My Beautiful City

I used to post these daily but that stopped for one reason or another. So now I'm going to post them again.

This one is taken at sunset (I know, I know Captain Obvs) from a great little restaurant bar by my house, Captain Black's.

Tugs at My Heart. . .

Maybe because my ex and I have exchanged emails for the first time in months, maybe it's because I have been feeling empty lately, maybe it's because I sincerely miss being in love and being loved - whatever the reason - this postcard from postsecret just tugs at my heart. I think there might be something wrong with me these days but I have no idea what it could be and reading about this sacrifice in the name of love and hope - got me completely emotional.

I just had to share.

Even if no one reads this or I am only talking to myself.

Writing Tips

One of my dearest ambitions in life is to become a published author. I've wanted to write for years and I can feel it in my bones that I have stories to tell.

Currently, I am not writing nearly as much as I'd like but I am working harder and harder to brainstorm and really get to know my characters and their actions. I am posting some links that I found via Lisa Shearin's blog , the fabulous author of the Raine Benares series.

Side note: If you like a little Stephanie Plum plus some Harry Potter then this series is definitely for you. It's a butt kicking elf seeker that mouths off and lives in a magical world and has a (kind of) life or death mission.

She referenced a fellow author, Ilona Andrews, of the same publishing house about some typical writer struggles and I'm posting them so that one day I can come back and read them when I need some assurance. And hey they might even be helpful to someone else :)


A reminder of how to get writing done

Monetary Expectations (which any of these advances is A LOT of money to someone like me)

New Freebie 5

For those who aren't familiar with a particular Friends episode or haven't heard the term before- everyone should have a Freebie Five List.

Five Celebrities that you would be allowed to sleep even if you're in a relationship.

My Back in the Day List was:
Brad Pitt
George Clooney
Prince William
John Mayer
Ryan Reynolds

I've gotten older, wiser and a bit more refined in my list. I think it's my best one to date.

My New Better List:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt (I fell IN LOVE after 500 Days of Summer and this story is going to give me fantasies about him and there is something about him that so unconventionally HAWT)
James Franco
(brainy, cute, and smirkalicious. It was after MILK that he scored high up on my list)
Aaron Eckhart
Jeffery Dean Morgan
George Clooney

I use to go for blondies with blue eyes in my life but guys that are a little bit darker are REALLY doing it for me these days.

Best Lines of Lyrics from My June (Birthday Month) Playlist

'I led you on and leading's wrong'
Have I Been a Fool

'What I gave cannot be lended'
Have I Been a Fool

'Have I been too discreet/how long am I supposed to wait/I think about you nightly'
Can You Tell

'My bed is too big just for me'
Can You Tell

'When I look into your eyes/I tend to lose my thoughts'
Can You Tell


'Oh, baby I can't even explain/What I am supposed to do/It's hard to stay cool/Oh, when you smile at me/I get nervous every time you speak'
Can You Tell

June 2009 Playlist

After going to Sasquatch Festival and attending a movie at SIFF, 500 Days of Summer, I found a whole bunch of artists (that are new to me) and I wanted to share. So this is my playlist for June 2009 aka my birthday month.

Oh, La Ra Ra Riot
Have I Been a Fool Jack Penate
(best line: we've made amends but nothing is mended)
There Llama (iPhone SIFF trailer song)
Beautiful is Gone The Ruse
The Infinite Pet Spoon
Run My Mouth Ra Ra Riot
Heartless The Fray
Can You Tell Ra Ra Riot
Use Somebody Kings of Leon


The lyrics to Oh, La:
Say a word that's quiet, not half the way there
Somedays our future...it seems to hang on so tight
"Come quickly now the air hangs heavily today"
"Oh no, but what is that crimson in the shade?"

Oh la we've got a lot to learn from each other,
We've got to stick together.
Oh la we've got a lot to learn from each other,
We've got to stick together.

I wouldn't say the word now but this is not what I meant,
For a woman that's fallen over head and ears
And still so warm, but I'm lonely too,
Suddenly she is still and says, "I hope that things will be better here."

Oh la we've got a lot to learn from each other,
We've got to stick together.
Oh la we've got a lot to learn from each other,
We've got to stick together