(Like, "if I lost 15lbs, we could be twinsies.")
My apologies for the lack of posts (to the 15 of you who regularly read this anyway). I've taken to physical paper again because I hate to burden my readership with the woes of my twisted internal monologue. Melodramatic humor aside, it's really just that I like the feeling of a pen scratching across paper and the accompanying hand cramp because I hold my writing utensils like a pre-schooler.
Anyway, I thought I'd share a project I've been working on. I've likely told most of you about it before, but for the sake of those outside my immediate sphere, I'm writing a book on the things we tell ourselves, aptly titled The Things I Tell Myself. It examines the truth of our internal monologues through the lens of a humored listener. Actually, I just wanted to see if the people around me were as screwed up as I am. Good news! They are. Also very funny.
My inspiration was a book called Was She Pretty? by Leanne Shapton. Hers is a series of clever vignettes documenting the "admiration and intimidation we have for our lovers' lovers". I hope mine ends up sounding that good. I loved her idea of coupling stark insights on human behavior with drawings that reveal what else is behind the curtain. TTITM will hold similar characteristics, but, like, in a totally different way. For one, Shapton is an incredibly talented artist who did all of her own illustrations. Since my own drawings look like the work of an actual pre-schooler, that clearly will not be the case. It will be a joint effort. I've commissioned my own very talented illustrator (people are easy to convince when you share a bed with them) to create accompaniments to the internal musings. So far he's done zero because he claims to be waiting for me to be entirely finished with the copy. Fair enough.
So what do I want from you, you ask? More material. What do you say to yourself to justify bad behavior or keep your self-esteem in tact? Is there anything that you find yourself thinking that might cause other people to worry for your sanity? That's the good stuff. All comments welcome below.
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