"The Woman and the Cat"
Once upon a time there lived a woman who owned a cat. Being a cat, he was naturally a very proud beast. Being that he was an indoor cat, he had long ago forsaken his hunter's claws in exchange for two free feedings everyday.
Being such a proud beast, he considered all things below him. When the woman called, he ignored her. He lazed about and shed his fur where he pleased. He slept or groomed himself for most of the day.
One thing the cat loved to do was sit in windows. When the woman opened them to let in fresh air, he would inevitably jump into the windowsill. He could reliably be found sitting in whichever window currently received the most sunshine. Everything he saw both within and without the house he claimed as his own. Such was his pride.
One day the woman was expecting company. She went about the house wiping down the windows to make her home as presentable as possible. The cat, seeing her fuss about the windows, arrogantly assumed she was opening the windows for his enjoyment. Once she had finished about a particular window, he climbed to the back of the futon and leapt for all he was worth.
The window, still being closed, proved a remarkable deterrent for his body. He made to hang onto the ledge, but having surrendered his claws long ago had nothing with which to scrabble for purchase. In the end, he fell to the floor.
His antics, observed by the woman, drew much laughing scorn down upon his head. When the woman had finished laughing, she saw that his crash into the window had dirtied it again, thus necessitating a second cleaning. She upbraided the stupidity of the cat loud and long, forcing him to slink under the bed and nurse his doubly wounded pride.
Moral:
Look before you leap.
OR
Pride comes before a fall!
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Friday, June 17, 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Back in Town, Feverishly Trying to Get Caught Up
We're back. Long story short: she's recovering with grim prospects. Going to leave it at that.
In _fantastic_ news, "Shackled" sold a copy today, breaking it's almost 50 (fifty!) day no-sale streak. I think I hurt myself initially by pricing it too high out of the gate. It's been languishing, but I'm considering having a sale to get people to try it. Though, since it's out of New Releases, I'd have to find some other way to get the word out. So much to do, so little time...
I'm behind on "Coward" but will make a big push tomorrow and Thursday to get where I want to stand. I should probably call off work tomorrow, but really cannot afford to miss more than the two days I already missed :(
Anyway, home safe and sound. Picking up the cat from mom's tomorrow. Dog came with us and was remarkably well behaved in the 10-hour ride down there and the 14-hour ride back!! Yay, dog!
In _fantastic_ news, "Shackled" sold a copy today, breaking it's almost 50 (fifty!) day no-sale streak. I think I hurt myself initially by pricing it too high out of the gate. It's been languishing, but I'm considering having a sale to get people to try it. Though, since it's out of New Releases, I'd have to find some other way to get the word out. So much to do, so little time...
I'm behind on "Coward" but will make a big push tomorrow and Thursday to get where I want to stand. I should probably call off work tomorrow, but really cannot afford to miss more than the two days I already missed :(
Anyway, home safe and sound. Picking up the cat from mom's tomorrow. Dog came with us and was remarkably well behaved in the 10-hour ride down there and the 14-hour ride back!! Yay, dog!
Monday, February 14, 2011
Compulsive Drag
Anyone who reads this knows by now - my book is due for release this week. In fact, I took a 9-day unpaid vacation to make it happen.
I just finished editing Chapter 30. Here's my lame but sincere statement: Editing takes a long time. I really thought I'd buzz through and be done, but attempting to put forth the best product I can - it takes time. I may have to bump back my release to FRIDAY :( Lost a lot of time today (don't regret it!) on Valentine's shenanigans. It's the way of things. I do feel like maybe I have a fear of releasing it, which is part of the reason I'm so far behind (hence today's title: Compulsive Drag!)
On a more personal note: Valentine's Day!
I'm impressed with my partner as we both bought each other very thoughtful gifts. We also went out for dinner and a movie (No Strings Attached, chick flick wheeee!) The movie was alright. My biggest complaint is that they have a lot of completely unnecessary rude (mostly sexual) statements. I felt it detracted from the story, some of the dialogue was just rough and jarring. At the very beginning of the movie, a young Adam is crying and as the last line in the scene says something obscene to the young Emma that felt out of place. I know it turns out to be the connection with the next scene but... maybe I'm getting old :P
The weather was also cooperative enough today that I took Ajax for a walk. I'd love to take him on daily walks if the snow would stop piling up to my bum in the STREET (Okay, maybe closer to ankle, but that's far less dramatic). We don't even have sidewalks around here, nor do the plows grace us with their presence (which is ridiculous, really, seeing as how we are IN the city on the property line between two cities, yay suburban sprawl!).
My stitches itched like crazy today and I'm just trying to keep my fingernails outta there. They come out on the 16th, so at least there's that :)
My cat is about 14~15 years old. Sadly, I think he's on his way out. I'm just trying to keep an eye on him and keep him comfortable. I've had him since I was a freshman in high school, so we go way back!
I've been pulling out some of my old music and loading it up while I write, to keep the constantly mobile part of my brain active while I write. If you like many of the following bands, we may be able to take a road trip together!:
American Head Charge
Jack's Mannequin
Snow Patrol
Godhead
Cold
Panic! at the Disco
Buckcherry
Crossbreed
Il Nino
Lollipop Lust Kill
Stereomud
Sum 41
Orgy
Anyone? Anyone? Buehler?
I just finished editing Chapter 30. Here's my lame but sincere statement: Editing takes a long time. I really thought I'd buzz through and be done, but attempting to put forth the best product I can - it takes time. I may have to bump back my release to FRIDAY :( Lost a lot of time today (don't regret it!) on Valentine's shenanigans. It's the way of things. I do feel like maybe I have a fear of releasing it, which is part of the reason I'm so far behind (hence today's title: Compulsive Drag!)
On a more personal note: Valentine's Day!
I'm impressed with my partner as we both bought each other very thoughtful gifts. We also went out for dinner and a movie (No Strings Attached, chick flick wheeee!) The movie was alright. My biggest complaint is that they have a lot of completely unnecessary rude (mostly sexual) statements. I felt it detracted from the story, some of the dialogue was just rough and jarring. At the very beginning of the movie, a young Adam is crying and as the last line in the scene says something obscene to the young Emma that felt out of place. I know it turns out to be the connection with the next scene but... maybe I'm getting old :P
The weather was also cooperative enough today that I took Ajax for a walk. I'd love to take him on daily walks if the snow would stop piling up to my bum in the STREET (Okay, maybe closer to ankle, but that's far less dramatic). We don't even have sidewalks around here, nor do the plows grace us with their presence (which is ridiculous, really, seeing as how we are IN the city on the property line between two cities, yay suburban sprawl!).
My stitches itched like crazy today and I'm just trying to keep my fingernails outta there. They come out on the 16th, so at least there's that :)
My cat is about 14~15 years old. Sadly, I think he's on his way out. I'm just trying to keep an eye on him and keep him comfortable. I've had him since I was a freshman in high school, so we go way back!
I've been pulling out some of my old music and loading it up while I write, to keep the constantly mobile part of my brain active while I write. If you like many of the following bands, we may be able to take a road trip together!:
American Head Charge
Jack's Mannequin
Snow Patrol
Godhead
Cold
Panic! at the Disco
Buckcherry
Crossbreed
Il Nino
Lollipop Lust Kill
Stereomud
Sum 41
Orgy
Anyone? Anyone? Buehler?
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