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That’s Not Writing on Monstrous Monday

Posted on January 8, 2019 by mohawkvalleygirl

Now I remember why I so often have Monstrous Monday. I am TIRED on Mondays! And I want to make my blog post quickly and watch Dateline on OWN.

Nobody does. What am I complaining about?

All day at work today I thought about writing. At least, throughout the day, off and on, I thought about writing. I thought about writing my blog post. I thought about writing the next murder mystery. I thought about writing my next article for Mohawk Valley Living magazine. I thought about writing a novel. That last was more of a vague thought; for the others I actually formed words in my head I intended to put on paper. However, as the writing books so helpfully point out, thinking about writing is not writing.

When it came time for break, the only thing I could manage was a few jottings in the food journal I am keeping this month. I am writing down everything I eat, any exercise I get, and when I get a headache or feel light-headed. I hope to do it for a month and look for patterns. Being me, it is more likely that I will (a) forget to write things (b) lose the journal (c) get tired of the whole thing (d) start adding all kinds of commentary, thus obscuring the information and losing the purpose (e) any or all of the above. But that is strictly by the way. The point is: I am not writing enough. Bad writer! Get to work!

But… DATELINE!!!

Will I tear myself away from the television? Will I continue to watch Dateline (full disclosure: I have been giving it half an eye while I type this post) (as Truman Capote once said, this isn’t writing, it’s typing)? Will I attempt to write WHILE watching Dateline? A little uncertainty adds spice to my evening. In the meantime, I think I need one more picture of a monster if this is to count as a Monstrous Monday.

“Are you going to write, or do I have to get tough?”

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Monsters and Shout-outs, What Day Is It?

Posted on January 3, 2019 by mohawkvalleygirl

What a way to start the new year! Yesterday’s blog post was dumb and today I can’t even think of anything to write about! Is 2019 the year I stop being a daily blogger? SAY IT AIN’T SO!!!! Then again, it is Wuss-out Wednesday.

Well, that was a lousy lead. Where can I go from here? I went back to work today and worked ten hours on my feet. Um, I did not work on my feet, I stood on my feet while I worked at my job. The first way sounds like I spent 10 hours giving myself a pedicure. Imagine the toenails I could get that way! But I digress. The fact is, I am tired and somewhat brain dead. I resorted to monsters yesterday and I am going to be bold enough to do it again today. We can call it Mid-Week Monsters. More Monsters at Mid-Week? Titles are hard.

“Wasn’t I just here yesterday?”

Following yesterday’s dictum, I open with a vampire, Nosferatu to be exact. I love that guy.

I should follow this guy’s example and have some coffee. And go on a diet.

I took this fellow’s picture at the Old Barn Marketplace, on Route 5 in Little Falls, NY (you see I can multi-task: show monsters and give shout-outs to local businesses) . Alas, they are closed for the season, but they will re-open in the spring. I’ll be sure to visit them when they do, and write a blog post about it.

This is BEFORE he ate all of Margaret’s great treats!

Here’s a business that local readers can visit right away, the So Sweet Candy Cafe. I don’t imagine the skeleton will be there before October, but you can find lots of yummy treats! They are located on Varick Street in Utica, NY.

Well, this has not been a completely useless post after all. I gave shout-outs to two local businesses and shared another picture of Nosferatu. I wonder if I can find a peppy picture to close with and think of an appropriate title.

Sometimes even a monster has to relax.

This now seems more like a Non-Sequitur Thursday than a Wuss-out Wednesday post. Well, it is one of those weeks where I can’t remember what day it is.

I’m Not Tired of Santa Claus

Posted on December 26, 2018 by mohawkvalleygirl

I felt free to have a Monstrous Monday on Christmas Eve, so nobody need be surprised that I am having a Tired Tuesday on Christmas Day. Hey, being merry can take a toll on an old broad like me! At least I will try to refrain from whining about my oncoming post-Christmas letdown. But no promises.

I had meant to take some pictures of my mother’s lovely Christmas decorations, which would have livened things up a bit. Oh well, I fell down on the job. How about instead I visit Christmas Past and see what kind of photos I have in my Media Library.

Just popping in to say, “Merry Christmas!”

Here is one of my favorite decorations from 2016. The fireplace screen was given to us by my parents the previous year (I think). The Santa Claus, which is in fact only a partial one, was found by the ladies at Herkimer County Historical Society, after he blew from his rightful home during a wind storm. They posted his picture on Facebook, but when the owner was not found, gave the Santa to the good home they knew Steven and I would provide.

Two very nice people wishing each other merry.

This is my dear husband Steven and our friend Margaret, who owns the So Sweet Candy Cafe in Utica. We did not make it there before Christmas but I hope to pay them a visit in the next few days. For one reason, my sister Cheryl brought some of Margaret’s treats to my parents, and I have two words for you: Sugar. Plums. I thought I had had them before and liked them, but I hadn’t tasted anything yet. Go to the So Sweet and buy some! And if they’re all gone by the time I get there, it serves me right! I’ll be more beforehand next Christmas!

Hmmm…. it seems like Steven got me more presents in previous years.

I end with a Cavalcade of Claus, just in inject a bit of alliteration (I’m almost never too tired to alliterate). We got these Santa’s at different times, and we love them all. I also do not rule out acquiring more versions of the man in the red suit. But that is for Christmas Yet to Come.

Snapshots from my Weekend

Posted on December 17, 2018 by mohawkvalleygirl

Yes, it is a Wrist to Forehead Sunday post. I am TIRED from dancing my buns off last night to The Posers at Ilion Elks Lodge. What a fun night! Unfortunately, the snapshots promised in the headline are not of that (then again, I would probably be pretty embarrassed if I saw pictures of myself dancing). I did not bring my Tablet with me, because I knew I would be spending a lot of time on the dance floor and did not want to worry about it. However, earlier that day I had the Tablet with me and took a couple of pictures.

She so pretty.

Here is my friend Kim demonstrating the proper use of a bottle cozy at Route 51 Beer Belly Bob’s Discount Beverage Center, where we attended a fun beer tasting. Kim suggested also getting a picture of the bartender.

Yes, that is Bob himself.

We just missed a performance by The Happy Haggs Dance Troupe, but we saw the Haggs about to take a buggy ride. I told them I wanted to be a Happy Hagg. It may happen in 2019.

The unposed shot.

After they realized I was trying to get a picture.

I also had to get a shot of the beautiful horses.

I am not always good at remembering to take pictures. For one reason, the Tablet is a little awkward. Maybe I should get one of them there smart phones. Then again, any phone can’t be smarter than its user. That’s where I may run into problems. In the meantime, I am over 250 words. I call that OK for a Wrist to Forehead Sunday. I hope to see you all on Monstrous Monday.

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An Unhealthy Use of Notebooks?

So I’ve been writing since I got home from work. Actually, first I stomped around the house looking for the notebook I thought my article was in. When I finally found it, I could not find the article. You see, when I write in a notebook, I don’t always start on the first page and continue through in an orderly fashion. I use different sections for different projects. Then I run out of sections and put different projects in the same sections as the first projects. Additionally, sometimes I use a notebook for a while, then put it down for a while, then go back to it. Being of a reduce/reuse/recycle mind, I sometimes go through and write on the backs of pages, which gets thing all mixed up.

As I say, it is not easy being me, but it can be entertaining.

I ended up going through three notebooks, two of which I had to search for, one page at a time and did not find the article I had started writing. At last, I remembered a fourth notebook. I knew right where that one was. It may amuse you to hear that I had left that notebook opened to the unfinished article. What is it with me?

So I think one article is done, but my second article needs work. In the meantime, after all the stomping, searching, and flipping, THEN trying to write, I am, once again TIRED! I think I need to start living a healthier lifestyle. Less fattening food, more exercise. Vegetables. Maybe some meditation. What other healthy things are we supposed to do? Oh yes, less screen time. And here I am on my computer! Luckily, I am over 250 words. I call that respectable for a blog post. Or should I call it healthy?

Joan Crawford Can’t Help Me Now

This is going to be Yet Another Post About Not Being Able to Make a Decent Blog Post. It is not going to be about Why I Can’t Write a Post, though. If I told you why, I might as well write the post I started to write but stopped writing, because, well, never mind.

I’m a stinky blogger.

I thought I would throw in a picture to distract from the lack of substance in this post. Oh, I am tired. That makes this a Tired Tuesday post, of course. The post I started to write was a Tired Tuesday post, too. I guess I am never too tired to complain about how tired I am. Then again, most of us can find just enough oomph to complain under almost any circumstances (don’t deny it, it is an almost universal human trait). There’s a topic for a future blog post: how much people like to complain; possible subtopic: people who complain about other people complaining.

Who says you can’t get a head?

I decided to break out of that word bog with another picture. Since I am so tired, I looked for one of somebody in bed. I found Joan Crawford, trying unsuccessfully to get a good night’s sleep in Strait-Jacket (1964). Most of us feel a whole lot more sane on after a full night’s sleep. Maybe not completely sane, but more sane. I allude to nobody in particular, you understand.

I guess she feels strongly about it.

And this is what happens to some of us when we don’t get a good night’s sleep. Or when we find our husband getting a good night’s sleep with somebody else. Here, of course, I refer to Joan Crawford’s character in the movie. I’ve never taken an ax to anybody, nor, indeed, had reason to.

This is a singularly foolish post, and I am no slouch at making foolish posts. I shall stop before I get any sillier.

Driving Myself Crazy

So yesterday, although tired, I managed to type in over 600 words. That is probably not going to happen today. I am tired once again, but from less healthy exertion. I drove through Utica (NY, for non-local readers) to a very busy section of New Hartford. Christmas shopping and rush-hour traffic! Yikes! I can’t believe I used to drive that route five days a week when I worked in New Hartford. What a pain in my big fat butt. But it was worth the trip to pick up my new glasses from EyeQ of CNY. I wanted to write a whole post raving about my awesome new glasses and how wonderful Diane and Dr. Carrock at EyeQ are.

Well, one problem, other than the tired part, is that I can’t take a decent selfie. How can I properly rave about the fabulous frames Diane helped me pick out if I can’t post a picture? They are pretty fabulous. I haven’t had really bold glasses in a long time. Oh well, perhaps somebody will take a picture of me in the near future and I can post it here.

In the meantime, I need a blog post for today, at least enough of one to count for a Wuss-out Wednesday. Perhaps I should have gone on at greater length about my drive through traffic. Believe it or not, the construction I drove through was not the worst part; that went pretty smoothly.

Hmmm… no, nothing else is coming to mind. I’m just going to throw in a picture of Nosferatu and call it a night. Happy Wednesday, everyone.

He is not going Christmas shopping.

A Brainless Blog Post on Monstrous Monday

Oh crap, it’s type it in, backspace it out syndrome! Must… keep… words… on… screen… (you know, like a beleaguered superhero in a comic book) (which I have not read in years; do they still do that? Crap! Dating myself!)

OK, so in one paragraph I have established that I am not having a good writing day, and I am feeling old and out of touch. Is this a good time for a Monstrous Monday or what?

Is it a fight to the death? Or just a pissy hair-pulling match?

We recently watched The Ape Man (1943) but I don’t remember much about it. It is on our DVD collection of 50 Horror Classics, so I can always watch it again. Boris Karloff is in it too.

It looks a little cramped, but perhaps he is comfortable.

I don’t remember what mummy movie this shot is from, but he appears to be sleeping peacefully. I will be sleeping peacefully soon, I hope. I am TIRED, which could explain the semi-coherent state of today’s post.

He looks like he can’t believe his eyes. I can’t believe his eyes either.

I was going to use the picture of the head from The Brain That Wouldn’t Die (1962) giving the side eye to her boyfriend, but I wanted a real monster, so I found this fellow from the movie. Sometime I may write a blog post about just which is the most monstrous: the monster, the head, or the boyfriend.

I should have a brain this big.

I close with the picture I always find appropriate at times like this: The Brain from Planet Arous (1957). Right now my movie is The Lack of Brain on Planet Cindy. No matter. It is Monday, and I have posted.

Out of Oomph on Tired Tuesday

I said I would try for a better blog post today, and I really, truly thought I would. Now I’m thinking, how long have I known me? Why did I even think that? In my defense, I went back on overtime and I think I am coming down with a cold. I know, I know, it’s a lame excuse and today is certainly not Lame Post Friday. Now that I thought about Friday, I feel even worse!

I’ve been pretty much feeling like an idiot all day, although I was aware that it was Tuesday.

I hadn’t thought to use that photo today, but since somebody brought up Friday, I thought I would.

So now this is a Tired Tuesday post when I had thought to take a Blogger’s Sick Day. I meant to run after work and do a Running Commentary, but after work my body rebelled, and my mind was too tired to fight it. Furthermore, I am re-thinking my intention to participate in the Reindeer Run 5K in Little Falls Dec. 8. I just don’t feel I can muster the oomph to do it. I don’t feel as if I can muster any oomph to do anything!

Then again, feelings pass. As I often point out, sometimes you just have to feel that way till you don’t feel that way anymore. I can only hope to feel a different way soon. I’ll be sure to write a blog post about it when I do.

Vampires for Christmas on Monstrous Monday

He looks kind of like I feel.

Hello, it’s Monstrous Monday. I am dreadfully tired. Did I work too hard today? Did I play too hard all weekend? Does it really matter? I say no, it does not. What matter is that I make some semblance of a blog post before I sleep.

He does not look as if he is bidding us velcome.

Well, that didn’t work. I was just looking for a Christmasy picture in our downloads, since Thanksgiving is over and so Christmas can begin. Instead, I saw this lovely shot of Bela Lugosi that I don’t think I have used before. Well, who doesn’t love a vampire for Christmas?

“Did somebody say vampire for Christmas?”

This vampire is hanging in my living room. My nice husband Steven gave him to me for Christmas several years ago. Please note the green stocking hanging around his neck. You can also just about see the green jingle bell in his right hand. We often mix holidays in our house.

Oh dear, as I was looking through my Media Library, I saw that I did have that picture of Lugosi. Well, I can’t remember every picture of Bela Lugosi in my collection. It is unreasonable to expect it.

I don’t really look anything like this, but the words fit.

I close with the picture that reminds us: I’m not perfect, and I can’t even pretend to be close. On the other hand, I have made some semblance of a blog post. I’ll try for a better one tomorrow.

Mohawk Valley Girl