We had a fantastic work night on Monday for our Writing Group. I actually wrote. Really! We all have chosen goals to acomplish between solstices. Mine is to write and polish two short stories. It’s lovely to be writing.

The w0rd-vixens, belleweather, smuga, bloodlossgirl, and I had lots to chat about; plots and designs, murders and missions, music and madness. (We also had a Gr4mm3r-Fox, Ray, Show up later)

I’ve decided to work with asking casual motivation questions to help fill in the holes of things I’m working on.

Last night, my husband and I met two people, Jason and Stephanie, who tracked me down via the internet, and my Halo tendencies, we sat and chatted, and then played some Halo. They are very nice, and good at Halo. We look forward to seeing them again.

Our A/C is fixed. All hail the cool air that gives life and meaning to our domicile. I think I am sleeping better now that we’re not sleeping on the floor in the basement. I am also feeling less stress this week, which is lovely. This also means I can finally hold art night over at our place tonight! woo.

This weekend is our anniversary. We’re going to spend the day and night in milwaukee. I’ve booked a room at a B&B near the down town area, The Acanthus, and we plan on wandering about the Milwaukee Museum for the day. I’ve never been there, and am thrilled. We once took a trip to the Chicago Museum. That’s a fond memory. I can’t wait to make more. I’ve never stayed at a B&B, and am very thrilled. Yay! some time for just us!

Sunday we’ll likely share a dinner with my parents, and grandparents at Porta Bella, whom we share an anniversary with. (4 generations, 3 still living) My mother and law and her husband may join us as well. It’s becoming a tradition.

We had a fantastic work night on Monday for our Writing Group. I actually wrote. Really! We all have chosen goals to acomplish between solstices. Mine is to write and polish two short stories. It’s lovely to be writing.

The w0rd-vixens, belleweather, Kim, Heather, and I had lots to chat about; plots and designs, murders and missions, music and madness. (We also had a Gr4mm3r-Fox, Ray, Show up later)

I’ve decided to work with asking casual motivation questions to help fill in the holes of things I’m working on.

Last night, my husband and I met two people, Jason and Stephanie, who tracked me down via the internet, and my Halo tendencies, we sat and chatted, and then played some Halo. They are very nice, and good at Halo. We look forward to seeing them again.

Our A/C is fixed. All hail the cool air that gives life and meaning to our domicile. I think I am sleeping better now that we’re not sleeping on the floor in the basement. I am also feeling less stress this week, which is lovely. This also means I can finally hold art night over at our place tonight! woo.

This weekend is our anniversary. We’re going to spend the day and night in Milwaukee. I’ve booked a room at a B&B near the down town area, The Acanthus, and we plan on wandering about the Milwaukee Museum for the day. I’ve never been there, and am thrilled. We once took a trip to the Chicago Museum. That’s a fond memory. I can’t wait to make more. I’ve never stayed at a B&B, and am very thrilled. Yay! some time for just us!

Sunday we’ll likely share a dinner with my parents, and grandparents at Porta Bella, whom we share an anniversary with. (4 generations, 3 still living) My mother and law and her husband may join us as well. It’s becoming a tradition.

1. Use Fanfiction.net’s Search > Story By Summary and look up your name in either Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings.
2. If there are any Mary Sues that share your name, pick the worst-sounding one and post the summary:

The Book Report by zambini

When Hannah and Stacie got electrocuted, they were transported into the world of Harry Potter. How will they cope in a new world, and what friends will each person make?

All the rest of my results seemed to be song-fic based on the ‘Stacie’s Mom’ song or the song by Stacie Orricio(sp?).

What’s your Mary Sue been up to?

1. Use Fanfiction.net’s Search > Story By Summary and look up your name in either Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings.

2. If there are any Mary Sues that share your name, pick the worst-sounding one and post the summary:
The Book Report by zambini
When Hannah and Stacie got electrocuted, they were transported into the world of Harry Potter. How will they cope in a new world, and what friends will each person make?

All the rest of my results seemed to be song-fic based on the ‘Stacie’s Mom’ song or the song by Stacie Orricio(sp?).

What’s your Mary Sue been up to?

also see ‘ comic!

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McDonald’s has these go-active happy meal for adults that come with these cheap stepometers, and some brochures about being more active, how many steps one should be taking a day, and a link to http://www.presidentschallenge.org .

I decided to give it a go, and signed up on the website. The president’s challenge is an extension of the elementary school program that has kids all over the nation doing so many crunches and pull ups for medals and such.

They have a couple options, but the one I chose, three weeks ago was the Active Lifestyle one. It asks you to do 30min of activity 5 days a week for 6 out of 8 weeks. You log your activities, which can include your stepometer steps, dancing, walking, and juggling. I’ve been mostly counting steps and juggling.

I’ve found though, that trying to extend my steps to 5000 a day (5000= about 30min), just a few extra steps here and there, being more open to finding avenues for activity is really helping me.

Starting on my 4th week tommorrow, I have two complete weeks (president’s challenge fills in an arm of a 5 pointed star for each day of activity, and then a full week is a complete star in another section.) So, two full stars, and one week in the middle where I only completed the activity requirement for 4 days of the week.

The overall result is, I am more active than I was three weeks ago. Any more activity than the almost nothing activity I had been doing. It also helps to think of these things as activity and not purely ‘exercise’. Also, my ‘week’ starts on tuesdays. I think that helps too.

Friday, I even went and got a new card to go to the health club I joined with my family in 87, then Mom and I walked around the inner track for around twenty minutes. We’re going to try to go a couple times a week.

Saturday, I may have done little aside from my shower and a fanfic readathon, but I did get outside and walk for around the neighborhood for 30 min under the bluest sky I’ve seen in a long time.

Juggled for about an hour tonight, I can do it while watching TV, it doesn’t seem to take much practice to get a little better each time. Juggling is nice, I can do it just about anywhere, and I really do enjoy it. I should pick up some clubs though, for some variety and more heavy practice. Juggling 3 balls does elevate my heartrate after a bit, but I know that clubs would be a real work out, especially because I’m not very good at them, and all the drops means lots of bending and picking stuff up off the ground.

I have some really clear memories of juggling during college. Some are a bit lonely, but clear. A couple of really pleasurable ones involve people and interaction. I don’t want to ever give it up.

30 min of some sort of activity, that’s actually not all that tough.

McDonald’s has these go-active happy meal for adults that come with these cheap stepometers, and some brochures about being more active, how many steps one should be taking a day, and a link to http://www.presidentschallenge.org.

I decided to give it a go, and signed up on the website. The president’s challenge is an extension of the elementary school program that has kids all over the nation doing so many crunches and pull ups for medals and such.

They have a couple options, but the one I chose, three weeks ago was the Active Lifestyle one. It asks you to do 30min of activity 5 days a week for 6 out of 8 weeks. You log your activities, which can include your stepometer steps, dancing, walking, and juggling. I’ve been mostly counting steps and juggling.

I’ve found though, that trying to extend my steps to 5000 a day (5000= about 30min), just a few extra steps here and there, being more open to finding avenues for activity is really helping me.

Starting on my 4th week tommorrow, I have two complete weeks (president’s challenge fills in an arm of a 5 pointed star for each day of activity, and then a full week is a complete star in another section.) So, two full stars, and one week in the middle where I only completed the activity requirement for 4 days of the week.

The overall result is, I am more active than I was three weeks ago. Any more activity than the almost nothing activity I had been doing. It also helps to think of these things as activity and not purely ‘exercise’. Also, my ‘week’ starts on tuesdays. I think that helps too.

Friday, I even went and got a new card to go to the health club I joined with my family in 87, then Mom and I walked around the inner track for around twenty minutes. We’re going to try to go a couple times a week.

Saturday, I may have done little aside from my shower and a fanfic readathon, but I did get outside and walk for around the neighborhood for 30 min under the bluest sky I’ve seen in a long time.

Juggled for about an hour tonight, I can do it while watching TV, it doesn’t seem to take much practice to get a little better each time. Juggling is nice, I can do it just about anywhere, and I really do enjoy it. I should pick up some clubs though, for some variety and more heavy practice. Juggling 3 balls does elevate my heartrate after a bit, but I know that clubs would be a real work out, especially because I’m not very good at them, and all the drops means lots of bending and picking stuff up off the ground.

I have some really clear memories of juggling during college. Some are a bit lonely, but clear. A couple of really pleasurable ones involve people and interaction. I don’t want to ever give it up.

30 min of some sort of activity, that’s actually not all that tough.

this is very interesting.

i would just like to state, for the record, that i’ve read more harry potter fanfic in the last two days than i have all year.