Hello ladies, gentlemen and anyone from beyond the veil who has decided to drop in. I hope you are all having a splendiferous Monday (which I realize is an oxymoron, but come on people, let's not all be Garfields here).
I was asked a very interesting question this week about "
Life is a Circus Run by a Platypus" that I felt I just had to answer. The question was, "Aside from being something to read, what other uses could your book serve?"
Immediately I ran to my secret laboratory (a.k.a. my living room) and began testing the book's usefulness in various aspects of daily life.
There were quite a few failures.
For instance, the book does not taste good and has very few nutritive properties.
Even with the addition of blackberry jam, which I adore, it was still practically flavorless, and I couldn't saute it in oil, because it kept bursting into flames.
It also fails to make a smashing hat for a cat (see Santeria the Destroyer modeling below).
Several Band-Aids later, and appointments made for both of us to see therapists, Santeria and I agreed that that was a poorly thought through venture.
Apparently, it doesn't make appropriate work attire either.
Prudes.
However, not all of my experiments were failures. For example, there are a few blank spots, like on the title page and publication page, in which one can draw Godzilla attacking a random city.
I know, my artistic abilities astound even myself some days (there's a reason I write instead of illustrate).
You can also use it as your own private desk fort, from which you can glare at passersby that you don't wish to chat with.
I dare anyone to attack my personal fort with anything less than a catapult built from a spoon loaded with spit wads!
Then of course there is its ability to repel evil in all its forms. Sadly, I could not find any evil in my apartment that I could dramatically battle in front of the camera using my book (I didn't have any goblins, clowns or Justin Bieber fans handy). So, instead I give you this picture of She-Ra, and give you permission to use your imagination to make my dramatic point.
There, question answered!
In other news "Life is a Circus Run by a Platypus" is getting some awesome reviews from readers (and I didn't even have to threaten them with large sticks to get them).
One Amazon reader wrote:
"I love the light hearted humor in this book. I picked it up to read a
couple lines and couldnt put it down. The author has a witty and quirky
way of writing that is refreshing and very creative. I am very glad I
ordered this book!"
"This book is a whimsical riot. Allison tours you through some of her
life's more interesting and exciting moments by revealing the
inappropriateness that walks in and out of her life on, what appears to
be, an all-too-often basis. Her writing style is engaging and she uses
very descriptive and well thought out phrases. I recommend it to anyone
looking for a laugh as you walk hand-in-hand with Allison through the
awkward fields of her life. Well done!"
Aww shucks! *Looks down, blushes, kicks dirt with toe.* Thanks guys!
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