Shakespeare ain't gettin' paid today, son

So, I've officially overshot my deadline of September 1st for completing the Tower!Guy rewrite/revisions. Guess that makes me a "real" writer. What was it that Douglas Adams said about the wooshing sound that deadlines make when they pass by?

I've extended the deadline to September 21st, because I feel I can manage the last part of the book in that time. I hope.

Here, have a comic that is posted on my wall and makes me laugh every time:



(from Married To The Sea).

I am such a meme sheep

A few days ago fashionista_35 was doing a meme where she listed 10 things she loved that started with a certain letter, and then assigned a letter to anyone who commented so they could do the same in their own LJ.

I commented, and got the letter P.

So,

Ten Things I Love That Start With The Letter P


1. Peaches - Millions of peaches, peaches for me!. They are juicy, delicious, quintessentially Southern but oddly enough have their origins in China. I love peachy colors. I love the phrase "just peachy". I love peaches-and-cream.

2. Puppies - My love for dogs knows no bounds. But puppies? I melt like ice cream in the oven. It's like death-by-cute for me. There is no such thing as an ugly puppy.

3. Packages - I love getting them in the mail, either by surprise or on purpose. I love sending them to people and waiting to see if they love them. I love unwrapping packages, I love wrapping them.

4. Paper - Paper just gets me going, it's part of my general weirdness as a person. I love expensive paper, cheap paper, paper journals, wrapping paper, wallpaper. I save patterned paper that I like, even napkins with logos on them that I like. One day I'll have all the money I want and I'll be able to splurge on the many paper goodies at Kate Paperie here in NYC.

5. Peace - With a side of quiet. I abhor all forms of war and aggression, and pray constantly that my country and the world will learn to make peace and make it stick.

6. Painting - I'm not very good at it yet, but I love doing it. It's cathartic, wild, and ritual in a way that writing isn't, because I'm so conscious of my writing and I intellectualize it so much. I used to use oils, but I've switched to acrylics which are cheaper and easier to deal with - and while I'm learning, I'm not going to waste the good stuff.

7. Pajamas - I love nothing more than to come home after a rainy, lousy day (preferrably soaking wet), knowing that a pair of comfy, warm PJ's is waiting on me. Seriously, nothing is as nice as the feeling you get when you put those flannel lovelies on and plop down on the couch.

8. Permanent markers - Smelling them and using them on surfaces where I know I shouldn't. Yes, I am mentally twelve. I can't help it. Sharpies turn me into a human bloodhound.

9. Peanut Butter - It's a weakness. I don't like peanut butter cookies or ice cream, but I love cheese crackers with peanut butter (Skippy loves it some Cheez Its).

10. Passion - Not just in the hot sexy kind of way, either. I always have a higher opinion of people who are passionate about at least one thing in their life, even if it's just something as simple as being the best person they can be.


Alright, I'm ready to hand out letters. Comment to get one. I'd love to see what other people come up with.