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This Is For My Cousin

This is for my cousin. Recently I did a week of “hot dogs in unusual places” gifs because I was swamped for time and couldn’t write actual posts. My cousin asked if I could do a pickle version. I’ve got another heavy week already, so the answer is yes. Here’s the one I sent her in response.

Buckle up.

Less Than A Week Until The “Roses are Red, Violets are Stealing Loose Change from my Pockets While I Sleep” Reading Event at the Bookworm in Omaha!

Less than a week until the reading event for Roses are Red, Violets are Stealing Loose Change from my Pockets While I Sleep at the Bookworm in Omaha (2501 S 90th St #111, Omaha, NE 68124)!  1:00 PM Saturday July 28, 2018. Getting close!

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Check out the Facebook event page to let us know you’re coming.

 

Also going to be a feature coming up at the Dire Literary Series: Saturday August 4, 2018 7:00PM at The Center for the Arts at the Armory (191 Highland Ave #1c, Somerville, MA 02143).

Congrats To The 2018 Summer University Of Nebraska MFA In Writing Graduates!

Congrats to the 2018 summer University of Nebraska MFA in Writing Graduates!

Last time I went for a Rick and Morty animated gif. This time, Futurama. I like to mix it up.

Just An FYI

Just an FYI:

That is all.

Why Did UNIQLO Kill The Sesame Street Characters?

Why did UNIQLO kill the Sesame Street Characters?

That may not be what they intended, but that’s what those X’d eyes generally mean to me.

Those guys is dead.

Muskmelon or Musk’s Melon?

This is a muskmelon:

This is Musk’s melon:

KNOW THE DIFFERENCE!!!!!

Sorry, Spam Comment

I almost feel bad. I just deleted a spam comment that included the text “Thank you for allowing me to comment.” In fact, other than some generic thing about how great the post was, that’s all there was to the comment (plus the spam links). Regardless, they were thanking me for something I did not end up doing.

I did not allow them to comment.

Should I feel bad? They pretended to show gratitude. However, I suppose I pretended to allow them to comment, given that they could submit their spam comment and it would only get deleted during moderation. I would moderate regardless, but still.

I’m going to decide that’s enough.

Still On Track For A Low Reading Year

Well, I only clocked in at about 104 books by the end of June. I’m only on track for about 208 for the year so far. That’ll be my lowest year since 2010. That isn’t important in any way, and is well above my Goodreads challenge goal of 150, but I still notice it.

Some of it is reading bigger books. Some of it is having to get my house ready to sell and move. Some of it is editing and then promoting Roses are Red, Violets are Stealing Loose Change from my Pockets While I Sleep.

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There’s a number of things. Not that it means anything, but I’m just thinking about it.

Posting Another Meme I Made Because It Didn’t Get Enough Attention On Facebook

I don’t often make memes. When I do, I usually post them to Facebook. When I don’t get enough attention for them, I post them here too because I think they are way funnier than anyone else does.

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We’re at that place yet again.

“Roses are Red, Violets are Stealing Loose Change from my Pockets While I Sleep” Reading Event July 28 at the Bookworm in Omaha!

Don’t forget: 1:00PM Saturday July 28, 2018 is the reading event for Roses are Red, Violets are Stealing Loose Change from my Pockets While I Sleep at the Bookworm in Omaha (2501 S 90th St #111, Omaha, NE 68124).

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Check out the Facebook event page to let us know you’re coming.

 

Also going to be a feature coming up at the Dire Literary Series: Saturday August 4, 2018 7:00PM at The Center for the Arts at the Armory (191 Highland Ave #1c, Somerville, MA 02143).