Archive for January, 2008
creepy voices
These have been an exciting couple of mornings. I set aside the short stories to work a little bit with my bridge-story manuscript. When I left it last time, I was frustrated in my exploration of the darkest elements — terrible things were happening to my characters and I knew why, but I [...]
Published by stacy on January 25th, 2008 tagged Writing | 1 Comment »
speaking of wildlife
I have lost my mind. The gorgeous 11 year old played us so perfectly, I have to tell you about it. It’s time for the fifth grade science fair and my budding behaviorist set her gigantic heart upon a project concerned with a pair of Dwarf Hamsters.
<shudder>
Blech! Rodents. Having recently evicted a family of field [...]
Published by stacy on January 24th, 2008 tagged Uncategorized | 3 Comments »
suri-bob
While I was in Williamsburg last week, George let the kids get haircuts. Brave man, willing to face The Wrath of Mom.
The littlest one got the hairdo we call the “Suri bob,” after the trend-setting infant daughter of Katie Holmes and that creepy Scientologist husband of hers.
The cut suits my little cherub perfectly (I was [...]
Published by stacy on January 23rd, 2008 tagged Uncategorized | Comment now »
it’s fun to be good
The season of resolutions is nearly behind us, and I’ve been having some interesting conversations about commitment, discipline, and getting things done. Since we’ve been back from Mexico, I’ve spent a few solid hours every day writing fiction, working out, considering the blog and bridge and the significant relationships in my life and how [...]
Published by stacy on January 23rd, 2008 tagged Writing | Comment now »
congratulations shannon!
Shannon made Grand Life Master last week, how cool is that? 10,000 is a lot of masterpoints, and I can promise that at least 1,000 of those were won the hard way (across the table from me).
I’m really excited about bridge — I played pretty well in Williamsburg (particularly considering the awful few practices [...]