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14 March 2010 @ 11:44 am

Thank you,

just_ruth for my LJ giftie! *hugs*

I want to go into my kitchen and just BAKE stuff for DAYS. And saute, and roast. I'm in such a cooking mood, yet I'm also feeling epically lazy. Yesterday I did laundry, wrote, and took a two hour nap. But...food, I wants it. I also need to start doing recipe swap posts again. Maybe when I get back from LA.

I finished my

pledge_a_thon fic this morning. I just need to come back to it later and edit, and then see about getting it beta'd. I wish it hadn't come out quite so angsty. I even listened to Iris to try and get into a more schmoopy mood, but it didn't work! In fact, I think it made it worse. *kicks brain* I've already offered to write a new one, in case it isn't up to expectations.

I dug around Netflix yesterday looking for "Watch it Now" gems, and came across something called "ThanksKilling". That's my plan for later:

While on their way home for Thanksgiving break, five college kids run afoul of a homicidal turkey that wants them dead. As the cursed bird hunts them down one by one, the survivors scramble to find a way to defeat the possessed creature. Will the bloodthirsty turkey make this their last Thanksgiving feast ever? Writer-director Jordan Downey's holiday-themed horror spoof features an appearance by adult-film star Wanda Lust.

Unrated and it's only 66 minutes of my life. Also, reviewers say the turkey has awesome one-liners. I'm curious as to WHY the turkey wants them dead. What's his motivation? Right now, I've got the latest Fast and the Furious on, and I'm totally perving on all the biceps.

I hope everyone has had a good weekend. If not, you've got a few hours left to turn it around :-)

Tags: life, writing

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20 January 2010 @ 09:20 pm

Schick Chic

My daughter has started sex ed classes this week. From her explanations, they sound very different than the ones they had when I went to school. We've been talking about it alot, and she frequently critiques her instructor's teaching style. I listen and nod, but I mostly think about how much I miss conversations that either start or end with "mommy".

When she's not around, I sigh. Alot.

I let someone talk me into try some sort of anti-wrinkle cream because apparently it is never too early to start worrying about wrinkles? I tried it, and I broke out. Well, I guess it worked. Zits remind me of being a teenager. I feel younger already.

I looked up an old "diary" entry from when the kids were small, and she hadn't gone off to public school yet and was still innocent and uncorrupted.

I'm in the shower for exactly 4.5 seconds when there is another knock at the door. "Mommy, can we have cookies for breakfast?" My daughter is four years old and I have answered this question no less than 847 times. I'll have to look in her baby book, but I'm pretty sure that her first complete sentence involved cookies and breakfast.

Does it make me a bad mother if I said yes so that I could shave both of my legs at the same time? Today was supposed to be right leg day, but....

Time flies, people.

P.S. At the time of this writing, I have two smooth legs. JSYK.

Tags: don't try this at home, kids, life

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04 January 2010 @ 11:23 am

Random

1). I survived Christmas and New Year's. There should be a T-shirt.

2). I had a dream last night that I decided to give up writing fan fiction. *dies laughing* Riiight.

3). Big Bang sign ups January 11th!! I'm giving that another go, but this time I'm co-writing with the lovely

rebekahfair. We've got our outline ready to go. :-)

4). OMG wut? March and the LA con are nearly here! Also Steve Carlson tweeted something about a CD release party in London around the same time as the LA Con. I am taking that to mean he will not be attending LA. However, they are doing karaoke Friday night. That's a plus.

5). I have been and am still working on Ten Wishes. Don't panic, because I won't, but at this point I kinda just want to kill them all off, right now, in something really fiery and spectacular. Why do some stories write themselves, and other make you stretch and reach for every single god damn word?

6). Question: Are there any SPN fan vids set to Break Stuff by Limp Bizkit? Because I want to see the boys fed up with everything, and breaking shit set to catchy music. I also wish there was an episode with Dean wielding a chainsaw. Because that would be ~~hot~~ awesome.

7). Original Fic: One fall day, he got lost. That in itself wasn’t unusual, but usually when he got lost he ended up on the wrong end of something with teeth. What made the experience different this time was that instead of waking up inside of a free clinic with an IV attached to him, he found himself again in a musty smelling stairwell that had a door at the bottom of it.

There was a rail, which was good, since he had a hard time keeping his balance. He can’t remember why, but then again, he’d never tried very hard, either. He never was one to waste his time, and remembering the why of a thing doesn’t change the thing itself, or put food in his stomach. With no idea where he was or how he got there, he took the door as a good sign. Doors were meant to be opened. Doors went places.

It'll probably go nowhere. The story, not the door :P I apologize for all the "he"'s but he doesn't get a name until later, once he finds out what's behind the door.

8). Movies I've watched over Winter Break: GI Joe, Gran Turino (♥), Avatar, Max Payne (two enthusiastic thumbs down), and the Night at the Museum sequel.

9). I've been keeping busy, but for everything that I work on I feel as if there is something else I should be doing.

10). How are you guys? Is 2010 treating you right so far? Do you deserve a "I survived Christmas and New Years Eve 2009" T shirt, too?

Tags: fandom wish list, l.a. con, life, random, writing

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04 August 2009 @ 10:04 am

Just some random

I'm working every night this week at the kids church. I do it because they like to go, but I'm sort of not happy with the church at the moment. It's a long story, and I have the B.S. filter enabled.

The company may switch from Alltel to Verizon. We weren't looking to switch, some business rep came by and swears he can save us money. Since I'm pissed at Alltel, it seems like a win/win. Anyhoo, I have a Treo, and he's trying to push me into a Blackberry. So I'm looking at Curves & Pearls and my head hurts because I hate change. However, I can't get streaming radio on my Treo, but my husband gets it on his Blackberry, so that's something to look forward to.

I've gained seven lbs from quitting smoking. Screw that. I gained because I let myself eat whatever junk I came into contact with, so it's time to cut that stuff out. I've lost a ton of weight (about 90-plus lbs) following this guy's nutritional advice and it's time to get back on the wagon there. I felt better when I was being strict and this dairy sneaking back in has got to go. So does all the soda, snack cakes, and sugar :P

I haven't written in forever. I don't know if it's an issue of writer's block or just the issue that I never have time. Time is an issue, but I'd sat down twice having found myself an hour or two to write, and nothing happened.

Do they make a writer's Cialis?

Tags: got smokes?, life, oral fixation, writing

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24 December 2008 @ 09:34 am

OMGYAY It's Christmas EVE!!

Dear Santa,

I know it's a little late to send you a letter, but I had to give it a shot anyway. I don't think I've written you since the time I asked for the General Lee. I didn't hold a grudge when you didn't deliver.

Much.

I'm writing today to make two small requests. Now, you might find them difficult to manage but you're ~~freaking~~ Santa and you ~~owe me~~ have that delightful Santa magic. Surely you can pull a few strings for me. Here are my ~~demands~~ requests.

1). I want a picture of Jensen Ackles wearing tight, black leather gloves. Him casually touching ~~any part of his body~~ his face with them is totally ~~a must~~ optional.

2). I want a picture of Jared Padalecki wearing ~~hot ass~~ studious looking glasses. Him wearing ~~clothes~~ a T-shirt with an anarchist statement on it is ~~a must~~ optional.

If you're thinking that maybe I haven't been a good enough girl this year for such lofty gifts, you just remember, fat man, who bakes the cookies in this house.

Love,

Me

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Merry Christmas everyone!!!

Tags: life

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13 November 2008 @ 02:10 pm

A quick post about the real Stella

I wasn't going to do this, but I felt like I should post a blurb about the very real Stella Wilson. I presented her as an OC in "Come October", and in a way that character is an OC. I wanted to work this very real person into my fic, but had I really used the real deal, the reader would have said, "NO way is this remotely believable!". So, I made her a simple old woman; a retired Professor who owns a bookstore, and lives in the tiny apartment above it.

In reality, she was SO much more than that.

I met my neighbor Stella the day I moved into our house. I was eight months pregnant, and she'd heard the rumor that the new occupant who had bought the house (which used to be the home of her best friend), was with child so she knitted me a baby blanket. When I pulled up, a little grumpy about being as big as a damn house and now having to move on top of that, she came out in her walker and welcomed me to the neighborhood, giving me the gift for the baby.

I wasn't grumpy any more.

Stella was buckets of awesome. She served in the military, knew words that could make me blush, smoked like a chimney, owned a motorcycle and had driven across the country with it TWICE, raised four kids, knew damn near everything about anything and I swear she must have been Bobby Singer's teacher or something cuz I had a hard time stumping her with a question. She never, ever forgot either of my kids birthdays and was forever passing them suckers or some kind of treat that she kept in her apron pocket.

When I had a new roof put on my house, that woman sat in her front yard in a lawn chair with a glass of ice tea, her never ending supply of cigs and watched the half naked, "twenty-something", shirtless males labor in the hot sun on my roof. They knew she was perving on them, and I swear some of them were even doing things on purpose to get her worked up. When the roof job ended she told me she was so very glad we moved into the neighborhood; things had gotten boring.

Heh, I so miss her.

She died last winter, at home in bed, surrounded by her family.

Are there more things I could say about Stella? Oh yeah. But I'm gonna stop here, because I like the idea of her living forever, so yeah, we're gonna see Stella Wilson again.

It could be interesting ;-)

Tags: family, life, writing

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21 October 2008 @ 07:56 am

I'm in a ridiculously good mood....

which means I feel inspired to write something either angsty or sarcastic or completely blasphemous in nature. Nope, don't know why. Ha!

That's not the point of this post though.

This is extremely early, but is anyone planning or thinking about attending

winchestmidwest next year? (Assuming they hold it again, of course.) I guess Wincon was this past weekend and though I haven't read anything about it yet, I've seen comments and such that it was a good time. I'd wouldn't mind attending one where the cast is present, because Oh man, JIM BEAVER?? I would love to shake his hand. Well, if he'd let me. I'm probably be grinning like a freaking idiot and scare him away.

Where was I? Oh yeah. Spending a weekend with other people who love the same show as me would be ten buckets of awesome. Plus, celebrities would be safe from me acting like a complete dork. I heard they had margaritas!!! Sounds right up my alley. I'm working on details, but I'm trying hard to make things line up so I can go.

They've got some stuff posted over there, and hopefully I can get to reading and watching today while I'm waiting for payroll to run and complete.

So anyone thinking of going?

Tags: life, spn

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