Wicked, Wicked
I just got my first very own skates! I’m very excited. I also ordered knee and elbow protection, a helmet. I bought a mouthguard and wristguards, too. I guess I’m stuck, now! No turning back! Additionally, I have something pretty neat to announce! My Roller Derby name Every derby girl, worldwide, has a unique derby name. Because I already knew I wanted to play for some time, I’d already been thinking about it for a few weeks before my first training session. My name is… Stormdancer I’m extremely excited about it! It’s actually the title of an Asian Steampunk book (first in a trilogy) my Australian buddy Jay Kristoff wrote and is about to be published next year. I asked him permission to use the name and he said a-okay! \o/...
India Lima Oscar Victor Echo You
Today’s theme song is Schradinova’s India Lima Oscar Victor You. This is a Dutch singer, and she’s absolutely amazing – I saw her live twice with her previous band (Room Eleven), and she’s as good live as (if not better than) recorded. This is my favorite song of her latest album. Square Eyes We got a new TV. It’s my mom’s old one – she and her fiancé are going to live together soon and he has a bigger one, so she gave hers to us. We sit some distance away from our TV, it’s set in a wall with shelves built in it, sort of. Before we had a decent-sized (although maybe a little small) 26″ inch LCD TV. The one we have now is a meager 37″ LCD. It didn’t fit in our shelf wall (and there is...
Don’t Be Fooled Into a War You’ll Lose
This Sunday’s theme song is one of my favorite songs ever, Games You Play by Splashdown. I’m sad they existed only for a short time (1996-2001) – I still think their music is brilliant. The band eventually released their music online for free, and you can download their work here. Serious Business I’m currently experimenting with working at home on a schedule. I usually get sucked into chores, interesting/random/pointless stuff online or with whatever else that’s vying for my attention. So far, it’s worked quite well. I can work a whole lot more structured and I actually produce something. The following is my daily roster (and yes I don’t have a day job so I can actually do this. Don’t ask me why I didn’t...
I Set Fire to the Rain
This Sunday’s theme song is Adele’s Set Fire to the Rain. Mon Voyage En France We drove all the way to the south of France in one day, which was a 15 hour drive in our Mazda Miata convertible and it was excruciatingly hot. But it was worth it. We had a great time! We went sight-seeing a little, here and there. We went to the beach once (it was an hour or so away), we went to swim in a river once (which was closer), we spent some time at the pool at the house… And now I actually have a tan! It makes me feel really happy, like I made full use of my summer break. It was also very inspiring, writing-wise. The only down point? We didn’t make any pictures. Tim’s camera’s auto-focus broke . Too bad, because those huge...
We Can Sit Here and Laugh (and a ROW80 update)
Today’s theme song is KT Tunstall’s Funnyman. Things have been incredibly slow, lately. Somehow time flies by, but I get so little done. It’s frustrating! ROW80 update I have written a little less this week than normal and still haven’t caught up with my goal. But I’m still working on it. Hard. I’m still right on track with the blogs! It feels good. As for reading books on writing – I’m fifty pages into Plot & Structure and I love it. A great book, so far! Another vacation coming up Jeez, I haven’t even had the time to upload and post my pictures of London yet and now I’m going to Southern France some time next week! My mother invited us to drive down to where she’s staying at the moment....
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