Mine is right with me. It’s Towel Day!
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Hey there campers. How did you guys prepare for the apocalypse?
I figured I’d take a break. I apologize for this as I try to regularily update the site. I’ll try to do better since we clearly are moving on.
I guess I’ll just have to put out another installment of The Expensive Universal Instrument. Keep an eye out. I’m working on part 4.
I’ve had a minor problem with credit cards. Mine was cloned somehow. Unfortunately this is causing problems with my How To Revise Your Novel course. However, Ms Lisle has been awesome and I should be able to get this straightened out this week.
The weekend was fun but very busy. Every year that first long weekend where we get outside and get started for the summer, I realize that I’m way out of shape and I’m gonna pay for the fun I’m going to have. This one was no different. I’m sore and I’m stiff.
The upside is that the yard is started and I did get to use the BBQ all weekend. We spent some time with friends, I ate a lot of charred animal flesh.
Good times.
Oh. We also discovered we have a Jedi in the family! Forgive the blurry, I’m not a great photographer and this was taken with my iPhone 3GS.
The Force is strong with this one.
Ain’t she cute?
I’m really glad I didn’t cancel my plans for the weekend.
http://www.torontosun.com/2011/05/09/world-to-end-may-24-weekend-kook-or-prophet
I know in this post I said I wasn’t interested in audiobooks.
I’m not saying they are bad, just that I, personally, and I alone, am not really interested right now. They can be wonderful ways of getting a story across, especially in this age of endless commute.
But.
STOP SAYING YOU ARE READING A BOOK IF YOU ARE JUST PLAYING THE AUDIO!
You are NOT reading! You are listening to someone reading TO YOU. If “reading” was the correct word to use, then my daughter is now a prodigy who is able to “read” at 13 months!
It’s a pet peeve.
Discuss if you wish.
I posted my thoughts on the first lesson here, hopefully I’ll have something about lesson 2 soon.
I’d like to give you this great post I found that sums up the entire course pretty well. I know some of you have expressed an interest in my experience, so think of this as a bonus:
Review of a (Writing Tool That Has Changed My Life) by Rachel Stephen
I’ve created a twitter account in relation to The Basement Office.
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Well the pumpkin was sick, but is quickly recovering as children often do. The parents however are floored.
One advantage is that I’m getting an awful lot of reading done.
The weekend wasn’t great but it won’t be a waste.
I’m finishing up “The Kingkiller Chronicles Day two: The Wise Man’s Fear” and making a dent in “Playing for Keeps”
What are you folks out there reading this weekend? I can always use some suggestions!
When lying awake at 2am, it was a bad idea to think that reading a good book would help me sleep.
It’s almost four and I see that now.
It’s going to be a very long day.
The WordPress dashboard has neat little utilities for site traffic statistics. One such utility which amuses me shows the google search terms that have lead people to this site (and hopefully those people enjoy it and come back for more).
Today’s top search is currently listed as this:
“my basement office, would you like me to use the handcuffs on you wink”
How odd.
It was worth a giggle.
Submission day is tomorrow.
I’m staying up til the story’s done!
Thank god for caffeine (in this case, a can Sugar-Free Monster). I write much better on caffeine.
I’m almost done.
The Basement Office 
Feels good! Finding my voice again.