Yes, folks. There is SNOW on the ground here. Only about an inch or two. But still! Snow?! Guess I’ll be home for awhile. At least until it melts off a little, but it’s not supposed to get above freezing again today. This weather is making me CRAZY.

I don’t mind the cold, but I can’t stand when I can’t get anywhere. I have things to do.

The funny thing is - I didn’t even KNOW about the weather. Best Good Friend called and asked me if I was going to work. “Yeah, why?” She said, “Have you looked outside?”

I went to the front door, opened it, and was SHOCKED! And we were supposed to have lunch today. It’s a conspiracy to keep me from having first dinner on Saturday with my good friend and now lunch today with my Best Good Friend. GRR

Anyway…

Tuesday was one of those emotionally draining days. Just plain tiring. However, I got lots done at the Day Job, which always makes me happy.

Then I picked up Sweetie Boy. On the way home, he said, “Mom. Let’s go someplace with a drive through for dinner.”

I thought that sounded pretty good to me because that meant I didn’t have to cook. So we went to McDonald’s and he got the usual and so did I. And I was totally weak and got the 3 cookies for $1.00. :dead: I couldn’t help it. They just sounded SO good.

I only had one.

By the end of the night, I had one of those blinding headaches. You know, the kind where you just feel like your head is about to split into. It nearly sucked my will to live. I had intended to write on the laptop, but my head hurt so bad it was to the point I could no longer stare at a computer screen.

Probably because I had logged over 10 hours on the computer yesterday. Some at work and some at home.

It’s my chapter’s contest time again, you see. And I had a lot of work to do with it last night. Sweetie Boy sat in my lap and helped me send emails to all the entrants. He also helped me stamp the back of all the checks for deposit. He was so cute. He loves to do stuff like that. So I simply MUST get to the bank as soon as possible. I’m not too excited about having checks lying around the house.

Before Christmas, I had ordered myself a small trinket. It’s my name in script on a necklace. It came yesterday! I was very happy to see it in my mailbox. And then I got inside and realized I had forgotten to turn the heat down so it was almost the Towering Inferno inside.

:plain:

There goes the electric bill again. *sigh*

Anyway - I did manage to get in about 500 words the night before. So - hey - that’s SOMETHING. Right? I will do better. Must do better.

I’m in terrible need of coffee… think I’ll go brew a cup!

:coffee:

SO!

Since I was homebound all day Monday because I was too a-skeered to get out and drive on the ice, I surfed and surfed and surfed. Most of the day. I also blogged over at ShoeIQ, so check it out when you get a sec.

In my surfing du jour, I found this! It’s JTRS International and the really best part is - they have THE checklist. And it’s not just ANY checklist. It’s the checklist to END all checklists. I mean - it’s 24 MEG to download! TWENTY-FOUR MEG! In Excel! It has every tiny shoe ever made!

I.Am.So.Happy!

Did I mention I bought Flirt? It’s pictured here. The thing about this shoe that’s so amazing to me is the intricate detail. LOOK - you can even see toe imprints. Isn’t that so cool? This is so my kind of shoe. I would totally wear this every where I go.

I came to a decision. Since there are well over 300 of of these things in existence, there’s NO WAY I will ever be able to collect them all. So I’ve decided to pick the ones that speak to me. It’s sort of like buying real shoes. They have to SPEAK to me. And they have to be really cute too. And have a totally kick-ass name. Like…Flirt. Scandalous. Pointedly Wicked. Red Devil. Love Hurts. Bling. Bimbette. Diva.

Okay I’m getting carried away. You totally get the idea, right? And I’ve probably sickened most of my readers to death with my over-the-top new obsession. I’ll stop. I promise.

But they are just so cute…it’s hard.

Anyway! I’ve started my new regiment. My new writing regiment that is. I’m writing! Every night! 1000 words! If it kills me! I swear on Manolo Blahnik I am! And yes, Devon, you might have to keep me in check with my goals. Get yer whip out, okay?

:whip:

Even if I don’t make that submission deadline of March 2, I still want to at least have a finished story by March 2. That way, even if I don’t make it to the anthology, I can still submit it to my editor at Samhain. And then I will concentrate once again on Magic #2.

I felt the need for some inspiration, so I watched Lord of the Rings. The first one. Aragorn…Swoon. Can he be any more fine? He’s so totally sexy. And then I chatted on IM for like two hours with a good friend of mine. The time went by so fast! But we talked about books and movies and lots of other things. I’d swear sometimes she’s my cosmic twin.

I also can’t believe I have ANYTHING to blog about from staying home for three days. This has got to be the most boring thing to read EVER.

Well it’s back to the office today. And you know, I’m actually happy about that. I think I’m starved for conversation with another human. I mean, Sampson is cool and all, but he doesn’t talk much. Methinks being a recluse is not for me.

HAR

Happy Tuesday. Stay warm!

Okay - so we’ve gone from Ice Alert to Winter Blast. I guess it depends on what channel you’re watching.

It’s COLD! A whopping 25 degrees with a high today of 31. The roads have a nice sheen of ice on them. And there’s no way I’m going to be driving on them. At least not for a while. I think I’ll hang out at the house with the cat, drink some coffee, and head to the office closer to noon when it’s a tad warmer and the roads have been driven on some.

I can’t believe I’m actually going to say this…but, I’m DYING to get back to work. I’m tired of sitting around the house. And you’d think I would be writing my tail off. No. I think I wrote like three words. I just wasn’t in the mindframe for it, which is a very bad thing.

I’ve been thinking about the writing lately, though. A lot. I remember when I was writing the serials and I had the deadline. I wrote 1000 words every single night. In bed on the laptop. So I think maybe I need to get back to that system. It worked for me. So, starting tonight, I think I’ll get into bed with the laptop and write.

Anyway… the news is on and there are a lot of wrecks. I can drive in just about any condition, but icy roads scare me to death. I’m brewing a pot of coffee and I think I’ll go ahead and jump in the shower before it gets too much later. I always like to be prepared. The only problem is, I have no idea what to wear to work. Think they’ll let me wear my pajama bottoms?

:hehe:

That’s what the news is calling it now - instead of Arctic Blast.

You’d think it was the end of the world by the way the news folks are talking. We’re getting ONE INCH of ice. LOOK OUT FOLKS!

Actually, because we never get this kind of weather, it’s best just to stay inside. There have been reports of over 100 accidents so far on the roadways. That’s cuz we’re Texans and we don’t know how to drive on it.

It’s supposed to be 18 Monday night and 19 Tuesday night. BRR!!

I am so glad I went to the grocery store early Saturday instead of waiting. I would be stuck here with not much foodl. AND I’m terribly happy I got the heated blanket too.

Saturday I watched Superman Returns and I have to say I really liked it. Brandon Routh is a little young for me to … um… drool over, but he’s very cute and Kevin Spacey was a terrific Lex Luthor. It made me want to watch the original Superman from the 70s. I remember seeing that when I was a kid and wishing I was Lois Lane and Superman would come swooping out of the sky to catch ME mid-air like he did when she fell from the helicopter. Even though I was never hot for Christopher Reeve. STILL. I wanted to be swooped. You know? I think I still do.

Then I drank merlot and cooked chili. And chatted with Best Good Friend on the phone. I was lonely for her so I called and told her so. She then told me how HIG I was. (HIG = Hi. I’m Gay.) I agreed I was totally HIG but I was still lonely for her and we yucked it up for a bit on the phone while I cooked my chili and she cooked her soup. We talked about Painted Ponies and Just The Right Shoe. Yah. Obsessed.

Then I called my mommy and talked to her for a bit before cleaning up my disasterous kitchen. I even talked to The Man on the phone since he was at work. He says this kind of weather kills his business and I can see why. I want to be holed up with a warm blankie, a glass of wine, and a fire in the fireplace.

Which reminds me… I used my fireplace for the first time and I didn’t even burn down the house! WOO! It was a lovely fire. There is not a more wonderful sound than that of a crackling fire and the warmth on your face. Gaw. I totally love that. I sat by it for a long time, eyes closed, listening and feeling the warmth and seeing the flicker behind my closed eyelids. It was awesomeness.

And then I watched several episodes of Sex and the City.

I got no writing done. BUT I did manage to collect just about every graphic of every Just The Right Shoe on the planet. I have an almost-full graphical representation to make my gallery of shoes and checklist! WOO!

Yeah. It’s a total sickness. For sure.

Oh and I bought Marie Antoinette. If this dang shoe was real, I’d wear it.

Isn’t it beautiful? I love it. Oh… and Fairy Tale came today! I’m not sure what I like more - playing with the shoes or getting the shoes and opening the box for the first time. The detail of these little 4″ shoes is so incredible. I swear, they look real!

All right, that’s it for me. Have a great Sunday. And STAY WARM!

And boy is it EVER.

A high of 30 today. With freezing rain on the way. It’s supposed to continue through the weekend and get even worse on Monday.

Hoo.Ray.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy that it’s cold. I love cold weather. BUT - I’m highly ticked that this weather is ruining my weekend. Why can’t we have this sort of crap during the week when all we have to do is go to work? I mean, really?

I was SUPPOSED to have dinner with my very good friend at my man’s restaurant tonight. But it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen. :yelling: I was SUPPOSED to have an RWA chapter meeting today and be the speaker, but we’ve decided to cancel it because there are lots of long distance members and they don’t want to drive in it. Hell, I don’t want to get out and drive in it either. I was SUPPOSED to go watch the Dallas Stars practice tomorrow morning, but do I get to do that either? NO!

Cursed weather.

I woke up at 6 am this morning :dead: and dozed off and on for an hour. I finally got up at 7, made coffee and turned on the news and weather. It’s going to be in the low to mid 20s at night this week. The high’s are supposed to be in the 30s.

Wow.

That’s bloody cold for us thin-skinned Texans. Or maybe I just mean for THIS thin-skinned Texan. If it’s below 60, I’m freezing.

Anyway.

I decided since the Arctic Blast was coming (what the news is calling it - not me), I needed to get thee to the grocery store. So I quickly dressed and left the house by 7:30. I shopped in peace. The store was virtually empty. Checked out and came home by 8:30. I now have lots and lots of food since I’ll be stuck here until who knows when. I even have firewood. So I think tonight, I will continue to drink my Blackstone Merlot, light a fire in the fireplace, a few candles… and watch a couple of movies.

And you know what else? This is primo writing weather! I’m gonna write my little butt off. Of course, I say that now, but I will more than likely be a slug most of the weekend. Maybe I can get some motivation going, though, and get some writing done. Maybe. Just maybe.

Since I knew the weather was going to get awfully cold, I made a snap decision and headed to the mall last night. Yeah, it was pouring down rain. But I needed to get something. I went straight to Penney’s becuase I knew they were having a gigantic white sale. I got a $170 heating blanket for $70. WOO! My bed was nice and toasty warm last night when I crawled in between the flannel sheets. I am so happy I got it. Now I won’t freeze at night when I drop the heat down. It’s greatness.

I’m making a pot of chili tonight since I can’t have the dinner I was all ready for. :censored: I guess chili is fitting for this weather. I bought a bag of Fritos cuz I like them in my chili. I like sour cream too. And shredded cheese. And beans. And onion. And ground beef. WOO. It sounds good.

Everyone stay warm! And dry. This rain is bone-chilling cold.

Work has been exceptionally busy and frustrating as of late. But that’s okay. I like it. It’s challenging. And it keeps me on my toes. That’s for sure!

For just a brief moment I’d like to complain about my Dallas Stars. I mean, WTF? They are totally sucking of late. WHY? What is wrong with them? The man called this evening and asked if was watching the game tonight. I told him yes and asked if he was going. When he said yes, I told him he was a scumbag. hehe At least he took it well.

I have a horrifying confession. I’m in love. Yes, head over heels in love. With Just The Right Shoe. Perhaps obsessed is a better word. I am now the proud owner of eight little shoes. With several more on the way, thanks to Best Good Friend (please see her post entitled “Kansas is for the birds”…I cried I was laughing so hard). I’m cutting myself off this week and I’m stopping. I swear. I have to.

It’s not as if I’m spending my mortgage payment on these little lovelies. No. I’m not that fanatical. Otherwise I would definitely need help. Counseling for sure. But I am a bit … shall we say … gregarious when it comes to things like this. I love these little shoes. Almost more than buying REAL shoes.

I can’t believe I just wrote that.

And no, that’s not a real shoe you see in the picture. It’s a four-inch resin shoe. But I’d swear they were REAL. Hell, I’d wear half of them. The one I have featured here is called Bimbette. LOL

Best Good Friend and I have spent several days compiling a gallery with all the little shoes we can find so we can make a checklist. But there are so many of these I’m not sure if I’ll ever be able to (1) get a full checklist together or (2) own every single one of them.

She’s into the Trail of Painted Ponies. At least THEY have a checklist. (I bought her Horsefeathers for Christmas. Go check it out here.)

Anyway…

I’m still working on the dragon story. I decided to introduce my villain and boy is he a total scumbag. I suppose that’s the point though, eh? I hadn’t realized how truly creepy he was until I went back and re-read the passage I had written for him from his POV.

Since it’s Friday and since I don’t have much more to say (AND since this keyboard and mouse are giving me FITS), I think I’ll close with a little excerpt from the current dragon story in progress. Enjoy.

(more…)

Hey! I’m blogging over at Chicas today - check it out for a fun exercise. I need help from all the readers!

I’ll be back tomorrow with a real entry

Okay so… for whatever reason… I’ve been super lazy lately. Usually, when the alarm goes off, I hit snooze once and then I’m up and going. The last few days, I’ve hit it several times and laid my ass in bed until the last possible moment I had to get up.

Probably because I keep the thermostat on Meatlocker and bury myself under my heavy blankets and between my flannel sheets.

Yeah, that’s the only explanation I can come up with.

Had the Sweetie Boy last night and about 15 minutes before time to go, he had a total meltdown. I mean, a HUGE fit. He was playing games on the Internet at Cartoon Network, and I told him he had to get off to do his homework and then we had to go. He totally freaked out. I had a very irate kid on my hands. And then he had another tantrum when it was time to do his homework. He threw the pencil across the room.

There is a reason why God makes children so cute and lovable. It’s because He knows we won’t kill them when they act like that.

We pushed through it though, after I threatened him within an inch of his life and told him if he was going to act that way he could FORGET about having computer time EVER. Mean Mamma, right? But he straighted up, did his homework, and was just fine after that.

I think part of the problem was he was exhausted and not feeling well. His cheeks were rosy all evening and finding something for dinner for him took nearly an act of Congress to make the decision.

So a very frustrating evening on the heels of a frustrating day.

And all I really want to do is WRITE. Had no time at all do to write even one teeny word. Sadness.

The Man called me at the office today and when I answered and he asked how I was, I told him I was frustrated. He said he could tell and then called me “baby doll” which, you’d think, would straighten out the attitude a bit. Instead I picked on him. And of course he picked right back and by the time we hung up, I was laughing pretty hard at his dumb ass.

Ah bliss, right?

Anyway… I’ve picked up the dragon story and put the second MAGIC book on hold for now. What I have so far of the dragon book has been well received so I’m just going to keep on keeping on. I just need to write the blasted thing. That’s all. I have been writing almost every day - even if it is just a paragraph or two. This is excellent progress for me, the one who was ready to just QUIT writing altogether over the holidays. (Yes, I know - it was a moment of depression and weakness and “I suck”ness but I got over it and I’m still writing. I didn’t quit after all.)

I think I’ve decided to nix the subscriptions to The Writer and Writer’s Digest because they aren’t telling me anything new these days and I don’t seem to have the attention span to sit down and read them anyway. I’m keeping RomanticTimes though becuase I enjoy flipping through there and seeing what’s new hitting the bookshelves.

Another fun-filled day is ahead of me. Let’s hope it’s less frustrating!

Isn’t it great how pictures say so much about a moment? You can cherish that thought, that feeling forever with one snap of the camera. And it’s so awesome to have that instant gratification with a digital. There’s no more wondering what that picture is going to look like before you print it. Or download as the case may be.

My mom and Best Good Friend sent me photos from Saturday’s wedding. THIS is one of my favs of me and my Best Good Friend. Aren’t we dumb? And I was completely cracking up at something. Who knows what. But at the time it was VERY funny.

Now would be a good time to note that was right before the bride walked down the aisle. If my mother saw this in action, we would have both been in serious trouble.

:hehe:

Also got a great picture of me and my siblings. I can’t wait to print that out and frame it. That means I need a special frame. Target here I come!

Yesterday I wrote a whole page on the dragon story. WOO! I sort of have a direction now. I’m adding a word meter to the sidebar, as if it wasn’t cluttered enough, right? I’ve found that seems to help keep me the most motivated, though. Watching that word meter move up and up and up.

Work was super busy Monday, too. Which I totally love when that happens. It makes for a really fast day. And I love being productive. It’s nice to have a job I really like and a boss who is wonderful to work for. Plus I have some of the coolest co-workers in the world so that makes for a great day job too.

I’ve been itching to pick up cross-stitching again. I have several unfinished projects I’d like to complete. One is Celtic with the saying “100,000 welcomes” in Gaelic. I’d like to get it done and put it up near the front door. Plus I have “Arthur and Guinevere” to finish and that’s on linen at like 28-count or somesuch. And the chart is like four 11×17 sheets taped together. Yeah, that’s a massive project. But I’ve been thinking about it lately. It’s one of those activities that you can sort of zone out while doing it. Great thinking time about WIPs.

Before I forget - I blogged over at ShoeIQ yesterday. Check it out if you get a second.

And that’s it for me. It’s off to work!

:coffee:

So it’s Monday again. Why does it gotta come so fast?

Saturday was a really long day and another day for a marathon drive-fest for me. But it was all good. The wedding was nice and the bride looked lovely. The ceremony was SUPER short but the reception seemed a little long. They actually opened their gifts and I have never been to a wedding where they did that. Different strokes, I guess. Suppose the “planner” had something to do with that. Dunno.

Anyway, it was a long drive up there and I carpooled with my mother, brother, his wife, their two daughters, and my baby boy. Yeah. Seven of us. In one vehicle. It ROCKED. Best Good Friend (aka Sysenlaw) and I cut up and worked crosswords and cryptograhms in the back seat while Niece #1 snored and Niece #2 and Baby Boy played.

I gotta say, my kiddo was most excellent the ENTIRE day. He’s such a trooper! To spend three plus hours in the car and then with nothing to do in the church until time for the ceremony (we got there about 3 hours early since my brother was the best man). My sister sent over pizza and soda for us for dinner which was smashing. We all ate like someone was about to take it all away from us. We were starved.

It was finally time for the ceremony and my baby boy and Niece #2 sat up front with Grammy (my mother) and my sister. They were EXCELLENT. The entire time! Didn’t even have to get on to them for anything.

Best Good Friend and I cut up nearly the entire time, though.

:hehe:

You know you’re being bad when you get the look from Grammy (aka my mother!) and you’re over the age of 18. Ha! I couldn’t help it, though, she was cracking me up.

My sister has gotta be the toughest broad I know and, as Best Good Friend put it, it was almost disturbing to see her cry at the wedding. It was her oldest boy getting hitched and I can see how that’d make her feel. She said - Just wait until yours get there.

UH. No. He’s not allowed to get married. EVER.

Anyway, they had sparklers instead of bird seed or rose petals or rice when they were running out of the church. It was kinda cool. And the kids dug the crap out of it too. My Sweetie Boy thought it was awesome. And then the kids ran rampant while we visited until we left.

It was very nice to see my sisters. It’s been a while and we missed each other at Christmas. I think I’m going to take a weekend and try and go visit them (they live in East Texas) in the Spring. I’d like to take the baby and let him go fishing (the baby who is nearly 5 1/2 haha).

It was super late by the time we got back to my mother’s house. Well after midnight and all the kids were snoring. I’d doze off and on in the van. We saw my brother and his family off and then Mom and I promptly went inside and passed out.

Man, I slept like the dead too. It was great.

We got up the next morning and had coffee, fed the baby boy, and then we headed home. I did laundry, cleaned my disgusting bathrooms, vacuumed and at about 3 pm I was ready for a nap. However, Sweetie Boy wasn’t about to allow that. I ended up taking him shopping with his Christmas money his Grammy gave him and he bought a board game.

He’s totally into the board games these days. We got “Zathura” which is based on the movie (if you’ve seen it) and he LOVED it. We had to play it three times. Then it was time for him to go home (waa) and I came home to cook.

I made the best meal too. I was in need of some comfort food I guess. I opened a bottle of Blackstone Merlot and made real mashed potatos (not instant), chicken fried steak, green beans, AND cream gravy. Gaw, it was so good! (But I confess, I can’t make cream gravy from scratch to save my life - it was from a packet.)

Then I answered email and… actually wrote ONE WHOLE PAGE on the dragon story. I had sort of an epiphany in the shower Sunday morning, so I’m going to see if it works out.

But I was beat from the weekend so I knew I had to crash early.

All in all, it was a pretty good weekend. It was great to see the family and spend some time with them. And it was good for the baby boy to get to play with his cousins and see them.

The second week of 2007 - and I’ve been writing. That’s gotta be a good sign so far, right?

Happy Monday, ya’ll.

The kid climbed in bed with me at 7:30 and woke me up. I was sleeping like the dead too. And dreaming about something…but I can’t quite recall what it was.

Yesterday was a pretty hectic day at work. The boss came in and we had a great conversation and then a quick meeting. And then she decided she wanted to go to lunch with us before our big web conference at 2 pm.

She wanted to go to The Man’s restaurant for lunch. Which, you know, was completely fine with me. :) So since I have a Toll Tag and I knew we’d be driving on the Turnpike and the Tollway, I offered to drive. I called him and told him I was coming for lunch and to make reservations for four and then I made use of my lead foot and got us across town in record time.

I was happy to see him. (I’m pretty sure he was happy to see me too.) Since it was just after noon, we all knew we had to get back to downtown earlier than 2 to set up for the web meeting. They were lightning fast with their service - of course it helped that I have connections in that area too. We were done and out of there just after 1 and to the office thirty minutes later.

The web meeting was informative and interesting and gave me a better grasp on what I need to do. I now have a plan of action.

Then it was drive back across town to the other office to drop off the boss and my coworker and then I was off to get the Sweetie Boy. Lots of driving. But it makes the time go if you have good conversation to and from.

We had a quiet evening at home together - the baby and me. I was so exhausted and I had a splitting headache. I just fixed an easy dinner and then let him have some computer time while I relaxed.

Talk to The Man on the phone late that night. Finally crashed shortly after midnight. Woke up to a freezing cold house. It’s in the lower 40s here.

I turned on the weather to see what it was going to do today and how to dress for the wedding. Turns out it’s colder HERE than in New York! What’s up with that? It’s only going to be about 50 degrees tops today. So I guess I’ll be bundling up me and the kiddo for another day of marathon driving.

At least I’m riding with my family and I’m looking forward to cutting up with Best Good Friend all the way there and all the way home. The baby and I are going to spend the night at Mom’s so I don’t have to drive back home late at tonight.

Guess I better get to it. I have a lot of things to get together before I leave.

Last night, had the baby boy and we cooked dinner while he watched Muppet Treasure Island. I guess that movie just wasn’t entertaining enough for me because he turned it off before it was over. After dinner, he wanted to play on the computer.

I’m highly annoyed with Cartoon Network’s website. It bombs out IE every time. And I had that set as his home page. Well, no more. Now his home page is Hot Wheels. I’ll show them. He did finally get the website to work (actually I think the problem is little fingers click too fast on the mouse before it’s done loading).

Anyway, I joined Netflix for a free trial just to see how I like it. Since there are a ton of movies I want to see, and I can’t afford them all on DVD, I figured what the heck. I watched The Lake House the other night and LOVED it. It’s a very sweet and romantic movie and Sandra Bullock is very good it in. Definitely one of her better films. I think I’m going to have to buy that one.

I also got Superman Returns but haven’t watched it yet.

Yes, Lara, Sahara is on the list

Not much writing progress. Well, some. I’m a true Pantser and so when I get to a point where I’m not sure what happens next I stop. I’ve tried to plot and outline but I tend to work better with just a general idea of where I’m going instead of a true plot guide. I also tend to write out scenes I know I want in the story, even if I’m not there yet. So that makes me a Scener. Anyway, I really like the story I’m working on but I need to put it on hold for a while and work on the dragon story. Especially if I want to get it written polished and submitted by March 2.

A tall order to be sure.

I’m supposed to be in Dallas this afternoon for a meeting, which means I get to fight the bloody traffic back home. It doubly sucks since I drive a stick. An hour in bumper to bumper exhausted me.

But, aside from that, I’m terribly happy it’s Friday. Oh and I’m going to get to see The Man tonight. Anticipation makes for an EXTREMELY long day.

TGIF Ya’ll.

My head hurts. I don’t feel like blogging…however, I’m over at the Chicas today. Come on over and tell me all about your Simple Pleasures.

Ripped from Voodoo:

Your Deadly Sins

Sloth: 40%

Greed: 20%

Lust: 20%

Pride: 20%

Envy: 0%

Gluttony: 0%

Wrath: 0%

Chance You’ll Go to Hell: 14%

You will die while sleeping - and no one will notice.

Okay, so in yesterday’s post I said I don’t make resolutions.

I think that was not exactly right.

Apparently, I’ve made a few this year and I didn’t even realize it.

1. WRITE
2. Save money
3. Pay off bills

So. Those are my resolutions for 2007. So far I have saved $50, paid off a major credit card, AND written… oh… 10 pages or so.

I’ve been stuck in this certain place of my current WIP for weeks. I finally opened it up again and took another look at it and just started writing. I didn’t think about it very hard. Just made myself write. Ten pages later… I had completed chapter three, four, and started five. WOO!

I’ve discovered in my writing journey I seem to write best to hard rock, metal, or alternative music than anything else. Nickelback and Rush have been the bands of choice lately. Perhaps because it gives me the background noise I want, doesn’t distract me, and is just hard enough to keep me writing.

Anyway…

The piece I’m working on has proven to be quite emotional for my characters. I hadn’t intended on it getting like that, but… I suppose that’s my state of mind right now and that’s what’s working so I’m going with it. I like this piece quite a lot. I like the relationship between the two major characters. It reminds me somewhat of writing Ransom & Fortune when all I had was Skye and Dane (MMmm.. he’s stil SO hot) to write and no one else.

I even closed my email when I wrote so I was completely into the story with ZERO distractions. It :censored: rocked! 

Earlier in the day, a writing pal emailed me with a tip for an open call of submissions for a dragon story. OH.MY.GOSH. This totally fired me up. Because, you see, the thing is I have a dragon story. As yet unfinished. But the max word count is 30,000 and I totally think this is doable!

However, I’m not abandoning my current WIP for the dragon story. I’m going to attempt to juggle the two because the deadline is early March. I so want this publications. So much I can taste it. And if so, it will help me break into the fantasy genre, something I’ve really REALLY been wanting to get into for years. It would seem dragons are totally HOT right now so I’ve got to strike while the iron’s hot.

We’ll see how it goes. That’s the goal anyway. Write my ass off and get this dragon story done and submit it.

Yeah, I’ll need a cheering section to pull THAT off.

Anyway… I feel very focused and driven right now. And you know something? It feels :censored: fantastic.

Let’s hope I can maintain the momentum!

In other news, I had left over potato soup for dinner, drank a glass of wine, and worked on the WIP and my newsletter. Realized I have a wedding to go to this weekend (which totally beats me down to think about because it’s a three hour drive there for a 1-2 hour service TOPS and then a three hour drive home. KILL.ME.). I shouldn’t complain because it IS family and all but SHEEEOOOT. I hate the thought of being in the car that long.

Oh, and I’m the speaking for our January RWA Chapter meeting on the 13th. I only have a vague idea of what I’m going to talk about. Think I should work on that? Plus I have the treasurer report to prepare and an update on our contest. I’m hoping things pick up in the next week or so with the contest. So far it’s been very thin.

Suppose this month is going to be kinda busy, after all.

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