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It’s Random Stuff Friday!
- Anyone here have any experience with Melaleuca?
- I have my screen saver set to rotate all my personal pictures, and since I had to save all the puppy pictures to get them posted, I now have Adorable Puppies and Kitties popping up at random. This is a Very Good Thing as it makes me totally happy to see them all. On the other hand, I end up not working so the auto screen saver kicks in, which is not a good thing as I have a book due really, really soon.
- I’m putting together the online workshop, which is interesting because I’ve only ever given the class live. For me, that means I have an outline of things to cover, but I hadn’t ever written it out. I’m trying to include everything, but I really hope it’s an active class. So much of what I teach live has to do with audience participation. So far, so good, but the proof will be in the pudding. (mmm…pudding)
- Dr. Who Tonight! Weeeee!
- I’m almost finished reading AMERICAN GODS by Gaiman (terrific book!) and now have to decide whether to read TWILIGHT or DIRTY next. Recommendations?
- I’m planning a container bulb garden. Another first for me. I’m really going to miss my tomato plants. In fact, I’ll miss my whole little garden. The herbs! I made a mint-rosemary tea yesterday and I was squee-ing like a little girl that I got the ingredients (except the black tea) from my garden!
- I’m off to the bigger city to get wonderful things done - facial, hair, massage. If I was very, very rich, I’d hire a full time masseuse and one of her jobs would be to massage my scalp all day. Yes. I’m that odd.
Have a great weekend, and if you haven’t submitted your pet yet, go to the Who’s Your Doggie post and do it!
Posted by Jo Leigh @
7:33 am |
So I’m doing the art-fact sheet for my latest book, which is a pain in the ass, but inevitable, sort of like revisions, and usually I like to give the art department a visual. I pick someone reasonably famous and let them know he/she should look something like that. It mostly doesn’t work, but did so, smashingly, with Relentless -
I told them the hero was Clive Owen. Not too shabby, huh?
Anyway, I filled out the whole thing, phft, done. Here’s what the hero looks like:
Unfortunately, instead of writing Thomas Gibson…I wrote Charles Gibson:
Not that Charles isn’t a very good newscaster, and I’m certainly not implying that he isn’t a nice looking man. It’s just that, well, you know.
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PS, again - I need more dogs! See two posts down. I’ve already included most of those submitted! More! More!
That is all.
Posted by Jo Leigh @
2:38 pm |
It’s September! How did that happen? I’m not ready.
Went on an excursion yesterday with my gal pals and we ate (sushi! gelato!) shopped (Asian market! Tai Pan Trading Co!) and enjoyed the hell out of the day. It was a long drive, though, and I crashed last night, hard. Today, start with page 1 of the new book, work on my workshop, work on ST. Also massage, thank heavens.
Honestly, I still can’t get over the September thing.
I’m going to go look at my tomato plants. They’ll be history so very soon.
Posted by Jo Leigh @
8:54 am |
First Diana, then Alison, then everyone in the world
Posted by Jo Leigh @
8:38 am |
Did anyone else get up in the wee hours and watch the meteors zipping by? I was up at 3, but that was too early, then up again at 4 where I got some great meteor action. I should have tried again at 5, but I was too zonked.
Posted by Jo Leigh @
8:15 am |
So it’s the middle of the night. 1:19 to be precise. I’m sleeping as all sensible writers should be at that time, when something wakes me. It’s a sound, raspy. Close. A scratch on my elbow. I open my eyes and there’s a BIG HONKING HUGE UGLY HUGE BLACK BEETLE ON MY BED ABOUT TWO INCHES FROM MY FACE!
I was out of the bed so damn fast I think I broke the land speed record. I did what all self-respecting freaked out people would do and immediately woke my husband. He, being a true gentleman and hero, got up from his sound sleep and went to capture the beetle. I’m telling you it was HUGE. BLACK. And it made RASPY NOISES! It totally freaked him out, too. His Whoa! and assorted curses were confirmation that this was A BEETLE FROM HELL who came to deliver NIGHTMARES FOREVER.
I made him look under every pillow and check the entire bed, and then I actually had to get back in the bed because he wouldn’t move to a new house, although that seemed like the only logical thing to do.
I kept waking up all during the night, certain there were more beetles coming after me, and I’m serious, if it happens again, we’re moving. Have I mentioned this thing was HUGE and that it was TWO INCHES FROM MY FACE?
Oh, and it’s our anniversary today – three years! My sweetie, in addition to saving me from the BEETLE FROM HELL surprised me with the most wonderful piano music box. It’s really charming and it sounds beautiful and it’s even got me to dust in my office so it won’t be embarrassed to be seen there.
Now I must go shudder for another hour or so.
Posted by Jo Leigh @
7:41 am |
You guys remember Jack? The wonderful puppy that had been starved and abandoned? Well, we got pictures from Jack’s new Mom (thanks, Peggy!) and I wanted to show all of you how happy he is in his new home!
This is Jack and his BFF Buddy
If this isn’t a dog smiling, I don’t know what is:
Posted by Jo Leigh @
10:01 am |
I’m going away for a few days with the DH and we’re staying where there is no internet available and I think that’s going to work out fine. I’ll probably curse my lack of connectivity when I start jonesing for a blog hit (hmmm, that sounds naughty) but I am taking the Neo and I will be doing my pages. But, and this is so, so fun, we’re going to see movies! Like real people who go to movies! Live Free and Die Hard. Transformers. Harry Potter. Waitress. Not sure we’ll make it to all of them, but we’re gonna try.
Now, all of you be good while I’m gone. Well, not too good cause that would be boring, but mostly good.
Posted by Jo Leigh @
6:03 am |
Thanks, everyone for the feedback. It’s invaluable. I have another question - do you guys see (when making a comment) a box for your name, email, web site above the comment box? What browser are you using? And can everyone now see the cursor in the comment box?
Thanks for your help!
Posted by Jo Leigh @
9:41 am |
As those of you who’ve been to the site before can tell, I’m getting a new design for both the blog and the web site. I’d love comments and suggestions now, while we’re still fiddling! Thank you.
Posted by Jo Leigh @
8:22 am |
