Alliteration Aside

I was having a hard time thinking of a blog topic this month.

Mike suggested that since our Sizzlin' Singles issue is about to hit the stands, I might seek inspiration in that realm. So I kept trying to think of ways to talk about the perks of being single and how fun it was to work on that issue. But that seemed too apropos. After all, all of our issues are (relatively) fun to work on and it is pretty rad to be single. These are not new concepts.

Instead, I relied on one of the most basic writer's tools ever invented: read what someone else wrote and respond. It worked for a bunch of guys in England during the 1700s and it can work for me.

You wouldn't think my blog would be so late this issue. After all, I get to talk about one of my favorite things in the whole world: men.

Oh, sweet hamburger, I still love thee.

I like to think very few of my childhood quirks have survived the rigors of adulthood. I want to know that I've matured in both mannerism and mentality. That the things I once had no tolerance for are now a part of my daily life. Like appreciating a Woody Allen movie or actually getting a Monty Python joke.

It's easy to get swept up in the romance of the holidays. All that cheer! The merriment! Decking the halls, caroling, and what have you. So many holiday-themed events are coming up, including Ronald McDonald Houses' Enchanted Forest and BARC's Magical Forest, and Bakersfield seems to be straddling the cusp of Autumn evenings and Winter nights. I can smell Christmas in the air. Or at least I think it's Christmas...it's hard to tell with the piña colada-scented air freshener in my car.

A collective sigh of relief spread through the office today. It was the usual “end-of-an-issue” sigh. You know, the kind of sigh accompanied by girlish laughter and a feeling that can only be described as “editorial euphoria.” Which will henceforth be known as Euphitorial (patent pending). Many of us in the office suffer from this condition.

In theory, blogging is easy. One simply has to jot down a few anecdotes, a life lesson, a handful of opinions...and bingo-bango you've got a blog. And, in theory, your electronic diatribes will resonate with at least one person and you'll have a follower.

Welcome to the new and improved Bakersfield Magazine website. I'd like to electronically welcome you to this blog. Hello!

You might be wondering why I'd title my blog “Alliteration Aside,” when, clearly, I'm a huge literary nerd. Seeing as I generally condone the use of alliteration in any form (assonance or consonance), why would I want to excuse it?