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| Sunday, July 5th, 2009 |
tamra_wight
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11:24p |
Maxwell and baby robins . . .
(Tami rushes in, huffing and puffing) Here I am! Sorry to go missing yet again. Lots happening here! Campers are still arriving - although not as many as usual due to rain and cool weather. Those that are here are eager to make the most of it! I've been researching projects such as Exploding Lunch bags and boat building from recyclables. And I've been posting making sure Maxwell posts on the campground blog weekly. That's how I get my writing fix in, even though I'm working 60 hour weeks right now. I was told by a camper today that his ten year old son spent the winter checking Maxwell's blog. I thought he was exaggerating until the young man came into the store, hands in pockets, and stood looking at the floor. Very solemnly, he said, "Your new painted floor looks really great Tami. Maxwell said you worked hard on it for a week." I re-painted and clear coated the floor back in November. Gotta love those ten year olds. I've been posting as Maxwell for so long over on that blog, I've been playing with a PB about him. We have one theater kid, a friend of my daughter's, who is amazing in the suit . He climbs the climber .. . he acts out the books at story time . . . he tries to sneak into the bouncy house, even though his antlers are much too big
The kids get the biggest kick out of him!
And I've been given much inspiration.
Now I just have to find quiet time to mold it!
Yesterday, a bunch of kids ran in the store . . .
"Tami, Tami, Tami! There's a baby bird on the ground and he has a broken wing!"
I grabbed my gloves and followed them - after grabbing the camera of course.
Off the beaten path, under some young trees, was this
A baby robin, I think. We quickly determined he wasn't hurt. Just trying to hide from all the commotion. I pointed out his parent, calling from a nearby tree, and shooed all the kids home. "He needs to find a place to hide. He'll be okay . . . "
I sure hope he is.
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sbennettwealer
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9:56p |
Looking for the Perfect Summer Read?
 First, let me apologize for the weird formatting. For some reason, I can't get text to wrap around an image. Grrr. But I'm not going to let it keep me from posting, because I've been dying to tell everybody about my friend Darcy Vance's debut novel, "The Geek Girl's Guide to Cheerleading" (written with co-author Charity Tahmaseb). I DID tell you about it when it came out a month or so ago, and I hope you took my recommendation and bought it. If you didn't, consider this a nudge, because I am back now to REALLY to tell you about it. Actually, I can't talk about "Geek Girl's Guide" without talking a little bit about myself, specifically about how I came to know Darcy. We met several years ago in an aspiring YA writers' group hosted by Lauren Barnholdt. We were invited to post bits of our novels for critique, and I posted part of RIVAL. Immediately, Darcy responded. She totally *got* my story. She became one of its biggest champions, and I can honestly say the book would not be what it is if it wasn't for her TLC. I also was honored to get to read one of Darcy's projects, and I was blown away by a couple of things. First, she KNOWS teens. And if you know Darcy at all, you know this is because she is so incredibly devoted to her own children. She loves and admires and respects them - she even accompanies them to concerts! As a result, she is a wiz at capturing the teen voice.
She also writes with an incredible amount of heart. I'm not as familiar with Charity's work, but she seems to be a good match for Darcy in that department, because that is what really grabbed me about "Geek Girl." It is written with so much love and care, with main characters you wish you could hug - or at least just hang out with for a little while longer.
Bethany is the titular geek girl - comfortable in her role as an invisible genius, until her best friend convinces her to try out for cheerleading, and they both make the varsity squad. Bethany is thrust into a short skirt and a new, much more visible role--one that brings a lot of new questions, like what do you do when the school "It" girl spills beer on you at your first in-crowd party? And how can you tell if the star basketball player likes you for your mind or your pom poms?
Charity and Darcy do a great job of flirting with and then skirting stereotypes (jocks and cheerleaders are not all evil, geeks have definite student body president potential, and the cheerleading sponsor will make adults who read this book want to give her a high-five). But the best thing about "Geek Girl's Guide" is the characters. They're wonderful. Bethany is sweet and smart and funny and sympathetic. Jack, the head jock, is both vulnerable and hunky. And Todd, Bethany's best geek guy friend-- well, let's just say that if he got together with Matt, the geek guy in MY book, they could probably rule the world with their awesomeness.
So what are you waiting for? I bet if you went to your favorite bookstore, you'd find "The Geek Girl's Guide to Cheerleading" on a table of great summer reads. That's where I found my copy. Get your own, and get to know Darcy and Charity's work. I give them a high kick, a herky and a great big splits finish. Go, "Geek Girls!"
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lisamullarkey
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10:36p |
Scratching my Head: Review
Good news: Major Mama Drama was recommended to K-5 students.  Bad news: Despite what the review says, Peter Pan/Wendy/Plays aren't even mentioned in the story. (Posted on a Denver Public Schools site.) Their review: "Katherine can’t believe how insistent her mother has become about her trying out for the part of Wendy in the school production of Peter Pan. Her mother keeps pulling out photos and old costumes from when she played the part of Wendy. She keeps talking about making it a family tradition. How is Katherine ever going to break it to her mother that she doesn’t want the part of Wendy? Books in this series, Katherine the Almost Great, are full of family drama and fun. These books are for middle elementary age readers who are ready to step up from beginning reader books to easy chapters. Scattered pen and ink drawings add interest to the story but don’t overwhelm. (It does sound cute but I digress...) The blurb on my book: Major Mama Drama: Katharine knows her mom’s super-duper secret and thinks it’s a super-duper dud! Mrs. Carmichael is the new cook at Liberty Corner School—Katharine’s school! When her mom blows her kisses, bans fries from the menu, and delivers sour milk to her classroom, Katharine’s stomach does a flip-flop belly drop. Can Katharine survive her major mama drama? At least they correctly summarized (and recommended!) The Red, White, and Blue Crew.   |
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elockhar
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7:46p |
ALA
http://www.theboyfriendlist.com/e_lockhart_blog/2009/07/ala-.html For librarians! I'll be at ALA this coming weekend, starting Saturday afternoon. I don't know my precise schedule yet, but I'll be" at the YA author coffee clatch on Sunday morning, attending the Newbery/Caldecott banquet (squee!) signing I think for both Random House and Hyperion on Monday during the day (including ARCs of The Treasure Map of Boys, which comes out late July) Printz Awards dinner Monday night Come see me and say hello. That's what I'm there for! And forgive me, in advance, if I am shy. E |
aprilhenry
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4:08p |
What do a high-powered lawyer and a homeless man have in common? Books
I LOVED this story in the Boston Globe. "The story of the book club, now in its 10th month, is a tale of ordinary city life upended. It began with a stunningly unlikely friendship, between two men from different worlds: Peter Resnik, a high-powered lawyer on his way to work, and Rob, a homeless man guarding a friend’s shopping cart on Boston Common. Through months of daily conversations, that began with jokes and sports talk and gradually delved deeper, they found a common interest: literature. And when they saw the bridge that they had built, they recognized its potential for others." You can read more here.   |
lizgallagher
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3:32p |
June Reading and Watching Report
BOOKS  NORTH OF BEAUTIFUL by Justina Chen Headley. I finally had time to spend with this lovely book, and I'm so glad I did. It's a recommended read @ Readergirlz this month, along with The Opposite of Invisible. I'm so honored to be in Tina's company!  WINTERGIRLS by Laurie Halse Anderson. She's done it again! I loved, loved the voice in this book, and what an important book it is. I feel pretty confident that Laurie will save lives with this one.  BLUE BOY by Rakesh Satyal. Enjoyed this book quite a bit, and am looking forward to a conversation with Rakesh, who is also an editor at HarperCollins, about the choice to write and publish as adult vs YA; see his thoughts in August @ Through the Tollbooth. SILVER SCREEN  UP. Loved!  [500] DAYS OF SUMMER. Saw during SIFF. Am in love with. See it when it opens later this month.  AWAY WE GO. Were it not for SUMMER, woulda been my favorite movie of the month. NETFLIX DVD  TRUE BLOOD. Finished season one. Am lamenting lack of HBO to get into season two. NETFLIX INSTANT I watched a lot on here this month, but the only two I feel are really worth mentioning are . . .  BATMAN (1989). Holds up! Got to verify long-lasting memory about Joker putting on flesh-colored makeup over his white skin.  CALIFORNICATION. Um, I think I watched 9 episodes in a row. Season one only. Love the daughter character (the sweet one; not the twisty psychopath, though she's a good character, too, actually). Am also lamenting lack of Showtime; season two is all right there On Demand! Someday, my Netflix will come. ON DEMAND Again, watched a lot not worth mentioning, but do want to warn you to stay away should you be tempted by . . .  MANEATER. Now, I'm a fan of chick flicks, and of chick lit (and I don't mind the term, so I use it), but this chick-mini-series stretched the limits of fun for me. The first hour was fine, and I like Sarah Chalke, but. Just, don't. |
metteharrison
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3:24p |
biker boys
I did a final build up to the half Ironman this weekend, since it was the fourth and I didn't have other commitments for the morning. I did 51 miles on the bike at 20 mph, with a 129 average heart rate (pretty low) and then powered it up for the run because that is the weak part I am working on (12 hilly miles at 8:00 minute/mile pace) with an average HR of 155. I thought I might get wiped from the heat, which is what has happened on all the half and full Ironmans I have done before but I tried a new trick. The last 4-mile loop I went inside and got a bunch of ice cubes and dumped them down the front and the back of my top. The bra strap held them right against my heart, and it actually helped measurably to reduce my heart rate. It felt a little weird jiggling ice cubes, however. TMI, probably. The other funny part of the day was when I was on the bike, I'd just gotten to this new Legacy trail I hadn't tried before (and I loved it!). There were 4 guys on nice bikes who entered the trail about a half mile ahead of me. I thought they would be faster than I was, but I soon realized I was going to pass them. It wasn't easy because the trail isn't very wide and there were lots of other runners and bikers on it. It's tricky to pass a pack like then when they are also passing people and trying to avoid running into others head-on. Anyway, I got by them eventually and was going about 25 mph. Blew by them, in fact. But they couldn't let me go and it turned into a chase. They were on my tail for a while, kept threatening to pass me, and when they finally did, they slowed down to about 15 mph again. What is up with that? I came up to pass them again and they were laughing about how they "couldn't let that gurl pass them." Well, that gurl passed them again and this time, they decided to let me go. It reminds me of the races when I pass a guy and he has to speed up and catch up to me again. What is so funny about this is that the guys always start their swims about 5 minutes ahead of the "gurls." So by the time I reach the guy, I'm already five minutes ahead of him and he never knew. There is no point in him trying to pass me again. We are not even in the same race, in any sense of the word. Overall results for men and women are different. We are not in the same age group. And I'm already beating you by five minutes. But it's that ego thing. I'd feel better if I thought I'd just given them a reason to push a little harder, but they are already pushing hard and can't keep up. It's just annoying because I keep passing them and I worry about getting penalties because of the rules on how quickly you must finish a pass (in 15 seconds). |
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larbalestier
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8:40p |
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jongibbs
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4:15p |
Current WIP First Lines
I’m not sure who started this, but since people seem to be posting their first lines, and I can’t think of anything useful to say today, I thought I’d share some of mine. These are from current WIPs that are either in the pitch stage, or the 'still working on it' stage. THE FAMILY LEGEND (sci-fi short) Terik stepped out of the hovercab into a large puddle. INNER DEMONS (horror short) The tear-stained face in the mirror could have belonged to any twelve-year-old boy, except for a pair of black, lidless eyes, which would have looked more at home on a shark. WAKING UP JACK THUNDER (sci-fi novel) At 2:42am, with the tails of his gray trenchcoat flapping about in the breeze, Dimitri Vassilchen hurried through the dim-lit, back streets of Old Town Prague. FUR-FACE (YA urban fantasy novel) Getting it back would be dangerous, he’d have to return tomorrow, and that meant avoiding Razor for one more night. CURSED (100-word flash) I awake from a nightmare, unable to move, or make a sound.
STICKS AND STONES (mainstream flash)
“I don’t wanna get up.”
CHILD KILLER (Horror short)
My brother’s death made the TV news. IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD (100 word flash) From my hiding place in the backyard, I watched as dad waved a pistol between Mom and my kid sister.
Now to get back to my Sunday chores.  Current Mood:  cheerful |
deenaml
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1:12p |
Metal Maps (107)
A MAP OF THE KNOWN WORLD by Lisa Ann Sandell Seven months after her brother died in a car wreck, Cora learns that he was an artist and she sets out to complete the artwork he began, and to show the town that he was more than the trouble they saw in him. Melancholy story with a hopeful MC. |
aprilhenry
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8:34a |
A book publicity blog
A book publicist at a large house has a blog filled with a variety of helpful tips, some for other publicity folks, some for authors. A recent one looks at the pros and cons of different levels of web presence. You can read it here. |
m_stiefvater
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10:08a |
Vomiting (as depicted in art) and Maggie Acting Out of Character
 First, I must include a random photo of the most distressing cake I have ever made. Thing 1's birthday party was yesterday and she requested a princess cake on short notice, with low provisions. So I was forced to create the Fugly Cake with princesses baked inside. I am displaying it here for everyone who as ever asked me "Maggie, what can't you do?" That, my friends, is my answer. Anyway, onto my anecdote. The other day I was driving down from a fairly disastrous trip to an Elizabeth Scott book signing (disastrous because there was no Elizabeth Scott there). In tow I had my sister and Thing 1 & Thing 2. Anyway, on the way back, to make up for sitting in traffic on the Devil's Vortex of Doom, High Blood Pressure, and Wankers in Porsches*, my sister asked if we could stop at this antiques place that always had cool furniture sitting out front. Since I'd just subjected her to five hours of driving, I acquiesced. *otherwise known as I-95  I am not normally an antiques person. I did not even realize that 'antique' could be a verb until a few years ago. So I was largely disinterested. I did, however, find myself highly attracted to this mug/ stein thing. As you can see at the right, it depicts people dancing in pairs, holding fiddles, and . . . vomiting. I mean, what is that guy doing there on the left? Do you see him? The one with the string of something coming from his mouth? I am pretty sure that is an excess of Heineken, right there. Anyway, so if you guys ever wanted to know what kind of things would spur me to act out of character and spending money, now you know. Salt-glazed German guys playing music and vomiting artistically. You have a better explanation for what that gentleman is doing?  |
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yzocaet
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6:44a |
What Does "Best" Mean?
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/nWvm/~3/XPBvT5W85mQ/what-does-best-mean.html Over at the New York Times, Nicholas Kristof writes about The Best Kids' Books Ever. There's a bit of a logical fallacy with a twist of semi-research involved is wanting to write about kids books: I was aghast to learn that American children drop in I.Q. each summer vacation — because they aren’t in school or exercising their brains.Considering all of us who have been blogging and writing about the assigned summer reading, Kristof's "we need summer reading lists" makes some of us sigh. He may not state it explicitly, but he's really talking about how kids who don't read on their own over the summer can be encouraged to read. Which, frankly, involves more than a "best kids' books" list. Kristof then makes the leap to "these are the books I/my kids loved, so they are great for everyone!" Conversation at his blog then turns to "my favorite books." And you know what? That's cool. I don't agree that the books Kristof and his kids think are "the best" are going to be "the best" for everyone; and reluctant readers need more than an assigned reading list to discover the joys of reading. But this is his personal favorite list -- and you know what? That's cool. Everyone has their own favorites; and Kristof isn't the first to think his personal favorites are universal. Parents do it all the time -- and so do librarians, teachers, and other readers. Actually, everytime a librarian tells me they only booktalk books they love, I back away a bit, because they are doing what Kristof is doing -- only recommending personal favorites. At this blog I do review books that may not be my personal favorites but that I know, upon reading, will be favorites for others. On a side note, he recommends On to Oregon! (aka Seven Alone)  . Tea Cozy readers know how that really ended; I wonder if Kristof does? © Elizabeth Burns of A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy |
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yzocaet
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6:03a |
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cynthialord
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8:37a |
Taking the Ferry
One of my first teaching jobs was in a tiny school on a Maine island. When I talk about that teaching experience, I know it sounds romantic to take a ferry to work everyday.
And it was: September to November and May to June. Not many people have a commute where the view out of the window might include seals, porpoises, and jet-black cormorants flying just above the waves.
And yet, between those glorious fall and late spring months, it was often wind-wild and rough. The spray would freeze on the gangplank, making low-tide something to be dreaded. In fact, I was the only teacher in the whole district who had a column next to her name in the teacher attendance log for "Act of God." If the ferry couldn't run, I couldn't go to work.
I based the setting for TOUCH BLUE, my next novel, loosely on that island (and a few others). I was looking at Maine island videos this morning as I'm revising that book, and this is the ferry I took (though not the same captain).
I remember many, many days when the weather was just like this. Waiting for the boat on that wharf, there'd be an icy wet wind off the water, I'd stand with my back to it, so my eyes wouldn't tear up. Those days, the boat pitched and rolled harder than a ride at the fair. Still, I only remember having to call in my "Act of God" excuse once to the superintendent's office.
"Didn't know if you was coming," the bus driver would say, as I climbed onto the school bus, waiting for me on the island.
"Didn't know myself," I'd reply. Current Mood:  nostalgic |
lisayee
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12:20a |
An Author's Off Day(s)
Okay. So last blog, Peepy and I had pulled practically an all-nighter to finish our chapter book, BOBBY VS. GIRLS (ACCIDENTALLY) . . .  (I actually did the writing, and Dan Santat did the illustrations, but Peeps claims that everything was her idea.) How did we celebrate? Why with Dot's Cupcakes, what else . . .  Later, it was time to do all those exciting and glamorous things authors do when they are not writing. Like laundry, paying bills, and this . . .  Um, that's Peepy at the grocery store. The dog poster scared her, so she tried to hide from him . . .     Then it was time to go home . . .  . . . where we prepped for out teaching gig at the Santa Monica Public Library this Wednesday. The last time we were there, we were onstage with the Fonz . . .   This time, we'll be teaching and talking writing with teens as part of . . . Inspire Me! A Teen Writers' Workshop An intensive workshop where teens meet with local writers, develop their creative writing skills, and get a chance to publish their pieces in a Teen Zine. Authors include Sonya Sones, Lisa Yee , Robin Benway, and Ron Koertge. . Hope you all had a wonderful Independence Day! Peeps and I watched our hometown parade . . .  BTW, even though we have been known to eat non-healthy desserts, here's what I did not eat for 4th of July, courtesy of the website "This is why you're fat . . . where dreams become heart attacks."  To see more heart cloggers, CLICK HERE.
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| Saturday, July 4th, 2009 |
annecy_dit
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5:30p |
And a Mini-Rant
I stopped wearing shorts very often in public several years ago. Maybe ten years ago. I am not ashamed of my legs, exactly. But i am a very pale-skinned person. I have done my time on swimteam and lifeguarding outdoors. Skin cancer runs in my family. I see no reason to actively pursue a tan. I am also very tall. This means that when i do wear shorts, there is an awful lot of white leg on display. And while i am relatively comfortable with the color of my skin--because i know it will keep me healthier and younger looking longer, etc, and well, it is the color that i happen to be--other people have trouble with my skin color. But today was hot; so i decided (as i do maybe once or twice a summer) to go out in public in my shorts. Did the clerk at the grocery store comment on the color of my skin? Oh, yes, he did. Maybe i am old enough that i can get stubborn about this now. Or just invest in goth makeup and more black than i already wear... But that latter option sounds hot and slimy. |
annecy_dit
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3:26p |
Princess for Hire
I was surprised to open a box of Advance Readers at work yesterday and find an ARC for Lindsey Leavitt's ( ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) lindsey_leavitt) Princess for Hire. The release date on the book is not until next March, so i had a bit of a time warp moment. (Especially since a coworker had just been complaining about there being catalogs with Christmas books in them--something we don't want to be thinking about in July.) But i was also thrilled! I love all of my writer friends, and i am proud of all of you, but i have to confess that i am particularly proud of Lindsey. I remember the first piece of hers that i ever read. It was on the SCBWI's discussion board. It was about a girl who wanted to be a cowboy and a cow that wanted to be... oh, dear, here my memory is fuzzy--i think the cow wanted to be in a parade. Or maybe it wanted something even grander. But the two team up, get most of what they wanted from each other, and ride off into the sunset together. I laughed. It was brilliant. I could totally see it as an illustrated picture book, the images were that clear. So, i emailed her. We've been friends since. I did not see a whole manuscript for Princess for Hire, but i remember the idea in concept. I remember thinking, if not saying, after reading the first sketch paragraphs, that this was a book that would sell. And it did. You might think that believing in Lindsey's perpetual brilliance would set me up to be disappointed at some point. But it never has. The lady has a way with words--her characters are so lovably funny, her descriptions so spot on humorous. I stayed up very late last night, reading Princess for Hire, thinking "just one more chapter and then i'll go to bed". I finally had to force myself to go to bed, but the first thing i did when i got up this morning was pick up the book. I loved it. But i suppose that is not a surprise to me; i knew i would. What i love most about Princess for Hire: 1. Lindsey's trademark humor--Desi is adorably self-focused and so very fourteen. 2. How beautifully unglamorous/mundane/not-at-all-what-you-d ream-of the princesses' lives are. 3. How Desi's self-confidence grows. 4. How the book celebrates standing up for who you are and expecting respect from others for who you are. In short, i can't wait 'til March when i get to start encouraging kids (and adults) to read it. |
professornana
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2:17p |
working independently
worked today on a presentation for ALA and one for San Angelo. Here is the San Angelo PPT. Took most of the day to get it almost complete. I need to add some videos and podcasts when I have more time. Now it is time to eat, my favorite American pasttime. No burgers today: chicken, tossed salad, and baked potatoes. Yummmmm. Happy b-day to Julia Grace Bunyea, one year old today. Current Mood:  hot |
susanwrites
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11:09a |
Six on Saturday - the things that are frustrating me edition
1. Yesterday we bought a new refrigerator. At last. After much teeth gnashing and worrying over the colors and sizes and whathaveyous. Got home from ordering it, remeasured, and the built-in that we have isn't as deep as what we bought. It will stick out into the pathway several inches. Instant crash and burn for me. We were going to cancel it but the built-in built-ins are $7K to $8K. Unreal! And less space and less feature and poorer ratings. So we are going with the original choice and will now have a fridge sticking out into the narrow pathway. Hey, it will match the microwave that sticks out on the other side of the kitchen. Remodeling the kitchen is such a pipe dream compared to all the other things that need doing around this house that I need to accept that what is, is. It is on its own wall, at an anle. We can't push it back any farther unless we want to remodel the bathroom and take out the countertop. Which we do, but not right now. 2. We went to multiple stores yesterday looking for a decorative but HEAVY chain to hold up the antique chandelier we bought, oh, a year or more ago. We can find heavy chains that will hold the heavy chandelier but they look like the ones you use to tow a car. And I am sure that when the electrican goes to hang it he is going to find more a problem in the ceiling. It's just the way it goes with this house. 3. The bird bath in the backyard overflows, which is good, to water the fern/wetlands area near the patio. However it does not flow the direction one would think, as in down the steeper incline. It flows toward the patio so much so that we now have a bog. Which is not good. We have played with multiple solutions and while they MIGHT work, none of the strike me as ones that WILL work for sure which is realy frustrating. 4. We have lived in this house for over two years now and the living room still does not have any furniture or a purpose or a hint of a purpose that would help me figure out what to do with it. It's a funky design that makes it even more difficult. So basically you walk into the house and see a junky room which is, let's face it, rather depressing. 5. I am trying to find a handyman or a carpenter or someone to build us sturdy garage cabinets, ones that don't have particle board shelves that will warp as soon as you put a can of paint on them, but they don't seem to be anywhere around. 6. Okay so those are only five things that are frustrating me but it frustrates me that they are bugging me so I'm counting that as number six. |
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larbalestier
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5:32p |
Stalker Song + Giveaway
http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/07/04/stalker-song-giveaway/ http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=5247 I have been promising for some time that I would write about how most love songs are actually about stalking. However that time is not now on account of I am behind with everything. So far behind that I can’t continue any feuds with other YA writers or—much much worse—follow the Tour de France. Yes, it’s that bad. Again.
In the meantime tell me what your favourite/most appalling stalker song is in the comments below. I will send a signed (by me and Scott) copy of the anthology Love is Hell to the commenter whose stalker song selections most amuses me. Or at random if the busy-ness makes my brain not function enough to decide. You can find the first part of my story in the anthology here.
In the meantime here’s Stalker Song by Charlotte Martin (via Stephanie Leary):
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aprilhenry
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11:30a |
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kmessner
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11:25a |
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davidlubar
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9:52a |
An exercise in Sarahdippity
It took Sarah Palin 18 rambling minutes to basically say, "I'm taking my ice cubes and going home." Or something like that. Which has helped me realize how great a country we live in. We have the freedom to elect morons to positions of power. We can put philanderers and thieves in state capitals. We can elect mayors with drug habits and senators who think that pork is a birthright. But, unlike the folks in Iran, we also have to power to get rid ourselves of these leaders without shedding blood. It can take a little while. We might have to wait until the next election. In extreme cases, we can impeach. More often than not, it is the free press that greases the wheels by shedding harsh light on misdeeds. So, we are often a mess, but we are a free mess. Our system might not be perfect, but it is nearly always interesting. Happy Independence Day. Be careful with those fireworks. And those ballots. |
cynthialord
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7:47a |
Happy Fourth of July!
Rockland, Maine. Photo by my husband, John
Ah, sit back in your lawn chair, look up at the sky, and enjoy! Current Mood:  good |
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