It’s about pen-names. Cause I use one, mainly because my real last name is way too hard to spell or pronounce. But I’m at the point where it’s becoming confusing, since I just sent the contest entry out using my real last name, but wanted to send it out using the pen-name. […]

It was close to one in the morning — I’d been editing all day and I’d gotten back my first three chapters from Katie (she’d read them for the third time after many, many IM convos) — and she wrote — ‘you hit it dead on.’
Hit it dead on.
Katie doesn’t say stuff like that unless […]

*mantras she mutters to self*
1. give self permission to write crap - cannot edit the blank page.
2. give thanks for CP’s willing to read crap - send them chocolate, for they will inherit the earth. (Or at least my straight-jacket)
The carrot dangling in front of me today is the following: Tonight […]

Fitting, since I’m loving this CD now…

Vertigo by U2

“The night is full of holes
Those bullets rip the sky
Of ink with gold
They twinkle as the boys play rock and roll”
In 2004 you partied so hard… you forgot how to count.

What 2004 Hit Song Are You?

But I have managed to drag the laptop away from Chris and […]

Steph must’ve taken too much of this cold medicine stuff, because she didn’t even hear me slide the laptop away from her and trust me — she’s a light sleeper. But I’ve got to have a talk with her about her password protected items on this thing, because I got into her blog software […]

that the heat upstairs is equivalent to a high-powered sauna (plumber comes back tomorrow), or because I’ve gotten very little sleep, but I might be coming down with something.
Massive doses of sugar taken with hot chocolate do not seem to be helping. Sleep is fitful. Have taken to […]

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In case I don’t make it back here tomorrow (I know, who am I kidding, right?), I wanted to wish all of you a Merry Christmas, and much happiness and health to you and your families. (I’m still grinchy, still not singing, Larissa and you only have one more chance […]

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I know I asked for silver as a wedding gift. At some point it must have seemed like a good idea. At that time, I know I wasn’t thinking about all the time it was going to take to polish the stuff.
Still it does look pretty. […]

You’ve gotten one everyday this week already. Only three more days to go. And yes, Larissa, your straight-jacket can come in Christmas colors.

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from yesterday in no particular order.
1. New Radiator in. Entire balance of heating power is thrown off. Smug people who told me new radiator would not bring in enough heat to dining room are all very, very happy. Rest of house is stifling hot, dining room is excorcist cold and new radiator […]

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Snowed a little last night - maybe a inch and it’s very cold. Still no men here to cut holes in the walls or floor. Plumber has not arrived. The three year old woke up at 3am and played till 5am.(she’s now sleeping peacefully) I’ve been […]

I thought maybe I was just trying really hard to avoid Christmas by thinking about New Year’s Goals, but Sylvia’s on the same wavelength as I am (everyone feel badly for Sylvia, maybe?) — but she started fun new goal topics on her message board. And the rest of this post ties in to that, […]

the house:

me:

Jake:

Steph T.

I love my plumber. I really do. But I’m in a state of half panic and most of it is probably my own fault. Or at least the husband’s.
So much easier to blame someone else, I think.
See, when the new dining room table was delivered three months ago, (I know […]

I was going to write my own letter to Santa, but Jay Allen said it all for me. Go read his Letter to Book Biz Santa. You will ROFL. Here’s a preview:
Claus -
By now you’ve noticed your reindeer stables are a little less, how shall we say…glowy. Go on, take […]

Not so bad. Actually, it was empty. Parking spaces near the door, even. No pushing or shoving and no lines.
I still hate shopping though. And I firmly believe that gift certificates are the best way to say, I love you but I don’t feel like thinking. Hey — it’s […]

I’m gonna let her tell you herself…I just wanted to help spread the good word.
Steph T.

I was ROFLMAO at Meg Cabot’s entire blog entry today. She was fielding questions from aspiring writers, but I had to quote one of her answers about waiting for ‘awesomely random writing inspiration’ because it was just too true.
“Um, if all of us writers waited until we got “awesomely random writing inspiration” to […]

So I’m lying in bed watching Everybody Loves Raymond when I suddenly realize I’m surrounded by males. Normally, it’s just me and the husband, but tonight there are three extra bodies and the room is filled with testosterone and jungle fatigues.
Good thing the husband has a holiday party tonight, because I’m thinking he’d definitely […]

This shopping thing is going to kill me.
We had a plan, the husband and I. My mother was going to watch the three year old while we, armed with a handy, if not hastily made list, were going to head to the local mall around dinner time and bang out our shopping in two […]