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Home with Chris & Revisiting Blogging
It's been a wrenching few days. I can't sleep worth shit but Chris is going to be ok, in fact better than he was (physically, any way. The goofy jokes are forever.)(For the benefit of those who haven't seen the emails, I'll cut and paste some of that info below.)We are now sitting on the couch at home and he's reading the funnies to me, ( Read more... ) -
New Year's Day
Well, the Christmas machine has thundered by and quiet sanity has descended. Naturally I wasn't off work enough and it seemed like every day I had some kind of obligation or other. The last two days have been blissful and quiet. A friend called and wanted Chris and me to come to an impromptu New Years eve party, but neither of us could drag our ( Read more... ) -
Living in the 19th Century
It's official. I'm sick of living in the 19th century. Yes, everybody looks better by candle light, but my extremely significant other looks great in any light and I really, really have a great fondness for central heat. You ever tried to heat a house with a fireplace? It sux. Bigtime ( Read more... ) -
50,000 Words
I've been nudged :-)
I've been writing like a madwoman. In addition to writing a novel in 29 days, I have sort of set myself a task of writing reviews as a way to advertise my books. I been a writin' fool--except for my livejournal, of course.
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Long Week
I had a wonderful time last week at Prairie Meet. The weather was a little too warm but not bad. There were herds of deer, flocks of wild turkeys, squirrels, someone saw a bob cat. Someone else saw a raccoon (Georgia thought they were the same animal and it was definitely a raccoon.)I got some writing done and chatted with many people. I'd ( Read more... ) -
24-hour Story
I entered a contest wherein you write a short story in 24 hours. I thought it would be more of a challenge than it was. At exactly noon they assign a topic and a word length. That was yesterday. I have until noon today to finish it up. Here's the topic: http://www. ( Read more... ) -
Figurative Drawing/Painting class
I had my first class today. I enjoyed it very much. There as a live model (with clothes) and we drew/painted in 20 minute stretches. I got one really bad watercolor out of it. Everyone else is doing oils or acrylic. I have no wish at all to use that stuff. It stinks and stains and requires special handling. I can do watercolor siting on the couch ( Read more... ) -
More Art
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Art Festival
Chris and I went to an Art Festival today at OCCC. There was some wonderful art, including some great watercolors, and a lot of garbage. I assume that's pretty common in these things. I about wore myself out (ended up making Chris carry my purse) but I had a great time ( Read more... ) -
I Finished "Man"
This morning I finished the final edit on "The Man Who Needed Killing." I'm going to send a copy to my Dad. If it gets printed I may dedicate it to him. It's set in 1935 when he was about 11 years old. He remembers the Great Depression as a wonderful golden time. I'm sure his parents didn't quite remember it that way. I may make it into an e-book ( Read more... )
