Yo, it's C.V.

Eversince the bike accident, friends and the neighborhood had been calling the Alpha Male "Crash." The other day, a couple upgraded the nickname to "Crash Victim." LOL.

"Wat up, C.V.?" actually sounds kinda cool.

They ask me what I'm looking forward to now that he's getting better. Oh, that's easy. I CAN'T WAIT TO HAVE MY NICE TRUCK BACK instead of the old heap I have to drive because his injured leg can't handle the clutch. Grrr.

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I have been remissed in posting the finalists of the Romance Writers of America's RITA award. This is similar to the Oscars in the sense that the books were judged by our peers. And yes, we all dress up and eat chocolate and hobnob with the big authors ;-).

Congratulations to the finalists! Check out the list and tell me what you think.

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Saturday Potatoes Aren't Normal

Today, for some reason, my memory reminded me that the deadline for the annual RWA RITA contest is at the end of this month. For the first time in my writing career, I'm actually hesitating about entering my book!

For one thing, they change the categories' descriptions again, and I'm not even sure whether I really fit in romantic suspense. For another, I have had readers and reviewers confusing Virtually His as a paranormal/scifi type story, so should I enter it in that category? And if I do, would I be marked down because, heck, it's not actually paranormal? LOL. Third, well...third is just knowing that I probably won't win, and maybe I should just save the entry fee and cost of mailing books to buy myself a nice dress for the RITA awards ceremony instead.

Ah well. What to do, what to do....

BTW, next year's RWA is going to be in San Francisco, girls and boys! If you live nearby, mark your calendars now and try to make it to the Literacy Signing, where you can meet a few hundred of your favorite authors signing their books. All proceeds from the sales go to promote literacy, so it's for a good cause.

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Girl talk:

I was looking for some sweet potatoes/yam recipes, other than the usual casserole, thinking of trying one out for Thanksgiving. Do you know that yam is NOT a sweet potato, but to add to the confusion, canned sweet potatoes in the stores are sometimes labeled as yams? So, when I claim that I love the very sexy yam ;-), does that mean I actually love the sweet potato?!

Anyway, I was HOPING to surprise my girlfriend with some Malaysian sweet potato balls, but maybe I meant yam balls? I'm confusing myself. I should just stick to being a sullen writer, hapless and helpless in all household affairs.

Guy talk:

Well, not your typical guy talk, since it's with the one roofer who is the master of linguistics.

Him: "You wouldn't believe it! She was supposed to be taking care of my kid, and when I rang the doorbell, she was naked!"

RB: "Why was she naked?"

Him: (pause) "Because she wasn't wearing any clothes."

All of us: (sigh)

Maybe I do write para-normals! Ha.

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