I finished Nanowrimo!! The novel is still in progress, but I actually finished the 50k with a day to spare. I'm very relieved and pretty proud. I've never written that much before. Despite the fact that a LOT of it is crap, its still all mine and I love it. :)

Now, back to write the rest of the scene I abandoned to celebrate!

I have a GORGEOUS new layout featuring my absolutely drool-worthy (if you're a trumpet geek) brand-new love of my life Bach Chicago C trumpet. Stacey made it for me. (The layout, not the trumpet). All kudos to her for its fabulousness. It's purdy ( Read more... )

We saw Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra last night.

Wow.

That show made me want to do one of two things: give up eating and sleeping and practice trumpet 23 hours a day for the rest of my life OR introduce Mr. Trumpet to Mr. Trash Can...

Chris and I are going to see Wynton Marsalis on Sunday. Woot! We're also going to try to go see Doc Severensen next month as well. It's trumpet heaven. If anyone is a jazz fan they should come up on Sunday for the Wynton show. It's going to be AMAZING and there are still tickets available. Come on! We'll do lunch ( Read more... )

Everyone go see Stardust. I command it.

I LURVE Neil Gaiman.

I'm currently reading Edwin Mullhouse:The Life and Death of an American Writer 1943-1954 By Jeffrey Cartwright by Steven Millhauser. I've posted before about my growing love of Millhauser. Everything I read by him makes me like him more. I started this book a loooong time ago, right after I read Martin Dressler: Tale of an American Dreamer, but ( Read more... )

Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer = good

(Its the small fraction of girly-girl in me talking)

Still. Those of you without Y Chromosomes, please begin reading Twilight followed by New Moon then Eclipse right away. Thank you.

I'm heading to Nashville this evening for Potter-palooza at DK. I'm going to be helping out at the party which should be a lot of fun. Then, spending the night in Woodbury with Laurie, then back to Memphis in the AM so Chris can play for a wedding and earn us some money! I hope to see some of you folks at the party. Come find me at the Trivia " ( Read more... )

Well, Boo just had a near death experience this morning. Chris and I were sitting on the couch watching a movie when I hear choking. I look over and Boo is under the dining room table with her little pink tongue sticking out choking to death. We both ran over there, as did Bella (who actually looked quite worried) and I grabbed her and gave her ( Read more... )

I'm taking a break from Glass Books of the Dream Eaters to read The Barnum Museum by Steven Millhauser. Glass Books is good, but I have been looking for this other book for ages and have finally procured it, so it could wait no longer. I've read three of the short stories contained within, and it definitely backs up my previous opinions of ( Read more... )