Overachiever, my a** (or "my milkshake shows the impressionable where they can smoke in the yard & not be seen by the playground monitor")

So I mentioned yesterday that I'd be NaBlo-ing the place up this month... my last attempt was in March and ironically (did I use that right, Alanis?) the theme was Giving Up.

So I did.

April's theme was Growing Up and though I didn't NaBlo, I certainly did some of that. Growing up, that is. Begrudgingly.

May's theme is Sweet and I can tell you I'm almost NEVER going to cover that topic. I'm not sweet, I'm not big on sweets (although I'm getting a masterpiece of a b-day cake next week), and I can hardly be expected to stay on topic anyway. Posts I've got cooking? How about one on how I'm on my way to becoming a citizen renegade known all over the downtown Indy area for freaking out and attacking autos that creep into the crosswalk when I'm walking. I WILL HIT YOU WITH MY FULL-SIZED UMBRELLA, YOU AUDI DRIVING BITCH! Or how about one on how it took me over a year and a half to introduce myself to my next door neighbour.

At any rate, I mentioned NaBlo but because I'm on board with that whole blogging without a clue obligation thing (whatever happened to my badge?) I thought I could just try and if I effed it up no one would shriek and call me out. Enter one Miss Unremarkable, little Miss Geology Can Just Die Already, She Who is Underwhelmed... she goes and signs on and NOW I MUST WIN. She predicts she'll last 2 days. I, therefore, must last 4. It's not even supposed to be a competition but if that'll help me remember to post everyday, I'm good with it. I'm sure @howunremarkable won't mind being my faux nemesis for a time because she's a friend who may or may not know that if I can get back into the habit of writing everyday, she'll be more likely to get that letter, postcard and collection of recipes I owe her. This Miss, she survived one of my infamously deranged Travel Letters & didn't immediately unFriend me. She's a trooper, this one.

It's not lost on me that other folks would be more likely to spin this in a supportive fashion. I could say that me and @howunremarkable will encourage each other to meet our goal and all sorts of other womyns circle type of sisterish language but NO. That's not how we roll here. I will complete the thirty one days of posts and when @howunremarkable fails by next Monday I will send her THIS with a snarky note and expect her to wear it EVERY DAY for the rest of the month.

Carry on.