Those were the days. A bunch of nonsensical fun. Each blogger writing in a style unique to them. The variety was like my own personal smorgasboard where I could feast my eyes on whatever written diet of words I desired on any given day. Or I could gorge myself on ALL the varieties at once. Manna from heaven! Lately it seems I've lost my muse. So I search. I read. I visit other bloggers seeking inspiration. While I haven't quite found where my muse is hiding, I have found some fascinating individuals who rekindle my love for writing and stir the smoldering embers of writing with abandon. Take Annah for example, at When Red Means Go.
She's a little risque, totally off the wall, but I completely get her sense of humor! She's blogging her way to "famosity" and makes no bones about it. I do, however, think the whole "eating kittens" part is a bit of a sham, but shhhh, we won't mention that! I laugh at the thought even as I hide my "kittens" from her keen eye. (Forgive me Annah, I tried to email you for permission but this crazy system wouldn't allow me...grrr)
And then there's Geri, a military wife and mom to two kids. Her life is never dull as she dances dangerously with her cats, takes on the principal and coaches like a bulldog and waits anxiously for her husband to be deployed. There's never a dull moment around her house! You can visit Geri at http://justmedefyinggravity.blogspot.com/ . You won't be disappointed. I'd like to find my sense of "abandon" again. As I tumble in and out of one blog after another I feel I should bring a gymnasts mat. Sometimes I laugh so hard I fall to the floor. Other times a post is so outrageous it makes me swoon. Never, however, am I ever bored!
For other fantastic blogs check my list of blogs I follow.
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Yay! Thanks for the plug! I enjoy reading your posts as well. I don't always comment, but I do read!
ReplyDeleteMy muse gets up and wanders off quite frequently, I know what you're going through! *hugs*
ReplyDeleteGeri, I've always been a fan of yours. You're mostly upbeat but present your day to day life in a way I connect to :-)
ReplyDeleteKook we should get a restraining order on our muses, ya think?
I heard eBAY laid off 234 phone complaint employees since they condemned the blogs.
ReplyDeleteIf you can guess 3 vegetables in my retainer, I'll send you a free iPad.
ReplyDeleteBrocolli, cauliflower and asparagus are in the retainer lol. Where's my ipad? and WHAT is an ipad?
ReplyDeleteBTW anonymous, your voice sounds familiar ;)
ReplyDeleteCJ, I particularly liked the posts you used to write that were just your life, your experiences, your reactions to those experiences.... For me, while I definitely enjoy the "followers," I get MORE out of just writing, getting the thoughts out there, reading them back myself and marveling in the madness that seems to be forever a part of my existence. And then I read Gerri's and yours and Mal's and Sharon's and many others, and discover that it is not in the least a unique madness, but rather, a "typical" madness, and it is our reactions to that madness that is really interesting. Keep writing and I'll keep reading -- it just works that way!
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