Shannon

I edited the first 2,000 words on Calendula today, and then I wrote another thousand, but of course I’m not counting words. 🙂 But, I do still like how this is going. I know it’s terribly early to tell, and I’m always enthusiastic about new projects–but, hey, that’s why I write. ___________ In other news: […]

I started a new novel today, and wrote 2,000 words. It’s the Callie one, the witch novel, that I’ve been tinkering with. I’m happy with how it’s started: the tone, the characters, the pacing. I’m going to try a different process this time, and not be so focused on word count, despite the fact that

So I was swimming at the pool this afternoon, as is my wont; and after I’d been there a while, an elderly gentleman came along and began swimming in the lane next to me. That was all well and good…until something…dangling…happened to catch my eye. “What is that dangling thing?” I wondered, glancing over. “Could

One of the baby shrimp came to hang out in the front of the tank, so I snapped a photo…you still can’t really make it out, but this helps give you an idea of the scale: The reddish-orange shrimp you can see is a female; she’s orangeish because her ovaries are developing, and with any

I don’t have a cat to post pictures of, so here’s a catfish: It’s a little washed out–sorry!–but isn’t he cute? 🙂 In other news: new chiropractor FOR THE WIN. I had kinda stopped going to my old one, because he didn’t seem to do much I couldn’t do for myself just by stretching on

Today was one of those days where lots of satisfying things got done, but I don’t really have anything to report. I mean, I *could* tell you that I tidied my desk, and did a chunk of freelance work, and moved around some pictures on my walls to display them to better effect, and got

There are baby shrimp in the aquarium! So exciting! One of the shrimp we bought was pregnant, but she hasn’t been seen in a while, so I wasn’t sure there would be babies at all…but I saw two of them this evening! Eensy teensy little things they are, but clearly shrimp! 🙂 ______________ Also, did

Good and productive day today–I went in to John L. Scott for the Tuesday sales meeting, which was fascinating; and we went on tour after that–looking at some new listings–and I met with the Boss Man after that, going over some of the homework he’d given me. I had a few questions, but mostly it

So I did a little more thinking on my feelings about TV (and thanks everyone for chiming in!), and I think I probably do have to own up to a bit of bias/judgment about it. But I come by it honestly. 🙂 I was raised without TV, by back-to-the-land hippie parents who had all kinds

I don’t have a TV. I don’t have a TV because I don’t really like watching TV. I don’t hate it, or think less of people who do like watching it–heck, most all the people I know watch TV. People I like, and respect. That’s great. I approve of people doing things they like to