Beth

  • My Name is Beth

    Every now and again a blogger will get the idea that it’s time to tell the world a little bit about themselves.  Sometimes they’re prompted by an award that demands they answer a specific number or set of personal questions.  Other times it’s a meme that’s inspired their latest outpouring.  For me, today, it’s a…

  • You “Like” Me, You Really Do

    On Thursday, WordPress informed me that I’d finally reached the “100 Likes” milestone on the Big Blue Mess.  I know, I know, for some of you that’s called “a post” or “a Monday”, but for me that’s called 486 posts, six years later.  (Granted, the bulk of those were on Blogger and you didn’t get a…

  • Those Morose Little Writers

    In my hurry to complete the audition story, I realized I left out one of the funnier side stories. As you recall (and if you don’t recall, then read the previous post first – then you can safely call yourself a recall-er without receiving much grief from me) – now where was I?  Ah, as…

  • Auditions: Feeling Punchy

    You didn’t really think I’d let you off so easily with that previous post, did you? No, because let’s face it, I am pretty darned excited that our sketch class is putting on a show and it would be wrong of me not to share that.  (No really, it would actually be wrong.  I don’t…

  • Cheating: The June Creativity Challenge

    Judging by my calendar it looks like it’s time for the June Creativity Challenge.  You remember this challenge from last year, right?  This is the one where you challenge yourself to do something creative each day in June.  If you recall last year’s challenge, I tried to regale you with any thought that popped into…

  • 100 Photos Before June

    Chillin’, a photo by Big Blue Mess on Flickr. I have only confessed this to a couple of folks; I’m afraid of my camera. Sure, looking at it excites me, purchasing accessories for it makes me happy, but when faced with taking it outside I get anxious, then I tuck it away and grab my…

  • Mom Kisses

    I had this terrific idea for a Mother’s Day blog post.  In it, I was going to tell you a story about my Mom and how I followed her around everywhere she went.  You see, I started stalking her as soon as I could walk and didn’t stop until she passed away in 2006.  At…

  • Right As Rain

    First, a quick aside.  I hate Adele.  Yes, the singer.  It’s not really her fault, but there you have it.  Until this morning,  I couldn’t name a single Adele song, although I know I’ve heard her music on the radio.  I think she has a great voice.  I use the word “think” because I have…

  • Super Cool

    My friend DeAnne sent an email out today that linked to a great blog post titled “You are Super Cool” along with a YouTube video. What DeAnne didn’t realize (until she started reading my post) is that her timing was impeccable, because this weekend I convinced myself I was exceptionally un-cool. It all started Saturday…

  • A Further Commitment

    Since I’m making all sorts of commitments these days, I thought I’d add one more: I will (try to) stop spreading the vicious (albeit entirely true) rumor that one of my co-workers eats gluten-free babies (food allergies, you know – gluten rich babies can wreak havoc on the stomach – can’t be too careful) just…