I had to leave early today to take Hope over to the clinic and re-register. Yes, I am very happy there is such a place I can take my daughter. But– <rant> I am not happy that I can’t just put her on my insurance. Why can’t I? Because I can’t pay a fifth of […]
Maybe it’s my imagination, but I think this is the slowest week I’ve ever experienced. I want it to be Friday. I want to stay home for two days. More would be better, but I could survive with two days. The march of insane parents goes on. The kids are getting hyper as the holidays
Okay, so I am a parent. But I don’t think I’ve quite lost it yet. If my kid threw a pencil at the teacher and hit him in the eye–I sure wouldn’t be complaining that she got suspended. It would just give me more time to make her life a living hell. And, hello? If
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People are insane. Especially parents. I think the only thing that got me through today was the comments on my new fanfic chapter. For the record, I really, truly, TRULY hate coming home so exhausted I just stare at my writing instead of working on it.
I finally posted another chapter of my pirate fanfic. People love pirates. But it’s not just the fact it’s about pirates. Honestly, I need to remember when I’m feeling down, to post another chapter of something. Check these out: You know, I didn’t want to read this at first because I didn’t think I could
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Maybe I’ve finally figured something out. Maybe I should have figured it out a lot sooner. It seems I don’t like to think about plot. Characters, yes, scenes, fine, emotion and tension and conflict, good, okay, definitely–but plot? I’ll make it up as I go along. One might guess this is not an efficient way
Who gave it permission to be December 1st? Not me. Not Bly. What the heck? This is supposed to be my year. Well, since last one apparently wasn’t. I’m supposed to be at least one step closer to being published, demmit. I think I do this rant every year. So I’m going to stop now,
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