Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Not a meme in sight!

I figured John Edwards would be dropping out soon, but I'm sorry to see it's this soon. He was a gentlemanly candidate, and I believe he's sincere about issues such as poverty and health care. I'll miss him in debates--and with him gone, who's going to keep Hillary and Barack from coming to blows? (Kidding. I know they'll save slap fights for a more private venue.)

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Patricia Cornwell is going to do me in. To be more precise, her inept writing is going to kill me. I read a few of her early books because I'm twisted enough to be fascinated by serial killers and forensics procedures; oddly enough, I don't watch any of the CSI shows, though. Anyway, those books were fast-paced and had enough plot twists to keep my interest. I picked up a more recent book of hers at the grocery store the other day. Is it just me, or is she churning out so many books that she's given up on even attempting to write well? I'm going to quote a passage from this book as an example:

"Nice of you to let me know," Marino says angrily as he angrily digs through a saddlebag for his tire-plug kit as he angrily thinks of Joe Amos, getting angrier with each thought."

Just a guess, but do you think Marino was upset about something? Gah. I don't know whether I can finish this book because I want to throw it across it the room. I hate not finishing a book I've started, but she's driving me to thoughts of homicide. "Angry thoughts," I think angrily.

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Last night proved to me that Indiana has the most bizarre weather in the entire country. Here's what happened: Yesterday afternoon, the temperature was a balmy 54 degrees. Around 8:30 p.m., there was a bad thunderstorm with heavy rain. By 9:00, there was a tornado warning followed by hail. An hour later? It was snowing with near-blizzard-force winds! Needless to say, the temperature plummeted like a rock; I think it was around zero this morning. I'm changing outfits as often as a chorus girl in a musical revue here. Maybe I'll go read some more of that damn Cornwell book. My anger will keep me warm.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

You are so right about Cornwall! I read her books because I travel a lot and I can always find one in the airport I haven't read for 7.99, but her style kind of sucks, suckily.

J said...

Omg- I thought you were exaggerating when you told me about the usage of "angry" in the Scarpetta book. Wow. She makes a lot of money for her writing- that's bullshit.

Anonymous said...

I angrily read about that Cornwall woman and her "angry" writing. The anger swelled within and made me angrier while I angrily wrote this angry comment. I am angry. I seen how you could be angry too.

Lisa said...

"Sucks suckily" indeed, Pacer!
Jannie, seriously, why am *I* not getting paid millions to write crappily?
And Sasha, you even worked "I seen" (you KNOW how I hate that!) into all your angriness. Hee!
I'm having a devil of a time concentrating on work today--hence my chatty replies to comments.

stephanieee said...

Oh how I long for a good blizzard! (Really!) As for Cornwell, I don't read her. If I kept a gratitude journal, that would top my list for today!

Anonymous said...

My reading comprehension isn't so good. Can someone help me? Was Marino angry or not so angry? It's just so hard to figure out.

I think I even feel a little angry about it.

Anonymous said...

The passage you quoted was hilarious! I found your blog through Miz S, I believe. It's always nice to read a fellow Hoosier!!

Anonymous said...

Surfing in from Jane-Land...

I'm a Hoosier too! Stranded in Ohio these days, though.

MIL adores the Scarpetta novels and I find them insufferable. One time she was jonesing on the word coalesce and every other page her thoughts kept coalescing. Okay you like the word! I get it! Now use the thesaurus and let some other word have a turn!

Celeste

Lisa said...

Celeste, your comments at Jane's have been making me laugh. When are you getting a blog??
I moved to Indiana from Ohio (with a 10-year stop in Chicago in the middle). Maybe we're leading reverse parallel lives? :)