I was on the radio today!  I got the message at 11pm last night that they needed 3 people to come do a radio interview for the ghost tours.  At first, they didn't need me because by 11pm they already had 3 people, but then there was a last minute cancellation, and they definitely wanted me to go.  ( My Radio interview )

Here it is, almost midnight, and I JUST got the information that the ghost tours needs people for a radio interview tomorrow morning!   I've never been on radio!  I'm suddenly very nervous!  There will be three of us there to talk and tell stories, and it's only a 20 minute interview.  This means that I might not get very much air time, BUT, if you ( Read more... )

Saturday night I had my ghost tours.  They are so much fun!  This year was stressful leading up to the tours because I got all my information late.  My schedule, the changes to the tours, all of it ended up being at the last minute, so I found myself scrambling to adjust to the stories and the timing ( Read more... )

When I started following Supernatural fandom, fanfiction.net was overwhelming for someone who had only heard of fanfiction a couple of times and had never read any.  I did a search for places where I could find the GOOD stories.  I found a few recommendation lists, and enjoyed them, but when I found Ungen, I knew I had finally come to the right ( Read more... )

My husband works two jobs.  During the day, he programs simulators to train people on big docking cranes.  I know, it doesn't sound cool, but it really is.  He basically programs big giant rides with huge globe screens and Captain Kirk chairs.

His second job, after he comes home and has dinner is to write his own computer game, and manage his ( Read more... )

Whew!  I got my degree in Elementary and Special education, NOT counseling!  Tonight was deal with teen girl emotional angst night.  My youngest said some things to affect boy relationships with the oldest, and now the oldest has to try to fix the situation with two boys.  She's mad and crying.  The youngest feels awful now and is sad and crying.   ( Read more... )

 I can't say today was a bad day because everything turned out fine, and life is good, and good triumphs and all is well.  But the adventure that happened in the last 24 hours has left me exhausted and not feeling too much like being super happy about it.

( Why I could use less excitement in my life )

 The final story of the night brought us back to the alley between the Cabildo and St. Louis Cathedral.  This was where Ernie told my favorite story.  It's one that I'd read and loved before, but hearing Ernie tell it live really brought it home ( Read more... )

 Nearly all of the buildings in New Orleans are haunted, but the streets aren’t safe either.( It's said that.... )

 Here's the story, posted to my other blog:  blog.talesbyjulie.com/2011/06/kathryn.html