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… and I’m still on vacation! I’m happy to report that the hiatus was successful because I finished the first draft of Flicker! Woohoo! I really upped my daily word count the final week of the year (as those of you who are friends with me on Facebook can attest to) (although really I could …
We wish you a merry Christmas, We wish you a happy Kwanza (does anyone celebrate that?) We wish you a festive Boxing Day,* And we’ll see you next year! I’m taking a break until the new year so I can spend time with my friends & family (and Owen) and try to finish the first …
…then I think I found the red-headed step-child. Saturday I braved the crowds and snow and my overall tiredness to hunt down the last of my Christmas presents. I knew exactly what I needed and where to get it, and I’d plotted a course that would make a gas-conservationist proud. There were a few mishaps …
Big. News. HUGE. Of refrigerator proportions. Seems my dad placed an ad on Craigslist to relieve himself of the purple appliance, and one hour later he had a taker. I should explain that my teasing had nothing to do with his decision. Rather, he wanted something even BIGGER that he (and my mom) can travel …
This is my TBR (to be read) shelf. It was a pile, but I decided my dresser needed a little breathing room. From top to bottom and left to right: Tao Te Ching — translation by Stephen Mitchell Shiver — Maggie Stiefvater The Hunger Games — Suzanne Collins Breathers — S.G. Browne* No Plot? No …
If you are a robot, please stop trying to leave comments on my blog. You will not win. *cue techno-robotic music, then big big explosions* Since Friday I’ve been completely bombarded with spam. The majority of it is a straight-up jumble of letters and numbers so I barely have to glance at it before hitting …
No, not that. Not that either. Monday we got several inches of snow. I’m very excited because I love snow and I missed it while I was in Mexico, and even though it’s a pain to drive in, it makes me happy. We have snowplow service so we don’t have to worry about shoveling — …
Mona Shores, a local high school, celebrates the holidays every year with a singing Christmas tree. “A singing Christmas tree?” you ask. Yes, a singing Christmas tree. Look closely. There are over TWO HUNDRED high schoolers IN THAT TREE! mLive has an excellent article here that highlights the specifics — 67 feet tall, 300 singers, …
I’ve done it again. I’ve piled so many projects onto my plate that I find myself staring at the computer screen, unable to work on any of them. I mentioned awhile back that I often treat reading for pleasure as a motivator to get things done, and often don’t allow myself to read until reaching …
I’ve had several conversations in recent weeks where the other person laments how plugged in everyone has become. I, of course, am happily plugged in, but I do understand the point. We get so caught up in tweeting and posting and sharing that we don’t always take a moment to just enjoy the… moment. I …