so I looked at a service linked to livejournal where you make your entries into a book. That might be a fun thing for all the Frank Weever stuff. maybe for Christmas. I mean, who wouldn't want to get a full book of Freak City?

I put out clothes on the line to put a positive spin on the 98 degree weather. But I forgot to take them down, so...maybe mid-morning the dew will drive off tomorrow...if it doesn't rain.

Off to Georgia to see my nephew graduate!

Which Victorian-Inspired Sub-culture are you ( Read more... )

I just finished a romance novel recommended by my sister. It was cute. But just when I was sure the heroine was about to do something for herself- really, she was freeing her own bonds, shattered a teapot to use the shards...and the hero bounds in a saves her from having to save herself. Blah. I think I need heroines to be someone I can look up ( Read more... )

I walked into the kitchen with an armload of laundry, keeping track of my son's writing progress, I had a meeting with my business partner over the phone in ten minutes, and see my daughter looking into the fridge. "I'm hungry. Can you cook me the salmon?" I was incredulous. "Now?! I have enough to do. Feed yourself. Look it up ( Read more... )

Apparently vacations are good for me, because I came back from DC and got my crazy inbox down to 50 emails, all tagged. Then I organized much of my big camp over the summer. I made a doctor appointment that I've procrastinated about for months (achey feet- I'm getting old) And created all my worksheets for every camp/class/workshop I'm doing ( Read more... )

I watched Forrest Gump with my daughter and mom tonite. What a good movie. And it's important for the kids today to know where certain phrases come from, "Run, Forrest Run." is still parodied, and sometimes, "Life is like a box of chocolates..." I forgot how well that was made. Young Tom Hanks ( Read more... )

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I just finished The Count of Monte Cristo. Before I say anything more there are two great lines:

"Fool that I am," said he, that I did not tear out my heart the day I resolved to revenge myself!" The Count of Monte Cristo to himself after he was convinced by his former love not to kill her son because if he did than he would spoil the memory of ( Read more... )

Just back from a Revellions concert at Caffe Lena! They are the group we made that music video about. They were so happy we came! The concert was fantastic- they are such beautiful musicians. They came to chat afterwards. Apparently we were famous for two weeks in Quebec when the video went viral there, got mentioned on the radio, the band was ( Read more... )