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Alright, writing friends! I'm psyching myself up because I reaaaaaally want to do NaNoWriMo this year, but I'm torn between two ideas. One is a sequel to the novel (Quest) that I wrote in 2010 (and still love!) The other would be a brand new idea with brand new characters (see tag). I don't really have a well-defined conflict/plot arc for either of ( Read more... )

I went to Space City Con this past Saturday, with two of my guy friends. We had a blast. Here are some of the highlights.


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Saturday night, Tad and I went to a performance of The Nutcracker in downtown Houston, on a double with some friends. It was wonderful. It's been at least 4 years since I'd been to the ballet. Tchaikovsky is still brilliant, the costumes were beautiful, and Trepak(Russian dance) was my favorite as always. :)


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"Leverage Canceled by TNT After 5th Season"

At least we'll get a last, "wrapped-up" episode on Christmas. :(

Smaller, more manageable checklist for this evening.

-get ant traps (I have ants in my CAR now. The heck??)
-complete teacher website
-draft welcome letter
-finish second bulletin board
-finish organizing desks
-dinner
-walk Topher?
-tidy apartment (oh my good gravy, it's REALLY gotten away from me...)
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So, bironic made a spaceship video to Nicki Minaj's "Starships".

It. Is. Phenomenal.

Multi-fandom, without being spoilery for any. Just go watch it. Watch it and squee. :D

Starships

So, either because I am SUPER confident in my planning abilities or because I am insane (much more likely), I have agreed to go with faith_king to Dragon*Con in Atlanta, Georgia over Labor Day weekend. Why is this crazy? Because I am a first-year teacher. Not only will I be missing the very first Friday of the entire school year, I will be giving up a ( Read more... )

Running commentary, because faith_king wanted to see my reaction to this one...

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