1. I intended to get back to my good blogging habits today--really I did.
2. But the jet lag--it's BAD.
3. So bad, I'm too tired to even search for a jet lag themed lolcat to include with this pitiful post.
4. And don't even get me started on the MOUNTAIN of laundry waiting for me downstairs.
5. (I may or may not be hiding in my bedroom so I can pretend it doesn't exist)
6. All of which means yeah, this lame list is the best I have to offer you today.
7. I'm soooooooo sorry.
8. But I do have something AWESOME for you guys tomorrow.
9. An interview AND one of the best contests I've hosted. So hopefully that'll make up for today's lameness.
10. And... that's all for today. See you guys tomorrow! If you need me I'll be ignoring household chores.
ZzZzZzZzZzZzZz.....
1. I'd planned to have a meaningful, inspiring post for you guys today. I'd even started one--it's saved in my drafts folder.
2. BUT... yesterday was a crazy awesome day, filled with crazy awesome things, that made my brain all crazy and awesome and incapable of doing anything except spewing out terrible sentences like this one.
3. Which meant the idea of writing a relatively coherent blog post went out the window.
4. As you can probably tell, by the lameness of this post. (I'm not even sure if this statement qualifies as a new confession--but I'm counting it anyway.)
5. At this point you're probably wondering WHAT could possibly have me so flummoxed. And really, there were MANY things.
6. Most of which would require FAR too much explanation for my current incoherent state.
7. But there was also THIS.
8. It's not every day a good friend of mine reveals her book cover--especially a supremely awesome one.
9. (Um... and her post may or may not be live. I forgot what time she told me she was scheduling it for)
10. But never fear--because her cover is also up on Goodreads, where you would be crazy to not go mark it "to read." And it's also up on Amazon, where you should seriously SERIOUSLY consider pre-ordering. So feel free to go take care of those things and then hop back over to her blog. By then I'm sure the post will be live and you can tell her how crazy awesome her cover is. Because it is CRAZY AWESOME.
Huge hugs and congrats Sarah. It could NOT happen to a sweeter, more talented writer!!!!!!
And... that is pretty much all I'm capable of (besides a whole lot of staring at the lovely lovely cover and then staring some more.) So I'm going to wrap this pitiful post up with a promise of better things to come tomorrow.
In the meantime, what about you guys? Anything you want to unload? Feel free to do so in the comments!
OMG you guys--SCBWI LA is only THREE DAYS away!!!! (Two, for me--because I'm actually driving up on Thursday.)
And I am SO RIDICULOUSLY EXCITED for the conference for SO MANY REASONS that...well...I've been doing some rather embarrassing things to prepare (and abusing all caps and exclamation marks more than anyone should) (parenthetical statements too) (ahem).
Which brings me to my truths for the week...
- I *might* have gone to the mall three times in the last three days, buying/exchanging different things because I couldn't make up my mind what I wanted to wear.
- (If you think that's bad--brace yourself, it's about to get a lot worse)
- I still wasn't feeling sure about my outfits, so I *might* have set up my iSight camera this morning to take pictures of me in each outfit, so I could get the full effect.
- (And maybe so I could email them to friends for feedback)
- (And yes--if you're wondering--the inspiration behind the idea did in fact come from CLUELESS)
- (*hangs head in shame*)
- But... but... in my defense--it helps a LOT.
- How else would I have known pairing these leggings with these shoes made my legs look short??????
(Huge thanks to Natalie Whipple for catching that, btw)
(And yes, she probably laughed at me when I emailed her the pics)
(but as a true friend does, she humored me)
- And I realize I'm over thinking this (as I do with everything else)--but, as I learned from last year's conference, you end up in a LOT of pictures at SCBWI, because you run into so many people.
- Though... if any of you are going to be there, I guess I've just spoiled one of my outfits for you.
- (And I'm sure you've all been BREATHLESSLY anticipating what I might be wearing)
- (It's a HOT secret)
- (ahem)
- But hey, maybe it'll make me easier to spot. Which brings me to my only serious truth of the day:
- I'm really looking forward to meeting any of you who'll be there. It's one of my favorite parts of the conference.
- So if you spot me (I'll be the blonde girl giggling too much), PLEASE feel free to come up and say hi!
- And if I walk right past you, PLEASE don't take it personally. I tend to get oblivious in crowds.
- You're also welcome to throw things at me to catch my attention. :)
And...I think that's enough sharing for one day. But what about you guys--anything you want to unload? Anything you're excited about? Better yet--any of you going to be at SCBWI LA?????
Whew--it has been a CRAZY summer (and it's only July--eep!). Thanks to deadlines and travel and WriteOnCon planning and other general chaos, I feel like I've written more posts about how I WON'T be blogging than actual, useful posts (which is delightfully ironic, if you think about it). So I promised myself that this week I would get back on track and write five real, legitimate posts. Which brings me to my truths:
1. I ... don't really know what to blog about.
2. I have like, dozens of partial post ideas, but my brain is still a little frazzled and AHHHHH!!!! from everything I have going on behind the scenes here in Shannon-land, so I'm having a hard time turning it into a coherent post.
3. Which of course led to the great OMG-I've-Forgotten-How-To-Blog! FreakOut of 2011, complete with lots of dramatic sighs and pouting and whimpering and the like.
4. I'll let you decide if I'm kidding. ;)
5. After I recovered, I realized I could cheat by blogging about how hard it is to blog. (Genius, no?) So that covered today. Tomorrow though...
6. While I'm confessing things, I should also admit I'm tempted to simply upload a ton of hunky celebrity photos and call it a blog post. I never mind an excuse to google Jared Leto:
7. How about a little Ian while I'm at it?
8. Sorry...what was I saying?
9. I've completely forgotten. Something about sucking at blogging.
10. Which, clearly I don't need to tell you, if you've made it this far. Anyone still there? *taps screen*
So yeah--not my most compelling post. But I promise I will TRY to regroup. Or ... find more smexy celebrities. (Ooo--or maybe some LOLcats! *races off to icanhazcheeseburger!*)
*Phew*--those were some pretty shameful confessions. What about you guys, anything you want to confess today? Share away in the comments!
1. Got back from Big Sur and I can officially say it was one of my favorite conferences EVER.
2. It also takes the prize for the most exhausting conference I've ever been to. They aren't joking when they call it boot camp for writers.
3. I came home just in time for WriteOnCon 2011s epic announcement and contests, which soaked up most of my day yesterday. (If you missed the excitement, make sure you head to http://writeoncon.com/ to check it out. We have eight AMAZING prizes we're giving away.)
4. So...sadly, this is me:
5: Which means I'm going to do something I try not to do, and take the rest of the week off blogging. I am SO behind on life and writing and sleep I have to take the time to catch up.
6. I feel really bad doing it, but it has to be done.
7. But I'm REALLY scared you're all going to forget about me in my absence.
8. So I'm going to resort to bribery.
9. I promise I will return on Monday with an awesome contest. Make sure you stop by--you won't want to miss it.
10. I...can't think of a 10th thing. So I'll just say HAVE A GREAT WEEK and loathe myself for pretty much writing the lamest blog post ever.
See you next week!
1. I know I'm supposed to be finishing my Shannon Style revision series today, but sadly I just don't have the time. Also, I kind of feel like this:
2. It's really my own fault. For some strange reason EVERYTHING was happening in February and March. And apparently I went crazypants and was like: well hello tiny slot of empty space in my already full calendar: I SHOULD FILL YOU.
3. No really. For example: On Thursday I'm now driving up to Big Sur for the AB Lit Big Sur Writer's Workshop.
4. I was not planning to go to this workshop. I wanted to go. But I was not planning it. After all, I was JUST at the San Francisco Writers Conference last week.
5. But, through a series of strange coincidences and events (plus lots and lots of emails), I am now going.
6. Part of me is SO RIDICULOUSLY EXCITED I can't stop doing this:
7. The other, more practical part of me is thinking about laundry and packing up again and the seven hour drive from So Cal to Big Sur (yes...SEVEN HOURS!!!!)--not to mention cleaning my pages up enough for the intense critiques--and feeling like this:
8. So...I apologize in advance for being a bit like this:
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Sweet ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ's!!! Take care
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Rest well you...I'd sing, but really, no one should have to endure that. See you on the 'morrow!
I can't even imagine what kind of contest you would rank as one of your best. You're kinda famous for your contests, ya know?! Rest well, today!
P.S. I got my package yesterday--THANK YOU!!! :-)
Oooh, contest! Lemme guess, the winner has to do your laundry? ;)
Get rested up!
Welcome home, silly.
Lists can be fun. I can't wait till tomorrow for the contest. :)
We are going to Disney next week! I hope we have as much fun as you did!
xoxo -- Hilary
Maybe you can get to bed early and have a little recovery time. Jet lag interests me. It seems so weird, but it totally gets me! Can't wait for tomorrow's post!
I hate laundry. :( I hope the jet lag goes away!