Monday, February 27, 2006

Just Because

Now that I have succeeded in preventing Sela from quitting writing, I find the prospect more and more appealing. Actually, it's not that I need a break from writing, more like I need a break from "writing related activities". I need to scale back on my extra-curricular activities. I need to learn how to say no.

I cleaned my side of the office yesterday. I've got new files, pretty storage baskets, and a reduced TBR file. Two fabulous finds in my clutter: a $60 rebate form from CibaVision, which I sent out today (one day before the deadline), and my copy of The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron.

It occurs to me that these are signs. I ask for signs all the time, but I think God usually sends them in Japanese. I don't even need them to be in English. I could make it out in Spanish, but Japanese, nope. Anyway, I am grateful. And I know I have to get back to basics, back to the joy of writing, back to feeling creative and special. Not because I must. Just because.

Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Happy V-Day to You & Happy B-Day to Me

Your Candy Heart Says "Marry Me"

For you, love is serious business. You don't take dating lightly.
And even if you haven't met the right person, getting married is something you expect to do soon.

Your ideal Valentine's Day date: a romantic picnic in the park

Your flirting style: subtle and calculating

What turns you off: short term flings

Why you're hot: you're a hopeless romantic with each new relationship

Monday, February 13, 2006

A Bit of Humor to Start Off the Week

Courtesy of my mom...

No. Really.

THINGS STRESSED WOMEN SAY AT WORK

1. Okay! Okay! I take it back. Unfuck you.

2. You say I'm a bitch like it's a bad thing.

3. Well this day was a total waste of makeup.

4. Well, aren't we a damn ray of sunshine?

5. Don't bother me, I'm living happily ever after.

6. Do I look like a people person?

7 This isn't an office. It's hell with fluorescent lighting.

8. I started out with nothing and I still have most of it left.

9. Therapy is expensive. Popping bubble wrap is cheap. You choose.

10. Why don't you try practicing random acts of intelligence and
senseless acts of self-control?

11. I'm not crazy. I've been in a very bad mood for 30 years.

12. Sarcasm is just one more service I offer.

13. Do they ever shut up on your planet?

14. I'm not your type. I'm not inflatable.

15. Stress is what you have when you wake up screaming and you
realize you haven't gone to sleep yet.

16. Back off! You're standing in my aura.

17. Don't worry, I forgot your name too.

18. I work 45 hours a week to be this poor.

19. Not all men are annoying. Some are dead

20. Wait... I'm trying to imagine you with a personality.

21. Chaos, panic and disorder... my work here is done.

22. Ambivalent? Well, yes and no.

23. You look like shit. Is that the style now?

24. Earth is full. Go home.

25. Aww, did I step on your little itty bitty ego?

26. I'm not tense, just terribly, terribly alert.

27. A hard-on doesn't count as personal growth.

28. You are depriving some village of an idiot.

29. If assholes could fly, this place would be an airport.

30. Look in my eyes... do you see one ounce of gives-a-shit?

Sunday, February 12, 2006

Currently

Oh boy. I've been tagged by Karen.

Currently...


current clothing: pink thermal nightshirt
current hair: long, dark brown
current mood: discontent
current refreshment: diet cherry vanilla dr. pepper - it's yummy
current annoyance: I just wasted 2 hours watching The Wedding Date when I could have been writing
current avoidance: character sketches
current smell: cucumber melon dove
current thing you ought to be doing: sleeping
current thing or things on your wall: a wonderful photo of the beach at Ocean City
current IM/person you're talking to: does my cat count?
current jewelry: wedding ring, engagement ring, emerald ring, tennis bracelet, diamond earrings, gold chain and 4 leaf clover charm
current book: Monkey Love
current worry: don't worry, be happy
current favorite celebrity: Colin Firth
current obsession: Bejeweled 2
current love: my hubby
current longing: to work part-time outside of the home and part-time on my writing
current disappointment: My trip to Minnesota may be postponed again
current lyric in your head: No time left for you...
current music: I Believe in a Thing Called Love by The Darkness
current favorite book: Pride and Prejudice
current favorite movie: Casablanca
current wish: to win the powerball jackpot
current happy thing: luxurious sheets
current undergarments: lacy panties
current desktop picture: Landon and Santa
current plans for tonight/weekend: digging out from the blizzard

So what are you currently doing? Who will I tag next?

Friday, February 10, 2006

Play That Funky Music

It's time for me to admit, I am suffering from one of the worst writerly afflictions - A FUNK. I'm pretty sure the only non-writer who reads my blog on a semi-regular basis is my mom. (Hi, Mom!) So, I'm fairly certain everyone experiences this phenomenon every once in a while.

Really, I've got a ton of ideas floating around in my head. And if I don't work on my own projects, I've got a ton of book reviews to edit, two books to review myself, and a crit to complete. I just don't get it done. I'm not "blocked". I'm funked.

You know what I think I need? Cher.

I might actually pay Cher at this point to reprise her role in Moonstruck. She could slap me across the face and say, "Snap out of it!"

Anyone want to share her cure for the funk?

Or Cher's phone number?

Sunday, February 05, 2006

Rejected!

I really, really, really wanted to get an interview with Jennifer Weiner for Romance Divas. I'm a big fan of chick-lit in general and J.W. in particular. So, I sent an e-mail to her via her website. I got one of those automatic replies with some general information and an e-mail address for J.W.'s publicist. Of course, I promptly sent a copy of the message to J.W.'s representative.

One week later, the following message was in my inbox: "At the moment she is on deadline for her next book so it is a pass". To say I was disappointed would be an understatement. But I tried, right?