I'm having one of those nights when I don't want to go to bed. I've had these nights since I was a kid. As much as I like sleep, sometimes it seems like such a waste of time, that I'm just saying "no" for now. It helps that I'm still wide awake. If I were tired it would be another story and I don't need another story right now. The one is enough. Speaking of this story, I did not write as much as I should have today. I wrote about 1200 word this morning (it seems like an eternity ago) and am now up to 34,025. I need to make up for my lack of wordage tomorrow.
In other news, my neighbor has mice and she's in a panic about it. I went outside earlier to throw out some garbage (sorry mice) and she was sitting in her car. She asked me if I have had any mouse visitors recently and I told her "no, I have two cats." She said "well, sometimes cats bring people mouse presents." Well, I haven't had any presents at all lately. If I have mice, my cats have eaten them, bones and all. Yum-o. If I had a mouse in my apartment, I wouldn't feel the need to sit out in my car. Mice are little. I'm big. They don't scare me. Yes, I know they are a nuisance and it's good not to share an apartment with them for that reason, but if one came to visit, I might think of Stuart Little (edited to add, not Stuart Little, but the mouse from the Beverly Cleary books. I think his name may be Ralph, oops) and buy him a little motorcycle. A little leather jacket would be cute too. Mouse clothes are just darling. It seems to be mouse season. We've had some mice at the library recently. I found out that one of the tiny visitors was in one of the supervisors' office and ate half of an M&M. I wonder if half of an M&M is enough to make a mouse miserably full? I didn't tell anyone that I was the one that dropped the M&M on the floor. Hey, I looked for it, but couldn't find it. It's easier for mice to crawl under furniture. I'm sure they are going to put out those sticky mousetraps that I find to be terribly inhumane. They've done it before. At least the little mouse got to eat a half of an M&M before it dies its grisly death.
The child in hat drawing was drawn about a month or two ago. Maybe even three... I was looking for a piece of paper tonight and came across it and since I had nothing else to post, I thought why not...
4 comments:
Hey Anne,
I like your child in a hat drawing...she looks very happy. The eyes would be the hardest thing for me to draw (if I could)...how do you do that? In some drawings they are looking right at you and other times, off in the distance. I am in awe.
I can commiserate with your neighbor regarding mice. I had had them in my walls for months and by now I'm envisioning a little village of mice procreating like crazy. I wouldn't mind it so much but I think of mice droppings up in the crawl space and how dangerous that can be to inhale. My imagination is running wild. I haven't heard much the last couple of days so I'm hoping the poison (yes, I said poison) that the exterminator threw up there (he wouldn't even go up in the crawl space) has taken it's toll and now I have a mouse graveyard up there. Sorry, but I don't need a bunch of mice hanging around behind my walls...it's creepy to hear them scratching away. Yuk! I do feel sorry for the mice who get caught in the sticky mousetrap though. This is probably more than you wanted to know about my mouse situation but I had to vent. Wish I had a cat.
The rhino mania site shut me down, but not before I decided you and the cats should have the polka dot one. It reminds me in some ways of The Dragon. You would have to tell visitors to your apartment not to climb on it.
Girl with hat, young girl, Girls by Anne--very fine!
I am the one who saw the mouse run out of the sup's office, and someone saw me see it. I am also the one who dropped the m & M on the floor! AND, the sup tells me SHE dropped the m/m on the floor! And now I find out YOU dropped the m/m on the floor! Everyone is dropping candy on this floor---hwat a bunch of little candy sluts we are! This must be the place where all the Brooklyn Center mice go every night.
Am so impressed that you are managing to blog and draw while writing books!
Glad you like the little rhino I found for you. I knew you would give him a good home. Hopefully, it won't be too long till I can get him to you.
i heart your drawing and your mice tales (not tails though I don't like mice I'm with Jane on mice, yuk)
The M and M story reminded much of BD days and sneaking those candies outta her office on Monday evenings in particular. Can't say I blame the mice for enjoying them as well they were quite tempting.
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