Scenes from the couch
I’ve been sick for the last few days. Now, I vowed when I started this blog that it wouldn’t be one of those “I went to the grocery store today” blogs, but as I lay on my couch over the last 48 hours (note to self: ask Mom if it’s “lay” on the couch or “lie” on the couch—always confused on that one!).
Anyhow, as I sprawled on my couch over the course of the last two days, a number of thoughts ran through my feverish/slightly-dehydrated little mind:
#1. When Oprah puts women in a box and has people on the street guess how old they look—she’s not being nice to women. She’s doing stunts for ratings and I like her a little less. I’d like her more if she would stand in a box in sweats and without makeup and go through the same exercise.
#2. Jonathan from that reality show Blow Out has officially overtaken Donald Trump for the biggest ego on TV—no small feat.
#3. Telling yourself, “I’ll rest for thirty more minutes and then go write” doesn’t work well when you’re healthy. When you’re so weak it hurts to hold your eyes open, it works even less.
#4. Days of Our Lives only has five storylines and they’ve been using them for all the days of my life.
#5. After analyzing the contents of my Eddie Bauer, JJill, Talbots, and Lands End catalogs, full skirts are going to be in again this summer. SCORE!
#6. There is one corner of my living room that desperately needs some furniture.
#7. It’s been a really long time since I’ve dusted the baseboards in my house.
#8. The new Black Cherry Fresca simply isn’t as good on a queasy stomach as original Fresca.
#9. Dennis Quaid is always hot. Always. Doesn’t matter what movie he’s in, unlike Russell Crowe (what was Meg Ryan thinking?)
#10. Sick days are nearly as much fun when you no longer live with your parents and therefore have to heat up your own
So there. That's what the last two days have netted me. Do you think there's a new novel in there somewhere?
The next blog: a sneak peek at my new seminar for the Pikes Peak Writers’ Conference: A Movie-Lover’s Guide to Writing Novels!
posted by Ally Carter at Tuesday, March 21, 2006
3 Comments:
I feel for you. I've been so unproductive lately due to illness I've done nothing but silly parodies for my friends.
Anyway, I wholeheartedly agree with #2, 4, 9, and 10.
And there's always a good novel somewhere, it's finding the time to write them!
Hope you feel better.
I didn't net anything nearly as funny as this when I was sick, so you officially have my envy. ;) Hope you're feeling better soon.
Totally agree with the Oprah thing. There's one of those makeover shows which does that (the goal is to do a before and after and make the person look ten years younger), and they always put women in horrible sweats and no make up or hair style... then act all surprised when decent clothes, make up and hair styling makes them look younger. Well, duh. The entire fashion industry really squeaked by on that one.
Fee Better, Sally!
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