Comments on: Life of Riley Week 70

By: tara

tara — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 19:16:40 +0000

Write a book about your house adventures, starting with your LOR posts, and call it “Coyote in the Kitchen”. Recommended reading: “Man Bites Log” by Max Alexander. It’s about a freelance entertainment writer’s move from LA/NYC to a working farm in Maine. It was originally serialized in the Portland Phoenix.

By: Joyce

Joyce — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:38:23 +0000

“Although it’s hard to believe, there are going to be more and more people as we get older who are a lot better looking than we are. Some guys are on a quest to find the prettiest girl in the world, and once she fades a little, it’s off to find the next. All I ever wanted was for a girl to be nice to me. I don’t know why it’s been all that hard to find, but it’s a little hard to live without once you find it. ” … now that sounds like a quote from a book written by Jon Dyer. What a great line, a great philosophy and what a great outlook to live your by in your relationship. I agree with others comments … you could just elaborate on your daily blog and have a damn interesting, funny, entertaining book.

P.S. - #2 teenager and two of her friends at college just got stalked by two coyotes. The coyotes circled them and the police came to the rescue. They are everywhere!

By: n0ia

n0ia — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:51:01 +0000

Meh, I already need reading glasses, so that’s no big deal.

Oh, and I like how you managed to turn a near-sappy moment with #1GF! into a graveyard adventure! Not many people could do so with such class.

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:10:05 +0000

@n0ia: Wow. Thanks for the offer. By the time I get it over to you, you might need reading glasses.

@M-shel: I’m on a spooky graveyard kick lately. I keep pulling in when I pass by to see if there are any interesting graves.

@Cyborg + Illuminati + Viking food shopping? I wish SOMEONE would write that book because I’d have to read it.

By: BonzoGal

BonzoGal — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:41:24 +0000

Just pile all your Life of Riley posts together and you’re done with your book. It’s a great “slice of real life” read. (True story: my dad was a probation officer and worked with the sheriff’s department. He said that he and all the cops agreed that the most realistic cop show on TV was Barney Miller, because it showed cops doing lots of paperwork and talking to people at their desks. That’s what most cops do most of the time… so your story is about what most people do most of the time. Only funnier.)

Okay, maybe you’d have to put in some more dramatic stuff so it’d be made into a movie, like make #1GF a secret cyborg who was sent to kill you but has fallen in love with you instead, and something about your former contractor being murdered by the Illuminati.

By: M-shel

M-shel — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:58:30 +0000

A coyote walked into a restaurant…no, it’s not a joke. One seriously walked into a downtown Chicago restaurant one day last year. One was also found swimming in the Chicago river. Oh and there was also a cougar wandering the city this year.

I just went to a reading by Neil Gaiman, he wore a black leather coat and jeans so I don’t see why a metal shirt would be bad!

I love spooky graveyards—and I do believe in ghosts.

By: n0ia

n0ia — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:02:03 +0000

This whole thing with your new contractor is kinda like the twilight zone. What contractor calls and says he’s enjoyed working on your house? Definitely not your last one!

It’s amazing that your LOR posts are so long, yet they don’t feel anything like reading a book.

When (not if… WHEN) you start writing your book, if you ever need an editor/whatever other title those proofreaders have, just ask. I’d be happy to help out, pro bono (which will forever and always be pronounced BAH-no). I was spelling bee champion in 5th grade.