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Yorkie is gone. RIP
It is with a very heavy heart that I report the passing of Yorkie, my tuxedo cat, this morning at 6:05 am, MDT. I had the care of him for the past 9 1/2 years, and he was a wonderful cat. It happened suddenly, with no warning. He started crying and panting, then went into convulsions. Within a minute, he was gone. I have lovingly wrapped him ( Read more... ) -
Thank you!
To all those who once served, or still currently serve, in any of the armed forces, thank you for your contributions to the safety and well being of our country. -
School's Out
Yesterday was the last day of school for the 2008-2009 school year. Now we get a week off before starting the summer school program. I'm not quite finished with my checkout forms, but all I need is my final room and book inventory stuff. I also want to give my room a good defragging, since I had piles of old papers from not just this year, but ( Read more... ) -
Okay, fellow writers. I have a poll for you (short and sweet)
I've been actually writing, both in edit mode and in create-a-new mode. But I decided I'd like a little input, mostly to know I'm not alone in this sort of effort.
So, here's my poll. Be kind, it's the first time I've tried this function myself.
Poll When writing...
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Five things make a post...
1. Spring weather is very variable. Since the equinox, we've had snow, rain, wind, dust, and heat, not necessarily in that order. The one thing that marks it for me most personally is that here in the valley I live in, the Russian olive trees have gone into bloom, and that means my allergies have returned. So I have my Claritin and lots of nice ( Read more... ) -
Writing frustrations
I usually pride myself on being able to put myself into the heads of my characters. I like to think it makes me more able to make them real people, even those who appear for a brief sentence or paragraph. Yet I have some areas that apparently I'm blind to ( Read more... ) -
I could use a good idea
I was reading through my notes for my third-in-the-trilogy story, and I have hit a road block. I want to show (rather than tell) how sensing other's emotions has had an impact on my MMC. I can tell easily enough, but it's hard to show it ( Read more... ) -
Write write write
I have finished my first draft of the first part of the trilogy. Yay! Not complete yet--not till I have a chance to do some editing (I already know of some I can cut and some I need to add), but the arc works, and goes into part two the way it should ( Read more... ) -
Meme--The Cute Monster Test
I gakked this from hotarunokokoro. It is surprisingly accurate, except that this particular demon doesn't always stay an inner demon...
Your Cute Monster Says Your Inner Demon is Depression
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Home again, home again, jiggity jig.
I'm back from my trip to Phoenix for a meeting with my OES committee. I don't mind going to the meetings, but it seems to be a lot of travel for a 1-hour meeting. (In my case, at least. It's 10 hours round trip for me. I think the next farthest away has a 5 hour round trip.) The WGM insists that we have at least 2 face-to-face meetings a year ( Read more... )