Finish freelance article. --CHECK
Aim impossibly high with queries for future work. --CHECK
Write letter to editor of Boston Globe re. there are more than 10 food blogs in the universe, why do we have to read about the same ones over and over again for god’s sakes geez. --CHECK
Write letter to the Today Show asking where all the sorority-like, drunken-Mommy benders are taking place and why wasn’t I invited. --CHECK
Take photography class.
Write nice things about husband on blog.
Win hearts, minds of potential Spanish-speaking readership.
Think of new, surprising way to say “delicious.”
Apparently, I still have some work to do.
Did you really write to editor???
Posted by: ilva | February 06, 2007 at 03:17 AM
Oh, I can help: "delicioso." New, fresh, and appeals to your potential Spanish-speaking readership, too. I call that a CHECK-CHECK. You're welcome.
Posted by: cookiecrumb | February 06, 2007 at 02:00 PM
Perhaps your potential Spanish readers will greet you as a liberator.
Posted by: Soy una perdedor | February 06, 2007 at 04:52 PM
How optimistic of you, Sr. Perdedor. I wonder what the Arabic word for delicious is?
CC, checking off two items in a single bound? That's genius. How about we also combine the other two unchecked items: photography class and saying nice things about my husband. I'll post a revealing photo of my husband with the caption "Muy Delicioso" and his cell number. If that doesn't win hearts and minds, I don't know what will.
Ilva, I did, in fact, write to the Globe editors. I said that the topic merits more in-depth coverage, that there's a lot more variety and talent out there that is consistently overlooked by the press (I cited a whole bunch of examples). And if they think blogs don't have any impact on the way people cook and the future of the publishing industry, then I think they're quite a bit mistaken.
Posted by: Tammy | February 06, 2007 at 09:08 PM