Must. Have. More. RAM.

At least that's what it looks like. But I've figured out how much, and what kind, and tomorrow if I get motivated, I'll go out shopping and buy the memory upgrade for my computer. And then hopefully I'll be able to go back to my normal round of visiting blogs and leaving smart alec comments.
In the meantime, have a safe and happy Labor Day.
I'm thinking cook out. :)

No TT- Again

I know, yet again no TT. Why, you ask? Because my bloody, stupid computer is possessed. Seriously. I updated the virus protection and my internet security, I've defragged the computer, and it's still running as fast as molasses flows uphill in the middle of a blizzard. I'm sure I'll get it working... eventually. But for today maintenance took up all of my computer time. And I even had a subject for todays TT.
I'll try and get around to see everybody's posts, but it might not be until tomorrow, tonight I'm helping a friend pack before she moves back to Ohio on Sunday.
Have a great evening.

The Writing Meme

Julia posted this and tagged Amy, who posted her answers and left it open to anyone who was interested, so I thought I'd give it a try. Here it is:

1. List one of your writing goals for the upcoming month, and how likely are you to accomplish it?

I have two goals for this month, I would like to finish revisions on my urban fantasy, write the cover letter and submit it. I would also like to do another pass at revising the fantasy and send that off as well.

2. What genre or subject would you like to write about that youd aren’t currently?

I've got an idea for a historical mystery, and I'd like to give that a try.

3. What is your writing lifestyle habits? How do you manage the interruptions with your writing? How do you stay positive? How do you believe in your writing success.

At the moment, my writing habits suck- and the dayjob isn't helping. But I am working on both interruptions, and I do believe that it will happen (getting published) it just might take a while longer.

4. Are you a panster or a plotter?

I'm a disorganized combination of the two. So far. I'm trying to work on my plotting more. The Fantasy series is sort of planned for four books, so I need to be able to keep track of book plots as well as series plots.

5. Who are two of your favorite current authors and why?

Only two? *g* For reading, my current favorites are Maria V. Snyder (just finished Poison Study- awesome book) and Elizabeth Peters (just reread He Shall Thunder in the Sky- very interesting book). For writing my two current favorites would be Larissa Ione, for the moral support and letting me see what she goes through with her writing and a bit of the process, as well as Lynn Viehl for her informative and educational blog posts.

6. How does your family feel about your writing?

The family is very supportive, of course they don't live with me, so they're also not around during the writing marathons when the dishes don't get done. :)

I'm not going to tag anyone, but if you do decide to do it (hey it's one more day when you don't have to rack your brain for a blog subject), just let me know you've done it so I can read what you post.

I'm Back- Sort of

Hey, I'm back from my vacation, now all I need to do is recover from it. The trip down was easy, no traffic problems, had a great book to listen to (The Falcon at the Portal), and I made it in good time. My mom's birthday party was a blast, got to see my aunt and one of my cousins as well as one of my mom's cousins and all of my siblings. And the next day I got slammed by my allergies, and the stomach as yet to forgive me (it actually took me 2 or 3 days to realize that was the problem, and not just a stomach problem). So I started taking allergy medicine and am starting to feel better, and made the drive home Saturday. So I call a friend to chat and let her know I'm home, and when I tell her what happened she replied, "You do realize that whatever hit you there will probably be blooming here in a week or so."
Shoot me now.