Hey there,
Remember me. Yeah, I'm the guy who used to write a blog called Dumb Stuff I Wrote. Now I sit on my ass and play video games. How cool it that? Instead of doing something productive I decided not do anything.
OK, I am being a little hard on myself. Don't get me wrong, there is still no excuse for not blogging. I did have time, but I just got out of the habit. It is a good habit to have. Especially for someone who would like to write for a living someday.
I couple of things could be a cause to my distraction. I got promoted at work, and my wife had a change in job, therein changing the landscape of my life, causing my lack of blogging.
But here's to starting a new/old habit.
Two things could be the reason for starting to write again.
1. I like to do it.
2.James Maxey, who's blog you can find on my links, mentioned this blog in his acknowledgments in the book Dragonforge.
Now the latter is the tipping point. I just needed a reason to start again.
Hopefully my absences will result in a wealth of things to blog about. As opposed to writing about the first thing that comes to mind.
Hoping that I post again this week,
-Jeff (J-Diggy aka Norton G)
P.S. Seeing his pseudonym in print made me realize how ridiculous it is. But, it made it impossible for me to think the mention in James Maxey's book was for anyone else.
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Monday, November 24, 2008
Thursday, December 21, 2006
An Interview with Norton G. Francenstien
Hello, this is Alberto Richards with Book Readers Quarterly except in June when we release 8 Issues. We recently had the chance to sit down with not so famous blog author Norton G. Francenstien aka The Amazing Fedge. The reason we picked Norton as our subject for this issue of BRQEIJWWR8I, is because our sales and journalistic integrity have been dwindling, and he is the only one stupid enough to do an interview with us. So with out further ado here is our interview with Norton G. Francenstien.
AR:Thank you Norton for coming to talk with us.
NGF:No problem.
AR:Lets get to it. You have been writing your blog for over six months now. How do you feel about the public response so far?
NGF:Well that depends on who you ask. If you were to ask actual living people, their response would most likely be, "Who the hell is Norton G. Francenstien?" or "Why would I read something called Dumb Stuff I Wrote?" But, If you were to ask my imaginary hoard of readers the response would be very positive, indeed. I think I have changed the lives of many imaginary readers. A blog ceases to be a blog when you are restoring peace to an imaginary humanity.
(At this point, your humble interviewer realized what a mistake I was making interviewing this guy. I still needed my story, so despite what my brain was telling me, I pressed in further.)
AR:Wow! That really is something. Do you ever look back and wish that you had spent the time you spent on your blog, on something a little more productive than writing to a invisible audience?
NGF:Sometimes, I really think I could have gotten a good bit of Madden 07 in.
AR:And you think that is more productive than writing to no one?
NGF:Uh, winning the Super Bowl isn't a big deal to you?
AR:Lets move on. You often post negative reviews of restaurants you have been to. Are there any restaurants you like?
NGF:Oh yeah, I like Millhopper Cafe, Caraba's Italian Grill, Adam's Rib Co, and The Fresh Market. They all make my face melt off.
AR:And your face getting melted off is a good thing?
NGF:Usually. Sometimes, if you go into Taco Bell your face will melt off. But that is just because when they cook the "meat", it releases chemicals into the air, and they cause your flesh to be eaten away. Taco Bell has had to put in place a defense force to keep terrorist from finding out about their "Grade E" meat.
AR:Right. You also write a little bit about sports. How do you feel about the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this season?
NGF:You might as well ask how I feel about getting attacked by rabid French poodles.
AR:How do you feel about getting attacked by rabid French poodles?
NGF:It's OK, I guess.
AR:Who is going to win the Super Bowl this year, in real life, not in Madden?
NGF:I hope you are writing this down, because in February you can come back to me and congratulate me on being completely accurate. The winners of Super Bowl XLI will be:Not the Bucs.
AR:Let's move away from sports, since it seems to be getting us nowhere. You are a reader of Sci-Fi and Fantasy, do you have any plans to write a story in the future?
NGF:Yes, I am currently work on a story about what is going to happen if the Krystal's franchise is not brought to it's knees. It isn't really hard to write, since Krystal's has already started trying to weaken the defense of America. They have these things called combos at Krystal's. They often ask if you want to get the combo. A combo comes with fries. FRIES! The last thing anyone needs to eat after eating 3 Krystal burgers is deep fried carbohydrates. It is obvious to me they want to cause the world a great deal of harm. I just don't know why we haven't seen it yet.
AR:You really don't stray much from the food topic do you? Well, I am just going to wrap this up, because the longer this interviews goes, the less and less likely I feel that it will actually get published. Is there anything you would like to tell our audience before we go.
NGF:When life hands you lemons, pelt life in the face with those very same lemons.
AR:Words of truth if ever their were any.
AR:Thank you Norton for coming to talk with us.
NGF:No problem.
AR:Lets get to it. You have been writing your blog for over six months now. How do you feel about the public response so far?
NGF:Well that depends on who you ask. If you were to ask actual living people, their response would most likely be, "Who the hell is Norton G. Francenstien?" or "Why would I read something called Dumb Stuff I Wrote?" But, If you were to ask my imaginary hoard of readers the response would be very positive, indeed. I think I have changed the lives of many imaginary readers. A blog ceases to be a blog when you are restoring peace to an imaginary humanity.
(At this point, your humble interviewer realized what a mistake I was making interviewing this guy. I still needed my story, so despite what my brain was telling me, I pressed in further.)
AR:Wow! That really is something. Do you ever look back and wish that you had spent the time you spent on your blog, on something a little more productive than writing to a invisible audience?
NGF:Sometimes, I really think I could have gotten a good bit of Madden 07 in.
AR:And you think that is more productive than writing to no one?
NGF:Uh, winning the Super Bowl isn't a big deal to you?
AR:Lets move on. You often post negative reviews of restaurants you have been to. Are there any restaurants you like?
NGF:Oh yeah, I like Millhopper Cafe, Caraba's Italian Grill, Adam's Rib Co, and The Fresh Market. They all make my face melt off.
AR:And your face getting melted off is a good thing?
NGF:Usually. Sometimes, if you go into Taco Bell your face will melt off. But that is just because when they cook the "meat", it releases chemicals into the air, and they cause your flesh to be eaten away. Taco Bell has had to put in place a defense force to keep terrorist from finding out about their "Grade E" meat.
AR:Right. You also write a little bit about sports. How do you feel about the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this season?
NGF:You might as well ask how I feel about getting attacked by rabid French poodles.
AR:How do you feel about getting attacked by rabid French poodles?
NGF:It's OK, I guess.
AR:Who is going to win the Super Bowl this year, in real life, not in Madden?
NGF:I hope you are writing this down, because in February you can come back to me and congratulate me on being completely accurate. The winners of Super Bowl XLI will be:Not the Bucs.
AR:Let's move away from sports, since it seems to be getting us nowhere. You are a reader of Sci-Fi and Fantasy, do you have any plans to write a story in the future?
NGF:Yes, I am currently work on a story about what is going to happen if the Krystal's franchise is not brought to it's knees. It isn't really hard to write, since Krystal's has already started trying to weaken the defense of America. They have these things called combos at Krystal's. They often ask if you want to get the combo. A combo comes with fries. FRIES! The last thing anyone needs to eat after eating 3 Krystal burgers is deep fried carbohydrates. It is obvious to me they want to cause the world a great deal of harm. I just don't know why we haven't seen it yet.
AR:You really don't stray much from the food topic do you? Well, I am just going to wrap this up, because the longer this interviews goes, the less and less likely I feel that it will actually get published. Is there anything you would like to tell our audience before we go.
NGF:When life hands you lemons, pelt life in the face with those very same lemons.
AR:Words of truth if ever their were any.
Monday, November 20, 2006
Soon to be Published
Hopefully, if he doesn't forget, I will be published in Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show. Granted, it will be in the letters to the editor section of the website, but still, it's pretty wicked awesome.
I e-mailed a letter to the editor a while ago to tell him how much I enjoyed the latest edition of the magazine. Being that it was the first issue he was editor of, and it turned out great, I felt the need to let him know he was doing a good job.
I got an e-mail back from him, telling me he appreciated my letter, and wanted to know if he could post it on the letters to the editor section of the site. I was like, "Yes, hurry up and post it."
This is the first step to becoming big time. Soon web sites from all over will want me to write them so they can publish my letters online. I bet they are going to get so many hits when my letter goes online.
I e-mailed a letter to the editor a while ago to tell him how much I enjoyed the latest edition of the magazine. Being that it was the first issue he was editor of, and it turned out great, I felt the need to let him know he was doing a good job.
I got an e-mail back from him, telling me he appreciated my letter, and wanted to know if he could post it on the letters to the editor section of the site. I was like, "Yes, hurry up and post it."
This is the first step to becoming big time. Soon web sites from all over will want me to write them so they can publish my letters online. I bet they are going to get so many hits when my letter goes online.
Thursday, May 11, 2006
The First Blog
"The First blog is always the worst blog. This is no exception. " said Fedge.
I plan on writing something or anything here once a day to improve my writing skills. I don't know if that is a good idea or not, but we will see.
On Sundays, about every week up until this Sunday, I lead and teach a group of elementary age kids at church. Mainly using skits and bible stories I try to make the kids laugh, on occasion they learn something. One Sunday I was asking the children to name one of the characters in the skit I was doing, and a girl named Katie yelled out "Fedge". I loved the name but it took me weeks to realize that it was my name (Jeff) backwards. Thats how I started use the name Fedge to refer to my self on this blog. So there, how many errors can you find in this blog?
I plan on writing something or anything here once a day to improve my writing skills. I don't know if that is a good idea or not, but we will see.
On Sundays, about every week up until this Sunday, I lead and teach a group of elementary age kids at church. Mainly using skits and bible stories I try to make the kids laugh, on occasion they learn something. One Sunday I was asking the children to name one of the characters in the skit I was doing, and a girl named Katie yelled out "Fedge". I loved the name but it took me weeks to realize that it was my name (Jeff) backwards. Thats how I started use the name Fedge to refer to my self on this blog. So there, how many errors can you find in this blog?
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