TSP 49: I'm Not A Writer

I know that you don't want a list of the things I've been doing tonight. Or the things I'm doing right now. I could give you a lesson on science, reiterate the antioxidant properties of blueberries, or have a classic introspective Buterblog moment of angst.

Or I could just level with you. I'm not sure where I'm going with this blog tonight. I tried to illicit a striking moment of brilliance. I had a cup of Trader Joe's Vanilla and Cinnamon tea in my beautiful hand-thrown pottery mug. Realizing that wasn't enough, I started drinking a bottle of Shock Top. I won't admit to drinking both at the same time with different hands, but that may or may not have happened.

Moving on, I'll let some actual writers have your attention:

Wordless Scribe
Doug Wood is traveling around the world writing about his experiences. I've watched him grow into his own skin, and in my opinion he is one of the best writers of my generation. His voice is honest, real, and comes from a place of sharing within him that the rest of us wish we could access in ourselves. While I tried hard not to make mistakes in high school and beyond, Doug learned from his and became a better person. But I digress, you could just simply follow his blog.

 "There are things you just can't do in life. You can't beat the phone company, you can't make a waiter see you until he's ready to see you, and you can't go home again." ~ Bill Bryson.

Bill Bryson is one of my favorite travel writers. I suggest starting with his novel about hiking the Appalachian Trail,  A Walk in the Woods.

And lastly, someone who is not a travel writer, but is laugh-out-loud-on-the-airplane funny, Justin Halpern. Justin Halpern wrote Shit My Dad Says, after becoming internet famous for quoting his father. If you need a pick me up its an easy read, or pick up a copy of his, I Suck At Girls.

Thank God that there are good writers out there. I much more of a reader myself.

So, fabulous friends, what are you reading? Or, perhaps, writing?

Sincerely,
Sarah