Archive for November 2008
I'm writing this through a tryptophan coma
I hope everybody had a good Thanksgiving. We ended up having a very informal dinner, as nobody was really in the mood for Thanksgiving, so I had one brother here at my house and that was it. The food was good. The little weiner dog is still with us,.
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Posted by Sherri Cornelius
Thoughts from the treadmill
My laptop was out of commission yet again, only for a couple of days this time. I dropped it and snapped off the plug inside the power jack. Ordered a new cord, from one of those powerselling eBay guys. The cord cost less than the shipping, altogether.
What your taste in art says about you
Here's a nice art quiz I saw over at DarcKnyt's.Note my score of -21 in Cubism. I really hate Cubism. Always have. However, I used to really love Impressionism in art and music, but I found myself turning away from those choices. The second-highest score.
Buy a Book!
Another insightful post from Moonrat today. Rather than rehash the whole topic, I'll just post the main message I wanted to pass along, and hope that you'll go read the whole post at EdAss. I strongly feel that if you're working toward a career in writing.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Posted by Sherri Cornelius
Hear, hear!
Here's an interesting tidbit for you. On my morning treadmill surfing, I had occasion to write, "hear, hear!" on another blog. I had a moment of doubt about the spelling. It could have been here instead of hear. Have never been sure. I've always thought.
Thoughts from the treadmill
Maybe I'll just write all my posts while I'm on the treadmill. I've modified my rig so that I have better balance while typing. Haven't fallen off since that one time a couple of days ago. The biggest problem I'm having now is that I no think so clear..
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Posted by Sherri Cornelius
A dream I had
Here's an interesting dream I had. What do you think it means?Dreamed I was practicing casting a fishing pole in a pond and ended up catching 4 huge fish while friends encouraged me. After the 4th one, I looked around at the nice houses surrounding the.
Michael Crichton, dead at 66
Did you guys hear Michael Crichton died? CNN reports that he died Tuesday from cancer at age 66. Wow. I didn't even know he was sick! I wonder if they kept it a secret. CNN did say that it was a "private" battle.W.
Happy anniversary, Moonrat!
I don't know how many of you follow the blog of the Editorial Ass, Moonrat, but y'all might wanna pop on over to her 2nd anniversary surprise party. You can win prizes, people.Moonrat has a great perspective on the writing industry, plus she's a lovely.
I know I was bah-humbug about the election before...
...but it's getting exciting. Eek!Oh, and Ryan Gosling is still h.
NaNo? Nah, no.
First, some random notes: Happy voting day, everybody. May your candidate win, whichever he is, because I truly do not give a shit. I'll start caring again when I see what a terrible job the next president does. This is how I operate every election. Typing.
My theme song
Your Theme Song is Beautiful Day by U2 "Sky falls, you feel likeIt's a beautiful dayDon't let it get away"You see the beauty in life, especially in ordinary everyday moments.And if you're feeling down, even that seems a little beautiful too. It looks.
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Posted by Sherri Cornelius