Bleu d'Auvergene..nutty and sharp with just the right creamy.
Well they say our streak of warm weather is about to fade away but it was nice while it lasted!
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- Mood:
calm - Music:THE SLIP-NIN
Over at the League of Reluctant Adults it's demon week check it out.
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bitchy
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distressed - Music:movie-walk hard
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Synde
- Location:home sick
- Mood:
crappy - Music:fields of the nephilim
Then on my favoritest forum someone dissed my craptastic job( I can say that...you may not!)
- Location:HOME
- Mood:
aggravated
Ugh.did I say sad yet.
I am watching Michael Clayton right now, ok not watching...listening though. Lots of reading on the forefront I think!
more later..
- Location:home
- Mood:
melancholy - Music:none
Today while I was doing errands I saw something that disturbed me greatly. A thirty something person was tying up their dog out front of a grocery store while they went in. Normally this would only mildly annoy me but it was pouring rain. Would this person like to be forced to sit outside of a warm building in the pouring rain for more than a 1/2 hour?
When did people start taking their pets everywhere with them even when it isn't suitable. Now don't get me wrong. I love animals; I was studying to become a veterinarian in my youth, only all the future years of school kept me from completing my studies. I am however an AHT (registered nurse) for animals. (What you get for going to pre-vet school)
I have two cats (you see them in my avatar when I am not using a LOLcat) and treat them more like people and less like cats for the most part, but I do not understand the need for people to drag their pets everywhere with them. How do you think pets feel when we leave them in unfamiliar surroundings? (Fear? anger?) I have always felt guilty enough for leaving my cats alone while I go to work, but at least they are in their own space. More and more people say we "care " for our pets buying them cutesy collars and pretty sweaters, yet are their main needs being met? Is it not better to leave your pets at home where they can be comfortable and have their daily needs met. Please people if you insist on taking your pets out, or letting your cats roam the city, get your pets chipped!!! Both my cats were strays that roamed my neighborhood for weeks before I took them in. When I did my oldest cat Yama was nearly dead, covered with fleas and suffering from pneumonia. I just couldn't figure out how someone wouldn't miss him. Someone even took the time to get him declawed..(Don't' get me started. I really don't believe in that!!!)Yet when we papered the neighborhood with flyers no one stepped forward to claim him. If y you take on a pet then its CARE is your responsibility, which means you take care of it before you take care of yourself. Unlike children pets have a very limited way to communicate their needs to us, it's out job to pay attention. Please everyone treat your pets like they need to be treated, not as an accessory.
Ok rant done...sorry. You know what I swear Yama just meowed "Mama' at me! (Swear!) Don't you be calling me the crazy cat lady either.
- Location:home
- Mood:
cranky - Music:nick drake
The word would be frustrated, or annoyed, angry and generally pissed off. It snowed most of the day today and I had to trudge around it in doing my errands. My faithful friend and wisecracking barrista accused me of trying to get pneumonia again( I had it in the fall) so I would not have to go to work. Nope..just had to pay bills and get groceries.
My "big plan" was to spend some time working on my book. I re-read parts of it last night and it is complete crap. Yep utterly craptastic.. So now I need to think about it and start from square one. Boo...
OY! I am at a loss, and don't even want to look at it...So I am not gonna.. I'm pissy and I know it..(grin)
So I am going to go watch a movie..I love old horror movies.. white zombie is waiting for me!
Have a good one!
Synde
- Location:home
- Mood:
blah - Music:why white zombie of course
Don't get me wrong there is much to be done, books still to be read.
But for now my focus will shift....to what you ask? Im sure you don't really care but I am gonna say anyway.
I love to make jewelery.. I have my own site...
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=505
go there look around. The pictures are crap but the stuff is nice. I only use high quality stones!!! I also do custom work. I can iz poor.
The infamous(hardly) novel I have been working on since the dawn of time. I really need to focus on it, as well as find a good writers group here in the city.
Focus on my health issues..yuck...
and finally constantly bug Mark Henry to make sure I get an Arc for his next book!! I believe in planning ahead...
time to go play with my zombie finger puppet.
Synde
- Location:home
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contemplative - Music:iron chef allez cusine!
Hey everyone yesterday Rachel Vincent's Rogue hit the shelves. This is book #2 in her werecat series, the first being Stray. I LOVED Stray so much I cannot wait to read Rogue. One word JACE don't forget it..He is awesome..
One a side note Caitlin & Mark are signing at University Books @ 7pm on the 27th. Be there!!!!
I'm in a rush...so bye...
Synde
- Location:home
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accomplished - Music:none
It was quite wonderful! Duane the God of all things Sci Fi and events in general hosted the event and I must say he did a fabulous job as always. Duane is the Captain of this little loveboat. Kat Richardson(of Poltergeist and Greywalker fame) was photographer du jour. Kat is absolutely the kindest and most genuine person I have ever met. She cares about everyone and treats us booksellers like the Gods we wish we were.(grin) Kat functioned as the
cruise director of this little event, she made sure everyone had met and talking to each other. Richelle Mead
(Succubus Blues and YA Vampire Academy series) was also in attendance and dispensing humor and some really cool pens. Richelle is crazy busy writing and recovering form a little fender bender, and yet was still playing host to Mario Acevedo. ( Nymphos of Rocky Flats,Undead Kama Sutra) Seattle authoress Cherie Priest was also in attendance(Not Flesh Nor Feathers.,Dreadful Skin). This was my first time meeting Cherie and I must say I just love her. She is like a kindred spirit, as she loves the gothiky goodness of a good old fashioned ghost story. I mean come on who doesnt like to be scared?
The real purpose of this little post is just to say how much I appreciate the the Seattle author conglomerate. They are the nicest bunch of people you would ever want to meet. They treat every fan with kindness and generosity. Not to mention how good they are to the us local booksellers. They let us come and visit their little club, as well as telling us how much they appreciate us. It is truly a love fest I never could have anticipated, but genuinely welcome.
Thank you folks for making me feel like part of your little club!!!
- Location:home
- Mood:
geeky - Music:fields of the nephilim
I have been fighting cancer for 10 years, all the while working a full time job much to both the chagrin and amazement of my doctor. I think the urge to make a living outweighed the discomfort for me..perhaps mind over matter does work for some. Lately I hadn't been feeling very well and beat a hasty retreat to my doctor.(he is in San Diego so I have my tests done in Seattle and sent to him.) Just as I suspected my "annoying disease" had advanced much. Now don't start wiping your eyes just yet..(plenty of time later for that..kidding!) it's still quite treatable. It just means I need to start taking oral chemotherapy again.
Uncomfortable?..yes, annoying?...yesssss...manageable?...abso
Cut to last week I am finally starting to embrace my new found poison when my beloved little feline(the actual Cemetery Cat) Yama has a stroke. It was perhaps the most horrible experience of my life. He literally checked out..blank eyes limp body..barely breathing. I am the crazy cat lady when it comes to Yama(he IS my baby), so imagine my panic..maybe you shouldn't it was not pretty. Thanks to my most amazing vet Dr. Mary Hilmoe Yama is back at home moving pretty well. He has a little bit of a hitch in his "getalong" but he is doing shockingly well. I am so grateful, and yet his mortality is now looming in my mind..and frankly I don't care for it!!! I just can't see my way clear of it.
Finally I come home from work today, only to find out that one of my long distance friends passed in her sleep Saturday night.she had been sick but no one expected this. I feel so helpless and I am mad at myself for not calling more or going to visit her this year.(she was in Austin,Tx) Because this wasn't expected, they had not prepared legally or monetarily. Jeff(Donna's husband) will have to sell their farm, animals and both cars just to pay for the funeral costs.
It is devastating... Bottom line..life is precious..time is valuable...prepare for the inevitable.
Hug the people you love, tell them how much you value them..every moment is a gift..
Time to go hug Yama..(he hates that...smirk!)
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sad - Music:tv...paranormal state
I recently finished Jeaniene Frost's newest entry in the Huntress Series- One foot in the Grave and I can't say enough great things about it. As a testament to Frost's work I read it in 2 days! I COULD NOTput it down. I especially enjoy the grittiness of the story. Don't be fooled though, there is an element of cute if ya think a headless vamp or a ripped up body is cute! Because come on who doesn't? I laughed out loud and cried a bit too. I just love me some Bones, I gotta tell ya all. While I don't believe we have even scratched (bit?)the surface on his backstory I enjoy his complications. I cannot wait to learn more of "his story"
I have to be really careful with a review of this book, it is literally one surprise after another. Spoiling anything would be cruel. I cannot tell you how many times I exclaimed "WTF" ...and then laughed. Frosts tell it like it is style is a breath of fresh air. She pulls no punches and believe you me Cat gets in her share of trouble.(oh boy does she!)
If you are a prude don't read this book... then again you might learn something if you do!
One foot in the Grave releases on April 29th..Pre-order it now!! Im telling you, you wont' be sorry!!!!
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- Mood:
content - Music: Patti Smith
So I am not known for getting very fannish with artists I love.(artists include authors, musicians et al) My mission in life to help put the word out, to get recognition for those who deserve it. I think it's my years in the music biz-nez that made me this way. I just don't gush in person. Maybe in a blog but come face to face with me and we are all just people. That being said there is one author that makes me get kinda ooky.... Who would that be????
Why Kim Harrison of course!
I live in Seattle and we have a small bookstore chain ( University Books) that is known for getting the best authors for signings. Their Sci-fi dude Duane is a master at talking people to do signings on the fly. My hats off to him...he works hard.
Ok so back to Kim! A large group turned out for this signing many Outlaw Tour shirts in tow.
Kim was there to promote her newest book Outlaw Demon Wails, which incidentally is awesome. Kim was so kind and generous to everyone,taking time to get pictures with all who wanted them..There were a lot! She even talked me into a picture and I hate having my picture taken! Hate it...What can I say .. anything for Kim. I just cannot say enough good things about how wonderfully she treats her readers. She even gave each reader an armband to lament a fallen character that her readers are having trouble letting go of..
Ah Kisten..my Kisten..sigh.
Anyway I got to meet some of the people who also post on her message board and some new folks. It's hard to write about it because my thoughts are so disjointed, having just left the reading less than an hour ago. Still I had to go give her props for being the kind of author every fan loves to meet. If you haven't read her, check it out!!
If you have..yay!
ok enough of my gibberish.
nighty night
Synde
- Location:my desk
- Mood:
happy - Music:tv-anthony bourdain
Hey everyone!
I am trying to clean up my apartment before the Kim Harrison event tonight!! Thought I would just sneak by and say I promise to write something real this week. Life has been troubling lately and I am trying to get it together before I post.. so more later
Synde
- Location:desk
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bitchy - Music:tv-Today show
My friend Willow( I know I know who doesn't have a friend named Willow) and I were walking down the hall at about 3AM when we saw a gentleman in a brown suit and hat carrying a shotgun round the far corner(yes you heard me a shotgun)We ran down to find out who he was and when we came to the same corner he was gone..(come on you knew I was going to say that!!!) Later we found out from one of the original tenants who still lives here that the first manager used to patrol the halls with a shotgun.!!! Yikes...
So now it 's your turn, tell me what you believe, or something that happened to you. Come on now I'm
waiting!!!!
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- Mood:
scared - Music:Sisters of Mercy what else!
Not much exciting happening, trying to stir up some interest in a couple of books being released this next month. Oh which reminds me...Kim Harrison has a new book coming out the 4th of March, I think...(ok I am sure) It is called The Outlaw Demon Wails
and it is great, awesome, fab, simply wonderful. It takes off right away and never ever stops. There is just no way to put this book down until you are finished. Kim does not disappoint. I was fortunate enough to read this book before Thanksgiving and the only thing that makes me sad about the book is that I am going to have to wait another year for the next one...Go get this book!!!
Are you a dog or a cat person?
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dorky - Music:none
1) Will Amy Winehouse fall down?
2) Beatles and the Band finally getting their dues..
In my youth I worked in the music business so I feel that it is in some way my responsibility to watch each year. Yeah I love to mock everyone's clothes and song choices. Twice I have been lucky enough to attend with previous employers. Much to my disappointment the program is long ,by the time it finally ends you are so excited to get out it isn't even enjoyable anymore. Glamorous is only on TV.
I have found out some very fundamental things about myself during the first 1/2 of the show.
Morris Day & the Time( how many of you are saying "who" right now?) opened the show with Jungle Love and I still know all the words and have to get up and do "the Dance".
"Let it be" still makes me cry! Even when someone else sings it..Now I admit I am not known for my conventional religious views so it's especially interesting that I get so choked up when I hear it. I can't help it, it is such a song of hope and love...(ugh I think I threw up a little in my mouth while writing that..but I can't help it)
Not much else going on really, work has been all consuming of late, lots of
new books and music coming out! I am midway through Anton Strouts "Dead to me" I am loving it. Snarky and enticing..what a combo.
So far Amy is still standing !
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embarrassed - Music:Kanye just was on stage
Since starting up my own blog I have walked a mile(well maybe just 2 blocks) in their shoes, and want to formally say " I sorry!" It is hard to get to my blog at night after dealing with people all day, feeding the cats, making dinner, paying bills(not so much sadly)and trying to write a bit myself.(ok again not so much lately) I have to say I have been totally consumed by reading others books lately. The queue is big and I want to savor them,so everything else is taking a back seat right now. It's true ask the cats, they feel ignored I can tell. Then again you know how cats are, they won't tell you anything anyway.
The little girl in my avatar is Tallulah, her mommy Erin works with me. Tallulah is darling and is being called some very nasty names by Erins friends. She isn't a pumpkin head(mean...snerk) she is a French Bull Dog, they do have ginormous heads in puppydom. Anyway I just wanted to give Tallulah some props, she was acting out really bad for a while but now she has regained her senses and is acting much better. Tallulah's dirty little secret, she wants to be a cat..She is even bilingual..she knows 40 different meows. Sad huh..heh
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cranky - Music:tv,facts of life..sad huh
On a sad sad note my TV is dying. Oy what will I do without it???? Was looking at the price of a replacement and honestly when did televisions become so expensive? It's a sad state of affairs let me tell you.
Enough for now I have got a short story ont he back burner.
Later
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headache owwww - Music:Nick Cave
