Or not.
I've just revisited two books by Richard Russo. Nobody's Fool and Empire Falls are so lyrical and well-written, I feel like the characters are old friends I'm always glad to run into. I also wish to revisit Straight Man, but I can't find it. Why, you ask, dear and gentle readers, do I always seem to lose books? I suspect because I like to loan them out and sometimes, they are not always returned.
I want to write like Richard Russo. He makes it seem so effortless and genuine and heartfelt. His dialog doesn't just flow, it's seamless and sincere.
Mr. Russo won a Pulitzer for Empire Falls, so if I'm going to dream, I may as well dream big, right?
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Martin is watching Return of Superman or whatever the latest Superman movie is. I'm in the kitchen so (thankfully) I don't have to see it, but it sure sounds like there are a lot of car crashes in it.
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Mia is starting preschool next week. Three days a week, four hours a day. We went to the parents orientation this week. I'm thrilled for her. She is going to love school and they are going to love her because she is filled with delight and loves to learn. Martin, on the other hand, is heartbroken and crying in his beer that our baby is growing up.
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We're going here tomorrow night. I say going, but actually, it's two blocks from our house. It's not like it's a major road trip. It will be a nice evening out for us and I love live music and hey, did someone say beer/wine tent?
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I really wanted to go back to school this fall and get certification as a paralegal, but that just isn't going to happen. Instead, I decided to take a more grass roots, hands on approach and wrote this amazing cover letter that I agonized over and sent it out with my resume to some local attorneys. So far, I heard from one of the first five. Not bad odds, right? I know I can do the work and I know I'll be very good at it. I just need the opportunity.
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I now officially have rock n roll hair. I look in the mirror and think, "Wow, where did all this come from? I should be heading out in my Camaro drenched in Obsession, going to see Bon Jovi at the Meadowlands." I'll have to get Martin to take a picture so you can all share in my flashback to the late 80s.
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What have you been up to?
i went blonde.........and back to the brush cut...
Posted by: sandi | September 10, 2007 at 10:36 AM
Sandi, I bet that is beautiful on you...
Lisa, I always wished for enough hair to do "80s hair."
I have 70s hair.
Posted by: ronni | September 11, 2007 at 09:37 AM
Well, I'm told I have 80's rock star hair, and it's a huge PAIN.
I watched part 1 of Empire Falls on DVD, and it's pretty good. I'm sure the book is even better.
Posted by: Nadine | September 11, 2007 at 11:11 PM