Friday Fun: Black Humour on Rejection
March 19, 2010
To be a writer is to be rejected. It goes with the job. Whether you’re pitching a story idea to a magazine editor or trying to get a publisher to look at your book of love poems, you have to expect to be rejected at least part of the time—and far more likely, most of the time. A professional writer, as well as one starting out who wants to appear professional, picks him/herself up, possibly sending a polite thank you note to the rejecting party for taking the time to respond, and carries on.
That’s the way it’s supposed to go. But it’s Friday, so let’s imagine what it would be like to allow the beast of our hurt feelings out of the cage. Or better yet, watch misanthropic, alcoholic, bookstore owner Bernard Black do it:
(Okay, this video is a few years old but worth watching again even if you’ve seen it, right?)
A Friday Fun Video – For Neo-Luddites
March 12, 2010
It’s Friday, which means I’ve spent almost an hour in bed this morning with a mug of French Roast and two newspapers. With newsprint still on my Neo-Luddite* fingertips, I alert you to this Onion video and a look at the lighter side of the continuing debate on print vs. online newspapers:
* “Neo-Luddite” is a term I just learned from Wikipedia. I’m not really one, of course (or why would I be blogging?) but I do believe I’d be better off with less Internet…must log off and get some writing done…
Friday Fun Video – Funny but True
February 5, 2010
On Fridays, I tend to waste more time than usual on Internet diversions. And today, my son sent me a video on “How to Report the News” because he thinks it’s hilarious. I can’t say I find it hilarious; it’s funny, but also eerily, sadly true. If you were winding down after a long week with a glass of wine and weren’t paying complete attention, you could easily think this clip was the real news. Watch it yourself. (Note to self: must watch more by this Brit Charlie Brooker.)
