Archive for June, 2006
Friday, June 30th, 2006
Dorey’s Answer . . .
. . . to life’s little problems. Find cardboard box. Climb in same.
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Thursday, June 29th, 2006
The Secret Ingredient . . .
. . . to Rana’s writing discipline.
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Wednesday, June 28th, 2006
Rana’s Tacky Comment for the Day
“Rana, what goes on at Crazy C.’s every Wednesday?”
“Bible study.”
“What denomination?”
“Our Lady of the Immaculate Schizophrenic.”
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Tuesday, June 27th, 2006
For the Love of a Pen
Day before yesterday when a request for a photo led to a tour of Blackie, my sidekick desk, Joared made mention of my pen, visible in the upper left-hand corner of the shot. It’s a Namiki Vanishing Point that has been with me almost ten years now. Jet black and sleek with a ridged barrel [...]
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Monday, June 26th, 2006
All That Jazz
Okay, here’s the jazz as requested. What I tend to do when I’m working on a project is build a playlist, set it on shuffle and repeat, and let it be the soundtrack of my work time. This is what my current job — a 50,000 word manuscript in . . . 8 days now [...]
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Sunday, June 25th, 2006
Ask For A Picture
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What revelations in a single snapshot. A couple of my readers asked for a picture of my new – tiny – but already beloved bedroom desk I’ve christened “Blackie.” I didn’t stage the shot, just picked up a camera and photographed what was there this morning and then laughed at all [...]
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Saturday, June 24th, 2006
Snapshot Saturday
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Ah! Saturday!
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Friday, June 23rd, 2006
Blackie
Currently I’m working on a project for my British friends about novel writing. It’s a “how to” thing that has me reading authors’ descriptions of how they like to work. The New York Times has a long-running series on “Writers and Writing” that is proving invaluable – so much so that this hardly feels like [...]
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Thursday, June 22nd, 2006
A Rare Photo
I rarely post photos of myself but apparently whatever Missy J. just said to me made me laugh. Our friend N. snapped this during her photo lesson in the Botanic Gardens the other day. We all had fun wandering around playing with our cameras.
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Wednesday, June 21st, 2006
Wednesday Word – Kinda
If I had to pick a Wednesday Word it would be “overwhelmed.” That’s where I am right now, drowning under projects and dealing with a very cranky little old lady who doesn’t like summer.
I was just aghast tonight to hear her say to the Movie Group, “Well I haven’t seen any of this money Rana’s [...]
