Archive for August, 2007

Where There’s Smoke

Thursday, August 30th, 2007 Posted in About Me, Movies, Writing | 2 Comments »

There is something graceful about the silver curl of smoke across a black and white screen. Marlene Deitrich's leisurely exhale wreathed her beautiful face in a haze of smoke ... Read more..

The Russians! The Headbands! The Swayze!

Monday, August 27th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

I love my husband so much! Who else would watch the gun-loving, 1984 Cold War invasion fantasy Red Dawn with me while drinking White Russians and drink every time ... Read more..

Bad to the Bone

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007 Posted in Writing | 4 Comments »

A confession: When I watch an action movie, a soap opera, or an anime, my favorite character is often not the hero or heroine, it's the villain. It's not ... Read more..

This is Not a Review: E-Books Ahoy!

Monday, August 20th, 2007 Posted in Not a Review, Reading, Review, iPimp | 2 Comments »

Skin to Skin by Dionne GalaceDionne Galace (aka Bam of It's Not Chick Porn) has been entertaining me for quite some time with her hilarious and highly-entertaining blog posts. ... Read more..

Falling Between the Crack

Thursday, August 16th, 2007 Posted in Reading, Things I think About When I Obviously Need to Be Asleep | 1 Comment »

"Mommy, mommy, why are those two circles kissing?""Well, honey, when two or more circles love each other very much, they get married and form a Venn Diagram."Am I the only ... Read more..

Rock Star

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007 Posted in About Me, Things I think About When I Obviously Need to Be Asleep | No Comments »

Now, I'm not one of those people who will forgive R. Kelly every pervy thing just cause the man can write a good song. Nope. "R" isn't getting ... Read more..

A Thousand Words to Tell the Tale

Saturday, August 11th, 2007 Posted in Short Story, Things I think About When I Obviously Need to Be Asleep, Writing | No Comments »

The pawnbroker used a short stepladder to reach the silver-framed photograph I'd asked for. He held it two-handed as he stood atop the ladder and didn't let ... Read more..

Bettie’s EXCELlent Adventure

Wednesday, August 8th, 2007 Posted in 70 Days of Sweat, Lists, Things I think About When I Obviously Need to Be Asleep, Writing | 3 Comments »

Or, how I went totally OCD on my 70 Days of Sweat Word Count Tracking Sheet. Observe:My OCD 70 Days of Sweat Tracking Sheet has the following features:Allows tracking ... Read more..

This is Not a Review: Wired by Liz Maverick

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007 Posted in Not a Review, Reading | 1 Comment »

Wired, by Liz MaverickOther people who have read this book--people who write actual reviews and not just arbitrary judgments, como yo --have noted that this book really isn't a romance, ... Read more..

A Man, A Plan, A Canal — Panama!

Saturday, August 4th, 2007 Posted in Palindromes, Things I think About When I Obviously Need to Be Asleep, Works in Progress, Writing | No Comments »

This has nothing to do with Panama. I just like palindromes.________________________About 11 months ago, I wrote a post about a story that was almost finished. It was the ... Read more..