Ballet Folklorico Alegria Dancers - Scottsdale Parada Del Sol 2009

I have spent the past couple of months doing everything under the sun BUT edit my writing. Considering I started with 180,000 words and have cut that number down to 91,000 I would say I needed a break.

Of course I would say that. I didn’t want to edit anything else for as long as I lived. But my novel draws me back like a moth to a flame. The time has come. I must continue on my path for my novel.

In my defense, I have had a lot of stuff going on:

• Started College at Arizona State University
• Moved to a new city, Scottsdale~!
• Set up a new ‘office’ space and have been moving furniture around trying to get ‘cozy’
• Procrastinating to the point where I should get some sort of award

Okay, a majority of that is fluff added so I won’t feel so terrible that I haven’t been editing. I have been writing…but I have been starting new projects which have nothing to do with my current works. That is a big no-no. If I have lots of projects going on, my attention becomes even more divided.

Well, now that my first round of midterms are done for the spring semester, I have determined that I need to study A LOT and that I should have my novel as finished as I can make it.

On a positive note, my procrastination has helped me do a few things:

• I am only on Facebook when I am in class, versus all day.
• I auto-post to twitter now, so I don’t tweet-attack the world
• I have been spending a lot more time catching up on my RSS feed (that is important to me, it’s all about the book world! And that is heaven!)
• I have been able to spend more time with family than I have in years (Lots of family in the Phoenix, Az area)

Anything else worth talking about:

I am going to be posting a lot of information on the book world now. Lots of gifting ideas and shopping ideas (Since that is my #1 go-to when I surf online I might as well share the cool stuff I find with you all!)

I am very excited for the 10th book in the Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire Chronicles by Charlaine Harris ‘Dead in the Family’. For all you Vamp Book haters out there, back off. Sookie is an amateur sleuth stuck in an ugly world out there. She needs our support. (I hear rumors that this, or the next book, may be the end of the series *gasp**begins sinking into a deep depression*)

On a side note about the Sookie Series: TruBlood, the tv show, may be incredibly hollywood-keen but it is a completely different direction from the books. Charlaine Harris doesn’t mind, but it is important that you know: Just because you saw an episode doesn’t mean you ‘know’ Sookie. The first episode remains true about half way through, after that – It’s Hollywood sensationalism. Just wanted to point that out!

Okay, Obviously I am supposed to be editing right now or I wouldn’t write a novel of a post here. Just trying to keep you in the loop (all 2 readers out there – which includes my mom, I am sure) and I hope everyone is doing GREAT!

Have a great day and whatever you do…don’t write that your vampires sparkle. Please. Pretty Please. Or I will stake you *Just Kidding*

Thanks for reading!

É bom trabalhar com uma cervejinha e um macbook

Photo Credit: C. Regina

I’m in COLLEGE! Yea-yeah!

Okay…so the shiny-fun has worn off a little. I am in my first semester at Arizona State University (GO SUN DEVILS!) and so far all I have learned is to freak out over not understanding things.

Now, I understand the material fine…for the most part. The part I don’t get is…how everything works. I thought I was going to go to college and attend classes with real – real – intelligent discussions and all that snazzy stuff. So far, I have rushed to class, rushed through class and tried to sprint away from class.

I got a D on a test this past week. That is right – a big FAT D! And now…I’m not stressed. I found out that if I drink a beer right before class I do better on my tests. I know why – it’s because I’m too uptight and stressed out. I need to relax a little.

Before you go off and lecture me about drinking before class…you should know that I am fully convinced my sociology teacher is plastered during her lectures and I am suspicious she drinks vodka DURING class. Why? If you were in her class you would know what I am getting at here…

Now, the best advice I have gotten so far is ‘Fuck it. Just fail all your classes, get drunk and party and worry about it all later. It’s college.’ and to that I say….”I can’t be THAT laid back about it all”

Failing is just not something I’m good at doing. Sure, I can do that and I will if I don’t figure out my sociology teachers drunk slurring speech soon, but it is not something I can do gracefully. Otherwise I start looking like this…

So I am spending my time finding a happy medium. On a happier – more productive – note…I have been working very hard on my novel! It should have been done ages ago. Why the wait? Because I have decided to have all of the series done before I publish! (I know, that means I have four more books to write before it is ready – what do you care…it’s not like anybody is WAITING breathlessly for them to be released. If you said ‘I am’ then I love you. *smile*

In honor of finding my ‘groove’, now that I am moved and settled (mostly) in my new apartment, I am going to post this lovely clip about moral fiber which is awesomesauce in a lot of ways. This is a clip I found on YouTube from ‘The Girl Next Door‘ when that kid totally fucks stuff up and this is his reasoning…really awesome… Good…Job…lol

Comment or whatever it is kids are calling it these days *Smile!*