Dreams and Wishes

Did I drive you crazy with yesterday’s jingles? Here were the answers:

1. ” The best part of waking up…” is Folger’s in your cup.
2. “I’d like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony…” I’d like to buy the world a Coke and keep it company.
3. “Nyquil. The sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, stuff head, so…” you can rest medicine.
4. “Rice-a-roni, the…” San Francisco treat.
5. “Plop, plop…” fizz, fizz, oh what a relief it is.
6. “You can do it…” We can help.

and what about these? Can you guess the advertised product?
7. “Choosey mothers choose—-” Jif
8. “Oh, what a feeling.” Toyota
9. “With a name like —-, it has to be good.” Smuckers
10. “Taste the high life.” Miller High Life
11. “— is the place with the helpful hardware man.” Ace

This morning I did NOT want to get up. I had the most marvelous dream that Mills & Boon bought my book and had sent me line edits to do. Ahh…nice thought. Especially when my new book isn’t working and I may have to do some minor surgery on my recently-finished book. I wonder if experienced authors go through this stage where you’re writing utter garbage and you can’t seem to find the right thread (I imagine so).

I’m working this morning on my school web page, trying to teach myself css code. It’s enough to make my eyes glaze over. If I were a web designer, I think I would also end up an alcoholic. I don’t understand how people do this for a living. If you forget one single semicolon, your web page looks like it was designed by Picasso (and I don’t mean that in a good way). Once, I thought I might enjoy doing web design for a living. That was before I learned all the intricacies of what’s involved. I know enough now to back away with my hands up in surrender.

In other news, I hope I didn’t jinx myself. I ordered some more research books on ancient Ireland to help me with my new book. I’m deathly afraid that His Chosen Bride will now be rejected because I ordered those books. Too superstitious, I know. But do you ever get that way? Are there special or strange things you’re superstitious about, not just in the writing realm, but in general? I know I sometimes knock wood. How about you?