Lap Cat

I recently posted that one of Winky's "places" is my lap.  What I didn't mention, though, is that
this wasn't always the case.
When we lived in Brooklyn, Winky was NOT a "lap cat," much to Mom's regret. Not that he
wasn't affectionate; he'd sit next to us, kiss us, forehead-rub us, nuzzle us, (all of which he
still does) but he never curled up on our laps.
That changed when we moved.
Maybe Winky decided that a change of location called for a change in his routine.

Too Funny!

I saw this on Facebook yesterday, and I almost fell over laughing.
Please click here.

I think that's such a funny coincidence.

Maybe I'll start collecting humorous news items, both past and current, on my computer.

I've Always Wanted A Tiffany Lamp

I've always wanted a Tiffany lamp, and now I'm finally getting one.  Or, at least, I'm getting a Tiffany
Lamp magnet for my collection!  I ordered it just minutes ago.

There are several advantages, at least for me, to getting a magnet rather than an actual lamp.
1: It's MUCH less expensive.
2: It's unbreakable.
3:  It's another new item for my Decorative Magnet Collection.

I've Always Felt that Something was Missing

I recently re-read "Do You Call That A Dream Date?" by Mary Anderson


Briefly, it's about a girl named Jennifer who plagiarizes, with some slight changes, an essay written by her older sister in order to win a "dream date" with a celebrity.
She wins, and has her "dream date," which, in fact seems more like a dream than reality to her.

And then she is exposed, and has to apologize in assembly.

Now, I've always felt a bit cheated when it comes to this book.   There seems to be something missing.

Shouldn't the girl whose essay was judged second-best.... the girl who should have won the contest... have at least received some recognition?

So I asked myself, "What if, when I was a teenager, I lost out on a chance to spend an
evening with one of my favorite singers because someone else cheated?  How would I have felt
when I learned the truth?"

I came to these conclusions:

1: The writer in me would have been darn proud of having WRITTEN the best essay.

2: The teenage fan in me would have been, to use a cliche, madder than a wet hen.


As for the READER in me, she would have liked to see a confrontation between Jennifer and the
girl who SHOULD HAVE won.

And as a fanfic writer, well, someday, maybe....

Post

I've started several posts in the past hour, but somehow not ONE of them seems right.
But I said that I would post SOMETHING every day, either here or on fanfiction.net.
I did get an idea for a fic; I've jotted it down in my Plot Bunny Hutch.  However, it
probably won't get written right away; I'm juggling too many fics, both ongoing and
in the planning stage, as it is. Incidentally, the word Juggling will be in the title of that fic!
Notice that I said PROBABLY; it could very well get written tomorrow!
As for the posts I've started, with a little work I should be able to make something out of them.
So I'm set for most of the week!
Funny... I thought this would be a post about not being able to post, but it turned out to be
just a post!

Books Read in the Week of September 6-12

Books read for the first time are marked with  a #

Books are grouped in their sections by author,
and not necessarily in the order read.

Sunday book(s) 

"The Happiness of Heaven"

by Fr. J. Boudreau, S.J.

"In This House of Brede"

by Rumer Godden

[fiction]

one of my favorite novels; I loved this even

before my conversion.

Weekday Books


"Do You Call That A Dream Date?"
by Mary Anderson
[YA fiction]
(openlibrary.org loan)
{carrying over into next week} 

"Casebook of Successful Ideas for Advertising and Selling"
by Samm Sinclair Baker
[non-fiction]
(This has been a favorite book of mine for years.  
I love the anecdotes!)
{carried over from last week} 


 "The Kitten's Secret" #
by Margaret Gossett
[picture book]
(openlibrary.org loan)


"Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack!"
by M. E. Kerr
[YA fiction]
{carried over from last week}  

"Betsy and the Great World"
"Betsy's Wedding"
by Maud Hart Lovelace 
[YA fiction] 


 
A Book for Weekdays AND Sundays

"The Imitation of Christ"

by Thomas A Kempis

[Kindle book]

This Week's Fan Fiction

The Poem
Two new chapters added to this AU prequel to The Waltons.