I'd better feed Muppet, before she eats me. She's already getting to the point of motivational nippage. You wouldn't know she had a tooth out two days ago....
I didn't help any by not waking up until 8 AM, but still.
Go you, msbelle!
Well, it's just good to know that when the chips are down and things look grim you'll feed off the girl who loves you to save your own ass!
Xander ,'Chosen'
Natter 48 Contiguous States of Denial
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Theodosia - Dec 10, 2006 3:35:35 am PST #5314 of 10007
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
msbelle - Dec 10, 2006 3:36:49 am PST #5315 of 10007
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Thanks everyone.
poop on papers.
Kat - Dec 10, 2006 3:44:43 am PST #5316 of 10007
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Nah. not poop.... even though it's a slog. After this semester, I only have two more classes to go, one is creative writing and the other a 2 week cruise through Hawaii. So these may be the last big researchy based papers I have to write before my thesis.
This semester for a variety of reasons has been the hardest I've had. Chaucer is a deeply humbling experience and Science and the Victorians had a boatload of reading. These reasons coupled with my health stuff and my work stuff have made school incredibly complex. No big. almost done.
msbelle - Dec 10, 2006 3:48:28 am PST #5317 of 10007
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
YAY almost done , and YAYAYAYAYAY for 2 week cruise through Hawaii.
Ginger - Dec 10, 2006 4:20:47 am PST #5318 of 10007
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Welcome home, msbelle and Mac!
Sue - Dec 10, 2006 4:28:59 am PST #5319 of 10007
hip deep in pie
msbelle, welcome home!!!
Jesse - Dec 10, 2006 4:48:09 am PST #5320 of 10007
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
HOORAY for msbelle and mac!!!
I would like a two-week cruise through Hawaii.
Also, I was afraid that msbelle's "poop on papers" was not a response to an earlier post. Thank goodness.
(think David Sedaris amongst Internet geeks),
Also also, THAT's what I'm talking about!!
Hil R. - Dec 10, 2006 5:10:58 am PST #5321 of 10007
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Hooray msbelle and mac!!!
Amy - Dec 10, 2006 5:15:42 am PST #5322 of 10007
Because books.
Welcome home msbelle and mac! Yay for kisses and paper airplanes!
Allyson - Dec 10, 2006 5:31:24 am PST #5323 of 10007
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Ooooh! I'm so happy msbelle! That's a wonderful post to wake up to.
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Ruby walks across keyboard....
Someone pointed out the google cache of the media bistro thing. It's an interview with my editor:
Which of the books that you've worked on would you recommend authors look at to get a sense of your preferences/style?
The best example would be The Naked Roommate by Harlan Cohen. This is a prime example of how to write a "reference" book that speaks to its audience, stands out on the shelf, and has an author willing and eager to support the book. For narrative books, see Lincoln's Wrath for how to find a unique angle in a well-covered category (Civil War), or the 2007 release of Will the Vampire People Please Leave the Lobby?, a collection of humorous essays (think David Sedaris amongst Internet geeks), for pure and witty writing.