A MEME from Raven Bower
You can thank Raven for this one!
Writing: Quite the obvious one, isn’t it? I’m currently working on A Prophecy Forgotten’s sequel, Out of the Shadows. But I haven’t written recently—I’ve been so busy with other things, so I’m getting cranky! (Some women take hormones. I reach for coffee and a pen—well, a keyboard attached to a computer.)
Baseball: New York Yankees Baseball on YES to be exact. (YES—the Yankee Entertainment & Sports network—has the best announcers.) MLB Extra Innings is one of the greatest inventions in the world—after the invention of the farm system by Branch Ricky, of course.
Coffee: PJ’s of New Orleans has the best iced coffee in the whole world. I also love lattes and cappuccinos. I just went to Brio’s today (with my author friends, Sandy Lender and Prudy Taylor Board) and they served me one of the best cappuccinos I’ve ever seen. The foam was perfect, with little bubbles instead of the big ones made my armatures, and…. Ah! Coffee!
My Husband, Greg: He’s fun, he loves me, and he lets me watch baseball! (And I can’t say anything else because kids might be reading this.)
Sleep: Right now, all I want is sleep!
For more information on my debut novel, A Prophecy Forgotten, check out my website at http://www.elysianchronicles.com.
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Monday, February 12, 2007
Greatest Songs of the Seventies--Meme me, baby
You can thank Sandy Lender of http://todaythedragonwins.com for sending me this meme.
Okay, I’m not much of a seventies fan—considering I don’t remember the seventies. However, I do listen to oldies and attend occasional wedding receptions, so here’s my list of great songs from the seventies—in no particular order.
I Will Survive (‘cause I like to sing it)
Respect (I hope it’s seventies)
Mrs. Robinson
Joy to the World
Sweet Home Alabama (7o’s? I never listen to the dates on the oldies channel)
Sweet Home, Chicago (Hopin’ the Blues Brothers were 70’s & not 80’s)
Heard it Through the Grapevine (Creedence version, without the ultra long bridge)
Proud Mary
Fly Like an Eagle
Seven Bridges Road (never recorded ‘till the best of Eagles, but it counts)
Piano Man
The Entertainer (I like other Billy Joel songs, but these I know are 70’s)
YMCA (Come on! Admit it! All of you dance to it!)
That’s about all I can think of. If I screwed up the date of a song, let me know!
And for the record, I’m tagging David Eardley’s blog with this one: http://purecataclysm.blogs
pot.com/
For more information on my debut novel, A Prophecy Forgotten, check out my website at http://www.elysianchronicles.com.
Okay, I’m not much of a seventies fan—considering I don’t remember the seventies. However, I do listen to oldies and attend occasional wedding receptions, so here’s my list of great songs from the seventies—in no particular order.
I Will Survive (‘cause I like to sing it)
Respect (I hope it’s seventies)
Mrs. Robinson
Joy to the World
Sweet Home Alabama (7o’s? I never listen to the dates on the oldies channel)
Sweet Home, Chicago (Hopin’ the Blues Brothers were 70’s & not 80’s)
Heard it Through the Grapevine (Creedence version, without the ultra long bridge)
Proud Mary
Fly Like an Eagle
Seven Bridges Road (never recorded ‘till the best of Eagles, but it counts)
Piano Man
The Entertainer (I like other Billy Joel songs, but these I know are 70’s)
YMCA (Come on! Admit it! All of you dance to it!)
That’s about all I can think of. If I screwed up the date of a song, let me know!
And for the record, I’m tagging David Eardley’s blog with this one: http://purecataclysm.blogs
pot.com/
For more information on my debut novel, A Prophecy Forgotten, check out my website at http://www.elysianchronicles.com.
Monday, January 22, 2007
A Meme That Makes You Think
A friend of mine at http://todaythedragonwins.blogspot.com/ tagged me to receive and pass along the following meme. It’s called “the thinking meme.” I’m not sure how it’s going to turn out because right now, I don’t want to think. I may turn sarcastic by question 2.
1. If you had to choose one vice in exclusion of all others what would it be?
A vice that would magically go away and stop tempting me? Lack of faith. See earlier blogs for an explanation. A vice to keep without enduring the consequences? Dessert! (Did you know that “desserts” is “stressed” backwards?)
2. If you could change one specific thing about the world, what would it be?
Eliminate terrorism.
3. Name the cartoon character you identify with the most.
Mulan from Walt Disney’s Mulan. Holy cow, she’s just like me! Struggling with being a girl but wanting to do guy things and not really being what typical guys look for in typical girls. I so identify with her.
4. If you could live one day in your life over again which one would it be?
The day I pitched my publisher and he said, “Send me the manuscript.”
5. If you could go back in history and spend a day with one person who would it be?
Jesus Christ. I’ve got a lot of questions. :-) If he wasn’t available, I’d dress up like a soldier and follow King David around while he was running from Saul, just to see how he behaved under pressure. I’m curious because the kid was anointed by Samuel to be the King of Israel before he fought Goliath, and then he had to run around in the desert (not “stressed" backwards) for years. I keep wondering if he ever doubted God. The Psalms seem to indicate that the answer is no, but I would just want to see for myself what “a man after God’s own heart” would do when things seemed bleak.
6. What is the one thing you lost, sold, or threw away that you wish you could have back?
I lost my ability to do karate when my foot developed a strange bit of tendonitis. Now I can only walk with an arch support. (Without an arch support, walking/running is painful, and if I go too long without it, I can’t walk for a good week because of the pain.) I would give anything to have my old feet back and be able to take karate again.
7. What is your one most important contribution to this world?
I’m not done contributing to the world yet.... :-) I hope that people in the future say that my writings led them to Christ. That would be the ultimate contribution.
8. What is your one hidden talent that nearly no one knows about?
I can sing. I’m really good at singing swing/scat/R&B/jazz, and I can make up a harmony to almost any song as I hear it for the first time. Just don't give me anything too high.
9. What is your most cherished possession?
I have no clue. Right now, if my house was burning, I would grab two things. First, my Bible because I’ve spent way to much time underlining in it. I know where everything is, and I have no desire to start over. Second, my thumb drive, which backs up all my writings. Although, technically, I can buy another Bible, so I probably would grab the thumb drive first. Is that bad?
10. What one person influenced your life the most when growing up?
I don’t know. Parents were important. Youth leaders were important. God was important. Picking one would be wrong.
11. What one word describes you better than any other?
Multi-Faceted.
I'm sending this to my fellow author-friends, Sandy Lender (www.todaythedragonwins.blogspot.com) and Tina Murray (www.achancetosayyes.blogspot.com). I think I need more blogging friends!
For more information on my debut novel, A Prophecy Forgotten, check out my website at http://www.elysianchronicles.com.
1. If you had to choose one vice in exclusion of all others what would it be?
A vice that would magically go away and stop tempting me? Lack of faith. See earlier blogs for an explanation. A vice to keep without enduring the consequences? Dessert! (Did you know that “desserts” is “stressed” backwards?)
2. If you could change one specific thing about the world, what would it be?
Eliminate terrorism.
3. Name the cartoon character you identify with the most.
Mulan from Walt Disney’s Mulan. Holy cow, she’s just like me! Struggling with being a girl but wanting to do guy things and not really being what typical guys look for in typical girls. I so identify with her.
4. If you could live one day in your life over again which one would it be?
The day I pitched my publisher and he said, “Send me the manuscript.”
5. If you could go back in history and spend a day with one person who would it be?
Jesus Christ. I’ve got a lot of questions. :-) If he wasn’t available, I’d dress up like a soldier and follow King David around while he was running from Saul, just to see how he behaved under pressure. I’m curious because the kid was anointed by Samuel to be the King of Israel before he fought Goliath, and then he had to run around in the desert (not “stressed" backwards) for years. I keep wondering if he ever doubted God. The Psalms seem to indicate that the answer is no, but I would just want to see for myself what “a man after God’s own heart” would do when things seemed bleak.
6. What is the one thing you lost, sold, or threw away that you wish you could have back?
I lost my ability to do karate when my foot developed a strange bit of tendonitis. Now I can only walk with an arch support. (Without an arch support, walking/running is painful, and if I go too long without it, I can’t walk for a good week because of the pain.) I would give anything to have my old feet back and be able to take karate again.
7. What is your one most important contribution to this world?
I’m not done contributing to the world yet.... :-) I hope that people in the future say that my writings led them to Christ. That would be the ultimate contribution.
8. What is your one hidden talent that nearly no one knows about?
I can sing. I’m really good at singing swing/scat/R&B/jazz, and I can make up a harmony to almost any song as I hear it for the first time. Just don't give me anything too high.
9. What is your most cherished possession?
I have no clue. Right now, if my house was burning, I would grab two things. First, my Bible because I’ve spent way to much time underlining in it. I know where everything is, and I have no desire to start over. Second, my thumb drive, which backs up all my writings. Although, technically, I can buy another Bible, so I probably would grab the thumb drive first. Is that bad?
10. What one person influenced your life the most when growing up?
I don’t know. Parents were important. Youth leaders were important. God was important. Picking one would be wrong.
11. What one word describes you better than any other?
Multi-Faceted.
I'm sending this to my fellow author-friends, Sandy Lender (www.todaythedragonwins.blogspot.com) and Tina Murray (www.achancetosayyes.blogspot.com). I think I need more blogging friends!
For more information on my debut novel, A Prophecy Forgotten, check out my website at http://www.elysianchronicles.com.
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