Okay– I’ll admit it.  I’ve been guilty of… of… HOUSECLEANING!   *scream*  *shudder* Forgive me.  I know, I know, my trademark is that I don’t give a royal housecleaning crap, but… well, I had to.  I’ve excavated the kitchen table TWICE in one week, and then?  And THEN?  I ORGANIZED. It was horrible– traumatic even…. Read More

So, uhm, putting together a child’s birthday party.  Not always easy. In this case, there were a couple of steps.  Step A, the requested visit to build-a-bear.  Mission accomplished.  Build-a-bear did us a solid this year, and produced a giant purple Hello Kitty with flowered feet… it’s like they had a direct line to her… Read More

Okay, before I totally disgust anyone reading with this totally gross and yet oddly hilarious story that I’ve debated whether or not to post, I’m going to put out some promo, because that’s the way good business people do things.  First, they sell their product.  THEN they gross you out. So first things first. Diesel… Read More

This is just to prove I was in New York Essentially, this trip to New York has boiled down to three major parts– A. The meet up in the La Guardia Marriott with all of the AWESOME Dreamspinner authors for a day of workshops. B. The Rainbow Book Fair on Saturday which was a huge… Read More

Hey, all! I’m still alive, my plane didn’t crash, the ride from Queens (where our hotel is) to the city (where the book fair is) didn’t kill me, Mary my roommate hasn’t stuffed a pillow over my face to stop my snoring, my fellow DSPers haven’t shoved pie in my face to stop me from… Read More

Okay– Two Things. The first is that Super Sock Man is out tomorrow! Yay!  The expanded take on the adventures of Donnie, the super-precocious young adult and Alejandro, his sister’s roommate will be hitting the e-book shelves tomorrow There is a contest at Chris’s that I should have posted earlier! Sorry, Chris! For a copy of it, (you’ve… Read More

Okay–my week wasn’t as shitty as Batman’s, but still! Bullet post today… cause I can’t think in a straight line… *  I leave for New York on Wednesday.  Does that not blow your mind? *  Big T got a job.  Selling knives.  Guess who taxis him back and forth to his training? *  Short people… Read More

C’mere, darling, I want you to take down a memo.  Yes, yes, of course I know you’re busy cleaning the kitchen table– leave it alone for a moment while I turn the stair master down.  That’s right.  Are you set?  Yes, here we go. “Dear powers-that-be, in the future, when providing me with an assistant… Read More

First of all, thank you everyone for your well wishes– Zoomboy is feeling better now, and I for one am much relieved.  He sat on my lap again last night, and my back is NOT happy sitting in that chair anymore.  I’m so stiff I can barely move today! Second of all, Squish and I… Read More

Sick Little Man with Mandatory Attack Cat Yes, tis true!  Zoomboy is sick today, and I should have known.  He has been getting gradually too big to sit on my lap–not that it’s stopped him any, and hey!  It’s not like the mama-chair doesn’t have a six inch gap between seat and arm anyway, making… Read More