If you’re looking for something fun and light to read over the weekend, I highly recommend How to Ditch Your Fairy by Justine Larbalestier. The basic idea is that everyone has their own special invisible fairy that helps them out in one way or another like a loose change finding fairy or a getting out …
Monthly Archives: November 2008
Cat-less Pajama-less (not as dirty as it sounds) Post with Links
I hope no one is too disappointed that there are no cats in pajamas in this post. I do what I can, but the cats don’t actually like to wear pajamas. They do like to sleep on top of pajamas which could come up some time in the near future. What I do have for …
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What Not to Blog
kt literary did the world of authors a great big favor by asking editors what they’re looking for in an author site/author blog. If you’ve been racking your brains trying to figure this out, you should definitely check it out. While I enjoyed finding out this information very much, I was stunned to hear that …
Who’s In Charge of This Story?
Whew. I just finished Inkdeath. It is a fat fat book. I’ve always loved the Inkheart books and how they make you think about being a writer and a reader. This one has quite a few moments where the author gives what I think is an incredibly accurate view of what’s going on in a …
Fangs Retrospective
One week after Halloween, I’m re-sharing my vampire fangs photo for all of you who have told me how much you miss it. <<sigh>> The old days. I miss it too. Now in my new photo I’m just looking so so happy over there. And you all don’t even know why! You might think, oh, …
What Is Commonly Known As a Lie
People told us that we would miss out on fall if we moved to Portland. “Don’t believe those people who say fall is beautiful out there — they’ve just never seen the real thing.” This is a lie. 100%. (Scroll down for pics) I can safely say that I’ve NEVER experienced a more beautiful fall …
Some Catching Up
Birthday week was chock full of fun. We spent Halloween in Port Townsend, WA — every single person in town was in the costume parade, I swear. We were among the very few watchers instead of walkers. It always feels good to fulfill a purpose. We also went to see I Am My Own Wife …
Election Day
Today is the day! For everyone who did not vote early (which was truly fabulous btw), today is the day to get out there and vote. I hope everyone reading this is planning to take part in this world we live in and cast their ballot. Also, you should all read With Courage and Cloth: …
Woo Hoo! Birthday Fun Today Nov. 2nd
blogging from iphone
Not as easy as it looks. Saw I am my own wife last night. It was awesome.