I'm not just a fashion plate

... one. And I am missing 20 pieces of clothing. Yes, I have 20 pieces of clothing missing from my clothes that almost do not fit my newly expanded (by about a foot) closet. I have had to "edit" out some clothes because let's face it, I ... I always end up wearing the same outfits for work. Want to find my DebSoc jackets and my khaki trench, and my favorite mini. Life is not complete without them...

Title: Not a Day Goes By, When I Don't Think About Killing You. Chapter Four. ... damn tongue to think, well, and his dick. "I do not need help. I saw William and that's that. The end....'t need a shrink, I don't need help. I'm not a fucking mentalist, okay? I believe what I saw and heard,..., no pain, no emotion. But, quite frankly, Gabe was not dead, he was lying on the pavement, eyes closed, head ...

No, not going to happen

...-up, and that my legs feel like lead? So, I went to the gym to work out some extra frustration. Not a good idea. Turns out that I left my swimsuit and goggles outside of my locker yesterday. Now, there are nowhere...'s a $4,000 check. Nope, I'm being audited. I won't see that money for months, if not quarters. Ugh. That throws off my trip to Australia, my trip to the Bahamas, and my attempt to buy a ...

Hey, Author--YOU DO NOT SUCK.

... be they participating in NaNoWriMo or not, be they in the opening stages...) but no plot, no antagonist, not even any real character, just a...The people who finish novels are not the smartest people or the most...the most amazing characters. They are not the people whose very existence is... be surprised. And you might not. You might find that this ... writing the stories that do not suck. They are simply the ...

Why I am not a Stephen King fan

... produce something small and lean and personal, stripped down of excess. But that's nearly impossible to do once you've become an industry unto yourself. I know I'm virtually alone in being a horror writer who does not worship at the altar of King. No, I won't be reading Under the Dome (and if Lucas brought out a new Star Wars movie tomorrow, I wouldn't be seeing that). Life's too short to ...

trying not to internalize...

...hours. i mean I feel like all day all we do is nurse. I'm not complaining, but she really has been nursing a lot B"H. I'm upset about her not gaining and in fact losing, and I'm struggling not to internalize it as a failure on my part. We go back to the pediatrician ... fall asleep. But I can't help but feel like a horrible person/and parent that she's not gaining.

Auto Insurance Discounts You May Not Know About.

...’s, but did you know that you can get a discount if they are away at school (over 100 miles) and do not have a car with them? Ever heard of getting a discount for shopping for new insurance early? Believe it or not, it matters when you shop for your insurance. If you plan ahead, and purchase your policy at least 8 days before your ...

disabled people are still human, and not deaf

... in the cafe for breakfast, surprise rush time! Dear student #1, Yes, "betty" is disabled. No, she is not deaf Yes, she did hear you say, loudly, "wow, I can't believe they let a retard run a ... she self-depreciatingly jokes about it. Yes, that is a hunch on her back, it happens sometimes. No, you may not stay in the cafe after telling her to her face that she "is, like, the 80 year old love child ...

INCOMPLETE, DO NOT POST YET, I WILL FINISH WRITING THE ACTUAL LOG IN A BIT

...It was a slightly chilly afternoon of November with a gentle breeze that made the air even colder. When he heard about Essuru, he wasn't sure what to think; he wasn't sure what he was feeling. It could not have been sadness, could it? The King of Heroes wasn't so simple as to be affected this greatly by that young girl, was he? Gilgamesh didn't think so, or at the very least he hoped it weren't....

Tight-Pants not Big-Hair

... rock. Deep Purple. Black Sabbath. The Zep. Rock and Roll hootchie-coo. God help me, Night Ranger. I explain this to M and struggle for a term for the music. "Oh," she responds, "You want Tight-pants, not Big-Hair rock." Without pausing, she opens up her computer and produces a CD. "This," she says, "is the soundtrack for Dazed and Confused ." It glows, I swear it does, as she passes it to me. ...