Stuff and things

[sonjajade]

First of all- SNOW!  Like not a dusting, more like almost 8 inches.  Of course school was cancelled and the roads were such a nightmare that I only had half a day at work on Monday and didn't go in at all today.  I shovelled the driveway and sidewalk today, took Joey out to play in it (it was up to his knees lol).  We tried sledding but it was too light and airy and even once we packed it down we couldn't get it going.  Oh well, maybe next time.

Has anyone used Create Space through Amazon to publish a print book?  Basically Amazon will print your book for the cost of the printing, individually.  Whatever you set the price at past that is pure profit.  I'm less excited about profit and more excited about having a physical book in hand that I can give someone to consider really publishing it. Might really have to get on those illustrations now, will have to send some messages to confirm some things about that. Also- anyone want to beta them?  "Them" is a series of 4 children's books dealing with gender roles and very early discovery of gender expression. All of them are about a page long in word, quick and easy I promise.  Message me we'll get it going.

My best friend had her sleeve gastrectomy today, though she didn't have it because she's obese, she had it because she's got MS and the last time she had a bad bout with it, her extra weight made it difficult to recover.  They want her on the border of underweight to help manage that, and to keep diabetes from setting in, as it runs in her family and is usually very severe.  Her mother had the rest of her family convinced she was trying to commit assissted suicide (she lives in Washington state where apparntly that's legal).  Her mother is very much a person that is always trying to make everything about herself, so Sharon's surgery had nothing to do with medical stuff, it had everything to do with wanting to end her life and make her mother miserable.  I can't stand that woman.  I only spoke to her once and the whole time, she yelled at Sharon for something or another. Sharon came through her surgery just fine, and even lost her gallbladder and appendix just to be safe.

Dear Big Bang fic that I've been living and breathing for the better part of 3 years: please let's finish this up.  Big Bang sign ups aren't even up but I want to finish this and be ready so I don't have to even think about it anymore.  I'm almost done with chapter 6 and we're tying up loose ends all around but god dang, writing it shouldn't be like freaking pulling teeth. There's so many players on the chessboard that aren't doing anything- let's get it going already!  Where are my muses??  Varys and Madame I'm looking at the both of you...

Boys are gross, btw.  Little boys in particular.  This kid refuses to bathe and more than once I've told him his weezer is gonna fall off if he doesn't start taking better care of it.  TMI ALERT- he's circumcised but he has an inverted penis, so it's like he's uncut in how his weezer works.  Daddy is the same way.  Any tips on keeping him cleaner without physically throwing him in the tub more often?

Enjoy my most recent ear worm- Roy Mustang style

Comments

[sonjajade.livejournal.com]

I feel like I need Sammy to hold my hand the whole way through this story. But that's not healthy and I won't grow as a writer if I do that, so I'm soldiering on without her. I'm excited about create space too. Can't wait to get started on that project!

[seta-suzume.livejournal.com]

Well, I am rooting for you to succeed with all these things! If you get through the story yourself and then Sammy gets to enjoy it with the rest of later, I bet she'll be proud. :)

I had some hard times a while back working a long fanfic without being able to talk out some of it with the person I usually discuss my writing with. ...I managed to get through all of it eventually! XD;