A lot of people think my favorite guy in the world is Tim Tebow. They’re wrong. My favorite guy is obviously my nephew Ollie!!* And that’s who I’m hanging out with this weekend. It’s also why I don’t have a “real” blog post prepared for today. BUT I did read this sweet verse earlier this week. It’s just one of …
Dog days of summer.
I just typed that headline above and had the sudden realization that I really have no idea what “dog days of summer” even means. If someone wants to enlighten me, the comments section awaits your wisdom.Yesterday, I posted the following photo on Facebook. It’s a photo of my sister’s dog, Rocky, in which his pose perfectly mirrored my mental energy …
The perils of solitude. Based on actual events.
…about the ridiculousness of this post.photo credit: stock.xchng Two weeks ago today I embarked on a slightly insane mission called “Melissa spends an entire week writing and doesn’t leave her house.” Now, here’s the thing: We’ve never really been able to figure out whether I’m an introvert or extrovert. And by we I mean me and every personality test I’ve …
Why I may not be able to see the next Muppets movie.
So this weekend I was moaning about how much easier blogging is during an election cycle. There is literally always something to blog about during elections. Like:1) What candidates are really saying during debates.2) How I can wash a sink full of dishes faster than Herman Cain’s slow smile at the end of the funniest and most flabbergasting campaign commercial ever.3) …
Yes, *that* song is in my iTunes.
Remember tapes?!?! Photo credit: stock.xchng So this weekend I hung out in Chicago…such good times. And on the way home, I’m blaring the tunes to keep myself awake when “Hey Ya” by OutKast comes on. And I do the exact same thing I do every time this song comes on…Cringe at the fact that I own the song.And that I …
I watched a zombie movie.
We’re sooo talking about one of my favorite topics today…movies!Photo credit: stock.xchng Turns out, I owe Hollywood an apology. For years I’ve been complaining about how there are no good rom-coms anymore. Sometimes kind of loudly. And probably annoyingly. It’s not like I’m a movie snob. I own Nacho Libre.* Enough said. But seriously, I miss rom-coms in which I actually …
The Next Big Thing Blog Hop…and rebellion!
A few different people have invited me to participate in the Next Big Thing blog hop over the past weeks. My issue: They always told me I needed to post on a Wednesday. Well, we do guests here on Wednesdays, so it was always a no-go with me.But then super sweet friend Gabrielle Meyer asked me to join and I …
Faking it through football … yes, it’s possible!
I realize that I am posting this a day too late. I realize it may not help anyone until next year. But I’m sorry, I was just way too excited last week to reveal my book cover, so my Super Bowl post got bumped to today. But in hopes that it might still help someone in the future, here goes… I …
True Love Internet Style.
I’m going to guess this couple did not meet on www.farmersonly.com, ’cause if they did they’d be walking through a cornfield instead of along a beach. Photo credit: stock.xchng. A few weeks ago, a coworker told me about a commercial his sons get a kick out of…which has pretty much convinced me I need to watch more TV. Because it’s killing …
Author Photo Advice.
By the title of this post, it might look like I’m about to dole out wisdom-laden advice for taking the perfect author photo.Um. No.This would be what’s called a bait and switch, folks. Here’s the thing: I have to get new photos taken this week. How I dread this, let me count the ways. Don’t get me wrong. The photographer …