November 2, 2004
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There are bird feathers all over my floor. I was madly typing away, grateful that the puppy was leaving me alone. I heard her breathing fast and hopping around, back by the couch. I figured she was tormenting the older one. Then I turn around and see she has something in her mouth and is playing by herself. Well, without the other dog. She is playing with a dead bird. And all that hopping was in order to fling the bird up in the air so as to maximize the number of feathers it lost when it fell to the ground. I don’t even know if my vaccuum can handle something like this. I just noticed what looked like a bird’s ankle with a foot attached, behind my chair. And all I really care about is that I got my words done.
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I need more advice. I just went back and as usual I had mixed up my tenses. As I changed past to present, I noticed that it became more interesting. Well, maybe just to me. Let’s say more immediate. So it’s like I’ve discovered a new tool. In one paragraph, describing maybe one minute, by coming in and out of past and present, you can do so much. The possibilites are blowing my mind. Is there somewhere I can go where this is discussed? I can’t get those people to mail me my password at Uncle Jim’s. I forgot it and they won’t let you ask questions without it. This is probably covered in writing 101.
you know when i read this, i cracked up…i have this image in my mind about the dog and the bird and the feathers…
our dog invariably brings in a mouthful of his food, its the dry kind..and dumps it on the floor near us then lays on his back and rubs all over it before he eats it..that always gets me
Pru or Aud! Copyright exists the moment you have created a work. Its the proof of it you might need before showing anyone it. I am not sure how you could prove copyright online without showing anyone: the first thing that comes to mind is publishing it on a web site, especially a blog as the date is attached. You could then make it private. The other thing is to email it to someone whose word is considered good ‘in the world’. A doctor, magistrate, lawyer, commissioner for oaths etc.
Oh man! You definitely were concentrating! Congrats on your words! Ugh on the bird parts.
That is funny! You are so engrossed in your writing, and you describe it so well.