Late night work

Well I just submitted my first ‘work’ for my Advanced Fiction class electronically. Normally I’m a pretty confident writer. And I think what I’ve managed so far is adequate . . . but this is a class taught by someone I both respect and find intimidating. It started out as a short story but ended up being the first chapter of a novel. (That sounds too ambitious to me: a novel.) I just couldn’t chop off the heads of all my little ideas to force it into the form of a short story. (And I was nearing deadline.) Sheesh. I’m not looking foward to my turn at workshop.

Now off to bed for the four hours of sleep I get tonight before I have to get up to study for my Roman Civ quiz. When do I graduate again???

 

Fresh Install

I usually like to add photos to my blog posts, but my husband just helped me do a fresh install on my laptop and so all my photos are on the external hard drive and I’m installing a new version of Photoshop (yay) . My laptop feels like a new computer! But to keep things fresh all around, here’s another ‘Funny Things I’ve Heard or Seen’:

1. munch horror – a sub genre of horror that involves many people being devoured

2. helicopter famous – so famous as to warrant the owning of a helicopter

3. “I’ll kick you in the brickles!” – what Jesse Jr. told his daddy (give you one guess what “brickles” mean)

4. “I’m allergic to camels.” – Jesse Jr.

 

The List

I snagged this list from Christa Allan’s blog. A little fun for everyone else while I go take two finals.

Directions: Place an asterisk next to the things you’ve done on the list. Feel free to add some more.

1. Started your own blog *
2. Slept under the stars *
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower *
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyworld *
8. Climbed a mountain *
9. Held a praying mantis *
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris *
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch *
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables *
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight *
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill *
24. Built a snow fort *
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping *
27. Run a marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice *
29. Seen a total eclipse *
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset *
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors *
35. Seen an Amish community *
36. Taught yourself a new language *
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke *
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight *
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted – drawn I think that counts! *
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris *
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain *
53. Played in the mud *
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason *
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma *
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp *
67. Bounced a check *
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy (book!) *
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired/laid off from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone *
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle *
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican *
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper *
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox *
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club *
93. Lost a loved one *
94. Had a baby *
95. Seen the Alamo in person*
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone *
99. Been stung by a bee *
100. Seen Mount Rushmore in person
101. Learned to play an instrument
102. Kissed the Blarney Stone
103. Ridden a camel
104. Served in the military *
105. Swam in a bayou *