If I Wrote A Book

Unrelated:
Today is my Friday. The only other times I get to say that are on Fridays. It feels really good to sit here on a Thursday and say, “Today is my Friday!” I hear people say that often, and it’s always been nonsense to me. Not today – no nonsense.

It took me 15 minutes to get my top knot right this morning. It still looks like I slept on it, but no fly-aways!

The new Justin Timberlake album is legit. I hate that I love him, but I can’t help it. Half of the songs are kind of dumb, but for some reason it doesn’t matter. He sucks you in and you can’t escape. Same thing happened to me with Nsync. The last song on the album, Blue Ocean Floor, could easily be used on a sound machine. It put me in a trance for seven minutes. How does he do that?

Yesterday evening, I ran with Robert at the park. This was not on purpose, it just happened. He forced me to run longer than I had planned. I was almost done and he was all “Come on! Let’s do it again.” OK, Coach. Swallowed pride: It sure felt good to keep running (stopped up nose, foot cramps and all) than to stop. Swallowed pride: I think I’m going to attempt to adopt his running speed. It was kind of nice. Even though I complained about it at the time…

I don’t run with people. When I do, I shoot out at a fast pace so I can get far enough ahead to slow down to my speed and still not risk them catching me. I don’t care who you are, if we're friends, or how cute you are, I don’t want to run with you. Swallowed pride: It was kind of nice to run with someone last night. Robert was the first person I’ve ever run with. You’re welcome. Ugh! Am I going to start joining clubs now?

Related:
I have two books in the mix right now. Two books that I’m writing, not reading. Which reminds me to go to Chase’s and borrow a book from him. I’ll put that in my notes. Anyway, I get it, writing books is not an easy task. I read an article the other day about getting books published and how it’s very likely not to happen. It’s so hard. Blah, blah, blah. Pipe down. I’m just doing this to appease me.

If it were easy, do you know how many more books we would have to choose from? How many more horribly written vampire, supernatural love stories we would have? Don’t even get me started on how many fan fictions would be published. Oh, the horror. Everyone would walk around with their noses up because they are a published author. Yeah, well so is my seven-year-old niece because it’s that easy. (Kyndra, you are awesome.)

“If it were easy, everyone would do it.” - Truest of true statements.

I’ve lined up some possible titles for any future “pieces” I write. These might even be possibilities for the books that I’m piecing together right now.

• Can I Borrow an Ounce of Your Beauty (courtesy of Dorothy – could also be the title of a Bruno Mars song)
• Stop Doing Things Like That (A book on bullying, because I was “bullying” Dara and said that)
• You’ve Got Stamina. Call Me. (A book on ultra running)
• Your House is Not Haunted, You’re Just Lonely (A book on loving yourself before you can be in love)
• What Would Taylor Swift Do? (A book on how not to treat your boyfriend(s))
• If I Had a Nickel for Every Time Someone Thought We Were Married (A story of the real “friend zone.”)
• The Ides of February (Just another sappy love story)
• The Water in the Cup is at the Halfway Mark (A pessimist’s struggle with optimism)
• I’m Fine (A book on what women really mean)
• Was that China? (The truth about WalMart)
• Deen-Size Me (A knock-off of the documentary Super Size Me based on Paula Deen of the past)
• You're an Inconvenience to Me (this is just a compilation of things that annoy me - people who jaywalk, people who take up the entire width of a running trail, etc.)
• Earth, Wind, and Hell Fire (The story of the Texas summer of 2011)
• Shark Week (A Women's Log Journal and how to cope with PMS)
• Slow Dancing in a Burning Continuum Room for Squares (The story of a girl's secret obsession with John Mayer...so, my autobiography)

I think these are winners.