Day 2

So today was absolutely one of the most tiring days of my life thus far. Besides getting up at six like normal for work, I had to go take my placement exams for college. This was the same placement exam I took last week and did miserably on. To be honest, I was too cocky and I went in thinking I could pass the Algebra without studying. HAH! What an ass I am. I got a 56 on it. A 56!! Yeah, I cried.

But never fear! I took it again, after spending a week reading "Algebra Survival Guide: A Conversational Handbook for the Thoroughly Befuddled" by Josh Rappaport, and I got a 94! Not only that, but it brought back all kinds of equations and rules and expression that I'd long forgotten. I even placed out of the class I was testing to get into in the first place.

HAH! I rule!



I'm kind of on top of the world right now, honestly. I absolutely thrilled that I did as well as I did.

And then I went to my very first write in ever. I had signed up to host, but my testing went way over and I didn't even leave HCC until 6, the time I was supposed to be on the other end of town. So, I was fifteen minutes late and felt like an enormous ass.

But I got a lot of writing done, and the ladies seem super awesome. I'm glad I forced myself to get involved. Even though I'm sure I could hit 50,000 words on my own, it was good to meet up with other people doing the same thing as me and connect on a common ground.

Today's writing highs: I got a lot pumped out. I felt a bit rushed at the write in, but it definitely forced me to focus on the action and get the story moving, not focusing so much on editing or internal monologue.

I figured out Octavia's running habits and what her apartment looks like. I started writing a fight scene but then decided I wanted it to take place a little later, while she's in her apartment. I want to show Octavia in her element, just watching TV and drinking a beer, chilling on the couch with Murray.

Today's writing lows: Again, I felt a little rushed, like I couldn't fully develop my sentences the way I wanted. But I don't think that's so bad. I can always go back and edit. And I'm tired -- again. I think I need more sleep.

Well, that's all I've got for today's writing news. In celebrity news, Scarlett Johansson isn't feeling any shame for her nudie pics. Article here Good for you, honey! Don't let that hacker fuck get you down. Up until now, I assumed she was just another one of those airhead actresses, slutting her way to the big time. (Yes, I'm a big hater because she was married to Ryan Reynolds, ditched him, and started dating Sean Penn? Talk about slumming it.) But color me surprised, she's got some balls. Love it.

And Lindsey Lohan gets more jail time for failure to comply with her probation orders. She'll serve a grand total of six days behind bars due to "overcrowding." Anyone still care about this broad? She hasn't done a movie since that piece of shit with Jane Fonda.

But -- I am a little excited to see her spoiled, drunk ass in Playboy.

Just sayin'



Currently, I'm reading "Angelfire" by Courtney Allison Moulton, and I've got to say, I love it. It's basically about this girl, Ellie, who starts to have this horrible nightmares about "Reapers" trying to kill her. Reapers are kind of like Demons that walk Earth and kill people. And then she meets this guy, Will, who's been assigned to "Guard" her. Turns out, he's sort this Angelic Reaper and she's supposed to be this ruthless assassin who goes out and kills all of the bad, demon Reapers. Her soul has been in existence for thousands and thousands of years, and she keeps dying only to be reborn eighteen years later.

There's a lot more to it than that, obviously, but I was hooked after the first chapter. Ellie has such a charismatic personality, and she's not all about trying to get a boyfriend, which can happy with a lot of YA novels. Will is adorable, and he's absolutely devoted to her in a way I wish anyone felt about me. The sexual tension is immediate, and even though it's YA, (Which SUCKS!) I found myself wanting more and more. I read the first 75% in a day. But, then I got a 56 on my Math Placement and started cramming for that. I can't wait to get it finished tomorrow and tell you how awesome the ending was, cuz at this point, I'm pretty much convinced this will be an awesome book. If you're a fan of Urban Fantasy, I strongly recommend it.

Oh -- and if you haven't read "Covet" by JR Ward, you can skip it. I tried to make my way through that, and though it was an interesting concept, it's set in the same world as BDB, and it only made me want to stop reading that and go find my copy of "Dark Lover."

After this one, I'm hoping to start "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter," or possibly, "Bitten" by Jennifer Armstrong... Or "Aphrodite's Kiss" by that other lady... I dunno what I'm gonna' read. I'll let you know when I decide.

Well, that's all for me tonight. I'm off to spend sometime with Dean Winchester, and then I'm headed to bed. Ta-Ta.