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Do you think letting the kids stay up late will mean they don’t wake us up at the crack of dawn tomorrow?
The four-year-old at midnight, suddenly popping back into the living room: “Santa is coming here!” Continue reading “Getting the Kids to Stay in Bed on Christmas Eve”
My subconscious is so impatient to see the new Star Wars (tix for tomorrow!) that I spent all night dreaming possible Star Wars. Turns out my subconscious is way worse at imagining new Star Wars than new Star Trek or Doctor Who. Continue reading “Dreams, Writing, Coldness”
They should bring the Santa Ana Winds back for another episode of #CrazyExGirlfriend. But then have Becca become a warlock & capture him as her minion, so he’s in every episode.
The four-year-old’s interpretation of Santa Claus: “These are your presents!”
Shoves random toys at the ten-year-old.
Ten-year-old, dryly: “I don’t want them.”
Four, forcefully: “You HAVE to take them!!!”
So, ghosts are real. I never would’ve predicted 20 years ago that I’d be haunted after my grandmother’s death by emails from her. I don’t believe in hell, and yet I think I do believe there’s a special level in hell for spammers.
I saw the trippiest version of The Nutcracker today. It featured such surprising musical choices as “Paint It Black,” “White & Nerdy,” and mice doing the Thriller dance to “Bad” in a weird Michael Jackson mash-up.
Today started with REALLY good news. I think I’ll just quietly bounce off the walls with happiness until I can announce the details, probably later today...
Okay… here we go…
Continue reading “The Snake’s Song Accepted by ShadowSpinners Press!”
My novel-in-progress is now the second longest thing I’ve ever written!
I just broke 70k on my space opera novel-in-progress!!!!!!!!!! Continue reading “Successful Writing and Fearful Dogs”
4-yr-old: “We should go to the fair again.”
Me: “The fair happens in the summer.”
4: “Will there be any more summers?”
Me: “Yes, there’s one every year.”
4: “Oh!”
We’ve started watching Parks & Rec from the beginning with the kids, and at the end of every episode, the four-year-old is aghast that they haven’t gotten the new park built yet.