National Novel Writing Month 2021 has begun!

• What am I writing?
  I am writing a romance novel I am currently calling “Almost Maybes” after the Jordan Davis song. I had thought I would tie the gist of the song to the story but so far, it’s not really come up for the characters. The story is still young though.
• Who am I writing?
  The characters are ( Read more... )

It’s the last day of October aka Halloween Day. I chatted for a couple of hours with my CPN girls and then went off to get my hair cut. We headed out to Walnut Creek to check out the Apple Store. Always a treat to go there.


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As I write now, it’s September 11, 2021. Twenty years since 9/11. I won’t post this today but I thought I’d take that moment to pause, as one does on this day but I suppose especially this day twenty years later.

What did we learn from that day, from those days after, from that moment in history? People say, “Never forget.” I want to say, “What ( Read more... )

So, for whatever reason, my Wordpress plugin has stopped working to cross post here to Livejournal. Yes, I tried another plugin but that has also failed. As such, I will now merely post the links to those previous blog posts and then do the same in the future. I'm bummed I can't just cross post but such is life?

TWITL - week forty-two

TWITL - week ( Read more... )

We had a heatwave this week. The weather does not care that it’s now October. Oh no, we had triple digit temperatures or very close to for a few days. I would really love cooler weather. You know, the kind of weather where sweaters and light jackets are necessary would be super right now. I have this jacket vest I really like to wear…

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MUSIC

Tyler Rich - Two Thousand Miles - Tyler’s debut album dropped on Friday, September 4th. I LOVE that he announced it on Monday and we only had to wait until the end of the week to have it in our ears. Of course I love it. Of course I spent the whole day Friday just listening to a playlist of all Tyler. Of course I’m going to recommend the ( Read more... )

My days of working from home are numbered. We’re set to return to the office full time in July. I think I’m going to miss working from home. It’s much more relaxing even though I do try to keep to a routine even when at home.

SPORTS

Super Rugby Aotearoa began this past weekend! My Crusaders were on a bye so I didn’t worry too much about which ( Read more... )

During the week, I write my thoughts in a Google Doc called “TWITL 2020 - ideas.” Most of the stuff I write there doesn’t make it to this blog because it’s so personal and meant just for me. It’s the place where I try to work things out in my head so that maybe I can write a more subdued, subtle version of it here. What usually happens is that my ( Read more... )

if we admit this is love
has forever already started
if I tell you I can’t remember
not having you by my side
will you admit the same
if we take the next step together
something new yet timeless
will we weather all the storms
as well as the calm
if we admit this is love
do we bind our souls together
ready for anything
certain when faced with the unknown
knowing ( Read more... )

The week ended with lots of laughter and I think I didn’t realize how much I needed it. So to my CPN lovelies- THANK YOU for Saturday night. And extra thanks to Aleks Paunovic for bringing us together.


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