August 24
The First of (hopefully) at Least Few Good Announcements !
It was confirmed last Saturday that for the second year I am invited to speak at the Omaha LitFest ! I was there last year and didn't say a whole lot about it beforehand, I mentioned it but, that was about it, this year, I am cordially inviting you to come !
It is September 14th and 15th, I'll be "appearing on the 15th", I'll be there the 14th too, but I'll be in disguise as to not get recognized and mobbed by fans ya know.
The panel I'm on this year is : The Devil in Miss Jones: The Panel about Women Writing on the Edge.
You can see my name on the list along with many other people who really are writers right here : Omaha LitFest Writers.
Other than that my week had been busy yet boring. Don't ask me how. I'm tired and bitchy, which I know is such a shocking statement coming from me !
Friday, August 24, 2007
Monday, August 20, 2007
August 20
It's just Monday
I don't know if anywhere else is having the same problem we here in and around Omaha are having ? We have got an overabundance of spiders outside. They are everywhere. Wolf spiders mostly, then the rest are some fat butted crunchy looking things. They have webs all over the flowers and vines, and up against the houses. Everyone I've talked to around here is having this issue.
Anyway.
This morning as we were leaving for school the girls spotted a huge spider web stretching from the front porch railing across to the front windows. Meaning that getting to the truck would entail walking through the web of this nasty fat butted crunchy thing.
They all came back inside and I went out and grabbed a little bamboo stick that was laying on the porch. I was standing on my tiptoes wrapping the web around the stick and trying to knock the spider from the one string he had left. Oh I was also saying shit out loud, which is what I do when I fight with things. I was saying " waaaasah ! And, hiiii--ya !". It helps trust me.
Apparently, when you are across the street standing on your front porch looking over it appears that I look like I'm a practicing witch while I stretch on my toes and wave a "magic wand" at nothing but air and chanting. Which sent my neighbor into a fit of laughter that made him unable to explain what in the holy hell he was laughing at, because believe me there was not a damn thing funny about it, including the fact that he so easily thought I was a witch.
If I were a witch, I'd have a much better wand that had some sparkles on it.
It's just Monday
I don't know if anywhere else is having the same problem we here in and around Omaha are having ? We have got an overabundance of spiders outside. They are everywhere. Wolf spiders mostly, then the rest are some fat butted crunchy looking things. They have webs all over the flowers and vines, and up against the houses. Everyone I've talked to around here is having this issue.
Anyway.
This morning as we were leaving for school the girls spotted a huge spider web stretching from the front porch railing across to the front windows. Meaning that getting to the truck would entail walking through the web of this nasty fat butted crunchy thing.
They all came back inside and I went out and grabbed a little bamboo stick that was laying on the porch. I was standing on my tiptoes wrapping the web around the stick and trying to knock the spider from the one string he had left. Oh I was also saying shit out loud, which is what I do when I fight with things. I was saying " waaaasah ! And, hiiii--ya !". It helps trust me.
Apparently, when you are across the street standing on your front porch looking over it appears that I look like I'm a practicing witch while I stretch on my toes and wave a "magic wand" at nothing but air and chanting. Which sent my neighbor into a fit of laughter that made him unable to explain what in the holy hell he was laughing at, because believe me there was not a damn thing funny about it, including the fact that he so easily thought I was a witch.
If I were a witch, I'd have a much better wand that had some sparkles on it.
Sunday, August 19, 2007
August 16
Whew !
The girls started school Monday and the week has flown by ! Jam and Bana both require more work getting ready now than ever. You know hair has to be cute and acceptable, I don't fight them on it though, I mean no one wants to be the mom of one of the girls that has pony tail bumps leftover from two days ago or just washed it and didn't bother brushing it.
I also don't want to be the mom of one of the kids who eats glue, and if I find out one of the little shit's is eating glue I'll beat 'em, I tell ya.
Mimi is getting close to cutting her first tooth and the girl is almost Satan. And, if Satan was a momma's girl then she is Satan reborn. Every morning for the past week I've woke up in the morning and shoved my finger in her mouth to see if today is the day. Still nada. Dammit. Watch...I probably just cursed myself and she'll be teething for 27 months.
Hubs has only had one contact with "stalker" since the initial incident. They called him to talk about unemployment. From what we heard the person was transferred to another facility for a longer term sort of thing. Which is a very good thing considering they also asked during the last phone call if his full name was....well you know...and yes it is.
I've been better than I normally am with worrying about it. I keep an eye out and all but no panic attacks, until last night when one of our neighborhoods newest residents made a hell of a racket right below our bedroom window and about scared the piss out of me. Oh the new residents are raccoons by the way. Little bastards. Like the whole world doesn't know I hate critters ? So yeah it sent me right into a tizzy.
Whew !
The girls started school Monday and the week has flown by ! Jam and Bana both require more work getting ready now than ever. You know hair has to be cute and acceptable, I don't fight them on it though, I mean no one wants to be the mom of one of the girls that has pony tail bumps leftover from two days ago or just washed it and didn't bother brushing it.
I also don't want to be the mom of one of the kids who eats glue, and if I find out one of the little shit's is eating glue I'll beat 'em, I tell ya.
Mimi is getting close to cutting her first tooth and the girl is almost Satan. And, if Satan was a momma's girl then she is Satan reborn. Every morning for the past week I've woke up in the morning and shoved my finger in her mouth to see if today is the day. Still nada. Dammit. Watch...I probably just cursed myself and she'll be teething for 27 months.
Hubs has only had one contact with "stalker" since the initial incident. They called him to talk about unemployment. From what we heard the person was transferred to another facility for a longer term sort of thing. Which is a very good thing considering they also asked during the last phone call if his full name was....well you know...and yes it is.
I've been better than I normally am with worrying about it. I keep an eye out and all but no panic attacks, until last night when one of our neighborhoods newest residents made a hell of a racket right below our bedroom window and about scared the piss out of me. Oh the new residents are raccoons by the way. Little bastards. Like the whole world doesn't know I hate critters ? So yeah it sent me right into a tizzy.
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