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  • The Writer’s Strike is Over!

    I awoke this morning to the good news, the writer’s strike is finally over! I will admit that I haven’t been obsessively following it, but I have been mildly interested. As a writer, I do certainly care about the concerns of writers in the entertainment industry, but it’s been the little people that have been moe of my concern over the past few months. Without writers, sets were shut down, studios stopped filming, and while the rich complained about not being richer, the sound guys, the techs, the secretaries, the restaurants and waitresses near the studios… lost their jobs and…

  • Tarot Cards

    I have always been interested in Tarot Cards and Ouija Boards, palm readings, and anything mystical or divinatory. My Christian background always had me feeling a bit guilty fo these interests when I was younger. I wondered if God was somehow disappointed in me for showing interest in obviously non-Christian methods of divination. As I have gotten older though, I have come to believe that there is a lot more to God than just the Bible and Sunday School. I don’t want to get into a debate about religion today, though. I just want to talk about Tarot cards, mainly….

  • Loveroot

    After the fire, I never quite got around to replacing all of my beloved books of poetry. Many times, I have gone to the shelf looking for Loveroot, book of poems by Erica Jong, and found that it was gone. I finally went to Amazon.com and bought a used hardback copy, and it arrived yesterday! This book of poetry is probably one of the most touching, life changing books of my life. I am going to share the first poem here, just as a lovesong to Erica Jong and her writing. I guess it is more a series of poems,…

  • Laptop Shopping

    I have decided that it’s time to move on from my 17″ dinosaur of an HP laptop and get something sporty and light. I have already spent many hours surfing the net and looking through office supply and tech stores to find the perfect laptop, and I think I have narrowed down the enormous field. Here are my priorities: *Long Battery Life *Light enough to carry comfortably (3-7 lbs.) *Stylish design *Pink if possible Okay, so I know that it seems ridiculous to list style and color preferences as a priority, but isn’t the way a laptop looks and feels…

  • Routines

    I just got back last night from GA, and each way back and forth amounts to about a 470 mile drive. Now, I am all for getting to your destination in the fastest way possible. No back roads or strange routes for me. However, I am also someone who drinks a lot of soda, coffee, juice, water, etc. on a road trip. Beverages help to keep me awake and alert while I’m driving. As you can imagine, with high beverage consumption comes the need to make frequent stops. How many stops? Hmm… I would say on average that I need…

  • Out of Town

    I will be heading home to GA tomorrow to take care of last minute details on the sale of my house. Yay! for selling the house, but Boo! for having to be away from G for almost an entire week. I will take my laptop with me and do my best to update the blog from there, but it’s going to be a very busy week, so the blog will be low priority. If I don’t update, just check back next week, when I will be a much happier sweetie. 🙂 Why happier? Because I will be back in NC…