Classic Stories and Modern Tales
Two weeks ago today, I left for Los Angeles. It was my first time there, which is crazy because I am kind of a movie fanatic. I had a great time, even with the horrible sunburn that I am still recovering from. I have lots of pictures and experiences to share, but I am going to take my time, keep this great vacation going for as long as I can. So I’m going to start by showing off three of my favorite places from my trip to Los Angeles.
I returned from California late last night a little more tan and a lot more tired. I’m thrilled to be back, but I had such a good time and I miss it already. I have enough stories and pictures to last a few blogs, and I will get to them, but right now, I am going to go and take a nap. In the meantime, enjoy one of my favorite pictures I took at Disneyland on my trip.
How has your summer been so far?
I’ll be MIA for the next week or so while I travel to Los Angeles with my best friend. I’m claiming it’s a research trip (my current WIP is about movie stars), but it’s honestly just going to be a nice time for a little R&R. What should I do and see in LA when I get there?
I’ve been doing a lot of research lately on the story of Lancelot and Guinevere for my current WIP (no, it’s not a telling of their story… but my main protagonists are movie stars who met in a film about them), and it got me thinking about love stories. I’ve been reading and watching a lot of them lately, for inspiration, and it makes me realize that I REALLY like love stories (I am a romance writer, after all), so here it is. The first in my many part series: My favorite fictional love stories.
It’s no secret that I am a bit of a Broadway nerd (though “bit” might be an under-exaggeration). I’ve only seen a few shows this season (King Charles III, A View From the Bridge, School of Rock, Disaster!, and She Loves Me), but that didn’t make me any less excited for Sunday’s award show. It told me what cast recordings I need to buy, what shows I need tickets for (I GOT HAMILTON TICKETS FINALLY), and it’s just all around a fun time. I’ll be watching the clips on YouTube for weeks. So indulge me while I share my very favorite moments.
It’s been an insanely busy week, so I don’t have much time for a blog, BUT I am making an effort to try new things in my life. Today’s new thing was my first cake decorating class. Not perfect, but it was fun. I call it… weird cupcake chic.
Here’s a break from your regularly scheduled blogging for you… I don’t check into this site as much as I should, but with summer break on the horizon, I want to turn that around.
So what blogs should I follow? What blogs should I read? I love books, teaching, writing, pop culture, movies, Broadway, adulthood struggles… You name it.
Tell me what to check out. Comment here. Promote yourselves if you want to. Why should I check out your blog? I want to! Here’s me breaking out of my shell.
Did you ever write a diary?
I’ve been thinking about this today. I’m a history teacher, and my students today were examining diaries and accounts from westward pioneers. Did those people realize what it was they were leaving behind? That their words would be studied for hundreds of years? Or did they just do it as therapy?
I wrote in a diary a few times. In my youth, about once a year for about three or four years, I started a diary. I think the most entries I wrote was about five each time. Then I lost the habit. And my entries weren’t any good. No thoughts, no feelings. They were a simple list of every day. What did I do at school? Who did I hang out with?
They hardly leave anything behind. Except embarrassment. And they barely give me enough for that.
I wish that I had written more. I’d have loved that view into my life as a kid. But at the same time, maybe the mystery is a good thing.
© 2024 Elizabeth Doherty
Theme by Anders Noren — Up ↑
