my life would suck without you

that song immediately came to mind when i read the LA Times review of a new book entitled

Six-Word Memoirs of Love and Heartbreak.

it's a collection of -- well, exactly what the title says: various authors sum up their relationships and their loves in six words.

like:

I loved the idea of you.

Tomorrow, maybe, I'll sell the ring.

Heartbroken, until the bitch finally died.

It hurts even worse in French.

They never seemed crazy at first.

I thought we had more time.

this book is a sequel, of sorts. the editors got so many responses to their first installation (a NY Times Bestseller) that they had to publish again.

the idea for the original came from the popular tale that Ernest Hemingway once won a bet that he could write a short story in just six words (his story was simply this: “For Sale: baby shoes, never worn.” so sad, right??)


at any rate, i haven't yet run out to pick up the book (it'll be on my coffee table by the end of the week - in time for Valentine's Day), but i have to share my favorite out of the relatively few already posted online:

Everyone's crazy except you and me.

what would your six words be? hmmm???


i'm still trying to figure out my love story. when i do, i'll share it.