August 22, 2017
9:36 p.m.

I finally got my new laptop and got it all loaded up with Microsoft Office, including Word. Now I am off to the races, finishing the editing on my book.

Oh, the changes. Oh, the typos.

During round one of writing, I just get the story out of my head and on the page. Then I go back and make sure I have all the characters' names right, the timeline in order, etc. I try to manage spelling, punctuation and auto-correct issues as I go, but it certainly isn't the priority on the first two rounds. 


Round three is when I go back and make sure that quotation marks are facing in the correct direction, that my typing--which isn't fantastic--didn't leave me with "was" spelled "saw" or something else that the grammar check might not readily identify; that two, to and too are used properly; similarly, that all synonyms are correct.

And I have to tell you, I can be quite the editing nightmare to myself, so this should come as no surprise to anyone:

When I'm already in editing mode, and I take a break to look at Facebook or Twitter, or even articles on news sites, the need to correct things is especially strong.

I find that I am especially harsh when it comes to memes. People actually take some time creating memes; they think up something clever to say, something they believe will be relevant and influence people.

So to you meme creators out there--when I read a meme that is misspelled or grammatically incorrect--or BOTH--I am not swayed by your opinion. I am not impressed by your cleverness. All I see is that you were too lazy--or too uneducated--to be bothered to read over what you wrote and make sure that it is all correctly spelled, punctuated and in the proper tense before publishing it for all the world to see. Seriously, memes are short; it would take you all of two minutes to check and correct!

If you want to make a strong statement and be taken seriously, then you should make sure that what you're putting out there is not full of errors that leave you looking dumb. Why should I trust the intelligence of your statements if you don't care enough about what you're saying to make sure it will appear to come from someone with enough basic education to construct a proper sentence?

Gosh, I'd be mean teacher, wouldn't I?
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10:31 p.m.

Doggone it. Apparently this is a bitch-fest night. I want very much to watch a series called "Mr. Mercedes" which is on the AT&T channel Audience Network. The first two episodes are supposed to be free to view, but I can't get the darn thing to play.

Now, I know the show is owned by AT&T, and like Netflix and Hulu, it has exclusive rights to its original programming, but I really hate how I now have to buy into all these different outlets to see the things I want to see. I suppose what will end up happening is I will wait until it's out on DVD.

Grrr!
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Tonight my Dad went channel surfing and found a movie called "Wimbleton" with Kirsten Dunst.

I am not a huge tennis fan, so I didn't expect to be entertained by this movie. Surprise! It was really quite good! I found myself in the end cheering during the final tennis match up.

Just goes to show, you never can tell! Y'all might want to give this one a look.
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Well, I cannot edit another single word. I am still trying to get a feel for this keyboard, and it's a chore for me, because I am one of those looney-tunes who hate change of any sort. I really just want MY keyboard, you know? Hahaha! It has kind a a sharp edge, and it's making my wrists hurt.

Wow, I really am kind of whiney tonight. I better go try to find something to watch on Netflix or something, since I can't get my video to start on AT&T. Boo! Hiss!

Good night!