Ohio. Or, a pot smoking show chorus.
I'm in the Ohio countryside. There are fields. And cows. And occasionally you can see--
Hey look a tree!
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Hotel Rooms
A king sized bed that someone else is going to make.
Cable on television that I don't have to pay for.
Free WiFi (someone finally gets it!)
And a continental breakfast waiting for me downstairs.
Bliss.
Cable on television that I don't have to pay for.
Free WiFi (someone finally gets it!)
And a continental breakfast waiting for me downstairs.
Bliss.
Monday, April 9, 2012
Manuscript Roundup!
1. Final edits done (maybe done?) on Too Hot to Handle
(Let me pause for a little woo hoo!)
Woo Hoo!
2. Editing plan done on manuscript to Dead Sexy, waiting for feedback.
3. Editing done and manuscript resubmitted to Indulgence.
4. I'm working on The Billionaire's Baby Surprise! Yay me! I've been so busy recently that I haven't written anything. Wrote six hundred words this morning.
(Get ready for another woo hoo!)
Woo Hoo!
5. Plus... I bought a car. I know that this news is in no way related to manuscripts. I don't care. It's exciting. A car! It's shiny. A 2005 Pontiac Vibe. Manual Transmission.
(Can we all do it together now?)
Woo Hoo!
(Let me pause for a little woo hoo!)
Woo Hoo!
2. Editing plan done on manuscript to Dead Sexy, waiting for feedback.
3. Editing done and manuscript resubmitted to Indulgence.
4. I'm working on The Billionaire's Baby Surprise! Yay me! I've been so busy recently that I haven't written anything. Wrote six hundred words this morning.
(Get ready for another woo hoo!)
Woo Hoo!
5. Plus... I bought a car. I know that this news is in no way related to manuscripts. I don't care. It's exciting. A car! It's shiny. A 2005 Pontiac Vibe. Manual Transmission.
(Can we all do it together now?)
Woo Hoo!
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Writers Conferences
In an attempt to have a social experience--any social experience--I just went to RWA's website and looked up writers' conferences.
There's one upcoming in Chicago, great speakers, looks like fun, sold out.
What about the one in Michigan? I'd have to decide by tomorrow in order to make the registration date, and it's on a golf course. I'm not getting the all inclusive vibe from a golf course. What can I say? I'm allergic to putting greens.
Maybe I'm trying to schedule stuff too soon. Forget April. It's a lost month. Forget May. They're all really far away or happening the same weekend that I'm supposed to be a bridesmaid. What about June?
There's a conference in June! In Wisconsin! Wisconsin's just the next state over.
For those of you who don't know, here's a short geography lesson. There's a big--freaking--lake in between Michigan and Wisconsin. Some people might even call it a Great Lake. Stupid shifting of tectonic plates combined with glacial erosion.
There's one upcoming in Chicago, great speakers, looks like fun, sold out.
What about the one in Michigan? I'd have to decide by tomorrow in order to make the registration date, and it's on a golf course. I'm not getting the all inclusive vibe from a golf course. What can I say? I'm allergic to putting greens.
Maybe I'm trying to schedule stuff too soon. Forget April. It's a lost month. Forget May. They're all really far away or happening the same weekend that I'm supposed to be a bridesmaid. What about June?
There's a conference in June! In Wisconsin! Wisconsin's just the next state over.
For those of you who don't know, here's a short geography lesson. There's a big--freaking--lake in between Michigan and Wisconsin. Some people might even call it a Great Lake. Stupid shifting of tectonic plates combined with glacial erosion.
Saturday, April 7, 2012
New Word vs. Old Word
Word up, dude!
What's with Microsoft and Google? They keep updating their software (word and gmail) in ways that are supposed to make them more user friendly but just result in pissing me off. I liked old gmail. I love old word. I refuse to update from a perfectly user friendly program to a version with big dumb icons that are supposed to be intuitive.
News flash: They're not intuitive.
Words are intuitive. Reading is intuitive. Big dumb icons just add to the confusion.
And that's what I'm not getting New Word. (In this case 'New Word' is any word post 2007.) That is all. The end.
What's with Microsoft and Google? They keep updating their software (word and gmail) in ways that are supposed to make them more user friendly but just result in pissing me off. I liked old gmail. I love old word. I refuse to update from a perfectly user friendly program to a version with big dumb icons that are supposed to be intuitive.
News flash: They're not intuitive.
Words are intuitive. Reading is intuitive. Big dumb icons just add to the confusion.
And that's what I'm not getting New Word. (In this case 'New Word' is any word post 2007.) That is all. The end.
That's Right Folks! I Have A Car!
Okay, people. I know I haven't posted in a while. I've been busy.
I bought a car. A real car. A shiny car. A 2005 Pontiac Vibe. Silver. Manual transmission.
I drove my car. I've put a hundred miles on my Vibe since I bought it Thursday. (Wow, my friend's right. That does sound dirty.) I drove around the dealership practicing the manual transmission. I drove home. I drove to Ikea last night, and I drove back.
Ikea. Land of well-priced contemporary furniture and meatballs. I love Ikea.
I bought a couch. It's gray (in the hope that the car hair will just blend in)! I also bought a rug and an electric drill.
I have yet to drive my couch anywhere. But, it'll be a fun ride when I finally get the chance!
I bought a car. A real car. A shiny car. A 2005 Pontiac Vibe. Silver. Manual transmission.
I drove my car. I've put a hundred miles on my Vibe since I bought it Thursday. (Wow, my friend's right. That does sound dirty.) I drove around the dealership practicing the manual transmission. I drove home. I drove to Ikea last night, and I drove back.
Ikea. Land of well-priced contemporary furniture and meatballs. I love Ikea.
I bought a couch. It's gray (in the hope that the car hair will just blend in)! I also bought a rug and an electric drill.
I have yet to drive my couch anywhere. But, it'll be a fun ride when I finally get the chance!
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Things I Could Buy With One Month's Insurance For A New Car
Having priced car insurance in Detroit, I've decided that it's time to make a list. The title is pretty self explanatory.
Things I Could Buy With One Month's Insurance For a New Car:
1. Two months rent on my apartment
2. a 1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue--sure its from 1998 but it only has 130,000 miles on it.
3. First class round trip tickets to Los Angeles
4. Ten days at the Marriott in Detroit
5. A new Macbook Air
6. This house in Detroit
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/15030-Chapel-St_Detroit_MI_48223_M30539-29113
7. This house in Detroit
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/17390-Cooley-St_Detroit_MI_48219_M32127-68452?ex=MI539956129
8. Most of this house in Detroit
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/14853-Kentucky-St_Detroit_MI_48238_M31840-25925?ex=MI534452837
9. A bunch of other houses in Detroit
10. This house in Detroit and a new IPod
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/11485-Wisconsin-St_Detroit_MI_48204_M45762-58791?ex=MI533584625
So, I'm not getting a new car. Might get a house though.
:)
* Average quoted price. AAA was a little lower.
Things I Could Buy With One Month's Insurance For a New Car:
1. Two months rent on my apartment
2. a 1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue--sure its from 1998 but it only has 130,000 miles on it.
3. First class round trip tickets to Los Angeles
4. Ten days at the Marriott in Detroit
5. A new Macbook Air
6. This house in Detroit
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/15030-Chapel-St_Detroit_MI_48223_M30539-29113
7. This house in Detroit
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/17390-Cooley-St_Detroit_MI_48219_M32127-68452?ex=MI539956129
8. Most of this house in Detroit
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/14853-Kentucky-St_Detroit_MI_48238_M31840-25925?ex=MI534452837
9. A bunch of other houses in Detroit
10. This house in Detroit and a new IPod
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/11485-Wisconsin-St_Detroit_MI_48204_M45762-58791?ex=MI533584625
So, I'm not getting a new car. Might get a house though.
:)
* Average quoted price. AAA was a little lower.
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