Fifteen Minutes of Scrawl

Time for the last flight abroad?  Zuri does need to practice her French though I do genuinely wonder how much of French etiquette is class-based Like, when the etiquette teacher says the French remember bad manners, I would say I do too, but how someone holds their fork is not a part of that for me... Niles, I also wonder why you named the turkey knowing its fate I appreciate the context from Matilda that Mr. Arc giving Niles a turkey means Mr. Arc really cares for Niles I love that Matilda decided to raise the turkey with Niles to see if he'll be a good dad Niles, why do you care even if Matilda is overdressed? I love how happy this bookstore Ally is at looks It is a red flag to me that (seemingly) since starting to date Jon, Ally has become more distant with her parents Oop Ally's mom is like, "Ho boy, I cannot wait for you to have a baby" Ally, your mom may not have a sixth sense, she may just recognize the changes in your face as possibly indicating you're pre...

Original prompt: Name 3 orienting “suns” in your life. Sources that, if you trace far enough back, much of the rest of your life radiates out from. [Could be a place. A person + a creative obsession + a year. An apartment + a mentor + your hometown. Go literal or abstract; this prompt is a little slippery on purpose.]  These are in alphabetical order (because of who I am as a person). Acts of service Books Chicago D&D Friends at different schools since childhood Gift-giving Hoban Learning about mail in elementary school My role as the baby of the family Preparing pasta with family Receiving my school's "Peacemaker" award multiple times Summer camp Taking in information I haven't heard before and sitting with it Veneration for the unusual, unsung, and/or unpopular Watching election results with friends and family (Prompt provided by Kimisha Cassidy) Photo by Liana S on Unsplash

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 Now, I want to keep it unpublished, but I also want credit for working on it (lol).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. Although, this is the first 6 posts used a different photo. (Prompt by me) Photo by Vincent Orleck on Unsplash

Original prompt: What’s something analog or antiquated you’ve been wanting to practice just for the sake of doing it? Book-binding? Knife sharpening? Memorizing a poem? Blacksmithery: I mean...if I could make a sword? How cool! Bowyery: I mean...I could also learn to make bow... Ceramic: When I was a kid, I made ceramics at art camp and I enjoyed it--maybe I could make something less ugly now Cloud watching: I wouldn't want to to this alone, but how lovely would it be to lie in warm grass and just talk about shapes with friends? Falconry: I truly just think this is badass Letterlocking: Truth be told, I have seen photos of locked letters and cannot understand how they are done--perhaps I could learn! Long exposure pinhole photography: I remember doing this back in high school and it was pretty cool! Morse code: Always fun to be able to communicate without speaking Pealing: It'd be badass and beautiful to to play a series of church bells and make a joyous song Performing epic po...

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. Although, this is the first post with a photo I like better! (Prompt by me) Photo by Vincent Orleck on Unsplash

I decided to watch Hocus Pocus , Halloweentown , and The Nightmare Before Christmas on Halloween this year. Here's a total of 15 thoughts I had during my marathon (5 per movie). Hocus Pocus : The Thackery Binx actor went HARD in the 1693 Salem section Hocus Pocus : This movie is so '90s (praise) which is awesome because it 1) aired on the actual 300 year anniversary of the trials ending (though Disney made the WILD choice to premiere the movie over the summer, which initially made it a flop), 2) it means there are a lot of jokes about how the witches perceive modern conveniences as magic which sets up even more of these jokes in the sequel Hocus Pocus : Do we ever learn why Max and Dani's family moved from LA to Salem? Hocus Pocus : I think being the costume department would've been so fun especially for the town hall scene because I think you'd get to just buy any and every costume you've ever thought of Hocus Pocus : I have always genuinely appreciated that M...