W R I T E R
Thought it'd be easier to mass-update here, instead of texting the MANY inquiring parties separately. After seven weeks on backorder, following an alarming "we're not sure we'll be able to fulfill your purchase" email, my limited-edition, pre-order-only Fiona Apple "Fetch the Bolt Cutters" official sweatshirt has arrived. Thank Shesus. We can all finally start sleeping better. ππΌβπΌπ But seriously, #fionaapple and I have been through a lot since I fell hard for her in middle school, and #fetchtheboltcutters is, as always, freakishly apropos and prophetic and haunting and fun. Though every song MYSTIFIES my Anthony, for me, these are the anthems soundtracking this most bewildering + frightening + m-f'ing-angry era of my life. "I move with the trees / in the breeze / I know that time is elastic." Long live my π queen π.
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How is everyone? Do I know anyone else who is still home ALL the time, as if it's late March or April or May or June or July or August or September? As if a pandemic is still raging? Oh, please don't answer that. I may be in what some could call "a mood," and feel salty about some particular answers, and that's honestly not me, not my style, not good for anyone, not what's in my heart. 𧑠We, my family, have very good reasons to stay put all the time, so we do. Every every every day. 𧑠I did, however, do something very out of the usual today. I picked up a gown from the tailor. I had dropped it off on March 3rd for an early April wedding that would never be. My adored tailor has been stranded in Thailand, while I've been firmly rooted 4 miles from the shop. None of this matters, except that she did an excellent job, and when this era comes to a close, which it will -- no doubt -- I'm wearing that gown (sooo yummy: a floor-length, colorblocked, structured, strappy-backed, secondhand designer stunner) as soon and often as possible. 𧑠So. Carry on. I love you. I feel you. We really are in this together. (Unless we're not, and then please feel free to kindly + temporarily eff off. (Told you. Salty! ππ) xx Real Human Experiencing Real Things #abbeyclelandlopez
Reorganized zeh mug cabinet, so, naturally, this ensued. ππ€ Heartfelt thanks to the thoughtful folks who have gifted me these gems over the years. I really do use EVERY ONE, IN THIS ORDER.
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(Though, full disclosure, the #dorothyparker "Time Doth Flit" can be used before/after every one.)
The #writingprocess -- my most beloved and loyal employer -- follows the arch of all great love stories:
1. Big, VAGUE ambition drenched in hope.
2. This has been fun, magical even... but seriously. Where has the time gone?!?
3. Now that I figured it out, this is...SPECTACULAR. They are going to LOVE IT. No one, NO ONE, can do what I do! I'm in love; I'm a god; the world is mine! I really should charge more.
4. But I could be wrong. What if I'm deeply, GRAVELY wrong? What if I've killed the actual darlings and preserved the actual dolts?
5. Whatever. Now it must be completed and completed properly. This is a trade, a skilled service, a specialized commodity. We live in a real world with real problems and the answer, as always, is real work.
6. Hit send! Invoice! What a high; what a ride; what a life! Hope they love it. Hope they pay me quickly. Hope I make more next time. Hope "next time" arrives so soon. You know what, Honey? I'm gonna coffee up. Dabble with that idea I told you about. Not dive in, just dabble. If I crack it right, it could be... epic.
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Cameron thought this "fancy garnish" (and this photo capturing this "fancy garnish") was hilaaaaarious. π¦πΈ Twas such the stressful/scary/strenuous week. But apparently I've arrived, somehow, in my Friday night fantasy scenario. (In bed, books and Belvedere within reach.) And despite this delightful anomaly, sometimes you STILL find a vicious beast in your vodka. At some point, these last few years, I've learned to sip around them.
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(And seriously, when possible, buy books from @prologuebookshop . They're indie and knowledgeable and lovely. No incentive to say that, except that it's the truth.) #notaninfluencer #justlovebooks #saveindiebookstores #abbeyclelandlopez #prologuebookshop #614columbus #cbusgram
Honestly? Not a great midnight officemate. π€·πΌββοΈ #abbeyclelandlopez
Chatty 24 hours in Abbeyland. Some very good updates from three of my dearest people, and a happy email I've been waiting on, hoping for.... Note to Self: Stop forgetting, even momentarily, that things can get better, easier, lighter.
(Also, if you really truly prefer Veronica over Betty unfollow me now on the grounds that you're a scary/gravely confused individual. ππ³π)
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