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moondancerdrake) wrote2009-06-01 07:53 am
moondancerdrake) wrote2009-06-01 07:53 am
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Interview and update
The past few days have been crazy, but before I start with my update, I wanted to let folks know that my interview is up at Paperback Diva.
Saturday I took the three remaining foster kittens to the adoption fair, and while many folks held and looked at them, I don’t know if anything looked definite on adoption. It’s the beginning of kitten season so with all the cute little baby kittens, getting my bigger kids adopted out right now might be more of a challenge. I am still hopeful. This has been a hard batch health wise and has taken a ton of love and care to get to where they are now. They came to us with a bad shelter cold that nearly killed Smokey, and since have had two cases of eye infections and two cases of ringworm. It seriously slowed down those early fair appearances at the adoption fairs which is why they are mostly only being seen at the later ages. The good thing is they are very healthy now, even if their care left me very tired. :)
Sunday was the IFGS game, Adrian’s first game back in over 6 years, and the kid’s 2nd game. It was physically challenging, but I think fun was had all around. I checked the weather before we left, but when we got to Verona it was far hotter than expected. So much for dressing for the weather. We’re looking forward to the next game in two weeks. My daughter is the youngest child I’ve even seen play in this chapter, at age six, but is so very cute with her sword and shield at the team’s knight. She’s a decent fighter, though her dad needs to work with her more on how to use the shield and the sword at the same time. Her mom has no idea how to do shield and sword because staff as well as dual sword are my specialties. My son is having fun doing the ranger and his fighting with his dual swords is getting better.
Still not any writing happening. I’ve really been distractible since Wiscon, far more than usual, like someone turned my ADD level on high and left it there. I maybe should look at possible dietary causes. Who knows, maybe the talk the family had about making plans over the next few years to move out of Milwaukee got me all geared up. I’m hoping for Madison or Minneapolis, but Adrian is talking about getting away from the Midwest to someplace warmer. Either way I think looking again at going to school in preparation for the move so both of us can bring in an income for the move seems like a good plan. I've thought a lot of what I want to do, compared to where my academic strengths lay and I am still not sure if the things I'd like to do most are within my ability. I keep coming back to being a youth councelor, being able to provide support for kids so they have what I didn't. So many kids of all ages fall through the cracks in the system and in the schools. I like the idea of being one more net to close the gaps.
On another note I finally went to check out the Tool Shed this week, a women centered erotic boutique here in Milwaukee. I must be getting boring. Instead of some of the spicy book or a new sex toy what did I walk out of the store with? A Diva Cup. I’ve been wanting to try them for a long time, and since my Moontime had just started that morning it seemed as good a time as any. I used it Friday and Saturday, but Sunday I switched back to tampons because I was afraid of loosing it in the outhouse pit at the game. So far the Diva Cup seems to be working well. I hadn’t known what to expect. It took a bit to place it well, and I still wear a pad for the few drips I’ve seen as I’m getting used to placing it properly, but even so I feel like the money and environment by the lessoning of the tampons I use will be worth it. Maybe once I get used to it I can stop using pads all together. Even so I’m still using less of those too.
I got several more emails from folks who’ve read Ancestral Magic and I couldn’t be more pleased. There was lots of interesting in the sequel, Shadow Magic, so hopefully PD will have an answer for me soon on the contract for that. A couple of the emails mentioned sitting down to read the book “to only read a few chapters before bed” and staying up all night to finish. I think that was the best news of all.
I really do need to get some writing done. I’ve been spending so much time playing catch up at the end of this busy month and leading up to it, I haven’t touched Natural Rebirth in a long time. If I hope to get it ready to submit by the time Natural Order is out, I really need to get working on it. PD seems very backlogged on submissions in their slush pile, I want to give Natural Rebirth plenty of time. I was hoping for a year between books in series from each other, but it’s looking closer to two the way things are going. I hate to make readers wait too long.
Oh, I almost forgot. As some of you know I’ve been bike shopping. I wanted to get some exercise as well as be gentler on the environment when I run short errands. Because I am so short finding a used bike my size has been a challenge. Well, I found a vintage one speed at the thrift store Saturday morning and took it into the bike shop for a tune up and a look see. They said for a bike that was likely older than I was it was a great shape. All they had to do was replace the pedals. It even had a double basket in back all ready for my shopping needs.
Now keep in mind I have never owned a bike before. I used friend bikes a couple time, but a bike of my own was never something we could afford while I was growing up. So I am very new at the whole biking thing. I picked up a bike lock that looks easy enough to use, but I am still slightly intimidated at the idea of riding on the busy city streets around where I live. One more time I wish I lived closer to the east side which has a lot of bike paths. I’ve gotten up on the bike and my balance seems good considering my lack of experience riding, so I’m sure I’ll get the hang of it.
Saturday I took the three remaining foster kittens to the adoption fair, and while many folks held and looked at them, I don’t know if anything looked definite on adoption. It’s the beginning of kitten season so with all the cute little baby kittens, getting my bigger kids adopted out right now might be more of a challenge. I am still hopeful. This has been a hard batch health wise and has taken a ton of love and care to get to where they are now. They came to us with a bad shelter cold that nearly killed Smokey, and since have had two cases of eye infections and two cases of ringworm. It seriously slowed down those early fair appearances at the adoption fairs which is why they are mostly only being seen at the later ages. The good thing is they are very healthy now, even if their care left me very tired. :)
Sunday was the IFGS game, Adrian’s first game back in over 6 years, and the kid’s 2nd game. It was physically challenging, but I think fun was had all around. I checked the weather before we left, but when we got to Verona it was far hotter than expected. So much for dressing for the weather. We’re looking forward to the next game in two weeks. My daughter is the youngest child I’ve even seen play in this chapter, at age six, but is so very cute with her sword and shield at the team’s knight. She’s a decent fighter, though her dad needs to work with her more on how to use the shield and the sword at the same time. Her mom has no idea how to do shield and sword because staff as well as dual sword are my specialties. My son is having fun doing the ranger and his fighting with his dual swords is getting better.
Still not any writing happening. I’ve really been distractible since Wiscon, far more than usual, like someone turned my ADD level on high and left it there. I maybe should look at possible dietary causes. Who knows, maybe the talk the family had about making plans over the next few years to move out of Milwaukee got me all geared up. I’m hoping for Madison or Minneapolis, but Adrian is talking about getting away from the Midwest to someplace warmer. Either way I think looking again at going to school in preparation for the move so both of us can bring in an income for the move seems like a good plan. I've thought a lot of what I want to do, compared to where my academic strengths lay and I am still not sure if the things I'd like to do most are within my ability. I keep coming back to being a youth councelor, being able to provide support for kids so they have what I didn't. So many kids of all ages fall through the cracks in the system and in the schools. I like the idea of being one more net to close the gaps.
On another note I finally went to check out the Tool Shed this week, a women centered erotic boutique here in Milwaukee. I must be getting boring. Instead of some of the spicy book or a new sex toy what did I walk out of the store with? A Diva Cup. I’ve been wanting to try them for a long time, and since my Moontime had just started that morning it seemed as good a time as any. I used it Friday and Saturday, but Sunday I switched back to tampons because I was afraid of loosing it in the outhouse pit at the game. So far the Diva Cup seems to be working well. I hadn’t known what to expect. It took a bit to place it well, and I still wear a pad for the few drips I’ve seen as I’m getting used to placing it properly, but even so I feel like the money and environment by the lessoning of the tampons I use will be worth it. Maybe once I get used to it I can stop using pads all together. Even so I’m still using less of those too.
I got several more emails from folks who’ve read Ancestral Magic and I couldn’t be more pleased. There was lots of interesting in the sequel, Shadow Magic, so hopefully PD will have an answer for me soon on the contract for that. A couple of the emails mentioned sitting down to read the book “to only read a few chapters before bed” and staying up all night to finish. I think that was the best news of all.
I really do need to get some writing done. I’ve been spending so much time playing catch up at the end of this busy month and leading up to it, I haven’t touched Natural Rebirth in a long time. If I hope to get it ready to submit by the time Natural Order is out, I really need to get working on it. PD seems very backlogged on submissions in their slush pile, I want to give Natural Rebirth plenty of time. I was hoping for a year between books in series from each other, but it’s looking closer to two the way things are going. I hate to make readers wait too long.
Oh, I almost forgot. As some of you know I’ve been bike shopping. I wanted to get some exercise as well as be gentler on the environment when I run short errands. Because I am so short finding a used bike my size has been a challenge. Well, I found a vintage one speed at the thrift store Saturday morning and took it into the bike shop for a tune up and a look see. They said for a bike that was likely older than I was it was a great shape. All they had to do was replace the pedals. It even had a double basket in back all ready for my shopping needs.
Now keep in mind I have never owned a bike before. I used friend bikes a couple time, but a bike of my own was never something we could afford while I was growing up. So I am very new at the whole biking thing. I picked up a bike lock that looks easy enough to use, but I am still slightly intimidated at the idea of riding on the busy city streets around where I live. One more time I wish I lived closer to the east side which has a lot of bike paths. I’ve gotten up on the bike and my balance seems good considering my lack of experience riding, so I’m sure I’ll get the hang of it.