Watching television turns me into a bit of a crybaby. It was the worst after the tall kid was born. I remember vaguely a commercial that featured a baby crying over a monitor. I don’t even remember what they were advertising, but I remember sobbing and pleading with the TV for somebody […]

The following conversation took place on Monday, between the minutes of 2:30 and 2:35 pm…
(Aside: Is anybody else finding this season of 24 almost unwatchable? My husband has informed me if I say “Oh, pul-eeze” one more time during the episode, he’s trading me in for a quieter model. One more episode of […]

Things I do not have in common with Wonder Woman:
1. Wonder Woman kicks ass. I, on the other hand, have an appointment tomorrow for the husband’s company’s taxes. Am I ready? Ha, ha and…ha.
2. Wonder Woman kicks ass. I, on the other hand, had a major laptop crisis which […]

We dragged our sorry selves into Walmart this evening. We were after fleece-lined jeans, but of course they’ve already put out the bathing suits. Considering we’re just emerging from some lovely -25 wind chills, it’s not really thong weather around here.
No trip to Walmart is complete without a trip down the Leigh Greenwood shrine […]

Charli tagged me, so here goes…
Contemporary, Historical, or Paranormal?
In order from first to last grab off the shelf: Contemporary, Paranormal, then Historical.
Hardback or Trade Paperback or Mass Market Paperback?
Mass market. I’m a SAHM, so it’s mostly a matter of mommy-spending-money guilt. Hardcovers are ridiculous, and when I look at trade, I see […]

I’m taking over the blog today. Why? Because Shannon’s a boring, whiny bitch today, and I want to list the thirteen reasons I’d rather be Nora’s muse. What? Oh, who am I? I’m Shannon’s muse, unfortunately. And since she often says “Okay, Ezmerelda, let’s do this thing,” when she […]

Shan: Thou hast forsaken me.
The Bitch Muse: Shakespeare? Listen, doll—even 1970’s maternity pants weren’t that much of a stretch.
Shan: You’re a cruel and fickle mistress.
The Bitch Muse: What do you expect? After the icky flu stuff and the icky tax staff—math for god’s sake—and your hour-long rant on the […]

My Patriots lost.
Apparently the stomach flu the Patriots were passing around is TV-transmittable, ’cause the short kid and I got it.
I paid $14 for Evanovich’s “How I Write” book. WHY? I haven’t seen font that big since I outgrew seeing Dick and Jane run. I think on some level it’s a fellow-NH […]

NFC: New Orleans Saints at Chicago Bears:
Pregame: Well, lingering trauma from the 1985 video, “The Superbowl Shuffle”, prevents me from cheering for the Bears. Ever. And rooting against the Saints is rather like kicking a puppy, so Go Saints!
Halftime: These two are the best teams the NFC could vomit up for their […]

So I decided to take a wee little break last night, and it turned into at least an hour, probably more. I headed on over to eHarlequin.com to browse through recent SSE titles. The bad, yet unsurprising news, is that several variations of my several title variations have been used. (Bonus points if […]