RE: "This Is Such a Writer Conversation"

First of all, I'm sorry for not posting sooner than this... I've been sick. Remember all those coughdrops?
Well, it wasn't strep. But it was some icky virus of somesort. Which caused me to miss two days of school. Not fun.
I will probably be posting something again later today, but first, I need you guys to all go and read this.

Read it? Good. Cause otherwise, this will make no sense at all.

Meanwhile, on a different bus, headed in the opposite direction, two other writers, friends of the two mentioned in the above, are having a conversation of their own.

Okay, so, I don't exactly remember what was said, EXACTLY, so that I can give you a nice dialouge like my friend Bex. However, my friend KD and I were having a writing conversation of our own.

In short, we were discussing the appropriate uses of the words 'vestibule,' 'mudroom,' and 'foyer,' all of which mean the same thing, but that invoke different images.

Because a foyer is totally different from a mudroom.

That's all for now, folks.
Tonya

A small note on cough drops

In case I haven't mentioned it before: I think I might be sick. As in, strept throat. Which means every time I try to yawn, cough, swallow, and at some times talk, it hurts. Which means I'm sucking down cough drops like there's no tomorrow.

And for this bag, there might not be.

The problem is, popping them like they're candy is wreaking havoc on my supply. In fact, I've run out.

Well, not of all of them. Just the good kind.

You see, I like the Ricola Honey Lemon ones... they just taste so smooth and natural, and are more for sore throat than coughing. Which is what I need. Unfortunately, they're all gone.

So I'm stuck with the Halls 3-pack from Costco. The flavors? Cherry, and Honey Lemon.

You might be thinking "Well that's okay, you still have your Honey Lemon, and pain relief, why are you complaining?" That would be because I DON'T LIKE HALLS HONEY LEMON. Don't ask me why. I don't know. I'm not a psyciatrist.

Imagine this: you reach into your pocket full of cough drops, fully expecting another burst of cherry flavoring to fill your mouth; not exactly what you want, but you're making the most of what's available to you. You don't pay attention whe you take off the wrapper; you can open these things with one hand in the dark if you have to. You pop it into your mouth, and your cruelly betrayed tongue is burned with the combination of lemon and mynthol.

Yeah, that just happened to me a little while ago. Needless to say, I'm slightly upset.

And I still don't know where the glitter came from, but it's not coming off. I tried.

Over and out.

EDIT: I now have the Ricola Honey Lemon cough drops. All is well, folks.

"I don't like his feet."

That, my dear friends, is a quote. And not just any quote: it's a cute quote from an amazing movie that everyone should definitely see. Even if it is "old."

What movie is this, you may ask Internet reader (Do you mind if I call you Internet reader? No? Good.)? A classic, that's what. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial.

Yep, that's what I watched for the first time earlier tonight. And it was amazing.

I mean, I'd seen parts of it; everyone knows the famous "E.T. phone home" quote, and seen the image of Elliott and E.T. on a bike in midair, silhouetted against a ginormous full moon. And, thanks to WMP, I'd seen a clip from the end of the movie, in which Elliott's in a blanket (that's all I'm going to say; you'll get no spoilers from me Internet reader).

But now I've seen the whole thing. I've been exposed to "culture."

We'll ignore the fact that right before this, I was watching kiddie cartoons with my little sisters. What, it's based off a book!

Whoa... I just noticed that my hands are covered in glitter. I have no idea how this happened. But I'm thinking that it would be a rather interesting story, once I find out.

For those of you only interested in the quote, it was said by Gertie, Elliott's younger sister (played by Drew Barrymore), about E.T. It was adorable.

Agent Tonya, signing off.

P.S.: As much as I love libraries, and the free book/DVD use concept, it is rather annoying when you are stopped MULTIPLE times during the course of a movie to check the disc for scratches. When checking stuff out from a library, try your best to take care of it, for me, please? Because you never know when I might be able to do something for you, once I inherit the world. Not that I will... or will I? :D I'll keep you posted.

Welcome!

To all you new readers, Welcome! And to all you old readers... well I would say welcome back, but I don't have any of you now do I?

I hope this will all make sense. I am currently running on hot green tea and cough drops, but more on that subject later.

These are, or will be, mission reports. In fact, this is all you will get as a debriefing. This information is provided only on a need-to-know basis.

In short, what you read? All you need to know.

This is a record of life as a Magnet student, and will comprehend all aspects thereof, such that pertain to the the mission. Anything and everything that is relevant will be included in here, as well as some that is irrelivant intirely. It is up to you to figure out what is which, and so on.
Ergo, all is fair game for inclusion: inside jokes, sly references, rants, raves, book reviews, homework complaints, procrastination attempts: the works. Plus or minus randoms song lyrics, quotes, or poetry.

This would be the point where I'd make a cute/funny/wise comment, but my music's out and the tea is cold.

Agent Tonya, signing off.