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…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 …
I know it goes against the purpose of NaNo, but I hereby declare December DeceFiniMo: December is the Month I’m Gonna Finish My Novel. Yes, I realize that acronym is all kinds of wrong, but that’s how it was said to me (thanks Stacey!) and I like it. As I said on Monday, I’m past …
Well… it looks like my prediction of not reaching 50K in 30 days was accurate. I have, however, surpassed my personal goal of 30,000 words, and that’s with only writing 1000 words in the past six days. The good news? I have a solid start on my novel. Because it’s young adult I’m aiming for …