ok time to get started on this goal, going to do it in chunks of 20: 1. brown eyes2. long dreadlocks3. black hair4. brown skin5. favorite color is pink6. capricorn7. big feet8. knot-kneed9. lucid dreamer10. vegetarian11. creative12. writer13. gardener14. eco-friendly15. quilter16. DIY lifestyle liver17. frugal18. ambitious19. night owl20. united states citizen See more progress on: [...]

I’m thinking of a woman I know, a filmmaker my age who is headed for a great success. She really deserves all the success that is coming to her, not only because she works so hard and stays so positive, but because she knows herself and is unafraid of naming and claiming what she wants [...]

I have kinda always gone my own way and done my own thing but I was about 29 when I began to seriously follow my dreams. I’m 37 now and at the point where I know with confidence that this is what I do, because I’m now at a point where I feel able to [...]

“It was kind of scary; felt like learning to drive all over again.” How I did it: Went out for a lesson with my husband, the same person who taught me to drive an automatic 12 years ago. He bought a stick shift car last year but it took me this long to work up [...]

Look what my horoscope had to say yesterday: Capricorn You are able to mobilize your energy and accomplish a lion’s share of work, if you want. Understand what you have to offer and what you are capable of. Push come to shove. The unexpected pops up from out of left field. Very pertinent for me! [...]

I put the old-new layout back on MSPmedia which I like ok, but I’d like a simpler version of it for the index page. I swear I used to know how to do CSS tables, but it’s been a while and I forgot. Re-learning in bits and snatches of time. The tutorial I’m using is [...]

I know so many people who claim to be this or that religion but who don’t live by the tenets of their faith. It’s like their religion is more of a social outlet or community outlet for them than a real belief they use as a guide for their actions and how they treat people. [...]

I get that people can use religion like a security blanket. I just get confused when I see people saying they believe one thing, even to the very safety of their supposed immortal soul, and act as if other people will forever be be damned or destroyed if they don’t believe the same thing, but [...]

So I opened a checking account, have had it a month or so, and have not overdrawn it or messed it up yet! Seriously, this is a record for me as I have serious money issues. The key for me is to reconcile it daily, but also when I have a transaction, to round it [...]

I speak a few languages just a little bit. Born and raised in the United States so I’m fluent in English. After four years of high-school Spanish and living on the west side of Cleveland, Ohio for many years I can get by in Spanish. A year of Chinese in high school I can speak [...]

Today I started two new jobs. One is an hourly job at an in-bound call center, the other I work from home and is a contract editing job with a large flat rate and completion bonus for each project. I got paid 1/2 of the payment for the current project upfront which is nice because [...]

I thought this was interesting: Science fiction is difficult to define, as it includes a wide range of subgenres and themes. Author and editor Damon Knight summed up the difficulty by stating that “science fiction is what we point to when we say it”.[3] Vladimir Nabokov argued that were we rigorous with our definitions, Shakespeare’s [...]

So I’ve been reading Barbara Stanny’s book Overcoming Underearning. It’s pretty good…one of the exercises in it is to write down increasing levels of income and note how they make you feel. I’ve been having the grand plan to make 6-figures for a while now, but have been doing all sorts of things to sabotage [...]

I was looking at a few money managing programs, like mint and quicken. I was already using QuickBooks to help manage my biz finances, but then my computer crashed and I lost all my data. Instead of re-installing the software (it’s QuickBooks 2001, very old) I decided to try the new version of Microsoft Money [...]

I just read this book: Overcoming Underearning by Barbara Stanny. In it she talks about how women tend to undervalue their work and thus become underearners. And have other major money issues. One of my goals this year was/is to tackle my money issues; this is part of the reason I’m going back into counseling. [...]

After an intense discussion with my husband I realized it really is best if I talk to a counselor about my money issues. It goes so much deeper than money, and obviously, after 12 years of being together and going through this with me, my husband is not able to help me with this. I [...]

yah I’m kind of a heathen. Growing things impels in me an atavistic urge to build a cairn of stones. Seriously though I ascribe to no particular religious belief, I am heavily influenced by Christianity and old-school testament. I am very interested in religion and have visited many different kinds of churches. I believe I [...]

The Duck is my imaginary friend. Well not really imaginary, he’s an old mailbox I use as a garden decoration and have imbued w/life & personality. His name is The Duck and I often talk to him while out in the garden. He’s very wise and funny Once a daughter of a friend told me [...]

I guess he thinks we can’t distinguish between fiction and non-fiction. Buzz Aldrin blames sci-fi shows: “I blame the fantastic and unbelievable shows about space flight and rocket ships that are on today,” Aldrin said in an interview during an ice cream party held by the National Geographic Channel at the Television Critics Association press [...]

I’m submitting my books to Independent Publishers Group, a book distributor for independent publishers throughout the USA and worldwide. I like what they have to offer in particular this: – All marketing services provided by IPG are either free, optional, or charged at cost. None are profit centers for IPG. IPG realizes it may or [...]

I’m a multitasker and a recovering insomniac to boot. Usually when I’m up late I write, do stuff for my business, check email, do some housework, read, listen to music, etc. The only time I’m not multi-tasking is when I have my daily cup of tea and meditation on the porch. This helps me to [...]

You may recall my question on story I read once in Omni magazine about mutated vegetation on shipwrecked island. I asked on Omnishrine and got an answer, coolness: Ballard, J.G.–DREAM CARGOESA lowly seaman takes charge of an abandoned toxic waste ship and makes his way to a garbage island, where he meets and becomes lovers [...]

Check this out, it looks interesting: The Sword and Laser (S&L) is a science fiction and fantasy-themed book club, started by Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt. The main goal of the club is to build a strong online community of sci-fi / fantasy buffs, and to discuss and enjoy books of both genres.http://swordandlaser.com This blog [...]

I used to love reading teleportation stories when I was kid, I thought they were the coolest. So far I haven’t used it in any of my stories, but I plan to. I remember when faxing became huge in the 1980s, I thought for sure we’d be teleporting by the 1990s, LOL. Clicking around the [...]

I have money issues. I told a therapist once that I didn’t really believe in money, and she was so startled! She told me in all her years of work she had never had anyone tell her that before, LOL. It’s true, I don’t believe in money as a concept, it really doesn’t make much [...]