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31 Friday May 2019

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This month wasn’t really the greatest in reading. Most of my reading has been limited to night and I”m falling asleep rather quickly these days. Between the upcoming move, the end of school, late nights at work, late nights at home, writing has fallen by the wayside, as has reading. But some was done!

I’m having a problem with Chrome and Firefox. Chrome won’t let me scroll my pictures here on WordPress. Firefox won’t let me open Facebook games past the opening page. It pisses me off. Certain browsers do certain things and now I’m having to swap. Sucketh royally!

I received a book as a surprise gift yesterday.

THe Plum Blooms in Winter

It takes place in WW2 Japan and centers around a captured American Soldier and a Japanese Prostitute. I’m looking for a place to slide it into my challenge. If I can’t find a spot, well then, it’s become a Free Space!

I’m continuing my challenge and chipping away at it. After last month’s bonanza, I was disappointed when I looked in May’s folder to see 3 books – and the 3rd isn’t finished! I’m about 75% done with it and I don’t think I’m going to fall it over to next month. I’ll finish it in the next couple of days.

First up! First in a series

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You might remember last month I read the amazing and fabulous fantasy that probably takes place on another world –

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In which that haves – those with ‘gifts’ and the havenots ‘those without them’ are separated by more than class or money. All gifts are transferable, can even be broken up amongst family members, but one – the most powerful gift of them all. It CHOOSES where to go and the current recipient is a lowly police officer. The Shock of Night alludes to many things – how the lowly police officer became the King’s Personal Inspector, that somehow, much to the jealousy of many, the lowly police officer not only became the King’s personal Inspector, but also managed to obtain a title, therefore he was worthy of marrying the woman he loved and somehow, he managed to accuse, prove his accusation and as a result, execute a member of the nobility, who was conspiring to assassinate the king. By Divine Right came available at a great price (free) the last day of April, so in a sense, I read this part of the story backwards. All Shock of Night insinuated is explained here – the lowly police officer who makes friendly with the urchins he worries so much for in Shock. How he befriends them and why they trust him. His pissing off his superior ALL the time because he just knows this isn’t right. There are deaths, unusual deaths popping up all over continent and in his suspicions and travels and asking questions of people he’s not supposed to be asking, he keeps running into this woman from the nobility who teases him and treats him like an equal when he’s anything but….

It is a love story, a mystery, a crime thriller. It’s the book I should have read first. Seeing how there are several after Shock, I believe next year I’ll try this series again and read them in order.

Next up – A mystery

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I have not read this book before, however I’ve read this author before. I have loved her before, great sex. But in reading THIS book, I was reminded why I hadn’t read her in a while and the niggling thing about her writing that bugged me even before, but that I glossed over because of…

the great sex!

First, this is the first book in a HUGE series – The Arcane Series – in which extremely large words are thrown about to describe the paranormal and take place in the past, present, and future. The thing is, she writes the past under Amanda Quick, the present under Jayne Ann Krentz and the future or alternative universe under Jayne Castle. Confused? Me too. The books don’t run in order and bounce around all over several hundred years. That’s not my problem with the series.

My problem is the incredibly unnecessary rich, yet confusing  language. I’m a simple person. easily satisfied. This book – and with her others, I’m now reminded – seem to be a study of how quickly the story-telling can be bogged down with words no one uses except maybe at a English Professors Conference. And then not even then! Even the way lower class who live in the gutters speak better than I do. Hoity Toity!

This is the first book of a 13 book series. I don’t have an exact date, simply it takes place during Queen Victoria’s reign. It starts of with a strange, but sexy gorgeous man, hiring a single female to a secret estate, to photograph the secret estate’s Secret Society Club  artifacts. Now you’d think the female would come with tons of entourage, this thing ISN”T done, but her family is in dire financial straits, (a deep dark secret we find out about later on) and in order to keep them with a roof over their heads (that would include 2 younger siblings and a maiden aunt) Venetia (yes, that’s her name) has gone into business and THIS photo shoot will keep them in eggs and bacon for a while! She’s also decided that since she’s an independent business woman and for reasons (remember the dire financial straits) is destined to be a spinster, she wants to be ravished at least once in her life. And the strange but gorgeous sexy man (Gabriel) is just the ticket to scratch her itch.

Add in a fire, a stolen notebook, thinking he’s dead and capitalizing on said death pretending to be a widow (which puts her foot FURTHER into the door of Respectable Society to make her family’s lives nicer) and a shitload of psychic mumbo-jumbo – also said dead gorgeous sexy man returns to life and complicates her widow-hood and you have a fine tale full of words and music and me consulting a dictionary at least at every page.

And the sex is great.

I’ve read her before. NOT this series. Older historical romps with great sex. At some point, I’ll probably want to return to this series and see where all the Secret Society of Psychic Mumbo Jumbo goes. But not this year.

And last

A book recommended by a friend

The Seville Communion

This would be the movie/tv series I forget that Richard might be in, will be in, I dunno. He talks about it, several friends have read it and have gushed about exponentially! Why?

Because Father Lorenzo Quart IS Richard Armitage. I mean – tall, youngish, gorgeous. His mission, is to discover who hacked the Holy Father’s computer.

Not the Vatican’s computer. The POPE’S computer and left a very specific message to the Pope.

It is a love story, the story of a church in disrepair, the story of 3 factions wanting the church or its property for a variety of reasons. From religious to commercial purposes. It is the story of a marriage falling to pieces, it is the story of a nun on a strange sort of sabbatical. It is the story of a chronic gambler who is now in deep debt to the local mafia and what he’ll do to come up with the funds. A journalist who is as crooked and slimy as a certain sheriff of Nottingham, a story of two strange deaths and a gorgeous priest, who refers to himself as a soldier in expensive suits and shoes, sent to get the gist of the entire thing and figure out WHO hacked the Pope’s personal computer!

Oh,. And musn’t forget the Three stooges show up.

I am 75% done with the book. I plan to finish it in the next 2 days. At this point, I’ve found it to be lushly written (and translated) a complex and heady read. I’ve also found it to be sexually frustrating because… well the priest is gorgeous but still at this time, has remained true to his vows. He appreciates a beautiful woman, or even a not so beautiful woman, but he appreciates the body and the mind. And I find that so very frustrating.

Tune in next month when I tackle a book with a contest, a book with dragons, a book I bought and a diverse read! For starters! 0janLevel 3Level 4Level 5

Y’all have a great weekend!

 

It’s GuyDay!!!

31 Friday May 2019

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In my State of the Closet post, I did some damage to my allotted space allowed here on my free word blog. Means at some point pictures are going to have to go. More than likely the majority of the clothes pictures will be a start, but I’ll wait until I reach the 95% portion.

Went digging at the website for the new school system. Am perturbed with a few things – most notably the dress code, which is more restrictive and conservative. It’s not that bad – no cold shoulder, which I don’t have, but they’ve also stated no leggings. Now my OLD school system said no leggings, but I wore them anyway with LONG tunics and no one said anything. Considering how many pairs of pants I have, this shouldn’t be an issue, but I don’t like my long tunics paired with anything but leggings or skinny pants. I”m going to be good for a few weeks and then see. They also state no denim of any color. Most places say no jeans and I do wear my black jeans and white jeans and khaki jeans.

And mint jeans and pink jeans. Also the denim tunic my sister gave me!!!!

But it’s very clear – NO DENIM OF ANY KIND OR COLOR! We’ll see if I can pass off the black, white and khaki jeans as pants.

Nothing off the shoulder. 😦  Nothing sleeveless. It’s going to be hotter than blue blazes and NO sleeveless. Thank God I have boleros and lose crochet cardigans!

No extreme fashions. What is an ‘extreme’ fashion? I hope it’s not this – leggins (1)

or this

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They say this is a dress. I disagree. This sucker barely goes below my fingertips! It’s a TUNIC! (Also dresses can’t be any shorter than 2 inches above the knee. I know a few teachers at my old school who would really have fits with that! We had one whose dresses barely covered her hoohaa!

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I hope pointy toed shoes aren’t a no-no or ‘extreme’!

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It will really bother me if they say this is extreme.

I’m quite certain my thigh high boots will be a no no!

In addition, when I applied for jobs, I checked before hand to make sure that not only do they take out for Teacher Retirement, they also take out Social Security. The list I got from the Department of Labor said they did. In dinking around the employee handbook, they take out for Medicaid (elderly healthcare that Obamacare robbed and made so inferior, our elderly are having a hard time finding doctors who will take it, among other things I won’t go into here!) but not Social Security (retirement) which I’m depending on in order to retire at 65. I am not happy with this and am thinking my eventual move closer to my family will be sooner (1 to 2 years) rather than later (3+) years.

Now that I’ve regaled you with all of that, how about some Guy Day, eh?

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And there ya have it!!! Have a great weekend!

 

 

I came to the conclusion today

30 Thursday May 2019

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that I wasn’t taking my new meds right. I’m on a daily injection – which I’m VERY unhappy about – and it seems like when I stab myself, I’m NOT stabbing myself! And I’m not getting the meds I need.

So I high-tailed to my pharmacist, who was VERY happy to show me that I was doing it right, I just wasn’t waiting long enough so tonight when I stabby stabby myself, it should do what it’s supposed to do.

I hope.

I hate stabby stabby.

EITHER WAY – you know what’s coming…

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HIT ME BABY!

29 Wednesday May 2019

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No, don’t.

I’m shocked at the response of my State of Zee’s Closet post. Really, I am. Shocked. Didn’t think I’d get a dozen replies.

Had a root canal yesterday – the really bad tooth, the one I broke the back of 18 months ago. Turns out it wasn’t as bad as we thought, the decay wasn’t as bad and there was no infection or abscess. Things are tight back there right now, slightly sore, but I’ve found my Hydrocodone if I have issues sleeping tonight. A week from Thursday, I do the one I chipped last spring. This summer’s dental project will be done and over a lot sooner than I expected!

And certainly cheaper than last year’s project, that’s for sure!

I am in a mood! Please feel free to peruse and ask away!!

Post if you are a fanfiction author and would like your readers to put one of your fic titles and ask questions about it

  • 1: What inspired you to write the fic this way?
  • 2: What scene did you first put down?
  • 3: What’s your favorite line of narration?
  • 4: What’s your favorite line of dialogue?
  • 5: What part was hardest to write?
  • 6: What makes this fic special or different from all your other fics?
  • 7: Where did the title come from?
  • 8: Did any real people or events inspire any part of it?
  • 9: Were there any alternate versions of this fic?
  • 10: Why did you choose this pairing for this particular story?
  • 11: What do you like best about this fic?
  • 12: What do you like least about this fic?
  • 13: What music did you listen to, if any, to get in the mood for writing this story? Or if you didn’t listen to anything, what do you think readers should listen to to accompany us while reading?
  • 14: Is there anything you wanted readers to learn from reading this fic?
  • 15: What did you learn from writing this fic?

 

Now, remember, I have written MORE than just Richard or just Guy!!!! Ask away!

State of my Closet Address

27 Monday May 2019

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First off, we arrived home before sundown. For that, I’m mighty grateful!

And now, the post you’ve been waiting for. Have some Richard if you’re not interested.

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Memorial Day

27 Monday May 2019

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Memorial Day, holiday

When I was little, we lived in the Washington DC area. Actually, I was born in Washington DC. We lived in the area until I was 6 or 7. I remember a lot of the monuments and visiting Arlington Cemetery when I was young and I’ve always wanted to make a trip back with Spawn. It’s beautiful, especially when the cherry blossoms are in bloom.

Today, is Memorial Day, a day we honor our fallen heroes in uniform. Celebrations take many forms depending on the part of the country they’re taking part in. I am particularly reminded of the Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

I was 4 the first time I witnessed it and my father admonished me to not make a peep, no matter what and I didn’t dare disappoint my father. It appears that this lesson has not been taught to others.

If you haven’t realized this, I very much love my country. I love what she stands for, I love who she is. Today is not a day for mattress sales or picnic sales and it’s a simple excuse to barbecue, which is fine, but it’s a day to remember our honored fallen on these shores and others, those who died to protect freedoms for all.

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Addendum: Spawn and I will be leaving in about 3 hours to return home. It’s very hot here in the South (3 digits at our destination) and I doubt there will be ManCandy today.

Spawn took this

24 Friday May 2019

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yesterday at Emory. He said it’s the most relaxed and happy he’s seen me look in 2 years.

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It felt good to remove my school lanyard and my school id from my keyring, that’s for sure!

Guy Day!!!

24 Friday May 2019

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Spent the majority of the day yesterday traipsing all over Emory. As a result, my body hurts STILL, my fingers are stiff. I”m sleeping like the dead, and waking up still exhausted.

I’m realizing that 2 filing cabinet drawers weren’t gone through and I don’t care. They can have everything, as far as I”m concerned. I’m waiting to get the call or email that I ‘forgot’ to sign my final observation. Nope. I didn’t forget it. I don’t intend to sign it. It’s a piece of shit and not worth wiping my behind with.

Spawn’s appointment went great! The surgeon doesn’t want to see him for a year and his cardiologist doesn’t want to see him until his annual checkup at the end of the year. Life is some ways is returning to normal.

I begin the arduous procedure of cleaning house next week and then going through the garage the month of June to eject as much as possible. Start listing the hardbacks I know I won’t read on Amazon.

July, I start packing the house. Funfunfun!

Needless to say, I’m looking forward to GuyDay. I need a lot of that leather-clad hotness in my life right about now. So do you!

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I am sated. For about 30 minutes.

Just upset

23 Thursday May 2019

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If you don’t want to read, don’t go past the line. Have some Richard for your trouble.

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I am taking a break

20 Monday May 2019

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of packing up my room and as much as I want to be out of here by lunch Wednesday, it’s not going to happen. They are going to screw me about grades and screw me about keys and I don’t care. I simply do not care anymore.

That said, I’m still waiting on THAT call or THAT email. I’ve contacted them again, I spent yesterday down in the vicinity and I’m praying for sufficient moving funds.  And help with the loading, driving, and unloading. And a place. I have a deep deep feeling this isn’t my forever home either and I’m counting down to the light – that being retirement. 3 years… 8 years… 11 years… I’m over half-way there. 3 years will mean I’ve just had it. 8 years is the aim. Year by yearing to Social Security PLUS retirement is 11.

I am tired and I’ve not begun.

So how about some Mancandy????

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State of my closet will happen in the next 10 days. This has become a bit more serious than I anticipated.

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