SassyBlonde

For a year or so now, I've had a wall in my kitchen devoted specifically to the muse of Magnetic Poetry. I remember when I first saw those little boxes of creative goodness when I was in high school-- I thought it was the coolest thing ever and I vowed to make myself a little magnetic poetry shrine somewhere, some way, someday.

Wellllll, fast forward to last year when I had the bright idea of repainting the nasty white cabinets in the kitchen and found myself staring at a quart of magnetic paint at Home Depot. Done, I thought, picturing a wall covered in little word dots. What I didn't picture was how much fun my students would have with it while they were waiting around for their lessons-- every week I get new verse from the kids, and some of them are awesome, hilarious, and sometimes downright scary.

And what better place to show them off than here, so today is the inaugural entry in the Magnetic Monday Poetry category-- every week a new bit of verse from the wall. Enjoy!

(A day late, I know, but nonetheless...)

I couldn't agree more, especially with a house full of Halloween candy. I swear to God, bite-size Snickers will be my downfall.

Sometimes my poetry wall is a little like PostSecret. These little poems appear there and I wonder which kid let that particular thought out into the world.

I really wonder what goes on in these kids' heads sometimes.

From the same author as Tripping Your Pet, I think.

So here's the thing:

I've missed you guys.

I've had some pretty heavy things going on in my life this year, things which basically have changed the face of my entire existence in one way or another. And I haven't really felt comfortable talking about that here, in public, for anyone and everyone to read. More importantly, there are very good reasons why I can't and shouldn't.

And frankly, it's killing me.

Because if you're still reading this, then I've probably known you, or had you as a reader, for long enough that you're probably wondering what the hell happened to me.

Because if you're still reading this, you're probably one of the people whose opinions and love I value enough that I'm going to need your help in the next year.

Because frankly, I need an outlet more in-depth than Twitter and less personal than Facebook.

So here's the other thing:

On March 1st, this blog is getting a makeover. I'll be moving it to a new server, shaking up the layout a little, and converting it to a new CMS, though the site address won't change. The ranting and raving and silliness will stay the same, only there will be some things that I don't want to share with everybody, some things that I may need to share and say, but only within certain circles. I'm tired of keeping it all pent up and I've done that for long enough.

If you're still reading this blog, and you're been a loyal reader or friend or even a long-time lurker, email me at (sassy{at}sassyblonde{dot}net) with the title of this post in the subject line or comment on this post and request an access key. I'd love to have you in the circle.

Til then, I'll be cleaning house and doing some renovation, and I'll see you on March 1st.

UPDATE: So, snow and circumstances being what they've been around here, I'm going to have to ask you guys to wait around a little longer, which actually ends up being appropriate for a lot of reasons. I've gotten all your emails and comments, and if you can hang tight for a few more weeks, I'll have the next phase ready on April 1st.