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Hello, dear friends of the blog!
I will be shutting down the blog for awhile. I am going into Very Busy mode at work and my writers' group is starting up again, and so I do not have the time to devote to writing the ramblings that you dozen or so readers deserve. Blogs should be updated regularly, if not daily, in order to reward the reader for visiting, as observed by AVC blogger (link below).
Maybe I'll pull a Cher, and come back in a few weeks for a Farewell Tour, or take up DeeHo's suggestion to write an entry once a week. But for now, I can only see a very long break. If you're inclined to check back, I'd wait at least four months. That's when I'll be on hiatus from work. Unless they fire my ass before then.
In the meantime, here are the blogs I visit regularly, which are updated regularly, and which will keep you entertained in the absence of Gotta Kielbasa:
Trashy Celeb Gossip:
Page Six
Go Fug Yourself
People
Other:
The Huffington Post
Aaron in Africa
St. John's Hoops
Lisa DeMoraes
Jane Espenson
A VC
THANK YOU FOR READING!
Today's Coffee Beverage: Nothing yet, but I reckon I might sneak out in a few minutes and get something yummy and hot.
While driving this morning and listening to a Stephen King audiobook, I had two thoughts. One, Stephen King is a terrific and funny writer, and two, libraries are awesome.
Listening to the stories on these discs, called Everything is Eventual, I realize I have a long way to go before I am even being half as good as this guy. He's so funny and specific with the metaphors, and the best when it comes to the narrator's voice. I bow to you, Mr. King.
Obviously, I got the audiobook from the library. I'm not going to pay $40 for something I'll listen to once. Have you ever stopped to think about how wonderful it is that we can read virtually anything we want for FREE at the library? We can read until our brains explode!
The audiobook is part of a sorry attempt to read more books this year (Resolution #74). Is it cheating if I listen to it? I hope not. What makes me sad about #74 is that I never needed to make a vow like this one. I've always been a nerdy reader. It started back when I was a wee little girl...
Mom used to drop me off at the neighborhood library pretty much every day all through my grade school years. She would go do errands and come back a few hours later. The library was the poor mom's nanny, keeping the kids occupied and even making them smarter! I would return the books I had read, play Oregon Trail on the computer, and find more books to borrow.
Occasionally, I would seek out the book on human reproduction, my heart racing, and sit in the corner in the way back and look at the illustrations. Fascinating! My tactic was to put it inside another book and pretend I was reading that one. I lost my innocence in that library at the tender age of 8.
So, in 2007, I will be reading when I can, even if it's only while driving, in order to become as smart as I once was. My brain has gotten a little mushy the last few years. Maybe I'll post titles on the blog when I complete a book, so we can all share in Kielbasa's pride. Would you like that? Would you leave me a gold star in the comments?
Today's Coffee Beverage: I don't need a lecture, people, but today I had the cinnamon dolce latte, iced, from Starbucks. It's liquid French toast. I promise you'll like it.
Hello all. Happy New Year and all that. What can I say about the New Year and resolutions that has not already been said? Not a whole bunch.
My resolutions amount to being "better" all around, as they do every year. To being the super-improved Kielbasa that has it all figured out, treats everyone kindly, tells side-splitting jokes, eats all the right things, dresses like a devil in Prada, and is on the career fast track.
In the spirit of "visualization," I Photoshopped a picture of myself onto a boat I really, really want to have in 2007:
More likely, I will continue to be a gal who acts like she knows what the hell she's doing, throws an occasional tantrum, tells jokes that fall flat, eats chocolate and spends precious money on coffee beverages, wears white cotton socks and T-shirts religiously, and laughs with her coworkers when she could be penning an Oscar-winning screenplay that pays for the retirement of her and her extended family.
Best not to aim too high.
When I look back at 2006, I must admit it was pretty darn great. Who's to say this coming year won't exceed all our expectations? Fingers crossed!
