Kids Writing Connection.

Hi all:
I went to a banquet last night for the KIDS WRITING CONNECTION. The Kids Writing Connection is a program at John F. Kennedy Elementary in Dallas, in which students, usually in 4th or 5th grade, are matched up with adult mentors. During the school year, the children meet with the mentors for 1 hour a week. From the beginning to the end of the school year, the children produce a piece of fiction that goes into a magazine at the end of the year. My child's story was "The Adventures of Billy Bob Jr. and Brittney."
In other years, the Kids Writing Connection banquets have been blossoming with people. This year, only a small amount attended. The 2009 banquet was a testament to the fact that not enough people are participating. There were NOT ENOUGH mentors, NOT ENOUGH parents, and there was also NOT ENOUGH money to have a larger banquet (the organizer of the program told me she did not get as much money from grants as she normally does.)
I know that times are hard, but some things do not cost money. So my question is, hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, why the lack of enthusiasm this year? The program has been going on for 15 years; I do not want to see it slowly dying down each year.

I went to Whole Foods today.

Alice

bbb

Hello Blogger Groupies

Hello Blogger Groupies (should I say NDH groupies?):

Welcome to another Delicious blog.

i love the new (well, kind of new) store EntertainMART (on the corner of Preston and Alpha Roads). I brought about 13 CDs and 4 DVDs there and got $27.00 for them. I actually got $32.50 but I bought a movie that was $5.50 (title is The Invisible Circus, with Cameron Diaz and Christopher Eccleston). They have tons of movies and CDs and even though the store is kind of humongous in a scary Sam's Club way, I still LIKE it. But it is not the New CD World (See a prev. blog, circa Aug. 2008), that title belongs to CD Warehouse on Beltline Road.

i was in the 99 Cent store today and in the Stationary Aisle, a girl (she was about 12) was holding her baby brother(he was no more than 6 months old) awkwardly, almost like she was going to DROP him. A minute later her mother came down the aisle and said, "Dammelo, Flaquita!!" which, roughly translated, means, "Give him to me, Skinny Ninny!!" If you don't know, "Flaquita" is just a term of endearment. I did not see what they bought or anything, but I bought several useful items.


saw a lady with a cool hat while I was driving. It was a KENTUCKY DERBY hat. Since her car sped by while I was sitting at a light I did not obtain further DETAILS.

Keep It Simple, Chill, Invest in Love (I saw this on a Christian Church sign the other day), and go and buy the new Bob Dylan CD (if u can afford),

Alice (your favorite flaquita)

bbb

2 Quotes:

"I look for what needs to be done ... After all, that's how the universe designs itself."
--R. Buckminster Fuller

"People are afraid to merge on freeways in Los Angeles."
--Opening line of Less Than Zero, by Bret Easton Ellis, Copyright 1985.

Quick Vignette. I could not think of a Creative Title

Hi Faithful Readers:

I'm tired. This weather is killing me (Fri-gray, Sat.-gray, Sun.-gray, Mon.-gray, Tues.-gray and muggy, Wed.-gray and muggy, Thurs.-gray and muggy). All of this has been interspersed with periods of gloominess and/or rain (and also brief moments of sunshine!). I do not mind the rain it is the Grayness that is killing me. I saw a pickup truck yesterday that looked like it belonged in a Miami Vice Special. On the back there was a bumper sticker that read, "FREE VIEQUES," for Vieques Island, Puerto Rico. The pickup was a dark color with bright pink and purple splashes on the side. I observed it at a shopping center at Preston and Royal (my Favorite Hangout). Before that I went into Daugherty's Drugs but did not find anything to buy. Heard a funny conversation in TARGET (or Tar-jay!)--earlier Wed. morning--but I will save that for next time.
Not doing a rain dance,

Alice

bbb

Being in the hospital is like being in Huntsville and Writer's BLOCK

Dear Loyal Readers:

I am just going to write this blog post fast. Sorry if there are no paragraph breaks. I was in the hospital for 5 (5!) days. On Wednesday I passed out, fell and scraped my chin badly enough for stitches. I was taking a nap when this first happened (hmmmph! my nap was interrupted), so that is why it is confusing. I was only out for a couple of minutes. What I remember: laying down to take a nap, feeling v. tired and exhausted, and then all of a sudden my parents are around me talking about which hospital to take me to. All I remember about the paramedics is that one of them was cute. The doctors said that I passed out bc of low sodium. Being in the hospital was similar to being in Huntsville (prison in Texas for foreign readers): I could not leave for any reason, and Saturday I had to ask special permission to go to the hospital cafeteria and eat with my Dad. The doctors had me hooked up to a telemetry monitor so they could monitor my heart and when I wanted to take a shower, the nurse had to notify someone. Gee, I will miss someone asking if I've had any Bowel Movement each day.

The food was ok. More variety was needed.

I also had WRITER'S BLOCK while I was in the hospital. I was trying to work on a story. Luckily the WRITER'S BLOCK passed when I read the paper or thought more about my story (actually a Screenplay).

Penelope Cruz turned 35 today. Yay, she is older than me.

Agatha Christie Quote: "An archaeologist is the best husband any woman can have: the older she gets, the more interested he is in her."

I wore legwarmers today.

Stay away from hospitals if you can,
Alice
xo

p.s. Since the hospital incident I am trying to take a second look at all parts of my life. By 2nd look I mean a fresh look, a new look. I don't know if this is working but I am TRYING.

Trying to write this post fast. And women on the airplane

Hi Lovely Readers:


I was on the airplane today coming back from Charlotte, NC, and I sat by these 2 women who were funny. They were from Gastonia (in NC). And going to a bowling tournament.

At one point they asked me to take a picture of them. The woman next to me was trying to switch her camera from the video mode to regular camera mode. There was a video of her dog on the camera. She kept saying, "That's my dog, that's my dog," and every time she pronounced "Dog," she said it like, "da-WAG." I do not know if I am explaining this experience correctly except to say that the woman had a V. thick Southern accent. They were good seatmates.

Also, on or before the plane, I ate or drank: 2 coffees, 2 granola bars (one in the taxi cab), 1/2 a turkey sandwich, and some M and M's.
Just some FUN info about what I consumed.
I am always hungry when I am traveling, not to mention all the time.

I am takine a lovely orange pill called Stavzor. It is a much nicer color than some other pills I have been prescribed in the past.

Keep It Simple (Stupid!). This is just an instruction. I cannot believe I am typing this fast.

Chillax (Chill + Relax),

Alice

Peace.
Hope you like photos. I will try to post some more when I can.

Super chillsauce blogging. I greedily ate a TWIX yesterday

Dear Loyal Readers:

I walked to the drugstore yesterday (Rite Aid). On the way back, I ate a TWIX bar. Yay! My TWIX-y treat for the day. Everyone here looks Charlotte-y. And I have been here before, but still everyone seems friendly in a Southern way. Wonder if I will drink some moonshine?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? question mark overkill. I'd settle for a margarita.

Music: I listened to Juanes, Un Dia Normal, recently. If you do not have it, go buy it.

Peace,
Chillax,


Alice

New Photos and GAS STATION UPDATE--You don't want to miss, Your Life Is At Stake

Y'all:

Here are some photos for you. If the order is correct, the first one is of a guy I saw near Preston and Northwest Highway with Crazy hair. His name is Forrest, he was cool about me taking the photo. Working with a crew from the city.




I pissed off some of the people at the Sc. gas station bc I put an earlier photo of me at the sc. gas station on said blog. It is now the funny, AWESOME, idiosyncratic gas station. I told the guy (I think he was Umess)I would take down the photo. It is no longer, ever, the sc. gas station. Forget you ever heard that word. Everybody should go to the funny, AWESOME gas station. I still love going there. Everyone should go and buy lots of Pepsi, JUMEX, AND Mexican essentials. The Mc Donald's picture at right (taken in the morning) replaces the other picture.

Your Fave Dangerous Blogger,

bbb / Alicia

p.s. I have not my homeless friend James in a while, he is usually at Preston and Royal. ???????????????????????????????? Question Mark Overkill.

Chick Fil A and my Blog provides Quality and quantity.

Dear Loyal Readers:

I was goingg to write a whole post about how sitting in my shrink's waiting room sucks and, is it anybody's favorite thing? But for lack of time I will just write this:

I took a class called the Landmark Forum, this past weekend, Fri,Sat and Sun. The people who work there are lame Landmark Nazis who do not let you eat. You get two 30 minute breaks during the morning-afternoon portion of the day, barely enough time to go and get something to eat, eat it while CHEWING, and make any phone calls you need to make. I was on a break Sunday, and I was eating outside the Landmark Building and I was planning on missing 2.5 hours of the class (which was the next session) so I could eat and Chillax. A guy from Landmark came outside and told me, "you don't want to miss this conversation, this is what you paid for." I had to tell him I was undernourished and even told him I was so undernourished I was going to be sick. That is not what I paid for. So I went to the "conversation" being held in the class and it was not Super Enlightening. I would go into more detail but it's hard to explain. W.T.F.

Also, a FUN Landmark Forum detail: Is sitting in a fluorescently-lit room for 13 hours anyone's favorite thing????????????????????????????????? question mark overkill.
I heard a song by the Grateful Dead, which I LOVE. Casey Jones. Black Tie Dynasty (they are from Dallas and they rock) has a new album avail. on iTunes and their myspace page.

chick fil a was expensive, I paid $8.91 for my meal today, so I took 5 mayonnaises. I should have taken 20. or 100.
Go and practice random acts of kindness.

Yours in WTF-ness,

bbb

Alice