Brilliance Squared (otherwise known as getting over the first Rejection)

Rejections are a part of the writing business and we all know that.
Rarely does someone submit their first manuscript and have it purchased in an auction or a pre-empt moments after submission.
I’m sure that has happened to someone, somewhere in a parallel galaxy, but honestly that’s just not how it works.
So, we writers prepare ourselves [...]

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We’ll miss you, Gary

Yes, we’ll miss you. You were one of the best players Survivor has ever seen.
But I have to give Dudd his props. He’s much more in control than I thought he was. Wow. Who’d-a-thunk-it?
Goodbye Gary. You were a helluva player. I hope Survivor will survive without you.
Good luck, Rafe. Kick Ass.
(can Mormons be gay? Rafe [...]

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For another snort…

If you laughed at the Vin Diesel list, be prepared to laugh some more….
—————————–Chuck Norris’ tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried.
Chuck Norris once roundhouse kicked someone so hard that his foot broke the speed of light, went back in time, and killed Amelia Earhart while she was flying over the Pacific Ocean.
Chuck [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving

Well, it’ll be quiet here for the next few days. Here being my blog that is.
We’ll play host to a house full of people tomorrow. Then Friday morning, we’ll be taking the mutts to hang out at the Doggie Spa until Monday while we embark on a 6 hour drive to Mobile, AL. My husband’s [...]

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Quiz Ho! Which Hogwarts Professor are You?

Flitwick – Charms
Harry Potter: Which Hogwarts professor would you be?brought to you by Quizilla

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Random Thoughts of Mel–Thanksgiving

I have nothing in particular to talk about today, so I’m just going to ramble on with a sprinkling of what’s inside my head.
Warning: Do not enter without proper neck gear. Whiplash has been known to occur to those unprepared for the Random Thoughts of Mel.
*a tumbleweed blows by*
Hmmm. Maybe my DSL connection to the [...]

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this is dedicated to the one I love

I may be in lust with Matthew McConawhatever, but my heart lies with the man in the picture. Sigh. Sorry ladies, he’s taken. But hang in there, your prince charming will show up one day. Mine did. On January 26, 1993. And I married him April of the next year. TWU WUB.
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Warning! Be prepared to snort.

Thanks to Miss Snark for posting the link to the Vin Diesel List. I nearly peed my pants. Apparently this stems from a Vin Diesel Random Fact generator. There were only 29 on the list I read, but I’ve found others and added them.
The Very Best of Vin Diesel
1.Vin Diesel once walked down the [...]

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Will the REAL Fat Fanny Please Stand Up?

What is going on this week?
First, Entertainment Tonight did it.
Then, this morning, The Today Show did it.
And I found myself to be so damn irritated, I couldn’t see straight.
What did they do? Well, ET dressed Vanessa Minnillo up in a fat suit to simulate a 350 lb woman. And The Today Show dressed Rebecca Mader [...]

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A Random Act of Bizarre

This shit only happens to me.
Tonight, I’m getting ready to retire to the bedroom. As always, I walk to the boys’ rooms and kiss them on the forehead and turn off every light in the known universe. Then, I come back to the living room, grab the cordless phone and my drink and head toward [...]

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