On being home, applications, and Roald Dahl

I love being from Montana. It is awesome. And Absarokee Days is today! Even though I have missed the parade, it will be exciting stuff. Maybe there will even be dancing. And possibly beer.

What a life.

Even more exciting, I have applied for two jobs and almost nearly come very close to finishing a short story, and pretty soon I am certain that a funny metaphor about life will occur to me and I will be able to post it to this blog and you will be able to laugh and we will all have succeeded in laughing, which should always be a major goal.

Lastly, if you have never read James and the Giant Peach, I think you should, because it doesn’t take very long and it’s incredibly fantastical and, fun fact, it was Roald Dahl’s first children’s book, which is cool. Before it, he published a book of adult short stories — and let me say, Dahl writes some seriously good adult short stories (so good, in fact, that I think children also enjoy them) — but James and the Giant Peach was the first dive into fabulous imaginative elements of childhood. And we’re very lucky he took that dive.

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philosophermouseofthehedge on July 28, 2012 at 1:27 PM said:

He’s a great writer!

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- The Lime on July 30, 2012 at 12:16 PM said:
  
  Fantastic.
  
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Elliot on July 29, 2012 at 7:03 PM said:

All of Roald Dahl books are great. I bought a box set before I had a child so if I did it would be useful. So hopefully when he gets older, it will be useful. I loved James and the giant peach, also BFG, Witches, and more. Hmm, might have to do a post on him sometime soon.

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- The Lime on July 30, 2012 at 12:17 PM said:
  
  I will be investing in a whole bunch of Roald Dahl when I eventually settle down somewhere for more than a year long interval. Roald Dahl always deserves a post. Feel free to post the link to me when you write it and I’ll chime in for sure, if only to say “woo hoo!”
  
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  - Elliot on July 30, 2012 at 2:06 PM said:
    
    Somewhere I used to work had a book club and one time the box set was on an offer. It had all the childrens books in it. Bargain.
    
    I shall link you up when I write a post.
    
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    - Elliot on August 4, 2012 at 10:05 AM said:
      
      Post is here: http://brainsplats.wordpress.com/2012/08/04/roald-dahl-five-of-the-best/
      
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      - The Lime on August 5, 2012 at 2:07 PM said:
        
        Thank you!
    - The Lime on August 5, 2012 at 2:06 PM said:
      
      Awesome! I think it’s up now… looking asap
      
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