And so today ends a 30-day month where some of us made a promise to write everyday. I would like the record to show that this is maybe only the second promise IN.MY.LIFE I have seen through to completion. The first was that whole Meatless Month thing and after impressing myself with that, I vowed to complete NaBloPoMo for myself. To say I was gonna do something and actually follow through with it. Who the hell knew I could promise to the internets that I would live without meat AND promise to stranger friends that I would write every day and I did. I actually did! Surprisingly it was nowhere near as painful as I expected. In October I felt I had to drag things out of me. Days and days would pass without word from me. Yet in November, my life grew horrifically boring and I still managed to write about it. Lucky you.
These days I find myself having nothing of interest going on in my life. No dates, no sex, no silly city-girl escapades. Hell, not even any insect invaders in the ‘ol SFAH to report. Such bore! Sure there were weddings and Jews and friend drama but seriously folks, my life has hit an all-time low. Booooring!
MP and I do this thing before bed where one of us whines to the other, “Tell me a story … Please. Tell me a story …” And for the last 13,286 times he has asked me this I reply, “I got nothin’ kid. Nothin.” At the end of my days he asks how my day was. To which I reply, time and time again, “Good. Busy, but good. Nothin’ new.” To which he begs me to tell him a sttoorryyyyy. And in every one of these moments I reflect upon how fucking boring my life is. I don’t know if it’s a mid-seasonal transition thing. Where the red leaves have fallen and we’re waiting for winter to show up so we’re just doing this wait-and-see game with the seasons. So we’re in the in-betweens. Somewhere in a seasonal “taint” if you will …. waiting for some event to happen. To talk about. To share.
When that something happens, I promise you will be the first to know.
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I haven’t commented much (at all?) but I’ve read every word throughout November. Your life doesn’t seem boring - and what makes it come alive is your original voice. Thanks for sharing it & count on me sticking around.
By patty on 11.30.08 6:19 pm | Permalink
My thoughts on the whole write every day in November thing were summed up perfectly on my friend Heinous’ sidebar where he had a button which said, “Nahblome.” I couldn’t have said it better!
I’m glad you kept your promise, though. The pressure would have left me with the worst case of writer’s block EVER.
Your life is not all that boring, Polkadotas, but maybe the action slowed down because you were writing so much. Blame it on the blog, honey, and hit the bar with the hot bartender!
By Lola on 12.01.08 12:54 am | Permalink
Blech, I got nothin’ too. But for the record, you’re good at making it *sound* like your life is hopping with activity. So that counts for something, right?
By Miss Grace on 12.01.08 11:42 am | Permalink
At least the bugs are at bay.
By Carolyn Online on 12.01.08 12:17 pm | Permalink
When I wish my life weren’t so boring, something always happens that I wish hadn’t. Therefore, I say God Bless my boring life.
By heather on 12.01.08 1:01 pm | Permalink
ah my friend. The thing is in that busy, boring life you lead in a HOSPITAL there are thousands of small things you influence and stories you become a part of. The hard thing is that at the end of the day, well you have absorbed them, assimilated them and become part of them. And thus they seem like nothing new.
I loved reading more from you. No matter what.
By moonspun on 12.01.08 8:55 pm | Permalink
You made it. 30 posts in 30 days! Yay!
I enjoyed getting to know you …
By san on 12.02.08 12:52 am | Permalink
I saw this today and thought of you (about 1 minute in to the clip). Enjoy!!
http://www.maxconsole.net/?mode=news&newsid=34192
By EquisBuffy on 12.02.08 3:24 pm | Permalink
Meatless month? Tried it once and found myself dreaming about the stuff. Went to Wendy’s the next day. Writing for a month no matter what? I don’t know, that sounds like a chore to me.
By Richard Whackman on 12.02.08 4:02 pm | Permalink
Oh man, I think I left my house for the first time in about a week today. I was starting to feel like Sandra Bullock from The Net.
By Jen W on 12.02.08 10:11 pm | Permalink
Seasonal taint. I might have to use that.
By X on 12.02.08 10:51 pm | Permalink
You want proof that winter is here? Come up to Maine, and I’ll throw snowballs at you.
By Badass Geek on 12.03.08 8:06 am | Permalink
Congrats on you November accomplishment.
I managed to not smoke a cigarette the whole month of November.
Before you congratulate me I confess … I haven’t smoked a cigarette since 1976.
By Practically Joe on 12.05.08 1:29 am | Permalink
i can’t even make my fingers to work to read blogs. if didn’t have to pick up kids at school, i might not even need shoes.
By ms picket to you on 12.09.08 10:37 am | Permalink
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