- Dorothy is the best Golden Girl - Doug Penhall > Tom Hanson - Black jelly beans are where it's at - New Miserable Experience is a great album - O-R-A-N-G-E is pronounced are-ange … [Read more...]
Change of plans and lists of things
- I had to cancel my NYC trip this week, but I'm donating the funds I would have put toward travel to Wooftown Rescue, and I am just plain giddy about it! They do such amazing things for dogs in need! I can't wait tell you more about them and the beautiful dogs they save (like Liza!). - This little guy showed up while I was doing some yard work the other day. I, of course, stopped what I was doing to go take some high def video of him cleaning himself with his "paws" like a cat. It's still on my camera (I know you're totally dying to see it, right?). - It has occurred to … [Read more...]
Ten things I know are true
1. Dogs are important. 2. You're never too old to wear blue nail polish. 3. People who read books are the best kind of people. 4. Absolutely positively no one is perfect, so it makes much more sense to strive for kindness than perfection. 5. The saying should really be: Make new friends, but keep the old. Both are magic. 6. One of the great joys of traveling is talking to the stranger sitting next to you. 7. If you ask the right questions and listen intently, everyone is fascinating. 8. It's more satisfying to vacuum if the floor is really dirty. 9. It's easier to wake … [Read more...]
Another list of things
So, here's a bunch of random things:I am a writing machine right now. I love it. It's me in my element. But it's also me at my most distracted. Let's not talk about how on more than one occasion this week I've put laundry and detergent in the washing machine and walked away without starting it. Let's also not talk about how I've done the same thing with the dishwasher, or how many people I owe e-mails & phone calls to at the moment.Remember those great summer reading programs from your childhood library days? BookSparks PR is hosting a Summer Reading Challenge for grownups, and STAY is … [Read more...]
“Oh, I can gather all the news I need from the weather report…”
Well, I still haven't made it to Ithaca to see Marty. Stupid weather!It snowed, then it rained, then it all iced up and snowed some more. Since hearing about the drivers who got stuck in their cars outside of Buffalo for TWELVE HOURS, I've become a big huge wimp about traveling in this weather. I'm done being intrepid. Wimpy is fine by me. Cold temps, no food, small bladder, and the lack of bathrooms aside, the idea of being stuck with myself in a car that's not moving for twelve hours is terrifying! I don't do sitting in the car well. I've loaded up the crapmobile with books and a … [Read more...]
I like making lists better than cooking turkeys.
I cook a turkey breast once or twice a month for sandwiches, etc. At this point, roasted turkey doesn't feel all that special anymore, and you all know how me and holidays and tradition aren't things that naturally fit together neatly in a nice pretty little package. So, instead of spending days slaving over a hot stove to make a traditional Thanksgiving meal, we're opting for a random mix of favorite foods we rarely get to eat. Yes, there will be haddock (for me, at least). And pumpkin pie. . . but not because it's Thanksgiving, just because I like it.While I'm not all "Yesss!!!! … [Read more...]
All sorts of things
In the summer, it was fun to work from my lawn chair while the dogs frolicked in the yard. Now, when it's 52 degrees and breezy, it's not as much fun. Actually, it's kind of painful in the fingers. But my co-dependant canine friends will not play outside if I'm inside, so I'm still trying to sit outside with them a few times a day. I want to clear out the basement and install astroturf before winter. I'm only sort of joking.I am so excited about this week, I can barely sit still (or maybe that's the shivering). Tomorrow morning (Tuesday, 10/19) I'm going to be on 13-WHAM News This … [Read more...]
The pants are the best part.
My head is swimming right now. New characters, and a fun side project with a friend, the last day of my virtual book tour, fall, laundry, bills, life, food (seriously, why can't we just eat one huge meal once a month instead of all this three times a day every day crap?), and all sorts of other stuff. I've fallen into the trap of having too many random little things to blog about, so I haven't been blogging at all. So here's another list post.Now that I've painted my office, the hallway is bugging me. And the basement. And the front step needs fixing, and the floor in the entry way needs … [Read more...]
“And you’ll always know your neighbor, you’ll always know your pal…”
Lately, the days have been going by way too fast. I swear it should be last Wednesday instead of this Monday. And I've been meaning to write to you about oh so many things, so here's one of my big messy list posts.STAY sold in Poland! It's so amazingly cool to think that something I wrote will be published in four languages other than English. I'm not sure I can quite get my head around it. (Mrs. X can suck it!) I have a Facebook page for the book now, and have some event dates up!Shanna convinced me that when I do book events, I should actually, you know, wear decent clothes. AND she … [Read more...]
Random thoughts about music
1. How did the Bee Gees decide to sing in falsetto? What would possess them to take it to that register? And who told them it was good? I heard You Should Be Dancing (Yeah!) in Staples the other day, and suddenly thought of the Bee Gees as three young guys in a basement somewhere working on their first song. It just wasn't working, until one of them starting singing in a whiny falsetto as a joke, and the other guys were like, "Yeah, dude, do that!" I hope that's how it happened. Or maybe there was helium involved. 2. Have you ever noticed how many lyrics to songs aren't romantic when you … [Read more...]