June 12, 2008
Things I Love Thursday
I have submitted my book to HarperCollins. They say on the website We will respond as quickly as possible - assessment generally takes four to six weeks, but may take longer. I am a nervous ball of nervous. I must forget about it. I must forget about it. I must.......be a nervous ball of nervous.
Actually I'm half expecting it to be returned to me for inadequate postage. 159 pages makes a heavy fat envelope.
Being persnicketty. Ok, well, I don't really enjoy it, but I like that I can feel comfortable enough to have tantrums and be stupidly angry for a while and then I can get over it and apologise to Lee and everything is alright again.
The PJs that Seraph sent me are just so comfy. I mean, I know I have been all about the onesies, but they have the distinct drawback that you have to get naked if you want to go to the bathroom when you're wearing them. Seperate pj pants and top keeps me warm when I go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, and are still really comfy!
Coming home. There's nothing like leaving work, knowing the work day is over and getting home to a nice quiet apartment (apart from the traffic noise and the music from the vertical bungee) and being able to breathe out and relax and snuggle under a blankie.
Sex and the City movie, because the more I think about it, the more I enjoyed it. I liked the way the characters felt real emotions and were all with the not coping. I wasn't huge on the schmoopy ending but I did like the clothes and the shoes (mostly) and the girlfriends taking care of each other. Plus, movies about writers make me happy. With the exception of Secret Window which had just one redeeming feature and that is the evil squirrel.
Typing when I don't feel like writing new stuff and redrafting as I go. I think I have found the way I work most efficiently. I also like that I have been sufficiently good at making myself write that I haven't had to go to the Te Papa library away from all the stuff at home to make myself do it.
Maybe I should reward myself by going to Sweet Mother's Kitchen with my notebook next Wednesday? Have a milkshake and a hot chocolate and a beignet and be a wanky 'look at me I'm writing in a cafe' type. Sounds awesome.
Honourable mentions: The 'save the planet, it's the only one with whales' badge I bought at Te Papa, living in the middle of town was especially awesome this week with two Courtenay Place base social events, other people being happy about my writing achievements, my Lee who cuddles me even when I've been persnicketty and the smell of slow cookering meat. (Two weeks running for that last one. Thursday must be slow cooker day!)
Please share what you're thankful for today in comments or your own post.
PoF: blankie
CO: hungry for meat.
Edited to add, a couple of hours later....Skipping the make-up swing class to see the new M. Night Shymalan film, passing 30,000 words on my superhero chicklit and spending quality time with Lee.
Posted by jenni at June 12, 2008 05:34 PM