Non-Drinking Musings From a Writer

Thursday, March 28, 2019

Friend Or Foe

Hi!

I was looking for things to get rid of in my house! Yes, I'm still on the decluttering thing! Oh, wait! I didn't mention this in public! I have pictures! I'm still waiting on the before and after!!! When that will happen? If you could see the face I just made, you would know!!! Anyway, I found an old floppy disk--though it's really a hard disk/floppy drive thingy. I can't explain it to anyone who isn't technical. I'm technical, but as you can see, I call things "thingies" and "thing-a-majigs". "Whatchamacallit" is another one! Fuggadeboutit! Wait, that's a NY thing!!!

So, I found a poem from 2003, and I was like looking at it going, "What is this shit?" And saying things like, "Why did people lie to me and tell me I'm such a great writer?" 16 years ago was a long time ago!!! Not going to lie, but also not going to reveal how old I was back then! I also found pics from a disposable camera! DISPOSABLE!!!! For those that don't know what that is!!! It's what we had when either our normal cameras were broken, and we couldn't afford a new one!!!

They were shipped off to get developed. Someone else has been looking at our freaking pictures!!! OMG! What in the world! Wait! What am I saying? We post every single damn thing on Instagram and their sister page Facebook!

*ahem* right! The poem!

So, I revised the poem!!!

Friend or Foe

Are they friends or are they foes?

Friends only ever come around

Whenever they need some help;

Anytime they are feeling down

But when you need assistance

It doesn’t matter how you feel

As long as you’re there to help

They will never help you heal

They only want what you got

If not, they leave you astray

You cannot offer them a lot

What you can, they take it away

Are they friends or are they foes?

The company spent tells the shows

They say they’ll always be there,

But never when you need a friend

I can’t let this bother me anymore

I must put all of this to an end!

Diana Jillian

Date:

6/15/2003 6:28:46 PM Eastern Standard Time

Revised: 3/28/19, Thursday

This is Spock! He's a good boy!

Saturday, February 16, 2019

Writing Again

Saturday, 2.16.19

This is a test to see what happens when going public! This is only a test!!!

I've thought about it for awhile now, but IDK! It might not be my cup of tea. I know there will be things I write about where people will be like who cares? Then there will be others that will question my sanity and tell me to get well!!! There will be those that will tell me I really shouldn't put myself out there like that!!! But who knows? Maybe there will be someone out there that might be grateful! Maybe they'll be able to relate and not feel so alone the way I always do!

We will see!!!

DJ

#patience #trying #negative #testing #startingnew #starting #new

Sunday, September 4, 2016

28.9

NO GUESSES THIS WEEK....I'll be lucky if I make it in on time.

Ecrits Blogophilia Week 28.9 Topic:
“I Had Been Waiting All Day”
Bonuses: Hard (2 pts): Include the titles of 3 movies DIRECTED by Eric Weston
Evilspeak (1981)
Pressure Point (2001)
Come Out Fighting (2016)
Easy (1 pt): Mention “Xena Warrior Princess”
Picture: Alice in Oz

Alice in Oz

IDEFK I had originally had this all set up for a short-story. I was actually going to sit down on Monday and then I got the call from my new job....The wanted me to come in starting Friday. I was to work the night shift from 2:30-11 PM and repeat those shifts on Saturday and Sunday and then have Monday off.

I was supposed to give a two week notice to the Y, but that was barely a week they gave me. I had been waiting all day....for a freaking month...to hear from them, and when I finally did, they didn't care????

It's fine though, as I decided not to evilspeak about it. After I reach a certain pressure point in my life, I have to come out fighting. I fight like Xena Warrior Princess. But I also tend to turn my emotions off. Right now, there is no feeling.

I've tried to cry over the death of my childhood friend, but truth be told, that friendship died a long time ago. I cared just a bit when the AC broke. I couldn't even think straight to save my life. I just pretty much put on anything that seemed business like, and I went to work just like that.

I'm behind the desk, and yet I'm expected to cover up the tattoos on my legs. These are old people that can barely see and hear...I seriously doubt anyone is going to ask me questions about my tats. It's a good thing I'm wearing a watch where my wrist tattoo is...sheesh! I found myself in another Christian-faith-based place. Only a Jew girl can accomplish this one. Oy vey! I can be quite the meshuganah!

So right now, my mind is in Oz....or Wonderland...It's in Diana-Town. I need a bit of a brain break...at least until the dust settles down...or something like that! :)

DJ

Monday, August 22, 2016

How I Spent My Summer: And Other Stories

In your blog, please add a little introductory blurb about yourself and what you did this summer. ALSO - please post a REAL picture of yourself (PG only, no memes, and it must clearly be of YOU) and what you did over the summer with your introduction!! An extra point will be awarded to each participant who does so. And by doing so -- you will receive a WILDCARD BONUS CARD!!! This WILDCARD BONUS CARD will allow you to substitute ONE of Martien’s bonuses with ONE of YOUR OWN bonuses. Note that this is a ONE TIME ONLY offer during the course of Season 3 in Year 9! THAT’S RIGHT - so when there is ONE bonus suggestion (can be either the hard OR the easy bonus, not both) that is really stumping you - you can trade in your WILDCARD bonus and use one of your own making for that particular week. WOO HOO!

Ecrits Blogophilia Week 27.9 - How I Spent My Summer...And Other Stories

Bonuses: Hard (2 points): Mention a blurb in your blurb

Easy (1 point): Mention something you did over the summer

The House of Martien has provided all three pictures, all you need to do is guess the secret picture phrase for each. (SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS)

PICTURE PHRASE GUESSES - 20 guesses TOTAL.... meaning your 20 guesses should be divided between the 3 pictures above, NOT 20 guesses for each picture!!! REPEAT: You are only allowed a total of 20 for the 3 pictures. Please be sure to list which guesses are for which picture (ie - Picture 1 Guesses: xxx, xxx Picture 2 Guesses: xxx, xxx, xxx Picture 3 Guesses: xxx, xxx etc....) Do not simply list 20 guesses without indication of which guess for which picture. Failure to list your guesses correctly will make an impact on your points earned.

Alright! Here are some pictures of me...Yes, this is me! I dye my hair frequently, so don't get used to this hair color! :)

That last bit shows a bit of my PPG memorabilia...I might have a slight obsession! :)

Anyway...

My name is Diana (pronounced Dy-Anna, though I'll accept Dee-Anna). My middle name is Jillian. I don't like taking pictures. As you can see, these pics were the results of me not liking the original, and then finally giving up on trying to post a decent picture of me.

There isn't much to say. I'm in the same boat as many of you. I'm a struggling artist who has disguised herself as a person that works in an office. Secretly I'm a famous writer...in my dreams. Anyway.

It would sound a lot funnier if I did a video blog...which I will...eventually. I'm just not ready to go back down that route for the time being.

I feel like I'm writing for the first day of English class in school again by writing about what I did over the summer. Truth be told, living in Southwest Florida, every day pretty much feels like summer. The weather doesn't really change for us. Our first autumn day is in February for crying out loud.

My summer was pretty depressing, and so I decided to join Jonathan Harvey on his quest for 365 days of finding something to be grateful for. I decided to start my 365 Day Gratitude Challenge on July 1st--when ironically I started my wellness challenge to get fit--and I decided to show it with pictures. Today will be day 53, and I'm pretty impressed I've gotten that far! :)

I've not gone far weight wise, but I have discovered I've lost four actual pounds that have nothing to do with water weight, so that's a plus!

And other than a merger happening with my job, losing hours, losing titled position, and my birthday coming up on Saturday, that was pretty much all that happened over the summer so far. You can always check in on my Gratitude Challenges on Facebook! I pretty much just post the pics on Instagram and on WordPress, I post whenever I can remember to hop on the computer to do something.

This is my blurb within a blurb. I hope you enjoyed it!

Due to losing a childhood friend I once considered a sister I never had over the weekend, I cannot even begin to gather my thoughts for guesses. Sorry in advance.

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