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Why not discuss Chocolate and Marshmallow?

Who knows the most about chocolate?

Weddings are always interesting to say the least. Liaxiaolang I do hate to tell you this, being gay doesn't exclude you from marriage. I've been to a number of gay marriages as well. They can be wonderful or just as interesting.

Are we talking about marshmallow fluff now?

Amazing the friendships you can create here. Yes day by day if you wish to you can make friends and deep that friendship. I know I have been doing that with people I met here. Anyway, was busy as hell today. The whole morning was spent running around like a nut. I started this morning off going to my Weight Watcher's meeting. Wish I could say it was a huge loss but I did lose 2 pounds. I know I shouldn't complain but just wish it would melt off already. Well didn't put it on in a day so not going to drop off in one either. At least I am watching the scale go in the right direction. After that it was off to get a quick hair cut. When you look like you have a fro or like a dust mop has moved onto your head you know you are over due to get one. Then I had to do some shopping for things for friends and myself. This might sound odd but you know you are really losing weight when you need to go buy underwear. When yours won't stay on any longer it is time to buy new ones in a size smaller. Sigh. Then went to do food shopping. Needed to pick up some fruits, vegetables, and yogurt. For me those are staples in the house and in my daily routine now. Learning to once again cook and use spices instead of breading, broil and bake to keep things juicy, and just stay aware of what you are eating. My biggest problem hasn't been that I eat too much or junk food. My biggest problem is I skip meals and don't enough so the doctor yells at me that I put my body into starvation mode and eating lettuce will make me gain weight. The things you learn as you try to lose weight. Who knew you had to eat so much to get your weight down? I got out some cards I wanted to mail that for me were late Halloween cards. The rest of mine were mailed early with the problems they are expecting to have in the post office. The internet is wonderful for so many things but it is killing the post office because other than bills no one is really sending cards or mail anymore. Joy. Anyway my biggest issue is my character doesn't want to cooperate as his story unwinds. Right now I'm so frustrated want to put him in front of a bus and let it end with an accident but I won't. I know I am not the only writer to have problems getting a character to behave. Oh well. Have a good night all.

Who would like to answer that?

wouldn't we be able to guess?

Who needs the fluffer now?

I'm trying Mark. Not always easy but I try to keep my chin up.

Well I don't know about that but I was a teacher in a private school and figured I had seen some strange names and unlikely pronunciations but the worst had to be a student I had. The name is Karen. How would you pronounce it? To me there is only one way - Karen. I have a cousin with that name. I was informed I didn't know the name and should call it out correctly. I had been corrected by her and her parents. For those of you wondering Karen is properly pronounced COR _ RIN. Makes perfect sense to me, not. All I know is once this kid leaves school everyone she meets who sees her name is going to call her Karen.

Can I play photographer?

Okay so it was another interesting night at work. It is getting so the drama there at work could infuse life into any old soap opera. Feels like you need a score card to keep track of who is dating who, who isn’t friends with who, who is has an in with the junior mangers so may not have to work and can disappear to talk or go on cigarette breaks whenever they like. I long for the store I use to work in where rules mattered and policies were followed. In the mean time I can happily announce I have finally finished Red. It is in the hands of my editor and my new beta. So we can see just what happens to this one. This little story will be a four parter. I’ll admit I have a problem. I read too many fairy tales and myths as a child so if something is open for that you can bet I will take a shot at it. Red, I will admit, came about because fellow GAer, Elezbed, suggested I take a crack at Little Red Riding Hood. Okay so I have a cape, a woodcutter, a grandmother, a wolf, and Red from the original. If you have read any of my retellings of the fairy tales you know I am going to turn that on its ear and I do. Oh well. I just hope it will be well received when it is posted. I have less than five chapters of Accidents Happen left. It is sad to see Charlie’s story coming to an end. He was a really sweet character and has been opening so many doors for me here at GA. His little story has sort of gotten me noticed. I will be sorry to see him go. My next major project is one that Andy commented on and suggested I detail. So my Summer Anthology piece is going to be expanded and reworked. Jonas is my next character to breathe full life into and see what that brings. Finally I am enjoying the cooler temps at night. It is so much more comfortable and I also want to do more when you can just be comfortable. I was never much of a summer person. I have always adored the spring or fall. Those are the two seasons of vibrant color. In the spring flowers are blooming, the grass turning green, and the birds are filling the air with color and song. Fall brings the sweet fruits and vegetables of the season, the falling leaves in bright reds, oranges, yellows, and browns. Then both seasons are cool enough for a light jacket but you neither are constantly freezing or sweating your butt off. So that is about all I have to say. Tomorrow I am up early on my day off for my Weight Watchers meeting. Then I have just a bit of shopping to do. I have a feeling I might have to run out to Riverhead to get what I want for an upcoming birthday. Other than that I can’t say I have much to complain about. Hope everyone is having a good one.

Why? Were you asking me to pose?

Would you want to be the sexy centerfold?

Why wouldn't the centerfold get part of the profits?

Yeah, things are just going on at work. I love having degrees and not being able to work in that field. Nothing like having gone and spent all that money and then be told you can't work in it. Mean time for those wondering, I spent ten years as a restaurant manager right out of high school with no degree. Taught for four years till the private school I was in went under, and then retail. All I can say is, 'shoot me now!' It would be much kinder.

Life? Hmm. Isn't that what happens when you aren't looking?

Who wants to be the subject for the next set of pictures?

Wouldn't you need permission before you showed them off?

Okay today was sort of a mixed bag of stuff. I guess it is always that way. For those who care to read just hang on cause the mind is overdrive and I just hope the fingers can keep up. First up is my job. I didn't wait I just put in for the only week I knew my co-worker was on vacation. So I'm presently trying to get the second week of October off. I will know tomorrow if I got it or not. Willing to bet money at this point that I didn't. Anyway I am going to put in for some assorted days off to try and have a life. I am buying tickets for my father's birthday for Patti Page who is going to be performing in Patchogue. There is someone coming up to Long Island who wants to meet for coffee and I am more than happy to do that. Also trying to get someone to come up to see me but will have to see how that goes. Secondly as a surprise a book I ordered, well it seems like forever ago arrived in the mail today. I now have something to look forward to and read the first chance I get. Third up is a new story. I am working on Charlie who on Wednesday will be off to the editor and beta cause I am beefing up the chapter a bit. However, I got side tracked a bit. I asked for an idea and Elezbed made a suggestion for a story. I jumped on it. However that was suppose to be a short story. Maybe, two to three pages at most. It hasn't worked out that way. Every time I turn around I seem to be pushing more and more into it and revising it. It hasn't even gotten to see a beta reader or an editor yet. What was going to be a quick filler has instead turned into a full out apocalyptic fairy tale revised and totally changed till you just might barely recognize what had started out as an homage to it. Now it is totally different, dark, and yeah just not my normal thing but hopefully it turns out well. Fourth in my line of projects was some beta work for KC Grim. For those who haven't read this author just let me remind you that he did take third in the novella contest. The man does have some nice writing chops and his new stuff is going to be a great read. Now I know how my betas and editors feel when I hand them a story. In a word, I am waiting for more. Finally I picked up the last of my cards. While 90% of my Halloween cards had been bought and mailed I've recently become close enough friends with four other people that I had to run out and get what I needed. All I can say is beware if I friend you, you are in for one hell of a lot of cards. Anyway I am now looking at the clock as it draws ever closer to one am and realize I am still sitting in front of the computer typing. I wish you all a good night or good day. I am off to bed. Enjoy!

Who would want pictures of me?

Okay Joey I hope I am not too late for this. Question 1 = What is your favorite season? (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter) Question 2 = Which of these do you prefer - Earthquake, Tsunami, Firestorm, Blizzard, Volcanic Eruption, Lightning Storm, Hurricane? Question 3 - Do you like Castles or Quests? Question 4 - Do you prefer Chariot or Ship? Question 5 = Which do you prize more? - Firemaking or lightmaking. Question 6 = What sounds better, the deception of the hand or the fleetness of the foot? Question 7 = Pick one - Charisma, Dexterity, Constitution, Luck or Intelligence Question 8 = Which is more important? - Knowing your enemies or Knowing your friends? Question 9 = Which do you prefer - The vast and mysterious Amazon or the ancient and knowing Nile? Question 10 = Which of the following is more accurate - The hand deceives the eye -or- Wisdom is correct knowledge correctly applied? Question 11 = Would you rather die young and glorious or old and experienced? Question 12 = Which attracts you more? - A great imperial capital city of murder, intrigue and fortune or a cozy warm cottage deep in a far off forest glade?

Why would I want to see naked pictures?

Okay, I’m having problems all over. This is the second attempt to post this blog so let’s see how it goes. Got a nice message from Myr the first time telling me the site was updating. Let me begin by apologizing. This blog is going to be a bit of me just complaining. Feel free to read other things. In the meantime if you have been looking to see what I am up to I do say I’m sorry. Things here have been a bit out of whack. My father is now home from his vacation. The only problem seems to be the dog has now imprinted on me. He might be home but she is running to see and will only seemingly listen now to me. All I need for him to say is the dog is mine so he is getting a new one and I will be moving into a new place. The room will have a nice padded walls and my new jacket will have long white sleeves that tie in the back, if you catch my drift. Now of course comes the time I describe the joys of my job. I started off today by having to be up before dawn to go to a morning meeting. It wasn’t a store meeting, it was a department meeting. Why? Because instead of reinforcing the employees positively, they feel by having meeting after meeting while screaming we are dropping down will be a good way to get those in the department to perform. After all threatening your job works, right?? At least at first till people begin to tune you out. So there I was at work bright and early then had three hours to waste between my meeting and my scheduled shift. I went home with plans of catching a nap but that never happened. Then when I went back in it was confirmed that the two weeks I had put in for vacation was denied. This wasn’t the first time I had been denied. I’ve been told before that too many put in for this week or that. You were last so we had to deny you. I’m all about being fair but that is how I ended up without a vacation last year. To be honest usually I don’t care about vacations. Every year you accumulate 40 hours of vacation time to use when and as you would like. Presently I have one hundred and twenty one hours. Do the math. Right. I haven’t had a vacation now in three years. Normally even when I take time off it doesn’t mean I plan to do anything. I can be extremely lazy. I mean, time off is supposed to be used to recharge your batteries. Some people lay on the beach. Me, I would prefer to curl up on the couch and plow through the books I bought and haven’t had time to read, or maybe just sit down and write for a while. However, this time was going to be something different for me. Two solid weeks off with pay and I had plans. Originally I was going to spend a few days from the first week going back up to Connecticut to see friends. I have not been able to see them as I would like so this would give me free range to check in on them and I had made some loose plans. Okay, so if I lost the first week it would have been a pain but I wouldn’t have complained too much. The second week was sort of special. Yes, I’ll admit it. I have been one of those chatting with someone from the internet. It has been going on since May. You finally reach the point where you just want to sit down and talk to someone face to face. See if you click and if you can be friends. We had hoped to spend three days together solidly down in Pennsylvania or even taking a trip to DC. Those plans now of course are also gone. Why? Well I can thank my company and indirectly my boss. My boss I blame for not posting the changes. I’ve worked at this company for six years. They have always blocked out from the first full week in November to the middle of February and told the employees in my department there would be no vacations at all. They joys of working retail, and in plain English, they suck. However you get use to it. That was why I took the last two weeks of October off. It would give me the time to relax, have fun, and recharge before the holiday bull crap began. Of course no one bothered to tell me that this year the company had announced the new blackout dates would be from October 24th to February 15th. That is right, Ladies and Gentleman, my vacation time was requested in the blackout dates and I never knew it so they were instantly denied. To add insult to injury I was told I could request two days off together to do what I needed to. So basically I could get like a Wednesday and Thursday off to drive six to eight hours down to see him, maybe have dinner, talk and find a hotel room where I could crash over night. Then get up, find him, maybe have breakfast and begin the six to eight hour drive to get home so I could be at work on Friday morning. Thanks, but no thanks. I’ve put in for another vacation time for the 8th to the 15th of October. Who knows if they will accept it or not? Me, I’m just tired of it all. Even if I get this new time off I won’t be able to do as I wanted or see who I had planned because this won’t work for any of them. I’m thrilled, so it will probably be just me home alone with Dad. I’ll simply say I miss the days when I taught school. You had a set schedule, you were off for holidays, and you had summers off too if you wanted them. You knew what you were paid for, and meetings were done when it was convenient for everyone. Instead I work in retail hell and wonder if I will ever finish up. I hope your day and life is going better dear reader. Sorry if you read this all. I am sort of tired and burnt, so please forgive me.

Why? Is someone checking out my butt?