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It's 5:52pm and I just finished sending out a boatload of press releases regarding an upcoming book signing. And now I need to figure out what I am going to fix for supper.
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9:25 a.m. I need to catch up on my reading..
It's 4:53pm and I'm thinking about our finances & business.
It's 8:56am and I'm getting ready to start reading and working on a paper for class.
8:16AM Sippin my second cup o coffee. I am sore today lol from working out. Last night was yoga so that helped. But I am loving it. Sitting here hopping between groups checking in on everyone. Good morning my GR friends.
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Aw, cheer up, please. Listen to the muse, you can't ever go wrong.
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Inspiration. One's inner voice.
10:40am ET. Why the hell is it snowing in NC!!!??
10:33AM coming in to say hi to all my GR friends. Gonna hit the book hard today and try and finish by tomorrow. No plans for going out, Hub at work, Kay babysitting, oldest son still asleep (of course). Ahhh blessed Peace and Quiet.Wow Alondra snow? Have fun with that.
10:47am ET. This morning sun is out, cats are getting frisky on my front lawn, hawks are making kills and it is like 60 degrees.... what the smack!@!?? It snowed... SNOWED... yesterday.. gggrrrr
11:45am, taking my son to the bookstore, will probably end up buying something for myself as well!
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You learn something new every day, right?:)
You're most welcome, Holly.
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What in the WORLD?? That is just odd!
9:45 p.m almost time to put the kid to bed, yay!
Hello, my long-neglected but not forgotten friends! It's 11:05 p.m., and I'm looking for something relaxing to do so I can get tired enough to sleep. I have written sections of a play, and recently got home from the first run-through rehearsal. I help direct the parts I wrote (which still feels weird), but I have to make a rather long trip into Portland and back by bus. I thought of Goodreads when I finished reading
just as I got off the bus to walk the last few blocks home. The book is a lot of fun, an informative about punctuation use now and throughout the history of the English language. The only drawback (if you are American and want it as a usage guidebook) is that it's written by a British author. But the same thing that's a drawback for that purpose makes it charming entertainment: the author has a dry humor and precise way of writing that I have enjoyed from other British authors. If nothing else, take a look at the cover and read the back of the book if you can for a fun joke that gives a good example of why punctuation is important.I continue to plod through my homework (but not this late at night), and for my next pleasure reading, I will probably finish
. I read slowly, and can't read too often, so I don't know that I could keep up with any Book Per Month setup. It seems to be snowing in all kinds of weird places. It's not snowing here in Oregon, thank heaven, but it can get fairly cold still, especially at night.
Hope you are all doing well. I have been extremely busy with the play, the homework, writing projects...so busy I haven't had time to edit the chapter my customer sent me a long time ago. I had to write him an apology with an explanation the other day.
I hope to type up a blog entry I wrote in longhand one of these days--more about the play writing. In my last post, I talked about the organization that facilitates the writing workshops and plays. In my next post, I'll talk about how some of the writing has been therapeutic to me. The show opens this Friday night and will show four times over two weekends. I expect to be busy until then, and then hope things slow down a bit. Loves and hugs to ya!
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10:27pm ET. I think I'm going to watch a True Blood rerun ( one of my guilty pleasures) :)
10:53PM did not get much reading done today, too many distractions for me. Wanted to come check in before saying good night! Hope everyone had a good day today!
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9:25pm ET. sshhh, I am reading... :)
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6:15 p.m. I would really like to get some writing done. Will probably end up just studying. Haven't gotten much reading done either.
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I still haven't done any reading done, but I plan on doing so over the weekend.:)
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Me too. The Brothers Karamazov is great so far, I've just been doing other things. I really hope to get further into it.
7:42 p.m just ate some leftovers and I don't know what I'm going to do next
6:57pm ET. Ready to read some more and chill out...
9:45pm ET. Chilling after a llooonnnggg day. Ran out of cream for my coffee and had to use cream from work... it's just not the same, is it??
Christine wrote: "It's nice to meet you Robin"Has it been so long you've forgotten me, Christine? All my fault, I'm sure! Nice to re-meet you!
It's 10:42 p.m., and I'm doing AB-SO-LUTE-LY NOTHING! Well, I am breathing, and typing this. I consider this my cool down and play time, but I have nothing to do right now. Should I do something really novel, like READ A BOOK? If I did, you would probably all be pleased with me.I notice I promised another blog entry that I haven't delivered. But I don't think anybody reads those things, anyway, so does it matter? Maybe my cousin would read it; who knows? But do I really want to write at this hour? No...
I used to always read before bed, until I noticed that my interest in the book kept me awake and stimulated my thoughts, making it hard to get to sleep even after I put the book down (if I DID put it down!) So I switched to crossword puzzles, which work well because when they are done they are done; they don't make my mind go on and on. I can do one or at the most two of them until I must put it down and drop off.
But then Internet crept up on me. That is my addiction, along with food. I keep clinging to the illusion that it's the best way for me to get ready to sleep. God knows I need a little playtime; you know that old adage about Jack doing all work. But I know that the light of the monitor is said to keep a person awake. So I stay up late most nights doing things I don't have to do, with the excuse that it's past 10:30, my free time. I'm usually up until about 1 a.m. Sometimes I get into important and helpful conversations with friends. There is no telling what the Internet may have for me on a given night.
Read a book, Robin, a voice says to me... Do a crossword, says another. You are getting sleepy, says a third. Six more minutes and I'm due to take my antibiotic for my swollen hand. Second time I've had a bug bite get infected; the last time was last month.
Alondra: Not sure what is "not the same" about your usual cream at the cream from work. Did you perhaps mean creamer from work? If so, I heartily agree it's not the same! Real cream is--well, cream!
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@ Robin; yes "creamer"... it's different when you brew "your" coffee and not work coffee. Just like no ones creamer or coffee is ever as good as your own :D
10:16PM About to finish Jack & Jill. A really good read! About to start a buddy read tomorrow of Incarceron. Looking forward to it!
7:11pm ET. Sleepy, raining hard and I have a good book...
Hi Kyle, I answered you in another thread, but just in case you miss it - I have XO ready to go on my Kindle so let me know when you want to start :)
Awesome Kyle, I'm just about to start :)
Kyle ~Special K: Rebel Leader~ wrote: "Wonderful, Michelle. It's a hell of a good read. :)"By Deaver?
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