MEET UP: Tim on Tim
Now that's spaghetti with meatballs!
Hi, my name is Tim. (I'll forgo mentioning my last name, as it means nothing to most people.)
Did you notice that the blog title has changed, and that my name is now in the title? (Formerly this blog was titled this befuddled universe rather than Tim's Befuddled Universe.)
Now that my name is in the title, I feel irresistibly compelled to talk about myself.
I will start with lies that can be safely told. (Let truth fall and lie where it lands.)
- Tim's Befuddled Universe is inspired by the life of Tim.
- Tim is not a real person.
- I prefer to believe that I tell the truth, as I imagine it.
- I am what I am, and I am "mostly harmless" (thank you Douglas Adams).
- It has been said that the road to Hell was paved with good intentions, and that I pave a little more road every day.
- On the other hand, I live in the moment, and only procrastinate one day at a time.
- On the plus side, Mrs. Muddle and I have been married for 38 years, which is something of a feat, because Mrs. Muddle claims she's only forty.
- I am as crazy as two loons trying to mate under a March moon. For one thing, I hear the whispers of imaginary rumors about myself. Two examples, I am paranoid (but then, who isn't?), and I dream about Yasorg at night, (but then, who doesn't?)
- I am a retired Technical Editor. For a few years I have been writing about music and stuff on my website to avoid housework. (And in the summer of 2006, I even had a podcast!) It was a sweet gig!
- Unfortunately I got busted by the Dust Bunny Patrol, and I had to go on an extended hiatus. (Housecleaning remains in my daily schedule. — Whaaa-Whooo!!!!)
- Now I am back working my website. But only in a manner of speaking. (I will explain by example. Take milk at the grocery. Buy two milks cartons, get one free. The third milk spoils before you finish drinking it up, and the spoiled milk gives you a tummy ache. That basically describes the quality of service I will be offering on my website. Not such a dishonest deal, all things considered. That is, my new publication motto is: Whatever, whenever. As in, I will publish whatever I fancy, whenever it suits me.)
Muck Buckets!!! Here I go again!
Well, Yogi said, "....When there's a fork in the road, take it!''
However, there will be some changes.
- No CD reviews!!! In fact, there won't be any formal reviews
of any kind. That doesn't mean I am not opinionated. For example, I think Elizabeth Reaser is the sexiest actress, since Kyra Sedgwick had her out of bus experience in Heart and Soul. And Reaser is from Michigan to boot! Aint that sweet! (If you don't remember Elizabeth Reaser, she was the Jane Doe on Grey's Anatomy.) - My publication schedule will be very irregular. Or, as I stated above, I will publish whatever I fancy, whenever it suits me.
- I have an online serial novel* in the works. One thing I will be doing with this blog is informing you of my progress with my online serial novel. (How my writing is going. When will the beta start. Etc and so forth.)
*[17 JAN Update] Surprise! Hey, I came up with a novel idea, boys and girls! I'm not doing a novel! Cool, hey? Instead I am gonna do an online episodic fictional series with frequent installments... whew, take breath! Why do something simple and comprehendible, when I can do something that will really rattle your encephala.
(Here is a fellow who sets out to explain the difference between serial and episodic fiction; instead he provides an example of lazy exposition. But, bless the lord, he accomplished something!) - There may be submissions of some sort in the distant future in a galaxy far, far away (but they won't be CD submissions, thank whomever !!!). If you are looking to make a submission of some sort, don't hold your breath, but do watch the blog for announcements.
- No promises. Promises lead to broken promises. Broken promises lead to hurt feelings. Hurt feelings lead to bad blood. If I forget, and I promise you something, remind me, ``No promises!''
In order to put this life of self-hate and loathing behind me, I plan on writing an online serial novel full of characters filled with self-hate and loathing; a romantic comedy, of course. :o)
I am a humorist,
because comedians are expected to be funny.
Some lyrics that might explain a little bit about Tim.
"The secret to a secret is to never tell." —Patrik Tanner
(from "Gone #3")
"They say you gotta dream to make it real." —Jon James
(from "(So Far) Off Broadway'')
"...now it's coming down to the wire, wondering where your epiphany went." —Tina Schlieske
(from "Devotional Breakdown'')
"...so much past inside my present." —Feist (from "Past in Present")
"...you cry until you laugh" —Regina Spektor
(from "On The Radio")
"...cozy and cold" —Feist (from "1234")
"...remember the good things..." —This Ember Season
(from "I'll Be Standing By")
"I got a bird that whistles. I got a bird that sings."
(from "Corrine, Corrina")
"One day you're going to find you're ok." —Mia Dyson
(from "Choose")
"What I know I know it well." —Tina Schlieske
(from "Hardly Tell")
Disclaimer:
The people, places, events, and loony ideas discussed in this weblog frequent my universe. They may not frequent yours.
Updated 17/18/21 OCT 2007
17 JAN 2008
10 FEB 2008
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