Day: February 18, 2009

(Photo Credit: AFP Ian Nicholson)

In no particular order:

Knighthood.

Terry Pratchett.

Top Hats.

The queen mother.

Finishing 3/4 of my work in progress today. One more chapter! Or so.

I’m pretty sure it was wrong of me to laugh RIGHT. OUT. LOUD at poor Ennis and his sadly emo poetry, but Kristopher wrote one of the funniest pieces on writing scams ever at GuysLitWire, and I’m especially amused to be introduced to the Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest. Yes, it’s as goofy as the goofy sounding name. Members of the Scotland branch of SCBWI, as a joke, did something like that when they pitched the worst plot ideas they could think of to a vanity publisher — and of course were welcomed with open arms and told that they had won entrance into the press’s upcoming anthology. While funny, it’s also a bit sad, as some people feel this is the only way they’ll ever get published.

This is me, here to tell you: it’s not true!

…when friends come to visit.

Happy Wednesday! I’ve just realized how very few days there are left in the month of February. Is it just me, or has this all seemed to be going by very fast!? My goal is still to finish my current work in progress this month, well before my agent heads out to the Bologna Book Faire in March. Unfortunately, around two o’clock this morning, some internal spring went boing, and I was wiiide awake, and remained so. This is not good. I’m going to do what I can — no sense in panicking — but my routine is definitely out the window today. And possibly also my spelling/typing skillz.

The plush Totoro on my bookshelf is making me ridiculously happy today. If you don’t know about Totoro (Totori? Totoris? What are they when they’re plural? Or is there only one? I need to find an English translation of the book), I suggest you grab the Hayao Miyazaki/ Studio Ghibli video this weekend. It’s not just the gorgeous animations of the Japanese countryside, the sweet and amusing adventures of the little Japanese family and the happy, bouncy theme song — it’s not just that, but it’s that and more. I still can’t explain why (となりのトトロ)Tonari no Totoro makes me happy, it… just… does.

And on that note, I shall attempt some work!

…when friends come to visit.

Happy Wednesday! I’ve just realized how very few days there are left in the month of February. Is it just me, or has this all seemed to be going by very fast!? My goal is still to finish my current work in progress this month, well before my agent heads out to the Bologna Book Faire in March. Unfortunately, around two o’clock this morning, some internal spring went boing, and I was wiiide awake, and remained so. This is not good. I’m going to do what I can — no sense in panicking — but my routine is definitely out the window today. And possibly also my spelling/typing skillz.

The plush Totoro on my bookshelf is making me ridiculously happy today. If you don’t know about Totoro (Totori? Totoris? What are they when they’re plural? Or is there only one? I need to find an English translation of the book), I suggest you grab the Hayao Miyazaki/ Studio Ghibli video this weekend. It’s not just the gorgeous animations of the Japanese countryside, the sweet and amusing adventures of the little Japanese family and the happy, bouncy theme song — it’s not just that, but it’s that and more. I still can’t explain why (となりのトトロ)Tonari no Totoro makes me happy, it… just… does.

And on that note, I shall attempt some work!