Windblown

Ciao for now

2008-06-27T15:11:08Z

Well, I'm off. Off for a week's stay in the pristine wilderness -- with essentially NO internet access. (Imagine!) I mean if I GET to internet at all, it'll be an unexpected treat. I mean we're not gone YET -- Precious Princess has to gradua...

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Day-before-yesterday's Weird Observation

2008-06-26T19:40:59Z

Day-Before-Yesterday's Weird Observation: What is wrong with our society? A minor wrongness, given all that could be wrong with it, but symptomatic, I think. Scene: In car, driving Precious Princess to Safety Town. Drove past the street on whi...

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-- whew --

2008-06-25T20:04:35Z

Okay, got 3 jobs applied for, and the adrenaline rush is still buzzing along. Not sure I can focus enough for the next hour to complete any more cover-letters / applications today, but think I will still make a few phone calls before close-of-b...

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right now --

2008-06-25T15:35:18Z

-- I'm hyped on coffee and chocolate. Last week (in a fit of child-induced freakery) I actually made a special trip to the EXPENSIVE grocery store (NOT the Big Box) and bought Reese's. For myself. Not the kids. (I can't even remember the last tim...

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But nevertheless...

2008-06-25T01:39:11Z

But I'm not giving up on the writing. Tomorrow I'm shipping out a piece that hasn't been tried with a pub since last summer -- and that (IMHO) is much improved since then. So at this point I have 3 pieces out at various pubs, and 2 more up on...

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OMG! They're Not Kidding...

2008-06-19T14:10:56Z

My Personality Type is: Reliable Realist (RR) Stole this from Jacolily, who got it from Mello. Here's what the testing site has to say about it (My comments in Blue) . It's downright scary: Reliable Realist (RR) ( Take the free test and deter...

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Lordy, Lordy

2008-06-19T03:14:54Z

(Sorry -- sacrilege not REALLY intended. Just couldn't resist. Actually that was a prayer...) This is THE BUSIEST WEEK OF OUR LIVES (and stupid ME for signing them up for so much all in the same week -- but that's when all the programs they RE...

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Papa's Got a Brand New...

2008-06-08T00:22:15Z

...Chevy Metro! Well, not brand new, exactly, since they quit building them, oh, say in 2000 or so. But new to us, and with only a little rust. A 1999 Model Year Metro, this baby's got to be one the last ones they made. Never thought I'd s...

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Good rejection -- or, Make that 5...

2008-06-06T23:42:38Z

Just got the results of the contest where I entered 2 stories. The good news is, my two stories WERE among the 12 finalists. The bad news is, they were NOT among the 3 winners. But, I find this encouraging. Given the total number of entrants, bei...

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Make that 3...

2008-06-03T01:55:12Z

Bah. Just got another one today. That's what you get for throwing stuff at the "qualified pro" mags. Reality is, they have only enough space in a year's issues to print 3 out of every 1000 stories submitted by unknowns. Which means, my story c...

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