my topnine for 2019
I couldn’t get the Topnine app to work for me, so I picked my own top nine images from Instagram this year:
Category: Courtney / Random
elf off the shelf
tfw you’re watching ELF for the second time ever, and the first time was 15 years ago, and suddenly Tyrion Lannister walks in
the marvelous toy
Courtesy of Alexa, I have just revisited a vivid childhood memory that I think I have avoided for what might be decades. I grew up listening to holiday mixtapes that my parents recorded in the early ’70s, late 70s, early 80s. These were the “classic” holiday faves via Bing Crosby, Brenda Lee, John Denver, Nat …
join me in the hot tub
Just some brief newsy things. I swear, at some point I really will offer some material with meat here. I am so very entranced with all the paradigm-changing gobbledigook I’ve been intaking lately, it’s gotta come out here at some point. And it will. But for now, updatery: As promised, here’s a link to my …
dragons, sociopaths, and zombie elves
YIPPEE! I love these stories and am so excited to share them with you!!! So, in case you didn’t know it yet — a few days back, I pubbed my latest book: The Elven Dead and Other Legends of the Light-Walkers! This one is an anthology of 5 short stories and one novella, all set …
what to do with this blog
I don’t know what to do with this blog. I always have good intentions, especially at the start of the year. New Year’s resolutions are fantastic! New Year’s resolutions suck! The age-old story of all human constructs, pretty much. I could philosophize further on that, but I’ve done that before, and regurgitation takes too much …
junowrimowrapup
I won. 50,539 words in 30 days. BANGERANG. And now, Camp NaNoWrimo, during which I shall endeavor to write another 30,000 words on this story. Should be do-able. In stat updates, I have finally succeeded in introducing all the suspects. For my next trick, I’ll re-emphasize the apparent guilt of the primary suspect. Watch and …
junowrimo day 5
Today was no good for writing. Mental and emotional life stressors got to me, and I made a conscious choice to intake The Last Jedi for the second time instead of write. It was a health thing. NO REGERTS*. today’s wordcount: 270 total wordcount: 12,285 *intentional
2017 Book Reads and 2018 Reading Hopes
As has become my annual tradition, here’s a list of the books I read during the previous year. In 2017 I read 66 books, beating my 2016 record of 64. Beating 2016’s record was my goal, so go me. For 2018, my goal is to read a non-fiction book concurrently with every fiction read. I’ve …
current events; also, stereoscopic vision really freaks me out sometimes
The second half of this entry’s title was a note I emailed to myself more than 3 years ago under subject “blog not tweet.” Actually, the email’s subject line reads, “blog not twwet,” but Ima chalk that up to typo-ing. As it turns out, there are twelve emails nested under that subject, so I’m sharing …