QFP: ?

I LIED!!! Inside joke anyway here I am again. Posting things. And stuff. Went to Wizard Con last weekend. That was cool. Since I wasn't willing to invest the money and time in a really nice costume, I dressed all in black, made myself some fake dynamite, and carried around a cardboard picture frame with the word BOOM glued to it. Then I photo bombed as many pictures as possible. Unfortunately, I don't really get the fruits of my labor. What I should have done is gone up to the people whose picture I photobombed, and ask them to send the pictures to an e-mail I made for the event. And to also put the hashtag #wizconphotobomb2015 on any photos that had me in them. Oh well. I would write more about it, but without pictures it's just going to be boring. I really didn't do a whole lot this time. It was some tickets I won and I thought I would use this time to just get my feet wet. Test the waters. If I ever do this again I might, (and that's a mighty strong might there) do a more thorough post.

QFP: The Call

So yesterday I was supposed to get a call from my enrollment councilor from the college I will be attending to get my B.S. I was supposed to happen at 6:30 (p.m.) right? 6:35 I'm okay, people are always five to ten minutes late. 6:40 I'm a little irritated but still understanding. 6:45, I'm agitated, because the only thing worse than having to actually talk on the phone is sitting around waiting for a call because each moment you are getting more anxious wondering when the ticking time bomb is finally going to explode and you don't want to settle down and start something because inevitably then you will get the call so your are just standing, staring at your phone, waiting for the call, a pathetical miserable lump. 6:45, I get my book and start reading. 6:50, I calm down a little now that I am being distracted, but I still expect the call any minutes. 7, I understand she must be busy but this is getting kind of rude. 7:20, still reading, shooting my phone an irritated glance every once in a while. 7:40, I get ready for bed. 8, I stop watching my phone.

And she never called.

QFP: Another Day

Another day where nothing of import happened. Another day where the days all slide together to form a somewhat cohesive whole.

QFP: Sleepy

Have you ever closed your eyes to think through something really quick and then accidentally fallen asleep for forty minutes?

QFP: Knit

So I have been working on a basket weave knit blanket for a while now. I've had the yarn for even longer, and was knitting up a blanket, but partway through came up with an idea I wanted to tray.

A basket weave knit blanket where the squares alternate color. If you are much of a knitter, you are probably laughing, claiming such a thing cannot be accomplished.

It can, and I have already made great headway.

Katy scoffed, and said of course it has been done.

But it has not.

Not until now.

QFP: What

The thing is there won't be something interesting every single day. That's the way this works. Though I have been slacking off more than I meant to. Shame on me.

QFP: Garnet

Now it has all the powers of a breakfast.

QFP: Pretty Short

Felt tired and headachy all day. (Headachy is apparently an official word, this surprises me.)

QFP: The Mormons

When I get absorbed into a book, or hand work, or whatever really, I tend to literally tune everything else out. Particularly when I am reading I tend to do this, because unless I do, my comprehension of the material is pathetic. I have a one track mind in the sense that I can only focus on one thing at a time.

With that in mind, I will chillin' in my room this evening, reading, which I have been doing as much as possible while I am not in school, when I heard frantic knocking at my door. I jerked out of my book and leapt (leaped?) to my door. I opened it to a very crazed looking Colleen.

"Go check your e-mail!" she ordered.

I looked at her in bemusement.

She proceeded to explain, in anxious huffs that the doorbell had rung. She and Abi had had the music up fairly loud, so there was little doubt that those standing at our threshold had been aware people were home. By peeking through the windows, they caught a visage of long black skirts, crisp white shirts, and a backpack.

Apparently knowing that such attire meant door to door evangelist for certain, Colleen and Abi hid away. They did not dare come and get me, because you had to pass the front door in order to do so. The only recourse of action they knew, since neither had a cell phone, was to e-mail me saying, "There are/were people at the front door! Save us!"

An e-mail to which I replied, belatedly replied with all contrite maturity, ":p"

QFP: My Little Pony

Out of curiosity and in an attempt for inspiration I Googled (look at me verbing my brand names and nouns) "quick fix." Instead of the plethora of drug abuse photos I thought I was going to get, I mostly got literal quick fixes. For example, a leaky facet, here is a quick fix until you can get a plumber in. Or diet stuff. Not a whole lot of inspiration there. Though I did also find a cute picture of a pony.

QFP: What I Did Today

So here I am again. Day two and still going strong. Let's see. Got up. The treadmill was broken so I vigorously jumped rope this morning instead. Went to work. Came home. Was sad because I read the second Sword Art Online book. Then wrote this thing. Those are the things I did today.

Quick Fix Post

So this is my first official "Quick Fix Post." I have named it that based on a survey consisting of one person, (and no, that one person was not myself.) Maybe I will make a cute, drug themed header for this feature, or something.

Confirmed Rejection never Felt so Good

Hello, and welcome to the umpteenth valiant reboot of my blog! (I sometimes like to pretend there are actually people reading this, waiting with bated breath for another post.) As of right now, I have a little bit more free time than usual. Still working about thirty-two hours minimum a week, but I am not doing school right now. I’ve also restructured my writing career. I have carefully calculated and I have come to the conclusion that I will have just enough time to get into the swing of things before I start school back up in the fall, for things to become even more hectic when work becomes busier during tax season. Yep. That is how I do.

Three things, because when there are things there needs to be at least three of them.

First thing: I am delving heavily into editing right now. I used to try to write about a page of something random everyday but I am putting that energy mostly into editing right now. It has piled up, and I actually feel slightly more motivated to get to it than I have in the past.

 Not only am I editing the book I wrote during Camp NaNoWriMo, The Magic Thief, I am also going to be making changes to Cycle. There was always one plot point that bothered me and I have now found a solution. Then I am also going to give the Once Upon a Fairy Tale series a good look through, particularly the second book. I am also researching making covers for these books. Since I am doing it more as a hobby right now and do not have the money to pay for professionals…yeah, I’m working on it.

P.S. I actually sent in a manuscript to a publishing company, Tor. It took longer than the six weeks they said were the maximum but I did eventually get a rejection letter from them. I was actually freaking out that I didn't even warrant a rejection letter so I was relieved when it finally came.

Second thing: Remember “A Thousand Days”? That thing where I was supposed to write a short entry every day for a thousand days? Remember how I spectacularly failed? Me too. I am sort of bringing it back. The similarities, I will attempt to write one short entry each day. The differences, it will not be for a specific time, and it will be called SnapShots. As in each entry is a “snap shot” of my day. I may change the name. I actually came up with that now. Other titles I am considering by coming up with them right this moment are “Daily Snippets,” “Quick Fix Post,” and “Short & Sour.” I think I’m liking “Quick Fix Posts,” the most here. If you have an opinion, comment below. (And when I say opinion I mean in reference to the title of my daily-ish post things. I don’t want long dissertations on your views about same-sex marriage, abortion, Iran, homeschoolers, and which political party is slightly less bad than the other.)

Third thing: I have in the pot, cooking, something new and maybe a little fun. It will be an online internet series called “The Middle of NoWhere.” In reality it isn’t “cooking.” I’m more just looking at the recipe and checking to see if I have all the ingredients and supplies I need. I dabble in plot outlining here and there, but in reality it will be at least a couple years before it may be a thing. It will be an experiment in fictionalized reality for me. I won’t post a whole lot about it, in case it is something I am going to drop, like most of my things, (I am a klutz) but I do want to wet your curiosity in case it does make like some film and develop.

Well then, until next time.

 

When you take up a task, if your goal is fail, do you succeed if you fail, and fail if you succeed?

Day 29 & 30

Day 29: A confession.
I may be writing this post in February.

Day 30: My hopes for my blog.
Honestly. I hope I actually write in it consistently and I get a few followers other than my family. But whatever. I mostly just maintain it just in case I become a famous author so I already have an established blog.

Day 27 & 28

Day 27: What is in my Closet.
Cloths mostly, though there is also a crochet set, shoes, bags, ornaments, sewing supplies, old dolls, electronics, and old awards.

Day 28: Most embarrassing moment.
Um, I once got naked in from of some neighborhood boys. I knew exactly what I was doing at the time. (I had put my bathing suit over my underwear and I was taking them off...the underwear, and for some reason I did it outside, in front of two neighborhood boys.) It wasn't until I had done it that I realized what I had just done was completely mortifying. That was when I was a little kid though. I suppose don't really get into a lot of embarrassing moments, but you could call mine literally em-barr-assing...if you know what I mean. ;)

Day 26: My Hidden Talent

My hidden talent means that no one really knows about it right. Um. I can type in QWERTY and DVORAK. Does that count?

Day 25: My Biggest Regret

Okay, only people in action movies and melodramas actually keep track of their biggest regret. Once again, no one really keeps a lists of these things unless they are trying to match their lives to screen life.

My biggest regret is not living my life like I am actually in a movie.

Not really, but I had to say something.

In all honesty though I don't have any huge looming regrets. Just a bunch of tiny ones that get jumbled up.

Days 22-24

I know. Shut up.

Day 22: My Worst Habits.
Correcting grammar, picking at my cuticles, and not blogging.

Day 23: If I won the Lottery...
I would use the money to publish one of my books, then I would (hopefully) give at least have of what was left to charity and then invest the rest.

Day 24: What Attracts Me (In Love)
Are we talking about love in general? Or specifically romantic? If it is the latter I guess I would have to say ummmm, being smart and interested in fantasy?

Day 20 & 21

I know, I know, this is bad! School started yesterday (as of now the fact that this school likes to start and end mi week but have the same amount of material as the other weeks is the only major complaint) and there was not time.

Day 20: Something that makes me happy.
Books.

Day 21: Something that makes me sad.
Not having much time anymore to read books.

Day 19: My Favorite Movie

That is really hard to say, that's like picking a favorite lung or something. Um, well Princess Bride, Inception, Up, Chicken Run, North and South (technically a BBC miniseries I know.) There's a lot more where that came from but I am going to stop for now.

Days 17 & 18

Yesterday was not really that busy, I just sort of forgot.

Day 17: My Favorite Blogs.
Into the Book. Writing Forward. The Curious World of Phillip Reeve. Those are just a few. I actually followed a lot at one point, but most of them stopped posting about two years ago.

Day 18: A Photograph of Myself.

I feel this photo captures the real me, the me on the inside. Not the what I am, but the who I am.

Days 15 & 16

Yes, yes I know, I did it again. Yesterday was really busy, okay!

Day 15: Where will you be in 5 years.
No clue, I am not a psychic. Not even sure where I hope to be, location wise. I would probably prefer a bigger city than where I am but...

Day 16: Thoughts on Education
As far as college goes it is a little way over rated, technical schools should be emphasized as opposed to traditional four years. Also segregating learning by age and level is a less than brilliant idea. And lastly you get out of education what you put in. I have a lot more thoughts, but those are the general highlights.

Day 14: 3 Healthy Habbits

Do they mean literally healthy, like for your body, or is it more of a well-being sort of thing?

Exercising, eating a fiber and protein rich breakfast, and getting enough sleep.

Day 13: What's Inside My Fridge

I don't have a personal fridge, it's the family's, and that really is a lot of stuff to list down. And which fridge? There are two of them, and a deep freeze...What, we're a big family and my parents buy in bulk. I'm not going to list all the stuff. Food, juice, condiments, a human hand, you know, typical fridge stuff.

Day 12: My Favorite Childhood Book

Ooooo, that's a hard one. Let's see, I have narrowed it down to A Wrinkle in Time, East, Inkheart, or the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. You can't ask me to make the list any smaller.

Day 11: 10 Favorite Foods

Let's see...

Ice-cream, pizza, salad, eggs, strawberries, yogurt, wheat bread (and I mean actual wheat bread, not slightly darker white bread,) Nutella, popcorn, and nuts.

Day 10: Best Trip of My Life

I don't know. I guess when I went to Latvia in 2010 with my church youth group. Nothing really stands out. Maybe I am just boring, but I like to think that I find contentment and joy and beauty wherever I am. Or maybe I'm just boring.

Day 9: What's in My Bag/Wallet

In my bag there is a wallet (and all the usual stuff that entails), a check book, hand sanitizer, lotion, Band-Aids, two pairs of sunglasses, a lock, gum, lip balm, keys, nail clippers, two pens, a styles, a mini flash light, a passport, a lighter, a Swiss pocket knife, and a measuring tape.

Day 8: 5 Current Goals

1: Have a bachelors in accounting by 2018.
2: Own my own vehicle by next year.
3: Send my manuscripts to at least five publishers this year.
4: Run at least 50 miles this month.
5: Finish the book I am working on tomorrow.

Days 6 & 7

Yes, yes I know, I am a slacker. But I've been doing these things at night and last night kind of got away from me, so I decided to try to do it in the morning.

Day 6: What am I Afraid of?
The unknown and driving.

Day 7: 5 of My Favorite Songs
Then the Morning Comes-David Benoit
Tiger Rag-Art Tatum
Cry Me a River-Ella Fitzgerald
I Want to be Evil-Eartha Kitt
Hello Word-Lady A

Day 5: My Proudest Moment

Um, I don't feel like doing the amount of uncomfortable soul searching that that would require. Seriously. Who keeps a list of their proudest moments? Do people outside of melodramas and cheesy adventure stories actually do that? I really haven't done anything that note worthy, and the cliché things like graduating and getting a job while yeah, I was excited, but the proudest I've ever been? Usually the proudest moment thing means like, on a more epic scale and you've actually done something worth while. You've saved someone's life, or you have accomplished something no one else has ever accomplished before.

I guess the time I was the most excited about something I had done was when I finished my first novel I ever wrote, but to call that my "proudest moment" seems a little silly. Sooo, I am going to make up a proud moment.

Thinking back on all these years, a particular day comes to mind. On that day, my life started out much like any other. When it happened, it was all too much of a blur to really think. There was a child, a burning bicycle, I drug dealer in a gorilla suit, and me. When the cops arrived, with the child safe and the drug dealer unconscious, I told the cops what I told everyone. I simply did what anyone would have done.

Day 4: My Dream Job

Writing a million books while doing the books for small businesses.

Day 3: My favorite quote

Nothing particularly came to mind with this one. I like quotes as much as the next person, but I don't keep a catalog of my favorites in my brain or written down somewhere. There's one about comparing fishes to birds that is attributed to Albert Einstein that I like well...but I think I'll just go with one I recently read that tickled my fancy.

I loath people who keep dogs. They are cowards who haven't go the guts to bite people themselves.
-August Strindberg

End of the Hiatus

Hello world and I am back! With a crazy holiday season with school being the most intense it has ever been, (every singe class actually took effort this semester, until now there had been at least one I could sort of just skate through and still get As) work the craziest it's ever been, (seriously, I worked almost as many days last year, but the shifts were longer this year) and the usual all over business that comes with the holidays, some stuff had to be put aside for a little while. Blogging was one of those things, since I have never been particularly faithful about it anyway. The only reason I keep it going is on the off chance that I do get famous I will already have a long standing blog for people to easily find.

Anyway, to get me back on the blogging track, I will tackle a 30 day challenge. I know, even though there are 31 days in January I am still behind a day. Not to worry, I will do days one and two today.

1. Brilliant in the Weirdest Way.

2. I am 5' 4". Ice cream is my favorite thing food. I love to read. I love to write. My hair is brown. I tend to be uptight. I don't have good dream recall. I got pretty decent at the piano but did not enjoy it enough to exert the effort to keep it up. I am single and getting pretty tired of people wonder "why" as if there needs to be a special reason beyond my not forcing the existence of a relationship where one doesn't happen naturally. BBC Sherlock is my favorite show, (at this moment.) Battlestar Galactica was my favorite show two years ago. Playing table top games is one of my favorite group activates. I am a size 12 generally. I like cats. I don't like dogs. I spend too much time on the internet. I like to debate things. I have read the Bible through five times. My hands and feet are always cold. Morning is my favorite time.

There, all caught up. In addition to that, I have some more exciting news. Yesterday was my first day at a new job! Yep folks, that right. I am not officially working at an accounting office. I'm not actually one of the accountants, currently, I am a receptions, but I will eventually do more and more of the accounting work, (mostly number entry, form filling, stuff like that all pretty simple,) but it is a step in the right direction and it is my foot in the door.

I actually wasn't going to search that hard for an accounting job until after I got my associates, but Mum and KatySue happened to see a job opening in the classifieds for a place in town. I went ahead and e-mailed them, and well there you go.