tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-210169492011-12-03T09:54:47.517-05:00Coffee fueled ramblings of a coffee-eyed girl.Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.comBlogger2381100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-12535921437376395482011-06-27T11:45:00.001-04:002011-06-27T11:45:30.946-04:00

I'm just testing to see if I can post, since Blogger won't keep me logged in to comment anywhere. 

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-63210067487601560602011-03-02T11:28:00.002-05:002011-03-02T11:30:32.578-05:00

I just wanted to drop a quick post to shake the dust of this lonely little blog. I have been busy with crafting, which explains a little why I've done so little blogging. Well that and the fact that the last 6 months of last year were hell for my family. I am getting stuff done and will starting blogging about all that and post pictures once the weather is nice enough to drag my quilts outside

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-72070729365167746802010-07-12T16:38:00.002-04:002010-07-12T16:45:20.163-04:00

So I've been plugging away over here trying to move projects forward. Maybe not finishing anything, but moving forward just the same. One thing continues to chew at me. This whole Jinny Beyer palette non-sense. I've got the strips cut for the Woven Ribbons projects, yes I'm making 2 of them and hope to sit down with my sewing machine this week and get the palette blocks pieced. I'm

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-33591771774841275432010-07-03T13:29:00.003-04:002010-07-03T13:33:37.070-04:00

Here it is, in all it's sunshine glory, my Sunshine Coin quilt. Turned out pretty damned good if you ask me. Two lessons learned with this quilt. First, never start the quilting until you know how you'll quilt the entire quilt. Second, just get to it. I stalled over the outer border, even after I decided how I was going to quilt it because I thought it would be complicated. It wasn't. So,

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Yeah, so my brilliant plan to cut a couple quilts from my Jinny Beyer palette box has been shot to hell. Apparently when the box was put together it wasn't put together in order . . . or so I thought then I compared by palette sample cards to the website . . . not only did she update fabrics within the palette over the years but she also changed the order of the fabrics. What does that mean?

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Yeah, I know I was going to get better at this wasn't I?First thing, I realized last night that yesterday would have been perfect, perfect I tell you, for blocking one of my shawls. Too bad I didn't think of it during the DAY. Oy. Having a sunny 70 degree day in early March fried my brain apparently. But it was wonderful.Second thought of the last 24 hours is why I am not able to use up my

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You like? This is my second Ulmus shawl/wrap. I started this sometime in . . . October maybe. Yeah it didn't take me that long to knit I just hit the typical mid-project boredom. I steamed through the last third in 3 days and I'm thrilled to have it finished. Haven't a damn clue when I'll get around to blocking it as doing so inside takes more hours than I'm willing to give any one project.

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-83475165846331382022010-01-06T09:47:00.002-05:002010-01-06T09:50:37.650-05:00

What is it with me and little blocks to make a big quilt?I know, I was making small blocks when I first started but then Dear Jane/Quilted Diamonds happened and it's been downhill since then. My latest bit o'madness you ask? I saw someone on Flickr (the devil's playground) had made a store sample using 2 1/2" charm squares that had a circle appliqued into the middle. Yup folks, I'm planning

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See, I told you I'd post a picture of my first coin quilt. It's called Sunshine Coins and the inspiration came from the long grey winter last year. I got sick of the grey round about mid-January so I went to Joann's and bought every fat quarter I could find that was clear orange and pieced this. The coin rows went together pretty quickly. The white sashing took longer as I'm still not so good

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So many of one project is too many? This is a question I find myself pondering with nearly every quilt I make. In the early stages I'm usually so in love with a project that I can imagine wanting to make it over and over. I rarely do, until now. I tripped across the coin quilt craze about a year ago online and I'm absolutely in love. I've made one and have a second in pieces. I keep seeing

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-38816748430120119042010-01-01T12:58:00.002-05:002010-01-01T13:00:46.568-05:00

Yeah I know, this poor little blog has sat neglected for months. But starting today, it gets a new life. I craft nearly as much as write but I don't blog about it, but I do now. I want to be able to show off my stuff and talk about process so that's what I shall do.From here on in, if you're reading this you'll be seeing posts about quilting and knitting. My writing blog, well that's over at

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-74395240433930204272009-05-01T16:27:00.002-04:002009-05-01T16:30:52.366-04:00

Yeah, yeah, I know long time no hear from. I'm spending most of my blogging time over at Wordpress. I did want to drop in and update a little. I'm taking part in the May Marathon writing challenge over at the Will Write for Wine forums. Amazing what a couple frustrated writers can do on a Thursday night via Twitter.So my goal is simple, write 50,000 words on my NaNo manuscript so it's finally

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Just a little reminder for my readers here, for most of this month my blogging will be done here:http://coffeecolouredworld.wordpress.com/I'll continue to update the word meter here, probably, but the posts will go on over at Wordpress.

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Yeah, I complained about the weather (snow) in my last post too. This time I have pictures! Sorry, it's hard to muster up enthusiasm when it's October and you have snow on the ground. At least I knitted the first of a pair of fingerless mittens that I intend to wear when I'm working here at the computer. Have I mentioned my desk sits infront of a window? Yeah, it gets a little cold sometimes.

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-88532176446259913982008-10-22T10:05:00.001-04:002008-10-22T10:06:41.509-04:00

It's snowing (insert grumpy face here) (insert angry looks out window) and I'm really not happy about it.I subscribe to the theory that snow is pretty, but only between the dates of December 22nd and January 3rd. I don't much like the cold either, but I deal (sort of).cross posted to http://coffeecolouredworld.wordpress.com

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Well, that's an interesting development. I had intended to post this at my other blog but I cannot seem to get beyond the front page over at WordPress. Oh Joy.So, on to other things.I've got my Nano story outlined. It's bare bones, but it's there. I have a beginning, a middle, and an end. That's new for me. I have secondary characters on the heroine's side, now I just need to flesh out the

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I hate being wound up. I hate tension. I hate drama.So I logged into my cell phone account today and found my new bill. It was the exact price I was promised my monthly bill wouldn’t be. I. Hit. The. Roof. Of course, because the website was in the process of updating I couldn’t actually see a print out of the bill for about 20 minutes. Those were not pretty minutes let me tell you.

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When last we saw our intrepid blogger she was contemplating the what if of a past crush. I'm feeling mostly better, not that I was really feeling all that bad when I wrote my previous entry. I say mostly because this evening I've been having the frustrating conversation with some internet friends over my lack of charity resources. I have some old books that the local library won't take for the

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-73027171237235634982008-10-03T21:57:00.001-04:002008-10-03T22:17:44.901-04:00

Yeah, it's dangerous when my melancholy mood intertwines with my reflective/introspective moods. But since that's where I find myself tonight I thought I'd toss a question to the masses. Hey, don't laugh, I have 4 blogs I could easily have a readership of double digits.So, here goes, the deep thought in my head tonight. This is your only warning.Is it complete silliness to look back at a

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Okay, don't usually do this but this one sounded fun. So here's a little meme:TYPE ONLY 1 WORD. IT’S HARDER THAN YOU THINK!!!1. Where is your cell phone? bookcase2. Your significant other? none3. Your hair? greying4. Your mother? complicated5. Your father? quiet6. Your favorite thing?7. Your dream last night? unknown8. Your favorite drink? coffee9. Your dream/goal? published10. The room

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Not sure if it's the time of the year or if it's the lousy news I keep hearing that has me nesting hard. It's probably a little bit of both. I always nest as a response to stress, but as the weather turns cold I start crafting more out of the desire to be surrounded by warm things. Did that make sense? Part of this desire to finish up projects is the realization that I am close to have a real

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Just a little note for those who may be wondering why you don't see as many posts here. I'm keeping a second blog (I think I mentioned this). Anyway, it can be found here:http://coffeecolouredworld.wordpress.com/I will continue to post here, just that more of my writing life will be directed there from now on.

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-86584299527479113182008-09-24T18:25:00.000-04:002008-09-24T18:26:29.404-04:00

So, I’ve been muttering to myself (I do that a lot) while balling a couple hanks of yarn and I had a thought and since I have a blog and a small audience I thought I’d see what you guys think.When I was writing screenplays I had little trouble producing pages. I don’t write screenplays anymore, the structure was a little too much for me. I mean, you tell a story in three acts and 100 pages -

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-3921879710847461922008-09-20T22:59:00.002-04:002008-09-20T23:27:29.659-04:00

I'm bad at finding balance. I seem to either write or craft but rarely do I manage both at the same time. For as much as that usually bothers me, it doesn't right now. Why? I mean I am a writer who hasn't written a word creatively in the last 10 days. Because I am getting some old, very old projects finished. I am at a point where it's possible to reduce the clutter around me with just a

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-77053443868505369332008-09-10T09:29:00.003-04:002008-09-10T09:33:27.813-04:00

Thanks to Carat commenting on my last post I remembered I never uploaded the pictures I promised, so here they are.I still need to hit Joann's again to get more supplies. Probably this weekend.

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-17025403750417058182008-09-06T18:12:00.003-04:002008-09-06T18:20:35.789-04:00

When I'm not writing (cough, cough) I'm quilting or knitting. I've always done hand crafts, I enjoy the process of making things, useful things. So, I've gone off the deep end of knitting and have been knitting lace shawls. I mean why take baby steps when you can climb the high dive and just go for it. So, as I'm doing this and looking at other people's projects over at Ravelry I'm seeing

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-70842321996516910622008-09-06T10:02:00.002-04:002008-09-06T10:12:16.958-04:00

I've always had odd dreams and I've rarely tried to find meaning in them. The only ones that ever bug me, if you can say that, are the ones about soap operas. I don't general watch the soaps anymore but if I do for more than a week or so straight, I'll start dreaming my own story lines. Let me tell you, I like my dream versions better. Oh and don't ask me about them, I don't remember any of

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-4389585788439304322008-09-03T17:09:00.002-04:002008-09-03T17:12:10.109-04:00

Banana creme flavored Oreo cookies.

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-56161105681180447232008-09-02T14:05:00.002-04:002008-09-02T14:09:23.949-04:00

Okay, this holiday weekend has thrown me for a complete loop. At some point last night it dawned on me it was Monday. Yeah, so much for plans. Still haven't gotten to the writing today. I had to run a few errands this morning but I'm home now. I've drooled over my new books and I'll be settling into the writing any moment now. Unless I dig into one of the new books, they are research after

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-1516325935962981092008-08-30T22:00:00.002-04:002008-08-30T22:08:27.569-04:00

So about two days ago I had this a-ha moment on how to better utilize the second closet in my bedroom. The previous tenant here build in some weird shelves and I haven't been making the best use of them. I figured, if I could get some of those snap together plastic shoe cubbies and pushed them to the back of the middle shelf I could store my yarn in them. I know I've seen them in stores here,

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-90959450721657695622008-08-28T09:24:00.003-04:002008-08-28T09:32:57.348-04:00

I've been thinking this morning about NaNoWriMo and what I might do to actually have some success at it this year. Well that and in writing in general. I write in spurts. Then I keep signing up for these writing challenges that push me beyond limits. It's like waking up one morning and deciding to run a marathon when you've never run in your life, let alone own the right pair of shoes.So,

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-34354262187929836312008-08-14T14:04:00.002-04:002008-08-14T14:09:20.267-04:00

Just had a little life lesson reach out and slap me. I was commenting to another blog when I realized that I do something, frequently, in regard to my crafting that I should be doing in my life. I'm rather fearless when it comes to new projects, whether it's quilting, or knitting, or cross stitch - doesn't much matter. If I see something I'll try it. I may not have the skills to do it well

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-48947913470484022292008-08-12T12:20:00.003-04:002008-08-12T12:42:20.323-04:00

If you're paying attention you noticed I added another story to the sidebar. Yup, I've pulled out another old project to work on. This one has some real fire to it.I went to a lecture yesterday that sparked my interest in this project and helped me spin it in a newish direction. I liked hero #2, from last year's work but hero #3 is much better. Yes, I'm working with my third hero. First one was

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-5644729362925917292008-08-04T15:48:00.002-04:002008-08-04T15:51:02.974-04:00

I've put a new status meter up for one of my older stories. It's been whispering to me over the last day or so. I look forward to diving back into it this evening when I'll have a couple of uninterrupted hours to reacquaint myself with the work.

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-78876426881471270542008-07-28T12:42:00.002-04:002008-07-28T12:51:15.049-04:00

I'm still here, despite how it looks.I've taken a bit of a break from writing, which means I'm less likely to blog. I'm just not sure what I want to be writing about, so instead of forcing it, I'm taking a crafting break. I've been working on craft projects. Refilling the well. I've also had a few set backs. I'd been gearing up for weeks to get a blackberry. I had the one I wanted all picked

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-36435430381250179812008-07-18T09:52:00.002-04:002008-07-18T10:02:11.253-04:00

So, as a writer I have a love of all things office supply related. I'm happier roaming the aisles of OfficeMax than any shoe store. My favorite time of the year? Back-to-school season. By early August the stores start filling with all sorts of new shinies. Except this year. The back-to-school aisle at Wal-Mart is filling out, not full but it's shop able. OfficeMax, all I have to say is "

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-7365807657465222652008-07-08T23:52:00.000-04:002008-07-08T23:53:57.906-04:00

I've been thinking the last day or so about my back list of ideas. I've been collecting them right along, so yes, I have some stories I created when I was 14 or 15. I remember some of my earlier stories and worrying that they weren't "big" enough. Looking back at them, they were category stories. Long before I was ready to own that I was writing romance novels, I was formulating the ideas for

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-7782574265266005042008-07-08T10:28:00.003-04:002008-07-08T11:05:35.587-04:00

Here's a question for my readership. How do I get the music from RENT out of my head? I'm sitting here and suddenly a line or two of a song I haven't heard in a couple of days comes at me. It's not like I listen to it daily, then this really would be my fault. I listened to random music for over an hour last night, not one RENT song in the mix, but it's RENT I'm hearing this morning.Oh and just

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-81763500065813325932008-07-04T01:05:00.002-04:002008-07-04T01:12:35.305-04:00

Someone fucking shoot me. Please. I should be thrilled, I'm writing. Actually I am thrilled. Just too damn bad I'm working on a brand spanking new project. You read that right folks, the Queen of unfinished projects strikes again. Now if I could just get my FBI contact to re-emerge from the mist I could get some details nailed down. I'm thinking it's time to find a new fed friend. (oh and by

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-8213063162423710712008-06-27T10:42:00.003-04:002008-06-27T10:51:45.261-04:00

I'm curious what sort of deal Netflix has with the USPS. I returned two discs in Thursday's mail, one going to San Jose CA the other to Rochester NY. Now I expected the Rochester disc to arrive back at Netflix today, but the San Jose disc? Yeah, two discs traveling to opposite coasts arrive at the exact same time. I think there might be a math equation in there someplace but since I suck at

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-32314130695841336982008-06-16T22:42:00.002-04:002008-06-16T22:44:53.665-04:00

Just thought I'd share a photo I took this morning.

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I don't normally, wouldn't normally, do with but if I don't I'll putter around on this and will stop writing and I can't afford to do that.I'm reworking "Redemption" and it's coming, slowly, grindingly slow to be honest. I am wondering about how to introduce my hero and heroine. I have, in every draft previous, had the hero be the lead detective on the case that brings him right to the

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-37752544976518187802008-06-08T13:32:00.002-04:002008-06-08T13:37:28.302-04:00

I'm beginning to wonder if having tangible numbers to go along with the heat today is such a good thing. I mean really, does knowing that it's 92 degrees across the street really better than knowing it's HOT? Yeah, I found weatherbug and one of the reporting stations is located at the school across the street. It's kinda fun, most days, knowing the exact temperature but when it's over 90

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-76221291357079844252008-06-03T10:35:00.002-04:002008-06-03T10:54:25.405-04:00

Sometimes the littlest things can make you happy.This year when planning out the garden I had the sweet peas planted next to the fence I can see from the window I'm looking out right now. I love sweet peas but we only got a couple last year - some little furry four-footed critter got at them before they were very tall and most didn't recover. I can see the first four or five plants that have

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-55686193330303712652008-06-02T11:08:00.002-04:002008-06-02T11:14:29.044-04:00

What do you do when your heroine's name is so popular you hear it EVERYWHERE? Seriously. I'm not sure where I picked this name, it might have been from the song. What song? Baba O'Riley by The Who. I really like the name Riley, I've grown very attached to it, but damn if it isn't everywhere. I apparently got hit with the same inspiration as hundreds of other writers a couple years back -

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-29265656961257293052008-05-24T16:54:00.003-04:002008-05-25T00:46:45.347-04:00

It's Prom season. I forgot about that.It's funny the little things I see as a general part of my day now that I never had the opportunity to before. There are kids in this neighborhood and I just watched the pre-prom photo ritual. Not that I'd have any idea what that is like. No dear readers, I never went to my prom. I thought about it, even had a plan to ask a guy I knew, but I chickened out.

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I guess I sort of fell off the radar screen for a little while. Still around, just hiding.I am feeling a little better this morning than I have in a while, both physically and emotionally. The weather has me sick, not really sick enough to justify taking anything, but sick just the same.I haven't been writing, not exactly sure why. I did however come to a conclusion. I'm going back to an older

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-23803732745356724012008-05-06T18:51:00.001-04:002008-05-06T18:54:26.462-04:00

Am I really weird or do other people heckle the news? Sometimes I think it might be better for my sanity if I wasn't quite so "informed." I'm just saying.

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A little note for the terminally curious. Banana flavored gummy bears are not good eats. Especially when said gummy bears are GIANT gummy bears.Hope you all are have a good Sunday.

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I've read a lot of blogs and message board posts by authors fussing over those first couple pages of their wip. The hair pulling, the blood on the page, all that. Problem was, I didn't fully understand it. I understood that what may be my first few pages in the first draft may not exist in the second draft. I didn't fuss about that. That's never been my problem. My problem is butt in chair

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I don't know if this is a phenomenon anywhere else, but here's what's been going on here in my little corner today. Twice a year we have a city wide clean up. You can put virtually anything, except hazardous waste, out on trash day and it will be hauled away. Well, what's left of the large items will be hauled away by the trash men. By mid afternoon people have started putting the trash on the

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Well that was no fun. Went to the store, picked up that SWAT magazine a romance novel (Gena Showalter) and a bottle of vitamins and the young girl at the checkout never even blinked. That was suppose to be my big adventure today. Guess I'll just curl up with my dvds, maybe a little knitting and plot story.

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My dvds came today. I haven't watched them yet though, although I've petted the box several times. Yeah, it's like that. Rumor has it Winter is about to come back for a return visit. Yup, it's official, I hate it here. Actually if we have a mild summer it will all be good, I just don't want a repeat of last year. Which reminds me, why do I keep thinking about moving South? I'm just weird.I

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-2434225358760617282008-04-23T19:37:00.003-04:002008-04-23T23:28:20.877-04:00

Part of problem of late in not putting words to paper is that I've been avoiding a piece of work. See, the 80ish pages of story I have sitting here next to me, they are all handwritten. Because I was pantsing this story I decided to go old school and actually write out these first few pages. I didn't expect to have 80 pages not in the computer. I kept meaning to take an hour or so and put pages

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These guys are barely half the height of the rest, but certainly pretty. Hopefully next year they will be a little taller.So those are my latest daffodils. By the weekend I'll have purple hyacinths to photograph and maybe, just maybe the first of the tulips will be open. It's definitely looking like Spring around here.

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My loyalty/obsession with old tv shows is dangerous. I have three vhs tapes sitting here in the room with me. Actually I have more, but for this story it involves the three sitting on the end of my bed. They are approximately 24 years old. I have held onto and cherished and barely watched these three tapes for fear that something would happen (I have bad luck with tape media). What's so

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Spring. I said, SPRING. Not Summer. I want Spring. Is that so damn hard to manage? I want that season between snow and hot weather. You know, most people call it Spring. Yes folks, I'm once again complaining about the weather. Sorry, but it was 84 degrees today. Check back a couple entries and notice when it snowed last. I just, like two days ago (I think) pulled the screen down on my

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How I have missed the sounds of traffic. No really. I finally got the storm window up today and as I sit here trying to type, I'm listening to the traffic outside. I'm hearing the neighbourhood children as the ride around. I even hear the neighbours dog occasionally - he does bark at everything that moves, well except cars. Have done little writing the last couple days. I pulled out some

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-55901196201063878172008-04-10T10:36:00.004-04:002008-04-10T10:53:36.977-04:00

Taking a little time of no writing was probably a good idea, but that first day back to it, it's like turning a rusty gear. Every inch is fought for and it's hard. Today will be better, it always is.I have my characters in my head again, which I love. I've also had one of the songs from my playlist speak to me. Speaking of playlist, I have to fidget with that again. There is one song I have

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It's been a beautiful couple of Spring days around here. I have resisted the urge to pull the storm window up and bring the screen down so I could get some fresh air in here. I did, two days ago, pull the winter curtains off the window I am currently sitting in front of and put the summer curtains up. So, it's only natural that in the not to future weather forecast, it's calling for . . . wait

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I don't know what it is about "Top Gear" on BBC America but I cannot go more than maybe 4 minutes without giggling, madly. I'm not a car nut, barely know more than 2 or 3 models on sight, but this show and the weird challenges and banter between the hosts. Oh, wait, I think we've hit upon it. I'm a sucker for banter. Either way, it's a wonderful way to lift my spirits.

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Even the animals are asking, "is it Spring yet?"Glad to see the chipmunks are back. Heard this little bastard yesterday bitching but couldn't find him. Personally, with how cold it was yesterday, I was right there with him in the complaint.I haven't seen the bunnies, but I've seen their damage already. They've chewed on the lilac twig - again.

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-57060883168994459722008-03-28T14:16:00.003-04:002008-03-28T14:21:43.450-04:00

Pretty picture no? Well it would be, if had been taken in December or January. It took that photo five minutes ago. This folks is why I bitch about the weather here starting in mid-February and don't stop until mid-April. As typical, we have a couple of wonderful days in February and a gorgeous day or two in March. Then it snows. And snows.So, seriously, the calendar says it's Spring so what's

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What the hell is it with me and bright orange (or yellow) pens?I can't read what I'm writing with these things, at least not after the sun goes down. Oy.That's all. No, I actually wrote a couple hundred words badly because I couldn't read what I was writing and I was too comfortable where I was to get up and get another pen.My other problem is I'm not sure about the story shift. I'm still

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I hate it when a story spins around and I lose half of the writing I've done. Okay, so it will make this a better story but damn it, I didn't want to have to plot this thing until I was well into 100 pages. Yeah I know, writer plans and story laughs. Anyway. I guess today is a figure out turning point day. I know the first one, it doesn't change, no matter where the story spins. But now I

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-19230876775756877452008-03-26T12:08:00.003-04:002008-03-26T12:16:59.605-04:00

So my slow slog through word count yesterday has illustrated that I now need an outline. Or a start over. I'd been putting that off until the 1st but I suspect now I won't make it that long. I have nearly 30 pages of work that are rough even by my standards. I need to pin down a few more details, like where I'm setting this poor story. I had thought East coast, just to keep it in my comfort

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That's how I feel most days as I sit down to write. Rusty. It's been slow getting back into this for me. I know a couple things I need to change and am getting there, but I'm still distracted. Distracted by crafting and daydreaming and cleaning. Yeah, you know it's bad when I'd rather clean house than write. The biggest thing for me, besides the writing, is to get back to reading. I need

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-73281460443734718592008-03-19T12:14:00.002-04:002008-03-19T12:21:51.114-04:00

Been doing a little cleaning and organizing around here. It's not quite Spring but it's definitely feeling more like it. We've been in this house for a year and I'm still surrounded by clutter, so I decided this past weekend to do something about it. I bought a pair of stacking drawers so I could put some of my sewing projects in them and have them out of the boxes they were in. The candy

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Wish the subject referred to something more fun, but in general I feel like I've been hitting my head on the desk.I'm a news junkie and have been for, oh, twenty years at least. My television is by default usually on CNN, sometimes MSNBC (not so much any more - no more eye candy). It's just what I've always done. I am, also, a bit of a political junkie. The older I get the more political I

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First signs of Spring? Well sort of. That's one of the six daffodils that has been emerging through the snow for the last month. At least we know one set of bulbs will flower this Spring. Like the picture? I took that one about an hour ago. Off the edge of the deck. I was barefoot. Yes, it's March 3rd and I walked across the one, narrow spot of deck that had no snow in my bare feet and

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Okay, when I mentioned going off the grid, I didn't mean for the universe to take me literally. This is the first time I've had internet access in at least 28 hours. I still don't fully understand what the screw up/network outage was but at least I finally got everything back. Oy. Fighting with tech support makes me tired.

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My first round of yarn dyeing went so well I bought five more skeins. Unfortunately, I didn't buy the same type of yarn. 100% merino wool takes dye differently than superwash merino. I didn't think about that. I dyed four of the five skeins and was disappointed in all of it. They were all much paler than I had expected. I've been sulking about this all week. Tonight I balled the yarn.

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One of the things that's been tossing around in my head while I think about getting a new high school ring is which finger did I get sized for the one I currently have. I assumed it was the left hand because it no longer fits on my right, even with the weight gain. I found out this afternoon that I had my right hand sized for this ring. How is it possible, some 30 pounds later, that this ring

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I'm doing some serious snoopy dancing over here. I've had a grumpy day and I think I more than deserve the good news. See, I'm a gadget geek. I love little shiny boxes of technology. I have, since the fall, been coveting the Palm Centro smartphone. I've wanted a smartphone for years but just couldn't justify the price. I got a Palm Zire for Christmas two years ago as a warm up. I figured

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So, as I've mentioned I've been bit by the knitting bug. But it wasn't just knitting that's captured my attention. It's dying wool I'm facinated by. So, following some internet intructions I dyed a skein of wool yarn with Kool-Aid. It was fun and easy and very messy. I have more wool enroute and dozens upon dozens of packets of Kool-Aid just waiting for round two and three. I won't be able to get

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Finally, after three months (or a little more) the writer's strike is over! Proud of my fellow writers for fighting the good fight and standing their ground and making their point. I'm not going to comment on the contract because it's not my place really. I'm not working under it so I don't have an opinion, or at least a properly educated one. I kept the strike photo up here and at my MySpace

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So here's a little puzzle. I've been thinking about replacing my high school class ring. Yes, I do still wear it from time to time but I've never completely liked it. Or if I did, it's been so long that I no longer remember. There are things I've always wished could have been different about it, the stone, the activities (or lack there of), my name, even the size is off. Is it so wrong to

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I'm feeling better than I have in a while, which is kind of surprising considering the weather the last two days and the fact that I have a dentist appointment tomorrow morning. But that will be the last I complain of this. Seriously. Not looking gift horse in mouth. Also trying to not put a great deal of weight into the significance of this mood. I don't want to set myself up too high.

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So, I've been madly knitting away in avoidance of anything that might resemble writing. Do I really need a striped wool scarf that's longer than I am tall? I don't know, but I'm making it just the same. The pattern said 13 repeats so damn it, I'm making 13 repeats. Of course I also just bought an extra ball of the charcoal grey so I could, in fact, make all 13 repeats so I guess it's just the

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Just a little note. It's not a good idea to sit up until 2:30 in the morning knitting. Why? Well, when your eye start to cross you start making mistakes and then you spend half a hour the next day undoing a dozen rows to find the mistake you made, didn't notice, and kept stitching through. Yup, somewhere, in the course of three pattern rows I added four stitches that I didn't notice until I

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Remember my little rant about Mary Maxim and the shipping fuck up? Yeah, guess what was nearly delivered to my home this afternoon? The order I cancelled a week ago. Yup, that piss poor excuse for a company didn't cancel the order. Apparently the monkey I talked to, didn't believe me. I just got off the phone with anyone "customer service" (my ass) representative who said there was no

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A long time ago, before quilting came into my life hardcore, I used to knit and crochet. Why did I quit? I developed an allergy to the acrylic yarn. At the time, finding anything non-acrylic was hard (think mid 90's) so I just stopped. I would see projects occasionally and drool, but was rarely tempted. That changed about 10 days ago. I found pictures of a chevron scarf all over the internet. A

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So, the order in question from my previous post - it's been cancelled. See, since it's en route they cannot redirect it. They can have it sent back to them, but that's it. They would have to reissue the entire order, with a delivery date of Friday. I just needed to wash my hands of this entire thing. It is very safe to say that I will never place another order with this company again. They

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What the hell happened to customer service in this country? No seriously, I'd like to know how this kind of nonsense happens. What you ask? I placed an order (I'll gladly name the company when this is settled) and was EXTREMELY careful about giving my address as I had done business with them, years ago, at my old address. I don't get their catalogs any more and haven't for years. My mother

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So, I thought I'd post a little update here. Today is the end of the second Sweating with Sven challenge. How did I do? I quit, about three weeks in. I had entertained the thought of doing both Sven and Nano at the same time. Didn't happen as any regular reader might know. I had a crippling case of writer's block roll in right about the first of the month and it took me well over a month to

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Did a little clean up here this afternoon and was surprised. I read very little in the last year. That's not right. I read less than half of what I did the year before. I think that might have something to do with my lack of progress elsewhere. So, I'll be doing much better in that regard this year. Also, I need to make a dent in the piles of books I moved here last year. I would like

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Okay, so I meant to post like three days ago. Forgive me. It's been cold here and I've wanted to do little beyond curl up and watch tv, so that's what I've done. Well I've read a couple books too - it's been too long since I've curled up with a book.I've been putting in some time with the quilting projects around here. I'm tired of the piles of fabric and just the general mess of it all so

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Yes, I read my horoscope - daily. Doesn't mean I tailor my life to it, but it's fun, most of the time. Today is one of those days that makes me want to run to the hills. Why? Because my pissy little horoscope drops this "things with family are going to be weird" thing at me. A little side note, things with my family are ALWAYS weird. So, is my horoscope just right for once or foretelling a

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Just before my trip to FL, I had a small breakthrough on "Redemption." I changed my hero, completely. While I was away I allowed the story to build in my mind. I sat down tonight and wrote 2100 words there abouts. I guess I'm on a good path. For as tired as I am, I feel very good about this. There is still some work that needs to be done, problems to be puzzled out, but I'm well on my way

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Sitting here this evening, yes it's late but still, and I had a breakthrough. I think part of the problem I've had with "Redemption" is the hero. I liked him well enough, but no longer excited about him, but then the idea struck. If I changed him, a complete turn around, what then? The original idea I've stuck with, the reason for the title, was always a little thin. The story evolved in

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-8240587023473101582007-11-21T02:08:00.000-05:002007-11-21T02:10:25.075-05:00

Yup, that's right folks. I'm writing. I had a couple hundred words pour out of my little brain this evening. That's the good news. The bad news, look to your left, that little panel of word counters - the project I wrote isn't there. That's right, new work, again. I'm going to bed now.

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-40775923057771610712007-11-19T18:57:00.000-05:002007-11-19T18:59:10.227-05:00

Put a few words to paper today. It's a couple paragraphs on a story I started about a year ago (I think) but it's words. It's something. I've also had a few more ideas gel for "redemption." I changed a couple big plot points and in doing so lost a scene I really loved, but I figured out a work around. So the mind is still spinning, I'm just not putting words to paper.

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-52257164516104019912007-11-13T11:43:00.000-05:002007-11-13T11:48:42.432-05:00

So, I have two one page outlines sitting here on my desk now. It was hard to boil "Redemption" down to just nine points but I did it, had an idea or two in the process which is always good. For as much as I haven't been able to write, I have had story ideas for a couple days, just not enough to push me to put words to paper. "Come Undone" was hard only because I'd never actually thought the

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-49262704771082007422007-11-12T18:35:00.001-05:002007-11-12T18:40:13.773-05:00

Still not writing, but have given up on NaNoWriMo. In doing so, I don't feel such an overwhelming sense of panic. I do have an outline worksheet sitting here on the desk, just waiting for me to fill it in. It's helping me focus on story and figured out, in about 10 sentences what the story is about and where it's going. I've learned my lesson on over-plotting books. I know I need an outline,

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-81094062996013031272007-11-08T21:29:00.000-05:002007-11-08T21:36:03.765-05:00

There are moments, like the one I just had, where I wonder how people see me. I know, I've fought the "snow white" image my entire life. When I was a teenager it was deserved, but that's not who I am any more. I mean, how badly would I blow the mind of some of the people around me if they saw a couple of the leather items I covet? I drool every time I trip across a leather corset trench coat

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-28892187235625512072007-11-07T15:56:00.001-05:002007-11-08T10:39:08.342-05:00

Yes! It's about time, about bloody time. What am I shouting about? Finally a national news program (AC 360) is going to do a segment on the West Memphis 3. Actually Anderson Cooper is the only anchor I'd trust with this. Again, why? Because he was one of, if not the first, national anchors to talk about the cult that is Scientology. By the way, as someone who has had the terrifying misfortune of

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Well, there it is folks, the first snow of the season. Isn't it pretty? You like it? You want it? Okay so there have been a couple moments as the snow flies that it's been pretty. I love the big fluffy flakes, it's kind of like sitting inside a snow globe. But that novelty wears off because now I'm cold. In other news, I am writing, actively again. Yay for the block finally breaking. So,

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-85689507934921894992007-11-05T11:16:00.000-05:002007-11-05T11:22:19.140-05:00

I had one of those moments last night. I've put in a couple words on the NaNoWriMo project, just a couple. I wasn't really into the story and just couldn't find the energy to fight for it. I figured out part of my problem, the biggest part actually. I was coming into this story cold. Oh the project folder is sitting here on the floor next to the desk, along with the folder for the Sven

Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799204222499263351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21016949.post-48273515150479708852007-11-03T12:09:00.000-04:002007-11-03T12:17:58.019-04:00

It's official. We're definitely in the cold season. I had to pull the storm window down and pull the screen up. There's little chance it's going to be warm enough to have the windows open again anytime this year. One upside, I got the windows clean finally. I also got a velcro tie so I can tie back the new curtain. They are insulated which means they don't pull back as nicely as the

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