Smudge strolled down the back alleys that lead the way to her home with a spring in her step, whistling a jaunty tune. Her topknot of thick, dark hair bounced in time with the heavy pack of work paraphernalia on her back. It had been a profitable day! The purse that hung around her neck, inside her leathers, was heavy with newly won gold and ( Read more... )

Guh, one of those nights... Work this afternoon was good. But tonight has just been one thing after another. Check engine light on the jeep came on, and it's idling rough... *sigh* I'm glad to be home. I need to do some running tomorrow to get Christmas stuff done, so I can mail presents soon, but I may end up taking the jeep to the mechanic and ( Read more... )

You know it's a killer workout when your arms shake when you lift the cup of water to your lips. :P

The afternoon was melting into evening in the bustling city of Stormreach. Golden sunlight, just starting to become tinged with pink, poured over the marketplace like liquid, setting the silken banners and merchants' tents aglow. The scents of cooking food, exotic spices, perfumes, overripe vegetables, and crowds of people, mingled in the gentle ( Read more... )

Finally, I have some time to myself tonight, and I'm at a loss of what to do with it!! I should be writing my flame entry, but I'm a better writer when I procrastinate (the fear of the deadline creeping ever closer keeps me focused).. I should be working on my business website... I should be making business cards, oh, and an appointment to talk to ( Read more... )

Not tooooo bad for a quick write, getting in under the wire ( Read more... )

Happy Thanksgiving all! :)

So some big things have been going on in my life. I finally left that horrible job, as you know, and I've been starting up my own business. In order to keep afloat, we're back working a cleaning job two nights a week, but so far, things have been going so well, I'm not sure how long we're actually going to have to do that ( Read more... )

Yesterday was great! We decided to do something fun for Halloween. Shadorn wrote up a spooky run for our D&D group. I carved up some pumpkins, and made good food. We munched homemade lasagna, garlic bread, pomegranate seeds, and candy while we played. It was a blast! It was a great adventure, and we got some awesome loot out of it as well ( Read more... )

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