Don’t Read This Post

13 Feb 2011 3 Comments

by Birdwhisperer in Uncategorized Tags: Blogging, Brian Jacques, Dog, Love, Pets, Puppy, Pyrenees, Random, Redwall, Valentine, Valentine's Day, Writing

So… I’ve been quite successfully failing at writing a blog post. I’ve started quite a few, and have plenty of ideas for topics, but they all just… fizzle out. That is, of course, my own fault. I just can’t seem to write them down. Maybe all the ideas I come up with are boring, which is why I don’t finish them. In that case, it’s a good thing for you I never publish them.

But for now, I’m just going to write about whatever comes to mind. I don’t like writing these kinds of posts, since they’re always the least interesting (when I write them, that is). I’ll try to keep it short, which is really hard to do!   I swear these posts don’t look this long in the draft box thingy of my dashboard whatever-you-call-it.

We adopted another puppy in January! Her name is Cleo, and she is very laid back and stubborn. When we were at the kennel walking her and the other dogs, she refused to run around like the rest of them. If she didn’t want to go somewhere, she’d sit down and stop. She’s very cute and fluffy (she’s a puppy, what did you expect?) but she’s even worse than Khan when it comes to chewing on things. I had to bundle all my shoes in a towel and put them on my chair so she wouldn’t eat them.

Brian Jacques, the author of the Redwall series and a few others, passed away on the fifth of February. His books were a huge part of my childhood, and will always hold a special place in my heart and on my shelf. I remember reading them every chance I got, laughing and crying for the beloved characters, and imagining myself into the rich, beautiful world Jacques created. I met him once, at a book signing, and he told us that his best advice for writers is to ‘paint pictures with words’. He wrote Redwall for the children at a school for the blind in Liverpool, and wanted to be as descriptive as possible so they could ‘see’ the world in their imaginations. He certainly succeeded, and has inspired me to work harder in my writing and my life. You will be dearly missed, Brian Jacques.  Thank you for all the wonderful stories!

I think I’m making a red velvet cake for Valentine’s Day tomorrow. I’ve never made one of those before, so I suppose it’ll be interesting. I don’t have a valentine, but I don’t mind at all.  (I’m still trying to decide between two of my characters, lol.) I’m in no hurry to get into a relationship, not that I’m against having one. Well… maybe a little bit against it. But! It’s a good holiday for chocolate. So Happy Valentine’s Day! If you have a sweetheart, congratulations, cherish him or her greatly. If not… have some chocolate.

Good day and good night!