“Who I Am and Why I’m Here”

“I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.”  ― E.B. White

I’m not often successful at either of these, but that’s my idea of a perfect day.

I have a thing for words.  I’ve always wanted to write The Great American Novel but my attention span doesn’t seem to last longer than a single page, so mostly I write poetry.  I’m funny; but my writing is often not (though, sometimes it’s funny when I don’t mean it to be, but I digress).  I adore language and word-play, though the only languages I know are English, Sarcasm and a smattering of Double-Speak.   I have a thing for the words of others too, so I will occasionally post quotes that strike my fancy.

They (Who are the infamous “they” anyway?) say a picture is worth a thousand words, so it’s not surprising that I have a thing for pictures too.  I am fortunate to live in a lovely, somewhat isolated area, and also have the opportunity to travel now and again.  Thanks to this and a household with pets I have no shortage of photo ops.   My camera is cheap and simple, the kind that fits in my pocket so it’s (almost) always there when I want it.  I do hope to learn more about photography though, and maybe even move up to a real, grown-up camera eventually.

A painting is a picture too (well, that’s an awkward transition) and recently I have been trying my hand at that, and some other artsy-fartsy stuff too.  (In this context artsy-fartsy is defined as painting, drawing, pottery, glass work, batik and jewelry making.)  I’ll have some of those processes and results posted here as well.

So, in my blog you will find poetry, humor, quotations, photography and some other art work as well

Now, just fyi, here are 10 totally random and mostly pointless things about me: (not in order of importance)

-I can quack like a duck.

-I collect quotes, just because.

-I am working on becoming more confident.

-Doctor Who is my hero, and I have an almost-life-sized TARDIS in my sun room.

-I’m a nerd, but not good enough with computers to be a geek (I don’t suppose this comes as much of a surprise after reading the previous random thing).

-I really try not to take life too seriously.

-I think everything sounds better when said with an English (or other GB) accent.

-I am left handed.  Very left handed.

-Sometimes I am overwhelmed by words.

-Occasionally I stop and wonder, “What would a normal person do in this situation.”

I’d love some companions to exchange words with, so I hope you join me for some laughs, pics and thoughts, from a slightly skewed view.