Very Superstitious
I’ll admit it. I have weird superstitions. I believe that bad things come in threes, and that just after you take one for the team in a major way, something AMAZING will come your way. It’s fate. Good always follows the bad, and usually it’s something spectacular. Don’t laugh at me, but I also pray for good parking spots. Hey, it works! Don’t knock it ’til you try it. :banana:
So today, my day of bad threes started out as follows. I’m leaving the neighborhood to drop the kids off at daycare. I see a cop on a motorcycle. He’s at the stop sign, so I wait behind him. He signals me onward. I pass him, stop at the sign, and continue on. I’m going the speed limit. And not thirty seconds later, he pulls out and flashes his lights at me. I’m thinking, what on earth??:shock: My state inspection sticker had expired 17 days ago. :duh: Oh, geez. Of all the criminals this man could be stopping, he picks ME to pull over? :banghead:
Second, I’m doing laundry and I spill bleach on my favorite peacock blue top. It’s ruined. :loser:
Something else bad is going to happen, but I don’t know what. I hope it’s something harmless. But I want it over with now, so I can stop dreading it. Then, onto the AWESOME news, whatever that will be! :dance:
On the bright side, my business cards for the RWA National conference arrived today. They are so pretty. I just want to stare at them all day. If you’ve seen the home page of my website with the castle, I took that graphic and made it into a business card with my information. It’s gorgeous. I love landscapes. In July, I’m hiring a web designer to help me clean up the visual appearance of my other pages, and you should see lush castles and landscapes. That’s the plan, anyway. :thumbsup:
In the meantime, I’m struggling again with the writing. It’s going where I want it to, but it’s one of those emotionally-intense scenes where the heroine is baring her heart to the reader and holding herself back from the hero. It’s the difference between embroidery and knitting. This scene requires extreme detail, intricate prose, and it has to be sparse. 2 pages so far tonight. Must. Write. More. :typing:
Michelle posted in Writing @ 9:04 pm | Viewed 834 times
Kelly Says:
I’m superstitious too. I also rely on instinct instead of what someone tells me. :dance: Hope your third bad thing is something simple, and your good thing is something great! :headspin:
MaryF Says:
I hope the third bad thing is very very minor! And cool on the analogy about embroidering v. knitting!
Rene Says:
I’m not really superstitious, but I do believe in the power of three, particularly the dead celebrity thing. They always come in threes. I don’t generally apply it to myself.
I know about the writing struggles. I enjoy the big time emotional scenes, its the tweener scenes that get me down. Hope you get over them soon.
Amy K. Says:
Hope you got more pages done tonight. Oh, I LOVE the new smileys! Sorry, have to sample one for the heck of it. :mallet:
kacey Says:
don’t know if I believe in the 3 thing…but if you do, I hope your third thing comes FAST and you get it over with!
Aren’t you glad you pay your taxes for those policemen to protect you like that??? From the dangers of people with expired state inspection stickers??? :fryingpan:
Margery Scott Says:
I’m not sure I believe in threes, but I hope you’re right that awesome news follows. Maybe a SALE????
Bonnie Ferguson Says:
:rocker: I’m with Margery. Hopefully that means you’ll be getting the call soon :drunk: Even though you are struggling with the writing, my guess is that scene will be amazing :headspin:
Tori Says:
I hope the third thing is something minor. And I totally believe in the dead celebrities come in threes thing. :rocker:
Mary Says:
Oh, good luck. I believe in fate and that we get messages, and my dreams have come true. Sometimes I don’t know what I believe.:banghead:
Jill Says:
Hey, two pages is two pages!!
Crystal* Says:
YAY on the business cards! That is so exciting! I know, you just want to clutch them to your breast and promise they haven’t been made in vain.
Good luck on the writing. I’m sure you’ll hammer it out. Heh :mallet:
Grins*
Kristen Says:
Don’t walk around the house barefoot today, you might stub your toe.
Then again, you could just stub your toe and get it over with.
Here’s hoping the “good” thing is really good!
Sharon Says:
Well technically wasn’t the a/c going out number one? So you should have completely your three by now so let the good news roll :banana:
Steph T. Says:
I’m very superstitious – but I’d go with Sharon’s train of thought – and that means the awesome news is coming soon.
I love this guy::rocker: