AWESOME: EVERYDAY GENIUS

I have a story up here, at EVERYDAY GENIUS. Secret: it's a novel excerpt. Shhh.

So what's awesome today? The Pandora station I have is playing Death Cab for Cutie. I really like them, no matter what, because my mom is friends with the bass player's mom. When I was growing up she would say stuff like, "I guess Sue's son's band is doing all right. He has that band with the weird name -- Taxi Cab of Death?"

NOT AWESOME YET

I sent out like a hundred emails I think. Now all I do is wait for people to decide whether to pick me or not. Pick me! Pick me! Pick me! So far five people have said, "Maybe." Every time I have new email I think, This could be it! I could be picked. It is sort of an awesome feeling. Sort of not. I am very impatient.