Runescape

I've been eating up free time in Seattle with a little Runescape again. It's been a while, and while the game is decidedly easy to play, it is fun in its own little way. There are just so many different skills and abilities to master, not just hack and slash like many other RPGs, that you can get a sense of accomplishment in just a couple hours of play.

As for Seattle... I really just don't want to leave. It's beautiful here. I'm enjoying it immensely, even driving through the traffic. I wish I knew when I'd be able to come back.

Seattle

I'm in Seattle today. It was a long drive, with lots of traffic. Salem was the worst with construction and several back ups, and it ended up taking an hour to get through this one city.

Everyone said the traffic in Seattle proper was awful. Well, down town I'd have to agree. If I plan to spend much time there (which I do) I will end up forgoing the car and using the bus service. However, the rest of Seattle, Bellevue, etc. etc. seemed perfectly fine to drive in. (This coming from a person who learned to drive in ND, where there is absolutely no traffic)

As for the job searching... I have one job which seems to fit what I want in a job. If it can fit my needs for paying bills... well that's the question isn't it. They make fantastic chocolates though, and the people are nice. We'll have to see what happens.

I still want to be in Seattle by December. Wish I could be here now! I really don't want to go back to CA.

If global warming will make extreme weather that means the population will prolly be cut down. Less need for industry and a halt to global warming. Equaling out. Not that I'm for it, just saying... Sometimes nature has to take its course because eventually everything works out.

Happy birthday to me!

Updates

I've updated My Bibliography over on Authors Den to show some of my best work, and delete dead links.

I've started submitting Letters of Introduction (loi) to a few markets. (Hey, I'm here. Look at me *Waves Wildly*)

I also added a new gameboard to Etsy. Alice in wonderland. Always loved that story.

Back to Writing

It's about time.
I've been working, off and on, on a couple of projects. "Curse of the Mermaid", (paranormal romance novel), and a few non-fiction pieces.

I published Top Five Tearjerkers: Movies that Make You Cry over on AC.

I'm also working on getting "Scarecrow" published. It's a horror/paranormal sort of story, and flash fiction, so placing it will be a little more difficult, but worth it.

School is out for the summer, and I've yet to decide if I will be returning for next semester. I do need to take three classes, but with work it's been difficult, and if I am going to devote more time to writing I may not have time.

I say give myself the summer to do the writing, and if I start to get some sales I'll hold off on the college for another year, until I can cut back on the "real" job.

So I tried something new for my Etsy. Some book marks with my artwork on them... They are kinda cute, and I like using them myself. They are a perfect size, and thickness. Don't bend the spines on my books or anything. Plus they stand up to repeated use a lot better since they are laminated.

Haven't sold anything on Etsy in a long time... but I at least had fun making them.

New Zombie Movie?

I'm a big fan of zombie movies, especially Resident Evil, and Shawn of the Dead... so wasn't it a fun surprise to meet not one, but 3 people who had just finished filming a zombie flick nearby.

The first one came into the Chevron and mentioned how hot it was. I asked if he was on vacation, and he said "No, actually we just got finished filming a zombie movie. Ya, I got to be a zombie and was killed three times."

Apparently he was working in the background, but they ran out of extras so they slapped some makeup and zombie bits on him, and killed him a few times.

The other two came in later. She had an ID from New York, and I'd never seen one before. They bend, which I thought was interesting. So I asked them if they were on vacation, and they mentioned working on a film as well.

"Oh, the zombie movie?" I asked.

They were a little surprised that I'd already heard about it.

I'll have to keep a look out for new zombie movies. I have no idea what it was called, though the first guy did say it was a major production, not just a fan film. I can think of several nearby places that would make interesting filming locals too.

Saw this at the truck stop the other night...

Evil Children

Evil children seem to be a running thing in many movies. Children of the corn, and Resident Evil come to mind.

I always loved this scene from Barbarella... Not only evil children, but dolls too. Makes me understand why some people HATE dolls.