Lunch Bunch. Lunch Grunch?
No One Cares What You Had For Lunch
WRONG. I CARE.
I recognize the merits of a book such as Maggie Mason's. I've read it. Cover to cover. It should be required reading before starting a blog, seriously. *
You're only allowed to break the rules once you know 'em, right? Well, it took me 301 posts, but I think I've finally learned the rules.
Well burn baby, burn, (break baby, break?) because next week all you're going to read/"mark as read" around this joint is what I had for lunch. Brianna and I are about to embark on a journey into the unknown. All week! Only lunch!
The lofty goal is undefined. Are we proving that interesting writing trumps interesting content? Are we proving that we are fantastic midday eaters? Are we just trying to stick it to the man? YOU DECIDE.
I'm quite frightened, really. My bag of tricks really is more like a mid-sized seasonal basket, enough to hold either a several Easter eggs and a chocolate bunny or a couple of sarcastic quips and a lexicon of sort of funny expressions and underused adverbs. Let's face it, if I'm not gushing about Jack, logging my triathlon progress, or complaining about school, I mostly resort to textually reenacting the chaotic and/or mis fortunate events in my life. You're also here for the over zealously conspicuous and arguably banal parallelism... am I right? Or am I right.
I'm nervous. A whole week? I've accepted that I might only churn out 2 or 3 posts instead of 5. That's cool; I've come to terms with that. I'm going to have to work hard to avoid the simple listing of my sandwich ingredients. I've decided that tangents are allowed as long as they are >90% related. I'll have to work hard to remember that added details != added interest. Ahh!
Can I really make my lunch interesting? Can Brianna? Can you?
(If you accept the challenge to blog about ONLY LUNCH all next week, tell me- I'll keep track of any participants here)
* Seriously, seriously. For actual. I wouldn't know up from down without that book. Go read it if you haven't already. This mission next week is in NO way meant to dis MightyGirl's book.
21 comments:
I did not say I would do all week! bitch you will pay.
I dunno Lise...don't you eat, like, PB&J every day? This could be a challenge.
am eagerly anticipating the lunch posts ...
I would never be able to do this, if only for the fact that I wouldn't want people to know about all the crap I eat. It would be a surefire way for people to be disgusted by me and run away screaming.
I so would but I honestly eat the same thing everyday.
You're hysterical. I think people would barf if they knew what I ate every day. Subway today. I'm all about earning those stamps!
oh i am kind of interested in trying this...and definitely want to check out the book.
bold! my lunches are WAY too boring to write about every day for a week, but i'll be reading along with you! and yes, i loved maggie's book too. :)
I have the book and have read it. I'm not sure I can take the challenge, lunch is my worst meal. Sometimes I don't even eat.
Why am I already interested in reading these lunch posts? I have no idea, but I am.
What will be interesting is if you end up changing your eating habits for the sake of some good blog posts.
Ooooh, I really like this. Can't wait!
You should eat something totally ridiculous one day. Like... well, I don't know what you usually eat so I don't know what would be ridiculous for you. But you get the idea :)
Hehe I'm looking forward to this too. I eat too much junk to warrant writing that on my blog. I'd be too ashamed!
Interesting challenge... can't wait to see how it goes.
I'm actually pretty fucking psyched to hear about your lunch.
I LOVE lunch.
mmm. lunch. i should go pick up this book - i feel unispired as of late!
Wow, my lunches are waaay too boring to write about. Maybe something like this would inspire me to jazz it up a little though. I do agree with Nicole...one day, you should just eat something totally absurd (or say you did).
what a fascinating challenge! i have no doubt you can make sandwiches interesting. just think of the tangents!
i really must check out that book.
Looking forward to the lunch posts! I'd do it, but god knows I'd fail.
I think my lunch is more boring than the average person's lunch, as it rotates between soup, leftovers, and quick-fix stuff from Trader Joe's. I'll be reading your lunch with interest, though!
Ahhh... hence the 9 cookies.
You are off to a good start!
Ooh, sounds like fun!
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