Random Monday- Going Feral
DH is out of town for business. I’m turning feral. Last night for dinner I had:
- yogurt
- strawberries
- bite of ham
- two crackers
- hunk of cucumber.
I’ve also spent part of the weekend watching multiple episodes of My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding. Those are hours of my life I’ll never get back.
It wasn’t all fun and games. I also mastered how to use Scrivener. This is a fancy schmancy writing software that a few friends swear by. There’s nothing I like more than a nifty writing gadget so I bought it. I spent a couple days reading the manual. I learned one valuable thing- I am incapable of reading technical manuals. I was beginning to despair, but then someone pointed me towards some on line video tutorials. Now I’ve made that software my bitch. I’m using the cork board and organizing things. Look out- I’m going to make a killer book on this bad boy.
In sad news, our neighbours have announced they are moving. We really like these neighbours and so I did briefly consider sabotaging their plans by attending their open house and saying things in a loud voice like: “wow- you’d never guess about the sewage leak they had.” or “I wonder if they still have an infestation of rats?” However, since I like them I have decided against this plan. Instead I intend to ask all potential buyers to complete a 25 page application, a personal interview and a battery of psychological tests.
It’s real estate season here. This week we’ve had three real estate agents knock on the door to ask if we’ve considered moving. I wonder if this method of drumming up work actually works. Like you might be sitting in your house watching tacky gypsy weddings, have a real estate agent stop by and then think “what the heck, let’s move.”
What did you get up to this weekend?
June 25th, 2012 at 7:16 am
When we lived in the lake house in TN, people used to pull their boats up to our retaining wall and ask if we wanted to sell our place! We should’ve said yes because a couple of years later, after the housing market collapsed, we couldn’t give the place away. Not that I think you should sell your house. I love it.
And except for the bite of ham, your dinner sounds perfectly reasonable and delicious to me.
June 25th, 2012 at 7:36 am
The yogurt to cracker ratio sounds delicious. I couldn’t have calculated it better myself!
My weekend was non-stop! I went to ALA for the first time. It was amazing! I couldn’t believe I’ve never heard of it before!
I also had a half Christmas Eve party last night. We wore ugly Christmas sweater, ate delicious food, and attempted to make egg nog. We even had a Christmas tree.
I think my neighbors now believe me to be a lunatic. Which is fine.
This software sounds very interesting. Scrivener…I’ve never heard of it. Now that you’ve made it your official bitch and have been using it, would you recommend it 100%? What are some things you like and dislike about it? I’m looking for some good writing software right now.
June 25th, 2012 at 8:19 am
Ironically enough, I moved this past weekend! Hah!
I dabbled a bit with Scrivener and really enjoyed it, but haven’t yet bought it (I used a free trial). It has lots of great features, like how you can put all the dialogue from one character into one screen, edit it, and the changes become effective on the original manuscript. The corkboard is terrific!
June 25th, 2012 at 8:33 am
We went up to the Fox River Valley area of Illinois (Batavia/Geneva/St. Charles, IL) and attended a car show. It was hot, sunny, sweaty, and FUN. But it was a late night yesterday getting home, and my poor old body is really protesting today…..
June 25th, 2012 at 8:49 am
That’s awesome Kim, thanks for sharing. I’m getting more and more interested in Scrivener the more I hear about it!
June 25th, 2012 at 11:32 am
Move.
Here.