TTAC’s Managing Editor Derek Kreindler shocked me with the news that he will undergo a life-threatening operation on Monday: His tonsils will be removed. Should his doctor not know what he is doing, now he does.
Derek had even more shocking news for me: He will be out all week, nursing his removed tonsils with the vanilla ice cream they had promised me when my tonsils came out at age five. They never gave me the ice cream, but leaving me alone at the helm of TTAC, Derek gives me a big problem. You, Future Writers, can help:
Yesterday, I gave you your first assignment, with a deadline of February 9. Would it be at possible if you could send-in the story (you have the secret email address) a bit earlier? Like Monday? How about Tuesday then? Some of you already sent in theirs, and beating deadline will always be rewarded. Maybe, just maybe, the stories will be so good that we won’t need Derek when he comes back sans tonsils? Just kidding, Derek, just kidding. We love you, even without those …. things.
DISGUSTING! Just for this, I won’t share my painkillers with you.
Although I didn’t make the cut (finished in fourth place), I did submit a full length piece. So you do have one article to work with.
No problem :) I am all too familiar with tight deadlines (this one is not all too bad) and I have to have something for my writing class this week anyway.
They still do tonsillectomies ??
I thought it was a pic of the Toyota Prius exhaust system getting cleaned.
I see the vid depicting those who have had a tonsillectomy is pretty interesting too. Especially the image at 2.42 .
http://youtu.be/g_NZuCXofHY
Why does Derek need to be out for the entire week? He’s a WRITER. And FWIW sorbet is better than ice cream, less phlegmmy.
I had to have my tonsils removed twice – they grew back.
Anyway, get well soon!
They grew back?! Yikes! I had my tonsils yanked at age 35. I was out of it for twelve days. Lost fifteen pounds, all of which I could afford to lose. It was worth it, though. I hope Derek’s recovery is speedier.
Fortunately I already had mine mostly in mind and had a chance to finish it up last night…
bertel, you got mail.