Drop in coolness level
Mood:  sharp
*Sniffle* you will never guess what happened! You know that cool yello bracelet that I wear, the one that cool people wear? MINE'S GONE!
I had it on last night before we went to orchestra, and when I got b-b-back, IT WAS G-gone!
I'm so depressed...
Oh well. I'm wearing a santa hat, that's a good thing!
Hrmrmrm, Well, let me see. Orchestra was good! We are playing Magic Flute, Acidemic festival overture, Unfinished symphony, Overture to Porgy and Bess, and Shaker melody.
I think that's it. I like porgy and bess best. It's possum. Maybe I'll upload a midi so y'all can hear it.
AAAAnyway, I can't think of anything else to say. WHY DOESN'T ANYONE EVER POST AAAAAANYTHING? 'Cept Jackie... Thanks, jackie! But the rest of you.... Why I oughta.... Grrrr....
-kWell, anyway here's the Magic Flute overture

STUPID CHRIS, I'M FREEKING OUT!
Mood:  on fire
Hi again all my person! I have to work on my columbus paper that has to be done by this afternoon!!! !@#$ And I started it yesterday morning.... So, yeah... Nothing interesting! Later -k

Tumbleweed
Mood:  lazy
Told ya that I would get a tumbleweed!

BASHING
Dear Katherine -

As a loyal reader for many, many years, I am pleased to report that I have enjoyed issues of the Astonisher, in its many versions, too numerous to count. That's why it hurts to have to send this e-mail. While I have entered the 21st century (albeit being dragged there kicking and screaming), I recognize there is still great value to the US Postal Service. To see you slander it ("the outdated mail service") on your website cuts me to the quick. Despite your liberal comment, the USPS is still the most efficient postal service in the world, and a great value at twice the price. After all, it was your newspaper's lifeline for many years. If not for the USPS, Elspee would not be traveling in her plush black limousine or wearing several hundred dollar shoes (does this mean her shoes are very, very costly, or she wears more than two, each costing $100, at a time?). Likewise, instead of writing from fancy offices with serene oak bookshelves and plasma TVs, you might be writing from your bedroom or basement. And worse than all of that, there might be no job for me! ;)

While I will continue to visit your website and read your blog, the truest happiness you can bring to me, and almost a dozen others, is the joy I experience when I open my mailbox and see your cleverly printed envelope. Not unlike Steve Martin in "The Jerk," I have been known to run back to the house calling out for everyone to hear "The new Astonisher is here, the new Astonisher is here!" Without the USPS, that memorable scene would not be possible. Please keep this in mind, the next time you are considering Postal Service bashing.

The best from all of our family to you and yours,

A loyal reader

TAKE THAT!
This is not a form letter!

Dear Sir or Madam,

Okay, okay, just kidding...

Dear loyal reader,
Dahh, pop ups! Let me begin again...

Dear loyal reader,
Your letter moved me, no, actually the washer making a terrible noise moved me, but then I came back. I didn't realize that I was insulting anyone. Let me just say in my defence, "The devil made me do it."
No, seriously, we all love the USPS, it's way better than UPS (I mean, who wants a well built, sweaty guy in a big truck bring you stuff? Honestly!), and probably faster than Fed-Ex, I don't know about that DHL or whatever. I can't think of any other abbreviations, so let me continue.
In all honesty, we have contributed hundreds of dollars to them. We calculated it up and it was over five-hundred dollars, actually. That proves our love better than anything, right?
And the comment on the website wasn't mean-sprited in any respect! I simply was typing, and when I'm typing it's like another person has hold of my body, (or at least my fingers) and is typing tons of stuff, so obviously I can't be held accountable (see, 'the devil made me do it').
I know that I owe the USPS everything I have.

{nervous breakdown, please skip}

Wait a sec, no I don't. WE GET PAID IN STAMPS FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!
My life is a sham!
WHY?????????????
{Okey Dokey, everything under control, continue reading!}

Anyway, thank you for your input, and I will rewrite that offensive sentence, to more honor our mail-type brothers and sisters!
If you have any further input, I would be glad to hear it. You can also write to me at the official Editor e-mail address, goastonisher@lycos.com but here will be good too.
And please, post something at https://goastonisher.tripod.com/littleblogging It would be greatly appreciated!
And from now, on, if I want to bash anyone, it won't be you! You bash back! Congratulations!

-Katherine
editor supreme, and computer genius!