This morning it occurred to me in a very clear way: Writing yourself thin doesn't have to mean writing "about" getting thin. I think that's what I have in mind. That I will write myself thin, but not necessarily by talking about weight or food or eating. The connection lives is in my intention. I will write. And I will get thin. Everything I write will be included in this intention.
Other things I may be writing about during this month until August first:
1. Writes and e-mails with friends I communicate regularly with
2. New idea for a play: THE HOME STRETCH, a play about a couple nearly seventy, married almost forty years who decide there's really no reason for them to continue to be married, or even know each other any longer and make their plans to quietly divorce and go their separate ways. They've had their "married life" together. They want to have interesting lives with the twenty or so years they have left, and they are convinced they can do that better as single, free agents than as a couple. Also, they like the idea of avoiding having to be the grieving widow or widower when the other dies. The plan is to dissolve all connection and information about each other. Not to know anything about the other any longer. They treat each other and their plans objectively, not emotionally. Mostly.
3. Possible online Focused Proprioceptive Writing Group of five or six people.
4. RUMI LORD MYSTERIES (stories or novels) where Rumi helps Harold solve crimes. Based in Atlanta, but Harold the artist and his friends Stefan and Chris travel other places and solve crimes there.
5. WHO IS RUMI LORD play. I have a new twist for that set up. The actress who is hired to "be" the novelist is hired as herself. She lives in NY, but is mainly a regional theater actress who has done a little tv and film work, but not at all famous. The idea they will put forward in the publicity for the book is that she has been writing the first book of this mystery series while doing plays out of town. Actress slash author. This can all be made clear in the scene when Oliver offers her the job of "becoming" the author.
6. Something about Rilke.
Today, June 30, I weigh 160 pounds. My friend drinks a health shake each morning that keeps her from being hungry all day. It has cottage cheese and flaxseed oil in it. Other things too, I presume. Sounds awful, but she swears by it and says it's not too bad. I will write to her for instructions on the other ingredients and how to make them. I am tempted to write, Yuk, here, but won't.
Home Stretch sounds awesome! I also weigh 160--yikes! Creeps up on you so stealthy like. You are NOT going to drink something with cottage cheese and flaxseed it in; you just are not.
ReplyDeleteWEll, I was going to post, but I can't figure out how to get back to the place where I do that. It's late. I'll figure it out tomorrow. Here's what I was going to post tonight: COTTAGE CHEESE AND FLAXSEED SHAKE. I don't know if I'll be able to do it or not, but I bought all the ingreediants today, and I'm going to try to make one in the morning after water arobics. I'll let you know how it is. Here's the recipe:
ReplyDelete2/3 c organic low fat cottage cheese
4 Tbsp dark Barleans flaxseed oil
Mix these together until they become one substance
Add 2 Tbsp. freshly ground flax seeds.
fruit: pineapple, banana, frozen berries, whatever you like
add a handful of almonds, hickory nuts,or pecans
taste for sweetness and correct to pesonal taste
Add water (1/2 to 1 C.) for volume, and a glass full of ice.
Blend until completely smooth
Drink within 15-20 minutes for most efficacy
sounds disgusting. you go back to blogger.com and log-in. It will likely recognize your gmail address and you will automatically see your dashboard.
ReplyDeleteSandra, I'm just one big smile, from the wonderful list of everything it won't be, to choosing one -- the one I find intensely intriguing.
ReplyDeleteIn the profile, at the 2nd mention of Pro. Writ., what may have been intended as a copyright symbol (and may appear as such on your screen) is @ on my screen.
Listen, Rebecca's got me drinking black sesame seed "milk." Have you all had that pleasure?
This is an idea whose time has come, at least from my POV, because it satisfies part of my need to know what's going on with you.
I don't know much about plays or writing oneself thin, but I don't think there is definitely a connecting between blogging and proprioceptive writing. Maybe I'll explore it in my upcoming writes; maybe not.
ReplyDeleteI meant to say above that I DO think there is a connection between blogging and PW. I don't know how to correct a post.
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