Amuse Yourself

I've been sick the last couple of days. So instead of a post I'm giving you not one, but two quizzes to amuse yourselves until I'm feeling better:

First, we have: WHAT PLANET ARE YOU FROM?

You Are From Pluto

You are a dark, mysterious soul, full of magic and the secrets of the universe. You can get the scoop on anything, but you keep your own secrets locked in your heart. You love change and you use it to your advantage, whether by choice or chance. You don't like to compromise, to the point of being self-destructive with your pigheadedness. Live life with love, and your deep powers will open the world to you.

What Planet Are You From?

Followed by: WHAT PLANET SHOULD YOU RULE

You Should Rule Saturn

Saturn is a mysterious planet that can rarely be seen with the naked eye. You are perfect to rule Saturn because like its rings, you don't always follow the rules of nature. And like Saturn, to really be able to understand you, someone must delve beyond your appearance. You are not an easy person to befriend. However, once you enter a friendship, you'll be a friend for life. You think slowly but deeply. You only gain great understanding after a situation has past.

What Planet Should You Rule?

Happy Turkey Day

Today is the day that separates the Canadian from the American bloggers. Yes, I’m talking about Thanksgiving.

The American bloggers post on as ususal, but we Canadians are lucky if we get a word or two in just to let everyone know we survived the weekend. We’re too busy stuck in traffic, stuck in the kitchen, or recuperating from the weekend.

It’s pretty obvious we weren’t the only ones having their big dinner on Sunday, at least judging by the traffic, especially going through Toronto. It wasn’t nearly as bad as it usually is though, and we did make pretty good time to the daughter’s place in London. We were late, but that was because I had to check four different stores on my way out of town before I found the second last can of poultry seasoning in the whole town. This made us late getting away, which made me late getting the turkey in the oven, which made dinner very late . . . you get the idea.

One turkey dinner down, one to go.

We got back from the daughter’s place 1:30 a.m. and I’m in the process of getting ready to go to my inlaws for dinner. This is not made easier by the fact that I left my uber expensive, sacred potato peeler in London.

I really hope Walmart is open.

NaNoWriMo

Decisions, decisions. Should I or shouldn’t I sign up for NaNo this year?

What is NaNo, you ask? Well, I’ll tell you. It’s the National Novel Writing Month and it takes place in November. You sign up for it HERE . The idea is to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. You can do all your research and outlining before hand, but no actual writing until November 1.

You don’t have to write well, in fact it works better if you just start at the beginning and don’t look back. There’s no prize, other than your completed manuscript which you are then free to polish and sell.

So why do it? Well, because it’s fun! And people from all over the world participate. And you can check in on the website and see who else from your area is participating and make new friends.

My only problem is, when I already have three works in progress, do I really need to add another one? Call me crazy, but I’m thinking about it.

Seriously.

Hung Like an Elephant

Okay, I’ll admit it. I’m as voyeuristic as the next person when it comes to the web cam. I check out Mount St. Helens on a regular basis via the Volcano-cam and every once in awhile I’ll think to check out the Leprechaun-cam set up in Ireland. But sometimes web-cams can give you a little more than you bargained for.

I’m talking about the Africa-cam . You actually have the choice of two web cams to view - the Nkorho Pan and the Elephant Plains. Having always dreamed of going on a photo safari in Africa, I love this site.

The Nkorho Pan is set up near a watering hole and obviously someone mans the camera because it can pan 360 degrees as well as zoom in and out. It also has sound, which today is a little annoying because it’s very windy over there.

Anyway, the sun sets early afternoon our time over there, so the first few times I watched it was evening. The very first animal I saw was an elephant who came to give himself a mud bath. So I’m watching him, thinking ‘how cool is this?’ and then I notice he seems to have an extra leg. And then I realize, that’s not a leg. It was like watching a train wreck - you don’t want to look but you just can’t help yourself.

Yeah, I know. I really have to get a life.

Post Delay

I had intended to post about vampires today because I’ve been on a vampire kick reading-wise lately. There’s just something about those blood suckers . . .

Anyway *wipes off drool* I just happened to notice the top shelf of the bookcase opposite my desk holds nothing but vampire romances. This is the custom built book case that’s 96 inches wide. That’s a lot of vampires. And that’s not counting the ones that are on the shelves upstairs or included in anthologies in a different bookcase.

I have actually read the original Dracula, and I really have to wonder, how did the vampire go from the horrific creature Bram Stoker created to a romantic icon?

This question intrigues me to the point where I’m actually going to do some research into it. I really want to know how this happened.

So, I’m putting off my post about vampires until later in the month. Maybe it would make a good Halloween post . . .

How Abnormal Are You?

It was a lonnngggg weekend my friends. Not long as in holiday weekend, but long as in utterly dismal that seemed to stretch on into infinity. So in honor of the weekend being over, I give you a quiz.

You Are 48% Abnormal

You are at medium risk for being a psychopath. It is somewhat likely that you have no soul. You are at high risk for having a borderline personality. It is very likely that you are a chaotic mess. You are at low risk for having a narcissistic personality. It is unlikely that you are in love with your own reflection. You are at medium risk for having a social phobia. It is somewhat likely that you feel most comfortable in your mom's basement. You are at medium risk for obsessive compulsive disorder. It is somewhat likely that you are addicted to hand sanitizer.

How Abnormal Are You?

Yeah, I'm aware the colours are a little on the sucky side, but I got tired of messing with the html coding. Just take the quiz!

Baby It's Cold Outside!

It’s cold and I’m tired and cranky. Did I mention it’s cold? My number one kitty minion is mad at me because I’ve shut the windows. Hello cat, that’s one of the reasons I built the extra wide bookcase in my office, so you guys could still lounge and look out the window when it gets cold out. Did you really think that window was going to stay open all winter?

I am so tempted to turn the heat on, but we haven’t had the furnace serviced yet. If it didn’t mean opening the Door Of Death (aka the craft closet door) I would root around for some knitting needles and some wool to knit myself a pair of fingerless gloves. With matching slippers. And ear muffs.

Did I mention it was cold?

On the other hand, this is the perfect weather to curl up with a good book. My “to be read” bookcase is overflowing with books. Something needs to be done about this. I should start reading all these books, not letting them languish, collecting dust and cat hair. It’s my duty to read them. And once I’ve cleared out my “to be read” bookcase I’ll have plenty of room for . . . uh . . . more books!