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Defying the Groundhog

2FebruarySuzanne1 CommentHome in the Rookery, Just for Laughs

I’ve decided that winter can be a state of the mind, and I’m not participating in it.Â Even after the Florida trip–or maybe, because the FL trip was so chilly–I’ve beenÂ finished with winter for several weeks now.Â And the weather really hasn’t been bad.Â Nothing a little perspective can’t claim is spring capriciousness at work.

Hurray For Wasted Days

30JanuarySuzanneHome in the Rookery, Just for Laughs

Did you ever have a day that was so weighed down by its own ‘To Do’ list it stayed in bed and scrapped the whole thing?Â Today was like that.Â Or, at least, the first half.Â A day which really had no business doing anything but nose-to-the-grindestone work, and at an efficiency level that would

Pictures Of Our Expedition

28JanuarySuzanne2 CommentsExploring (travel)

Tonight I look around and find myself not only home, but in one piece.Â So, I guess it’s time to get up the report forÂ the trip.Â Since I’m way too lazy to write ten thousand words (except in my books) I’ll let my pictures do most of the talking and just fill in with captions and what have you.

Check behind the cut for the full disclosure.Â Just make sure you’ve got a comfortable seat, this many pics may take a while to load.

Warm and Fuzzy Locals

20JanuarySuzanneExploring (travel)

This morning we went out for an early morning walk along the beach, and also got to climb about a bit on the rocks.Â We had a fair amount of company on the boardwalk, but this lady seemed to be taking up more than her share of the space.Â Can’t imagine what it was–she has

Pic of our Happening Hotel

19JanuarySuzanne4 CommentsExploring (travel)

So we got into Miami Beach last night, and just check out our hotel! Our room is the second gutted room from the right on the third floor.Â Just try to contain your envy. Â

Humor: The Spice of Life

14JanuarySuzanneWriting

As I whirled through the first draft of Shadow Dance I never let myself go back and fix broken bits, or adjust past chapters to fit my newly evolved plot. Okay, maybe once or twice.Â But I tried to leave it alone and slap my twitchy fingers away. However, I did create a file labeled

What’s in YOUR Burger?

12JanuarySuzanneHome in the Rookery, Just for Laughs

Over the weekend I volunteered at my son’s school for a fundraiser and was put on a concession cash register.Â The event was pretty busy and we had a steady flow of hamburgers, hot dogs, and combos thereof coming past, with the occasional candy bar or soda.Â I tried to do the friendly chat with

Looking for Wheels

10JanuarySuzanneHome in the Rookery, Just for Laughs

We went car shopping today.Â In a laxidasical, half-hearted way.Â We really do need a second car–we’ve been getting along fine for all these years with just one, but recently we’ve had a few too many times when half the family needed toÂ dance attendance toÂ a particularÂ event while the other half the family needed to simultaneously

Indiscriminate Use of False Advertising

8JanuarySuzanne4 CommentsHome in the Rookery, Just for Laughs

Our cats would like to lodge a formal protest of the gross misrepresentation and product falsification evident in this photo.Â Where, pray tell, are the Unlimited Wild Birds promised? Â Â Â

Belated Goals for 2009

6JanuarySuzanne1 CommentWriting

My Goals for 2008 were: Write one novel outline each month while finishing my degree (Jan-May) ChooseÂ top twoÂ outlines andÂ writeÂ at least oneÂ novelÂ during remainder of the year Write six full-length (non-flash) short stories Read a wide variety of fiction, a large percentage of it new to the field Read six books on writing or editing Continue 2007

Suzanne Warr

Narrative designer, game designer, author

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