Well, I am heading off into the wide blue yonder- or rather, white, for there are snowstorms galore between me and my destination of Romania. I might get there, I might not; but at least there's a story or two in between, right?
So for the next three weeks I will be in and out of internet availability, so the blog is going to sadly decrease in frequency. But I hope to catch a couple hours at an internet cafe sometime, so I will try to post then. I have my computer, so I will likely write up several posts beforehand, and then post them all at once. I am sorry that this will fill up your inboxes, but it's better than no posts at all.
No, don't answer that, my ego is fragile enough, thank you.
So I thought as a way to stimulate the mind, I would change myself during the next three weeks to somehow or another incorporate the word "travel" into the title of the post. The body doesn't have to do with travel (although it might), just the title.
Whaddya think? Post your thoughts in the comments section!
Well, I'll see you around, I guess, and in the meantime, Happy Holidays!
Right Now:
My location: in the middle of a dorm room packing hurricane
What I want most: sleep. And to be there- I hate getting there.
Happy Friday everyone! Isn't it great to have week-ends?
Well, there are many things to talk about today. Many, many things. I'm not sure where to start, so I'll just dive in.
First, I found this widgit at Goodreads:
and you all know I can't resist the shiny things, so I'm including it for your enjoyment. You will, (*cough cough*) notice the highly intellectual and highly diverse range of books on the first page. It was arranged by random selection, and accurately reflects the true nature of an academic and intelligent individual who blah, blah, blah... (*trails off into silence*)
Whaddya mean, I doctored it? Hmmmph!
Secondly, I have added a counter to each of my blogs and to my website. So please visit, to satisfy my ego! Recommend me to all! Send my name out into the cosmos! =)
Thirdly, I am leaving this coming Tuesday for vacation abroad. I sadly will not have access to the internet on a regular basis, so the posts scheduled from August 4th to August 14th will not be posted. Posting will resume regularly on August 17th. HOWEVER, I have discovered that Blogger has a nifty "schedule" feature, so IF (and only if) I think of and write posts to cover that time beforehand (read: this weekend) I will put them up to post. And then you can ignore this paragraph, and blissfully remain unaware of my inner panic as the Critic screams "You don't HAVE posts to cover eleven days in advance, ohmygoodness what WERE you thinking!?!"
(*ignoring the Critic in favor of inner voice repeating "schedule" in a nifty British accent*)
But only if I think up eleven posts this weekend.
Next, my favorite manga "1/2 Prince" has finally been taken up by a new translator! I'm so excited. And it shouldn't be long for the series to continue on a regular basis. This is great news, because I have seriously been pining to read more. I also discovered that the manga was based off a series of novels, called Prince Revolution, which can be read in translation for free here. I have not actually read the novels yet, but you know what I'm doing tonight! Oh, and ignore that I totally just revealed how little of a social life I have.
Next, another freebie I found, because we all love freebies! Brandon Sanderson, the author of one of my favorite books Elantris is offering a free book on his website. The book, Warbreaker, is another that I haven't read yet, but I LOVE Elantris, so I'm really looking forward to this novel. Just click on "Current Version" and it will download immediately.
Lastly, Rachel Vincent is offering a free sample called My Soul to Lose, the prequel to her new young adult release My Soul to Take. I have read the prequel, which immediately caused me to buy the book, and both are very good. I would recommend!
Well, that's all folks! See you Monday.
Right Now:
What I'm listening to: Kings of Leon
What I want most: The release of the next Kris Longknife novel
Well, there are many things to talk about today. Many, many things. I'm not sure where to start, so I'll just dive in.
First, I found this widgit at Goodreads:
and you all know I can't resist the shiny things, so I'm including it for your enjoyment. You will, (*cough cough*) notice the highly intellectual and highly diverse range of books on the first page. It was arranged by random selection, and accurately reflects the true nature of an academic and intelligent individual who blah, blah, blah... (*trails off into silence*)
Whaddya mean, I doctored it? Hmmmph!
Secondly, I have added a counter to each of my blogs and to my website. So please visit, to satisfy my ego! Recommend me to all! Send my name out into the cosmos! =)
Thirdly, I am leaving this coming Tuesday for vacation abroad. I sadly will not have access to the internet on a regular basis, so the posts scheduled from August 4th to August 14th will not be posted. Posting will resume regularly on August 17th. HOWEVER, I have discovered that Blogger has a nifty "schedule" feature, so IF (and only if) I think of and write posts to cover that time beforehand (read: this weekend) I will put them up to post. And then you can ignore this paragraph, and blissfully remain unaware of my inner panic as the Critic screams "You don't HAVE posts to cover eleven days in advance, ohmygoodness what WERE you thinking!?!"
(*ignoring the Critic in favor of inner voice repeating "schedule" in a nifty British accent*)
But only if I think up eleven posts this weekend.
Next, my favorite manga "1/2 Prince" has finally been taken up by a new translator! I'm so excited. And it shouldn't be long for the series to continue on a regular basis. This is great news, because I have seriously been pining to read more. I also discovered that the manga was based off a series of novels, called Prince Revolution, which can be read in translation for free here. I have not actually read the novels yet, but you know what I'm doing tonight! Oh, and ignore that I totally just revealed how little of a social life I have.
Next, another freebie I found, because we all love freebies! Brandon Sanderson, the author of one of my favorite books Elantris is offering a free book on his website. The book, Warbreaker, is another that I haven't read yet, but I LOVE Elantris, so I'm really looking forward to this novel. Just click on "Current Version" and it will download immediately.
Lastly, Rachel Vincent is offering a free sample called My Soul to Lose, the prequel to her new young adult release My Soul to Take. I have read the prequel, which immediately caused me to buy the book, and both are very good. I would recommend!
Well, that's all folks! See you Monday.
Right Now:
What I'm listening to: Kings of Leon
What I want most: The release of the next Kris Longknife novel
Hey everyone! Today is a series of posts as I mess around with templates and other bloggy things. There might be a regular post, there might not be (I know I promised a real one in the last post, but it just might not happen today. Sorry)
Anyways, this is a trial run for a New and Shiny that I got from my CP! Yay!
Current Project:
Untitled short story. =(
Blurred genre: Fantasy/Crime3648 / 7000 words. 52% done!
As you can see, I've been playing around with templates and code, so please excuse the mistakes as this un-technological author tries to make changes.
Regular post to follow later.
So I have decided to take this weekend to experiment with a no-posts-on the weekend policy. I'm hoping it will give me a break so that I can come back Monday with a bang. I'm also hoping to catch up on a lot of my backlog.
So I will see you all back here on Monday! have a good weekend!
Right Now:
What I'm listening to: I watching "Planet Earth"
What I want most: lots of things
... so sorry, but I have no time to post. And I have promised myself to get rid of my terrible draft habit. So check back tomorrow!
Hello everyone.
It's been awhile. I apologize. I have finally completed the last week of classes, and all my assignments are turned in. Big sigh of relief there. But this semester ain't over yet. I'm approaching the first week of the finals period. And conversely, even though there are no classes, I am so busy studying that it is likely that I won't have much time to plan and write blog posts. I know, I'm very sad as well. And I don't really know what to do. I would like to pretend that I'm very responsible and can manage my time in such a way that is conducive to writing, but...
At least I can promise you that I will try.
I personally don't like the idea of posts that are simply a few paragraphs that say I'm too tired to write, or just have chatty updates like I wrote such and such, and this article, with no real topic other than I have written something. However, it may just come to that. *cringe* I'm very sorry. I will try to think of interesting-- but brief-- though-provoking ideas that I can write about.
I also am considering cutting down on my blog schedule during the school year. This semester overwhelmed me a little (ok, a lot) and I'm thinking about cutting down my posts to the week-days. Which is rather illogical, because the weekends is when I have the most time to write, but to come back from classes and take a hour break to write a post before studying might be a good idea. I'm not sure. I haven't decided yet. I'll take the summer to see how it goes, and then decide before fall semester. Maybe I can run an experiment to see how the week-days thing goes in summer school. I also have a trip to Greece coming up in early August, and I'm not sure how my internet service is going to be over there. I may just take the 14 days off. Or keep a journal that I'll post in later. Something. Anyways, just a heads up on the summer plans.
As for now, I'm just going to send you over to another one of my websites, Quote Me, to look at some of the really cool quotes that I come across in my studying. (Shameless plug! The other website is all about the books I read, so go see it too! Bibliophilia and Me.)
Right Now:
What I'm listening to: "There's No Telling" by Molly Marlette
What I want most: finals to be over. With all As. So I can go home and sleep for a week.
Isn't it amazing that sometimes when your mind has 15 billion things going on, it actually can be more focused and more alert than if you have an entire day set aside for one project? Say you're a college student, with a test tomorrow, 2 midterms and 3 papers next week. You should be completely overwhelmed, stressed and frazzled beyond belief. But you're not because your mind somehow figured out a way to either compartmentalized the extraneous stuff or simply works just that much faster. Today I really have been on a roll about a few writing things- ideas, this blog, mood music, snippets, whatever. It's just been working and working away,and without me feeling guilty that I'm not focusing on my studying. It's like two parallel trains of thought, simultaneously running, and only every once in a while will the Muse knock on the door into Reason's study, politely mention a thought, then close the door again.
Anyways, today is a little bit of housekeeping. I am frustrated with yesterday's post, not satisfied with how I expressed my ideas, so I will be periodically updating and revising it. (I figure out how to do that. And I'm a tiny bit tempted to go back and edit some of the older posts, not just for grammar, etc but ideas as well, but that's the Critic in me, teasing and tempting her way out of the hole I currently have her shoved into.)
Also, I discovered a great new website for me to procrastinate with, and I thought I would share it with everyone. Check out the blog Fangs, Fur and Fey for all urban fantasy news. I haven't looked too long at it, but it seems great. I love finding new authors. Also, if anybody has similar website/communities for other genre, such as mystery, sci-fi, biography, leave a comment so we all can check them out!
And sorry about my website. Currently I am unable to edit it, and I'm unsure what needs to be done to rectify that. But Spring Break is coming up fast, so I'll have more time to do.... well, everything! =)
Right Now:
What I'm listening to now: "Erase and Rewind" by The Cardigans
What I want most: Midterms to be over. With all A's.
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