home from Atlanta
I’m back from Atlanta - I’ll blog about my trip over at WriteMinded at some point, so you can head over there for all our recaps. A total blast. I met my online buds, and contrary to my mother’s worry of, suppose you don’t all like each other when you meet in person? (yes, she really said this.) - I felt as though we’d all been hanging out in person forever. And, as I keep saying, I’m completely spoiled because I want to see them all on a daily basis, especially Larissa, Alison, Amy, Jan and Sasha. And Walt, of course, who I will forgive for posting a picture of me that makes me look like I lost all brain function. Which, at that point, I probably had.
Today, however, I am on a, you’re going to lose power any second, watch, thanks to my electric company, who seems to think that heat is an excuse to lose power. When I point out that there are places in the country far hotter on a regualr basis who do not lose power from excessive heat, they tend not to care. They say things like, most people aren’t as knowledgable as you are, ma’am, which translates to, most people aren’t as bitchy as you are. Except the people in my neighborhood, who are tired of losing power all the time. All. The. Time.
However, I am taking a stand. Until they replace the feeders in my neighborhood, I will not conserve energy, since they refuse to conserve my money and since I conserve my ass off and my neighborhood will lose power either way. I will run my dishwasher and washer / dryer daily, and I will jack up my AC, because when I do lose power (and I will - I know I will) - the house will be cool for a few extra hours. And that is my stand against ConEd. Noble, I know. Please, hold your applause…
But the bright spot is that Larissa and I started working on Sydney’s book #2 again and I freakin’ LOVE this book. I fell in love with book 1 and I’m even more in love with this one. So I will comfort myself with work and alpha heroes.
Steph T.
August 1st, 2006 at 10:03 am
We need to live closer. Move down here, k?
And TOTALLY love book 2!!!! Want it to be done so I can read the whole thing through instead of in bits and pieces. Can you finish it immediately, please?
August 1st, 2006 at 11:44 am
It was great meeting you!
((hugs))
August 1st, 2006 at 12:03 pm
*sob* the only person I recognized in that pic was Amy Knupp
August 1st, 2006 at 2:44 pm
Larissa - I’ll see what I can do…:yuck: Now hurry and drive up here.
{{{Sylvia}}} So awesome finally meeting you in person!!! Congrats on your B&N news and your new sale :)
Cece - I’m assuming you’ll be at the next conference, missy….
August 1st, 2006 at 5:45 pm
Considering it’s in my back yard I suppose I should
August 2nd, 2006 at 12:56 pm
I’ll back you up on your stand againt the power company. Not that I’m much good way up here. I thinkyou and Larissa shoudl both come visit me. Yes, Candaian Rockies, lovely this time of year!!
August 2nd, 2006 at 3:26 pm
Power companies are full of bastards. You should kill a few of them off in your next book. ;) I lived for quite awhile in the Phoenix area (love the desert!) and we rarely had power problems because of the heat.