I was thinking in the shower this morning about what to make for the homemade giveaway for:
YankeeGirl
Rebecca
LadyStyx (your caveats are acceptable) and
Tori Z (your caveats are also acceptable!)
...when I was visited by the Creative Moose and figured out what I wanted to do.
I think I only have a certain amount of creative energy within me and when it runs out - its like a rechargeable battery - I have to wait until I get recharged before I'm ready to go again.
So while I'm busy in the lah-BORE-ah-tor-y, feverishly trying to bring my creations to life without the help of Marty Feldman*, I hope you might enjoy some reruns.
*Who wants any of that Abby... Abby Normal?! stuff anyway? Besides he's dead.
This is my 762-th blog entry - For reruns, I thought I'd pick some that I think are perhaps a little better than the rest. Some of these are recent - but some of them go back to my 'early' blogging days. In each case, I was in a mental state where I could do nothing else until I finished writing them.
I've rated them (S) - Serious; (SH) - Serious, but not so much; (H) - Hopefully humorous.
In which I own up to some shortcomings - (S)
Wednesday, July 22, 2009 - My Hands
In which a collection of old wooden boat pictures and a late night chat with some one that wasn't feeling their sunniest evokes some pondering - (S)
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - When Friends Struggle
My first head over heels crush and how it didn't work out. Don't worry, I'm over it (finally, sort of...) - (SH)
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - Life's Embarrassing Moments (LBE)
In which I try to take a blind person with me on a virtual walk - (S)
Monday, August 25, 2008 - Birds of a Feather (LBE)
In which I took a walk, hugged a tree, and ran home to write about it - (SH)
Sunday, November 16, 2008 - Confessions of a Tree Hugger
And possibly my absolute favorite - the entry that started the orange traffic cone madness - I remember running home after a walk to download the pictures and hammering away at the keyboard until my fingers went numb - (H)
Tuesday, January 8, 2008 - The Scary Real World
There are some other entries to which I would admit a certain fondness. I added a new category for those called 'Personal Favorite'. However I hope none of you ever get bored enough to actually go there though - I might have to send the men in the white coats over to collect you.
I'll be back in a bit. Enjoy these last days of summer.
19 comments:
I love the post on WHEN FRIENDS STRUGGLE- very timely as several of my friends are going through a difficult time right now. I left you a comment there as well.
Love that you're posting from the loo! Haha! I look forward to reading some of your greatest!
I was wondering how the cone thing started! I know I could have gone back to the beginning and started reading to try and see the original post, but I cannot tell lies, I never did it and just picked up wherever you were when I started reading your blog. The history lesson was great.
My Hands and When Friends Struggle were two posts of your were really powerful. I am moved everytime I read them.
I can't wait to see what you are making!
LAST DAYS OF SUMMER!?!? Oh hell nah. There's still a whole month left thankyouverymuch.
Though I get sad when I get to my apartment at 7 PM and see that it's already getting dark in here.
what a cute idea!! and my gosh your 767th post??? wow!! I stand amazed and in awe, however, if I hadn't deleted so many journals, who knows what number I might be at today?
enjoy your creative break! I am going to stop back later and read your re-runs, especially the one that started the cone idea. just need to clean the house first.....and then some other things probably, like work perhaps.....
but I will be back to read and enjoy them all :)
betty
Have a beautiful day my Friend!
now i'll have something to do..reading your summer reruns..
Looking forward to reading some of your Greatest Hits.
Yep, the beginning of the cone adventures was quite a blog entry...as are all of your blog entries.
Have a great weekend. *hugs*
Inspiring post. I've dug back into my Dashboard and grabbed a few of the more popular entries I did. A couple of them I'd forgotten I'd written. Hmmm there's one of yours that keeps coming to mind...I'll need to dig for it and surprise ya.
Well you already know "When Friends Struggle" is a personal favorite of mine. The runner up was the one about your hands.
I can't wait to see what you come up with during your creative break. It is bound to be goooooood. Now I'm jealous of those who grabbed the chance to get something from you!
Huge Hugs
Your personal favorite is mine as well! It was a great entry to kick off my weekend blog party! Grab your lampshade and a cold one and come on over ;-)
Wow, 762 blog posts! Congratulations, you've been really busy. I can see it will take some time trying to get caught up again, lol.
You write some wonderful posts, and I often find myself going back and reading some of them again. I wouldn't bother sending the men in white coats to me though... They've decided it's safer to keep me away from the other nutters, so they wont take me. ;)
Goodness, Ive missed out on so much..... we havent had a summer here this year either.....
missed you..
x
Hi again. I have a little vittle for you on my site.
I remember some of these with fondness, and I will come back to read the ones I missed.
Creative energies and peace of heart to you, dear Iggy.
~gypsy-heart
Happy 762 blog entry!
I am so glad you posted your "reruns" so that I got to know you better--and laugh--and wipe a tear from my eye. Yes--one day I have to start at the beginning... :)
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