September Challenge: Hit the Books

[dreamflower]

The September Challenge will have the theme "Hit the Books"; the theme is "reading", and the prompt will be the title of a well-known book, which authors will also use as the title of their own story.

The stories will be due in the queue on Wednesday, September 14th, and will be revealed on Friday September 16th. Please tag your story "hit the books". Please remember to use the header template on the community profile page, and to put the name of your story and your name in the subject line.

To request your prompt, please leave a comment to this post. If you have not participated before, please leave an email address so that I can send you your elements. Or you can email the mods at aelfwina@gmail.com, virginia_lee_redcat@yahoo.com, or celeritassagittae@gmail.com.

I hope we'll have lots of participants for our September challenge!

Comments

[shirebound]

*hugs you tight*

What are grits like, precioussss??

[dreamflower]

Grits are basically a type of cornmeal mush--I like white grits, which means the corn has been treated to become hominy before it is ground up. They are lovely with butter,salt and pepper. Some people like them with cheese.

I like mine a bit on the thick side, and when I have a fried egg, I like to moosh it up in my grits.

There's also a saying "Grits: Girls Raised In The South".

[lilybaggins.livejournal.com]

I must come in here as a Southern person and say that I detest grits. :) Then again, I've never had them with cheese... I could probably go for them with cheese.

[rhapsody11.livejournal.com]

Oh dearest! That was not a good morning and all of this on an empty stomach... and yeah drinking water is good. :)

{{{hugs}}}

[dreamflower]

No, I am not used to doing things on an empty stomach--and water is good, but it's no substitute for food! I guess I'm truly a hobbit at heart.

[mews1945.livejournal.com]

Sorry things were such a hassle, but I'm glad you at least got a bit of breakfast.

[dreamflower]

Yes, I was glad to get it! I don't do well missing meals.

[mumstheword54.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

So sorry for the not-so-good, but glad you did get something to eat, good news about your actual lab visit, and ...

About the water intake, my understanding is that it includes all liquids, so that's not as difficult as if it were a gallon of water on top of all the milk, fruit juice, tea, etc., you might be drinking. (I could be wrong about that, but it's what I understand.) Water is, of course, the purest for our systems, but we also need fruit juice and even tea, coffee, and soda in moderation.

*more hugs*

[dreamflower]

Oh, I know that it does include other things--the thing is, I drink all the time anyway--juice and skim milk for breakfast, and then water or decaf ice tea most of the rest of the day--I'm constantly sipping. I don't *go* anywhere without a bottle of water! And I vary it with occasional buttermilk or juice or diet Coke. And I always have a glass of skim milk before bedtime. I'm not sure *how* I could drink any more than I already do!!

[maidenform.livejournal.com]

A gallon?!?!?! How could one possibly drink a gallon of water a day? Ridiculous. I'd be peeing for a week.

*hugsssss*

[dreamflower]

What makes it worse, is, I take a diuretic, so I'm peeing all the time anyway. *sigh*

[topaztook.livejournal.com]

Sorry that things did not go as well as you had hoped, and that you had to eat mystery meat in a hospital cafeteria. Glad that it sounds like the overall news was good.

[dreamflower]

Yes, I have to remind myself of that. But I feel like I wasted half a day. Oh well, all over with for a little while.

[grey-wonderer.livejournal.com]

A gallon of water?! No way! LOL I spend too much too much time in the restroom as it is. I do hope you are feeling better now and that you don't have to make too many more trips to the hospital. That mystery meat worries me.

[dreamflower]

Yes, a gallon! And I spend too much time there anyway, as I have to take Lasix for my HBP. But that's what she said!!

The mystery meat worried me. I wish I had not been too late for the bacon.

[lily-the-hobbit.livejournal.com]

Oh dear, what a terrible start for a day.
I know what you mean about the water. I can't even manage the 8 glasses...


*hugs*

[dreamflower]

Well, I manage the 8 glasses--maybe even a bit more than that--but a gallon is basically double that.

[ansostuff.livejournal.com]

((((((((hugs))))))))))

That sounds like a trying morning indeed, dear. A gallon of water is like four litres and that is a lot!

[dreamflower]

Yes--it most certainly *is*! I'm going to give it a try. But I figure I will sound like a walking storm surge...

[dreamflower]

Oh--and I love that icon! Is it new?

[ansostuff.livejournal.com]

No it isn't but I haven't used it much. Elfinity (who has made many of my icons) made it for me sometime earlier this year or last year.

[coneygoil.livejournal.com]

My goodness! What a busy day you had! I had heard about the whole water thing as well. You can drink water to get rid of a hungry stomach or bloddedness, but I've tried both several times and it only worked like once...lol.

[dreamflower]

Well, this is how much the dr. said I need just to stay hydrated, on account of I am not so skinny any more. Seems the fatter you are the more water you have to drink!