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Best quote to describe me (Anonymous): "Do not think you are on the right road, simply because it is a well-beaten path." I am what I am. Learn to live with it. And realize that comment is as much directed to myself as any reader who ventures here. Tempest arrived 31 March 2009 - changing everything, but she's pretty awesome. Dogbert arrived 13 January 2012 and is working on making the rules change again. I have two writing personas, Ransom Noble and Sheta Storm. Each has goals, and I work on them slowly. Both are published, and will continue to strive toward bigger and better things. I finally figured out how to describe myself in three words: Creative, Determined, Ambitious. It doesn't have anything to do with how I relate to others, but I do use all of those in my many relationships as well as my career goals. I know others use words sometimes like "kind" or "caring" but I think that list is the most accurate if only using three words. Cast... Sesheta: Me Dilbert: My Husband Tempest: My Darling Daughter Dogbert: My Hungry Son Sheer, Nemo, EyeKandy(K), Diego: Friends/Brothers Sugar, Wolvenwings, Mrs. Light, Jori, Trillium (others will be added): Friends It's a start, anyway. Off-Site Blogs: http://ransomnoble.wordpress.com/ http://sheta-storm.blogspot.com/ Upcoming Events: Beaverdale Books signing for Art of Science - TBD Other Items about Me: "Invalid Item"  "Invalid Item" "Failing is a part of success. To make goals effective, you have to fail at them 50 percent of the time, or they didn't stretch you far enough." Chip Wilson, courtesy of an article by Ella Lawrence called Set Your Course from Yoga Journal |
| Went to look up the phone number for the doctor who adjusts my back, and found her obituary. She was only 39, survived by three kis and her spouse who was her partner in her medical practice. Damn. And she was so nice. |
| not feeling the world is as against me today. Making fun notes on my outline as I write. And Tempest stayed quiet in her room (though she did NOT sleep) while I had some time to write. Must figure out the new plan. 2033 today for a total of 6046 words. And the awesome thing about using the outline is 1- I know exactly where I am. 2- I know exactly where I am going. 3- Even without motivation it is actually moving, even if the actual writing feels like pulling teeth. The bad news is during the game, Dilbert high-5'd me, and SHOOTING PAIN exploded through my hand and arm. It's one thing to do half a touchdown maneuver because I am holding a baby and can't move the other arm, but... uh... he took it as an invitation to high-5. And it was an energetic high-5. But it should not have hurt. I mean, I kinda expected it during the ill-conceived cartwheel last night. But something is definitely wrong in the wrist. And I don't know what to do about it. Even what the doctor told me was take ibuprofen and try to get someone to help me put the bones back in the right spot. And that was months ago. It doesn't stay.  |
| Dogbert is 9.5 months old. Today Dilbert was letting Tempest ride on his back around the pool table. Dogbert thought it was funny (as usual) and tried to catch up. He hasn't really figured out riding on daddy's back yet, but he is interested to try. Dilbert kept turning to go around the pool table, and Dogbert plotted an intercept course under. Great thinking! Except Dilbert then turned around to go the other way. So the little boy kept trying, and he started LOOKING between the pool table leg and bottom of the skirt to see which way daddy was gonna go. He had to stand and use the leg for support to see through the slit, but it was so darn cute to see him try so hard to get ahead of the game. My nano has been a slow start. Two day total is 4013. |
| I do. Every day. But y'all knew that. Dilbert voted today. How nice for him to take advantage of the very last day of open-late early voting. How wonderful for him not to say a word to anyone and go do that all on his own. How thoughtful for him to mention that the hours are 10 to 4 and there are seats so I can take Tempest and sit her down with the iPad and Dogbert can stay next to me while I do this at the library. I am sure that I must be partly at fault for him not having any responsibility for taking the kids anywhere, ever. But not even to go vote? I must find a Saturday voting time loophole where he gets to at least stay with them for the 15 minutes it will take to get there, vote, and return home. And then I remember that I cannot actually force Dilbert to do anything, not even take a child on an outing. But I guess I am ready to NaNo tomorrow. |
| Dilbert asked me how my day was. I don't remember him ever really doing that before. So I told him. And that was nice. and the rest of this might be mostly a rant. feel free to skip the italics. However, over the weekend he gave me some flack about me wanting to get my hair cut. I've never been the kind of girl to get her hair cut regularly, and for most of the time he's known me (up until Tempest began pulling at my locks) I've gotten my hair cut every other year. [And then donated the hair] But when Tempest began to try to hang from it, the hair had to go. So I got my hair cut in 2010 and 2011. And in 2012, I decided to go very short and I want to keep it this way for a while. Two haircuts, 9 weeks apart, and I think I'd better stick with 8. Trying to figure out where I like the median range to really make certain. And he gave me crap for it costing around $30 every other month. I got mad as soon as I remembered the part where he has pretty much been eating at Subway for lunch every day since he began the new job. Is a haircut really more frivolous than not packing your own lunch? I wanted to actually have a relationship with a hair dresser for the first time... uh... ever. I want someone to know my hair and simply get it right. Plus, trims are cheaper than cuts, so it shouldn't be as much - or as long to cut it - the second time. Turns out it was $21 with tip. And I tipped $4. I never know how much to tip, but she's nice. And she remembered me. And this time my kids weren't into everything! But on the other hand, he actually asked about my day. And didn't say a word when I said I got my hair cut, so maybe that was that. Sometimes I wonder if he simply can't help himself. It's money. But he should go by the same rules I do. I mean, he doesn't because he makes me cut his hair, but going out every day for lunch isn't really the best idea. Blah. Jay's debut novel is out now!  gave me an idea for the title of the third book, and now it makes a lot of sense. I can probably even spin the titles together a couple different ways. So that's cool. Plus my outlines are nearly cohesive. Definitely in the home stretch. And tonight Dilbert is out fixing where the patio is going to go. Because even though we knew we were getting a patio but not the day and he took off THE ENTIRE WEEK last week, he must have decided not to do this until he knew they were coming. Which is silly. Why didn't he go to work on Thursday or so when he knew they weren't coming and saved that vacation day for when they would be here? So he wouldn't work in the dark taking off the whatever it is? Their email said they would be here late today or tomorrow. Luckily they didn't come today... ? Got a nice review of my D500 entry. Of course that one is for the other project, too, but I couldn't help it. Though I learned something else about my antagonist in the process. Sheesh. It takes a lot of world building to create a universe. |
| But somehow finding too much time to read online. I seriously need to just go vote early and AVOID all other election stuff. Can't wrap my mind around how much money Romney makes a week. Learned what #pinkwashing is, and I didn't like it before I knew, but now I really don't like it. Plus I got some fun writing links to share, but ah well. Wrote my 1k, including a bit I should put in the dialog 500. 36k for the month. Kinda finished the outline for the third book in the trilogy, which means I need to clean it up, feature the characters, then be ready to write by Thursday. Cutting it close. Think my protag is DOOMED. Also managing the upgrade to windows 8 without too much trouble. More apps, whee. And not enough sleep, so that's a good reason to head to bed. |
| He seems to sleep on me. Blaming the teeth. Sheer's baby arrived yesterday! No details yet, but healthy mama and baby. (Gah, men!) I have been up over 2 hours with Dogbert. Which might explain random activity not generally seen at this time of day. Even got to watch video of some Russian chick who mistook her sunglasses for her shoe... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/26/woman-thinks-sunglasses-are-her-shoe-mo... Dilb left a light on for hours upstairs. It was difficult to sleep, so I stole his pillow. He didn't go I bed until 4ish anyway, when I got up with baby. I was hungry, too, and have been scarfing my sour cream cookies. Which only the baby and I seem to eat. In accordance with me not picking up after dilb, I did not touch the light. Even though he gives me crap for leaving on a light upstairs for 1/2 an hour between Dogbert and Tempest bedtimes!!! He also upgraded us to Windows 8 yesterday. Part of he reason he was up so late. Work, y'know. It won't wait until you sleep. Luckily he did take time to go trick or treating with us at the mall. Two moms and four kids would have been overwhelmed. He corralled the two three year olds and I helped the other mom with the stroller and we each had a baby. Tempest loved it! |
| Took Dogbert to doctor to be told the kid is teething more. Gah. He keeps waking me at all hours. Tylenol made it every other hour, yikes. Signed paperwork at the Y, so I am officialish, I still have some training stuff to complete, and apparently Dogbert cried the entire time I was gone... Got my license updated, which meant I had to take my passport to the Y. Also updated voter registration! Whew... One less thing to worry about. 750words gave me badges to commemorate 100k, 250k, but not 500k. I feel gypped. And then had to watch the last debate with Dilbert, who I sometimes manage to forget is very nearly my political opposite. All I can say is, marrying him seemed like a good idea at the time, which was not an election year... |
| Dilbert's going to be home all week. He has unused vacation and he has the patio scheduled to be poured (stamped concrete, should be pretty) on Friday. But that's going to make my week hell. Yesterday he was gone for the football game, but today he was all about nagging me to get my office cleaned, clear off the counters, and get rid of the boxes. And he seemed interested in Tempest's schedule for the first time, like, ever.  I swear he's going to mess with my agenda. Dogbert didn't nap well, and that landed me with an almost series nap situation instead of parallel. Almost didn't get my words in, but I did, finally. Took more than double the usual time because it was in front of the TV, and I didn't manage to update the Prep forum at all (luckily someone else was on top of it). Tomorrow i pass 500k on the 750words site. But it's little things - like how he couldn't bother to tell me he was leaving the house so I couldn't remind him to buy milk and I didn't find out he was gone until he was "nearly back". And I swore I wasn't going to take both kids to go get the milk, so I had to wait until he was taking a shower, left Tempest with him, and took Dogbert to get that, and pizza for dinner. (Dilb's suggestion). Today he actually got out of bed around 8, but then went directly into work mode where he busted his butt most of the day (or busted mine) to make sure the things he wanted to get done got done. Then when it was time for bed, he didn't come upstairs. Kept reading and reading, and while that isn't bad, i was HOPING he would hurry up so I could take a bathroom break, but he took his own sweet time and it was a full half hour of reading. At least Tempest enjoyed it. Plus she got her water and then went directly to sleep. Sweetheart. But I couldn't work on my outlines at all and now I'm trying to figure out how unreasonable I am being to be completely annoyed out of my mind at him (he even noticed i was annoyed) and to dread the week ahead while he will be in his work mode and NOT paying attention to spending time with his kids. I mean, I have my meeting at the Y to sign papers, I have things to get ready before I go to that, plus I need to do voter registration and my driver's license renewal. And I'd like to get my hair trimmed for the photo... but I suppose that's optional. Deep breath. Maybe ranting it out will let it pass. Maybe I should go see my therapist this week - y'know - because someone would be able to watch the kids. Found Tempest's psych evaluation. It got into the wrong pile. But it's here, and it isn't bad. |
| Dilb went to the football game. He woke at 10ish - I went shopping for some groceries at 9, but he didn't get out of bed. Came home and found Tempest playing in the sink. last time she broke one. Sigh. He left at 12, and is expected to return home around 12. I outlined books 2 and 3 to follow my projected nano novel. First pass, Edgerton's short method. Second pass for book 2. Figured out more and more of my world, and it's looking pretty good (and grim for the characters). Had Sheer and DocSheer over for dinner (Sheer cooked) and I made cookies. We watched the game, until 3rd quarter when we decided it was too painful and they went home. The sheer insanity: I have 11 days to put together those two outlines and flesh out the extra characters needed because I might just try to haul ass through all three next month. I'm not sure if it's a part 1-2-3 or a book 1-2-3, and I probably won't until I finish the rough drafts. If you think I can do it, comment below. I need support. Or to be committed. The beauty of life: DocSheer mentioned a few things to help Tempest with the testing, because she read all the documents and her nurse might just be off her rocker. Haha. Luckily, she can get me the extra copy of the sheet I am missing, and that makes me happy. |
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