Well, it’s been an interesting week. I’ve gotten next to nothing done, but I do have power back on in my house after a nice long week yelling at my electric company.
Wait, I did get something done - Larissa and I sent out our first Sydney Croft book to our editor!!! We’d planned […]

Jake & Co are still here. With heroes and heroines from several other writers. They’re still tapping kegs and someone finally handed me a margarita, so I don’t care so much anymore what’s happening. Have watched, A History of Violence and have added it to my, this could’ve been so […]

First of all, the crickets are back in my basement. I’m guessing the two feet of snow we got this winter did not hinder their development at all. One just stood there and watched me walk down the stairs the other day. And as I walked passed it, I said - […]

First, there’s a phone number that keeps calling my cell phone, but it’s one of those, the number is dialing by accident and the caller doesn’t even realize that the phone has dialed (my parents do that a lot - and I find myself calling into the phone, mom, dad, hello, and when they finally […]

Although hell did not freeze over, I actually did some cooking today.
*puts smelling salts under Cece’s nose to rouse her*
See, by some freak of nature, I make excellent pancakes. I guess because they sort of fall under the realm of baking, which I also do well but haven’t had the time or […]

The husband has already started cooking in preparation for our guests tonight. We’ve unpacked as much as we can, and everyone has promised to ignore the dumpster in the driveway. In fact, the husband has taken to calling the dumpster, Santas’s Sled, and he and a friend are planning to liberate the neighbor’s […]

I’d like to pass on a little secret I learned recently - Italy is closed.
This is what the manager of Home Expo told me when I called to inquire about my bathroom sink, which was supposed to be in on December 20th, and is now due in on January 30th: Your sink’s on […]

From Astrology for Writers, Editors and Filmmakers
aries: Control has been a lesson this past month. Now you know that sometimes letting other people dictate your schedule can have surprise benefits. Who would have thought that you’d learn to take the back seat?
Raine, what’s going on here? What does the universe have against Aries? […]

I just read People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive issue, and came across the article, Why We Love Bad Boys by Cindy Chupack. And I was just yelling, YES, out loud as I was reading it, because these 2 quotes, that are now on sticky notes on my computer, have captured the essence why I love […]

Have a great day!!

You Are Pumpkin Pie

You’re the perfect combo of uniqueness and quality
Those who like you are looking for something (someone!) special

What Kind of Pie Are You?
Pumpkin’s my favorite, and I”m planning to eat a nice, big slice. Or three.
Steph T.

At least that’s what my horoscope says.
Astrology for Writers, Editors and Filmmakers
Aries: good days ahead. Jupiter has crossed into your solar house of other people’s money. Offers are coming out of the woodwork if you’ve made a logical, organized case for your ideas.
*taps fingers and waits for offers to pour in* […]

So I got my new BlackBerry last month. And of course, I’ve been using it a lot, since it’s new and why use a regular old land line phone when I’ve got this cool new phone to use, right?
Riiiight. Got the first bill. Let’s put it this way - if I were […]

So the replacement laptop comes. And it’s not the same as my current one. (Did I mention I’m not good with change?) So I call Dell and talk with them, and the supervisor’s like, oh man, they gave you an upgrade because they couldn’t find yours.
Well, I’m not that easy. Because a) […]

It dragged me around for most of yesterday and then kicked my ass into bed at 7pm. Luckily, the four year old cooperated as well. Took my medicine, slept on and off for most of the night, but it’s still here.
Hopefully, I can get some work done today (p. 309!) because […]

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistance. Talent will not; nothing is more commonplace than unsuccessful men with talent. Genuis will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education alone will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistance and Determination alone is omnipotent.
-Calvin Coolidge
I […]

1. Just so you all know, Dell does NOT count Friday as a day of business. Hence, if you call them on a Friday, they will not place any orders on Fridays. Even if you call at 6am on a Friday. So, just to repeat, in the world of Dell, the […]

My laptop’s been running hotter than normal, and I hadn’t heard the fan turn on for quite a while. Called Dell, they sent a technician over (since I was not stuck on stupid when I opted for a 2 year hardware warranty) and the fan was replaced.
I was up at 4am this morning, due […]

Day 2 of Larissa’s auction ends at 8 pm PST. You can place your final bids here.
Day 3 ends on Wednesday night at 8 pm PST.
Happy bidding!!
Steph T.

So the husband and I were looking for Halloween costumes for the four year old. I was really kind of pushing for the cute cammy/soldier costume. Surprisingly, this choice did not get the most votes from the family.
I know - I was shocked too.
The husband wanted Yoda. My mother wants […]

Day 1 of Larissa’s Auction ended last night at 8 PST. (Days 2 & 3 are still live.) Which means, it was 11pm for me here. Which meant, that at 11:01 pm, about 60 emails from the ebay winners plus about 30 paypal emails poured into my inbox. All. At. Once.
Of course, I […]