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I want to write books so badly!

Then I sit down, and I choke.

I hate this.

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Books and Reading

Today, I read a book called Sold by Patricia McCormick. A novel about a girl sold into prostitution. It’s scary because it’s REAL. It’s a novel, but that kind of stuff really does happen. My mouth dropped at certain parts, I had to go back and reread parts to be sure I really was reading what I was reading. The horrors of that kind of life, all spelled out, emotionally in a free-verse novel.

It will haunt me.

Over the past week, I have read Cut by the same author, and Crank by Ellen Hopkins. In between that, I managed to fit in Specials by Scott Westerfeld. Yes, I’ve been busy, devouring books like I devour peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Cut is dramatic, a good look inside the mind of a cutter, and her slow recovery. Crank tells the story of a girl who got addicted to meth, in free verse (I love Hopkins’ free verse style), and Specials is the third book in the Uglies trilogy (Uglies, Pretties, Specials), books set hundreds of years in the future which deal with governmental control and brainwashing, surgery, mutilation, and rebellion. The Uglies trilogy is very intense and adventure-packed. Very little romance, and was hard for me to follow at times–the action was that fierce.

I have a huge stack of more books to tackle, but I think I’ll soak my feet for a while and watch High School Musical. ‘Til next time!

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Gettin’ Jiggy Wit’ It

Now it’s my turn to steal surveys from helenatural!!

Onward!

Beginning Questions:

1. Where did you take your default pic?
I took it in the loft at Bauer St.

2. What exactly are you wearing right now?
a red sweater, tan cords, brown oxfords

3. What is your current problem?
money, or lack thereof, actually

4. What makes you most happy?
AIDAN, reading, good food, feeling warm and secure

5. What’s the name of the song that you’re listening to?
No music at the moment.

6. Has anyone you’ve been close with passed away?
Not recently

7. Do you ever watch MTV?
Nope. Don’t have cable. Don’t miss it, either.

8. What’s something that really annoys you?
Rudeness.

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Chapter 1:

1. Middle name:
Lanean

2. Nickname(s):
Ronni

3. Current location:
At home

4. Eye color:
Hazel

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Chapter 2:

1. Do you live with your parents?
Nope

2. Do you get along with your parent(s)?
For the most part.

3. Are your parents married/separated/divorced?
Divorced

4. Do you have any siblings?:
a younger sister

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Chapter 3:

What’s your favourite…

1. Ice Cream:
chocolate with M&M mix-in

2. Season:
Autumn

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Chapter 4:

Do you…

1. Write on your hand:
No

2. Call people back:
I’m really bad at that. I’ll usually email you if you call me.

3. Sleep on a certain side of the bed?
I sleep in the middle, but if someone is with me, I sleep on the left side. It’s closer to the bathroom, and plus, Aidan always gets in before me.

4. Have any bad habits?
Of course.

5. Have any mental health issues?
I get depressed a lot.

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Chapter 5:

Have you ever…

1. Broken a bone?
Nope

2. Sprained stuff?
Nope

3. Had physical therapy?
Nope

4. Gotten stitches?
Yes

5.Taken painkillers?
Yes

6. Gone SCUBA diving or snorkeling?
No

7. Been stung by a bee?
Yes

8. Thrown up at the dentist?
No

9. Had detention?
Yes

10. Been sent to the principal’s office?
No

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Chapter 6:

Who/What was the last..

1. Movie(s) you watched?
The Covenant

2. Person to text you?
Star

3. Person you called?
AT&T

4. Person you hugged?
Aidan and Lucy

5. Person you tackled?
Aidan πŸ˜€

6. Kissed?
Aidan

7. Thing you ate?
chocolate candy ball from the “big butt basket”

8. Thing you drank?
water

9. Thing you said?
I don’t remember!!!

Five Good Things
1. free donuts at work
2. the smell of The American Heritage College Thesaurus 1st edition (mmmm)
3. getting the foot massager thingy I earned from doing so many Zoompanel surveys
4. the scent of Nag Champa (double mmmmm)
5. High School Musical, to be watched tonight!

Thank you to those people who signed up using my link for Hits4Pay! πŸ™‚

And I am hungry–what should I eat??? I’m craving beef again, like some kind of carnivore. Mmm, red meat. How shall I remedy this craving??

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Potluck Entry

So, in order to “slowly” earn some extra money while still hunting for a part-time position that goes with the hours I’m available and will give me enough of a boost to not feel so panicked and allow me to eat out at a Bob Evans or something every once in a while, I signed up for this thing called Hits4Pay. Basically, all I do is view some websites (most of them are viewing ads for those sites that say “Earn $500 a day working from home” which of course, you’re not obligated to do) and then I get credited 2 cents per ad. It’s brainless work, really, and I got $10 just for signing up. You don’t pay any fees, and it doesn’t take a lot of time. I won’t get rich doing this, but it’ll be nice to earn a few extra bucks a month anyway. Then I can get myself a Whopper without feeling too guilty.

If you’d like to sign up, click here: http://hits4pay.com/members/index.cgi?lilrongal
Seriously, it’s really easy. Slow going, but better than doing nothing.

Five Happy Things:
1. The LJ community. Oh my goodness. What adorable icons!! πŸ™‚
2. Books, glorious books!
3. A certain little kitty who has made herself comfortable on my lap.
4. Working on revising the ZB style guide.
5. Dinner in the oven. It smells so amazing!

I suppose that’s all for now. πŸ™‚ See ya!

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Good Things

1. Finding Aqua Teen Hunger Force clips on YouTube.
2. Finally locating the Teen section at the library.
3. Checking out loads more books from the library. πŸ˜€
4. DSL up and running with little hassle.
5. Space heaters.
6. Hostess Ding Dongs.
7. Cute little boys who have curly hair.
8. Healing crystals.
9. Writing letters.
10. Cuddly kitties.
11. Finding random Rollos in random places on my desk at work, left by The Rollo Fairy.
12. Spending the evening in the glider and reading.

…and a meme/survey thingy…

Stolen from helenatural

My Childhood Ambition:
I was always interested in weird stuff, like being a CPR instructor or working in a toy factory. I started writing when I was 11.

My Fondest Memory:
Meeting MMC in 1993.

My Favourite Retreat:
Disney World, or Chicago. Or my bedroom, under the electric blanket.

My Wildest Dream:
Being a best-selling author.

My Proudest Moment:
Hmm…

My Biggest Challenge:
Not being so hard on myself.

My Alarm Clock is:
Really cool-looking! Retro-like.

My Perfect Day:
Staying in, cuddling, playing on the computer or reading.

My First Job was:
A deli clerk.

My Most Decadent Indulgence:
None anymore, but I loved to get 90-minute massages.

My Inspiration:
Just about anything.

My New Years Resolutions:
The Dec. 31st entry’ll tell ya.

My Ideal Companion:
πŸ™‚

My Favourite Colour:
Pink

The Last Book I Read:
Pretties by Scott Westerfeld.

How many Books I Read in 2006:
About 108.

My Ideal Home Would be:
Somewhere pretty and warm, and close to my loved ones.

I am Expert at:
Being Aidan’s mommy.

My Funniest Joke:
Poop.

My Favorite Animal:
Lucy, followed by giraffes and panda bears.

My Favorite Breakfast:
I like the Rooty Tooty Fresh & Fruity from IHOP. All bacon, eggs scrambled hard, strawberry topping on the pancakes. Mmmm.

My Favorite Snack:
Chocolate

My Favourite TV Show:
N/A

My Couch:
Is non-existent at the moment.

Your Greatest Fear:
Hell

Your Favorite Entertainer:
N/A

Your Favourite Meat & Veggie:
I like beef, and spinach.

Worst Person in the World:

And the Ass Size Survey:

ASS SIZE SURVEY

There is a new study out about women and how they feel about their asses.

I thought the results were pretty interesting:

25% of women think their ass is too fat…

10% of women think their ass is too skinny..

The other 65% say that they don’t care; they love him, he’s a good man, and they would have married him anyway.

Off to read now. Night!

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