Currently (2) . . .

I'd fully intended on putting up my second Currently post last week but got sidetracked. That's not necessarily a bad thing, since a once-every-other-week post feels about right at this point. Maybe that will change in the future, maybe not. Either way, here's what's up:

Loving: Waking up to wet pavement this morning. For the first time in months. It's been dry and warm in Seattle recently, but the weather forecast calls for a turn as cool, damp air hits the PNW--and I love it! I made an astonishingly good tomato soup last week from garden tomatoes and even though it was crazy yummy, it felt a little strange to eat it when it was so warm out. Not so this coming week! I have some carrots just waiting to be pureed into bright orange awesomeness.

Reading: WONDER by RJ Palacio. I hadn't realized before I started reading that it's told in several POVs. This startled me out of the story at first, but now I love getting into each characters' heads. It's a great story overall. Related, I was at one pixie's soccer practice this week and the team was excited to see that I was reading WONDER. Apparently, a bunch of them are reading it in class, too. Score!

Watching: Glee. I caught up through the first episode of season three this week in some serious marathon watching. Klaine are super adorable but . . . is it just me, or is actual storyline getting replaced by more songs per episode? Also, Will creeps me out. I don't think I can quite explain why. After this, it's well time for a TV break.

Thinking About: Cancer. Yeah, that's a heavy one. It's just . . . cancer sucks. And I know I'm not the first or last one to say that and it sounds so trite, but it's hard to pin a word awful enough to cancer. No one is guaranteed a fair life, but cancer is really, really unfair. I started thinking about it when Judy Blume announced her battle with breast cancer. Then Western Washington SCBWI sent this memo out about Stephanie Trimberger's book signing next week and my dear Kodester brought this project to my attention. I'll be at the signing and I'm posting my thumbs up this weekend--if you can join in on either, that would be awesome. Cancer, you're an a-hole.

Working On: Drafting a novel. Revising another novel. Drafting short stories. A long overdue website. Collecting ideas for fashion recycling. In particular, I want to refashion a man's dress shirt into a shapely tunic to wear with leggings and boots this fall. Questions for the Realistic YA panel I'm on this Sunday at Northwest Bookfest. It's called: Northwest YA Genre Profile #2: I Think I Am, I Know I Am Grungy Hipster Boy Next Door. If you're from the PNW, you should get the reference. I hope! (I may have had a lot of input into coming up with that name . . .) Hey, you should come by if you're in the area! I'll be giving away an ARC of NOBODY BUT US. There will be more goodies from other awesome YA authors, too. If you do come, say hello and introduce yourself. I'm not very scary. :)

Happy Friday!
Kristin