Sunday Sundries--Moodiness Edition

Okay, I'm feeling pretty good, because I just did a good edit on the first 188 pages of one of my novels and it's reading really smooth. I also did some date and fact checking to make sure the movies and TV shows I referenced all were running before when the book occurred. Nailed it. I also used Google Translator to put a phrase I had into French.

So, I've also got a bunch of new music coming and did some organizing of my music files. At Big Lots, you can get an 11 GB flash drive for under $12 and while organizing some of my older files, I found some old files I thought I'd lost. Then, I was able to get some family pictures over to family members in my hometown.  All in all, it was a productive weekend, unless you factor in that I need to do some dishes and still need to get out and organize all my winter clothes.

Never enough time in the day. I'm just grateful I'm writing again. Let me share some files with you, so I can get this folder moved onto my flash drive:

Did I mention I also wrote a whole section of what will become the third series of books? Since it is fairly explicit, I plan on marketing it separately as a stand alone short story. While in the grand scheme of things, it's not much, but I'm pleased to be productive. Not like this guy, but still|:

On the other hand, I've stayed off Facebook and Pinterest a little more this week. Probably a good thing. For a few weeks there, I seemed constantly on one or the other. Something to consider:

In part of one of my novels, I send a character to Japan. A friend is a Godzilla fan and this made me smile:

I was trying to download some music from our local library's Freegal site, where they allow you three free downloads per week, but I was told I had to "update" my library card. We'll get that taken care of tomorrow. This totally rocks:

Gotta love smart people, right? This made me think and laugh:

And I needed to laugh this week. Had a little case of the blues. I promise myself, my husband and my doctor and you that if need be, I will go on The Better Living Through Chemistry plan, but right now, I heeded Lucy's advice:

This was just a great picture, though sometimes, I feel it:

I took a couple of philosophy classes a long, long time ago. I forgot this theory:

I also skimmed through a Silhouette Romance novel and grabbed a whole bag full of used books at one of the local stores. Reading always makes me feel better.

And I hope I've been able to bring a smile to your face--have a great week, everybody!

Sunday Sundries--Christmas Edition Part I

Looking through some of the family pictures for some things to print and send along with Christmas cards, I have some to share with you, along with of course, some snarky cartoons and funnies.

This is a Patricia Anderle piece, Christmas Cardinal Sampler, from a Better Homes & Gardens Counted Cross-Stitch magazine. It is hanging by our front door and I love it lots.

This is me--with no clue why Mom cut the picture around me, but it looks like I'm having a pretty good Christmas.

This is something I found going through the family pictures that hadn't seen the light of day in 40-50 years. It's a picture of my dad, probably back in the early 40s.  How cool is that?

One of the best Christmas presents ever--Prissy Lou. Mom brought her home for me as a kitten and she promptly ran up the tree, knocking it down. She became a daddy's girl when I went to college and she was a wonderful listener.

Another picture of me with my much older brothers--I'd forgotten I had a xylophone!

This looked like awsomeness to me! Imagine a topiary Godzilla that's life-sized and breathes smoke! Love it a lot.

Today is two weeks before Christmas. Does that scare you as much as Mr. Frank's Monster?

BWAAHAHAHA! Sorry, I thought it was funny.

Does this make up for it? He doesn't even have to be wrapped. 

Wishing everybody peace and love over the next few weeks. Take care of yourself and take care of others. Remember the greatest gift you can give is your time and thoughtfulness. More later, I promise!