open invitation for a challenge

So here’s the deal. Want to know how dorky I am? On my wonderful blackberry, there is a memo-pad application thing and it is full of wonderful phrases or sentences or ideas for entries that I haven’t yet gotten around to. And as much as I used to laugh about the sentiment, I think its true – I think a lot of artists do best in adversity, and while I do have lots going on in my life right now, I’m content and happy. I’m struggling with a few things, but its not really stuff I could talk about openly, for many reasons. 1) I’m not ready and 2) its still a work in progress. Hence the challenge.

I’m not going to do the typical “ask any question” challenge, because it seems like a cop-out, but if a question is what comes to mind, feel free.

I want you to leave me a word, a phrase, the beginning sentence or two of a short story, etc. Challenge me to think and I can build on it.

That and I’d really like to get out of the mushy happy everything is a fairy tale come true headspace every once in awhile and sharpen my talons … Er… Talents on other new ideas I haven’t thought of yet.

Please? I’ll give you a gold star, or a hug or whatever you want….