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April 02nd, 2009 | Category: 100 Words

100 Word Challenge

Internet, I’m home.  Actually, not really.  I didn’t realize how hard blogging was going to be without internet at home, ugh!  When I’m at work with internet access I just don’t have time, and then I’m too wiped to pop into a cafe for an hour or so of blogging.  I cut back all my expenses in anticipation of making a major geographical move in late Spring.  I’m looking at New Mexico, Oregon, Colorado, and California.  Florida is in the list too, but very low down there.  Any of these will be MAJOR moves for me and Alba on so many levels, but it’s time.  The area I live in is high expense and low pay and I’ve never really liked it but stayed for the kids.    Turns out Alba is ready for a move, and Poe is striking out on his own, so now is the time.  I hope I won’t be too spotty with my posts, but so far it’s looking like it might be that way.  I don’t plan to disappear entirely, but I have a lot to do.  Resumes, job-hunting, house-hunting, looking at schools, cleaning out my house of any and all debris I don’t want to haul cross-country with us, notifications, telling my family I’m going to be thousands of miles away…

But enough about me and Myself.  Let’s get to the round up.My pick of the week is I, Rodius.  I like this piece for it’s lightness, humor, and compassion.

I have a friend. She likes to use the phrase, “Me myself personally,” as in, “me myself personally, I can’t abide a know-it-all.” Or, “I never watch that kind of movie, me myself personally.” Given my history of deep disdain for other people’s grammatical mistakes, superfluity, and other personal quirks, it should irritate the hell out of me. But some part of me finds it to be a charming iteration of self, a progressive statement of being, a declaration of individual value, tripled. And I like it. I applaud her, and her joyfully repetitive celebration of herself. Me. Myself. Personally.

In other words…

For those of you that are new, welcome!  And for those of you lurking, visiting, or serendipitously stumbling your way here, speak up, we’d love to hear what you have to say in 100 words.  (If you need a debriefing on the challenge, go here)  Earlier this week I picked up a lovely book, The Memory Keeper’s Daughter, and I haven’t been able to put it down, it’s just so positively delicious and heart-wrenching.  This week’s word:

Love

That’s the word my finger landed on.  Such a common, overused, misunderstood word.  Do your best to think outside the box and play with this one.

With love,

68 Comments so far

  1. thenightblog April 4th, 2009 11:01 pm

    Ah. “Love.” How can I resist?

    http://thenightblog.wordpress.com/2009/04/04/100-words-on-love/

  2. Christa April 5th, 2009 8:27 pm

    Here ya go!

    http://christa89.wordpress.com/2009/04/05/love/

  3. Jennifer April 6th, 2009 1:39 am

    I too, am having computer problems and rushed to get this done…
    http://experimentalcourage.blogspot.com/2009/04/velvet-verbosity-100-word-challenge.html

  4. lceel April 6th, 2009 1:54 am

    My effort at ‘Love’ is here.

  5. AuroraLee April 8th, 2009 1:23 am

    I tried to come up with something original, this was the best I could before Wed.!

    http://aurora-lee.ca/Travel/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=163:love&catid=53:challenges

  6. Rhoni Renee April 9th, 2009 2:34 pm

    I’m looking forward to reading everyone’s submissions even though I’m not participating this week. The prompt worked. It got me thinking and writing but the post that came out in no way was fitting for this challenge. I look forward to jumping back in with the next one!

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