i’ve been tagged by jen! and gosh, i’mnot sure if i can come up with seven factsthat are new and / or interesting.
1. roulette is my favorite game invegas. (and i go infrequently, everyfive years–if that.) i always put moneyon 3. when i win, i jump up anddown like a dork. and scream. and clap.
2. [...]
Monthly Archives: October 2008
seven facts meme
October 30, 2008 – 11:09 pm
unlocking the magic
October 29, 2008 – 4:58 pm
sweet pea is starting to learnhow to read in kindy. it astoundsand baffles me at the same time.mommy, i can spell the — t h e.mommy, i can spell is — i s.we’re sounding out letters and she’sdoing very well.
at the same time, gosh…how doesone ever learn to read? i’m reallyrather impatient by nature and [...]
chat w/ bill contardi of brandt & hochman
October 27, 2008 – 6:22 am
when i see an email pop up in my inboxfrom agent bill, i smile. he always writeswith some sort of news in his succinct way,and often makes me laugh with his wit!
i did as much research as i could beforeand during the agent querying processabout the publishing industry, but it stilldidn’t prepare me entirely. when [...]
movies and macs
October 23, 2008 – 9:42 pm
so i did go watch the duchessby myself on monday night. ienjoyed it and there’s a greatreview of the film by david batistahere. i agree with him on all points.i do have one (spoiler) commentto add. so skip if you don’t like spoilers…
in the climax scene, the duke challengesthe duchess by saying if you continueto [...]
when they were young
October 21, 2008 – 9:33 pm
i did have some time for daydreamingwhile driving up to my mom’s last week.and i found myself thinking about mygrandparents–their rather tragic lives andhow very little i know about them.
my mom had just returned from a tripto taiwan, and brought an old foto albumfor me. so old that the front cover had tornoff. the first [...]