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The Mic Is On: We’re Talking About Stupid . . . Yep, Unbelievable Things!

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It’s Like Open Mic Only Different

The Mic Is On

Here’s how it works.

It’s like any rambling conversation. Don’t try to read it all. Jump in whenever you get here. Just go to the end and start talking. EVERYONE is WELCOME.
The rules are simple — be nice.

There are always first timers and new things to talk about. It’s sort of half “Cheers” part “Friends” and part video game. You don’t know how much fun it is until you try it.

Can You Believe It?

Here’s a few ideas to get us started:

  • Dumb laws that are still on the books
  • Stupid situations
  • Crazy things we watched
Silly Cat

And, whatever else comes up, including THE EVER POPULAR, Basil the code-writing donkey.

Oh, and bring a link about unbelievable things, if you have one to share.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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We Talked About Monsters . . . Well, Most of the Time

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Monsters Weren’t All that Scary

Hi Everyone! We talked about monsters. Who would have guessed that there could be so much to say that we hardly even scratched the surface? We never got to the Creature of the Black Lagoon . . . or t

It was a busy night. We were talking about

You can read all about it in the comments.

Here are some cool links we shared.

Thanks to everyone for the cool links and for being part of the conversation.

See you next Tuesday? I sure hope so.
–ME “Liz” Strauss

What is Tuesday Open Comment Night?

WANT TO GUEST HOST AN OPEN COMMENT NIGHT WITH ME? PICK A THEME AND TELL ME ABOUT IT. C’MON IT’LL BE FUN!

The Mic Is On: We’re Talking About Monsters!

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It’s Like Open Mic Only Different

The Mic Is On

Here’s how it works.

It’s like any rambling conversation. Don’t try to read it all. Jump in whenever you get here. Just go to the end and start talking. EVERYONE is WELCOME.
The rules are simple — be nice.

There are always first timers and new things to talk about. It’s sort of half “Cheers” part “Friends” and part video game. You don’t know how much fun it is until you try it.

Monsters and Monstrosities, that is.

Where do we find monsters? In literature and cinema, medicine, criminology, theology, and food. Here’s a few ideas to get us started:

  • Shrek
  • Dracula
  • Freddy Krueger
  • Godzilla
  • King Kong
  • The Alien
  • Monster trucks
  • Monster sundaes
  • Monster drinks
  • Monster burgers
monsters

And, whatever else comes up, including THE EVER POPULAR, Basil the code-writing donkey.

Oh, and bring a link about monsters, if you have one to share.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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Open Mic 7pm Chgo Time: Let’s Talk About Monsters!

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Yes the Mic Will Be on Tonight

Join Us Tonight

We’re Talking about Monsters and Monstrosities!

They’re in literature and cinema, medicine, criminology, and theology. Let’s start with Shrek, Dracula, Freddy Krueger, Godzilla, King Kong, and the Alien. And then there are monster trucks, monster sundaes, and monster burgers – and anything else that comes up.

Oh, and bring a link about monsters to share, if you have one.

The rules are simple — be nice.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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The Apology I Hope You’ve Been Waiting for

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I’m Sorry

Do you know the way that we sometimes have conversations in our heads with the people we care about? I’ve been having one with you, who read this blog, for over two months now. It’s a conversation about who we are, who we’ve been, and how much I value you, despite how it might have looked.

Would you listen for a minute while share what that conversation has been about? It’s an apology. It’s also a story. It’s about relationships, responsibilities, and risks.

Here’s what I’d be saying if we sat down across a kitchen table tonight.

I feel badly about how the SOBCon conference took over my blog, and you deserve an explanation about why that happened. Why do I think that? Because it’s not authentically me to choose anything over my readers. But I did.

I wasn’t practicing what I believed . . . wasn’t being true to our relationship. I’m sorry.

I know you see the responsibilities that came with the conference.
I know you see the risks to our friends, the folks who helped make it happen.
I know you see that I had the blog that could make the loudest noise about this first conference.
I chose to put it to work in the hope that conference would make a difference in people’s lives.
I chose to put it to work because five regular people invested their own money to make it happen.

But I didn’t see. I didn’t realize a few things would occur when I did that.

I woke up to find out that I was giving my readers less content, less attention, less of myself. . . . not fair — kind of like shortchanging your family to do a good job at work. Sometimes it has to happen, but it’s never right.

I woke up to find I hadn’t thought about the people who wouldn’t be able to come. That’s the part I am sorriest about. Never in the world would I want someone to feel left out. That breaks my heart. I’m much better than that. I could have found a way to make everyone feel included.

My head and my heart both wanted you to know. As I’ve said, I’ve been having this conversation with you in my head for over two months. I just didn’t know how to fix the situation and needed the train to stop so that I could say what needed saying.

I sincerely hope that you’ve been waiting for this apology, because anything else would be less.

I am sorry for any moment that you might think you weren’t valued. It’s just not true.

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We Talked about Being Home, Sweet, Home

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Be It Ever SO Humble

Yep we’re back and with our very own pillows . . . even if it’s only for a moment. We know how important having a place to call our own is. Gosh it’s great to have one. Though many of us were gone to Chicago for the weekend or to other places, we sure had lots of reasons to be glad to be in our own spaces.

It was a busy night. We were talking about being home.

You can read all about it in the The Mic Is On: We’re Happy to Be Home comments.

Here are some cool links we shared.

Thanks to everyone for the cool links and for being part of the conversation.

See you next Tuesday? I sure hope so.
–ME “Liz” Strauss

What is Tuesday Open Comment Night?

WANT TO GUEST HOST AN OPEN COMMENT NIGHT WITH ME? PICK A THEME AND TELL ME ABOUT IT. C’MON IT’LL BE FUN!