Alexandra Bogdanovic's Blog: That's life... - Posts Tagged "sarcasm"

This week, I'm taking a page out of Eli's book. After all, there's nothing that he loves more than curling up with his favorite person (me) and and some good reading material. Don't believe me? Just look at him! Anyhow, in the interest of lightening things up a bit, with tongue in cheek, I hereby present Eli's all-time favorite books...
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10. The Cat in the Hat
9. Stuart Little
8. James Herriot's Cat Stories
7. Diary of a Cat
6. Dear Tabby: Feline Advice on Love,
Life and the Pursuit of Mice
5. Everything Here is Mine: An
Unhelpful Guide to Cat Behavior
4. All I Need to Know I Learned from
my Cat
3. The New Yorker Book of Cat Cartoons
2. How to Talk to Your Cat
1. The Intelligent Cat

...Oh, Eli also loves classical music. His favorite composer is Johann Strauss and his favorite operetta is "Die Fleder-Meows!" (Cue groan and rimshot...)
Until next time, "That's life..."

It seems to happen once every couple of years.
For some reason or another, I decide I'm done. I'm through. I'm no longer going to promote my memoir.
This time I mean it.
After a year of incredibly hard work, I finally earned my paralegal certificate from Pace University on July 16, 2015. And with that newly minted certificate in hand, I decided it's time to get a day job that actually pays the bills.
Since I'll be busy distributing my resume, I can no longer promote my memoir.
I have also decided that if I actually land the lucrative day job with a nice, regular schedule that I've been dreaming of, I'll actually have time to start writing my second book.
But I'll no longer be able to promote my memoir.
I have also decided that if (and when) I get my dream job and start writing my second book, I'll have to make time for a healthy social life.
But I'll no longer be able to promote my memoir.
I have also decided that if I have a dream job and time to write my second book and a healthy social life I might as well start dating again. Yes, you heard it hear first. I'm actually thinking about dating again....
But if I do, I definitely won't have time to keep promoting my memoir...
So by now I am sure you've gotten the picture. I will no longer be actively promoting my memoir. There will be no more ads on goodreads once the current ads expire. There will be no more contests, no more interviews, no more radio appearances.
By now some of you are no doubt applauding and others have been brought to tears. (Of course I'll never know whether they are tears of joy or tears of sadness... that's entirely up to you).
In any case, there's no need to cry. I'm not going anywhere. I will continue blogging here on goodreads because I enjoy it and I will maintain a social media presence elsewhere for the same reason.
To those of you have been along for the ride since the beginning and to those of you who jumped on the bandwagon along the way, I thank you for your support. And I hope you'll stick around.
Until next time, "That's life..."

You know, there are some times when I just want to haul off and sock someone right in the mouth. Ka-pow! Damn, that would feel good.
I am not ashamed to admit it -- but I am way too smart -- and way too civilized to act on it. If I weren't I suppose I could always go to a rally for Donald Trump. It seems that violence is perfectly acceptable there.
Actually, now that I think about it, please forget I even said that. In all honesty, I wouldn't be caught dead anywhere near one of those events.
Instead I have decided to cope with my anger in a much healthier way -- one that will also allow me to help others who share my frustration and disgust about the state of American politics.
I am hereby officially announcing the creation of the Angry Americans Support Group (AASG). In this group, we will learn the importance of taking a deep breath before we act and we will learn to think before we speak. We will practice meditation and learn to channel our aggression through exercise.
We will learn the art of listening. That means we will keep our mouths shut and our ears and minds open when others are speaking. We will learn to respect other viewpoints even though we disagree.
We will learn to share our opinions without engaging in hysterics, histrionics or verbal abuse.
We will learn that the only way to make our country better is to better ourselves.
When we have accomplished all of this, perhaps we can teach our politicians, wannabe-politicians and those who seek the presidency but claim they are anything other than politicians a thing or two. Assuming they'll listen, of course.
Until next time, "That's life..."