So I’m working on this book submission for a writing contest, and I have as usual seized up when it comes to the ‘by’ part. I have this very fine name here at my disposal: Catherine Eileen Murphy. I thought for a long time that Catherine E. Murphy would look splendid on a book cover. Except when people see the name Catherine, they diminutize it to Cathy, and I truly hate being called Cathy. Of all the diminutives of Catherine that there are, I *really* loathe that one. It’s a…
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perfect colors
I was just outside walking Chantico. I happened to glance up to see a brilliantly yellow and black butterfly fluttering from a tree, and very suddenly, I became tremendously *aware* of all the vivid colors I was seeing. The sky is deeper than sky blue; a few random twists of clouds contrast very brightly against it. The buildings here are a red-brown, reflecting sunlight on one side, made rich by shadow on the other. Leaves are still new, fading a little from spring-green, but not yet darkened to summer shades.…
hungry
Sooooooo hungry! I should, like, eat something. o.o Gnaaah. Was up til midnight last night, working on a synopsis. Writing synopses is *hard*. I wrote 5 pages in 2 hours. Gnaah! Ok, I need to go get some fud.
baby pictures!
Baby pictures! My cousin Moira had a baby boy, Edward Hugh Ireland, on March 10th. Isn’t he a cutie? *laugh* I think he’s a cutie! Hee hee hee! In other news, the chiro says my back is improving rapidly and next week he’ll give me some real exercises to do. Yay me! :)
stuff for the condo
Let’s see. Screen doors for the front and back doors, fix the unbalanced washing machine, fix the leaking dishwasher, fix the heat that won’t turn off in the basement, fix the leak that has sprung in the downstairs floor. Oh, the screen on the living room window is bent out of shape, too. Except the landlord isn’t in. Frell.