Welcome back, blog posse!
I guess it's time to admit that summer is behind us. How I wish I could report that my book proposal is finished. I've made great strides, I swear! I'm getting close now, but alas...I confess that I spent much of the summer having fun in the sun. After eleven years in Phantom where I was contractually bound to stay my natural shade of virginal pasty white, I finally allowed myself to step out from under umbrellas and hats and into the glorious sunshine. I still wear SPF 30 or above on most occasions, but oh my--how good the sun feels! I have fully soaked up the summer and loved every hot minute of it. But now that it's September, I'm officially putting myself back to work. The tour of High School Musical closed in August so Ron, the dogs, and I are happily back home. Ron leaves again on Monday, though. He's heading up to North Shore Music Theatre near Boston to play Ravenal in Show Boat. I am dreading the time apart but it will give me six weeks of privacy and quiet and if I can stay on task, I should get a good chunk of writing done. But then again, the new season of Oprah starts on Monday...and there's always Project Runway...not to mention endless political dramas unfolding! I shall do my best. I plan to blog at least once a week in addition to my regular writing. Baby steps, right? I hope you will swing by often and tell me what's new with you.
Now, here's a manageable task for all of us: write your life story in six words. I think there is a whole book full of these ultra-short autobiographies. I've read a few examples from the simple (He came. He saw. He died.)to the profound (Mother's love lost; life without meaning.) to the funny (Job's plan B. Lottery's plan A.) I could write a million of these but for now I'll go with: She learned to love life unmasked.
Now, I want to read yours! Don't think too much. Go!
24 comments:
yay for your blog! i can't believe I didn't know about this sooner! It will be loverly to know what is going on in your (somewhat) day to day!
i've been thinking about starting a blogger. hmmm. then you can keep up on what's going on in good old cincinnati life!
anyway, i love you. give my girls and my pups a kiss :)
ok.... i have started one too. jumpin on the wagon i suppose!! check it out :)
<3
What is your blog address, Miss Kristin?
Oh, dear, I'm not the only one who hasn't been getting writing done! I miscalculated and wound up with the Summer of Overbooked Crazy, and am really just now recovering... The good news is that my next show is rehearsing really close to my day job, which gives me the time in between to sit in a coffee shop with my laptop instead of spending all that time on the freeway into Chicago!
Funny you should mention Project Runway -- I haven't been blogging it this season the way I did with the last one, but at least one of my friends (old floormate from MSU, in fact!) has picked up the slack. I don't know if I'm going to catch up -- my part of a big collaborative writing project is VERY behind, so I'm trying to concentrate on that.
Good to hear from you, and that you've been enjoying the great outdoors! I'm hoping to lose enough of my tan from the faerie festival and Theatre-Hikes before Dracula goes up...
(If you ever want to know what's up in my corner of the universe for whatever reason, check out my blog for theatre-related stuff, or my LiveJournal for day-to-day babbling. And that lunch invite remains open if we ever see you back in Chicagoland!)
YAY, Valerie! Good to hear from you. It's tough being disciplined about the writing, isn't it? But I love the coffee shop idea. I need to get my butt out there and park it in front of my laptop.
I edited the blog so read it again. I want your six words!
Ooooh, a challenge! I love it!
How about... "She kept balance by keeping moving."
Oh, I love it Valerie!
a challenge? (this one isn't as bad as some English class stuff)
*Thinks*
"A rocky road turned smooth eventually."
:) Good to hear you're back and, yay sun!
So great to have you back again, Sandra. You were definitely missed.
Wow, a challenge! Let's see....
Marriage failed but Motherhood reigned supreme!
Hi Sandiskabbible :)
You said not to think about it too long, so here's my quick reply to the 6-word life story...
"Life's not a movie, that's OK."
Hollis
Oooo, I'm loving your autobiographies! Bravo!
ok you asked for it
live, love. laugh, be here, now.
that's it love, that's all she wrote..
love you deb
Live life fully, read books often!
"Upon my deathbed resided no regrets."
Well done, my old friend. Glad you're settled. Hope to see you sooner than later.
Living in my own Private Idaho.
Hey Darlin Heart!!!!! Hurrah for you and your summer of fun. Lordy you deserve it and the sun does feel so good. I loved the new blog. Life here is good. Working like mad but actually after so long seeing the changes I want to see. Praise be. So lets see.. Have I ever been able to use six words to describe anything. hahaha
here we go.....
summer,work,changes forever, birth.
That about says it.Love you. Callie
Okay, my six word bio would be "All he could was sing."
I wish I could come see "Show Boat;" it's one of my favorites. I know Ron will be fantastic as Ravenal. When is it again?
Ok, here's one:
Six Words Just Aren't Enough... Hopefully.
And remember, the sooner you get this book written, the sooner you're on Oprah again because its on her Book Club! ;)
"She saw it coming all along."
Sounds more like an epitaph.
haha... that's why I have writers!
Wow--these are great! What comes to mind for me, and sorry for stealing from Paul Simon, "Still crazy after all these years."
Thanks, Sandra.
Jan P.
Sometimes magic happens in ordinary moments.
"There's a surprise around every corner."
^That's lame, but six words really isn't enough. It's nice to see you writing on here again, but I'm glad you enjoyed your summer!! Happy belated birthday!
haha, this is tough! I am the biggest rambler. My assignments are always double the assigned length and I always run out of time for writing essays because I can't be concise. And see? That's exactly what I'm doing now! Gah!
Dreams big, starts small, still hoping.
Great idea!
I had to really stop and think about who I am, or more so who I want to be.
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