Deven McKay
- Location
- Seattle, Washington,
- Birthday
- July 01
- Bio
- It's been two years since I had widowhood thrust upon me. Now I've decided I'm going to thrust back. TAKE THAT CANCER!
MY RECENT POSTS
- DAY 2 Writing Prompt: It's
hairy jus
March 17, 2012 02:33PM - DAY 1 Writing Prompt: Tiny
Truckers
March 10, 2012 04:20PM - Snow and Hazelnuts
January 19, 2012 03:35PM - Salad and Snow: A Love Story
January 15, 2012 08:09PM - Parastupid Activity
November 28, 2010 05:21PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “::rip::”
March 17, 2012 03:01PM - “She married well and had
plump lips.”
March 10, 2012 09:00PM - “I might find poop
covered prompts more
inspirational.”
March 10, 2012 04:39PM - “It means a dozen, but
I'm looking into purchasing
your
suggestion.”
January 19, 2012 05:05PM - “It's like a non-stop
eating fest over here. It's
been snowing
since about 4
this…”
January 19, 2012 04:46PM
Deven McKay's Links
- MOM DAY POSTS
- 57. Paranormal Activity
- 56. Zombieland
- 55. Julie and Julia
- 54. God's Study Hall
- 53: Pot Roast of Love
- 52. Dirty Harry
- 51. Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- 50. Canadian Steel
- 49. Slumdog Millionaire
- 48. Tat Man
- 47. Die Hard
- 46. Busted By My Accent
- 45. Church Shopping
- 44. Skateboarders
- 43. Insurance Fraud
- 42. Meatloaf
- 41. Dog Days
- 40. Twilight
- 39. Casino Buffet
- 38. Juno
- 37. Skirt Man
- 36. The Remote
- 35. Swine 'Flu
- 34. Interview Part 2
- 33. Interview Part 1
- 32. Sex in the City
- 31. Fired By Mom
- 30. Jigsaw Battle
- 29. Interview Questions
- 28. Insurance
- 27. Letter to Tarantino
- 26. Kill Bills
- 25. Forgiveness and Spoons
- 24. Valentine Bra
- 23. Target's a Gas
- 22. No Country For Old Men
- 21. Chicken 'n Dumplin'
- 20. Second Thoughts
- 19. The Crying Game
- 18. The Compliment
- 17. Priscilla Queen of the Desert
- 16. The Flood
- 15. The Critics
- 14. Movie Club Forms
- 13. Boogie Nights
- 12. The Stash
- 11. Sometimes You Have to Growl
- 10. The Tip
- 9. Sad Sex
- 8. Wholefoods
- 7. Lost at Fred Meyer
- 6. Mom's Take on the Election
- 5. Debate Review
- 4. Terrorism
- 3. Paper Wars
- 2. Fish In My Shoe
- 1. Running With the Gray Dogs
DAY 2 Writing Prompt: It's hairy jus
DAY 1 Writing Prompt: Tiny Truckers
48 hours before event:
Local news teases that snow event is possible. Run to pantry to
check on supplies. Eat a tablespoon of Nutella to calm
nerves.
36 hours before event:
Local news states that snow event likely to happen. Run to bathroom
to check toilet… Read full post »
“I didn’t push any buttons. I was watching Family Feud and suddenly it went to snow. Then it went blue and that sign popped up about accessories. I tell you what it is, it’s that greedy cable company trying to get… Read full post »
Parastupid Activity
Louise: I’d like to welcome us all back to the Lakeside Retirement Home Movie Club. I don’t know about you, but I’ve certainly missed it.
Thelma: *@@*
Me: You know y’all didn’t have to stop having Movie Night because of me.
Tansy: De… Read full post »
Kubler-Ross Can Kiss My Butt
There have been many people periodically checking in with me to see how I’m doing. I’ve been trying to check in with me to see how I’m doing, but most of the time I just let myself ring through to voice mail.
I think that I might… Read full post »
Writing the Impossible
Karaoke on the Edge
Daniel has been a mobile DJ for close to thirty years. I've been tagging along with him for twenty of those years. Lately the bulk of his bookings are for his karaoke show. The following is (probably a completely distorted) transcript of a typical evening from one… Read full post »
I think this is a better snack representative for a zombie
::knock knock::
Mom: Come in, it's open.
Me: Hi, how's it going?
Mom: What's so great about Betty White?
Me: Huh?
Mom: What's so great about Betty White? Why is everybody talking about her al… Read full post »
Running up that hill
Monday:
Me: Hello this is your daughter.
Mom: Hello this is your mother.
Me: ...
Mom: ...
Me: ...
Mom: Why aren't you saying anything?
Me: I was going to see how long it took you to tell me why
you called.
Mom: Smarty pants. I called to tell you to ma… Read full post »
Okay, I woke up feeling like I was three months pregnant. All hurly and curled up and nauseous at the thought of dry toast. As the day progressed, I moved on to feeling less pregnant and more weepy at the sight of Regis Philbin (you know he's not going… Read full post »
[The Unofficial Lakeside Retirement Home Movie Club was formed to
serve the needs of serious senior citizen film buffs. Since none
showed up, Mom and her friends took over, seizing control of both
my blog and Netflix queue. This is one in their growing list
of...ah...reviews.]
Louise: I'… Read full post »
[whisper yelling] "Look at..."
"shhhhhhh..."
[whisper yelling louder] "Look at..."
[whisper] "shhhh Mom. You're being really loud."
[whisper yelling] "I'm whispering."
[taking sermon note pad] Your whispering is louder than your
talking.
That doesn't make any sense.
It might not make sense, but it's t… Read full post »
"Come in. It's open."
"Hi Mom. I got all the stuff you asked for. Now what's
going on? Wow, don't you look pretty. Is that a new
tiara?"
"Turn on the oven to four fifty."
"Okay, done. So what's going on?"
"Get that big fry pan out. I keep it in the stove."
"Alrigh… Read full post »
[The Unofficial Lakeside Retirement Home Movie Club was formed to serve the needs of serious senior citizen film buffs. Since none showed up, Mom and her friends took over, seizing control of both my blog and Netflix queue. This is one in their growing list of...ah...reviews.]
Mom: …
[The Unofficial Lakeside Retirement Home Movie Club was formed to serve the needs of serious senior citizen film buffs. Since none showed up, Mom and her friends took over, seizing control of both my blog and Netflix queue. This is one in their growing list of...ah...reviews.]
Me: …
My Favorite Metal Is Canadian Steel
[This is a meta post. For more information about what's
going on
CLICK HERE. For future reference, my blog will never be where
to find out what's going on.]
"Hello this is your daughter."
"Hello this is your mother."
".........."
".........."
"...okay, I'll go first. Why you calling Mom?"
"I'm… Read full post »
[The Unofficial Lakeside Retirement Home Movie Club was formed to serve the needs of serious senior citizen film buffs. Since none showed up, Mom and her friends took over, seizing control of both my blog and Netflix queue. This is one in their growing list of...ah...reviews.]
"Hello, this is your mother. Is someone dead or hurt?"
"No! Why would you ask that?"
"You never call me on Sunday afternoons. I figured you must
have finally caught the house on fire with a candle."
"Not yet. Though I'm thinking of catching the dirty laundry
on fire."
"If you do t… Read full post »
Me: "Good Lord, look at the line at the pharmacy!"
Mom: "Who would have thought that people would still be Hinny* crazy? I wonder if people are gifting each other 'flu shots for Christmas?"
Me: "It's silly for both of us to stand here. It's jus…
someone must have got a package of fonts
Mom: "We got bored with all these thinking movies. We decided that we just wanted to watch stuff blow up. L/…
"Momma, c'mon, times a'wasting. Grab yer shoppin'
bags."
"......"
"We best git outta here before the rain commences."
"....."
"I don't know why you're standin' there lookin' at me like I was a
singing bull, but let's git going."
"Why are you talking like that?"
"Talkin' like wha/… Read full post »
"So they had someone named Julie from that huge church call
me."
"Oh?"
"Yeah. I told Julie what I thought all right! I told
her that I never felt so unwelcomed in a church before. That
they needed to be less worried about my walker staying behind a
pole and more worried that… Read full post »
Deven McKay's Favorites
Tom King
Mature Student
Beth Mann
Linda Seccaspina
Saturn Smith
HenryRUpdates
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Ink Blots to Metaphorical Narrative & a Holding Environment
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Can you draw me? Green Heron's Open Call
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ARGGG- Greenheron's challenge
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PHOTOS FROM MY LIFE - A look through the Camera
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My ( step) Son Graduates
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Memorial Day, Jaws and the U.S.S. Indianapolis
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Study Offers Good News for Dumb, Drunk Party Girls
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Total Tarts
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