Categotry Archives: Thursday Thirteen
13 Manga Phrases
I read a lot of manga. Most of it I read online from people who have kindly translated from Japanese to English because the love it so much they want to share. I’m eternally grateful, but sometimes the translations need translations. Here are 13 commonly used English phrases and the phrases that would make much more sense in their places. 1. It can’t be helped. (“Well, alright.”) 2. You have worked hard (Seems to be used in place of “goodbye” […]
13 Things on My Desk
1. Origami cranes 2. Water 3. A cell phone 4. Multiple pairs of glasses 5. Suzanne Brockmann’s Out of Control 6. A camera 7. A tiny tin of bag balm 8. A monitor 9. A keyboard 10. A shelf 11. a cup full of mechanical pencils 12. A box full of supplies 13. A burned out light bulb that i can’t find a replacement for.
13 Barbie Shoes
We’ve been doing some rearrangement of old junk in our house lately. In a couple of months we’ll have sifter through things to hold another yard sale. In the process, The Girl has rediscovered all kinds of stuff, from books we read to her when she was little to toys she thought long gone. A few days ago she gleefully showed me these – all the barbie shoes she could find. There just happened to be 13 of them. My […]
13 Things on Mr. Al’s Desk
I was going to do 13 things on my desk, but frankly, right now my dh’s desk is more interesting. 1. The Cat Cave – a cardboard box for sleeping “in”. 2. A cat. 3. Plant starts for the garden. 4. A borrowed laptop 5. A dictionary 6. The newspaper 7. Scratch pads 8. A pen. Yeah, just one. 9. Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules of Writing 10. An absentee ballot 11. A message from me having to do with a […]
13 Origami Cranes
I think by now The Girl has made over a thousand of these things. They say if you make a thousand you can make a wish. I wonder what she’s wishing for.
13 Musical References
I make a lot of musical references in Suzie’s House. There are bound to be some that my readers are not familiar with. So, to make it easier, I set up a page (under the Suzie’s House menu) where I post videos of what I’m talking about. Yesterday I just hit 13 of them. 1. In Suzie’s House 305 : Fitting in Backstage and Suzie’s House 304 : The Real Reason They Went to the Show
13 Gargoyles
As promised last week, here are thirteen of the gargoyles in Mr. Al’s collection. He has more, but I’m not sure where. I apologize for some of the pictures, when tend to be a bit blurry. I tried to take them in place so you’d get an idea what it’s like living with a bunch of gargoyles in the house. Keep in mind most of them are small enough to fit in one hand. The biggest is about as tall […]
13 On My To-Do List
1. Tomorrow I drive out to the airport and pick up Mr. Al. Yay! 2. Decide what to do about the new glasses. 3. Taxes. 4. Take pictures of the dangles I made so I can put them in my Etsy store. 5. Read some blogs. 6. Take pictures of all 13 of the gargoyles that have appeared around the house. 7. Take The Girl to her singing lesson. 8. Turn in the mail that the letter carrier refuses to […]
13 Things The Girl Has Said
1. Aw, cuddly kitties. It’s like candy without the weight gain. 2. So I was re-reading Bleach, because that’s what I do; re-read things… . 3. After trying eggplant Parmesan: I didn’t know what eggplant tasted like – and I still don’t. 4. Eek! Nature. 5. Me: I think your hair looks better blond than brown. The Girl: That’s because I live blonde. 6. Me: Go read manga. You need to cool down (after she planned several snippy comments to […]
13 Words for Jack and Jill
For many years now I have participated in a blog hop called PhotoHunt. Every Saturday you are supposed to post a picture that relates to a word they provide. Only, I don’t do it the way you are supposed to. I do it as fiction. Hey, author here. What do you expect? Usually I make a joke of it, frequently puns based on the word they provide. But lately I’ve lost interest in the words provided, have only two readers […]
13 New-to-Me Musicians
Not quite the click game, but while pretending to be writing, I stumbled across these. Hey, gotta have tunes to write by, right? 1.
13 aMUSEing Quotes
On Monday I posted about my lack of a muse. I have a basement instead. It got me thinking about muses. Here are 13 random quotes about them. 1. “The muses are ghosts, and sometimes they come uninvited.” ― Stephen King, Bag of Bones 2. “Inspiration is the windfall from hard work and focus. Muses are too unreliable to keep on the payroll.” ― Helen Hanson 3. “The loveliest Muse in the world does not feed her owner; these girls […]
