Sunday Peek

Good morning! I haven't seen you in a while. It's been a long and busy week, but I had a lot of fun. My mom's gone back to Canada now, and I'm trying to get the household back in order. If I could sleep for a week, that would help a lot too.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by this past week even though I haven't had the time to return any comments. I hope to catch up on my blogs this coming week.

Lots of exciting things coming up! This Friday is my big Birthday Bash giveaway. You could win a signed print copy of FEARLESS. All you have to do is comment on the post on Friday. It'll only run 24 hours. Make sure you don't miss it. Tell your friends. Or maybe you don't want to tell your friends to increase your chances of winning!

I'll also be revealing the cover for a new novelette I'll be releasing this month on Thursday. It's a horror and just in time for Halloween.

Autumn is here. Yay! I have my new Acer Aspire One. Yay! For some reason, my laptop wants me to call him Jack. I don't know why, but I'm not about to argue. I usually don't name gadgets, but Jack has a lot of personality packed in his small body!

I finally saw The Avengers. Hulk stole the show! I've given up on the new NBC show, Revolution. I couldn't stand the young actors. I recorded Elementary, and I hope to get a chance to watch it soon. Last night was the fall finale of Doctor Who. No more Ponds! I'm pouting. I might not mourn Amy too much, but Rory. He grew on me.

Saturday Six for September 22nd

1. I received my first bad review on Amazon this week. I wallowed in my misery for a day, imagined myself eating a dozen cakes, and then started writing my next novella the next day.

2. My monthly writer's group meets today. A bunch of very short stories this time, but good ones. My own is a fantasy flash piece done backwards. I wasn't attempting to be artsy or anything. It's just that the beginning was the most climatic part, so I put it at the end.

3. My mom will be arriving on Tuesday this coming week and visiting for four days. She'll spoil my son and feed me cake. I'll be absent from the cyber world during those days, but at least you'll know I'll be stuffed to the gills with yummy sweets.

4. I finally got to watch Cabin in the Woods. It was amazing! I haven't loved a movie like that in a long time. I'd already read spoilers, so I wasn't surprised, but it didn't ruin my enjoyment of it. Joss Whedon is brilliant.

5. My new TV show this week was Revolution. I don't know. Interesting and yet it hasn't hooked me yet. I don't like the younger actors. Where does everyone find new and fashionable clothes in this world?! I'll keep watching, but it didn't suck me in like LOST did.

6. Thursday was picture day at my son's preschool. They were in need of a volunteer to help the photographer, so I offered a helping hand. It turned out to be a chaotic morning. My son's teacher was sick and so the regular routine was thrown to the winds. This immediately led the boy to a bad, bad mood which he refused to shake. I was the photographer's gopher, fetching kids and classes to come down for their photos, and I was also a substitute teacher with the boy clinging to my leg the entire time. The boy didn't smile for his pictures. He scowled. Do you remember those preschool stress dreams I had before the school year started? They came true.

Here's hoping the weekend is good for all of us!