Monday, June 1, 2015
Paint Guy vs Me
Is it weird that I’m starting to know all the paint counter employees at Lowe’s-es and Home Depots in a ten-mile radius? Today I got my least fave. I brought in actual paint chips (chips of … Read the rest!
Thursday, July 24, 2014
I finally got sucked into the Amazon Prime mind meld. In case you don’t know, Amazon Prime is a service where you pay $79 a year and have access free two-day shipping for about 75% of the goods Amazon sells. … Read the rest!
Friday, November 1, 2013
When I was a teenager, I spent a lot of after-school and summer time at a non-profit arts organization-type place called MECA. I took dance and voice lessons there, performed in their performances, ate whatever free food they had lying … Read the rest!
Friday, October 23, 2009
Win free books!
In celebration of HIspanic Heritage Month Dia de los Muertos, I’m hosting a book giveaway contest.
Look at these sexy titles:
Zumba by Beto Perez , Maggie Greenwood-Robinson
Evenings at the Argentine Club by Julia Amante
Damas, … Read the rest!
Monday, October 19, 2009
Lately
I’ve been working like crazy, trying to write decent stuff and not hacky stuff. Like every other fall and every other time I’m under deadline to write a book, I have a lot of good ideas for other projects … Read the rest!
Sunday, August 2, 2009
writing stuff
Right now I’m working on my third novel, which doesn’t have a title yet. It’s Saturday night and I’m writing the seventh or eight chapter, out of order, because I haven’t written Chapters 2 through 6 yet. But … Read the rest!
Monday, June 29, 2009
Partners in Crime Adventure
Lest you think my honeymoon was nothing but the drama surrounding the Epic SCUBA Fail described below, I will assure you now that Hawaii is every bit as awesome as everyone says. I kind of already … Read the rest!
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
[I got married on Saturday. This post is about my wedding.]
the flowers
I couldn’t find fake or real flowers for my hair, and I was running out of time to do so. I asked my oldest son to go … Read the rest!
Friday, October 5, 2007
Something Annoying
Recently, on the Facebook of a friend’s Facebook friend, I read something annoying.
This person had a question posted under the picture of face. Something like, “Why is it okay to talk about your belief in yoga or … Read the rest!
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Missed Connections, Missed Socialization Lessons
If you don’t already read the Craigslist Missed Connections for your town, you totally should start doing so. For those of you who aren’t familiar, Missed Connections are the section of the classifieds in which … Read the rest!