Monthly Archives: August 2009

Aug
31

Random Things

Posted in Dell Fail, random | 2 Comments
Just thought I’d mention today that I am a bit of a pen freak. I love them.  The weirder the better – Hello Kitty, light-up pens, pens with goofy shit hanging off of them, whatever. I’m particularly fond of gel pens…especially the ones with sparkles or glitter in the ink.  Who knew I was such a girly girl?  (And apparently Lucy has picked up on this, as she immediately made for the big box of shiny gel pens when we went out school shopping for Connor.  And yes, I bought them.) Also randomly, a big fat boo to Dell for sending me a replacement monitor that was worse than the one I have.  Now I have to hang at home for *another* day (Wednesday) for the second one to be delivered…and best of all, I have to arrange pickup for two.  *eyeroll* Bah.  I’m going to go back to reading… Read more
Aug
30

…and Whoa!

Posted in query letters, squee | 3 Comments
I sent out my first unsolicited query tonight (to Colleen Lindsay – who is taking Urban Fantasy queries for the month of August…yeah, last minute me), and 22 minutes later she got back to me and requested a full.  I’m a tad flabbergasted, given that it’s a Sunday night. It’s been sent and my fingers have been crossed… *runs away, squeeing into the night*… Read more
Aug
30

Avoidance via Hot Water.

Posted in denial, shower | 1 Comment
I’ve noticed that I’ve got this interesting habit of running off to the shower whenever there’s a task about that I don’t feel like doing. Maybe I just need time to think – and in theory, the shower ought to be a good place to be alone. (Although in my case, I usually have an audience of at least one, courtesy of small children, bad manners and a glass shower door.  Curse you, stand up shower!) Maybe I’m trying to wash the stress off. And in a way, it’s a pleasing image to think of your issues running down the drain. In either case, something has been building up to a head here for a while now in one area of my life. Instead of dealing with it, I’ve been over-looking it, in the hopes that it might at least right itself, even if it it’s not quite back to… Read more
Aug
28

I’m Not a Woman, I’m a MOM!

Posted in moms | 3 Comments
What is up with mom-fashions?  The sad thing is just how true this video is. LOL. *shudders*… Read more
Aug
27

Pain is Pain is Pain

Posted in back pain, surgery | Leave a comment
So I’m giving up. I’ve tried all the conservative treatments for back pain – the PT, epidural steroid shots, stretches, ice, heat, painkillers, etc. None of them are working and things are getting worse on an almost daily basis. I now have pain running down the outside of my left leg to my ankle about 80% of the time, regardless of whether I’m standing or sitting or what have you. Is it the worst pain I’ve ever had? No. But it’s constant, so there’s very little relief to be had. Unfortunately it’s had some pretty detrimental effects on my day to day. It’s very difficult to sit at a desk, for one, but more importantly, I’m not getting much sleep…and I wake up in pain every morning. I can’t pick up my daughter. I can no longer dance. It hurts to drive. I’ve become a tired, angry and sometime vicious… Read more