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I received a lovely note today in the email reminding me that I should blog. I don’t feel that I do a particularly fascinating blog, but I do, at irregular period’s blog. I need the discipline of being more frequent, so here is my lame attempt to be interesting. I’m not.  But, I will try with a tongue drilling in cheek to appear to be someone having an amazing life. (Allow me a moment to stop rolling on the floor laughing.)

  Let me think about this last week. I normally have Wednesdays off at work and this week I had to attend a four hour class on nursing research and evidenced based practice. (Doesn’t sound exciting, does it?)  Wednesdays are for my writing career, writing, promoting or Dr. appointments for my mother or me.  This week was a bust for that. The four hour class turned into an additional two hours writing up an interview with a nurse that was being seen later that day, and yes, they were so glad I happened to come in for something else, so I could take care of that. *shaking head*

 Lately, I’ve been trying to decide on a couple of things. First of all, I am trying to consider what I can do to keep Shaking Off the Dust out there for the reader to trip over as often as possible until they finally say… “well, darn, I should read that book!”  It’s the principle of …if all else fails read the directions…read the book.  I’d like to think that once they read it the rest is easy peasey, now they will remember the author for the next book they write.  This is my theory; based on evidence based practice…I did learn something.
I am going to the Lori Foster Readers and Writers weekend June 6^th and I’m trying to figure out what things I can

give out as promo material. I’m hoping you have suggestions. Oh, I’ll bring the usual things, bookmarks and

postcards, but what do people want and will keep that will constantly remind them of the book that doesn’t hit the circular file *trash* after a matter of hours. And consider that it must be something that won’t bankrupt the writer before her book actually goes into print.
You see how fascinating my life is.
 

I started working this week on  “Spilling words”, is about a female that can’t seem to stop form putting her thoughts into other people’s mouths, especially, old sixties and seventies songs. I’m trying to come up with some funny and poignant songs from that era that would burst from coffee house patrons. Send along some fun ones…I’ve got the Supremes covered. I’m thinking of listing a music selection at the end of the story.  It’s one of two ideas I’m toying with right now. The more song selections the better, and if you send me a song, make sure they were popular, no obscure ones the reader won’t have ever heard before.

 I have been bored with TV since the writers strike. Writers do make the world go round. I’m so loving Torchwood, it’s a british import on BBC America, so it’s unaffected by the strike, since it was filmed last year. I kept talking it up to my niece, she’s 21 and in college and she finally started watching this year and is in love with it too. I told her that I wouldn’t steer her wrong. I got them hooked on Dexter last year, so I have a good track record.

 I’m still anxiously awaiting the Sookie Stakehouse (HBO) series from Charlaine Harris books to start. It got postpones by the strike, I think it’s called Blood Ties. I love those books and am particularly fond of the Eric Northman character.  I am at that stage where I am tired of all the ploys to keep them apart, although I understand why.

 I had American idol on the other night with the boys and so I was privileged when that young one did his John Lennon, Imagine song to hear it. Goosebumps chilled along my arms. He is just spectacular. What’s the point in continuing? Even if he was thrown out tomorrow, he will outsell any other person there.
 

Now for the important list of questions I must address. These were sent by one of you. Need to know information.
1.      Toilet paper- do you use white or colors? White says you are a practical, no frills girl. Pink or blue, you are a frilly girly girl and maybe even a wuss. We need to know.
They make colored toilet paper?   Not in my town. W H I T E.  Despite the rainbow coalition, my bottom must remain unstained, figuratively and literally. 
 2.      Toilet paper- do you leave the end hanging from the backside or over the top? I must say, from my experience, those that like it hanging from the back side are…weird. They march to their own drum beat. Actually, they are all the way in the back in the Triangle section, really. If you are one of them though, just disregard what I just said. You’re all lovely, lovely people. : )
I don’t even pay attention to how it is hanging on the roller. As long as I can unroll it when it is needed I’m a happy camper. As I have said before, I learned to compromise and take life as it comes. If it matters to me, then it is the way I want it, what matters is having the paper available. I’m so easy sometimes
 
3.      If you would write “he then whipped out his lightsaber” would you be talking about Han Solo’s, Luke Skywalker’s, or… something…else? Me, my mind would go straight to the gutter and I would be thinking Darth Vader’s. Yum.
In the dark, I like glow in the dark stuff, though I’m very tactile. I’m not really a sword collector, so conversing about such things usually means it’s a euphemism for something naughty. I did see the original Star Wars at it’s very first showing in Houston, Texas. I’d read a piece on it in Time magazine and was an original fanatic. I am sanguine about it now. I didn’t not care for  the last three as much as the originals three. My very favorite trilogy is Lord Of the Rings. I was a fan of it since reading the books at thirteen.
  I think Angels rather than insects or birds, or two dogs facing away from their arguing masters.  Does that make me a freak?
4. When you look at this, what do you see? If you see just an ink blot, which is what this is, you’re boringly normal, and you won’t be able to write all that imaginative stuff I’m afraid. If you see a woman in a dress with no head, with two weird looking elephant birds with legs dancing off the side of her shaking their bums, I do believe you could write a masterpiece!  Me, I always see a pelvic bone. I think it means that I’m practical and down to earth, but I’m sure that some head shrinker would find me a totally whacked psychotic for seeing that though.
 
5.      Do you make your bed in the AM, after you get home, or never? We have to know if you’re a neat freak, a slob, or just plain old normal. These are very important details. LOL
Slob about my bedroom, unless I’m sharing it with someone.
 
6.      Pepsi or Coke? Wait, I know, it’s Mt. Dew. You just have to be different, don’t you!  : )
Diet Coke, or Diet Dr. Pepper or Dew
 
7.      Do you talk to your characters? Or even more interesting, do they talk back to you? It’s OK, you can admit it. We won’t tell anyone. *sealed lips*
I have them talking to each other, or back to me in mirrors. Freakish
 
8.      If you’re walking down the street and you notice people looking at you, do you assume it’s because you’re gorgeous and exude self confidence? Or, do you automatically get paranoid and start checking for a bugger in the nose, smeared lipstick, a smudge on your face, an open blouse/zipper, or toilet paper hanging off your pants or shoes?
I’m older now, so it’s the automatic check for buggies, crumbs on shirt and toilet paper dragging on shoes. In the day, it was …Oh yea… I’m styling.
 
9.      Chocolate or Vanilla? Or maybe you’re just some crazy wild chick who goes for Chunky Monkey topped with Cherry Garcia?  Or even more interesting, maybe you prefer vanilla/chocolate in public, but Chunky Monkey in private? I’m kind of guessing the last option. Don’t ask me why.  : )
It’s vanilla with a thick ribbon of chocolate. Or chocolate with a decent Merlo or Cabernet.
 
10.  A. Leather, B. hemp, C. silk, D.a car seat cover, or E. All of the above? You can think of your own question for your answer. I’m not even going to go there.
Leather with climate control
I’d love for each of you to answer those questions too on the comments. I need some assurance, that I am not that weird.

Rhianna