Things I've learned over the past week:
--Setting up a fish tank for the first time is rather a blur of filters, and conditioners, and correct plants, and correct heaters, and what to do when.
--When the instructions say "heater must be completely submersed before being plugged in", they mean it. Or the bloody thing doesn't work.
--Once I've broken a heater {ahem} I become instantly neurotic about the new one I bought to replace it, convinced that it's not working properly. I may even run home during the day to check that the fish aren't burning up.
--The little bubbly fountain I bought for my office is cool, and is indeed relaxing. It almost wipes out random thoughts about fried fish.
--I really am the mom of a big KID now. She'll be in kindergarten in the fall. As of today, I'm even a soccer mom. {gasp}
--Dead Witch Walking is a good, funny book. But I get way different looks reading that, or Vicki's books, than I did reading historicals. I love this, and this fact alone would make me want to read more.
--I can write 700 words a day steadily if I concentrate on it. I'm still on track for finishing the first draft at least of JENNA by Surrey, and pitching the sucker.
--My friends rock.
7 comments:
Hi Susan,
As long as you keep learning, you're in good shape.
700 words a day? You can do that, with words to spare. You'll have it finished and the first fifty pages all nice and polished well before Surrey. You'll knock 'em dead.
Hi Susan!
I hope you have better luck with your fishtank than I did with our hamsters. (cough)
Child is getting big, isn't she? I remember talking about "threes" with you. Brace yourself - kindergarten teachers are *way* smarter than regular moms. (huge eye roll)
Great job on the Jenna wordcount! That's terrific.
I loved Dead Witch Walking too, can't wait to get to the next one, but I have a really big TBR pile right now.
Thanks, Carol! I'm on it. :)
Cindy:
Child IS big! Fortunately we don't have any worries about kindergarten--it's just the next year at the same school, same teachers. {s}
I'm hoping the fish survive a month. I'm just sayin'.
DWW is good, isn't it? Vic tells me the later ones are even better.
The first Kim Harrison I read was actually #5, FISTFUL OF CHARMS. I had trouble getting in to that, but I didn't realize it was a series (wry g.)
I'm reading INTO THE MIST right now, it's long, but good.
Cindy:
INTO THE MIST? About Alzheimer's, or a kids' book? (or something else entirely?)
No, that one is "a re-imagining of the legend Arthur and Gwynevere" or something like that. It's told from the women's perspective. Massive book. (G)
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