Feeling a Little Upset...

Okay, so my cousin Gina sends me a message on Myspace. No biggie, we randomly contact one another since we have some of the same interests. However, this message deeply upsets me. It's an invite...to a surprise get-together on Sept. 25th for my sister's birthday (who doesn't read this blog, so no worries) that's being held by Gina, Sonya, Christy, and Amanda. Okay, so I'm happy Laura is turning 17, but...I just feel like I'll be odd person out if I go. I was invited...which means, obviously, that I had NOTHING to do with the organizing. I'm a party guest at my own sisters party...that sounds like there's nothing wrong with that, but there is. I always feel like this at family functions...Like I'm only being invited because I have to be.

That all sounds a little selfish, but I'm sorry. I do want to celebrate my sister's birth, but I don't want to be treated like I'm a horrible person for not being the one to think of it first. Now, I know what you're thinking, "Oh, they're you're family and they're just trying to do what's nice for Laura." That would be utterly fantastic if that were true. But I know my bloodline. They like to play big. They can't help it, it's genetic. But...well, right now I'm just flailing for words. Just reading that email gave me an awful feeling and made me want to cry.

Am I a horrible person? Should I go or not? I just don't know.

Anyone Watch the VMAs?

Okay, so this is a random topic for me, and everyone's talking about it...but yeah, Kanye West sucks. Poor Taylor looked like she was going to cry. I looked over at Preston right then and said, "I hope Beyonce does win something...she'll take that time to apologize." But she did one better. Ladies, I think if anyone needs a modern woman to look up to, Beyonce's not a bad start. She's not uber-skinny, she's a powerful force for female independence while not being a FemaNazi, and she's just an all-around gracious person. Anyhow, that's my personal opinion.

Oh, and yeah, I teared up at the MJ tribute. I'm just a glutton for punishment. I felt so stupid. I'm over it, I swear!

Oh, and I'm almost done with Untested (finally)! Only the epilogue and the prologue of the sequel to go! Then, I'm moving on to finish Baby Makes Three (of which I recently put up chapter 8...which turned out to be longer than what I imagined it would be) and All Fall Down, switching alternately between each one. So, as I work on the epilogue for Untested, I'll probably be working on the next chapter for All Fall Down as well.

So, random from me. Bye!

Burnt and Lovin' It AKA Back from the Beach

Okay, so Best Weekend Ever! I so didn't want to come home from the beach...not because of my fiance...I missed him quite a bit...but I just didn't want to go back to class! Blah, classes...Anyway, loved the condo we stayed it. I'll post the pictures I took on my facebook as soon as I get them developed. I also came home with a kitty-kitty. I meant to post a picture of me and Squeak at the top of this blog...but I have an hour to kill here at UNA and my picture is at home. Oh well. On a funny note concerning Squeak...that cat has the worse gas of any cat I've ever met! Man, she is constantly passing gas, it seems. And even I can smell it...and my nose doesn't work right!

Classes, meanwhile on the homefront, are going all right. I have papers coming out the wazoo this semester, but that's okay. I'll just take 'em on one at a time (God, I hope none of them are due on the same day...must look into this...). In one class alone I have like three papers due in...none of them are terribly long though...10 pages at the most.

On the writing front, I'm moving much slower than I would like to. I've been dead tired in the afternoons all this week. I need to catch up on my class reading this weekend, as well as my chapter updates reading...but most of all, I must write. I must produce chapters--plural--this weekend. My sanity depends upon it! I managed to squeeze out a chapter of All Fall Down last night...I should go reread that now to make sure it's okay. I was so dead tired when I was writing it, but I would not go to sleep until I finished it. Well, it's out there now. I must work on/finish the next chapter of Untested this weekend...I only have two updates left on that damn story. Why must I always slow down right at the end? I think I might have a tiny problem with closure...well, I didn't with To Be History...but I was so tired of that story it was ridiculous. Funny that the last few chapters of it, though, had been my favorite. Anyhow, back to the present...Untested is almost finished...I'll follow it up with the Prologue of Trials, its sequel, then move on to finish Baby Makes Three...probably slowly finish All Fall Down as well. After that, I'm tackling How to be a Dhampire...on that note, I should really title/semi-outline its sequel...yes, that one will have a sequel too.

Anyway, I've rambled. I'll blog more later about some more random writing stuff.

About to reply to a review for All Fall Down,

Trish