Month: October 2008

  • Rockin’ out and cleanin’ house

    05 Oct 2008 » 1 min read about Sports

    Last night we went t a friend’s house to play Rock Band.  It was my first time playing.  We started the evening off with some good pizza from a local pizza joint.  The three of us started playing Rock Band around 8:30 PM.  When we finally decided to call it quits, it was nearly 1:30 AM!…

  • Wedding prep

    04 Oct 2008 » 3 min read about Writing & Publishing

    We’re one week away from the Big Day, and this weekend is all about wedding prep.  We were both tired last night and went to bed around 10 AM.  We were up shortly after 7 AM, after a good night’s sleep.  I had an appointment at Saturn this morning to get the alignment on my car…

  • It’s debatable

    03 Oct 2008 » 2 min read

    The blogsphere is full of talk about last night’s Vice Presidential debate.  I’ll try and briefly add my 2-cents: It was a better debate than the first Obama/McCain debate because this one actually seemed more like a debate to me.  Occasionally, each candidate even address the issues. I thought Biden’s answer on gay marriage and…

  • Palin’s prep for “finals”

    03 Oct 2008 » 1 min read

    If Sarah Palin is prepared to take over as President, should the need arise, am I the only one who wonders why she needs debate preparation for something she should already be prepared for? (The same could be said of anyone "preparing" for a debate, I suppose.  But the emphasis has been on Palin, no doubt due…

  • Page 56 meme

    03 Oct 2008 » 1 min read

    Via ianrandalstrock (and since I happen to have a book nearby): * Grab the nearest book.* Open the book to page 56.* Find the fifth sentence. * Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.* Don’t dig for your favorite book, the cool book, or the intellectual one: pick the…

  • Lunchtime writing

    02 Oct 2008 » 1 min read about Writing & Publishing

    Just finished 600 words comprising the first two scenes of the new story, "The Big Picture".  Actually the story is a rehash of an older story I wrote back in 2005, but with a different twist and putting into practice what I’ve learned in the writer’s workshop.  I expect it to be in the neighborhood of…

  • Happy birthday, Andy!

    02 Oct 2008 » 1 min read

    A big HAPPY BIRTHDAY goes out to Andy today!  Hope you have a great day, buddy!

  • Today’s writing and reading

    02 Oct 2008 » 1 min read about Writing & Publishing

    Was made up entirely of the first two critiques of full stories for the workshop.  A total of 4,600 words worth of critiquing.  Also I got some good feedback on my story.  Once I have the rest, I can move on to the second draft.  There are 5 more stories to critique but none have been submitted…

  • Protected: More! Stories! Soon!

    01 Oct 2008 » 1 min read about Writing & Publishing

    There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

  • First of all, it was October, a rare month for boys

    01 Oct 2008 » 1 min read

    It’s hard to believe that it’s October already!  Harder to believe that we’re only 10 days away from our wedding.  Still lots of little things linger around to do, but we’re getting there; and at least there’s nothing major–at the moment–that’s overly stressing either of us.  I’m trying to dig up my travel checklists from…