When we’re watching or reading a story that isn’t working, before we give up in disgust, questions start going through our heads. Why is he (the character) doing that? What does this mean? How did she do that? What about XYZ that you said in chapter 2? WTF?
As I’m doing the revision on this [...]
Sometimes, often in the first 100 pages of a first draft, the story soars along, and each night firing up the laptop is like tuning into a brand new episode of a favorite show. What will happen next? The characters phone in and dish. I sit, watch, and eat snacks. It’s awesome.
At other times, [...]
The dogwoods are blooming.
They are like these floating, white, clouds among the trees. Even if it is quite dark, the white flowers catch the light and just burn. The blooms only last a week or so. We probably have twenty of them visible out the windows of the yurt, [...]
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today's yoga practice
- wednesday
February 8, 2012 | 11:35 amFull Primary.
- tuesday
February 8, 2012 | 11:34 amFull Moon.
- monday
February 8, 2012 | 11:34 amFull Primary.
- sunday
February 6, 2012 | 10:06 amFull Primary with Sharath’s CD.
- friday
February 3, 2012 | 7:17 pmIntermediate to Tittibasana, Swensized versions of most of it. Felt wonderful. I think I might start doing this more often.
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- remains of the play
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- the source of my power
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- the yip-yips do not cause childhood obesity
- lucille ball moment
- 2 stories, 1 joke, and a song
- unexpected benefit of living in a round house #27
- go, go, godzilla!
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- butterfly house
- going all erin brockovich on your ass
- diggers watch tv, too
- cool felt picture fun for kiddos
- triple chocolate pudding goop, or, this way lies madness
- the way of the bento
- screen time for fun and profit
- spike and buffy got screwed--now with proof! (part 1)
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