The Writing I Accomplished Today

Flap (r), step (l), 2x maxi ford, step (l), rock out 2 ct, brusk bk (r), (l), shuffle (r), hop, step, [shuffle, pullback, & switch 2x] flap (l), hell, toe (r), flap, heel (r), heel (l). paddle & roll, 2x, double p&r, repeat, digg, riff, drag. Chaine, turning leap. heel (l), shuffle (r) 2x, other side, step (l,r,l), riff up (r), brush (r), ball change, hines riff (r front), turn slowly. Ball change (r,l), brush & pullback, ball change, brush pullback, 4 pullbacks switching.

Step, scuff, step, scuff, ball change, step, step, 4 pullback flaps, 1 maxiford (r), passe, step plie, click turn. riff fnt (r), heel (l), brusk bk (r), ball change (r,l), step (r), wing (r), ball, heel (l), paddle & roll (r,l,r), heel digg (r,r,r), toe (r), shuffle, ball, heel (r), heel, toe (l) 2x, step (l), turn, toe stand, land.

etc.

That's gotta count towards my overall word count, right? Right?

The Joy of Used Things

I love wandering through thrift stores and garage sales. Looking through old photographs and postcards. Thumbing through racks of previously owned clothing and looking at the strange toys which once decorated a child's room. Stories cling to these items.

Best of all are used bookstores. I love the well-read books. The ones with surprise notes in the margins, dedications, or interesting bookmarks. So many things are jammed between the pages of these books. I've also found a lot of signed copies of books that I love. I've got books signed by Laurie R. King, Connie Willis, Douglas Adams, and others. (All from used bookstores). In a large book I bought with stories and photos of Baryshnikov there was an article clipped out of a newspaper wedged between the pages. It described one of his early performances. Yeah, used bookstores are awesome.

What about you? Do you frequent used bookstores? What sort of treasures have you stumbled upon?

Speaking of stumbling upon things, the below picture is pretty hilarious, yes? I think I need a yokel's wig. Mostly I'm just left wondering what use a gentleman would have for any of these wigs. Especially a female wig. He should wear it with the villainous mustache. Yes. That would be awesome.

Reader's log:

22. City of Ashes - Cassandra Clare

23. City of Glass - Cassandra Clare

Roadtrip Wednesday #69: Imagine that...

Road Trip Wednesday is a "Blog Carnival" where YA Highway's contributors post a weekly writing- or reading-related question and answer it on our own blogs. You can hop from destination to destination and get everybody's unique take on the topic.

This week's topic is: Invent your own mythological creature!

Let's see...

They live in libraries and wear clothing made out of the pages of books no one checks out.

They have ears like a kitten's that can hear sounds from all the way over in the Children's Section, warning them to hide deep in Reference.

They grow extremely tall and thin, but when they get spotted by a patron, they sink down into a shapeless blob and secrete scented mucus that tricks the patron into thinking that the creatures are merely napping homeless people.

They don't talk, but do occasionally make shushing noises.

They salt the library steps in the snowy seasons and spit on cars that stay in the drop-off spots too long.

Most libraries only have one, though large, downtown locations might have two.

The creatures appear when a library is born and die when it is closed.

If you've ever walked into a library and found the exact right book sitting in front of you at the exact right time, that was the creatures' doing. Don't worry about thanking them. They're only doing their job.

Librarians know about them, but they won't tell.

I call them: Bibliosaurs