For the past few months, I've been having an affair with blogspot. Yes, LJ, you were my first (actually, my third, but who's counting) but things have changed over the years. You're not as friendly as you used to be. (I remember when I could do some really great things with the site design. I had lots of fun with that.)

Yes, you've got all the cool ( Read more... )

It is with a heavy heart that today I announce what I think I have secretly known for some time. A Troll Wife's Tale can't be revised. It's going to need to be re-written ( Read more... )

I've got two versions of blurbs here. The blurb should be between 200 and 250 words, and both of these are. Any feedback is welcome, as well as your vote for the first or the second one. It turns out, writing a blurb is a lot like writing a query. But since it isn't called a query, it's easier to write. Go figure!

Version one:
I took stock of my ( Read more... )

My son, Michael, needs braces. Badly. So badly that he's finally come to that realization himself. Today, I took Michael to his dentist appointment, without which you can't get a referral to an orthodontist, and no orthodontist means no braces ( Read more... )

Back in April I entered my first contest. It was the The Author! Author!/WHISPER Great First Page Made Even Better Contest over at Anne Mini's blog, Author! Author!This morning, I got an email from Anne Mini that I had won second place. Wow! Not only that, but because there were "such a lot of exciting, well-written entries" (actual quote), they ( Read more... )

Today a judge in California (where I live) overturned Prop 8. Of course, he also put a stay on it, so my friends still can't get married, but at least it's a step in the right direction. And now, I'm going to link to Janet Reid's post, because she says it so much better than I do.

And then there's that quote from the judge on The Rejectionist's

This is my favorite Link Of The Day. Given that it is only 1:20, I'm betting pretty heavily that I won't find something better in tonight's round of surfing.

It is the rules for the ebook/real book drinking game. If I drank, this game would be awesome. As it is, I'm thinking about printing out the rules and pasting them to my wall, so I can keep a ( Read more... )

I Am Not Sick. I'm spending my second day in bed, huddled under the blankets. Last night, my husband bought me Jack in the Box stuffed jalapeños (which is my food of choice when I'm sick) and today he went to the store and bought me Lindor dark chocolate truffles (which is my food of choice when chocolate is involved). If I were sick, these two ( Read more... )

A couple of weeks ago, we had an earthquake. My son didn't feel it because he was eating cheetos and according to him, "You can't feel an earthquake when you're eating cheetos." Fortunately the other night he was not eating cheetos, so he felt this one. (In fairness, this one was a lot closer, so it was easier to feel ( Read more... )

We'd just finished buying pet supplies and I closed the trunk, while my husband and son got in the car. The trunk popped open again, and I closed it. It happened again. And again. Finally it stopped popping open and I got in the car ( Read more... )