Mad Mondays: December 8th is TOASTMAS!

Ted the Postman is still hiding on the blog. First one to find him gets a virtual popsicle!

All right, readers, it's December 8th today. I have no idea what particular significance that has for the blog, but I feel like it should, so I shall declare DECEMBER 8TH an official Blogger Holiday called "Toastmas."

On Toastmas, the rules are: 

1. Eat a piece of toast at some point. This can be wheat toast, white toast, whatever you want it to be.

2. Write the word "Toast" at some point, using any media at your disposal. Get creative. Put it on your refrigerator or hang it on your wall.

3. Work the word "toast" into conversation as many times as possible, in completely innocuous ways. If someone notices them, tell them about Toastmas.

Now, following these 3 instructions, go forth and spread the spirit of TOASTMAS!

-JW (I'm not crazy, I'm just mad)

Weird Wednesdays: 5 Facts About Star Wars

So the new Star Wars trailer was released, and I figured it would be a good time to post 5 facts about the Star Wars films. Enjoy.


1. Yoda was originally going to be played by a monkey with a cane and a mask.

2. While filming lightsaber scenes, Ewan McGregor kept actually making the sounds of the lightsaber with his mouth, and they had to remove it during editing.

3. In an early version of Star Wars, R2-D2 was supposed to speak English and act like a jerk.

4. "I have a bad feeling about this" is a line of dialogue in every Star Wars film.

5. The disco version of the Star Wars theme was a No. 1 hit for two weeks in 1977.

Tuesday Tidings: New Content

Yo, readers! Thanks for reading today. Just a few quick announcements:

1. New posts on Saturdays. Since I don't always have a short story ready to roll out every Saturday, I want to fill that day of the week up with other content. What content, you might ask? Reviews (of books, movies, TV shows, trailers, ancient scrolls, types of pasta, etc).

2. Weird Wednesdays will be facts about anything I have been interested in over the past week or so, but I'm still open to suggestions, just comment on any one of my posts with a suggestion for blog content and I may include it.

3. Thursdays will now be Give Tribute to Your Galactic Overlords Day. Money is always appreciated, sure, but don't forget to bring basic toiletries, canned food, feminine products, coats, and magazines to offer up in homage to our Great and Majestic Alien Protectors. They also said they always appreciate a good pair of socks, so I recommend you bring some of those too. Also, be prepared for a surprise rehearsal of the Ritual of Human Sacrifice. I've been hearing rumors that Q'zalakathar'uluu is running low on souls of firstborn sons, and we're a bit rusty on our procession into the Cathedral of Death.

Thanks for reading,
-JW

P.S. Don't forget to look for Ted the Postman! He's hidden on the blog.

Mad Mondays: The Blog Awakens

Welcome, readers.
So the new Star Wars trailer looks awesome, just gotta throw that out there. But anyway, I'm not going to talk about it, there's not much about it that I want to say, except that I'm super pumped for the movie.

Anyway, this Mad Monday is kind of special because it's the first Mad Monday after NaNoWriMo, and also conveniently coincides with the first week of Advent. Just as the church year (for some of us; depends what church calendar you're following) begins at the end of November, my blog sorta does the same thing. NaNoWriMo is like the end of the blog year. So, I want to start this year off strong, with regular content, cute plushies, giant bananas of death, glow-in-the-dark blankets, and cheese.

Thank you for reading!

-JW

P.S. Everybody remember the postman (christened Ted by Hyperlinkzer)? Well, guess what, he's coming back. Weekly challenge will be for you guys to find him on my blog. I'll hide him somewhere new every Mad Monday. Winner might get a reward of some kind, I'm not sure what yet. Anyway, I've hidden him somewhere on the website for this week! Search the blog, ye readers. Find Ted and comment with his location.