of good food with lots of good friends. monday was district commons with dana and ABK (shrimp and grits, why are you so good?), tuesday was thai xing with the poynter dinner group (thai food, why are you so spicy?), wednesday was a meal delivery for clint, KA and brand new baby kate, who fell asleep on my chest and sent me straight to heaven, and tonight is tacos with cousin david on our back porch, which we can do because its been in the 70s for two weeks now. which leads me to...
2. spending lots of time outside. i have been taking a walk outside in the middle of the work day every day, and i feel really good about it. evening walks around the neighborhood have also been in heavy rotation.
3. dreaming about dessert. we are nearing the end of our month of no sugar and pretty much all we can think about is easter candy (me) and frosties from wendy's (AWD). i have a longer post about this experiment in my brain that will eventually be out on this screen, but for now i can say that i think it has been a good thing.
4. reading obsessive amounts about the aghanistan villager murders (big topic at work) and the trayvon martin murder. (so sad.) i thought this npr piece really nailed the martin case.
5. reading obsessive amounts about the tim tebow trade. i had to look up his twitter handle the other day for a work-related thing (i swear) and now i just can't stop thinking about it. even though AWD explained to me all the reasons why it makes sense for denver to want peyton manning because even though he has a bad neck and may never play again, he plays in the pocket and tebow is a scrambler and blah blah i don't care. i still feel bad for the guy. they love you when you're winning and then push you aside when an aging legend is on the market and they sad bad stuff about you even when you take sick kids on dates to nickelodeon show tapings. plus, this article makes me think his new jets teammates are going to be mean to him. and that just makes me sad.
6. reading the hunger games. well, i bought it yesterday and plan to start it soon. because i figure i should read the book before i see the movie, which is getting too much hype not to watch. and there's nothing like dystopian young adult fiction to distract you from the real problems of the world.
7. looking at gorgeous furniture online that i will probably never be able to afford.
and that probably just about does it for me. you?
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11 comments:
oh, Frances, of course I'm still reading. You are just too fascinating for me to cyber-abandon.
I have not posted in months because I have had literally nothing to say. It's been kind of more exciting this week -- extreme blood bank transfusion situation at work, post-shift breakfast with coworkers, and Henry Rollins's speaking tour hit town last night -- but with work and a kid and reading The Hunger Games myself, there's time enough to read blogs but not enough to write one.
Keep it up, Frances. I miss you so much, and I wish we could sit and talk on the phone or (even better) in person, but this blog satisfies my Frances craving right now.
I'm pretty my leaving this comment solidifies my blog-stalker status, but whatever. I've been reading for months, rarely commenting, but always reading. I love your blog, your style, your humor and your intellect.
I'm interested in your opinion of The Hunger Games, of the 1st book and also the series as a whole. :)
xox
*pretty sure.
Sigh.
xox
I really love your blog. You don't know me...I went to the Ensign 7th Ward a few years ago for a few weeks and you were in the RSP I think and are a friend of a friend of a friend and blah blah blah. I'm from PA and enjoy DC a lot, so I like reading about your goings on in the District. I also like to think about being married, and I'm turning 30 next week, so your having gotten married shortly before you turned 30 is helpful. Then again, I live in Utah, so maybe it's not. Anyway, please keep writing here. I really enjoy your entries and pictures and stuff.
I read your blog a lot too. Your life is just so exotic and fascinating, honestly. I'd rank it right up there with YA dystopian novels for sure. :)
Frances, it's your cousin Emily here - reading and enjoying:).
Frances! I read your blog almost every day. Seriously. I only wish I could be such a dedicated blogger. If only I could commit to just writing a few things every day, or every few days, or once a week, or once a month. You are my blogger hero. Part of what slows me down (excuses, I know!) is that I wonder if anyone is reading my blog. Then every now and then the most random person will comment or tell me they read something on there and I dream of comments. sigh.
I READ!!
I truly enjoy reading your blog! You consistently provide me with great ideas for craft making, going out in the area, and restaurants to try (still can’t wait to go to Luke’s Lobster). As long as you keep posting, I will continue reading!
Also, I think you will love The Hunger Games - you may not believe me but in my opinion it is much better than Twilight.
I have never heard the word dystopian used. Which is why I continue and will always read your blog. I am always learning something new and I love your views on life and the world around you.
I am not sure I want to watch the Hunger Games movie. The book was disturbing enough. As I read it, I couldn't believe that it was okay. What was it teaching kids who weren't emotionally grounded about the value of life. Yes, I know it's fiction, but I feel like literature has an impact on how people think and view the world around them. I'm not sure I ever felt comfortable with it being classified as Young Adult FIction. That being said. I did like it. I like Chasing Fire as well. I would not read Mockingjay. It would have been so much better to let my mind finish the story after reading the second book. It was a let down.
There...you have some food for thought.
KEEP BLOGGING!
I have never heard the word dystopian used. Which is why I continue and will always read your blog. I am always learning something new and I love your views on life and the world around you.
I am not sure I want to watch the Hunger Games movie. The book was disturbing enough. As I read it, I couldn't believe that it was okay. What was it teaching kids who weren't emotionally grounded about the value of life. Yes, I know it's fiction, but I feel like literature has an impact on how people think and view the world around them. I'm not sure I ever felt comfortable with it being classified as Young Adult FIction. That being said. I did like it. I like Chasing Fire as well. I would not read Mockingjay. It would have been so much better to let my mind finish the story after reading the second book. It was a let down.
There...you have some food for thought.
KEEP BLOGGING!
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