Today I’m going to mention the stupidiest initiative out there that’s trying to be passed. And, gag, it’s in my state. Here is the gist of it…
OLYMPIA, Wash. - An initiative filed by proponents of same-sex marriage would require heterosexual couples to have kids within three years or else have their marriage annulled.
“For many years, social conservatives have claimed that marriage exists solely for the purpose of procreation … The time has come for these conservatives to be dosed with their own medicine,” said WA-DOMA organizer Gregory Gadow in a printed statement. “If same-sex couples should be barred from marriage because they can not have children together, it follows that all couples who cannot or will not have children together should equally be barred from marriage.”
Okaaaay, how much money and time is going into an initiative that’s completely ludicrous? I can see their point, really I can. But the way they’re going about this is just stupid. The people who started this initiative should be banned from having children period–stop the blood line of idiots.
Anyway, off politics… I’ve been doing my 1k a day with my sci fi and have hit the 25k mark, meaning I completed my Book In A Month with a week to spare. But I’m not done, I’m making this book 40k+. I’ve got a counter in my sidebar to keep me accountable. So…go, go, go!
I want to also mention a great new place to hang out and get resources/research information for your books. It’s the new forum Cobblestone Press has started. I’ve grown addicted to it. Check it out, you can be a visitor, or you can sign up and participate. Here’s the link:
http://www.cobblestone-mainstreet.com/
All right, nothing much more interesting to say. Oh, I will say my book Love for Sale comes out on the Valentine’s Day. I’m super excited for this book, I love it, and hope those who read it do too. I’ll be posting excerpts next week closer to the release.
Have a great hump day! I’m not about the sexy men images…or, maybe you consider this sexy. *Grin*
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I’m at The Novelty Girls today! Come see me!
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Okay, so big old YAAAY! I don’t have to fly alone. I’m flying with
Jacquie Rogers and
Judith Laik. I wonder if I can convince them to do a shot with me before I get on the plane–because, that’s the only way I’ll actually climb aboard a metal sphere that hurtles through the air. So I’ve registered for Nationals, booked a room, and bought my airfare. I am going!!! Woo whoo!
I wrote 2k yesterday on my sci fi. So happy, and I should finish my BIAM a week early. Woo whoo!
All right, and finally we have… a word association game. I stole this from Amie Stuart’s blog. Just erase my answers and fill in the first word that comes to mind. Okay, some of them I did first few words. *Grin*
1. Cigarette: Cough
2. Sex: Yeah right
3. Relationship: Skeptical
4. Ex: What was I thinking
5. Power: Trip
6. Create: Destroy
7. Job: Leave Emma
8. Food: Controlling
9. Type: Cast
10. Home: Mortgage
11. Care: Love
12. Value: Antique
13. Eve: Adam
14. Jest: Laugh
15. Religion: Organized
16. Thunder: Lightening
17. Fear: Justified
18. Marriage: Walk Away
19. Back: Ache
20. Spark: Plug
21. Tear: Duct
22: Trust: And Dare
23: Boredom: Yawn
24. Inside: Outside
25: Fire: And Ice
26. Game: Superbowl
27: Soft: Hard
28: Ice: Cream
29: Hard: Hammer
30: Because: I want to
31. Community: Center
32. Wood: Erection
33. Theme: Disneyland
34. Love: Laugh
35. Hate: Love
36. Friendship: Amiga
37. Money: Controlling
38. Heartache: Justified
39. Lust: Love
40. Time: Hourglass
41. Divorce: Common
I know this pic is just crazy, but I can’t stop laughing at it.
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So I had a great night planned. I was going to write 10 pages on my sci fi and watch Little Miss Sunshine. But then I got accosted by Crystal, Loribelle, and Emma. Like literally, they held me hostage on the phone for five hours. Five hours. Who stays on the phone for five hours? I swear, these women go wild for free weekend minutes. It started right before my kid fell to sleep, and they kept me on the phone even when I would try to hang up. They would call me back. It was like that show The Ring. But instead of saying seven days, they just kept yelling six months! Yes. We spent way too much time discussing Nationals…among other things I probably ought not discuss. *Grin*
Today we had our chapter meeting and that was fantastic. Gerri Russell (See her book in the ‘What i’m reading’ in my side bar!) gave a great talk on publishing and publishing again. Seriously, I learned a ton and cannot wait to sell to New York and put all her great advice to use. And then we had a great board meeting and set some great goals for the year. I’m going to attend the Presidents retreat at Nationals too.
Oh, and I’m terrified, I just learned I may be flying to Dallas alone. Lacy Danes won’t be able to fly out on the same flight as I planned to. So wish me luck, because I’m terrified to fly. But I’m going to have a wonderful, wonderful week. Thanks in great part to the most generous woman I know, Cherry Adair. I can’t wait to meet people, attend workshops, pitch to editors and agents, and get dressed up. Sigh. How many months are we out?
Well, I should probably go, because I’m still on the phone with my freaks–I mean friends. This is what my ear looks like now by the way.
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Okay, nice serious topics for the next few paragraphs. This morning I was watching CNN and am pretty happy all question marks have been removed on whether global warming exists. Especially since our administration has been trying to play it down. Here’s part of the article…
Officially releasing a 21-page report in Paris on the hows and the what of global warming — though not telling the world what to do about it — the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change gave a bleak observation of what is happening now and an even more dire prediction for the future. Read the rest here.
And then, my heart goes out to Florida after that horrific tornado (global warming?) swept through in the middle of the night, taking too many lives. I’m praying for you guys over there.
All right! Off the heavy stuff. I’ve got my laptop back. I’m so stinking happy. Like me and laptop skipping through the roads, holding hands, singing That’s What Friends Are For happy.
I wrote the article on epublishing for my local chapter’s newsletter. I think it turned out okay, though there’s a reason I never went into journalism. Unless I’m making things up, I have a hard time writing reality. LOL.
Now I want to share with you the new releases at Cobblestone Press this week. I’ve been kind of bad about posting them in here.
Billy knows all about Chloe’s tragic—and wrong—first mating. With only two short days to convince her they belong together, or risk her running again, what lengths will he go to? Chloe can’t deny the attraction between them, or that she has always wanted Billy. But does she dare risk her battered heart and trust again?
At her best friend’s wedding, a falling tree strikes Merryn Porter. She wakes to see Luke Hanson, the bride’s brother and love of her life who rejected her. After ten years apart, passion rekindles and 24 hours together aren’t nearly enough. Can they pay Fate’s price for a life together?
Jana’s given up on having a loving family of her own. Besides, what man would want a disfigured woman? Dan’s dreams of owning his own spread keep him going when all seems hopeless. Then Jana enters his life, offering him one night of shared comfort. But his heart demands forever.
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