Playing catch up or how to dream you are writing...

no that's not me...but it's where I do my best writing.

Fear not faithful readers,(all 3 or 4 of you or maybe 17? LOL) I will be posting a crap-ton on Thursday and early Friday. I apologize for the delay but am trying to get a bunch of writing done on the book before I take 4 days off.

It's never good to write with a drink in your hand or a house full of fantabulous people, so I will on a break. Books downloaded on a disc and files are hidden in the computer too in case anyone at the beach decided to try and get a first look at the roughness, Plus internet is spotty at best. I will catch up to day 18 or 19 before I leave. Plus a blog about something... not sure what yet. 

I have so much going on in my head right now that I woke my self up from a dream last night and started writing. I love it but wonder how I am going to do it all when I get a full time job. No matter, the book will be out by October of this year! Come hell or high water... Check back Thursday afternoon for postings.

And now I bring you, a moment of Zen

Happy Margarita day or why can't I find a guy like Jimmy Buffett

"If it doesn't work out there will never be any doubt that the pleasure was worth all the pain."~Jimmy Buffett

Ahhhh a little Buffett always makes it better. So today is Margarita Day. As far as fake holidays go (yeah I'm looking at you Valentines day, and you too groundhog day) I can get on board with this one. I do love me a margarita - on the rocks please, with salt on the rim and a fresh lime on the glass.

Serious refreshment

I am a bit of a puritan about it - no frozen ones for me - they give me brain freeze. Good tequila please, save that bottom shelf rot for a newbie. No flavors either - no strawberry margarita and definitely no peach one. I am not a fan of anything peach in my drink actually.

Now I have to admit, they do give me a bit of agita (yes I am irish and that is an italian slang... deal with it LOL) after a few. Lately, I have become a huge fan of Bethenny Frankel's Skinny Girl Margarita. It's light and real. Excellent tequila, a touch of lime, a drop of triple sec. Pour it over ice, straight from the bottle and enjoy! I Love it! Sometimes I may add a little club soda, cause I like my drinks bubbly, but other then that just a lot of ice and some salt are all I need. And I can drink it and be agita free.

Even the bottle is awesome!

And tequila may not make me take my clothes off, but it sure as hell makes me tell you whatever you want to hear - as long as it's the truth. I have a tendency to lose the little white lie gene when I  drink with my friends "Cuervo & Patron". So if you really want to know if those jeans make your butt look big, or if your boyfriend is right for you then feed me tequila and ask away. My own little "party trick", if you will.

So what does this have to do with Jimmy Buffett you ask? Well I can't drink a margarita without thinking of Jimmy. And then thinking of Jimmy makes me think of his music which then relaxes me and makes me think of ...ahh the beach. And then in my head I am sitting on a beach somewhere, fresh off my shift at that little cantina I own with my latin lover Raoul.  See how I did that? Easy stretch.

So I guess I don't want to find someone like Jimmy as much as I want his soundtrack running thru my life as I run the cantina with Raoul. And it will always be 5 o'clock. 

Another trip down memory lane...

I have been searching, finding and typing up my old poems for the book this week. I wasn't going to add them at first - and they may still not make the cut - but I have to include them in this phase of writing. Plus it's nice to get them off of paper and into the computer.


I find myself saying over and over "If only I had Microsoft Office instead of Open Office". Open office was free tho and Microsoft Office, as we all know , is not.  So for now I use the bare bones Open Office to write. Problem being, nothing recognizes the open office file names. So I can't even up date my resume, let alone transfer my book into a program. I am hoping that when I eventually get Microsoft Office, I can just cut and paste from what I have typed up so far directly into Word. It's either that or I start looking for writers software.  Hmmm, well anyway, sorry, I digress. 


Poems are what we're talking about. So here is a piece of one, that I wrote in October of '96. It's actually quote romantic as I read it again. And funnily enough... wait - is "funnily"  a word? hmm maybe I should say  - And oddly enough, these words still ring true to me today. It's what I search for when I am in a relationship. It's what will rock my world when I find it.

  " I've never even touched you,

but if I close my eyes and see with my heart,

  I know exactly how you feel.

I hear your voice

  and I feel as if I have heard it forever.

You are so new to me, 

  but you're not.

I think my heart knew you,

  before I even saw your face."

~Stacey Gates Charter

Day 14 of 30 day BC - Someone I could'nt do without...

Day 14 - post a picture of someone you could never imagine your life without.


Well duh! This is an easy one. Tho of course there are many people I couldn't imagine a life without - family and friends - I am a mom. Which means that my kid is the answer to this question.

Kelly- aka the kid

I don't even think I need to explain. Love you Kel! xoxxo~Mom

Day 13 of 30 day BC - My favorite band or artist

Day 13 - Post a picture of your favorite band or artist.


Wow - how do  you pick one? It's so hard. Right now I am big big fan of Mumford and Sons

Thier album - Sigh No More - is a main stay in my cd player. Yes , I said cd player. I do not own an Ipod or mp3 player. Soooo behind the times I am. I have posted about them before and also posted their videos but what the heall - here's another one.



All time favorites, since my go to at the moment stuff ranges from Eminem, to Evanesence and Adele and Sara Barielles, would be Counting Crows and Dave Matthews Band


Counting Crows album August and Everything after is my absolute- stranded on a desert island with only one cd-favorite. I actually have bought 3 over the years because they get scratched or worn out. now that's love LOL

Here's a video for Anna Begins. One of my favorites. It's a fan video but the song is there...I am guessing they never released an original video for this one.



Dave Matthews Band - pretty much anything they do I love. 

Here's a video of one of my favorites

Day 12 of 30 day BC - Something I Love

Day 12 - Post a picture of something you love.


Let me point out it states "something" not someone... so that said here's my picture...

My Books

Yes we have talked about my love for my Kindle. And it's true, but my true love is actual books. Me walking into a discount bookstore with some money in my pocket is like a kid in a candy store. I go thru phases with what kind of books I like, but I try to read a bit of everything. 

I love having a pile of books just waiting for me to get to, biography, true crime, historical, fiction, mystery, chick lit. Right now I am reading...

It's a contemporary mystery/romance/vampire/chick lit. Funny, creepy and fun. A newer author who self publishes (YAY HER!) and she's got a great voice.

Waiting on my shelf for me to read is this one...

Bob Newhart's autobiography. I just love him, always have and I can't wait to see how his dry humor translates into book form.

One of my all time favorite books that I have actually read 3 times and am ready to read again is...

Crusie is one of those authors I try to read all the time. I actually just bought a four pack of her older books that I hadn't read yet, for my kindle. This book... if you haven't read it, please do. You are in the book, laughing, eating, drinking, loving, right along with each one of her characters.

A book I couldn't wait to read that I think I devoured in 2 days once I got it was ...

A true story about the infamous Vidocq Society - from Wikipedia -The Vidocq Society is a members-only crime-solving club that meets on the third Thursday of every month in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania.

The Vidocq Society is named for Eugène François Vidocq, the ground-breaking nineteenth century French detective who helped police by using the psychology of the criminal to solve "cold case" homicides. Vidocq was a former criminal himself, and used his knowledge of the criminal mind to look at murder from the psychological perspective of the perpetrator. At meetings, Vidocq Society Members (VSMs) listen to local law enforcement officials from around the world who bring in cold cases for review.

VSMs are forensic professionals; current and former FBI profilers, homicide investigators, scientists, psychologists, prosecutors and coroners who use their experience to provide justice for investigations that have gone cold. Members are selected by committee invitation only, pay a $100 annual fee, and commit to attend at least one meeting per year.

If you are a true crime buff, like CSI or Court TV shows (TRUTV now) this book will be something you will love. For me, who in a different life would be a forensic psychologist, it was like a bible of sorts. Amazing!

A book i wait for every year is Janet Evanovich's next installment of her Stephanie Plum Series. Next up is Number 17...

And yes, I have read all 16 that came before this one. And i will be first in line when book one becomes the movie and is released on July 8th this year. Do you read Janet? I wasn't thrilled with who they picked for all the cast but am now on board... 

here's Connie, Stephanie and Lulu

And one of my favorite actors - Jason O'Mara is playing Joe Morelli -

Yummy!!

And what would a summer vacation at the beach be without a James Patterson book to read...

So welcome to my world of books. My true loves...

Need some CUTENESS up in this hizzous

Blecchhh! That last post has left me a nasty taste in my mouth and quite possibly my psyche. Don't like the vibe or the taste so I will now overload you with cuteness. Cute kittens, singing dogs, laughing babies and a Mayhem commercial just because.


Let the warm and fuzzies begin...

KITTIES...

and PUPPIES...



and LAUGHING BABIES, Oh My!



Ahhhhhh that feels so much better! <3


Oops... forgot your Mayhem commercial... here ya go!