M.J. Fredrick's Blog, page 93
March 25, 2010
The Big Day
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Today Golden Heart and Rita (imagine trademark signs there because I don't know how to do 'em and am too rushed to look it up) calls go out today. Good luck to all who entered!
I was remembering previous years, and getting the Call.
In 2003, the calls went out early. I'd just told the dh that I'd probably be feeling down the next week because the Golden Heart calls would be going out. Not an hour later, the phone rang. I didn't hear anything after "Hot Shot...
March 24, 2010
Behind on Tivo
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How can I have just gotten off Spring Break and be behind on Tivo? I watched some movies, I guess, and not too much TV, especially since the weather was LOVELY most of the time.
I have 3 episodes of Burn Notice, 2 of Caprica, 3 or 4 of The Good Wife and Castle, and I have All About Steve here, and the animated movie 9 to arrive today. Part of the reason is the dh and I watch Burn Notice and Caprica together, and I have to be in a certain mood to watch The...
March 23, 2010
Things That Go Through My Mind When I Can't Sleep
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I woke up at 1:30 last night and COULD NOT go back to sleep.
So..I mentally rearranged my classroom and saw there are actually no good seating arrangements.
I composed a riff on New Moon and realized I'd probably offend more people than I'd entertain with it.
I worried about money.
I mentally rearranged my living room and realized there's actually no good way unless we get wireless printers.
I worried about my son.
I tried to decide what pastry I'd get at...
March 21, 2010
Goals for a Hectic Week Back
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Just think, y'all have had a week to get used to the time change. For me, it will start this week :-/
1) Work on new RS
2) Edit short story
3) Finish typing changes into my Nano book. I added 1100 words and then cut 2000. :::headdesk::: I know I cut two more scenes in the last chapter, too, but they're not big. Still, for SSE, they want 55,000 words and I'm at 49,000.
4) Another round of galleys
5) Dye roots
6) District testing
...March 19, 2010
Friday
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I'm considering a quick run to WalMart this AM (any such thing?) But I need one of those pet hair remover things and my grocery store doesn't have. I also need moisturizer, which I got there last time.
I finished reading Trish's Family Man again last night--she changed it after I read it and I was anxious to see how it worked. It really did. Now to decide what to read next on my phone. I have Temptation Ridge started in paperback, but really, for my eyes, I...
March 18, 2010
What Makes Me Happy
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It's been awhile since I've done one of these posts.
1) Drinking Diet Coke from my Coke glass
2) my iPhone
3) my Nancy Drew calendar
4) getting magazines in the mail
5) ordering stuff off Amazon
6) my cozy afghan
7) sunshine
8) a clean house
9) getting everything on my list done (won't happen today, I'm sure.)
10) opening my windows
What makes you happy today?
March 17, 2010
Wednesday
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I woke up yesterday (after dreaming I was late for work) and decided to check my bank account online. Seems like the restaurant we went to Saturday night double charged us. I called my bank, which couldn't help. I finally called this evening and it was a glitch on their end. I don't have to go down to dispute it, so yay.
My folks and I went to Fredericksburg, about an hour and a half out from San Antonio. We debated a bit because it was rainy and chilly, but...
March 16, 2010
Tuesday
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The boy came home from work upset tonight. He was supposed to have today and tomorrow off, and his gf had to work this AM, but then she'd be off tonight and tomorrow. He got scheduled for today because the bosses didn't know it was Spring Break, which means they're busier at the food court. The good news is he'll have a nice check.
I'm planning to go to Fredricksburg with my folks today. It's raining now but should stop by the time we're on the road, I...
March 15, 2010
Monday
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Yesterday I checked my mail on the way home from the grocery store and discovered my bodyguard book was rejected. She didn't feel a connection with my characters. Let me just say that 2 rejections inside of 24 hours shakes your confidence, especially when you are just starting a new story.
We worked on the MIL's house for just a little bit since we got a late start, I was tired and down. The boy's girlfriend came for dinner, and we'd planned to order pizza...
March 13, 2010
A Day in the Life
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Yesterday was a weird one because I got a rejection on one project and galleys on another. The rejection was not unexpected, since a friend was recently rejected for a similar reason--most of the conflict stemmed from backstory/emotional baggage. Still, it's The Book that I Love. I want to find a good home for it.
I had a really productive day yesterday.
7:10 Woke up, ate breakfast and surfed my favorite sites
8:00 worked on short story, finished it up
9:00...
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Yesterday was a weird one because I got a rejection on one project and galleys on another. The rejection was not unexpected, since a friend was recently rejected for a similar reason--most of the conflict stemmed from backstory/emotional baggage. Still, it's The Book that I Love. I want to find a good home for it.
I had a really productive day yesterday.
7:10 Woke up, ate breakfast and surfed my favorite sites
8:00 worked on short story, finished it up
9:00...
