This is a time of celebration, so sit still and be quiet.

Snyder ,'Chosen'


Spike's Bitches 46: Don't I get a cookie?  

[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.


Beverly - Nov 06, 2010 3:40:20 pm PDT #7677 of 30000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.

Show tunes, gotta love 'em.

...I'm blessed with an iron will
had I been made the partner of Eve,
we'd be in Eden still.
C'est moi, c'est moi, I blush to disclose
I'm far too noble to lie
That man in whom those qualities bloom
C'est moi, c'est moi, 'tis I...

keeps wanting to end with I use antlers in all my decorating...


Barb - Nov 06, 2010 4:13:15 pm PDT #7678 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”

t First World Whine

Promo's hard. I'm so fucking sick of myself-- I can't even begin to imagine how anyone else would begin to find me remotely interesting.

And I'm not sure how many more times I can answer "So, why Carmen?" as an interview question.

t /First World Whine


smonster - Nov 06, 2010 4:41:19 pm PDT #7679 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

Barb, you are fab and a rock star. Sorry the interviews are getting repetitive, but I'm so excited for your new book!

Have folded clothes and finished movie. Now to put away, walk the dog, drug myself, and hit the sack.


WindSparrow - Nov 06, 2010 4:46:47 pm PDT #7680 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.

Barb, you totally have enough interviews about your new book that you are getting bored and annoyed with them! That is so awesome!


Laga - Nov 06, 2010 5:05:29 pm PDT #7681 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

Hey, um. I have committed facebook. Some people are already trying to friend me and I don't know who they are so I am ignoring. Please let me know if one of them is you. I'm Laga Ratica.


WindSparrow - Nov 06, 2010 5:13:31 pm PDT #7682 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.

Laga, now that I know you are there, I'll friend you. I have a picture of Harvey and Sammie snuggled together as my user pic.


Laga - Nov 06, 2010 5:16:48 pm PDT #7683 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

It was the Scrabble that finally sucked me in.


billytea - Nov 06, 2010 6:03:57 pm PDT #7684 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

Hows the neph doing, billytea?

He's doing well, he's walking again, quite confidently. There are potential complications with him flying because he has a shunt in his head, but everything went smoothly. It's the first time my sister's kids have been on a plane, her older boy (six years) loved it. I think Ryan's enjoying having other people around too (after getting over his initial wariness).


Trudy Booth - Nov 06, 2010 6:33:26 pm PDT #7685 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

I'm glad he's doing so well. Hope Ryan continues to have fun with his cousins!


Spidra Webster - Nov 06, 2010 6:56:58 pm PDT #7686 of 30000
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.

I'm glad they were able to fix your mom's car, Ginger. I bet that's a load off your mind.

That's great that you're getting that much press, Barb. I empathize with the difficulty of promo, though. I have had to be brutal with myself to get me to do it (although it may not seem that way to observers). Hard to be assertive and positive. Try to look at yourself the way you'd look at a friend - you probably wouldn't have any trouble pimping a friend's work.

smonster, I agree with Windsparrow. Moving, stress, new job...you've got plenty of reason to take it easy. Eventually the work-life balance will come. But in the meantime, don't drive yourself to a nervous breakdown by not giving your body the recovery time it's asking for.

Raised bed *finally* got finished today. Only got a couple things transplanted before dusk hit, though. The peas have been in six-packs so long they've started to bloom and form little peapods. Hope they don't die from transplant shock.

Besides being brutally tiring, this day was pretty cool. People were in decent moods. And the video I posted last night has garnered some nice comments and was blogged on a ukulele blog. So I'm pretty chuffed.

I hope everyone's having as good a weekend as they can.