For nearly two months now, I've been posting Facebook updates solely in haiku format (that's three lines, of 5-7-5 syllables, for those who needed a refresher). As a perhaps over-prolific status updater, I've found that the haikus force me to think before I verbal diarrhea every single mundane (but occasionally interesting) thought that I have in my mind. It's almost made for wording and sentence structuring problems that almost make status updates, well, fun!
A few of my favourites from the past two months:
swapped out the duvet, / turned on the a/c...it is / summertime, baby! [May 3 - it's good when they rhyme, and are seasonal]
i went to yoga / and then i had KFC. / that felt wrong somehow. [April 29 - pithy is always a good goal to shoot for]
only in new york -- / doorman strike would be "crippling". / must open own doors!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [April 19 - aiming for a journalistic approach allows you to get the point across in a paltry 17 syllables]
tea era's bubble / tea is basically my crack. / thanks, Sandra Liu Huang :P [April 15 - incorporating someone's name via FB tagging is always a good challenge]
saw first guy get his / ipad. blue smurfs were cheering. / reporters swarmed him. [April 3 - and some are just plain bizarre]
it's finally time. / i'm quitting and going to /culinary school! [April 1 - perfect one for the perfect day ;)]
oh mortadella / how i love thee almost as / much as cake. almost. [March 18 - declarations of love are surprisingly easy in haiku form]
25-ish years / ago my mom decided / to have a baby. :) [March 10 - and another date-specific one :)]
And finally, my personal favourite:
"I live somewhere else, / between the margins of my / itineraries." [April 15 - which fittingly, is a quote from the book which formed the basis for the movie Up in the Air.]
