It’s been awhile. After my last post you probably thought that I’d gone and strapped on a hemp-fabric parachute and dropped out of society and landed smack in the middle of a drum circle somewhere. But that is not the case. I am angry and judgmental as ever!
Really, all that’s up is that I’ve been juggling several writing projects (one down, two and a half to go, and one apparently canceled: wah, RIP Jane) with weekend road trips to Iowa City and Wisconsin (yea, for we have seen beer signs and mustard museums) with the usual summer-fun dumbfuckery. For instance, we spent 4th of July night on our back porch drinking gin-and-tonics and watching all kinds of Albany Park illegal pyrotechnical recklessness light up and blossom in the sky above the two-flats. Behold the lamest video ever, captured with my camera, in a just-to-see- how- the video- feature -works kind of way, and uploaded to YouTube just see how that thing works. I know it’s hard to tell if those are really fireworks or just someone flicking a lighter in a basement crawlspace, but indulge me here.
I’ll be back next week—or maybe sooner, depending on how the writing goes—with more BlogHer specific stuff. In the meantime, go out and play in the sprinkler and stuff.
Yay Anger and Judgement! I’m glad you haven’t left us for root vegetables and off-the-grid yurt dwelling yet.
I thought you might be ensconced somewhere like Breadloaf or Iowa Writer’s Conference, but hey, gin and tonics on the back porch are good too.
I think Breadloaf is where people go to get laid. And, well, I have that part covered.
Gotta love Mt. Horeb, WI and the Mustard Museum! Did you also enjoy the “Trollway”? I live in Madison and my boyfriend and I drove through Mt. Horeb on the way back from Cave of the Mounds this past weekend just because it is such a cheesy little town. After being on the Trollway for a little bit and having seen only one whole troll, I loudly proclaimed, “One troll does not a Trollway make.” Immediately thereafter I saw the trolls surrounding me from all sides and I felt dumb and maybe a little bit like the trolls were out to get me.
Hey, that first paragraph scenario would make a great headline…