Writing is like a carousel

My position title at NextStudent tells me, "It's official. You're a writer."

I don't buy it. For me... writing is like a carousel ride of words. I go round and round and up and down with unsatisfying progress. The ride is fun while I'm on it, but when I get off and look back at my journey I am unimpressed with the outcome. There's no end to the process. The ride keeps going, round and round.

Like horses always do, the ride continues to draw me back day after day. But for now, I'm okay with that.

flummery

According to my word of the day from dictionary.com:

flummery \FLUHM-uh-ree\, noun:

1. A name given to various sweet dishes made with milk, eggs, flour, etc.
2. Empty compliment; unsubstantial talk or writing; mumbo jumbo; nonsense

I like the sound, I like the meaning.

$156 is a lot of money

After a long weekend of Bat Mitzvahcation my boyfriend and I decided to unwind at one of our favorite places Turf Paradise Racetrack. We walked in right before the second to last race and I immediately made my way to the warm up circle like I always do. I have been going to the horse races for years and I never bet, because I just enjoy the thrill of watching the horses race.

However, I always make my picks. After a few minutes of looking over the horses for Race 8, I picked horse 4 and horse 6. My boyfriend told me immediately that without looking at the odds I had picked the two favorites. He made a $20 quinella bet for horse 4 and horse 6 to come in first and second in no particular order. Horse 4 and horse 6 led the entire race and won. Much to our surprise our $20 bet turned into $156! We weren't so lucky on the next race, but man that's a lot of money.

It hurts

Listening to President Bush speak is the most painful thing to witness... worse even than seeing suffering puppies and starving children in Africa.