The Happiness Thread

So, @Alesia, you're in the book trade! Congratulations! Now, if someone asks you if you're a successful writer, you can say, "Well, I sell 20,000 books per day..." without ever mentioning that they're not your books.

Wait - that might not be such a good idea. It doesn't pass the honesty test.

 

Naw, I just move em, I don't sell em.

 

Just remember to love them, but not love them.

 

Do you get to keep any of the books?

 

Of course not. Heck, you barely have time to look at them. We put out 35 skids of "material" every two hours.

 

I need a new job....Sigh,
I make a good morning cuppa, and defy anyone who tries to stop me

any takers?

 

Didn't Manchester United just fire their soccer coach? Maybe you should put in an application.

 

If what Manchester United really needs is a good morning cuppa, then @Augen Blick should definitely apply!

 

Perfect, they need to wake up and get their heads out of their asses!

 

yes my pea shooting would come in handy there for sure.

 

Just realized that this forum is almost 8 years old. Wow!

 

This video has made me and many people smile recently.

 

I got a free book today for being a good student.

I'm taking a class called 19th Century British Poetry with a professor who is well researched in Victorian Literature. I am on good terms with my professor having taken a class with him before. Yesterday I was talking with a friend about different universities because I'm transferring after this school year, and I brought up the possibility of finding research internships. Then I asked myself, "what is research in the literary field? What do literary scholars actually do as research? It's not like history or sociology or chemistry or business. What is it?"

So I emailed him about it and he says "I'll bring the results of my research to class tomorrow." Today he comes in and hands me a copy of The Moonstone that he edited and republished and says, "read the introduction, the footnotes and some of the appendices and you'll this edition has a particular reading based on the editor's research." After class I asked him a few questions, he answered and said I could keep the book for future reference and "reading pleasure."

Works for me.

 

Don't you know how many Elbonian children it took to bind that book? And you took it for free?

 

I'm sure someone can draw up some currency.

 

I love my GF. My GF loves me. When the shit hits the fan, neither one of us duck.

 

I am a butterfly
wet and dry
wet and dry
I am a butterfly
nuff said

 

No you are probably too busy making Darth Vader voices into the fan and not paying enough attention to what else is going on.

 

I just realized my biggest motivation to do stuff (work, writing, sports) is knowing how shit I am at those things. Why is this in the Happiness Thread? Well, I think revelations are usually a good thing.

 

Well that's always a chance to get better. Once I realized how not good I was at discus, I began working harder to improve (and hey, my team and I made great strides in my last few weeks. )

In other news, I was struck with a moment of inspiration and have started production of another poem, which I think looks pretty decent for an unfinished first draft. Of course, it could be total crap lol

 

I just found a pj harvey song i like at the end of an old album i hate!!!

and i wrote 1000 words yesterday

 

The like is for the 1,000 words part not the hate the album thing.

 

Break over. Starting the review and editing process. I have everything I need - a freshly printed ms (split between two accordion files), a supply of red pencils and sticky-notes, a note pad, a list of issues to look for and plenty of hot coffee.

 

Congrats Ed! Good luck. Edit well.

 

Thank you, Andrae. I'll do my best.