Yawn...again

Oy, today was crazy! Too much to do and too little time to do it in. EEK! But, it's new book Tuesday!

I bought:

What Happens in London by Julia Quinn. It was lovely. Somewhere along the line must review.

Don't Tempt Me by Loretta Chase. Whoo-hoo!

Duke of Shadows by Meredith Duran

Bound by Your Touch by Meredith Duran

Darkness Calls by Marjorie M. Liu. Book 2. I need to reread The Iron Hunt first. I haven't read that book in too long.

Other than that? Not much. Just busy, busy, busy. Whee!

Boy, Oh Boy

Man, my day was crazy busy. Insane, even. It was like nonstop insanity until I clocked out at 5:30. I admit, I love days like this because they fly by. My day was over before I knew it. :)

After reading the Morganville Vampire series by Rachel Caine...well, now I'm in need for some new reading material. Which brings me to tomorrow. I've got 6 books coming out, plus Branded by Fire next Tuesday. *sigh* My wallet hates me. :(

Yesterday's lunch was a blast. It was so nice to talk shop to someone who completely understands where I'm coming from. I don't really have anyone I can talk to about it. My friends don't really get it, so that kind of sucks. They're all very supportive, they just don't understand it all.

I was reading over my first draft for book 1. It's got sooooooo much potential, but it is definitely a rough draft. Ugh! But, I've thought of things I can do to improve and change to make it better, so that's what I'm working on now. Whee!!! Not. :P

I have to work on Friday which sucks monkey butt. There are times I seriously hate my job. *sigh*

And that's about all that's going on right now. I'm laying here listening to music and vegetating. It's ALL good. :)

What a Great Weekend

This is going to be a pretty fast entry since I (unfortunately) must get ready for bed. Whoo! Anyway, I had a phenomenal weekend. Yesterday I went out with my friend V. We did some shopping and foodage and it was a lot of fun.

Today I drove out to Beaverton to meet up with my writer friend D. We spent 3 1/2 hours talking about books and writing and life and it was awesome. She helped me with some brainstorming (which was great) and I talked to her about her books (which was great) and it was just a ton of fun.

I know, I'm repeating myself. I took some sleeping pills and they're making me just a bit loopy. :)

Off to bed. Have a great Monday everybody!

*yawn*

It's been a LOOOOOOONNNNNNGGGGGG week. That being said, it's Friday! *happy dance*

Busy weekend planned. Will need Monday to regroup. *sigh*

Going to bed. Night!

It's Almost Friday

Whoot! This weekend needs to come NOW! I'm tired and kinda cranky. To make matters even more exciting *snort* I've got a relatively busy weekend planned, which should be interesting. Yay!

I'm meeting my author buddy D on Sunday for brunch and we're going to talk books and writing. I can't wait!

Saturday I don't have a lot of plans other than to shave my legs and get a pedicure. My feet are hating me lately. *sniffle* And I'm tired of the old nail polish I've got going on. It's been a long time since my last one. *sigh*

Have to start an hour earlier tomorrow, but the consolation is that I get my weekend sooner. Yay!

Allergies are poo!

I hate being a girl. 'Nuff said.

I desperately need to clean my room. As in...I live in a dump. Ugh! I gross myself out. :(

I'm really sleepy, which is good. Here's hoping I sleep well tonight.

There's a show called Leverage taping around where I work. It stars Timothy Hutton. Lots and lots of craziness ensuing. So far I've seen two car chases, a bunch of people crowding around one of the trailers and other stuff. They're all moving into my city. Not sure I like it. :(

Um, that's about it. I'm tired and kinda cranky tonight. I really need this weekend. Anyone want to clean my room for me? I'll pay you in pizza. :)

Random...Very Random

I think that should be the title of my life. It's a very apt description to say the least. :)

I had a...well, a relatively decent day today. Would've been nice if a couple things had happened, but I wasn't holding my breath so I wasn't surprised when they DIDN'T happen. *sigh*

Nalini Singh is finally following me on Twitter. I feel like I've won a medal or something. LOL! I love her. She's so sweet and writes great books. Whoot! An excellent combination. I SO cannot wait for Branded by Fire. Whoot! :)

I've been going thru a weird stage writing-wise. One minute I'm good, the next...nada. It's very disconcerting. I think 99% of my problem is acclimating to this new schedule. I'm completely discombobulated and it's...well, it's just not very pleasant.

I bought new undies yesterday and wore a pair to work today. They are SO comfortable. Some of the most comfy undies I've ever had. The best part? NO WEDGIES! Whoo-hoo! I HATE wedgies. Ick!

We're getting some great applications for DIK. I'm so very excited, because most of them are already blog-buddies. Yay!

I bought new pillows yesterday and used them last night. One of the best nights sleep I've had in months.

Saw a guy with a mullet today. Wanted to go over and shave it off, but stopped myself. Amazing self-restraint on my part.

Today was my parents 35th wedding anniversary. I remembered all day until I got home. *shakes head* I admit...I'm braindead.

So, HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!! Their courtship story cracks me up. This is a true story (honest!). Met on a blind date, mom got drunk, threw up all over the side of my dad, they were married less than 6 months later. Yeah...crazy lil' hooligans. :) And they still love each other. It boggles the mind. *snicker*

I'm really tired tonight. It was a crazy, busy, insane, my head hurts day. *yawn*


See, I told you I was feeling random tonight!!! :)

Keeping the Cheer...

Ha-ha! I sound like a cheerleader, don't I? And I'm SO not a cheerleader. :) I spent most of yesterday feeling pretty cruddy. Allergy season is definitely in full effect and my head doesn't know if it's coming or going. I was going to go see the new Sandra Bullock movie w/ my SIL, but my head hurt too bad. We're hoping to do it in a couple of weeks when things calm down a smidge.

It's that time of year again. My parents and brother/SIL belong to a church that has a big shindig that lasts for two weeks. It's pretty spectacular, since members from all over the world get to come by. I haven't been able to attend since I was 12 due to location and allergies not meshing very well. But, I remember all the fun times I had when I was a kid. It's a bit too complicated to get into, but I loved it.

Because I was a lazy bum yesterday I had to go out and do some shopping today. I noticed on Friday that my undies were trying very hard to slide down my legs because they were so old and stretched out. Oy. So, I stopped by Wal-Mart to get new undies and some new pillows. I sleep w/ a total of 5 pillows on my bed: a body pillow that goes under the two that go under my head, one that I cradle against my stomach (got into that habit after I had surgery) and one that I put over my head to drown out sound. The two under my head have gotten...well, awful, so I needed to go find two that would replace them. I got a Firm and an Extra-Firm one. We'll see which one works best.

KB got me addicted to a new blog. It's over on the right-hand side of me blog under my story. It's called my mild toof and I gotta tell ya, it's one of the sweetest things I've ever read. You must start at the very beginning of the story though and then move on, otherwise it won't work quite so well.

See, that's the thing, I wish I had that kind of creativity. Something to really wow people with, but my mind just doesn't work that way. *sigh* Sometimes I'm amazed anyone reads my blog at all. :) But, I cannot recommend this one enough.

I'm in a much better frame of mind than I was when I wrote my last entry. I'm still annoyed and pretty peeved, but I'll move on...maybe. Right now I'm just going with the flow. It doesn't make sense to be so angry about something I can't seem to change. *sigh*

It's been a lazy day today. I got up at 9:50 and played online for awhile. I read Lauren Dane's Chercez Wolf Pack series (books 1 & 2). Unfortunately, she hasn't written anymore of this particular Pack, but I wish she would. There's something about this particular Pack that just calls to me. You can tell she put something into it. Deep and dark and yummy. Except all the men have crazy long hair which just isn't a big selling point to me. Long hair on a guy just isn't my thing.

Oh...that makes me think of a poll. I'm going to put one up over on G&BB's later. Could be fun. :)

Anyhoodles, I'm off. Gotta try to find something to read. I'm bored out of my gourd at the moment. *yawn*

Well, I Made It...

I think. Amazingly enough, I survived my first week in my new position. What do I think? Honestly I'm surprised I survived. It wasn't...well, it wasn't the greatest week in the history of my career. *sigh*

I went in on Monday with the thought that I was going to be in a good mood and get my job done with a smile. That lasted until Tuesday. Tuesday was...AWFUL. Condescended to, not only by my boss, but by the person who I go to for help. I've been given absolutely no training for this position. It's very much a sink-or-swim kind of thing. Not only that, but I won't see 80 hours on my paycheck for 3 whole paychecks. They're cutting hours and all kinds of other nonsense which is just stupid.

To make matters worse, my boss doesn't seem to understand the concept of more responsibilities + less time to do them = me losing my mind. I have taken on a roll with basically three HUGE responsibilities and she gives me exactly 3 hours a day to get them all done and then expects me to go on the phones for the rest of the day. Every day I went in and asked her for more time and she has the...audacity to tell me "Well, I think you should be able to get your responsibilities done while you're on the phone." I actually told her yesterday "Are you kidding me? I'm coming in here asking you for more time BECAUSE I can't get it done." *headdesk* The whole situation is basically no-win. *sigh*

I don't know what to do, say, whatever. I can't believe my first week is over and I feel more stressed out than I did a week ago. I wish she'd get a clue, but that's basically asking for the world's biggest miracle. *big sigh*

On to other news. As y'all know, I'm a member of the DIK. Well, we're holding open auditions for new members. Here are the rules. I recommend stopping by and looking it over. We have a blast on a regular basis. Plus, there are hot men. What's not to like about that? :)

And last, but certainly not least, today is my buddy Katiebabs's birthday!!!!!! I wanted to wish her a super wonderful day...plus give her a little "present." :) Enjoy! Ciao!

Argh!

And stuff.

I've said it before and I'll say it again...I HATE being condescended to, especially by someone who is by no means as smart as I am. *ahem* Okay, so that sounds like I'm bragging and I don't necessarily mean to, but when someone who lacks intelligence belittles mine, it makes me want to SMACK them! Argh! And it happened twice today by two different people. *headdesk*

But...I'm over it. I think. For the most part I'm just so fed up with 99% of the crap that's going on that I wish I had blinders on where I could just focus on what's going on right in front of me. I think my biggest annoyance is that I was given absolutely no training for the job that I was given. I've been thrown into the deep in and it's up to me to sink or swim. I HATE feeling like I'm drowning. I like knowing what I'm doing. Not knowing my job is like fingernails on a chalkboard or something. Grr...

I come home from work and am basically braindead. It's ridiculous. I know it's just me getting used to my new schedule and stuff. Once I've gotten that down I should be okay. *crossing fingers* I felt bad when I got home because I just started ranting. I apologized to my mom, but thankfully she understood why I was so annoyed. The whole thing is just ridiculous. *sigh*

I'm trying REALLY hard to be optimistic, but I'm not doing so well at it. There's a lot of stuff going on behind the scenes (so to speak) that's making it hard for the optimism to stick around. There are days where I'm tempted to just throw in the towel and move to Timbuktu or something. *sigh*

I'm being a downer (Bad Bridget), so I'll try to come up with something positive. *Jeopardy theme song playing* I admit, I've got nothing. Yay! *snort*

And that's about it. I'm off to bed. Very sleepy tonight. Have a great night everyone. Ciao!

Getting Ready...

For a new week, a new challenge, a new schedule. All I can think is "Oh, crap!" So, there you go.

Today's my only day off and I spent it doing not much of anything except reading. I'm currently reading No Humans Involved by Kelley Armstrong. I'm slowly but surely making my way thru the Women of the Otherworld series.

I have to say that it's a unique approach to writing. She starts out each book in 3rd person POV for the prologue and then jumps into 1st person once chapter 1 starts. It works amazingly well.

I'm feeling very excited and optimistic for the first time in...well...in years. Should I be? I don't know, but I've been so sick and tired of all the stupid drama that's been going on at work all these months that it's nice to see something...well, HAPPEN! Sheesh! *headdesk*

I'm extremely tired and hope to go to bed shortly. I need sleep. I'm so not looking forward to getting up at 7:15 tomorrow, but a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do. Yay me. :P

I'm hoping once I get used to my new work schedule that my creativity will kick in again. I've been hammered left and right these last few months especially and though I've written, it's mostly crap. So, I'm crossing my fingers that my writing mojo will come back to me. *crossing fingers*

And that's about it for the moment. I'm off to la-la-land. See you on the other side. Ciao!

Thinking Thoughts & Such

Now, I have to warn everyone, I took some sleeping pills about an hour ago, they've kicked in and I'm afraid this will end up gibberish, but I had to try. :)

I've got a lot on my mind tonight (hence the sleeping pills). I know if I don't take 'em, I will be up all night, my mind going a million miles an hour. I decided to get on apartments.com to look at apartments. No, I'm not planning on moving for awhile, but I want to see what's out there. There's one place I'm seriously interested in. It's centrally located (my biggest concern), on a major bus line, has great amenities and should be within my budget.

Here's my ultimate goal:

1. Pay off all of my credit cards (2 are almost done and then I can focus on the others). Right now I've got 4, but I want to whittle them down to one. It'll be my largest limit card, but I will save that only for emergencies. This will leave me with my cell phone and my car insurance as my 2 big bills.

2. I've narrowed down my apartment. I've written down the things that I will NOT compromise on & I've asked my friends who've lived in apartments things I should look for (if you have any suggestions, please feel free to tell me. I'm a total newbie).

3. Save up enough to cover 4 months worth of rent (not counting first/last). I want to have a cushion!

4. Figure out a route to/from work that's convenient and as cheap as possible.

5. Make sure I find a complex that has few to no children. Preferably somewhere with people around my age or even older people. I'm quiet. :)

6. Work out a monthly budget for food, utilities and books. Those I can't live without.

7. DOWNSIZE! This is my biggie. The place I'm really looking into has both studios and one-bedroom apartments available. I want someplace where I feel comfortable having company. I have no social life right now because people can't really come over here. It sucks.

And that's basically it. It probably means I won't be able to move out until next year (crossing fingers), but at least now it's on my radar.

And I'm spent. My eyes are closing on me right now. Plus can't stay up too late. My new schedule starts on Monday. *sniffle* Good bye late nights. Wah!

Insert Title Here...

*yawn*


Y'all, I'm exhausted. This week has been twisted, turned upside down, crazy...(insert adjective here). I feel like I've been running nonstop with no down time and I've come to the conclusion that my brain just can't take much more (or so I say).

I know, my last blog entry was kind of blah. I'd just found out I'd been "promoted" and wasn't very enthusiastic about it, but I think things are finally working out. *crossing fingers* My new work schedule starts next week and I'm looking forward to it...I think. Annoyed I only get Sunday off, but whatever. *sigh* It'll be really weird to have to go to bed earlier and get up earlier. I've been working this schedule since May 2005, so it'll be a bit of an adjustment period. Oh joy!

But, I can't complain...not too strenuously anyway. I have a job and it's a decent one. Yeah, it drives me crazy on a regular basis, but it's a job. It pays the bills and allows me to splurge on th one hobby I have (books!), so it can't be ALL bad. Of course, there are days where I wonder how I've lasted as long as I have, but what else is new?

I was talking to my boss's boss today about something and she told me that they wouldn't have offered me the job if they didn't think I could do it. In some ways that made me feel good, but in others it was along the lines of "If you felt that way, why did you offer it to two other people before settling it on me?" I dunno...I'm being a downer, I guess.

I'm very tired. I got a decent amount of sleep last night, but I was so busy at work today that I'm amazed I'm still functioning.

I feel bad that so many things have been neglected. I have a couple of reviews I HAVE to do, life to deal with, etc. I feel like I need to start scheduling in my life. Eek! How depressing is that?!


Anyway, that's what's been going on. I'm going to go look at an apartment on Sunday. I'm not going to apply for it or anything (yet), but it'll be interesting to just look it over. I've got to pay off a couple of credit cards and get myself financially in good standing before I even THINK about getting my own place. But, I was figuring out finances and if I get as much as I think I will per paycheck, it looks like I might be able to afford an apartment that's anywhere between $550 and $640 a month. Seems expensive, but it's actually average. Ugh!

The apartment complex I'm looking into is a really nice one. It's close to a college campus (known for the liberal, earth-loving hippies that go there) and for all the amenities they offer, the price is VERY nice. So, we shall see.

As of right now, I'm just taking one day at a time. :)

Ahermmm...

So, life has a tendency of throwing oddball curveballs in my direction. Yeah, that's it exactly. *sigh*

Boss took me aside today & told me I'm getting a "promotion". Yeah, not so much. I'm going to 40 hours a week, which will be nice, but I'm not getting a raise. I'm basically doing what I'm already doing. I'm not sure how I feel about this scenario. *sigh* I guess I'm happy, but not. *scratches head*

Sometimes I wonder. Things are all cockeyed, but I'm moving on. I think. :)

I'm going to bed. I'm tired and my brain's not functioning so good tonight. Neither is my English.

Oh, I did buy and read Just The Sexiest Man Alive by Julie James. LOVED it. Funny, sexy, crazy. It was good. Will review on G&BB's somewhere along the line...I hope. :)

The World's Fastest Blog Entry

It is 8:16 PM. I am going to bed. That is all.


PS. This is so wrong. *yawn*

The Book Signing...For Real's Y'all

So, last night I was lucky enough to go to a book signing at the Barnes & Noble at Clackamas Town Center. A couple of things: the venue was WAY to small for how many people were there. Secondly? I had to sit on the floor and then was close to the end of the line to get my autographs because they let the people who got the cushy seats go first. Grr.

The authors who signed: Aprilynne Pike, Claudia Gray, Kelley Armstrong and the reason I went...Kim Harrison. All four authors have new YA books out. I'd already read Kim's. I've never heard of the first two and I'd never read Kelley (which I'm rectifying...big time).

The first picture up above is them sitting on the table doing the Q & A. It's Claudia, Kelley, Aprilynne, & Kim. Kelley had control of the mike, was extremely funny and kept everything well organized. All of them were very entertaining and I learned some interesting facts.

For the other Kim Harrison fans out there, you will be thrilled to know that she has contracted a total of 12-13 total Hollows books. She said that after that she WILL be done. Also, writing a short story from Ivy's POV, will have all of Jenk's 12...well, anyone who read White Witch, Black Curse knows about his 12 Days (not the word he uses) of Christmas song that we only got part of. LOL!

Great questions. I asked about titles. I got the typical answer that they all suck at them (for the most part) and that Kim loves the fact that all of her books use Clint Eastwood movies as fodder. She said it makes it a bit easier to come up with titles...sometimes. :)


Claudia-Very sweet lady. I felt really bad that I hadn't picked up her book (the book store wouldn't let me get books signed if I hadn't bought them yet...evil!), so I had her sign a piece of paper...I am so lame).

Aprilynne-Also very sweet. Didn't get her book either. Am planning on getting both of their first books. They were both so nice and I couldn't NOT get them. I know, I'm awful. *sigh*

Me & Kelley-Now, I have to be honest. I'd stood in line for about an hour and a half, was sweating up a storm and was starving, but she was really sweet, got up to have her picture taken w/ me and was just about as nice as can be. VERY Canadian...in the best possible way. :) And she's a lefty!

And finally, one of my writing idols! The lovely Kim Harrison. I told her that she was basically my introduction to urban fantasy and how much I LOVED her books. She was ever so gracious and nice enough to pose with me. I felt like crap by that point, but it was so nice to deal with such nice people. And the fact that they were here...in my city! When does THAT happen? :)

By the time I left it was almost 9:30. I was exhausted and had to get up early this morning for work. Stopped by Taco Bell for a quick dinner, came home and crashed.

I spent most of my work day (when I wasn't answering phones) reading book 1 in Kelley's Women of the Otherworld series and I just finished book 2. Love them so far! Very sarcastic, snarky & fun! Whoo! I've got all of her books (except 2) last night. Yeah, I was bad. Shame on me! :D

There you have it. My foray into another book signing. Now if I could get Nalini Singh, Julia Quinn, Lisa Kleypas, Loretta Chase and Karen Marie Moning here...I'd be ONE happy girl. :)

Book Signing

Went to one. It was fun. My back and feet are killing me. Will blog more tomorrow. As of right now, my brain is fried. Night!

Huh

I made a comment on Twitter earlier today where I said I think I'm going to stop doing author giveaways over on G&BB's...at least for awhile. I don't keep track of traffic, but I feel bad when I have an author on my blog, they're excited and the feedback is small or nonexistent. Not that I'm dissing or blaming or even begging for anyone to stop by. That's not the point behind this entry.

What I'm saying is that I don't think my blog has enough traffic to justify book giveaways; at least not at this point. I don't know. I think 99% of my problem lately is that I'm just tired. Fed up. Grumpy. Annoyed. The adjectives could go on and on, but that's beside the point.

Things are so up in the air in regards to my life that I honestly don't know which end is up anymore. I'm not depressed. At least, not like I've been in the past. I think I've just hit that major brick wall in my life where I'm either going to stagnate for the rest of my life or finally get the balls to move on and DO something.

I'm not good with change. I never have been. I like my comfort zone. I've never discussed it here, but anyone who knows me in person knows about this particular issue that I have. I've never had it diagnosed, but I have a lot of the symptoms. I have a lot of control issues that I've never been able to get away from. I wouldn't even know how to start.

Though I had a wonderful childhood with my parents and my friends (at home), school was chaos and it's a wonder to me that I made it through as strongly as I did. I wonder sometimes what I would be like now if my youth had been all sunshine and light. Would I be where I am now or would I be something better?

I feel this horrible need to escape. To literally drop everything and just walk away. I had a dream last night that really struck me. In it I decided that I was done. I took off in my car with a packed bag and didn't look back. There was no rhyme or reason to the dream, just this overwhelming sense of...wonder and awe. To know that I had no responsibilities. I was on my own and had no idea where I was going, but in my dream I was completely okay with that.

I wish I was able to just drop everything and get away. If I had the funds set aside, I would quit my job, rent a small place at the coast and just veg. No worries, no demands, no nothing. Just me...alone...away from all of life's stresses. *sigh* What a wonderful thought.

I don't know where I'm going with this. I guess I'm just at my wit's end right now. I'm stagnating and it's slowly but surely sucking the life out of me. And that scares me to death.

Bad Weather

Stinks... :(

Severe thunderstorms in Portland. Boo! I'm annoyed because my carpool buddy decided to go home at 6, leaving me to take the bus. Wah! I HATE taking the bus. Doesn't help that I forgot my MP3 player too, so will be stuck listening to inane conversations. Oh fun. *sigh*

Work is DEAD! Boss told us to just have customer service calls come in. 2 calls in last 2 hours. Oh, joy! :P I hate days like this.

I'm a grump today. I can't help it. *sigh*

Thank goodness I'm not PMSing or I'd be a bear!

It's just been one of those days.

*sigh*

It's established. I'm an idiot. :P

Have Katie Allen on DIK. Put her post up on wrong day. *headdesk* Should've been tomorrow. Shelley Bradley must think I'm an idiot. I know she won't stop by, but if she does...I am SO sorry! :(

And that is all. I hate days like this. *sigh*

This, That & The Other

Today was completely & totally insane. I've come to a couple of conclusions about myself. A. I am so not meant to take orders from people who have no idea what they are talking about and B. I'm tired of it all. *sigh*

Trying to figure out if getting an apartment is what I'm willing to do. Right now I'm basically broke, which really sucks. Yes, I've got money saved, but not much and I don't know if I can honestly afford my own place. I probably could, but then I'd never get to do anything fun. I'm waffling. Sue me. :~P

My buddy Katie Allen will be over on DIK tomorrow-Friday. Her book Breaking the Silence is one of the best I've read in a long time. Very excited to see her.

I've got a book giveaway going on over on G&BB's. The book I've got up for grabs is great and a lot of fun.

I'm exhausted. My bedroom was a sauna last night and I could NOT get comfortable. *sigh*

Going to go buy Ilona Andrews new book. It's an e-book short story from Samhain. Really looking forward to it. I love their snarky, sexy humor.

Ate lasagna for dinner. Whoo-hoo! It was good. :)

Other than that, not much. Vacation, vacation, vacation. :D

Achoo!

The weather changed and I CANNOT STOP SNEEZING! Argh! I HATE summer. :(

I've got an interview over on G&BB w/ Bill Surie who writes as Holly Denham. His book Holly's Inbox was truly a good story. I really enjoyed it. You should go over and have a look. :)

Today has been the day of the blahs. Worried about my poor nephew. Tired. Kind of grumpy. Need a vacation. *sigh*

I'm wondering if my previous entry about my blog rubbed people wrong. That wasn't my intention. Someone said they would comment more. That wasn't what I was trying to do. I was simply saying that blogging, for me anyway, is something I do for fun and though I would like more comments, doesn't mean I have to have them. If I write something you want to comment to, go ahead. If not, that's okay too.

So this whole writing thing is getting on my nerves. I'd gotten almost all the way done with my first draft for Kara & Jamison's story and then kind of hit a brick wall. For one thing I was getting to the point where I was starting to hate their story. For another, I've been really stressed out (or at least annoyed) and haven't been focusing on my writing. I guess I should. *sigh*

Speaking of which, I had this crazy idea for a story I'm thinking of writing for submission to Samhain. It's an erotica and it's something I think would be both titillating and sexy. :) Still have to flesh it out and think it over.

I hope it rains. The humidity here has been really high (for Portland) and it's just gross. I HATE heat and humidity, so I've been miserable. There's nothing sexier than stewing in your own sweat. Ugh!

I really need to just get away from life for awhile. Go find a hole to hide in and escape. I'm just so tired!

I was talking to my mom today about this ridiculous dream I have of owning my own home. With the way things are going at work, the whole thing IS just a dream, which is really annoying. I don't have enough hours or make enough money to even think about it. My mom said she thinks I should maybe just look into getting a studio apartment or something, but honestly? I just don't know if I can handle that idea. I could see myself getting a roommate, but someone who isn't quite as anal as my old one. I think I'd prefer to live with a guy. My dealings with women just isn't worth mentioning. Plus, I like guys. I get along better with them anyway. :)

And that's about it. My nose won't stop itching. Boo! :(

Stressful Day

My 3 year old nephew has been smacked upside the head with something. Has had a super high fever all day. My SIL came by to take him to hospital. If you believe in prayer, please say one for him. The poor baby is scared half to death and is extremely sick. Thank you!

It's Getting Hot in Heeeeerrrrrreeeeee

So take off all your clothes. Anyone remember that song? Repetitive is an understatement. *sigh*

It's hot. I'm hot. I feel like I'm going to melt any minute now. *sigh* Summer sucks. That is all.

I've had a sinus headache all day. My brain hurts.

Tomorrow I HAVE to clean. I've had a fruit fly flying around my head for the last couple of hours. Just one, but those little buggers like to multiply and how. :(

Really grumpy. Think 99% of my problem is the heat. Seriously tempted to take a shower, but would only irritate the parents. Boo!

Bored. Hot. Grumpy. This is so not a good combination. *snort*