X is eXtremely Hard to Write About

Other than Xanthan gum, there is no food that I'm aware of that starts with an X. I mean, I could write about that, but I wrote about that during last year's A-Z Challenge. 


I could write about Xylophones or Xrays, too, but really, do you want to know any of that? Yeah, I didn't think so.


Nothing X-rated is appropriate for my blog (nor would I be comfortable if it were), so there goes another X topic down the drain. It's time for a bit of creativity, I guess.


I'm sure there are eXcellent topics out there that fit this letter of the alphabet, but eXactly what they are is a mystery to me. I don't eXcel in knowing words that begin with X. I'm sure I could eXamine a dictionary to gain some knowledge of other X words, but it's not likely I'll ever really use the vast majority of the ones that eXist.


Therefore, I will stand on my creativity and eXit with my head held high and my blog challenge remaining without blemish. I hope your eXperience here has been satisfactory and that my eXplanation is to your liking.

Caturday and Other Thoughts

Well, the A-Z Blogging Challenge is over and I'm finding myself at a loss today for what to write about. Sure, there's always food; but I have to admit, having the alphabetic theme did give me a target to shoot for. Other than today being Saturday (aka Caturday), there was nothing coming to mind. So, I decided to sit and start writing about whatever came into my head. The first thing was to present another grouping of photos of our wonderful, purring fur-shedders.

It has been nice not having to plan for something to write today, yet I also liked the continuity of a daily (or nearly daily) post. I've catnapped several times today. I have the TV on right now to Celebrity Ghost Stories. I even got my laundry done. I'm sitting now at the dining room table with my lap top and my cat top (yes, there is a Baby Cat lying between me and the keyboard, her front legs and chest draped over my left arm while she purrs furiously). 

Last night, my daughter had a friend over and we three watched a couple of really good movies. The first was Disney's "Tangled". I'll have to research it, but it was far more in depth than the story I'd heard of Rapunzel was. I loved the horse. His expressions were priceless! 

Next, we watched "Burlesque", the movie starring Cher and Christina Aguilera. I missed some details of the very beginning about Christina's character, Ali; about where she'd been and what made her decided to leave home when she did, but I remember seeing that she was drawn to putting her whole self into song from the beginning. I've also seen "Chicago" and I have to say that "Burlesque" puts "Chicago" to shame. It is more upbeat, more uplifting, far fewer absurdities and a whole lot less confusing to watch. Of course, Cher's powerful character presence doesn't hurt. It was interesting that she didn't sing often in this movie. But, Christina was amazing! I'm no Aquilera fan, but that girl can BELT IT! If this movie doesn't take her above and beyond what I call "teeny bop pop", it'll be her that keeps it from happening. I like that the movie shows people being people (having relationships, etc.) without needing to show every single inch of skin, sweat, what have you. That events took place is obvious. But, to show them would have detracted from the story line itself. And, I love how it ended with the protagonists using the antagonist's tricks against him. What those tricks are you'll have to see for yourself. And, you won't know what they are until the end. I like that!

Anyway, to bring in the obligatory food commentary, we decided to order out, so we ordered from Dominos. Instead of pizza, we decided to order the three for $5.55 mix and match special of two pasta bowls (they had chicken Alfredo and Carbonara) and a baked sandwich (I ordered the Chicken Pineapple Habanero). I'll have them leave off the jalapenos next time, but I really enjoyed that sandwich. I would recommend it to anyone (if you don't like any heat, I'd suggest the Chicken Bacon Ranch, instead.) 

Tomorrow is May Day (May 1) and will be the beginning of two more challenges. I was only going to do the one (A-Z Weekly YCN article challenge), but I've decided to do the newest blog challenge (the reverse of April's challenge - for May, it will be Z-A in the Month of May). The A-Z challenge will get me writing again in the Associated Content area, if not some other Yahoo areas I've not yet pursued. I'll have a week to get the article written that is associated with the weekly letter of the alphabet. The daily blog challenge will force me to stay consistent with my blog, which is also a good thing. I've also been accepted as a news writer on Gather through Skywriter. No set assignment, but I already have a news item in mind. I just have to find out more about it before getting the article written and submitting it. I'm also doing two other challenges: the Thank God It's Book Blurb Friday microfiction challenge by Lisa Ricard Claro and the Succinctly Yours flash/microfiction challenge on Grandma's Goulash. Each of them is to be submitted once a week, so there is less pressure to get them done.

That's it for today, though. I may not post tomorrow in keeping with the day off aspect of the daily challenge, so here's to everyone who supported my efforts throughout April. I hope you'll stay around for the sequel.

Baby Baby Cat, summer 2010

Tiki at ease on the ottoman, last week

Tiki on my hip and Chloe at my feet, this morning