Prose and Cons of a Young Hopeful
Colds make me somewhat blah. Mucus makes me noisy.
I bought some tea at Albertsons today. I think that is the first time I have ever purchased tea bags. I could be wrong. It’s called Marrakesh Express Vanilla Spice Hi-Energy tea. It’s mainly black tea it seems, blended with some other things. I put half and half in it. It was ok. I thought it would be nice to start taping into the high levels of caffeine that can be found in teas. This tea seems to only have a medium caffeine content despite it’s Hi-Energy label. But it’s better than decaffeinated I guess. I think I have far to much grit in my teeth to really convert to tea over coffee. That probably makes me a peasant. Who knows, maybe I’ll like it more when I’m not all full of mucus.
I went to Borders bookstore today in pursuit of a guide to writing good narratives. I forgot about that and ended up getting The Grammar Bible. Haven’t really dug into it yet. Hopefully when I do you won’t be able to tell the difference. (With the help of Handsome Rob, I learned that rhetoric is the antitheses of prose.) I also bought a copy of Watership Down. The other copy I had needed to be returned to the Library. I noticed they sell a sequel to it. Perhaps after I finish the original I shall indulge in further tales of adventurous rabbits. I desire knowledge of a used bookstore. It seems like it would be more thrifty and less yuppie. Of course, I do wear argyle sweaters now so I guess I could qualify as a yuppie. Ahh, argyle. Splendid. Handsome.
I also bought these cool moleskine journals called Cahiers. They come three to a pack and only have 64 pages. I purchased the buff colored ones since we all know I am. Buff colored that is. A frustrating main point when it comes to journals; I don’t really write in them on a consistent basis. I have an idea though. Ready? Okay here it is: I want to fill one of these journals with letters to someone, and only after having filled the journal, decide who it will be sent to. I don’t think it will turn out. But man wouldn’t it be cool to get a little book filled with letters? Man that would rock. I can’t wait till I’m one of those old guys with a cool car and lots of hats, and a house filled with all sorts of little journals and books of letters written to no one. That would be great. What character. That’s not charming, oh no, that’s pure character right there. What a great old geezer I would make. Talk about young hopeful.
Well I’m off to see the up side of down. And once I finish that to spit it out.
On behalf of those of us who put the fun in dysfunction, take a minute and poke a family member.
Sophie wrote:
I love a good cup of tea.
Posted on 29-Nov-05 at 1:36 am | Permalink
Sarah wrote:
I think you’re kind of like an old man already. Good gritty character. There was an ugly old used-books store in Longwood in a sparse shopping plaza thing on 427 between an auto repair place that’s near a canoe place and radio tower thing on the opposite side from the Tai Kwon Do place. Among many other books, they have an old set of Japanese books, could make some pretty cool wallpaper. Of course depending on what it really says. Or there are a few used book stores on Park Ave in Winter Park, but maybe too yuppy?
Posted on 29-Nov-05 at 4:05 am | Permalink
violette wrote:
I may have to read Watership Downs. It seems to be quite enthralling.
It would be great to get a book of letters. I always found that instead of actually using a journal, it’s more interesting to write letters to people, as if to that person, and never actually send them. But just to have a journal of unsent letters.
slightly deranged? maybe
hope you enjoy your teas and feel better very soon.
btw –you’ve get good samartian award all the way
Posted on 29-Nov-05 at 12:27 pm | Permalink
abz wrote:
….i’ve been poked far too much this past weekend. ur letter idea is awesome! and perhapz deranged is not the rite word…deranged would be like that one dog…in the one movie…about those couple of guyz…u know the one. newayz off to the bookstudy in the freezin cold, and when i say freezin cold i literally mean freezin cold!
Posted on 29-Nov-05 at 8:54 pm | Permalink
violette wrote:
Maybe i’ll write you a letter abz
Last night is was 78 degrees at 9:10 pm driving home (according to Region’s Bank.) That’s Florida winter. I kind of envy your cold weather though. Not enough sweater time here.
Those guys in the Russian movie weren’t really deranged, do you think? Maybe just a little eccentric. The dog, I thought, was fantastic.
Posted on 30-Nov-05 at 9:06 am | Permalink
Sophie wrote:
There really isn’t much point in telling her that you are going to write her a letter if you are just going to keep it for yourself, right Vi?
Posted on 30-Nov-05 at 11:52 am | Permalink
Tom wrote:
You know what I think would be something to do. Write only on one side of the page. then when you’re done, turn the book upside down and backwards and do the same thing. How cool would that be! It seems like something that someone who listens to indie music and takes there own weirdness way too seriously would do… just to convince me of their own intelligence and creativity.
Woe…..I didn’t mean that to be sarcastic…
But seriously, it would make you an even cooler old man. You can use my idea if you want, because I write on both sides of the paper, only every other page and then a second time….if you see what I mean. Then, I number it all consecutively to confuse you one more time. No, I’m kidding, I don’t do that either.
But fell free to use my idea…..
T$
Posted on 30-Nov-05 at 4:55 pm | Permalink
Tom wrote:
No, really…I didn’t mean to be so sarcastic.
Posted on 30-Nov-05 at 4:57 pm | Permalink
nameless wrote:
Journals full of letters you may or may not ever give is a great idea. I think it should be nominated for idea of the nanosecond. It’s great because if you are angry at, in love with, or have any other extreme emotion toward the person you are writing to and then your emotion changes there is none of that uncomfortable apology, trying to make everything normal again time, and when you get old you have as many letters as you do hats….cool!
Posted on 30-Nov-05 at 5:14 pm | Permalink
violette wrote:
she’ll know i’m thinking of her
Posted on 30-Nov-05 at 5:34 pm | Permalink
Ben wrote:
And as well all know, its the thought that counts.
Posted on 30-Nov-05 at 6:53 pm | Permalink
abz wrote:
haha thanx vi. but if u wrote me a letter i’d appreciate it if u sent it to me….or just held onto it til i come back…whenever that is. i think i’m far beyond sweater weather rite now, i’ve advanced to balled up in 5 big blankets, fleece pjz and a space heater on. haha, but my room is by far the coldest spot in the house. and i didn’t mean the guyz, i meant the dog. in the beginnin…..oh wait, i don’t think u were there for that. it was very funny tho! “Prototypical non-conformist ” indie music is awesome btw. itz just the mental pic u associate with those who listen to it that can put a damper on it. ppl listen to it cuz u love the music! not the stupid image that somehow getz assigned to pretty much every sort of self expression out there!
Posted on 30-Nov-05 at 7:41 pm | Permalink
Sophie wrote:
Sure thoughts count, for the thinker, though they don’t tend to do too much for the thinkee, I believe. Unless of course, she KNOWS by some miracle that you are thinking about her, then that would be cool. I can’t really see how it would do her any actual good, however, if you wrote her a letter and never even told her about it, and never sent it. It could do you some good personally. I’ve written many an unsent letter, and I rather like them. Even better were the letters that I wrote to myself to be opened when I was aged 18. I was a rather strong opinioned little 12 year old, I’ll just leave it at that. Ironic, I can write to myself but not talk to myself.
Isn’t it funny how people love to talk about themselves? Sorry.
Posted on 01-Dec-05 at 2:31 am | Permalink
abz wrote:
i don’t really do the whole letterz thing. more so a journal. i talk to myself reason with myself ponder the futire for myself question the past all in my lil bookz that hide away in my room. they don’t have a choice but to listen to what i have to say and be patient while i figure out what exactly it is i need to say. newayz haha ummm what were we talkin about? oh yeah letterz. well since it was posted on here i guess i know the thought was there.
Posted on 01-Dec-05 at 6:38 pm | Permalink
Thomas W. Moore wrote:
Sophie, that’s awesome…..I am so going to write myself a letter that I will read in ten years. SWEET!
Posted on 01-Dec-05 at 7:08 pm | Permalink
Sophie wrote:
Thank yoiu Tom. You’re awesome.
Posted on 01-Dec-05 at 11:06 pm | Permalink
Sj wrote:
WOW! So I’m not that weird at all! I wrote my self a letter many a years ago explaing just what I thought would happen by the time i read that letter next. But I put the date of as the time I was allowed to open it as 2010. I can’t even remeber what i wrote tho!! HAHA! Thanks Sohpie
Posted on 02-Dec-05 at 3:43 pm | Permalink
Aaron wrote:
I’ve written a few journals full of unsent letters. It’s always great to look back over them and read what you thought about this person from the first to the last letter. Of course I’ve ended up burning most of those journals. Prying eyes and all.
Posted on 05-Dec-05 at 2:53 am | Permalink