So, apparently, I started a short story back in the Dark Ages (on Apr. 9th, 2004) with two thousand words in one day. It didn't get updated until July '04, then again in December '04. By then I had almost 5k words, but had written myself into a corner ( Read more... )

Alright I admit it! I opened my first Christmas present already. It made me. It said "I'm from Amazon. I'm a book. How else will you survive holiday travel without a holiday book?" The label ran off so I didn't know who it was from. I HAD to open it. The packing slip had the info.

Thank you so much, mcval. I have wanted this book since I first heard ( Read more... )

So, my mom and mother-in-law both highly recommended (read: cajoled) me into reading Now, Discover Your Strengths. It was a short, good read. I took the online test.

( my results )

Well it has been a while since I've even posted a little update. It's been raining for basically an entire summer. I haven't gotten to do as much yard work as I did last year and that's starting to irk me. But Friday I got the lawn weeded and managed to scream at B until he came to help mow ( Read more... )

I think I've made up for Battlefield Earth taking two months by squeezing extra books into July/August.

Read:
MonthTitleAuthorGenre
JanHunger Like FireGreg StolzeHorror?
FebColor of DistanceAmy ThomsonSci-Fi
MarWickedGregory MaguireFantasy
Apr/MayBattlefield EarthL. Bob Rife*Sci-Fi
JunColor of MagicTerry PratchettFantasy
JulAnother Fine MythRobert ( Read more... )