Upon closing on our new house Friday afternoon, Jeff and I immediately set to work redecorating. If anyone is interested in knowing what not to do when redecorating, feel free to contact us. We’ve made every possible error in the wallpaper removal process. Okay, not really. But I’d rather have made every mistake in the [...]
Archive > April 2006
Publishing Nightmare
Last night I dreamt of a publication opportunity.
“Your deadline is May 31!” said my mom.
“May 31?” My heart rate sped up. “I can’t have anything ready by May 31! I’m on vacation till June, planning for a July deadline!”
“That’s when they want the ravioli!” Mom replied.
Oh. So this isn’t about The Collapse of Camelot, which [...]
Life in a restaurant
“It’s like living in a fancy restaurant,” said Mr. Burt.
A statement like that makes one assume LR cooked a nice, tasty meal, right?
Well no. LR didn’t cook a horrid, disgusting meal. She didn’t cook anything at all. It’s morning. LR doesn’t cook in the morning. Mr. Burt was not teasing LR about cold cereal breakfast, [...]
Laundered Technology
Another housekeeping disaster has occurred in the Burt household, this time related only to the kitchen in that the laundry room is attached to the kitchen. Yes – it was a laundry accident. Yes – LR does the laundry. No – it was not LR’s fault. It’s Mr. Burt’s responsibility to empty his jeans pockets [...]
Teasers and Travails
“A small helicopter crashes in north Dallas with two people inside. Did they make it out alive? Find out at 9.”
Is the local nightly news so starved for viewers that they have to treat human lives as a teaser trailer for a thriller?
Speaking of thrillers (loosely), I’ve completed my first round of revisions in The [...]
