The No News is No News Purgatory Thread, Volume 8

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eta: para, go you! but please do take a break! i think
i've got about 160k to read before mexico retreat next
saturday and that's a lot for me!!

Next weekend I'm off home to see the family. Feet up, puppy in lap, time to write. :D
 

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Para, hooray for clink-clinking, but you NEED a break. Enjoy it.


Re: Duotrope: I don't see any changes at all, really. I only have 3 things on sub, so I don't log in that often.
 

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Yep, I was lurking. Apologies for sending a private message to the thread. Although my son's naked appearance on the balcony was pretty amusing.

And obviously, I can't work on more than one thing at once! : )
 

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Next weekend I'm off home to see the family. Feet up, puppy in lap, time to write. :D

*puts Handbag of Doom away*

Good! You need to have a rest, missus!
 

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*puts Handbag of Doom away*

!

Speaking of handbags, my kiddos are intensely curious what the Queen carries in her handbag. They've worked up this whole scenario where it's lead-lined so she can whack somebody if necessary, and that there's probably also a taser in there. I told them, probably not. :)
 

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Amarie - how inventive. There is definitely a story in there!
 

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Sunna - OMG that text exchange made me LOL.:D

lwalker - that's great!
 

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Hi, lovely Purgies!

I just got off the phone with my beloved JennW. Talking to her always adds sunshine to my day. :LilLove:

I got another form rejection yesterday and sent out a revenge query. :evil They will love me, oh, yes, they will.

It's definitely time for a cupcake. Who wants one? *passes them out*
 

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Amarie, I love it. That would be another one for those "what your mom things you do" memes. e.g.

What Prince Harry wishes his gram would carry in her handbag.
What the Queen wishes she could carry.
What MI5 wishes she would carry.
What she really carries.

I could have fun populating that list, but I need to get work done. Can you guys light a fire under my butt?

ETA: I'll take the cupcake, Shveta. RQ away.
 

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*lights scented candle under Haupe's butt*

*leaves Haupe to wonder whether or not it's a roman candle in disguise*

*watches Haupe attack work with alacrity*
Perfect, and I didn't have to tell you what I had for lunch first. ;)

Okay. Internet Blocker activate....now.
 

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Sunna, that's something I would totally do. It's not your fault her phone carrier sucks. : )

(((Tas))) I agree, Revenge Application!

xiao, Ewwwww. They picked the wrong place to hatch.

It feels like -6 here. It's crazy. I'm not used to it. So, I am ashamed to admit, I drove the 0.7 miles to the gym rather than walking or taking the bus (which I usually do). My breath froze to the rear window of my car. But I got my favorite spot on the weight floor. Minor victories, really.
 

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That would be another one for those "what your mom things you do" memes. e.g.

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someone please enlighten me. I don't know what a meme is, though I have glimmers from Haupe's post, but I see the word around and have never understood it.
 

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Meme is a shortening of the word memetics, so an idea/thought that spreads through a group of people.

Things like i can haz cheezburger cats and the like are memes, images/similar thoughts multiplying and circulating through the internet!
 

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Very cool video featuring paper art. Clovia, I think this is up your alley.

That's amazing, I love that it's filmed juuust slow enough for you to really see that it's real paper. But the best thing is how the singer is apparently backed up by Alvin and The Chipmunks. It's great they have work.
 

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Go shveta!!

And thanks everyone for the messages and FB and Twitter love.

Whose life is this that I have stumbled into?

*passes out cupcakes and punch*

*bounces on couch*
 

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Yep! It's from a Miyazaki film called Kiki's Delivery Service. I highly recommend it!

ETA: Sunna, LOL.

Love that movie, and Jiji is definitely the best part. "You'd think they'd never seen a girl and her cat on a broom before."
 

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I'm back because I already did one thing that eluded completion the entire morning. :crazy:
That's amazing, I love that it's filmed juuust slow enough for you to really see that it's real paper. But the best thing is how the singer is apparently backed up by Alvin and The Chipmunks. It's great they have work.
*snort* White part might ruin a poplar movie for you, if you haven't seen it yet. Read with caution: Have you seen Les Mis? While I enjoyed it...yeah.

Amarie, sorry, I didn't mean to be oblique. Here's a blog with a number of posts which illustrate that meme. Your kids might like to play along.
 

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Speaking of handbags, my kiddos are intensely curious what the Queen carries in her handbag. They've worked up this whole scenario where it's lead-lined so she can whack somebody if necessary, and that there's probably also a taser in there. I told them, probably not. :)

I'll see if my cousin knows. He's a royal correspondent for one of the British papers. :D
 

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While I have no idea what's in the Queen's purse--a few Kleenex, a linty half-roll of Livesavers, that bead that fell off something, pix of the grandkids--I read that how she carries it serves as a signal to her staff. There's a way for "I'm not feeling well" and another for "Get me out of here!"

I'd work out something like that for my purse, but nobody'd pay any attention.

Maryn, on her own at royal events
 

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I'll see if my cousin knows. He's a royal correspondent for one of the British papers. :D

I'm going with "corgi puppy."

Hey ya. Repped as I went.

Promotion...I'm fortunate to be a part of this giveaway. I've already gotten over 150 new FB likes. In a day.

Otherwise, here in SF, trying to settle in. I have like one thing a day on my list of "real world" stuff to try and accomplish -- by which I mean, "non-writing stuff." Because I have so much of that latter category, yeah, one of the real world a day is plenty. Plus, it's just trying to figure out how to operate in a new city, yanno? Where things are. How things work. I've been up here a ton but it's different when it's just a few days or a week at a time.

Writing...I have page proofs. Acknowledgments. Promo stuff. Those are due next week. I have a blog post to write tonight. A panel to moderate in a little over a week. Other stuff I'm forgetting.

Oh, yeah, a book to write.
 
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