Last Sunday, I received a phone call I wasn't expecting. Like how most of these usually go, no one was expecting it. My mom called to say that Lisa, my sister, was being careflited down to Texas Women's Hospital in downtown Houston for severe preeclampsia (high blood pressure during pregnancy). The doctors at the ER had decided she would either be on bed rest for the remainder … [Read more...] about How I Spent My First Week of September
Nuttiness. Pure Nuttiness.
It seems that I can't have anything calm. I've pushed myself really hard this week to prove that I can work on my novel, put in 15 hours with my job, fulfill my duties as Content Manager for Kombo, crank out content for my other two gaming websites, write my novel, and work on a game review. The answer is, I can't. Notice I mentioned nothing of Gabe? Yeah, he's been a bit … [Read more...] about Nuttiness. Pure Nuttiness.
Just…WOW
Reading Pretty Little Liars has made me realize two things: 1) I could never write young adult chick-lit because I am definitely not up on the fashion designer lingo; and 2) I am so happy I don't have a daughter, because if this is really what teenage girls do and talk about, I'm not sure I'd be able to sleep at night. … [Read more...] about Just…WOW
I’m actually working on my novel!
I've been saying since I had Gabe that I would start to seriously work on my novel once he turned two. Then that became after E3. Then I had to make myself actually work. I've been setting aside Sundays for novel work, and so far, it's worked out splendidly. I gathered all of my notes that vie been jotting down for the last five years (not lying about the time frame) and worked … [Read more...] about I’m actually working on my novel!
District 9
So. District 9. Wow. Definitely not what I was expecting, and I'm so glad I NetFlixed it. … [Read more...] about District 9