Well, plop. I was hoping to use Xanga as a place to store files for others to download and read. Xanga, however, does not have this option.Then, I thought, "Okay, I'll use the Private feature on the Weblog entries and pe...

My first time entry for Illustration Friday    This week's prompt is 'sour' and for the longest time, I wasn't sure what to draw that didn't include lemons, tequila shots, licking sweaty necks and sunomono...

Working on a new novel, "Called to Account." It's a murder mystery set in a fictional town in Maine. So far I've reached just under 5K words. "A Kitchen for Khadijah," is just under 15K. I know...what's the holdup? I had...

Or in this case 22:54I was listing to 'So Close' by Jon McLaughlin *Swoon* it's a song from Enchanted,and since my brain is really only starting to work this late at night,inspiration for a short story struck.I only have...

I am now officially in love with Beirut. :D Lalala... today is the best day ever this month.   All the Assorted Siblings are at school, so it's quiet. (Either that or they finally deafened me, but since I can hea...

In October & November 2007:    I decided to try my hand at 50,000 words in one month. It was a challenge that thrilled and sparked me. I tried to exercise my mind and hands the few weeks before NaNoWri...

I love watching movies. It is my all-time favorite way to spend time. So picking just one is kind of hard. But my current favorite is Catch Me if You Can, yeah, with Leonardo diCaprio, Tom Hanks, Steven Spielburg. Why? B...

Apparently there are people who are unhappy with the True badges Xanga handed out this week. Since I am a recipient of one, I feel compelled to ask, "What's the damage?" Getting one didn't make me any more or less myself...

Well, I figured, I will take the next few weeks to finish typing up what I have of Naught... you know, the "novel" I tried writing for NaNoWriMo'07.  The only problem with that is having to convert all the diagrams ...

Had a good workout today at the Lazy River in the Massillon Recreation Center. I love that place. Whoever thought of a continuous circuit of spa waters going around a quarter mile chute was a genius. It is incredibly rel...