It is about 5:30am and I still haven't slept because I forgot to take a sleeping pill. I am just now starting to get a bit tired, and really ticked off that I can't manage to fall asleep around midnight like most normal people. Though I have to say that the people who live in the apartment above me must not have any better sleeping habits because I heard either the television or company cheering a couple of hours ago. 

Anyways, due to my utter inability to sleep I decided to come online and check all forms of social media. This means reading my subscriptions, which means I found yet another amusing time-killer. 

Name Game: Stolen from @BFB1131 who stole it from @live_for_life who in turn stole it from @mad_wife

1. Your detective name (favorite color and favorite animal): Lilac Manatee 

2. Your soap opera name (middle name and street you live on): Anne Evans

3. Your Star Wars name (first 3 letters of last name, first 2 of middle name, first 2 of first name, last 3 of last): Lotanjaott 

4. Superhero name (2nd favorite color and favorite drink): Aqua Milkshake

5. Goth name (black and one of your pets): Black Snoogums

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When I was younger, one of the careers that interested me was becoming a graphologist. I have been fascinated by the different ways people write ever since I learned how to do cursive! To this day I am still jealous of a boy in my grade three class named Ray -yes, I recall his name- who had the prettiest and neatest handwriting I had ever seen in my life. Given that I was around seven or eight years old, I don't suppose that is all that surprising. I wanted to write as nicely as he did, but couldn't bother to take the time to practice *L0L* 

Nevertheless that fascination has continued, and I have on occasion picked up a book about handwriting analysis. I would make my friends and family write out things so I could analyze them to see if how they wrote matched their personalities. It has been a while since I've done that, possibly since high school when I thought my friend Dawleigh's style was interesting with all it's curly-cues (something I tried until I could do too and now write like that to this day).

This is why @MyxlDove 's recent post about handwriting grabbed my interest. Apparently there is a blogger named @BFB1131 who has written a post asking people to write a note and photograph it. The rules are as follows: 

Hand Writing Challenge Rules:

Write your name or your Username

Then write this sentence (this should be written naturally): chocolates are amazing and so are you

And then you can add something of your own choosing.

Then take a photo and post the results on your blog with a tag back to me if you would be so kind

So naturally I had to take part in this "chain" of blog postings, but I did mine with a slight twist. Oh, I did write my name, the requested sentence, and a third line of my choice. But then I decided to add a little something different... You see, back in grade six I cracked a bone in my right hand, forcing me to learn how to write with my left. I injured myself again in high school, and then again in university -you might remember my posting about pinching a nerve in my right arm and was unable to use it- so I had use my left hand for writing once again. Not having had to write as a leftie for a while now, I thought it was about time I saw just how far I deteriorated in my left-handedness. So here is my handwriting sample: 

So there you have it. My cursive writing, my left-handed printing, and my right-handed printing. Anyone care to analyze me? *L0L*

SUMR

Hey y'all,

Well, yesterday I spent most of the day creating cover letters and updating my resumes, so today I went hoofing it around to give them to various grocery stores and pharmacies. I think I covered about three large city blocks (as in main streets and not side streets), and it took me two hours. A lot of the places had applications -some made me fill it out, some didn't- which probably took up at least a quarter of my time. Two of the stores I really think need another employee since I had to wait in line ups just to get near a person they were so busy! 

The last place I stopped is the grocery store near my place, where I'm really hoping to get in. I managed to stop and talk to that cute manager I mentioned last time to ask who I should leave my resume with and was told the courtesy desk. He told me this wasn't the best time to apply as school kids pick up more shifts and after christmas people don't have much money... what I don't understand is that I thought people ALWAYS need groceries! *L0L* He said around March is the best bet, but if I don't get a job before then I wont even be here anymore *bah* I left my resume at the courtesy desk where there was hawtie number two, and he was super sweet. I also noticed a cute guy a few lanes over, as well. I really, really want to work there

As I was walking around, though, I did notice that most places near here are food service and a few retail.  It looks like I'm going to have to make more resumes to include my experience in those types of jobs too and get them out in the next couple days. I tend to gear my resumes to include the work I've done that is similar and I didn't think to make some extras that included that stuff. 

Speaking of work I do have, I managed to finish my first content edit on my first manuscript. Well, a first initial read through anyways as I want to go through it again at least once more. I need to talk it over with the head editor before I can get it back to the author anyways. It was only a novella which is why i managed to get it dome so quickly. it was pretty good too, to the point where i had to keep reading until i was done rather than just to what i told myself i had to do that day.

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So though I have been hearing of other places getting snow, it is just frikken cold where I am. Oh, and some stoopid evil rain. I would much rather have snow than rain because at least snow is pretty and doesn't get you as drenched while walking in it. I have hopes that it will snow by my birthday, or at the very least by Christmas. And I mean snow that sticks! I don't mind in the least if it is gone once Boxing Day is over, provided I get my white christmas. 

BTW, don't forget to enter my birthday book giveaway!

I "started" my new job as a content editor this past Tuesday. This consisted of an online chat via Skype -not video though- and being told our assignments along with some information about how the company works. The next day I was sent my first manuscript, which is for a novella, and the head editor sent an email to the author to introduce me. I have had to join the company's online site for employees and authors and sent some forms as well. I am still a bit confused as to how this will work in regards to pay and taxation since I am the only Canadian working at an American company while still living in Canada. Oh, and the pay is a percentage of the sales so everyone better buy some of "my" ebooks alright?!

I am still trying to find a day job since the aforementioned position will obviously not be paying my rent and bills. I only have enough rent for two more months, and then I am completely out of funds. I highly doubt I am going to be given over $500 in combined birthday and christmas money (especially since I never even get over 100$ total) and I have to give 60 days notice for leaving. So just how am I to get a job here while I am home for the holidays? I hate the economy!!!

Last night I had an odd dream that included some Xanga peeps so I thought I'd tell you! Apparently a school was putting on a play I did in high school -it was originally written for us with the help of the band called Rheostatics- and I went to visit. Apparently I was bored that day or something because I recall going three times during my dream and at one point I think I may have been on crutches! The last third time I was there they were finishing up the last rehearsal and then leaving for the location they were performing but they were running late.   

I called home to ask my dad for a ride home (crutches remember), but he was out so my mum said she would contact him as soon as she could. For some reason I knew that @Garistotle was out and about so I called him to see if he could swing by to give me a lift, but he was in the middle of something.Eventually the students and teachers ended up having to prepare the gymnasium they were rehearsing in to also be where they would perform as I think they discovered an issue with the originally planned venue besides lateness. I was just about to decide to watch the performance when G showed up and I asked what @Persiankitty was up to that she didn't come. 

I was fluctuating about whether to take the ride with G or have my dad pick me up after the show when another person -I think this was a guy I know, but can't recall who now- mentioned that they were going to do another performance the next night. I introduced "buddy" to G and we all got talking. Since the play had already started I decided to take the ride with G and Buddy walked downstairs with us (apparently the gym was on the top floor?!?).

Entering the stairwell, Buddy was convincing me why the next night would be better for the show because a new youth pastor was going to be there. I was just saying "I call dibs on Mister Minister" while passing a bunch of guys. One of these guys was an old crush of mine who (in my dream) had become a druggie and these were his slacker band friends. He said "Why are you worried? He will take one look at you and never let go". I was thinking "Why didn't you think that way when I had a crush on you?" but said nothing, except maybe "Thanks". 

Then my a fire truck siren woke me up, but I managed to get back to sleep and dream of one more bit of the scene where Buddy had become @Karoline1982, we were at the school and I met the youth pastor. We were merely looking at each other and not saying anything at all, everything around us having disappeared. And then I just stopped dreaming and woke up again nearly an hour later. 

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Hey luvies, 

First of all, I'm totally hyped that it is the greatest month of the year! Yeah, okay, i know a bunch of y'all are dreading the snow, but seriously! we used to get snow before halloween so why the freakout about getting it at christmas? we're supposed to have gads of snow for christmas or the song would be "i'm dreaming of a warm christmas" instead of a white christmas.

there reason why I absolutely love december because it is the time of my birthday and christmas and lots of fun with friends and family. i admit i'm not looking forward to this birthday per se considering i may be in the city alone rather than home with my fam, but either way my friends are usually busy during the week which is a drag. 

Speaking of birthdays, check out my book giveaway on my blog! i'm doing a contest for some books to be presented to a couple lucky winners later this month, as well as a surprise bonus gift that i am crocheting. i liked the idea of a bonus prize, but i'm broke and not that handy at making things unless it is crocheted. but yea, i had to to a giveaway because this is the season of giving after all!

The only downside -okay there are actually two, but i'll get to the other in a moment- is that you get invited to parties or get-togethers or open houses, and are quite often expected to bring a date... which i never have. well, not a real date since i don't hesitate to bring whichever friend(s) happen to be free that day since i hate going to these things by myself since i dislike forcing myself onto other people to entertain me. more than once though i've been asked questions: if i bring a guy "oh is this your new boyfriend?" (no, so thanks for rubbing it in) or "and who is this?" if i bring a girl (no, you did not miss the rumor that i'm out of the closet, this is just my bff).  i really don't have the nerve to walk up to strange guys and ask them out, even to a random party, which may be part of the problem of dating: the very idea of it is somewhat frightening to me.

now the second downside to this month is for this year specifically: i didn't get the job. i thought the interview went so well for the editorial assistant position and was sure i would get it right up to wednesday afternoon. then i started to get the feeling that i wasn't going to get it, and sure enough the next day i got an email saying they went with someone else. i emailed back asking what it is i need to work on in order to get a job and i was told there were other people more experienced in editing and have had more interaction with authors. well, what the heck?! this is an entry level position and i'm  already supposed to have a lot of experience? i just graduated this year for pete's sake!

i wish i knew why i can't even get a freaking job of any kind. admittedly i kept it limited to publishing companies and bookstores, but you would think someone would want to hire me. i think i am going to have to give in and apply to places like grocery stores, video rentals, and pharmacies *wince* i hate large and busy stores but i guess i'll have to suck it up. i will have to look into literary agencies as well, maybe i'll have some luck there. 

my national novel writing month efforts stopped about the middle of last month. first, because i was so busy doing the two tests for harlequin and the one test for another publishing company (which i haven't heard back from, but that may be due to the fact i was two weeks later with returning the test *bah*), and then because i was stressing for various reasons. not only about getting the job, but because my great-grandmother had a heart attack and was sent to the hospital. she was doing better i kept getting told and the doctors were going to put in something called a stint/stent on the following monday... but died sunday. 

i wasn't able to go to the funeral as it was back home and i was stuck up here. in a way i'm kind of glad because now i'll just remember her as she was last christmas rather than her death. i really wish she could have lived just a month longer to see another christmas with us, but she was doing pretty poorly last year. i guess it was expected that she wouldn't be here much longer, but you never really think about that until that time comes. i am forever putting off visiting relatives because it is rarely all that fun, but then something happens and i realize wow they've suddenly gotten old. i missed out on seeing a cousin before he died because i had a non-ending headache and the idea of a long drive made me feel nauseous. then he died a couple days before the weekend i planned to go see him. now i live with the thought that he might have died thinking i just couldn't bother to go. 

this may sound horrible but i'm also glad i wasn't at the funeral for another reason... it turns out that a lot of the parents are now grandparents and were all talking about all of their little grandkiddies. my mum, who was one of the youngest mothers, is now the one who doesn't have little ones to spoil. mum joined the conversation by saying she was waiting on getting the grandkids from my bro and s-i-l. i'm not sure if she was there or if mum told her later, but my s-i-l replied by telling my mum that she and my bro decided "a long time ago" that they weren't having kids. oh, a looong time ago? that's odd since when they got married they planned to have kids between the 7-10 year point in their marriage. or how about the fact that this past year my brother told my mum he wasn't ready for kids yet though s-i-l was?  

it makes me wonder what happened and my imagination is running wild. i guess the obvious is that they just changed their mind, but surely there is a reason behind it. did they lie in the beginning to each other thinking they were willing to do what it takes to get married? or did they lie to everyone else knowing that my mum wants grandkids and didn't want to tell her? (this seemsleast likely because i doubt they care enough about my mum to put her feelings into consideration). do they feel they don't want the added expense of kids now or ever? did they realize that a cat and dog were more than enough responsibility? or, did they discover that they can't have kids, that one or both of them is infertile? 

i am kind of on the fence about this. i know i always said i dreaded to find out what their kids would be like since i find both of them to be rather self-centered people, but i'm a little disappointed to know that i'll never have nieces or nephews. it now makes me wonder if my dad ever felt this way about his sister (she and her husband have pets rather than kids), but at least mum has gads of sisters who've had children. i guess all i can do is hope that i marry into a larger family. 

 speaking of marrying, i'm still lamentably single without a prospect in sight. i don't want to get married right now or anything, as i dont even have a job and i'd like to be financially stable. however, i would like to be married when i'm 30ish, so i'd really like to have a significant other sometime soon... like before spring.  i know i can be pretty selfish with my time -i like having time to myself just to read or write- and i always have something on the go (be it projects or plans), but if i loved someone i'd definitely make time for them, right? when you really care you want to be with that person a lot is what i always assumed, which is generally how i figured out when a crush was not the guy for me since they are rather easily forgettable *L0L* 

i was never the type to have the goal to marry young -like a bunch of my cousins have done- though i did like the idea of being a younger mum (though not as young as my mum was *ugh*). now i am finished with my schooling and i'm ready to start settling down with someone. so, yeah, i'd like to get married in a couple years and have at least one kid in the five years after that. is that too much to ask for? i am now starting to get that annoying fear i will never find someone i truly care about and will either settle for less than what i want or not settle and be alone for life. i am not sure which will be worse, knowing that the person you're with isn't what you truly wanted and possibly hurting the relationship or becoming a bitter old lady who can't even own a bunch of cats because she's allergic to them?  

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So this past week had been crazy-busy, and this coming week is going to be just as bad. I don't know why everything is happening to me right now, and i just can't seem to keep on top of it all. It doesn't help that I'm still ill, but thankfully I am on the mend. Though with everything that is going on I wouldn't be surprised if I managed to catch something else *bah*

I'm completely stressing over christmas, because i can't afford presents and barely have time to make anything either. My brother and sister-in-law gave me a list consisting of blu-ray movies. I can't even afford to take the city transpo and they want movies that costs five times as much! I bought her a book once and she told me she didn't have time to read; i got them a movie gift card and was told they don't frequent that store anymore. i have made him and his wife prezzies before, like crocheted throw pillows and once I made this cute wall hanging that they never put up... though they did get one similar from the dollar store and hung it instead! only once have i seen anything i've gotten for them still in their house and that was this really beautiful glass swinging candleholder i found at a craft sale. what do you give to people who hate everything you give them no matter how hard you try? 

Speaking of making things, I found this book at the library called Yard Bombing. Apparently people go around knitting and crocheting stuff to attach to various outdoor things, such as guard rails, telephone poles, and even trees. It looked incredible and incredibly fun, the only catch being you can get charged with littering though it is art or graffiti though it is easily removed. If it weren't for that little factor, I would totally go yarn bombing cuz there is this statue just down the street from me who needs a toque... 

I was working on editing my friend's manuscript in the hope I would get it finished by this weekend, which didn't happen for reasons I will soon explain. I have to say, though, that her hero is just too perfect and I'm totally in love with him *L0L* To be truthful, reading about such a wonderful guy makes me seriously wish I could find someone of my own that I could be happy with for the rest of my life. And if he happens to have an irish accent, that would be such a bonus  

Earlier this month I got talking to a girl who is also doing NaNoWriMo and she mentioned she was interning for this new publishing company who deals in ebooks and ezines. Even though they weren't hiring I thought I might send in my resume for future reference, and got an email back telling me about their internship program. Everything is done via online and there is no set amount of hours you have to work since they know people need jobs and fun, etc. they train their interns to become paid workers which made the four months of unpaid work sound a little more worth while. last week they said they may have an opening for an editor and sent me a test to do, but i haven't done it yet. I'll have to see about doing so tomorrow since its been a week

the reason why i was too busy to edit and too busy to do the assessment test is because i had a job interview. I applied to two openings around mid-october and because i hadn't heard anything and the postings were taken down I assume the positions had been filled. imagine my surprise when monday i get a phone call for an interview! it was set to be the next morning but i had a really rough night -nerves and freaking coughing attack- forcing me to reschedule. thankfully the interviewer knew i was still a touch ill since we had discussed it on the phone (she thought she had the wrong number because my voice sounds like a frog) and was very considerate about it. 

so my interview was moved to friday and i spent those days preparing answers for various interview questions i thought might be asked. i totally forgot that this company asks the worst questions ever, namely wanting examples from my past experiences. do you know how hard it is trying to remember a time when i've had to make a split second decision or have had to negotiate with someone in order to persuade them to my way of thinking? *ugh* anyways, they sent me home with two "tests", the first being writing up back cover copy -aka the blurb about the book on the back or inside flap of the jacket- for two books to match their template based on the information they provided, and the other was to read a novella then give an assessment and revision suggestions. not that they told me what they were looking for in regards to said assessment and revisions.  needless to say, i'm a little freaked out... 

But because i've spend the last week preparing for my interview and doing the tests, i haven't gotten anything else done. no editing, no online pub company test, and no time to write for nanowrimo. i was ahead of the game for a week, but now i've fallen behind as i haven't written in days. and because this week will be playing catch up on my editing and doing the other test, i doubt i'll manage to work on my wip anytime soon *le sigh*

At least I have this weekend to look forward to! I'm spending it hanging out with @Karoline1982 and we've got sooo many things planned! First we are going to see the Breaking Dawn movie with her sisters -she has a tradition of going with them- and she is paying my way as my early birthday present. Then on Saturday we're going to make her apartment look like christmas threw up on it by going crazy decorating while listening to holiday tunes and watching wintery movies. Finally, on Sunday, we're hitting up the santa clause parade which neither of us has ever been to. apparently people go for as early as 9am even though it doesn't start until after noon, so we're leaving her place by eight *oy*

so there you have it. my insane week that has been both the best and worst ever, this current week will also be a worst and hopefully a best (getting the job).  so cross your fingers and send your prayers, cuz i'm going to need them!

SUMR

So today was a mess! *L0L*

I had issues falling asleep, as per usual, and ended up sleeping in until about 1:30pm. It wouldn't have been such a big deal if I wasn't meeting up with a new friend I made via NaNoWriMo named Kat at 3pm. Now you might be thinking that an hour an a half is enough time and normally it would be but... *sigh* things started out okay. I didn't hit the snooze button, but instead hopped right into the shower with the intent to follow that by having breakfast, getting dressed, and making the twenty-five minute trek to the meet location. 

The problem is that I always get my best story ideas when in the shower! I don't know why that is, but surely there is some scientific reason having to do with brainwaves and electrolytes or something? Anyways, after getting out of the shower I ended up rushing to my computer to write up my scene idea while eating breakfast...

2500+ words later I was late. 

And I hadn't eaten breakfast, I hadn't gotten dressed, hadn't blow-dried my hair, nothing. Our time was tentative and I did send an email to say I would be late, but her computer battery died and she didn't get my message until she got to the library and checked her email there. So I rushed through getting ready and practically ran the whole way to the library making it in fifteen minutes (which is impressive for a girl with asthma in the cool-fall air). 

Our spy mission began *insert mission impossible music here*

We were getting together because we wanted to find a location on the Danforth for all us East York NaNoWriMo-ers to get together. The closest official meet-up location is further than my internship location, and that was a good half hour on the transpo. So we examined the library, which is good enough if no one else is there hogging the tables and outlets, and can fit up to fifteen people together. We then checked out an independent bookshop, based on a tweet i received from the owner when i asked for suggestions. It is tres cute and i love it there, but it only has two chairs and a love seat -none of which looks very comfortable. if only half a dozen people want to come, we'll probably end up at the bookstore because the vibe is awesome though i doubt anyone would get much writing done. ah well. 

by then, there was still an hour or so until kat had to leave for a nano meet-up (as our library trip was my first excursion outside other than driving to the city since catching my stupid bug i didn't think i was up to going) we decided to hit up timmyies for some hot drinks and a chat. it was six o'clock before we realized the time and kat still had to stop at her place to grab her laptop before jumping on the subway.i headed home, got a scene idea due to a big tree -dont ask- and thought about a couple suggestions kat made for my story. i've now got a few more scenes worked out in my mind that i think will be great, but need to check into a little more. 

so now i have a few emails to answer, a chapter to edit for my friend, and then hopefully i'll still have some time before bed to get some writing in! is anyone else besides @MyxlDove doing NaNoWriMo? 

SUMR

Hey luvies, 

It is after 4am and I'm a little giddy right now. I really should be sleeping, but my days and nights are so switched around that I'm generally getting up around 4 or 5pm every day. I hate it, but still can't seem to get back to normal. I can't do with less than 6 hours sleep or I literally start being ill, and taking sleeping pills just isn't working either... any suggestions? 

I just found out the other day that both of my parents are ill and have been given a week off work. They are completely blaming me for making them sick, but considering they don't have the same bug as I do/did I don't think I'm directly to blame. Indirectly maybe since my coughing kept them up at night and a lack of sleep can lead to a compromised immune system or whatever. My dad has bronchitis and mum's doctor didn't really say what she had other than "a cough" (no friggen kidding genius!). 

You may recall that a couple months ago I was doing some editing for an old high school classmate. She finally finished her revisions and gave them back to me. Unfortunately I couldn't do anything until I was well enough to actually get out of bed and could concentrate so now I have less than two weeks to edit over 80,000 words. If it normally takes me about 20-30 minutes per page and there are around 550 words per page that means I can edit approximately 1100 words per hour, so it will take me at least 75 hours to edit the manuscript. And if I do five hours a day -which is killer- that is still more than two weeks! 

Oh and to be even more masochistic, I have decided to take part in NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month. The goal for this word-wide writing frenzy is to write 50,000 words in 30 days, essentially the minimum requirement for a novel. I had a story idea for a Chick Lit novel last month that I have a vague "outline" for that I might work with, yet I also really love my ya fantasy series that I've sporadically been working on. I have other works-in-progress saved on my computer, but unless I go back to look at them I don't even recall what they are!  

Yep, that is how bad I am for starting and not finishing any of my ideas. Well, I did finish one script while I was in university and have been occasionally tweaking it ever since, but I really should just see if I can find an agent willing to peddle it to theatres or movie companies. I am hoping that this month I will actually finish a manuscript as I've always dreamed of being an author... That's right! If I get this sucker done I'm going to see if anyone is willing to publish it, so I can use all the encouragement I can get. 

SUMR

I have to say that I have procrastination down to a spectacularly fine art. 

As many of you know, a couple months ago I was doing some editing for a friend on her debut novel. I had expected to receive a revised version shortly thereafter, but did not get it until earlier this month. This wouldn't have been so bad if I hadn't been so ill and unable to acquire the needed mental capacity to analyze the manuscript. 

Now, it is two weeks later and I was barely well enough to travel back to my fantabulous apartment -over two hours of highway driving away- so the first day back consisted of unpacking any foodstuffs and then taking a "nap" for the rest of the day. Once I woke up and checked my email, I found an email as to how necessary it is for me to edit the MS as soon as possible for there is a deadline to be met. Totally understandable, but I was too freaking ill prior to this point. 

Today, I had a plan to work as long as I possibly could on said manuscript as I fully intend to get the edits done no later than the end of the week. This draft is supposed to be a final copy with only minor cosmetic changes since I was incredibly thorough with the last draft, so I don't expect it to take a month like last time. The only problem was actually settling down to do the edits with full concentration and discipline because I somehow managed to do the aforementioned procrastination. 

*** For anyone who wants a quick summary just scroll down to the list near the bottom of this post. For those who want the interesting little details so as to laugh at me and get a glimpse at the craziness within my brain, keep reading. ***

I opened the manuscript on my work doc only to see comments already in there making me question if i was sent the correct draft. I sent an email to inquire and, while waiting, began to write a post for my book blog about the novel. This led me to wonder what the author already had set in place for a blog tour as I am also supposed to assist with that, and so a check into her blog for details was necessary. Sadly, it did not include the information I was looking for and so I checked her facebook page witch also did not have the answer but did have links to other posts about the book.

While reading those posts, another topic caught my eye and I had to read it and the comments. I was in the process of leaving a comment of my own when I realized it was long enough for me to do a post on my opinion on the topic. So I opened up a new word doc to start a draft for my own book blog post and somehow managed to accrue enough information for a four-part series consisting of 700 to 1000 words per section! I am undecided whether I can break it down further, but wonder if it is too long to retain reader interest. What say you?

Once completely the rough draft of those posts and settling on which month and/or days I would want to have them available for the public, I realized my birthday was coming up. That led me to think that I should probably have a book giveaway on my blog in honour of my birthday, but wondered if I should instead wait to do a giveaway for the one-year anniversary of my book blog which is little more than a month later. 

In the end I decided that my birthday is just too awesome to pass up and set about decided what books to give as prizes and the rules for entering the contest. I had one giveaway already and discovered that because I didn't have a clear set of requirements, people were lax in completely their entries so I had to come up with some really good guidelines that must be followed. 

It was only then that I noticed that over six hours had gone by and I hadn't even managed to edit two full pages of the manuscript! So I checked my email for a reply from the author -nothing- and checked to see if she had been on online at all in that time via facebook -she had- and decided I should update my facebook status too. Only that got to be too long and so I had no choice but to come on my lovely xanga and post here about how I completely wasted an entire day by being productive in anything but what I was supposed to be doing and in doing so I am procrastinating even further! 

If I ever look back at my thought process, I notice that it always follow a linear path of connections. But quite often, people think my mind is a jumping jumble with no segue from one thing to the next. Even looking at my point form description I can see a pattern in what I was doing, but perhaps I am just deluding myself *L0L*

The below is a summary of happened between 4:30pm on Sunday and now. 

1) start editing manuscript
2) write an email
3) read friend's blog
4) check facebook
5) read other blogs
6) write four more blog posts
7) think about birthday
8) think about book blog 1 year anniversary
9) make supper
10) prepare a post for future giveaway
11) check email
12) check facebook
13) write xanga post

So there you have it. Have any of you procrastinated the whole day away? Felt both productive and unproductive? Think that their mind works logically though most people rarely figure out what you're talking about? 

SUMR 

Hey Y'all

This walking pneumonia is kinda kicking my butt. I'm still up all night so I sleep all morning until sometime midafternoon; yesterday I slept until after 4pm! As mentioned previously, the pharmacy only had half my meds in stock and said to come back Friday, then Monday, the Tuesday, and now they still don't have it and are calling the doctor to look into a replacement med. I ran out of mine yesterday, so I've been nearly 24 hours without the meds I'm supposed to have every 4-6 hours. I was feeling better, but when I woke up this morning most of my symptoms came back, guess that proves you should always finish your prescriptions! 

I was just told that the doctor arbitrarily decided that 2/3 of my prescribed meds was enough. He hasn't even seen me or anything, but I guess he didn't want to bother giving me some other medication. I am NOT better so this is seriously screwed up! But since I was told that once I'm done my medication I can get a flu shot, so on Friday I intend to go and either get it or get a new prescription *evil laugh here*

I applied to a couple jobs this morning. My mum emailed to tell me about them because I was still sleeping when she left for work today. I had set up a notification through the company to tell me when positions became available and for some reason they hadn't *grrr* Also the stupid application wouldn't go through unless I answered all the questions and the one question said to indicate if I had worked for the company before without giving the option of never having done so, and I ended up "lying" saying I had worked for a branch at the company. I figure they will ask and I'll let them know what happened and that I chose that branch because I was asked to write a guest blog post for them once

The plan is that I should be going back to my apartment this coming weekend, which I both look forward to and not. I quite enjoy having someone else do the grocery shopping, cooking, cleaning, and not having to pay for doing laundry. On the other hand, I like living alone without having to share space with other people who have a tendency to argue at all hours. Oddly enough, my parents are much more aggravating to live with than being at my apartment. And once I'm back (and better) I can finally hang out with Karo and Laur!

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I was tagged by @karoline1982 who was tagged by @the_fur_pimp to say seven things you may or may not know about me and then tag seven more people to do the same. So here goes! 

1. I try to read a book from every genre at least once, such as: romance, inspirational, fantasy, sci-fi, western, mystery, childrens, chick lit, classic, autobiography, non-fiction, etc. 

2. I think I look better as a redhead.

3. I enjoy crocheting during long car rides, while watching tv/movies, or listening to audiobooks. 

4. My favourite compliment I ever received was when someone told me that they forgot how short I was because I have such a big dynamic personality. 

5. I come down with some illness (flu, cold, pneumonia, strep-throat, etc) at least once a year. 

6. Compared to all other chores, I prefer to do the laundry... but only if it is in the same house as me and don't have to pay per load. 

7. I hope to one day be an editor, preferably in acquisitions, for a fiction publishing company.

Tagging: @MissKatieSue, @LadyKelacy, @Myxldove, @kkrriiissyy, @stretch7, @randaness, @MrAngelicGuy, @skylar_rose, @SayntCinn

SUMR