this week the trend

This post is way late, because I wrote it almost two weeks ago, maybe more, but some of it is entertaining, and some of it still stands. Also, I've added in a few things.

I've gotten quite a few things in the last couple days/weeks. I'll put them in a list that was once chronological, but no longer is.

1) a rude awakening (in the literal sense)

2) a new job opportunity. A successful and fruitful career as an editor. Which would be fantastic, because I could read for a living--sort of.

3) another book. One I've never heard of in my entire life, but seems like it'll be pretty good and it just randomly showed up at my door courtesy of UPS (oh how I love those men in brown) and Random House (one of my favorite publishers. No reason, specifically, but they have a good name). With no note of explanation except for the one that tells about the book. And then another one I just read after I wrote that last sentence that may explain it. Apparently, I can send you one too! (as a part of my new no-editing policy for emails, comments and posts, I can't go back and change anything except typos so the sentence about no note of explanation cannot be removed)

4) a delicious concoction of my personal creation that mixes two delightful beverages (Dr. Pepper, Vault) into a blend of caffeine I like to call Dr. Vaultur (add a little ice cream and you have the best--second best, I mean--float in the world.)

5) Wussy coffee. A vanilla frappacino. I told my step brother he should grow up, be a man, and get some real coffee. He looked at me like I was crazy, lifted an eyebrow, and asked, "What is this?" whilst gesturing at me. I looked back, made a weak attempt at lifting an eybrow, and said, "This? This is the truth. Man up."

6) abduction by aliens threat. There was this weird flashing in the sky the other night. It sure wasn't lightning, so what was it? Natasha and I came up with three theories:
*Aliens that were going to abduct us when we walked out onto the porch but then they saw her crazy 80's hair she gets when she sleeps and decided not to (the last part added by me)
*the government trying to send us some sort of message
*the giant from Jack and the Beanstalk was taking pictures of the measly human world. (that's one amazing camera)

There were more, but they were totally irrelevant two weeks later.

So I left them out.

Glad I've posted? I am.

Heather

p.s. Emilea, my comment on Rings is in development. I'm trying to workshop it best I can, but I got distracted by the story and forgot about craft elements, therefore I have to reread it, red pen in hand.