Yeah… I did it. I took Chicken to see My Bloody Valentine 3D– Jensen Ackles was in it, it was like a compulsion. And although I probably would have had a better time at Inkheart (and definitely wouldn’t have been exposed to any internal organs or exploding pick-axed eyeballs during the viewing) I have to… Read More

Which Supernatural Character Are You? More on Supernatural. Created by BuddyTV

Having recovered from my ego-bruising rejection, I decided to take a positive, proactive stance in the campaign to get my work published by someone besides myself. To that end, I have written and formatted my own rejection letter–you know, just to speed the process along and spare everybody some time, trouble, and pain: Dear Agent/Publisher–… Read More

Okay– I supervised a basketball game last night– the supervision was fun, but I’m SO tired… and I have a staff meeting tonight as well. I’m thinking I’ll get home, plant my keester, and dream about days when I could go walking four days a week! And now I have two whimpers and an ‘awww’… Read More

Okay, good news first. The good news is, I awoke this morning, after having finished a pair of fingerless mitts that I WILL have pictures of eventually (because I’m keeping them) and after watching four episodes of Season 2 of yummy-youngsters in a cool car with guns and ghosts (Uhm, Supernatural) and I felt GREAT…. Read More

Done list: Finished “Girl Mittens” for grandmother-in-law (alas, no pictures.) Finished “Two color scarf” for friend (alas, no pictures.) Finished hotpad and retro dishcloth for friend (alas, no pictures.) Received picture calendars ordered in early December from Wal-Mart (you’ve seen a lot of those pictures, actually) Sent all of the above to final destinations. Went… Read More

Seriously– I actually bailed on a department meeting (to the unhappiness of my dept. head) to come home and put my feet up and on ice. Walking around the Academy of Science on Saturday had pretty much fubar’d my foot per usual, and it was getting to the point where I would stand up and… Read More

Knittech, this one’s for you!!!

*sigh* You know that expression, “So near and yet so far?” Yeah, sometimes publishing the books is like that. I get it done (I think) and perfect (I hope) and then I get it in (huzzah) and then… They send it back to me so I can do the whole damned thing one more time…. Read More

We went today with my parents–Goddess love them lots and lots because it was a splendid day. We learned about the earth and lemurs and lizards and rain forests and bugs… you know, the usual. We also learned a couple of unusual things–and I thought I’d share: * We learned if a kid is given… Read More