Fifteen Minutes of Scrawl

Can you believe this is post 2801?  Wow, it's been over 7 years! I like my current balance of listicle and longer form post I do have a goal to continue my cryptid novel and to make more time for that I also want to dedicate more time to my podcast idea ( Don't Name Your Kid After Me ) I'm always in want of prompts, so please send me some (especially listicles!) I know I can see how many people read each post, but I rarely think to do it so I actually often forget that people actually read my posts That's not to say I don't appreciate you for reading--I really do appreciate you! It just means I am sometimes surprised when folks comment on a post because with the volume of posts I do, I genuinely forget that folks engage with any I want to try some more creative prompts (are there any new kinds of challenges I can take on?) At times I've considered doing posts less frequently, but I think if I don't aim for posting every day, it becomes too easy to put it off...

Okay, I've finally started writing the novel that I did some stream of consciousness posts about ( "Stream of consciousness about a novel idea I have, part 1" ,  "Stream of consciousness about a novel idea I have, part 2" , and  "Stream of consciousness about a novel idea I have, part 3" ). Now, I want to keep it unpublished, but I also want credit for working on it (lol). So, with that in mind, I'll do a post like this when I've worked on it for a bit, and you can shoot me a message if you'd like access to the Google doc.  NB: While there will be multiple posts in this vein, I will not link them to each other because the text will remain the same, so linking to part 1 from part 2 (etc.) won't yield any new information. Photo by  Bernd 📷 Dittrich  on  Unsplash

If I was hosting a lovely/semi-fancy picnic and had a reasonable budget, here's what I'd bring: Pretty disposable napkins Hard plastic cups and cutlery Sparkling water in a nice bottle Croissants Berries Variety of cheeses Several kinds of water cracker Beef prosciutto Sliced baguettes and bagels Smoked turkey Pre-cut cucumber Smoked salmon Rings of onion Capers Cream cheese (Prompt by Eleanor Pratt) Photo by Svitlana on Unsplash

Time for some kissing and talking about kissing. Uh, so Philip seems like a nice enough guy, but this living situation is bizarre Okay, be real, does Wayne work for like a UK tourism board or something? His dates are AWESOME So, Jamal, I see your point, but if someone asks how it was growing up as a single child...you did grow up as a single child... Ugh I still don't like Tony Vanja is hotter than you, Tony, you are correct Hey, Cortney, you didn't have to be transporting Colt ANYWHERE So, Villa, I get that you fell for Liz, but Liz was not exclusive with the guy back home and you two had not had a talk about intentions or plans, so I don't see her as having done anything wrong Pedro, just like give up on Sophie...she is NOT ready for a relationship Wayne seems like a good guy Uh, Tony, you could've prepped Vanja JUST A TAD earlier Gosh, Vanja, I just want you to be happy Tony's mom is very pretty So, Vanja, I'm like you in that I'm not religious. But, if I...

I have many of these! But here are some (although, there are some episodes/seasons of some of these shows that I appreciate, but that don't cheer me up)! Leverage Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated Sweet Magnolias Top Chef RuPaul's Drag Race Firefly Buffy the Vampire Slayer The Bachelorette Are You the One? Say Yes to the Dress Game Changer Dirty Laundry The Traitors Survivor Nailed It! (Prompt by Eleanor Pratt) Photo by Tiego Maja on Unsplash

Time for part 2 of the tell-all! Faith, don't feed into your mom's idea of this curse I love that Stig rebuked the "curse" on Lisa I am sorry that Lisa went through that Lisa...what about your other best friend that we met at the beginning of the season? Ugh, Daniel, you can't refer to yourself as Lisa's master Ty seems like a reasonable person so far Lisa, do you block Daniel? I agree that Lisa should not move straight to Nigeria Lol the confessional must be cold I love everyone supporting Forrest and Sheena I think Forrest and Sheena could rack up some money doing Cameo I do like Molly's dress Sheena, Molly's approach to your and Forrest's sex life is NOT generally culturally expected or done or appreciated or accepted in our culture either Molly, you are antagonistic I'd be pissed if I was Sheena and I was giving money to my parents and then they were just sending it to my brother I did not realize (or, perhaps, remember) that Aviva and Stig...