Just sharing some words of motivation I found the other day. Sure, there will be times when you want to scream and pull all your hair out, but that just comes with the territory when you’re passionate about your work. Don’t let the hard stuff get you down, just keep writing. Keep doing what you love!
Good Morrow fine readers/writers/thespians!
It is I, Arsenic, here to introduce myself. I’m also here to invade Crumpet’s blog because well, she deserves it. That dirty rotten scoundrel inspired me to write a book and encourages me to read, forcing me to give up online gaming.
Okay, well she didn’t have to force me. I had already quit World of Warcraft and had never really thought, for whatever reason, to sit down and try to write my own book. She’s a horrible influence, I tell you.
I have this horrendous addiction that gets in the way of it, you see. It’s called reading. I’m not talking about reading here and there either. I’m talking about binge reading on a constant basis. I read when I’m home and when I’m at work. I say to myself, Arsenic you need help! Help, is my code word for another book. Then I’m back on the couch, wrapped in a blanket with the dog on my feet, off on another adventure.
Also, I am a fantastic procrastinator. I think to myself (yeah, I talk to myself a lot), you could spend the next couple of hours working on your book OR you could finish that book you started yesterday.
Reading wins 9 times out of 10.
So maybe, if you’re lucky, you might to get to read my epic piece of literature sometime in the next 20 years or so.
Now it’s off to the bookstore to buy more books even though I haven’t finished all the ones I already have. Because that’s how I roll.
~ Arsenic
Yay, book club! 🙂
Founded by the Tolkien Society, Tolkien Reading Day was first observed in 2003, and is a special day for fans to celebrate J.R.R. Tolkien’s work.
But why March 25th, you might ask? Because March 25th is the day when the One Ring was finally destroyed, and so came about the fall of Sauron. Seems like a pretty good cause to celebrate, if you ask me. 😛
We’ve got plenty of Tolkien reading material at home, with The Hobbit, the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and The Silmarillion. What will you be reading?
Our own little Tolkien Kitty enjoying The Silmarillion.
Spring is finally here! Huzzah!
Well, I did my best to dodge this damn cold that’s been going around, but in the end I just couldn’t fight those rascally germs hard enough.
Just kidding, Hand Sanitizer. You know I love ya! ❤
Some people like soup when they’re sick, others like ginger ale, but when I’m sick I want nothing more than to cuddle up beneath a pile of blankets and watch a bunch of cartoons. Typically, I opt to watch something from my childhood. What’s not to love? The beautiful animation, the lovable characters, the horrifying scene with anthropomorphic nightmare weasels and pachyderms tormenting someone as they have a terrifying out-of-body experience . . . wait, what?
Yeah, there are plenty of moments to be found in kids’ movies that often leave us asking the age-old question: “Wtf, Childhood?”
Here’s just a taste of some of those moments:
The Brave Little Toaster is one of those movies with an abundance of WTF moments. In less than a minute, this scene manages to be disturbing and terrifying on several levels. I mean, c’mon, dat clown. 0.O
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Raggedy Ann and Andy meeting the Greedy is probably one of the strangest song sequences I remember from my childhood. I mean, the Greedy literally wants to eat Raggedy Ann’s heart out.
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I grew up loving horror movies, but I wasn’t having any of this madness when I was a kid. Slashers and werewolves? Sure. Killer leprechauns and demons? No biggie. Heffalumps and Woozles? Aw, hell NO!
This is just a small sample, but I’m looking forward to sharing more “WTF, Childhood?” moments in the future!
Sincerest Sneezes & Sniffles,
-Crumpet
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