Hola Purgies!
As usual, I'm late to the party. I can see you've already trashed the new place. Glitter all over the furniture, Cindy left crumbs all over the couch from her Chinese bun, Becky's crashed on a pillow pile in the corner, and Caleb's rolling around on the floor. (Eeeew - is that a fur ball stuck to his head? Let me guess - Cricket stopped by, right?) And WHO FORGOT TO CLEAN THE CUISINART!!! The sparkly residue is blinding me. And I think I just missed Pamela Anderson dashing by in a red swim suit. Thanks!
Well, at least one of Shveta's cupcakes is left over and I can see Cake put up some nice curtains. Hmmm, is that a rum cake some newbie dropped off? And what's that in the crock pot with the sweet potatoes? I think it's moving...
* pops marshmallow into mouth - spits back into hand * What is this? A veggie marshmallow!
It's always a disaster on the first night, cleaning up after you all. On the bright side, no one peed in the corner like when we opened volume 7. That's a plus.
* plops down on couch - knocks Dys off * (Hey - at least it's
off and not
up!)
Welcome to Purgatory, Idontknowwhatimdoing! (For some reason, every time I see your name, my mind abbreviates it as "idiot".)
(((Kiahanna))) I hope things get better at work. (Great job with the fear stare.)
(((Shveta))) for the Full R.
(((Vandal))) Sorry about your troubles.
(((Copper))) for the R and the crazy terrible personal stuff.
(((Mayqueen))) you too for the terrible personal stuff.
(((Lily and idontknow))) for the broken laptops.
(((Blond))) for the writing cramps
(((APM))) for the fading Fulls. Hang in there!
LRB - congrats on kiddo's scholarship! And thanks for the Purgy update! (I see you got rid of my disappointing twin.)
LynDee - WOOHOO! for the novella contract! When is it due?
Dys - Yay! for surviving your first day of teaching! (Another high-five!)
Smiley - good luck on the job front! WOOT! for unsolicited submission and vamp dust for your new queries!
Lily - WOOT! for the Book 3 promo!
Snappy - I'm glad your agent meeting went well! Tell us the deets when you can!
Cindy - your brush art is beautiful! Well done!
Cricket - so glad your agent didn't dump you! So what was the call about?
Jo - Yay! for healthy baby boy! and WOOHOO for agent's email! Good luck with the proposal!
Mike - congrats on placing your short story!
Tas - job vamp dust for you! (I pinched a bit for myself.)
Speaking of jobs, it's been a loooong 2 days. Yesterday was my last day in the job after 8 years, and I was at work until 11 pm taking care of all the loose ends. Earlier in the day I called for an appointment at a job fair next month and the lady told me they had an opening in the one today, so I was up until 1:30 am tweaking my resume, then back up at 5:30 to get there in time. One of the speakers had this monotone voice and I was searching for toothpicks for my eyelids. I made a few contacts and sent out 3 resumes this afternoon. Today marks the official first day of my new job search. (I'm still employed - I've got 101 days of Leave and TAD on the books, so I've got some time.)
My voice is naturally low and soft, especially when I have a cold. I've had people call it a 'bedroom voice'
Oooooh, really? * searches London phone directory *
BTW, where's Cuddles? We can't properly open a new thread without him?