Fast Funny

Who wants to name this oh-so-fabulous movie where Professor Dolores Umbridge wrinkles Dr. Gregory House's newspaper?
(Come on, Chad even got it!)

Friday Funny: Tangled Brain

Today I want to send you over to the funny Lisa Mantchev's blog Taste of Bad Candy

for a quick pictorial understanding of why writers are crazy,

neurotic,

messes.

So without further ado:

Tangled Writing

Bransford's Publishing Process

If you follow Nathan Bransford's blog religiously then you have already seen what I want to share.

If you don't let me introduce you to a brilliant little post he made about the publishing process.

It's funny.

It's so true.

It's has some fabulous casting.

NATHAN BRANSFORD'S 

The Publishing Process in GIF Form

Here's the teaser. It just get's better...

At first you're thinking of writing a novel and you're all...

But then you have an idea!

And you go...

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE REST!

Funny Friday

Yeah, it's one of those days.

Who's a chicken?

A conversation with my three year old in the car.

"I not chicken," he said

"Me neither." I search my brain for where this topic came from. He was watching Underdog that morning. Calling someone chicken kind of sounds like something from a cheesy 60's cartoon.

"Underdog isn't chicken either, huh?" I add testing to see if this is the source.

"No."

"Underdog is brave!" I think I figured it out.

"No, Underdog is a dog."

Huh? Oh, that kind of chicken.

If you don't stand for something. You'll fall for anything.

This is my friend in New York who rides the subway without his pants for Improv Everywhere and stand-up every chance that he gets.

He decided he wanted to be part of the Wall Street protests.

Protesting as only Brian would.

If you don't know what Improv Everywhere is, it is my pleasure to introduce you to it.
Grand Central Station (the first and classic)
No Pants Subway
No Shirts Abercrombie
Look Up More (Best feel good one)
Who You Gonna Call? (Nostalgia)

And here is some more Brian, while we're at it.
City of Byron City
High School Reunion Video
Sexy 'Stache (parody of Sexy Back)

Tuesdays Thought: Characters

CHARACTERS ARE NOT OUR CHILDREN. Never hesitate to throw them into the path of a bus.
-Angela Ackerman

Shannon Hale-author extraordinaire

So unbeknownst to her, Shannon Hale, is one of my idols.

Because she is so relatable-
We both have bald husbands (who are ridiculously nice)
We both did comedy in college (but she knew when to stop- I'll probably be doing pratfalls until they result in hip replacements)
We both have twins (the topics that comes up the most when we see each other...I dunno, once a year)
We're both ravishingly good looking.
You get the idea.

She is really easy to talk to, but I always feel a little silly because she doesn't know that I write (because I don't tell her that I write- what am I so ashamed of?) She also doesn't know that I horde her books like they'll go out of print (one for me, one for my daughter, one for my daughter's daughter...) And she definitely doesn't know that I named my chickens, Midnight, In, and Austenland (we'll be enjoying those babies fried in January 2012.)
Obviously I'm exaggerating.
The chickens are for laying eggs.
But I wasn't exaggerating about Shannon, being an author extraordinaire.

So now that I have poured my bosom secrets out, my blog reading friends (hi mom!) what do you say we lighten the mood with a little Shannon Hale horror stories: OINK SQUEETUS
(Her blog post seriously had me rolling)

Enjoy!
I have some chicken to feed. TILL JANUARY 2012!