What I Did This Past Week

Remember my blog post about how my study looks like a paper product bomb exploded in it?  And that I have two ancient computers from the last century sitting there gathering dust?  I have boxes of books and business files all over the floor.  Manuscripts lying on chairs and tables.  Lost boyfriends buried under some covers and bookmarks.

Well, I called the following my Wood Project Part I.  As you know, I dreamed about a wall-to-wall shelving system where I could just put all my books away--shelves that are only six or seven inches wide so the paperbacks won't look sunken in--but it's always been more a fantasy than a dream, really.  Writing, work, bills, rescuing animals all got in the way.

The past few weeks, roofing has been slow because of Christmas and post-Christmas season (most people have used up their money buying presents and who wants to think about new roofs at the beginning of the year?), so after trying my best to push through my writing problems, I decided to work out my frustration by going shopping.  For wood.  And wood stain.  And little brackets.

Then I spent time staining the shelves and backing.  It took me some time because I always sucked at staining or painting.  Then I had to clean out one part of the wall that this new shelf was going into.  THAT took a long while!

The part was trying to stand the skeleton (outer) up without it falling on my head, then screwing it into the wall to make it more stable.  Keeping it straight was a problem because it was hard to judge close-up whether I have the screw holes align.  I had to wait till the next day to get some help so that I don't screw it up, heh.

Now, you see the finished product:

This is only one part of the wall.  I plan/hope to get the rest done in between roofing jobs and perhaps, one day, to no longer wade into my study, but instead, be able to stroll in and sit down in front of the window to write again.  Below is the shelf all stocked up from books on the floor and the small wall shelves you saw in Pic 1, not in any order other than authors.  I'll post the rest of the mess that is my study in contrast with each new shelf I put up ;-). 

What do you guys think?  Not bad for someone who couldn't put together any of those factory-laminated things, eh?  And yes, I do have more books to fit into that much shelf space; heck, my study could be a bookstore.

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Time On Your Hands

Which I don't have, really.

I'm desperately trying to get some roofs done before RWA comes around at the end of the month. And the writing. Oh, the writing. Desperate and trying describe that too. It's amazing how one's mind refuses to cooperate when the body is exhausted.

But, if you do have time on your hands and have a few hours to enjoy surfing the Internet, here are two links guaranteed to have to clicking the hours away:

Old Spice Man Responses

The responses are on the right hand side and there are hundreds of them. Some are absolutely hilarious.

Handsome Men Who Are Dead Now Blog

From Alexander the Great to Byron to Paul Newman, the writer details the beauty of these past delicious beauties with humorous, but still, somewhat disturbing, banter. The funniest was checking out the backside of the statue of Spartacus. Yes, she went there. Go see if your favorite handsome dead guy is there. In his prime, of course.

Happy surfing! And don't blame me when you look at the clock. I warned you first.

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Renewal Coming Up?

I took a few days off the blog to recharge. I have had a pretty stressful two weeks before Christmas, what with three jobs to finish up before the big day. Besides, I figure y'all are happily snuggled with your loved ones, eating cookies and drinking eggnog anyway ;).

It's the last week of 2009. Does the last week of any given year make you reminiscent and contemplative? This one, in particular, because it is the last of year of the decade and we start a whole new one soon.

Remember 1999 and it was headlined by Party Like It's 1999 and everyone was buzzing about Y2K and some people were stocking cans of tuna and water in anticipation of massive power outage, at the very least? Then, before, 1989 was dominated by Massive Crowd Disasters/Gatherings, starting with the Hillsborough Stadium stampede during a football game, followed by the Tian Ah Men protests, and, finally, topped at the end of the year with the fall of the Berlin Wall.

So I was enjoying my wine and trying to think about the big events that would give 2009 its flavor. All I could think about was the horrible economy and because of it, how slow everything seemed to have gotten. For most of us, personal and business lives suffered from stagnation. So, rather depressing.

Took another sip of wine. Change the direction of my thoughts. Let's move onwards, then. What was the beginning of a decade like?

I do measure my own life in decades. Why? Because I'm old enough, that's why, ha. I can actually get to see some kind of pattern in the way my own life progresses.

For example, 1970 marked the beginning of going to school and learning the wondrous new world of communicating in other languages. I excelled in it. And I found a secret world, one in which I was very comfortable and in which I found my own comfort--books.

1980 was the beginning of my adventure as an adult. I was by myself, in a brand new world, and had the whole future ahead of me.

1990 marked the start of my roofing business. Another different planet to explore.

2000 was the year I made the decision to go after the goal of being published. Big Bad Wolf's finaling in the RWA in 1999 had given me confidence and hope that I might be good enough. 2000 was the year I decided I should try writing Big Books, called single titles, so that I could submit to more publishers. 2000 was the year my agent took me on.

Interesting pattern, eh? Following this trend, I wonder what 2010 would start for me? Maybe a different path? Hopefully, a successful one!

Can you trace your own footprints? It doesn't have to be in decades because I know some of you aren't as ancient as moi :-P. How was your year and are you looking forward to 2010? Perhaps you can share a few of your hopes and dreams with me here.

P/S For those wanting a SEXY VEGE entry, I'm looking for some good material to end decade with! :D

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Email Down

Help! Help! Life is horrible, HORRIBLE!

My Smarter Mail service is down and I can't connect, so no email. How am I going to survive?! I'm lying here in a pile of agony, pounding the floor and tearing my hair. Oh, horrible, oh horrrrible!

So...just to let you know, you can reach me lowprofiletoo at yahoo if you feel the need to comfort me.

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What The Card Sez

I'm working on a seKret project tonight (will tell you more about it soon) while watching my Celtics kick some Lakers bootie. Hoo-Yah! I'm excited about my seKret project!

Meanwhile, here's a fun personality test. Let's see what Tarot Card you are. I was cracking up at the part where it tells me about being careful with my medication, heh heh heh. Ooops. And the no-logic part. Sigh. Story of my life.

You are The Moon

Hope, expectation, Bright promises.

The Moon is a card of magic and mystery - when prominent you know that nothing is as it seems, particularly when it concerns relationships. All logic is thrown out the window.

The Moon is all about visions and illusions, madness, genius and poetry. This is a card that has to do with sleep, and so with both dreams and nightmares. It is a scary card in that it warns that there might be hidden enemies, tricks and falsehoods. But it should also be remembered that this is a card of great creativity, of powerful magic, primal feelings and intuition. You may be going through a time of emotional and mental trial; if you have any past mental problems, you must be vigilant in taking your medication but avoid drugs or alcohol, as abuse of either will cause them irreparable damage. This time however, can also result in great creativity, psychic powers, visions and insight. You can and should trust your intuition.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

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