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That Stephen Fry has made my day with Unlocking the Poet Within. I find that he writes as he acts, and that was just guffawing my way through the foreword:
It seems to many that while there is a clear road to learning music, gardening or watercolours, poetry lies in inaccessible marshland: no pathways, no signposts, [...]

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Today’s favorite is Top 5 Reasons Writers Should Procrastinate. My favorite? “2. Hey, Wal-Mart’s not going to shop itself.”
Indeed. Off for the day, Lenneth and I are having a writing day and sequestering ourselves from outside distractions… by going shopping in Ashland & Medford. Eheh.

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A great post on overcoming writer’s block came out in today’s set of Top 5 posts. Especially love #2:
2. Read a good book. One that explores themes relating to suffering, obstacles, sex and murder. Note: all these elements can be found in the Bible.
It’s TRUE, it’s true! ;)

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The following is a sponsored post. The opinions expressed are my own.
My husband will be particularly interested in this blog post — following a series of (assumably) funny videos of cats opening doors (haven’t watched them, on dialup today), the author explains at length how to train cats to a) not open doors and/or b) [...]

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Kel: Oh! This is totally off topic… But I have finally watched all of BSSM… And you’re the smartest person I know on the subject. I haven’t done the manga yet, please tell me “Gentle Uterus” was just bad subbing and not what one of the starlight’s attacks was actually called??
D-chan: …
D-chan: [squirms]
D-chan: Star [...]

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Pretty odd to run into this quoted at the end of Logan’s Run (hadn’t seen it in a while, admittedly):
“Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats” by T. S. Eliot
The Naming of Cats
The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter,
It isn’t just one of your holiday games;
You may think at first [...]

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