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Watch a Diva Work »

[13 Apr 2009 | 3 Comments | 374 views]
Not Another Monday Rant

No ranting today.  Just some simple observations.
I wanted to post the next installment of Claire’s People today, but didn’t get to the edits because I completed my taxes.
I wanted to write several posts for The Spring Chronicles today, but I couldn’t because I had consulting work that needed doing.
I wanted to spend an hour working on my non-fiction manuscript today.  Research for a meeting that I have tomorrow took precedence.
I didn’t do what I wanted to do today because I was doing what I had to do.  
I had to …

Writer's Block »

[12 Apr 2009 | 3 Comments | 290 views]
Joy

Sometimes a day just goes so right, there are no words to describe it.  Nothing extraordinary happens.  Everything is simply good.
That was today for me.
I’m feeling joy.
Nothing else left to say.
(Pic- the azaleas in my backyard that trigger my allergies.  This one represents the beauty of my day.)

APOOO Fridays »

[10 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 264 views]
APOOO Friday- 10 April 09

If you are even remotely interested in how I spent Spring Break with The Girl, check out my post over at APOOO today- Surviving Spring Break.
Have a great weekend.

Diva Reads »

[9 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 390 views]
Urban Beatz, Inc Review

My review for Dwayne S. Joseph’s book Home Wrecker posted today at Urban Beatz, Inc.  
Happy Over The Hump Day!

Diva Sound Bytes »

[8 Apr 2009 | One Comment | 674 views]
Diva Sound Bytes- Episode 3

This week I interviewed Suzanne Bird-Harris, my web Diva. Check out her website vAssistant Services.

Suzanne gave me some really great info. Take a listen. Leave a comment.

Watch a Diva Work »

[7 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 375 views]
Drilling Down

At my old gig, we had an accounting program that allowed the user to “drill down” and get specific information about a line item in the budget.  It actually had a little drill icon for affect. It was a basic, but very good way to get from the general to the specific.
A seemingly random thought for a Tuesday morning.  Except it’s not.
I woke up this morning thinking about how a year ago this month I gave notice and was well on my way to self-employment.  It was my first step …

Writer's Block »

[6 Apr 2009 | 2 Comments | 355 views]
Monday Blues

 My Mondays usually start off pretty much the same.  I get The Girl up and out of the house, make a cup of tea, watch Good Morning America while writing out my week-long To Do list, and then I begin to actually whittle down the list.
No big deal, right?  Everybody does it.
Except this week The Girl is on spring break, and I have no idea what we are going to do this week.  So far, I’ve come up with the following:

movies
the driving range
grabbing our cameras and heading downtown as if …

Diva Reads »

[5 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 326 views]
Crocodile Soup by Julia Darling

Synopsis
Gert Hardcastle is thirty-something and unlucky in love. She is also estranged from her mother, Jean. As Crocodile Soup opens, she thinks she has found “the One”—the enigmatic Eva, who serves coffee in the cafeteria in the museum where Gert works as a curator cataloging Egyptian artifacts. As Gert embarks on her hilarious and poignant pursuit of Eva, she looks back on her eccentric childhood and her relationship with Jean through a series of vivid and surreal flashbacks.
 
I truly enjoy reading British authors.  Most of the time.  Crocodile Soup was the selection …

Diva Sound Bytes »

[4 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 691 views]

This week, I interviewed AfroGeek mom Conseula Francis. We had a great time. This Diva is way cool.

Leave a comment and let me know what you think.

APOOO Fridays »

[3 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 218 views]
APOOO Fridays- 3 April 09

Flow.
Read about it here.
Have a good weekend.