Thirteen Things I’ve Done Instead of Writing

November 29th, 2007 bettie Posted in Thursday 13 8 Comments »

1) Reading Books
2) Reading Blogs
3) Working on a new cartoon avatar (right, unfinished & low res. All apologies to the late Alphonse Mucha whom I totally ripped off)
4) Sleeping
5) Eating
6) Day Job
7) Trying to forget I ever saw this
8) Enjoying the 12 days of Kitschmas on Ship of Fools.com
9) Brainstorming Pay It Forward contest ideas
10) Auctioning one early full PDF of Ember
11) Tormenting my cat with the laser pointer (it never gets old)
12) Running errands
13) Playing Heavenly Sword

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I’m Not Dead. Really! (Or, Thirteen Things I Did This Week Instead of Blogging)

June 28th, 2007 bettie Posted in About Me, Thursday 13 No Comments »

  1. Write.
    Like my hair was on fire. “Ahhhggghhh!!! Owwww!!!! Helllppp!”
  2. Edit.
    Like an obsessive-compulsive on speed.
  3. Kick ass.
    But I didn’t take names.
  4. Sweat.
    It’s hot out there, yo.
  5. Cry.
    I read a couple of articles on Veterans’ Administration policies for retrofitting the homes of disabled Iraq war vets, and on the way veterans suffering from PTSD have to wait for mental health care. These people put their lives on the line in our armed forces, and when they get home we make them beg and strive and wait for every little scrap of help. We are pathetic.
  6. Eat ice cream.
    It helps with the heat and the crushing sadness.
  7. Nap.
    Outside, in the shade, one lazy afternoon. I highly recommend it.
  8. Sew.
    People keep having kids, and Target doesn’t sell enough baby clothes with skulls and daggers on them to suit my gift-giving tastes.
  9. Mail.
    I sent my signed contract to Samhain yesterday. (Squee!)
  10. Drive.
    I live in LA. How the hell else am I supposed to get around?
  11. Walk.
    Oh, yeah, I almost forgot about that. It’s a relaxing way to get from place to place provided the weather isn’t too hot (see #4).
  12. Laugh.
    My sister is a comedic genius.
  13. Sleep.
    That’s what I should be doing right now.
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Thursday 13

June 21st, 2007 bettie Posted in About Me, Thursday 13 No Comments »

Thirteen Things That Make Me Happy

  1. Writing
  2. Samhain chose “Like a Thief in the Night” for their Valentine 2008 Anthology (This is gonna be at the top of the list for a while.)
  3. Reading
  4. Pinkberry
  5. Mosquito Netting
  6. Shorts
  7. Being tall
  8. Wearing high heels anyway
  9. Three-Color Dessert
  10. Halo-Halo
  11. Salsa
  12. The Library
  13. Air Conditioning
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