Napkin Lit.

Hey all! So right now we’re all starting over, doing something completely new and a tiny bit terrifying, but I decided I really don’t want to miss hearing about any of it! This seems like the best way for us to all stay connected; I played phonetag with that girl Leah for maybe two weeks till we finally talked! Our last blog helped us keep in touch just over the summer, but now the bar’s set a little higher for this one as I’m hoping for many summers spent here. I was trying to explain the name Napkin Lit. to my sister, and here’s what I came up with (Matt can probably explain it better than I can, but at least here's my take on it.)

This blog’s about your first thoughts, the messy and unedited ones. You can’t ignore those that so eagerly need to be written that you resort to napkins. Those are pretty damn important, don’t ya think? These can be our notes on napkins, whatever you feel you need to write in the moment--thoughts, ideas, poems, stories, sticky situations, jokes, haiku's, pickup lines, life happenings, lyrics, etc. So be rude and write on your napkin instead of using it to wipe the spaghetti sauce off your face. Then, challenge yourself to write it on here without changing any of it! Or be even ruder and get out your smartphone to blog when on a date or out with friends. Maybe they'll feel a little flattered to be the source of your inspiration? Or maybe they'll just excuse themselves and leave you there squinting to see that tiny keypad....It's a tossup.

Well anyway, I promise to write a real entry soon! I’ve been a huge beach bum this past week--sitting in the sun and writing till my hand could fall right off. I'll type some of that stuff up and stick it on here later. Love and miss you all, can’t wait to hear from ya soon.