One of my all-time favorite books, Blindness by José Saramago, has been turned into a movie! With good actors!! I. MUST. SEE. THIS FILM!!!

(When I saw this article, I started chanting, “Oh my god, ohmygod, omigod” and Riley perked up from his resting spot on the floor and asked, “Yes, I’m your dog. What’s up?”)

From M_i_k_E_k_i_M’s Xanga, recommended by Diane:

If a writer is constantly fascinated by this seemingly unremarkable world we all live in, although he may indeed run the risk of looking like a fool at times, he would also never be at a loss of opportunities to reach that elusive originality that is necessary for good writing.

Yeah, I’ve got that whole ‘looking like a fool thing’ down pat. But apparently that’s a good thing!

Dooce likes Grey’s too!

I feel so… validated.

Also, the new episode on 4/24 didn’t suck. (Shonda and the other writers must have gotten my letter.) It wasn’t a classic, but there were some good moments. Enough to make me stick around, anyway.

Next week’s gratuitous Kate Walsh appearance has me wary, though. Don’t get me wrong, I love Addison (in fact, bring her back from LA FOR REAL, SHONDA!) but her cameo is, as I mentioned, gratuitous. It’s a feeble attempt to remind people to tune in to Private Practice when it returns. And I don’t like being manipulated. Especially if it doesn’t involve chocolate!

Dear Shonda Rhimes (and other Grey’s Anatomy writers),

Please don’t suck.

Love,
Kristan

Andy: Riley, tell your mom to get her shit together.

Me: I keep bleeding, keep keep bleeding, looooove!
Andy: Dude, how many times are we going to listen to this song on one trip?
Me: We’re on our way back home. That’s a separate trip.

Andy rolls his eyes.

Andy: You know, this is kind of a violent song.
Me: Are you kidding me?
Andy: “You cut me open and I keep bleeding”?
Me: It’s a metaphor!
Andy: Well, metaphor or not, if someone cuts you and you keep bleeding, KEEP KEEP bleeding, then you’re going to bleed to death.

(Hint: read the poster.)

I thought this game was super-fun!

From Paulo Coelho’s blog:

Writing is a constant challenge, where you have to dig into your soul, having discipline, inspiration, and courage at the same time.

Junot Diaz, who gave me feedback on my short story “The Tenth Time,” just won the Pulitzer in Fiction for his novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.

Congratulations to Junot!!

(Thanks to Marci for the heads-up.)

Think I can do it someday?