Did anyone else enjoy the most fabulous lightning display last night? It woke the monsters, so we opened up the blinds of the bay window in their room, and the four of us (five with the cat) watched the very loud intense storm for about 40 minutes. You can't find anything that good on TV. Oh, wait. Yes you can. K-Fed and Snakes on a Plane.
Oh dear, I have missed you all so. The real world is not nearly as fun as life with my cyber minions. Don’t take offense. Minion, like sweetie pie, is a term of endearment. So here are the reasons I’ve been MIA for the last month.
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Broke up with my boyfriends Zidane, McConaughey, and Diesel. Have been in depressed stupor ever since.
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Two separate trips to New York. First trip was Fishkill (No, they do not kill fish. Kill means creek. PETA already tried to complain about this.). Went to kick-ass Italian-Japanese faux wedding. No chicken dance or the electric slide. Just bumping and grinding and catching up with the original 8 Headed Hydra.
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In between, went to summer camp. Also known as Romance Writers of America’s National Conference. Really, should women be allowed to be this happy? Much like the army, it is the toughest job I will ever love. If you haven’t heard that this is one of the best professional organizations for writers, then please crawl out from under your rock and see the light of day.
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New novel is going well, and made some friends at RWA who are keeping me motivated.
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Second trip to New York via Manhattan and Hoboken. Hoboken is just a fun word to say, and I love New York. Who doesn’t? Despite the fact that I had to go there for work (Boo!), it turned out to be an interesting and productive trip. Also, got some yummy meals, but felt like I was in rejected scenes from Sex in the City. Who knew NYC was so homogenous? Was glad to get back to ATL and a little diversity.
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Went to Martinis and IMAX. Like I needed to be buzzing and watching a movie about Mount Everest at the same time…
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Rats are gone, but roof is leaking water into the monsters’ bedroom. Water into a bucket, are you listening? I am not happy.
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Cleaned the bathrooms. May not be a big deal to you, but I’ve got two monsters, a cat, a job that periodically requires travel, what’s-his-name, a novel in progress (now dubbed NIP), leaky roof, rabid raccoons that come and stare in our windows at night (not kidding about this), reading group which leads books I want to read, movies I want to see, food I want to eat… so you can see how cleaning the bathrooms falls a little low on my priority list.
Glad to be back, my cyber minions. I did miss you so. I also need to send my regards to some far away friends Angi (in Dallas), Brenda (in Albequerque), Jennifer (in Seoul), and Susie (in Amsterdam). And some friends who are near Michelle, Jeanette, Marilyn. Special nod to K. Hinton “Avid Reader.” Have you seen her reviews on Amazon.com? Very helpful.
I almost forgot to send my regards to what’s-his-name since we celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary. Yup, five years of being legal. That insensitive so-and-so was supposed to get me a piece of wood. No, honey, not that kind. But besides his twisted sense of humor he is a cool dude.