The Wildly Eclectic Me

What the hell happened to Torrid.com !!!!!!! *whimpers* It used to be cute plus-sized goth clothing!!! Now it's like prepville! It makes me want to cry. I'm so old! I mean, I used to tend toward goth, and since I've been writing the short I'm working on I've had renewed interest since my heroine is a goth girl. (Yes, I do morph into my main characters temporarily. What of it?) But lately I've been looking at goth websites and the stuff they call "goth" now is totally different! And I don't like it! Now it's all 80s punk! What happened to my lacy white shirts and long velvet coats! That is goth! Not this strange punk stuff! *goes off to sulk and feel like the old lady remembering her goth youth that she is*

Ooooh This should be interesting! http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7029513.stm Not that I'm going to take any information the church got from the knights under torture at face value mind you... It should still be interesting!

But not the yucky kind! I smell like yummy woodsmoke. We got one of those outdoor table sets this summer that has a fire pit in the middle, but we haven't really gotten to use it until now because it's been too hot. It was fun. We made smores and had dinner outside sitting by. The trees are starting to turn and the view is just beautiful! It was a lovely afternoon. Nicky had a blast running up and down the hill with his dump truck. We did, however, learn something about ourselves. If we got dropped on a desert island, we would not be like the cool people on Lost. At least not where fire building comes in. We'd be more like Tom Hanks in Cast Away. Cause it took us about an hour to get it going, and (my darling husband will argue this point, but it is fact) we didn't really get it going until I pulled out the starter log I had forgotten I bought. So if we have a notebook, a barbecue lighter that is akin to a flame thrower, a lot of dry grass, and a starter lo...

I'm working on Click Yes to Submit, and I have to say writing online conversations as dialogue in a novel is somewhat challenging! You'd think I'd be good at this! I mean there isn't an hour that passes a day when I'm not writing at least one instant message. Not to mention the fact that I met my husband online. This should be easy peasy, but there is no way to include body language which is pretty darn important in dialogue. Oh well, I'm off to slave away and figure it out! :-D

This is Gabe and Claire. They're the main characters in the short I'm working on, Click Yes to Submit.

I'm not feeling particularly creative today. I did, however, see tons of wildlife this evening, so... 13 Animals I Saw Today One Baby Skunk - I dunno if it was actually a baby, but it sure was cute! We saw it when we were driving home this evening. It was just running along side the road. Three Deer - Saw these tonight too, grazing next to the access road to the interstate of all places. I think the almost full moon has got them out and about. Vultures - There are always a few of those circling over us. A HUGE Dog - I swear I thought someone's pony had escaped and was wandering in the road! Crows - We have plenty of these too. Another HUGE Dog - This one lives with me though! ;) This is the giant lab mix, Fippy. He's a mess. A Somewhat Smaller Dog - This one lives with me too. This is Ninka, the Danish Swedish Farm Dog or Dansk Svensk Gaarhund in her native language. A Spoiled Rotten Kitty - Aine is the last of my animal companions. She is half Siamese, a quarter Pe...