minutes. monday. august 23, 2005. (plus 8/1 thrown in for good measure)

from siri, to steveross: "you put the "w" in NHWC. we are just the NHC without you." so very very true.

"it's fashion week here at NHWC," says beth when lafe (honorary NHWC member) stops by to find siri modelling possible interview outfits while sarah (also sewing) and beth critique them.
it didn't seem as if anything very literary would be happening at this particular meeting, but then the wine was uncorked. we did a writing exercise using the words badger, chicago, stalking, large, eggs, teeth, dainty, failing, puffy, and booger. posthumous and labradoodle were thrown out there, but that seemed to signify the end. lafe joined in and even read!!! fabulous.

one more quote.....
"his wife's into revolvers, so he brought a bunch of those, too." - lafe

and, since i never typed these up....
minutes. monday. august 1, 2005.
(my augmentation of beth's stellar notes)

on the menu:
nature's promise natural vegetable sticks; pirate booty; broccoli, cauliflower, snap peas, carrots with green goddess and balsamic dressing; tomato, mozzarella, basil and onion salad; fruit salad (white flesh peaches, blueberries, grapes, cherries); chips and onion dip; peanuts; various cheeses; pacifico; carr's table water crackers. (that is a list to rival the early days of writers' club)

notable moments:
"oh i love neutered black males!" - siri (in reference to the "cats seeking home" flyer, but so much more amusing out of context)
"sophie is no yogi." - siri, in refence to the dog that eats thongs
"is he a ship? or a man island?" - beth, about a character's belly