I need more hours in my day so that I can write everyday! Either that or I just need to love writing more than sleeping, eating, reading etc. I do love writing and it drives me crazy when I don't get to sit down and do it, but I frequently let too many other things but in line--some of them have a right to but others I should be better at standing up to.
Anyway... here are some random thoughts I thought I would air out---
On Saturday, I took my daughter to get a haircut. There was a little boy who came in and his mother was leaving him there with his dad while she ran someplace else. She said it was his first time to get a salon cut so she hoped he wouldn't panic. Being a mother I could understand her feelings but she said something as she left that puzzled me. She told him goodbye and then she said, "If you're good you can use your knife at dinner tonight." I'm sure there is a perfectly sensible story behind her statement but my daughter and I had a lot of sinister fun exploring the possibilities...We hoped that a knife wasn't the only utensil he got to use. What if they were having soup for dinner? "Now Son, just be glad we're having chicken noodle soup and not tomato." Maybe he had to do some other good thing to earn the use of his spoon or fork. My daughter came up with lots of other 'If you're good-s'. If you're good you can run with scissors. If you're good you can play in the street. If you're good you can have a food fight with your brother. Bizarre I know, but we had some great giggles.
Also on Saturday I made quite the find while perusing the candy aisle at Wal Mart. (I frequently peruse candy aisles either because I am looking for a splurge, I feel fat and I want just a little more motivation to do something about it, I don't just have a sweet tooth but a whole mouthful, or because I am trying to eat right and I want to reminisce about more carefree skinny times) I found some new Willy Wonka candies. Apparently Willy Wonka has a new line called Exceptionals. This struck me as funny (also my daughter-she didn't strike me as funny--that time anyway--but she also found the name entertaining) because of the combination of Wonka and Exceptional. I love Willy Wonka--the Roald Dahl character---both the Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp movie versions--and the candy, but I think most people would agree that Willy Wonka is outrageous and crazy. The word wonky means off-center. So...Willy Wonka Exceptionals is kind of like Daffy Duck's Delectables---just funny. Anyway, I purchased some Willy Wonka Exceptional Fruit Jellies-grapefruit flavor and a cute round tin of Willy Wonka Exceptional Fruit Drops (I don't remember if that was the exact name)--pomegranate flavor--they are hard on the outside with a jelly center.Both are 'lightly dusted with sugar'. They are very good. Pricey but good. Actually there are some chocolate bars in the Exceptionals line as well and Nestle is even sponsoring a Golden Ticket contest with a trip around the world as Grand Prize. I went to the web site to see the official rules and I couldn't help but chuckle when it said No Purchase Necessary to Win. Well then how do you slowly open the wrapper and wait with mouthwatering anticipation to catch a glimpse of gold? You can't have that experience without first buying the candy! (That would truly be an exceptional experience)
Today I was putting on my eyeshadow and really looked at the label. It is called Beyond Natural. I couldn't help but wonder what is beyond natural? That's like saying lets get Back to Beyond Basics. How about Beyond Beautiful or Beyond Youthful---those sound fun...or scary. In the words of Buzz Lightyear,"To infinity and beyond!" Does anyone know what's beyond infinity? Anyway, my eyes look beyond natural and hopefully that's a good thing.
