The WGA strike sucks…but not for the reasons you think. Sure, there’s a good chance I’m going to through withdrawals over my addiction, but that’s okay. Because I support the strike. They deserve to get paid. Watch this video to understand what the strike is all about.
Speaking of writing…I’m almost there! First draft is [] this close to being done! Whoohoo!
I am not feeling particularly witty or bloggy today. But I have been a good blogger lately, so I thought I would continue the trend.
Did you know this is NaBloPoMo? Yes, instead of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) they’ve created a National Blog Posting Month. My friends and very witty bloggers, Killer and Liz, are participating. You should go check them out. There’s no telling what today’s topic will be. Usually it’s balls, or farts, or booze–sometimes their blogss hit the tri-fecta and cover all three topics in one post! I’ve been so buried in my cave, I haven’t even been able to read all their posts for the month, yet. But I have them marked unread on my google reader so I can go back and enjoy them when I finish the book.
Speaking of the book and balls–yesterday sucked monkey balls. Blech. I wrote 3 pages. I couldn’t concentrate. I am my own worst enemy when it comes to distraction. I can be sitting in a dark room with nothing but a laptop and before you know it, I’ve been playing with a piece of lint on my shirt for an hour. Seriously, focus is not my friend.
But today is another day.
Fishdog is in town now. Wonder if he’ll stay out of my hair. If the man wanted hair, he could try to regrow his own, you know?
Oh, and to the person in Iowa who googled:
| my farts smell disgusting what is wrong with me |
Thanks for stopping by, and good luck with finding a cure for that. If you do find one, could you let me know? I live in a house with all boys and sometimes, they asphyxiate me with their heinous anuses. or would that be ani?
This has been a great week writing wise. I’ve logged 28 pages since Monday. And I don’t care who you are, that’s totally fucktastic.
Oh yeah. I went there.
It’s 35 degrees this morning, so I’m wrapped in my blanket sitting at my desk looking at the frost on the ground. Fishdog will be here this afternoon, he’s got some Oxford stuff he has to attend to. But it’s just the two of us. The boys are with Nonnie until Sunday.
The end of the manuscript is on the horizon. I think I’m on schedule to have the first draft finished by the weekend so the lovely CPs can hack it up for me. I’m totally looking forward to that. LOL And then after I do some revisions, I’ll get to pop my first deadline cherry.
So, I’ll report in later, meanwhile, y’all tell me what’s been going on in your world? I feel a little lonely, with nobody but my pets to talk to. And I kinda think they’re getting a little bit tired of me working through vampire plot points with them…
Today I kicked ass. Totally. 15 pages! Whoot!
So I’m celebrating with a nice Chianti Malbec and some fava beans How I Met Your Mother. Mmmmm.
I decided to post my blog to my MySpace account today. Usually, I do it the other way around…so, go forth and read!
Okay, so here’s today’s entertainment…Thanks to Kristen for letting me steal it.
From my stats page….here are my recent “googles”. At least there’s no “melissa francis husband” this week. Last week, there were like 30. I’m beginning to wonder wtf is up with the cnbc anchor and her spouse… and to the person who googled “mel’s ta-tas” last week, we (my ta-tas and I) would like to welcome you!
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3 | 21.43% | melissa francis |
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2 | 14.29% | big dam bridge |
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1 | 7.14% | drama-halloween |
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1 | 7.14% | mel francis blog |
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1 | 7.14% | mel melissa blog |
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1 | 7.14% | happy feet diversity stereotypes |
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1 | 7.14% | fat suitvanessa minillo |
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1 | 7.14% | she was randy |
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1 | 7.14% | drama about thanksgiving |
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1 | 7.14% | mel’s supermarket haunted house |
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1 | 7.14% | steve burns crush |
Just so you know, I’m thrilled that I’m not the only one who has a crush on Steve Burns. And there is always drama at Thanksgiving…otherwise, it would just be “dinner”. And yes, there’s always drama at Halloween, otherwise, it would just be another date night…
Yesterday was pretty successful. I have set a higher page goal today and intend to meet it. Will check in tomorrow…
I won’t be around much this week. I dunno. I could be lying (it’s been known to happen before). I might be around a lot this week. But plans are, I’ll be up to my hooha in writing and won’t have time to post my drivel. We’ll see.
I’m in Oxford this week…with NO CAR. Yes, that’s right. I’m rideless. Which is perfect, because I need to hunker d0wn and write. However, if I run out of booze groceries, I’ll be calling some of my friends for help. Just letting y’all know in advance.
My plans are to finish 1st draft of Bite Me! by next Friday, get it to CPs for them to tell me it’s total shit and needs to be completely overhauled. Then I’ll completely overhaul it and send it to fab editor for her to tell me it’s total shit and needs to completely overhauled. Rinse. Repeat. Sound like a plan?
So, until we meet again.
CASSELBERRY, Fla. — An adult nightclub in Casselberry is offering free flu shots to Central Floridians.Rachel’s Gentlemen’s Club launched a free flu shot service at the business located on Semoran Boulevard in Casselberry.The flu shots will be free from noon until 4 p.m. for residents who are 55 years old and older.
Central Floridians! Don’t miss out on this chance!
I love America. Where else in the world would offer a flu shot as an incentive to come to a strip club? I’m trying to figure out how I can incorporate this out of the box type of thinking to my book tour in 2009….suggestions welcome!
70 days of Sweat Update
My sweating over the last couple of days has been more like a glisten. I haven’t met my goal yet…but today is another day. Will check in later.
Yes, it was supposed to start yesterday, but I had a busy day with kids, picking up my inlaws from the airport, finishing up my critique on Louisa’s fabulous Hot Demon Sex book, and then my torture session at Wal-mart. I was sweatin’, but there was no Sven in sight.
So, it starts for me today. My goal is 3000 words which is 12 pages. We’ll see if happens. I may have to write some tonight because we pick my brother-in-law up from the airport today. He’s been gone for 6 months and so we’ll probably have a lot of catching up to do. If he doesn’t just drop from exhaustion.
Here I go…off to sweat with Sven. I’ll check in tomorrow with my progress! (and I won’t be going to Wal-Mart again, anytime soon.)
Come see me today at the cafe!
and don’t forget to read my other post from this morning.
Bitchin' Fiction: Musings by author Melissa McKenzie / Melissa Francis 