Ramblings, writings, whatevers

Holy mother of God! Where did summer go? I swear it was June last week. Oh well. It has been a really long time since I updated last, so here's a real quick overview.

Job: Like it, settling in nicely and my boss just loves me. Yay! I've been given three big projects, one is completely finished, one is at a standstill until my boss finishes her part of the new software and the other is about halfway done.

Home: New place is great, although I lost power this morning and couldn't open the fuse box. Good news though, the whole building went out, so it didn't matter that I couldn't open the fuse box. Had to shower in the dark, but I had hot water.

KP: He's going great and now has THREE days off vs. only one like last year, so woot! However, I think he's bored, so I'm trying to think of a hobby he can do at night. Apparently, brewing beer isn't enough. (I bought him a home brewing kit for Christmas, which he still hasn't used...grrr).

RPG: All games are doing great and I'll do some pimping soon. We've had some big threads in post_bellum which have been sweet. I have all 14 of my characters active 3 to 4 threads a month, plus do_bad_things should be starting soon, I'm playing Sookie. Fun fun

NaNo: Did some plotting for NaNo this year. I'm writing the sequel to my 2007 NaNo entitled Buts Words can Never Die, which is a young adult Nancy Drew Style mystery. I'm hoping to publish it someday and have a few friends reading the 3rd draft of it as we speak. The new NaNo takes place over the summer and will be call Camp Dead End and will involve smuggling...I'm thinking drugs, but I'm not sure. I do know there will be camp rivalry, kidnapping and good looking lifeguards. The main character is only 15.

Weight: Down 13...want to drop 7 more before end of year which is part of my 101

Rhodora We are producing Agnes of God in the fall. Auditions soon...need to find space and confirm with director his schedule. I may just pick dates without him just to get things moving. I'm working on this over the weekend.

Future: I've talked with a few friends and done basic (I mean, I've look online at two schools) about grad school for creative writing. My facebook wife, Connie, is in a graduate program at John Hopkins and it's only 9 course, including thesis and she should have it complete next summer. So, I've been saving and thinking about applying or looking into the GREs. This morning I came across an article from The Chronicle of Higher Education which is a university industry paper that my company subscribes to. I thought it was really interesting and I've decided to share it. It's under the cut bc it's long and I blatantly stole it bc I'm not sure how to share it without making anyone interested in reading, sign up for a subscription. It's good and I suggest you read it.

Anyways, that's my life up until now. I'll try to update more often.

Kisses!

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So I'm supposed to post weekly and I haven't been very good at it...oh well

So thought I'd do a little update

Love: Still with KP, took him to meet my grandparents

Work: Still at the diner, but I have an interview on Friday...woot...should be fun

Writing: Started editing NANO 09, need to fix NaNo 08 and then one more edit

RP: Have too many characters...11 plus NPCs...so more like 17...but still having a blast.

That's all for now.

Kisses

So last winter we had problems with our heating unit. No prob. The company came out...replaced a pipe and all was good...took them two weeks, but it happened. Now...after an inspector came and say everything was working, the heat never got over 68. So they lied.

So they came back out...said the gas line wasn't at the right level and until it was placed at the right level, they can't do anything. So..i case you hadn't noticed my away messages I have been sick. Like can't get out of bed sick. I'm feeling way better today btw.

So yesterday, at the height of my sick state, I called another heating place....cried on the phone...and they came out and fixed the heat! for two hours. SO I have to call them again to get it working again.

Is it seriously that hard to get the heat working?

On a happier note, I have an interview today, so hopefully in a few weeks...I will have a new job and I won't be working two jobs and I won't be working nights!

Where did July go? I mean it feels like the fourth last week... oh well...

Update: Love: KP is amazing, but stuck working 17 days straighter without a day off...evil

Life: One of my bfs from back home is getting married on Sat...i'm going with amazing hair...i'm having it straighten and those who have seen me...i have wildly curly hair so it's a major change.

Work: Stressful and needs to be full time...plan...get though festival before actively looking for a permanent position somewhere

....Book list:

60.Deep in the heart By Sharon Sala Romance. Samantha is being hunted by a deadly stalker. Turning to the only person who can protect her, John Thomas Knight, Sam finds herself falling head over heels with her childhood friend and lover all the while trying to stay alive. Quick read...good filler.

61. Five Quarters of the Orange By Joanne Harris Fiction. Follow Framboise Simon as she reveals the truth of what happened during WWII in a small town in France as well as learn what it means to be a mother. Well written and engaging. From the author of Chocolat

62. Anyone but You By Jennifer Cruise Romance. Newly divorced, 40-year-old Nina changes her life by getting a dog and trying to find a new Mr. Right, just that the 30-year old doctor from downstairs. Cute and fun.

63. See Jane Score By Rachel Gibson Romance. Jane lands a new job covering the Seattle Chinooks only to find herself becoming distracted by the star goalie, Luc Martineau. Will she be able to keep her ethics and still be the one who wins the heart of career obsessed hockey player? Love...hot hockey player with a Canadian accent...hell yeah!

64. Sing it to her bones By Marcia Talley Thriller. Hannah Ives finds herself smack dab in the middle of a murder when she discovers a body while walking the dog. Needing to find closure for the girl's parents, Hannah snoops around for a killer. It was not memorable...i forgot I read it...upon reading the first few pages again i remembered.

65. The Penalty Box By Deirdre Martin Romance. Katie was the nerdy overweight girl in high school and now ten years later, she is fit and a successful psychologist who catches the eye of the hunk of the year, Paul van Dorn, who returned to his hometown after his professional hockey career came to an end. Can the nerd and jock find true love? Good read. It helps that I have a thing for hockey players...

66. Strawberry Shortcake Murder By Joanne Fluke Mystery. Hannah Swenson is back as a judge for a local bake off. When on the judges is found dead by his abused wife, she's the prime suspect. Hannah must use her detective skills and cookies in order to solve the crime. I really like Mike...head deective...yummy.

67. The Trouble with Valentine's Day By Rachel Gibson Romance. After a disastrous run in at a bar, Kate relocates to help her grandfather in a remote town in Idaho, only to find out the disastrous run in works in the store next door. Cute...the other one was better, but still good.

68. Lucky You By Carl Hiaasen Fiction. JoLayne wins the lottery only to have two rednecks beat her up and steal her ticket. When local reporter, Tom Krome, is assigned the story, he find he has to choose either help JoLayne get her ticket back or step away, even if staying on meant he'd have to be dead for a few days. Love this guy. Will be reading more.

69. Grave Secrets By Kathy Reichs Thriller. Tempe is digging up mascaraed bodies in South America when she is reassigned to the death of two girls with connections to the Canadian Ambassador to Guatemala. With the help if Andrew Ryan, Tempe must find the killer before he silences another one. Great story.

70. The Blueberry Muffin Murder By Joanne Fluke Mystery. Hannah opens her kitchen to a known kitchen "queen" only to find her dead the next morning. Now in order to get her shop back, Hannah must eliminate a long list of suspects. Snow, cookies and murder...yeah Minnesota.

Things have been pretty good lately. I've got a new routine down that includes work Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Free time with KP Monday, Wednesday and Thursday morning and sometimes Tuesday night since that his is day off.

I spend my afternoons...at least the last week... RPing, watching the first season of Gilmore Girls (I'm watching from the beginning so I'm caught up when i watch the final season on DVD), laundry and taking some nice walks to the bookstore where envy all the wonderful worlds I have yet to enter. I occasionally walk to the post office when I need to...been selling my old books on half.com like a fiend. I had THREE huge boxes full of paperbacks and school books that now has been reduced to two huge boxes. I made about $100 last month.

While my routine has been normal for awhile my roomie, CD, keeps reminding me that I'm better than where I'm currently working and deserve a better job. I know she is right, but my lack of motivation to actually find it, is frightening. I should have a job where i can move up in the company or grow and I should actively find it, but I don't want a job like that. I want to spend my days at home writing. It sounds like a big fat dream that is so impossible, but it's what I want and I've been writing everyday. A few hundred words at least and I plan to continue to do so until the miracle happens and I'm published.

Moving on...

Got more books to update so here they are

29. Beauty's Release By Anne Rice, Erotic. The final book in the Sleeping Beauty trilogy. Beauty is captured by the Sultan and taught new ways to love only to be kidnapped back to her own kingdom where she is released from service. She discovers what she enjoys most in her sexual life, but must wait to have it. This was my favorite of all three probably because it ends on a happy note.

30. Killjoy By Julie Garwood, Thriller. John Paul Renard hunts down the hit man hired to kill his sister, but ends up in a tangled web of deceit and revenge. Joining forces with FBI agent Avery Delaney, they must hunt down a killer, save Avery's aunt and stop psychotic dead woman from winning her game of cat and mouse. Loved how much John Paul is a total jerk and a nice guy all at the same time.

31. The Heartbreaker By Carly Phillips, Romance. Journalist Chase Chandler is the last of the Chandler boys to find love and marriage, but he get hit hard after an one night stand with the Vice President hopeful's daughter Sloan. The past Sloan is digging up will force him to decide between the story of a lifetime and the woman he's meant to be with. Cute book.

32. Twilight By Stephanie Meyer, Young Adult. Bella moves from sunny Phoenix to the chilly Northwest to live with her father only to fall head over heels in love with Edward, a vampire, who while returns Bella's affection also finds himself desperate for her blood. It's a great love story and gets me all excited for the next one to come out in paperback in May.

33. Murder List By Julie Garwood, Thriller. Hotel Heiress Regan Hamilton Madison, is asked to make a list of people she would like to "never see again". As she writes down the names of a few rude and criminal people it isn't until she runs into Alec Buchanan does she realize the names on her list are turning up dead. Will the killer be caught or will Regan take the fall? The two best friends in this book are such a nice balance to Regan and my favorites.

34. You Slay Me By Katie MacAlister, Paranormal Thriller (According to the author's website) This is the first book in a series about Aisling Grey,a Guardian (aka gatekeepers of Hell) and the hilarious situations she finds herself in. Too much happens to write one sentence, but all I have to say is Jim is wonderful and I love him.

35. Fire Me Up By Katie MacAlister, Paranormal Thriller. Aisling has decide to give the whole Guardian thing a chance and goes to Budapest in search of a mentor to teach her. As before, she finds herself in the middle of a several hilarious situations that even Jim's dry humor can't even help her out of. Tiffany, the professional virgin, is one interesting character...do you think being a professional virgin pays well?