After reading this post from The Takeaway on what readers would call the movie made about their lives in their mid-twenties, I realized that we're all carrying around such a load of self-effacing, but still hopeful, creative disappointment. With that in mind, here's my list of what the movie of my career could be called:
The Subtle Art of Watching Zombie Movies While Eating Nachos
I'm a Writer. Would You Like Fries with that?
This Would Be a Good Time for a Cigarette If I Hadn't Quit Smoking
Dear Ms. Hagood, We Regret to Inform You…
How Not to Die While Reading a Kindle in the Bathtub
Even My Cat Gave it a Bad Review
Is There a Private Investigator for This?
At Least I'm Not a Serial Killer, Thief, or Dictator.
Thanks for Reading my Blog…Mom
I Wrote a First Novel and Now Use it as a Napkin
Dear Diary, Still Not Famous
I Left My Future in the Hands of Overeducated Turdenators
I Read a lot and Need Glasses. Please Love Me.
Rejection Letter Wallpaper: Despair into Decoration
Who Moved My Cheese?
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Monsieur Chariot
I Love Life
Lyn LeJeune
BetsyRath
My Heart on a String
James M. Emmerling
Salon.com
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Admit It You're Lazy... Let's Go to the Park
or alternatively,
I Like Sleep
The Hurt Licker? On the Waterfront with a Boulder Tied to My Ankle? Doctor Do-nothing? The Wrong Stuff?
I'll make you sorry you posted this.
Write What You Know Is Not Enough
Are You Ever Going to Finish This Novel, or Is This Just A Way To Avoid Seeking Full Time Employment?
People Who Write Novels Often Tend to Live in Hovels.
The Muse Shows Up Late If She Bothers to Come At All
But I like Caracalla's Amanuensis' suggestion of "Voyage to the Bottom of the Tea." I drink a LOT of tea while writing.
rated!
Hurry up and wait
Sorry, you're overqualified
Waiting tables: it's not just for college anymore
Add This to Dirndl Skirt: Girl Detective
This Too Shall Pass
Back to The Drawing Board, Literally
The Ink and I
The Birth of a Notion
Easy Writer
Gone with the Pen
Rebel Without a Clause
Somewhere in Rhyme
A Library of Their Own
Sleepless in Kentucky
What Writers Want
The Write Stuff
Read It and Weep
War of the Words
(see my first jewishJokeSaturday for the lead-up)
1.a. "Zombies Ate My Brain so I can't Write the Great American Novel"
1.b. Its sequel: "Does this mean you want the advance back? In full?"
2. "I Can Write Just Not Right Now"
3. "I Can't Haz MuSe Bugger"
"Really? That's what you--really? I mean, I guess I could, but--really? ::Sigh:: Okay."
Typing on Empty
Crash of the Phoenix
Eternal Mindlessness of the Sunny Spot
She Wants a Baby and a Ph.D., A Comedy of Ill-Timing
I was born under a bad sign, been down since I began to crawl
If it wasn't for bad writing, I wouldn't have no writing at all
Or at least today that is what it would be
....wait a minute...aren't you dead?
Love this idea, what you wrote, and what all the other commenters wrote, Caroline. You are very funny. R.
Love this idea, what you wrote, and what all the other commenters wrote, Caroline. You are very funny. R.
Caracalla: I just may call my movie "Voyage to the Bottom of the Tea"
Chuck: well you know how I love my poop jokes, so…
Robin: I'm glad to hear that. It means you're doing something right!
Cranky: ha, of course you have good ones!
Shiral: oh boy, have I gotten the self publishing comment:)
trilogy: ha, good one
Caroline: I'm at the point where I would almost like to be told I'm overqualified:)
Nicole: hilarious
dirndl: gotta love the literal aspect
Poppi: is that where it goes? good to know
kitd: nicely done. nicely done.
Jeanette: yes, I think we've all been there.
Jonathan: ha!
Trudge: yeah, I try to blame most things on the zombies
Harry's Ghost: sounds about right
Ken: I get that one ALL THE TIME
Matt: okay, the eternal mindlessness one is perfect
Vanessa; now, there's a conundrum
Jeff: now that makes a whole lot of sense. At least you'll have the opportunity to go back and do it over again
Luminous: love your blues take on it
Bellwether: exactly:)
Sheba: yeah it's nippy here too
Foolish: ha! seriously laughing out loud over here
Joan: I hear you on that one.
Kate: also hear you on that one
anna1liese: aw, that means a lot on this grey day
Bernadine: Thanks so much. I know, I loved the responses
Veronica: yeah, it's best not to record it when you're feeling down because it won't paint the whole picture. Thanks so much.
rita: You are so kind!
sagemerlin: I think I could have called this piece that I wrote that. right on
How much did Leonardo diCaprio get for Titanic?
The movie title depends on what you really want. Walt Whitman was absolutely certain of his genius when he paid for printing up Leaves of Grass, and his own brother won't even read it, and most other people (even Emerson) thought it was obscene and nobody wanted to publish it.
My title is: "You Don't Have to Make Me Famous."
Raging Bullion Cubes
Last Mango In Paris
A Streetcar Named Dennis
And Doughnuts For All
The dingoes ate my manuscript!
Submission: A Guide to Sending Out Writing and S&M
This challenge is as fun as changing book titles to porn titles! Thanks!
"I'm a Writer. Would You Like Fries with that?
Dear Ms. Hagood, We Regret to Inform You…
Dear Diary, Still Not Famous
Rejection Letter Wallpaper: Despair into Decoration"
i love them for their kinship.