As I mentioned in my last post, at one point I wanted to become a ballet dancer. And I don’t mean just any old ballet dancer, I meant that I wanted to become a prima ballerina. You know the ones, at the Bolshoi Ballet Company, up in front, on my toes, with a little crown […]
Archives for April 2015
Take Me To Church
When I was young, I wanted to be a ballet dancer. And when I say ballet dancer, I mean like the young man in the video I have included in this post. The song, Take Me to Church, is by a band called Hoizier. I’ve included a link to the original video on youtube, though, […]
Mean Tom Sawyer
So, my writing friend and fellow camper Wendy has told me that before she begins a story, she carries around in her head the first line or so. As I understand it, this line repeats itself until she actually starts writing the story down. I could relate to this because something similar happens to me. […]
Jack Takes The Lead
Today is Day 1 of Camp NaNoWriMo, which is the April version of NaNoWriMo. The idea of it is that you stay in virtual “cabins” and with your cabinmates, write up a storm! We’ve already got several cookouts planned, and there’s a stash of red wine beneath someone’s bunk for drinking after the counselors have […]