the hunker down
Thanks to everyone who commented with suggestions for the When It Happens movie casting! I'll be forwarding all of your ideas to my agent. It will most likely be a really long time before I have any definite movie news to tell you, as these things tend to take way longer than we'd like. But as soon as I have some news to share, you will read it here first!
Speaking of When It Happens, do you remember how Tobey and Sara played Dots? Well, Dots is a real game that the boy who inspired Tobey's character showed me how to play when we were seniors. In case you were wondering if I ever use real-life experiences in my books, I absolutely do and Dots is one of them. Back then, we had to make our own Dots boards by taking regular notebook paper and filling the page with a dot grid. Those took forever. So you can imagine how thrilled I was to discover that Rhodia has a new Dot Pad!
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It's totally ready to play Dots! Man, I could have really used one of these 20 years ago.
Little things like this make me happy. Because I am all about the little things. Especially when it gets dark ridiculously early. Seriously, it's like totally dark out and it's not even 4:30 yet.
So not cool.
It's official. The Hunker Down has begun. This is the time of year when daylight hours are the shortest. Lots of people think that daylight hours keep getting shorter throughout the winter. False. We get the least amount of daylight on the winter solstice, which is December 21 this year. After December 21, daylight hours start increasing by about two minutes a day (until June 21). This is good news! It may be butt fricking cold in February, but hey, at least we have more daylight. The Hunker Down is the best time to stay inside. It's dark and cold out. There's no quality fruit available. No one can come out to play. That's why the Hunker Down is the perfect time to write a new book! I'll be working on book six for the next three months. If you also have writing goals, the Hunker Down welcomes you.
Did 2010 zoom by or what? With only 1.5 months to go, I'm flabbergasted. It seems like just yesterday I was hanging on the edge of 2009 and having good feelings about 2010. I made a secret pact last December. I know this might seem crazy, but I don't care. My pact was...okay, announcing my pact may jinx it, but I am taking the risk. My pact was that I would not get sick in 2010. I was getting all these annoying colds last year and was just really sick of getting sick. I'm like the worst sick person ever. I am whiny. I am demanding. And I can never get comfortable. I also refuse to do any work when I'm sick. You know those people who manage to keep doing everything when they're sick? Yeah, I'm the total opposite. I pretty much just read and sleep the whole time. And complain about how sick I am.
So I thought, Hey, you know what would be fun? To not get sick in 2010! Irrational as it was, I was determined to reach this goal. It's actually working - 2010 has been free of sick. How am I doing it? A few new routines have helped. I always wash my hands right when I come home. I use my own pen to sign receipts in stores. I guess I'm just being more careful about what I touch. I'm sure I'll go back to being less obsessive in 2011 and will immediately get smacked down by a horrible cold. But at least I'll have my new Dot Pad, ready and waiting to play Dots. Then I'll just need to find someone who feels like playing Dots with a complaining sick person...
For now, though, I have begun the Hunker Down. Let prime writing time begin!
Speaking of When It Happens, do you remember how Tobey and Sara played Dots? Well, Dots is a real game that the boy who inspired Tobey's character showed me how to play when we were seniors. In case you were wondering if I ever use real-life experiences in my books, I absolutely do and Dots is one of them. Back then, we had to make our own Dots boards by taking regular notebook paper and filling the page with a dot grid. Those took forever. So you can imagine how thrilled I was to discover that Rhodia has a new Dot Pad!
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It's totally ready to play Dots! Man, I could have really used one of these 20 years ago.
Little things like this make me happy. Because I am all about the little things. Especially when it gets dark ridiculously early. Seriously, it's like totally dark out and it's not even 4:30 yet.
So not cool.
It's official. The Hunker Down has begun. This is the time of year when daylight hours are the shortest. Lots of people think that daylight hours keep getting shorter throughout the winter. False. We get the least amount of daylight on the winter solstice, which is December 21 this year. After December 21, daylight hours start increasing by about two minutes a day (until June 21). This is good news! It may be butt fricking cold in February, but hey, at least we have more daylight. The Hunker Down is the best time to stay inside. It's dark and cold out. There's no quality fruit available. No one can come out to play. That's why the Hunker Down is the perfect time to write a new book! I'll be working on book six for the next three months. If you also have writing goals, the Hunker Down welcomes you.
Did 2010 zoom by or what? With only 1.5 months to go, I'm flabbergasted. It seems like just yesterday I was hanging on the edge of 2009 and having good feelings about 2010. I made a secret pact last December. I know this might seem crazy, but I don't care. My pact was...okay, announcing my pact may jinx it, but I am taking the risk. My pact was that I would not get sick in 2010. I was getting all these annoying colds last year and was just really sick of getting sick. I'm like the worst sick person ever. I am whiny. I am demanding. And I can never get comfortable. I also refuse to do any work when I'm sick. You know those people who manage to keep doing everything when they're sick? Yeah, I'm the total opposite. I pretty much just read and sleep the whole time. And complain about how sick I am.
So I thought, Hey, you know what would be fun? To not get sick in 2010! Irrational as it was, I was determined to reach this goal. It's actually working - 2010 has been free of sick. How am I doing it? A few new routines have helped. I always wash my hands right when I come home. I use my own pen to sign receipts in stores. I guess I'm just being more careful about what I touch. I'm sure I'll go back to being less obsessive in 2011 and will immediately get smacked down by a horrible cold. But at least I'll have my new Dot Pad, ready and waiting to play Dots. Then I'll just need to find someone who feels like playing Dots with a complaining sick person...
For now, though, I have begun the Hunker Down. Let prime writing time begin!
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