My sense of ridiculous is easily amused these days. I look
for things that make me laugh whether its unusual stories, books, or videos.
This past week I got lots of giggles out of the story of the idea
of walking out your backdoor because you’ve heard an unusual bellow and of
course you’ve looked in the livingroom and see, no, it isn’t hubs—he’s sitting
peacefully in his recliner. So you walk outside to investigate and find an elk.
Problem is this elk isn’t at all where you expect it to be nor is she in the condition
you expect an elk to be. She’s drunk and she’s up in your apple tree. As
in stuck, can’t get up or down. Can you just imagine standing there trying to
take that picture in from your back porch? Obviously, your eyes are lying,
because there can’t possibly be an elk in a tree! Try calling that one in to the fire
department used to rescuing kids or cats from trees—unless you’re in Sweden
where they’re used to strange antics by the local elk that munch fermented
apples every fall.
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A video that made me laugh out loud was Julie Ann Long’s
comments on the last 72 hours of insanity meeting her writing deadlines—and the
*supplies* required to meet them (anyone else channel Joan Wilder in Romancing
The Stone?).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2GkDNG1GKc&list=FLuRs-CkuctcA4iKBpwRhWPg&index=8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2GkDNG1GKc&list=FLuRs-CkuctcA4iKBpwRhWPg&index=8
Laughter is good for you and a medicine I’ve been indulging
in a lot of late. As my mind clears from the depressive fog and I can
contemplate writing again, I think of ways to employ some of the unusual in
scenes. Truth is stranger the fiction and there is a lot of fodder out there to
use.
- Do you read or see something unusual, funny, or bizarre, and think about how to use it in your writing?
- Any funny stories or videos you'd like to share?
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