What should’ve happened yesterday:
Husband: Want to order a movie?
Me: No! Absolutely not! I have work to do.
Husband: I’m so proud of you and your strict work ethic. Go to it!

What really happened yesterday:
Husband: Want to order a movie?
Me: Sure. And let’s make popcorn too.

But after the movie I did go and work. Normally I can get chapters 1 – 3 down pretty much in order, but that’s not happening this time. For one of the books, anyway. Maybe it will go better today. So I’m headed back to work (no, really.)

But before you go, take the quiz. And really, I do feel for Bert when he tells Ernie to just leave him alone all the time.

You Are Bert

Extremely serious and a little eccentric, people find you loveable – even if you don’t love them! You are usually feeling: Logical – you rarely let your emotions rule you You are famous for: Being smart, a total neat freak, and maybe just a little evil How you life your life: With passion, even if your odd passions (like bottle caps and pigeons) are baffling to others

Steph T.

I’ve talked about this before, but I think finding the time of day that works best for you, writing-wise, is important. I’ve always been a night person, but that’s challenging with the four year old, because by the time night rolls around I’ve already lived a full-time job. Getting up earlier would make more sense, but it just doesn’t work for me. And for the past couple I’ve months, I’ve gotten back into my night-writing groove. I’ll screw around for a while, but then around nine or ten, things will take off and I’ll write until one or two in the morning. Go to sleep and wake around seven or eight. So yeah, not much sleep, and I’m not sure I could do it if I had to go out into the real world and work. But, staying home with the kid and hanging out in sweats? Totally workable.

Of course, it’s ten now and I haven’t found that groove yet. It’s the getting started that’s sometimes the hardest part, you know? When I’ve got the first few sentences down, I’m like – what a freakin’ fantastic job I have!! I love this!!

You’d think, knowing that would make the getting started easier.

Anyway, if I’m procrastinating, then you should be too! (See – only children CAN share )

You Are Midnight

You are more than a little eccentric, and you’re apt to keep very unusual habits. Whether you’re a nightowl, living in a commune, or taking a vow of silence – you like to experiment with your lifestyle. Expressing your individuality is important to you, and you often lie awake in bed thinking about the world and your place in it. You enjoy staying home, but that doesn’t mean you’re a hermit. You also appreciate quality time with family and close friends.

Steph T.

I’ve been keeping a little too busy with RL, judging from the dust around this place. Going to clean up and get back on the horse, so to speak, in the next few days. I’ve got to post more, update my sidebar, etc. But I have been writing – DI is inching forward slowly but surely. I wanted to have another full ready for Blaze, no matter what happens with the revised full that’s already there.

Larissa read part of DI and you know what she’s worried about? That I’ve got TOO MUCH PLOT!!! That had NEVER happened, so even though it’s a problem, it’s one I’m really enjoying this time around. Because this is the book I wrote the synopsis for before I wrote the book (that’s where Larissa first pointed out the, too much plot, problem. I was too busy doing the, I wrote the synopsis before I wrote the book, dance, to fix anything at that moment. Why do that, when writing the book is so much more fun than worrying about the synopsis?) Anyway, no matter what happens, it’s been an interesting experience having all this plot ahead of time and worrying that I might actually be over word count. Not that I really understand what word count is supposed to be for a Blaze anymore.

So, for the time being, I’m going to go battle the migraine I feel coming on and try to write. You need to procrastinate a bit and take the quiz. I’m seeing that my tarot card is very telling, although it might’ve been better titled, Woman Hanging Above The Orcas with Cape:

You Are The Hanging Man

You represent the seeking of enlightenment and spiritual clarity. You tend to confuse others, but your oddities seem deeply satisfying. Self sacrifice is easy for you, especially if it makes you a better person in the end. You are the type of person who is very in touch with your soul and inner spirit. Your fortune: Right now is a good time for reflection and meditation. You should stop resisting the problems in your life, and let yourself be vulnerable to them. You may need to sacrifice something important to you to move ahead in your life. Accept your destiny with courage, and learn to let go of what you think you need.

Steph T.