After spending a few days in Manhattan last month, my mind is fresh with new ideas and inspiration to either finish some older stories I’ve put aside or start some new ones. I’m really good at starting them but not finishing them. My flash drive is filled with unfinished stories. It’s not such a bad thing though because sometimes when I get bored, I browse through the titles, find one that I’ve forgotten about, read it, and then get excited all over again. It’s like finding money in your pocket when you take your jeans out of the dryer a week before payday. It’s THAT kind of exciting. Ok, weird analogy, but I’m sure you know what I mean.
Oh speaking of flash drives... you know, I accidentally left the one with ALL of my stories in it, in my jeans pocket. I put said jeans into the washer, set it for a long wash cycle, and then put them into the dryer for yet another long cycle. When I pulled my jeans out of the dryer and discovered the flash drive in the pocket I thought I was going to die! It was toasty warm and from the what it went through I figured all my stories were toast too. With much apprehension (compounded by the fact that I hadn't backed anything up), I plugged it into my computer, held my breath, and to my amazement; IT STILL WORKED!! Yay for technology! Yay for being freakin' lucky!
Ms. Diesel Librarian: "Go find it yourself, asswipe."
(Long pause)