So Much Awesome!

So, lots of randomly awesome stuff has happened in the last few days!

I broke 400 followers, which means that the first bonus prize in my MASSIVE BIRTHDAY EXTRAVAGANZA CONTEST has been added!


Friday, I got invited to participate in the ABC Family PRETTY LITTLE LIARS Secret Keeper contest and today THEY SENT ME A DROID! Which I get to keep after the contest is over! It arrived in a box of dirt and I don't have Verizon, but I don't care, it's still awesome. It should be fun trying to keep up with the game while in NYC for BEA.

Also Friday, the awesome Elana Johnson announced that she SOLD HER BOOK! Go check out her blog to read about her inspiring journey to publication! Plus she's having a HUGE Book Deal Giveaway!

And finally, today my awesome crit partner Lacey was named one of the winners of this month's Secret Agent! (She's #3 Greyskin which you should read because it's awesome!) That makes the Sisters In Scribe 2 for 2 in Secret Agent!

And now I must go get ready for my flight to NYC tomorrow. BEA here I come!

Things That Make Me Happy

I've been sick for the last week so I decided to post some things that cheer me up. (Really at this point, the thing that makes me happiest is being able to breathe somewhat!)

First up:

Seeing my fave writer/bloggers acheive their goals. And today is a big one!

Shannon got an agent! Read about it on her blog!

Second:

I'm going to BEA!! Woohoo! NYC, free books and meeting my CP Lacey in person! Does it get better than that?

Third:

My latest musical obsession. This song:



The Ladder - by Andrew Belle

My favorite lyric doesn't actually appear in this video, so I'll quote it for you:

Woe is me
Sentimental you and faithful me
I will be the one to gaze on you discreetly.

What I love most about this song is that about a week ago I had an experience that inspired an idea for a screenplay and a few days later I discovered this song, which is essentially the theme of my story idea with just the right amount of joy and heartbreak. It so perfectly fits the tone of my idea that I feel like it's a sign from the universe. Now if I could just find the time to write it!

Random Thoughts

So I'm sick with a wicked cold and totally out of it thanks to Thera Flu. I have about 13 hours to write over 9000 words to win NaNoWriMo. Hopefully they will all make sense. In the absence of the brain power to post anything really earth shattering, I thought I would share some random thoughts and a video that always makes me feel better.

Random Thoughts:
* It really bothers me that we don't use an apostrophe to show ownership when writing its. I know it's is for the contraction it is, but given that we use it for everything else, I think it should match. Plus, it makes me look like an idiot everytime I write it's when I should be writing its and I hate that.

* Every time I hear Love Story by Taylor Swift I wonder if she's actually read The Scarlet Letter?

* I want this:
and this: for Christmas.

* Why don't the Cullens get spray tans? It would make it so much easier for them to blend in, and they're rich enough that they could buy their own booth for their mansion so no one would even know. Plus, it might cover up whatever that stuff is in their skin that sparkles, and then they could go out in the sun.

* I really love the totally pointless What's Up With That? sketch on Saturday Night Live. Jason Sudekis's dancing in the red sweatsuit and curly wig in the background makes me laugh so hard I cry. Gerard Butler is pretty funny in this one too.



Um yeah, and with that, I'm off to try and form some complete sentences and win NaNo. Wish me luck!