Rillkins felt the officiating was really subpar. Here, she was pointing out ... something. I forget. I was taking this selfie.
Tessa is looking forward to bringing Footy to Lewiston. We've got the ball and a general idea of the rules. For example, we deduced that it is considered misconduct to spit on other players but appears legitimate to sit on an opposing player's head while you tie your shoe.
Anyway, hope you can all come over and play.
During the game, I had a very nice chat with Kathy Brewer, who has been funneling fantasy novels to our children. Lily treats fantasy books a lot like meth. She sits in her pajamas all day, skips meals, and rambles on and on about silver doors and dragons and portals.
Kathy was kind enough to offer a friendly critique on the blog. Her first point was that she hadn't yet been mentioned, despite having offered several really memorable lines and anecdotes. I pointed out that Alice really set the bar high by turning into a sheep hugger, and I suggested that people would need to do something more impressive, like converting to Christian Scientology. Kathy said that made a lot of sense and suggested she'd look into it.
Kathy's second point had to do with the "writing." (Scare quotes were hers). I think her exact words were "it's a bit confusing, isn't it? I mean, it's not in order. Your mother's there one moment and then not and then she's back. Perhaps it would make more sense it if events followed each other sequentially." Those may not have been her exact words, but they're pretty close.
(As an aside that proves Kathy's point, some of you have been secretly grousing about the veracity of the blog. "Did your mother really become a vegetarian?" Kat recently asked Amy. "I'm never really sure what to believe in the blog." Well I'll tell you. Every third word is true).
Back to Kathy. I'll admit she had a point. Chronological order makes a certain kind of sense ... if you like that kind of thing. Unfortunately for Kathy (and you), this blog is a lot like the movie Memento. You will only see the the genius of it when when you sort out all the the disjointed and confusing pieces and rearrange them them into a comprehensible timeline, at which point you'll realize that I've been blogging from my basement in Lewiston the whole time.
BAM. Take THAT Christopher Nolan.
(Movie rights are available).
