Tuesday, April 16, 2013

N is for Notes I Write to Myself that Don't Make Any Sense Later

I keep a tiny notebook where I jot down ideas for future blog posts.  Apparently I need to include more explanation when writing these notes, because when I flip through the notebook, looking for inspiration, I instead find bizarre, hastily-dashed observations that make me question my own sanity.

For example, at some point I took a moment to scribble, "It's hard to write a blog when you're a velociraptor."  I have no idea what prompted that, although upon reflection, a velociraptor probably would find blogging difficult.



On another occasion, I noted, "I almost bought a bag of marshmallows because it was lying on the floor and I felt sorry for it."  That is exactly the sort of thing I would do, but I can't imagine how I intended to turn that into a full-fledged blog post.



I also found a tiny, rough sketch of myself, holding a fist aloft and exclaiming, "CURSE YOU AND YOUR INFALLIBLE LOGIC."  What infallible logic was I cursing?  It will remain forever a mystery.  But I drew it anyway.



From now on, I'll make my notes more clear so that you don't miss out on any more of these obviously brilliant ideas.

13 comments:

  1. Hahaha! Very funny! It is almost like having to walk out and back into a room to remember what it was you were after!

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    1. It really is like that, except the room is my brain and I can't escape.

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  2. I don that all the time. I'm still trying to figure out what Purple seven grace means. Something epic I'm sure.

    Happy A to Z blogging.
    pensuasion.blogspot.com

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    1. Purple Seven Grace sounds like a really epic band name.

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  3. I'd hate to miss any, especially if they came with cartoons!!

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  4. I think there should also be an inspringable, but not an inwinterable and most like no need for an insummerable. Someone might say, "Insummerable? What do you mean insummerable? I most certainly can add all those numbers together, they are not insummerable". HopefuLLy there wiLL neVer be an inautumnable.

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  5. You are WAY too young to be doing this already! :D

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    1. I get told that SO often! I blame the stress of having a blog and illustrating a book and having a part-time job. My poor, poor brain.

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  6. What great blog posts have we missed out on?! Never mind, you have made a great blog post out of them anyway. I think that velociraptor is making a pretty good post himself, or is it herself, she has great nails :)

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    1. I was thinking of the velociraptor as a boy when I drew him. I need to draw a girl one with pink manicured talons.

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  7. Thank you. I wouldn't want to miss anything coming out of your brilliant mind. And thank you for turning a post about fixing your notes into another brilliant post. :)

    #atozchallenge, Kristen's blog: kristenhead.blogspot.com

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