Here I sit at a sports bar. Technically, it is a haven of chicken wings and beer, neither of which I am particularly fond. With the spastic television screens flashing at every angle, each showcasing a different sporting event, and the thumping, over-loud dance music echoing off the walls that is matched in intensity only by the raucous, half- ( Read more... )

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Well, 2008 finally got the heck outta dodge and not a moment too soon. It's been an..interesting year. Good and bad, but there was a little more bad happening to the people around me than to make me comfortable. This year there were losses of dear loved ones that will echo on, regardless of the calendar. There were a lot of rough patches and ( Read more... )

I'm babysitting, and the kid is watching some weird puppet show thing on the DVR. Amy Sedaris was on as the tooth fairy. I was fighting not to crack up. She's pretty hilarious no matter what she does. Still...weird ( Read more... )

Hello long lost LJ buddies! I know I've been evil and haven't posted here--or anywhere in a long time. I've tried to be good and update the blog on my website, and I intended to syndicate here, but I'm a slacker so that didn't happen. Anyway, I'll try to pop in a little more often. And now the cause of my head being pulled from the sand ( Read more... )

I worked an event with Kevin Brockmeier tonight. It's the second time I've met him, but this time since I was hosting the signing I got to talk to him a little more naturally. He's just awesome and I LURVE his work. We actually have a lot of reading taste in common as well, which was fun to talk about. Anyway, everyone run out and buy The View ( Read more... )

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I just wanted to post to let everyone know that Chris and I are fine after Tornado Night here in Memphis. I heard that there are some areas of town that are like a "war zone" according to the news, but Chris, Bella, Boo, and me are all just fine. It got a little scary here in our second floor apartment and finally we took the animals (including ( Read more... )

Well, another year is coming to a close. This year my resolution was to complete a writing project. I managed to somehow scape and scramble and I finished Nanowrimo, so I consider that to be mission accomplished. I had also set out to read 60 books this year. I just closed the cover on my 60th (granted, it was chosen for its simplicity and ( Read more... )