I am loving the weatherat the moment. It has been raining for three days now and doesn't show any signs of stopping. Because of all the moisture in the air, I love watching the lightening crack across the sky and then continue on into the night for what seems like an eternity. And my skin feels so good that it doesn't even feel like I have to use moisturizer. I love the fat drops that plop ...
I am such a slacker! Between moving and being totallystressed out about finding a job, I haven't been doing a lot of writing, which of course means I didn't finish my manuscript last week. I still have nine chapters to write. That may sound like a lot, but they are outlined and not very long. Most of my chapters I've been about to finish writing in about two days--sometimes if I'm really lucky, ...
I was browsing a Borders in downtownChicago when what do I see but this: People in Chicago are ga-ga for Oprah Winfrey, and while I'm far from her biggest fan (maybe I'll post about that later), I can't help but running into her name just about everywhere. And this was one time I was glad to see it. I have read a couple of Oprah's book club books with a mediocre response at best, but this...
My sister and I decidedthe beach would be a perfect place to spend a beautiful, hot weekend. Of course our first thought was to take a quick trip to Hawaii. Then we woke up, realized neither of us had that kind of money and settled on a day-trip to Warren Dunes on Lake Michigan. We spent plenty of summer weekends driving around the Lake to get some sun and sand in Indiana or Michigan, so when ...
I have arrived. I wanted to post last night, but my sister doesn’t have internet at her place. Then I wanted to post this afternoon, but the local library isn’t Mac compatible. Then I drove over to my parents’ house, but their internet isn’t Mac compatible either. Have I mentioned how much I hate owning a Mac? I paid $2,000 for a piece of crap that I can’t use anywhere. I have never had so many ...
I left Salt Lake City this morning to begin my two-day, 1500 mile trek back to my hometown of Aurora, IL. What once used to be here... ...is now all here. This has been one of my more adventure filled trips, and I'm only halfway done. It started out as a little nostalgic trip down memory lane as I said goodbye to all of my favorite SLC spots. It was quite pitiful actually. I even ...
I had a great time at the Writing for Charity event at the Salt Lake City Public Library yesterday with about 200 other people. While you didn't have to be an aspiring author to attend the event, everything revolved around getting ready for publication. Shannon Hale was her usual funny self, a lot of local authors talked about what it's like to try and get published, and Brandon Mull thought I ...
I think this avoiding studying for finals thing has gone a little too far. It all started Wednesdayafternoon when my adorable roommate and I took an adorable little boy to the Rexburg Spray Park. In all honesty, we were the ones who wanted to play, but be needed a one-and-a-half-year-old excuse to do so. (See? Isn’t she adorable?) I blame the spray park for the pesky sunburn that started ...
I come from a huge family (my mom had six brothers and five sisters, most of whom still live in the Chicagoland area), so holidays are usually a big production. And I love being able to see all of my aunts and uncles and cousins and their kids, but since movingaway from home, holidays have taken on a new meaning. Instead of gatherings that take enough food to feed an army division (and Aunt ...
I decided I too would take part in Laurie Halse Anderson's WFMAD challenge this month. The first few days I thought, oh, this will be no problem. I have to write so much for school (only two weeks left!) that I easily write for an hour a day. But then it didn't seem like I was pushing myself enough. So my personal challenge is to WFMAD in my WIP. I'm calling it alphabet soup month. At the moment...
