November 9, 2009

• Snippets

  Snippets... just bits and pieces from my fractured brain. 

  1.  At a recent birthday dinner for someone, the guest of honor was over an hour late.  The hosts (not the birthday boy) waited for over an hour and decided to serve dinner for the other guests.  Dinner conversation started off with someone extolling the virtues of breast reduction surgery and liposuction.  While I generally am ok with small talk, this time, I kept my mouth shut.  Sometimes when you have nothing good to say, it's best to stay quiet.  At least the food was very good. 

  2.  I've been eating a lot of veggies and grains lately.  At a recent spree of very fibrous veggies, bran flakes and oatmeal, my stomach started to feel bloated while I was at work.  There was no way I could let the excess gas out at my cubicle.   I ducked into the washroom only to find all the stalls full.  No doubt, everyone must be on the same diet I'm on.  I walked out to the street.  Thankfully there was a lot of road construction.  All that drilling and hammering covered up the "noise" from my thunderous ass.  I had to do that several times.  I gotta find the right balance of veggies and grains.  I mean, I'm going to the washroom 2 to 3 times a day.  But at least my insides are clean. 

  3.  While walking home today, I walked past a local arts college.  I was pleasantly surprised to see a lot of Asian students here.  I automatically assumed that most of them were 2nd or 3rd generation.  When I grew up, I just knew I had to get a university degree.  I didn't get a stern lecture or anything (at least I don't remember).  I didn't become a doctor, engineer or accountant.  My parents never pushed me to any field.  It was really to get a good education.  I wasn't an academic star.  I had some As and Bs, but also C's, D's and a lower.  I think when I get rich, I'm going to start a scholarship fund for just for average and below average students. 

  4.  This past few days, I am getting a lot of signs and signals about writing.  I turn on the TV and I see the show about WP Kinsella.  Yesterday I turned on the TV while cooking and caught an interview with all the Giller prize nominees.  An alumni newsletter highlighted one of the Giller prize nominees is one of the writing instructors at the school.  I was roaming through a discount bookstore and found The Time Traveller's Wife.  It's been out for many years now but I've never read it or watched the movie.  There were about 4 or 5 copies left but only one had the author's autograph.  It was waving at me so I had to get it. 

  I think if I was to write a book, the main character will be a gay Asian vampire.  His main love interest is another young man who just happens to be a wizard.  Their lives intersect back and forth as they struggle to sort out sexual tensions, evil spells, lust for blood & racial boundaries.  I think I have all the elements needed for a best seller. 

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