Reaching 100 Questions

5,000 Questions... My answers so far...

 

84. What do you think makes someone a hero? Selflessness.

85. What cartoon would you like to be a character in? Teen Titans. If I could be a specific character, I'd choose Starfire.

86. Name one thing that turns your stomach: the smell of gasoline

87. What was the last thing you paid for? dinner at Arby's a few days ago

88. Are you a coupon clipper? I clip the occasional coupon, but usually forget to use them (which is exactly why I don't save more).

89. Get anything good in the mail recently? Writing.com paraphernalia.

 
90. Which would you rather take as a gym class...dancing, sailing, karate, or bowling? dancing!

91. In Star Trek people 'beam' back and forth between different places. What this means is they stand in a little tube and their molecules are deconstructed and sent to another tube somewhere else where they are reassembled. Only problem is when the molecules are deconstructed the person is dead. When they are put back together it is only a clone that has all the dead person's memories. So...

Is the person who gets beamed the same person on both ends?

I don't know. Does the spirit get beamed, or only the body? And it's not really a clone when it's the exact same molecules, is it?

92. What insects are you afraid of? millipedes and centipedes. all those legs… eww, eww, eeewww. *shudders*

93. If you could print any phrase on a T-shirt, what would it say? "Resident of an emotional landscape."

Sidenote: Out of curiosity I searched for that phrase to see if anyone else had used it, and found someone's poem suspiciously similar to my own. I'll be doing my best to contact the site admin for copyright infringement.

94. What's the most eccentric thing you have ever worn? I wore a poodle skirt frequently after being a fifties girl for Halloween, for no occasion other than I liked wearing it.

95. If you could pick one food that you could eat all you wanted but it would have no effect on how much you weigh, what food would it be? I could live off of German Chocolate Cake

96. What are your parents interested in? family, reading

97. Have you ever caught an insect and kept it as a pet? No. Why would I?

Have you ever caught and tamed a wild animal? We've raised a stray kitty, does that count?

98. What is more helpful to you, wishes or plans? I make lots of plans, but usually end up feeling guilty about not following through. Wishes are more useful to my psyche.

99. When do you feel your life energy the strongest? going for a walk outside

100. You are spending the night alone in the woods and may bring only 3 items with you. What do you bring? At least I'm not stuck in an elevator for days this time. Anyway, to answer this question: I'd bring a flashlight, a book, and a blanket.

Quote by Van Gogh

This is one of my favorite quotes. Always inspires me.

 

If one keeps on loving faithfully what is really worth loving, and does not waste ones love on insignificant and unworthy and meaningless things, one will get more light by and by and grow stronger. Sometimes it is well to go into the world and converse with people, and at times one is obliged to do so, but he who would prefer to be quietly alone with his work, and who wants but very few friends, will go safest through the world and among people. And even in the most refined circles and with the best surroundings and circumstances, one must keep something of the original character of an anchorite, for otherwise one has no root in oneself; one must never let the fire go out in one’s soul, but keep it burning. And whoever chooses poverty for himself and loves it possesses a great treasure, and will always clearly hear the voice of his conscience; he who hears and obeys that voice, which is the best gift of God, finds at last a friend in it, and is never alone.

~Vincent Van Gogh, from Dear Theo

Another Tuesday Tally

Status of my novel

1. first draft
2. read and revise for plot
3. read and revise for continuity
4. read and edit for grammar
5. polish prose to prettiness
6. write query and synopsis
7. query agents

total words to date: 89,799

pages: 397

chapters revised: 21/21 (draft 3)

Previous goals:

• chapter critique  - done.  
• write first scene of T.C. - brainstormed, but didn't actually write it yet 
• read a good chunk of Liz's manuscript - read some. don't know if it would constitute a good chunk... will read more! :-)  
• plan details for B's birthday party - pretty set on what I want to do. nothing too complicated, as he'll only be 4.

Goals for next week:

• chapter critique
• write first scene of T.C. 
• send party invites (soon!)
• enter first chapter contest 
• move website "news and updates" to its own page 

 

I revised the opening of EotF... again... I took the better elements from the two previous versions, then made a couple other changes. Now I get to resist making more changes to the rest of the manuscript until I can get some overall feedback. You can now read the first two pages (in addition to some other excerpts) over at my website for EotF.

Assorted Answers

5,000 Questions... My answers so far...

 

64. Are you a patient person? I think there's a difference between patience and laziness… I'm more of the latter.

65. What holiday should exist but doesn't? Music holiday – radios are all music, no commercials, can listen to music at work… lots of singing and dancing. It would be great!

66. What holiday shouldn't exist but does? Black History Month. Why a whole month just for them? I think they've been overcompensated… Why no month for Caucasians, or Hispanics?

67. What's the best joke you ever heard? Sadly, I usually remember the lame ones, not the good ones.

68. Where is the most fun place you have EVER been? Six Flags near San Franscisco

69. Is your hair natural or dyed? natural

70. Do you have any deep dark secrets or are you pretty much up front? I have a few secrets, but I wouldn't describe them as deep and dark.

71. What is under your bed right now? Storage boxes and likely a few toys.

72. If you were in the Land of Oz would you want to live there or go home? home. Oz is too… bright.

73. If you drive do you frequently speed? Not Applicable (don't drive). If I did, I wouldn't speed.

74. What is the world's best song to dance to? Flashdance… "What a Feeling"

75. What song was on the last time you danced with someone? "Dani California"

 
76. Do you prefer Disney or Warner Brothers? *shrug* both have their good and bad. Though I am currently enjoying playing the video game Kingdom Hearts 2, which has many Disney characters. :-)

 
77. What is the first animal you would run to see if you went to the zoo? I luvs them all! My favorite as a child was the monkeys.

78. Would you consider yourself to be romantic? absolutely

79. If the earth stopped rotating would we all fly off? that depends – a sudden stop, or more gradual?

 
80. What is the one thing that you love to do so much that you would make sacrifices to be able to do it? sleep. I'd like to say writing, but I haven't yet been willing to sacrifice the aforementioned sleep. though I'm willing to sacrifice B at school time to sneak in a nap.

81. If you (and everyone) had to lose one right or freedom, but you could pick which one everyone had to lose, what would you pick? I could never choose something like that.

82. If you had to choose would you live on the equator or at the North Pole? equator! *drawn to warmth*

83. Would you rather give up listening to music or watching television? watching television.

God and Hell

5,000 Questions... My answers so far...

 

60. Do you believe in god and if so what is he/she/it like? Yes, I believe in a god that is ruled by Natural Law, as are all things. He honors commitments and is a just god. He has a plan for us, but we are free to choose for ourselves.

61. Do you believe in Hell? Yes. But it is not fire and brimstone, it is self created.

62. What one thing have you done that most people haven't? My husband. Honestly can't think of anything else to put here. I haven't done much out of the ordinary.

63. What is the kindest thing you have ever done? This is a really tough question. I once "adopted" a grandma – gave her gifts, helped her with housework, etc.

Weekend Fun

Girls Night was a blast. It was the first time we sisters had all really hung out without an agenda. It's tough when there are twelve years between oldest and youngest sister. Understandably, the older girls wouldn't hang out with the younger girls when we were all school aged. Interests varied too greatly. One sister didn't make it to the party. It was a last minute decision. I need to follow up on her, see if she got her issues resolved.

 

Last night I learned how to play Texas Hold 'Em. Thankfully, no real money was used. We ate pizza and veggies, and then watched the movie Martian Child. What an emotional movie. It really made me think about how I raise my own son. It captured child logic so perfectly. The movie is based on a book of the same name. I'll have to check it out.

 

I got home around 11pm. Played a game of Yahtzee, then went to bed shortly after. It was wonderful sleeping in this morning. Before picking up our son from his grandma's house, we went to see a movie: Jumper. Great movie. Lots of action, and an imperfect main character.

 

It has been an enjoyable weekend. :-)

Girls Night!

Tonight I'm getting together with my mom and sisters (I think all five of them will actually be there) to play games, eat pizza, maybe watch a movie.  Some of the girls will be spending the night, but I know hubby wants me home. B is staying the night at my in-laws. Should be lots of fun!