I’ve had an odd mix of thoughts today. Mom called last night (Friday), and I learned that Daddy has had several bad falls recently. He was out of town for a business trip most of this week and ended up…
Feeling Pouty – Please Skip, Whinging Ahead
Bah. I don’t feel good and I can’t sleep anymore and I’m the only one awake. There’s a very childish part of me that wants very much to find a way to wake Sam up so I won’t be alone.…
Miscellany
I lost track of who originally linked to what, so I can’t credit them properly. But thank you to whoever they all were, anyway! Filed under “another reason I’m proud to be a homeschooler”: California court rules that private school…
Any Knitters Who Like Graphic Novels?
ciannait linked to Handknit Heroes yesterday. Imagine you’re a teenager, and you have some special powers. Maybe even superpowers. And one day, at a sleepover, your best friend in the whole world tells you you’re not alone. So begins the…
Random Things Meme
Leah tagged me on Facebook to write 25 random things about myself, then Sam tagged me to come up with 16 random tidbits. I’m not good at these things, but I’ll give it a try. I didn’t go to kindergarten…
Urban Fantasy Poll/Contest
Like urban fantasy? Want to win a $25 gift certificate? Go vote in the Urban Fantasy Land Readers’ Choice Awards, then post a link from your own blog/site.
Happy November!
I figure it’s past time I check in again. Obviously, I’ve given up on the Blog365 thing. I did make it 9 months or so, at least. Katie turned 18 at the end of October, so she voted in the…
Between Naps
I gave in to my body and stayed in bed all day yesterday. It helped. If I’m not trying to do anything else, I can take my breakthrough pain meds and muscle relaxants. They make me too floppy to walk…
It Burns!
I was reading Eileen Wilks’ novel Tempting Danger and mostly enjoying it, until I hit one of the sex scenes. And then, she wrote something like, “This time adagio, rather than fortissimo.” There wasn’t one editor or proofreader with any…
Review: Rogue by Rachel Vincent
Rogue by Rachel Vincent My review rating: 2 of 5 starsI am officially annoyed. I want some kind of law, or at least an industry standard, that requires publishers to label any novel that doesn’t tie up all its little…