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November 24, 2004
Gratitude, Among Other Things...
Lani, writing from Dante's Fifth Ring Of Hell...
... also known as SickKid-Ville. Yargh.
So, because I've got sick kids, and I've been sick, and because I have to go out in a few minutes and edit a PSA for Syracuse Habitat for Humanity, I'm gonna steal Alesia's idea and say what I'm thankful for.
I'm sure the very idea of this is so riveting that your hand is literally shaking. I'll give you a moment to gather yourself before I continue.
Better? Okay. Let's get cracking.
Let me start with one quick caveat - I'm leaving out the meaningful stuff. You know. Husband. Kids. My fellow Literary Chicks. Clean water. Relatively good health. The right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Yadda yadda yadda. That stuff goes without saying and Alesia did her list so graciously that I would look like a big, fat copycat and while that's what I am, I like to be a little more discreet with my copycatting.
So I'm going with the less obvious stuff. The stuff that, in the end, doesn't really matter much. But it's more interesting, so here I go...
I'm grateful for medications that cure nail fungus, but give you diarrhea, dry mouth (what exactly is dry mouth, anyway? And how the hell is that a side-effect of medication? Isn't the cure for this... you know... water?), heart irregularities, internal bleeding, muscle aches, nervous ticks and very, very, very bad breath. But, as they lower you into your grave, at least your nails will be super-fungus-free. Whew.
I'm grateful for my DVR, which records Oprah for me every day without giving me a hard time about it. If only my husband could do the same.
I'm grateful for Lovely Colin Firth, because... well... he's Lovely.
I'm grateful for Laurie Dhue. In the summer of 2003, I was in New York and I passed her on the street while she was picking out fruit at a sidewalk market. I mentioned her as an aside in my blog, and she has since been my top search string draw, getting me thousands of hits and possibly a book sale or two. Go, Laurie Dhue!
I'm grateful for chocolate, because... well... it's chocolate.
I'm grateful for duct tape because if you are willing to part with a simple thing like, say, your pride, there is no vehicle part that cannot be fixed with duct tape. I would include a picture of the family van for an illustration of this point, but as I'm tight on time, I'm just going to let your imaginations do the work. Let me just say... it's blue, but we call it the Silver Bullet.
I'm grateful that Robitussin not only makes a kid stop coughing, but also makes them fall asleep. Also, it does not cause diarrhea, dry mouth, heart irregularities, internal bleeding, muscle aches, nervous ticks or very, very, very bad breath as side effects. Yay, me.
Okay. Gotta run. Gotta edit. Gotta dope the kids up on Robitussin. May your holidays be full of cheer, and hopefully also, something alcoholic. Enjoy!
Posted by Lani at 8:51 AM | Comments (4)
Comments
I'm grateful for your book, which I just finished :) I thought it was great, lots of fun...and weird. Not in the way of weird in that the story was, but in that, we share similar voices. So, had I not known better, I would have sworn I wrote it. If I were as good as you, anyway. Cool! Can't wait for the next one ;)
Posted by: AGK at November 28, 2004 8:11 AM
Nice way to work in another Laurie Dhue reference!
Off to blog about Britney Spears, Dan Rather, and anything else that will bring my website traffic . . .
Speaking of, did you know that "Virgin Mary Grilled Cheese" is currently number 3 on Amazons top searches list today?
Posted by: Whitney at November 29, 2004 7:37 PM
I meant "yahoo" not "amazon" in that last post.
Gah.
Posted by: Whitney at November 29, 2004 7:37 PM
I am grateful for YOU, peaches. And for Valium. And NOT AT ALL for dental procedures. I would be grateful as ALL GET OUT for perfect teeth, though.
AMEN on the chocolate.
Posted by: joshilyn at December 2, 2004 8:31 AM
