Re: Irony

[Anonymous]

OK. I have to jump in here. I play with words too. I think I started because in school, in order to remember how to spell a word, I’d pronounce it in my head the way it’s spelled. Like chaos is chay-ohss. Even so, spell-check is my friend.

When I was first introduced to Etch-A-Sketch, it was love at first sight. In no time at all I was writing cursive upside down and backwards. Pictures? Did one to prove to myself how well I could, then it was been there, done that.

I started reading again, and got caught up in the paranormal firestorm. Since most of them are in series and I was losing track, I started a list. Three columns of:

Author

Series Title (italicized)

Books in series in order

The first part of the list is series in progress – want-to-read is bold and as soon as I read it, I unbold it. I put it in Google Docs so I can access it on my iPhone in the book store. Stupid Google Docs doesn’t always work, unfortunately. The second part of my list is series I have finished totally or are on the back burner. Mostly I read on a Kindle app on the phone, because I’ve had carpal tunnel for 30 years, and it’s easier to hold. Plus I can read in bed without turning on a light. I just switch it to black background and white text. My list is spilling over to the 4th page now, and I’ve sized the font down twice and eliminated gutters between columns for space.

The irony is there are 2 books waiting for me at the book store, but I haven’t been able to budget my time well enough to go get them.

More irony: I have a hard time getting around to ordering things I need online, but when I do, I’ll take the time to make a spread sheet so I can play with how many of what items I want and see the total money change instantly. Good for my money budget, but not for my time budget.

I’ll spend hours on the computer making a perfect birthday card, but almost never get it sent out on time.

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