Monday, April 11, 2011

O HAI



I have ab-so-lutely nothing of use to say today! Therefore, have a glimpse into what I do to entertain myself at work. I write short-short stories to my friend Rachael via instant message. Damn you, 640MB of RAM! *shakes fist at heavens*

from the primeval forests they sprang, shaking off the dirt of a million years, and they lay dormant, waiting until we should call for them. waiting... yet when we at last sent out a call for the dells, they trekked over mountains and through plains, and as they finally came to lie at our feet, proffering their CPUs and their CD-Rs and their color monitors, we proclaimed, "seriously? 640 MB of RAM? fuck that," and fell upon them with hammers.



I don't remember when I took these photos but I figured I ought to use them at some point. Derp.

Also I read this amazing book, My Dearest Holmes, by Rohase Piercy. If for some reason you're as obsessed as I am with straight/ambiguous dudes being ~super gay~ for each other, then you ought to read this. It's actually quite well-written, and while John Watson is written as a bit of a basket-case (what grown military man is going to start weeping at the least provocation?), it's pretty much a really, really great fanfic in published book form. Read it.

24 comments:

JennaStevie said...

I love the floral top with the striped skirt, such a great combination!! You're so funny
xJennaD

Kallie, Happy Honey and Lark said...

ahh man, i love your posts. they are the opposite of boring, even when you think you have nothing to say.
your story made me laugh, it also reminded me of that show from new zealand (the tribe).

Alyspank said...

I think every fantastic short story should end with the phrase "and fell upon them with hammers." I liked it. Especially the last line (obviously) A LOT.

I didn't even think computers with that little of RAM still existed.

I've had a major crush on really, really bold floral prints lately- and yours is one of my faves :D Especially with the neutral striped skirt!


Alyssa

Rosy (of Raindrops on Rosy) said...

looooove this skirt:)

ashleyn said...

What an adorable outfit! I love the stripes and floral. An unexpected combination. I didn't know you wrote short stories! Do you post any of them online anywhere?

Shibby said...

I have missed reading your blog! I had to show the story to my bf it's awesome and made us laugh :)

The Semi Sweet said...

You use the best kind of imagery. Love your stories:) You are really an awesome writer. Plus you're stylish to boot! Keep it up girl!

Heather said...

Ahaha I love your short story! I've missed your witty posts Meg. You are looking amazing, your bangs look super awesome. Yep, this is what the blogging world is for, telling each other how awesome our bangs look. ;)

Nikki | The Ginger Diaries said...

this skirt is so lovely :) x

Vickie Laliotis said...

I want your skirt! And someone to text me short-short stories of my own... That Rachel is a lucky, lucky girl :p

xx
Vickie

Katrina said...

Hahaha I love that story. As I sit here on my ancient Dell work computer.

I love florals and stripes together. And your hair looks extra fabulous here.

Oh, and the first tow books in that series are "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and "The Girl Who Played with Fire". I don't know if they'd be your preferred genre, but check them out. They're not what I would normally go for and I liked them!

callie said...

ahahaha! you crack me up! i think you should start posting 140 character short stories on twitter. they'd be funny. Also, cute skirt.

caitlin said...

:) haha! you're funny. i can totally see you writing the shit out of short stories forever and always, if that's what you come up with over instant messanger! and thanks for reminding me to watch pushing daisies (and for saying i look like chuck--i hope i do!). i saw one episode and thought it was pretty adorable, mostly because there are pies and lots of bright colors.

Unknown said...

Hahahaha, you are too much. I love reading your posts. I wish I could be this funny/interesting/awesome when I have nothing to talk about!
Anyway, this is a lovely outfit, and your skirt is adorable.

Amber said...

I have a thing for straight dudes who are gay together but Super Gay?!?! I must know more. Cute skirt.

Becky said...

Guess what? I'm at the library, stifling laughter from your story. I want to publish it in a hardcover edition.

Unknown said...

Cute outfit choice today!

Georgie
xx

http://styleprincessdiaries.blogspot.com

Kate said...

Love love love this outfit. The pattern mixing is fantastic!

P.S. You short story was amazing.

Breathebetter said...

Cuuuute all up in this post! Your necklaces make me mighty jealous.

Victoria / Justice Pirate said...

Sherlock Holmes everywhere with you! so cute. I love that you took a photo today of you watching it again too and posted it on your twitter. hehehe.

Unknown said...

Oooh, florals+stripes=pure magic!

That book sounds really good. I always felt like Holmes and Watson did have some kinda... Thing going on, you know? It sounds like a fun read :)

xoxo
Sophi

Victoria / Justice Pirate said...

I tagged/awarded you for the versatile blogger award (up to you if you want to do one too) but I also thought you'd be interested in seeing the entry anyway because I wrote about Doctor Who <3 http://tiedemanntribe.blogspot.com/2011/04/part-of-who-i-am-some-facts.html

Opal Wells said...

always so weird....

I love your use of patterns here. You perfectly mashed these two.

jenniwells.blogspot.com

Libby said...

Hahaha I love your short-short story! Very well-written and hilarious! :)