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Not a Promising Blog Post

Posted on July 6, 2022 by mohawkvalleygirl

What the hell? I just typed in about two paragraphs worth of words, and they are nowhere to be seen!

That is what I ten-finger typed on my laptop (regular readers may recall that now it is exclusively a dining-room-tabletop) after attempting to make a Pre-Rehearsal Post. With the laptop there tends to be a delay, especially when I type fast, as I often do. So I just let my fingers fly then wait for the words to magically appear. Today they did not. In frustration, I typed in the preceding paragraph and gave it up till after rehearsal.

Now it is after rehearsal, and I am reclined in by bed, pecking in one letter at a time with the stylus on my Tablet, which is what I have sadly become used to doing. I am also sadly becoming used to making post after post about, well, nothing in particular. I must do something about that, but I can’t seem to think of any steps I can take right now.

The best thing I can think to do is bill it as a Tired Tuesday Post and hope that tomorrow I can come up with something better than Wuss-Out Wednesday. But as regular readers know, I never make promises about these things.

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Oh, Leave Me a Lame!

Posted on June 27, 2020 by mohawkvalleygirl

I was torn between that headline and “Oh, Please Lame Me Alone!” Which do you prefer? Please tell me in Comments. I love comments and I very rarely get any. But how needy of me to say so. No matter. Today is Lame Post Friday and I intend to enjoy it.

Of course, I do not strictly rate a Lame Post Friday since I have been off work since Wednesday. Judge me if you feel so inclined. I cannot worry about these things now.

I am looking at Dateline while trying to type this (one letter at a time with the stylus) (and, as Truman Capote once said, “That’s not writing, that’s typing”). I was looking at a DVR’d episode of Svengoolie but messed it up while trying to fast forward through the commercials. Once again, I cannot worry about such things now.

I am actually having a fairly enjoyable Friday. That could be due to the wine I am imbibing. Once again, judge me if you are so inclined. We do all tend to judge one another, don’t we? Oh, I suppose YOU never do (you know who you are). I say that this is not bad if we use such judgements to improve our own behavior. Do YOU do so? I hope I do. I say, “I don’t want to be that way!”

Do I indeed change my behavior? I hope I do, at least most of the time. Then again, we none of us live up to our ideal all the time (and no, you do NOT!). But one does what one can, even on Lame Post Friday.

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Fat Finger on Slacker Saturday

Posted on May 24, 2020 by mohawkvalleygirl

I had a bad bout of vertigo today and did not get much done. I am feeling a little better now and want to make my blog post. Unfortunately I am too lazy to sit up at the laptop and ten-finger type, and I cannot find a stylus. Hence, my headline.

And halfway through typing that paragraph, my darling husband Steven found a pen with a stylus on his coffee table. This is still typing not writing, as Truman Capote once said, but at least I might have fewer typos.

Regular readers will understand that I want to make a post every day, even when I do not have much of substance to say. I started to say “feel compelled to” instead of “want to” but decided to for once be less dramatic.

I guess I am still feeling a bit lightheaded, but at least I feel better than I did earlier. The one good thing was, I went running as soon as I got out of bed. My first run in almost a week, and it went pretty well. I wrote two note cards (I am just about out of post cards), which I put put on the mail box. Steven and I had a pleasant interlude sitting on the front porch, and I watched a DVR’d episode of Mystery Science Theatre 3000 which had me laughing out loud.

And that was my day. Ah, one thing I did not mention was that I worked for a while on my new novel, which is still in the organizational stages. I kind of hate to mention it, because I am afraid of jinxing myself. But I thought some people might like to know.

As usual, I apologize for the dull post. Also as usual, I will try to do better tomorrow. I am hoping the room will stop spinning.

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Ah Truman, You Were Right

Posted on February 9, 2020 by mohawkvalleygirl

I tried, I really tried to make my Saturday blog post on Saturday. I wrote this much:

It is way past the time I usually make a blog post, and past my usual bedtime as well. I went to a fundraiser for Team Rebecca of America’s Greatest Heart Run and Walk. We danced our butts off to our favorite local band, The Posers. Now I am tired.

I wish I had some pictures to share, but I did not bring my Tablet. I knew I would want to dance a lot and did not want to worry about leaving a device unattended.

Oh dear, I don’t know that I can make a full blog post now. I am SO ready for bed. Additionally, I did not do much of anything else today so cannot make a Scattered Saturday post. What the hell, me?

And that was as far as I got. As Truman Capote once said, that’s not writing, that’s typing. Anyways, I realized it was after midnight so I would be making Saturday’s post on Sunday anyways, so there you have it. I am out of bed much later than usual, even for a Sunday, and I have a full day of chores ahead of me. Will I do them all? Will I do any of them? A little suspense adds adds interest to my day.

In the meantime, I am going to call this a Slacker Saturday post and drive on. I shall drink some more coffee, and I hope you are all having a delightful weekend.

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Please Excuse Mohawk Valley Girl…

Posted on July 4, 2019 by mohawkvalleygirl

Is this great or what? I am typing in my blog post on an honest to goodness computer. I am at the Martha Canfield Library in Arlington, VT. Oh dear, any nefarious persons reading this, do not bother going to rob my house; it has NOT been left unoccupied. Moreover, there is nothing there worth stealing. However, if you do not believe me and try, please tidy up while you are there, because I left a mess. My one regret is that I did not bring my reading glasses and must tilt my head at an uncomfortable angle. How silly of me.

My other discomfort is that these keys I am typing on are not silent. I can hear myself thump-thump-thumping on them and can only hope it does not bother any other library patrons. At least, I don’t know if there are any other library patrons. The parking lot was empty when I pulled in, causing me to fear the library was not open. However, I could possibly bother the nice lady behind the desk.

Yes, this is a Wuss-out Wednesday post, which may only be enjoyed by myself, and in fact I am enjoying the ten-fingered typing so painstakingly acquired the summer before 10th grade. It is quite my favorite skill. What I really need to let readers know is that due to my being out of town, visiting family for a sad reason, I may not be able to post every day, for the next few. I know, I know, I should have planned ahead, maybe had a few posts waiting in the wings. I think we all know, I don’t work that way, more shame to me.

In any case, if and when I can get back on a library or other computer, I make a note to myself: do not forget reading glasses. My neck does not like all this head tilting!

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Library Looking Good

Posted on June 25, 2019 by mohawkvalleygirl

I went to Basloe Library in Herkimer this morning, to get on the computer and to check on the status of their renovations. I brought my Tablet with me to get a few pictures. Now I am at home on my Tablet, typing in my blog post one letter at a time. Note to self: Next time you go to the library, plan ahead, so you can type in your blog post with all ten fingers, as God intended.

Where was I? Ah yes at the library, admiring the surroundings.

Here’s a cozy looking area.

There were some comfortable chairs in the library before, but the last time I was in there, this space was occupied by the temporary information desk.

I especially like the big windows.

I guess I needed a flash. It is quite a sunny day today.

I like being able to look out a window when I’m writing, which is something I often go to the library to do. With that in mind, I was really happy to see a couple of well-placed tables.

One of the tables was already in use.

I asked the nice young man if he minded being in the picture for my blog. I told him to keep doing what he was doing, so it would be like a candid.

I hope to write more about the library renovations, with more pictures. In the meantime, this makes a nice change from my usual Monstrous Monday. And I can share monster pictures later in the week.

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The Joy of Ten Finger Typing

Posted on May 30, 2019 by mohawkvalleygirl

Typing with ten fingers is the BOMB! Or is the proper expression “da BOMB”? Well, it is the only bomb I have going for myself so far, because typing before coffee is not so great, and typing in fear my laptop is going to click off is pretty sad. Why, oh why, did I not purchase a battery when the fellow at that store which I will NOT plug wrote down what I needed? But there is no point in lamenting the past. On with the present late post!

Is this a late Wuss-out Wednesday or an early Non-Sequitur Thursday? It is only the latter if I fail to make a post later in the day. No promises, as I often say. Yesterday was not a horrible day, but I ended it with a backache and a headache and a disinclination to do anything at all. Actually, I had a pleasant evening watching a couple of crime shows we had DVR’d with my husband Steven. I also crocheted an afghan. The shows were Dateline and 48 Hours, if anybody was wondering. Tonight is 20/20 night on OWN, so I have plans for later.

In the meantime, what to talk about now? As I took my shower earlier, I was feeling down yet thinking I ought not to make another blog post about it. For one reason, my mother reads this blog, and I don’t want her to worry. More importantly, it’s getting old. I can say that now, because the joy of ten-finger typing has me up again!

And over 250 words. Score! And thank you, laptop, for cooperating! Happy Wednesday/Thursday, everyone!

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Pre-Rehearsal Tired Typing

Posted on April 17, 2019 by mohawkvalleygirl

Tired Tuesday follows Monster Monday. This has happened before. I quite frankly can’t BELIEVE how tired I am!!! But I must, must, must make a blog post, or I will once again be two posts behind. Think fast, Cindy, what can you type about (because obviously I am too tired to actually write) (that’s a reference to Truman Capote: “That’s not writing; that’s typing”) (but regular readers knew that). Where was I?

Last night we had rehearsal for Morning’s at Seven, the play I am in at Ilion Little Theatre. I did not know all my lines. I’m usually so good at learning them! I am also usually better at having a character and, you know, acting. Well, one does what one can. I looked over my lines during breaks at work. I thought about my character while working (I have the sort of job you can do and think about other stuff at the same time). I will strive to do better at rehearsal tonight. Tomorrow, when I do not have rehearsal, I will study my lines and go to bed early. After making a blog post which I hope will NOT be a Wuss-out Wednesday, but no promises.

In the meantime, I had better catch a second wind before rehearsal. It is too late for coffee, or I’ll never sleep after rehearsal. Maybe chocolate milk would do the trick. Or I could put on some peppy music and dance around the living room. That would have the added bonus of entertaining my husband. Perhaps I can report on my success or failure tomorrow.

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A Labor of Lame

Posted on April 6, 2019 by mohawkvalleygirl

I have about 12 minutes to make a blog post before the next episode of Dateline: Secrets Uncovered on Oxygen. I want to sit on my couch and knit! But I do not want to make this post tomorrow morning. I want to make it now. So here I am. I originally wanted to have a blog to get myself to write every day. Alas, as Truman Capote once said, “That’s not writing, that’s typing.” I have applied that quote to this blog before.

I just got back from the last rehearsal for Murder by the Book, the murder mystery we are doing tomorrow at Morning Star Methodist Church in Ilion, NY (see Wednesday’s post for more information). Last night I had rehearsal for Morning’s at Seven, the full-length play I am in at Ilion Little Theatre. I have had rehearsal for one or the other all week, feeling grateful that I did not have any days of two rehearsals (but only because Monday’s second rehearsal got cancelled). I am rehearsaled out! I know, I know, that should be “rehearsed out.” Sometimes the grammatically correct expression just doesn’t feel right (feel write?).

Have I mentioned yet that today is Lame Post Friday? Or did you perhaps catch on by the title? And I see I am over 200 words, just in the introductory paragraphs. Do I dare hit Publish on this meager nonsense? YES! Happy Friday, folks! Let’s all hope for a better post on Saturday.

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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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Not a Promising Blog Post

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Fat Finger on Slacker Saturday

Ah Truman, You Were Right

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Library Looking Good

The Joy of Ten Finger Typing

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A Labor of Lame

That’s Not Writing on Monstrous Monday

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