magick musings…

Today is our RWA chapter meeting and we are celebrating our fifth anniversary. There is such a feel of accomplishment and joy as I was there for the very first meeting in 2001 and have been priveledged to see it grow and become successful. We have a fantastic group of women. There is a wonderful comaradarie, celebrating each other’s successes and to cry over the rejections. Each one of us encourage, push, hope, listen, and generally kick butt to help the others with their writing career.

The founder of our group has flown in from out of state to celebrate with us so today couldn’t be more perfect.

And we have cake!

~Sandy

Tagged by Voodoo:

Four jobs that I have had:

1. Medical Transcriptionist
2. Nurse (still am)
3. Realtor
4. Insurance Agent

Four movies I could watch over and over:

1. Armageddon
2. Titanic
3. Ladyhawke
4. A league of their own

Four places I have lived:

1. Beaumont, Texas
2. Huntsville, Alabama
3. Louisville, Kentucky
4. Fort Worth, Texas

Four TV shows I watch:

1. American Idol
2. Lost
3. Invasion
4. DIY Scrapbooking

Four places I have vacationed:

1. Paradise Island, Bahamas
2. Las Vegas, Nevada
3. Colorado – Vail, Breckenridge, and Colorado Springs
4. Cancun and Cozumel

Four of my favorited dishes:

1. Pasta
2. Cheese enchiladas or Fajita nachos
3. Sesame Chicken
4. Chocolate

Four sites I visit daily:

1. Dennie’s Thoughts
2. Ye Olde Inkwell
3. Jill Shalvis
4. Daisy Dexter Dobbs
Also visit Mary’s Musings, Voodoo’s Room, Ink in My Coffee, Double cheeseburger’s journal, Jenny Crusie’s Blog, Sandy S’s blog, Caroline Clemmon’s Blog, Tess Gerritsen, and too many more to mention.

Four places I would rather be:

1. Ireland
2. Scotland
3. with the grandtwins
4. anywhere there are mountains or a beach…preferably with both, LOL!

And now, though I will be killed or maimed for doing this, I tag:

Mary
Mik
Sandy S
Caroline Clemmons

Dennie WILL kill me if I tagged her, so I didn’t.

~Sandy

~Sandy

~Ben Franklin

Well, Ben, today I squandered time.

And it felt good.

After church and lunch, I took a three hour nap. THREE HOURS!

And I needed and enjoyed every minute of it. And, now, for my penance, I have to watch the super bowl with dh.

With chips and dip. And diet coke. And cooked sausage off the grill. And chocolate dessert.

I will suffer through it. 😎

~Sandy

~Anonymous

It appears to me right now that everyone I know is getting slammed one way or another with something in their lives that is causing much pain and confusion. Last night two things happened in my family that almost had me pulling my not-so-blonde roots out. And as I pondered and worried and stewed and pouted, I remembered that when I was younger, I had a much different attitiude about how to handle these things.

Before it was ‘Hey, no problem. It’ll work out alright.’ Now it is: ‘OMG! What if this happens? What’ll we do? What’s going to happen? How will we..?’

You get the picture.

I’m worried I am beginning to turn into Raymond’s mom on ‘Everbody Loves Raymond’.
And I am paraphrasing this, folks. It is not verbatim:

Raymond’s Mom: “Raymond, we have all these pears left over that you sent us.”
Raymond: “So share them with your friends. You’ll get some more fruit next month.”
Mom: “More fruit! What do you mean more fruit? When?”
Raymond: “Next month, Ma.”
Mom: “What? More fruit next month? Why?”
Raymond: “Yeah, Ma. That’s why it is called the Fruit of the Month.”
Mom: “Fruit of the month? More fruit? What are we going to do with more fruit?”
Raymond: “I don’t know, Ma..”
Mom: “Frank! Frank! Get in here! We are getting more fruit!”
Frank: “More fruit? More FRUIT? Why?”
Raymond: “Yeah, Dad, it’s called Fruit of the Month.”
Frank: “You mean we get fruit EVERY month? What? You think we can’t afford our own fruit?”
Raymond: “I didn’t mean…”
Mom: “Oh, my! What will the neighbors think?”
Frank: “What are we going to do with all this fruit!”
Mom: “He’s in a cult, Frank. That is what it is. A cult!”
Raymond: “It’s NOT a cult, Ma! It’s a gift! I thought… Oh, never mind! I’ll cancel it.”
Frank: “Yeah, you do that Raymond. What were you thinking? I can afford my own fruit!”
Mom: “Oh, thank God!”

I laugh everytime I see this episode and, believe it or not, helps me keep things in perspective when I start freaking out when life turns fruity.

~Sandy

~Louis L’Amour

I dunno. Looks pretty good to me right now!

The contest entries are all on the way to the first round judges! Now we get a little bit of a breather.

Would love to take a vacation and just do nothing. Relax. Rejuvenate. Recuperate.

Be a bear.

But too much to do, to see, to experience.

Have been so busy with the contest, it is hard getting back to writing. I need either some motivation or a swift kick in the butt. :loser: I guess that is why they say to write EVERY day! Then you don’t lose your momentum.

Congrats to Mik for selling her ‘Ransome and Fortune’ serial as a re-release to Inara Press. Way to go, Michelle! Dane Fortune is HOT! :loveeyes:

Mary D just returned from a week long visit with her parents and has the most hysterical top ten reasons why adults should avoid visits to the parents.

Check out Dennie’s blog for some really hot pics.

~Sandy

Pilfered this from Dennie:

Check out Daisy Dexter Dobbs’ blog. She is hysterical and I am mentioned by her and graced with a unique, original and wonderful psueudonym specially chosen from the Queen of Comedy herself! Thanks, Daisy! And I have now added you to my links of ‘blogs to read’ to thank you!

Your Monster Profile

Cursed Terror You Feast On: Jack and Coke You Lurk Around In: The Hearts of Men You Especially Like to Torment: Emo Kids

This one is freaky also. I AM in Medicine!

Your Scholastic Strength Is Evaluating

You are great at looking at many details and putting them all together. You are talented at detecting subtle trends, accuracy, and managing change. You should major in: Statistics Speech Conflict studies Communication Finance Medicine

I know, I know…I am putting up useless, yet fun blogthings instead of actual journaling. But I am right in the middle of our chapter’s contest and don’t have the time.

The good news is we are doing great on the entries and no one has killed or maimed another – i.e. ME – in the process!

Your Hidden Talent

You’re super sensitive and easily able to understand situations. You tend to solve complex problems in a flash, without needing a lot of facts. Decision making is easy for you. You have killer intuition. The right path is always clear, and you’re a bit of a visionary.

This is freaky…Mik’s was right also!

You Should Be A Libra

What’s good about you: A total charmer, you easily find friends and allies What’s bad about you: You have a secret side that’s easily confused and depressed In love: you enjoy flirting, dating, and the whole process of falling for someone In friendship, you’re: very social … you rather be with your friends than be alone Your ideal job: fashion designer, makeup artist, or song writer Your sense of fashion: very feminine / masculine (depending on your gender) You like to pig out on: sweet stuff like ice cream and french toast