23rd Year

I just turned the big 2-3 today! I swear to you, 23 somehow felt DIFFERENT. Even my family seemed to feel it. My sister said, "Oh my gawd! 23 seems so old but I think of you like you're my age!" (She just finished her freshman year of college) I really don't know why 23 stands out. Perhaps because it doesn't flank either side of the 21st birthday or perhaps because I've been working for over a year. Or maybe it's just the 3 part. No clue!

The day was great, tho. My coworkers sang "Happy Birthday" for me and I blushed like I was a little girl again! I could literally feel my face getting hot and I couldn't stop grinning. Afterwards, i loaded up on cake and fudge. Plus, I used part of my B&N birthday gift card and treated myself to cheesecake tonight. Cheesecake is my dad's birthday tradition so I felt like a little stealer but it's cheesecake...I can't resist! I also received some very nice cards and e-cards! My grandma sends me an e-card AND a regular card and it always makes me super happy. My mum and grandma share the same ability to write the best notes in cards. I get warm fuzzies and my day is instantly brighter!

I have no specific plans for my 23rd year but I hope to keep up the optimism in my life, I hope that I keep finding success and excitement in my writing, and I hope to be able to spend more time with friends and family. It was so much more eloquent when I was journaling about this last night, but I'm really just very thankful for everyone in my life and I look forward to seeing what the year holds for me!

Blogger Frustrations

Does anyone else have blogger issues with their Mac? I can't tell if it's because I'm on the new blogger format (xtml or xhml or whatever it's called) or if it's just Macs in general, but I don't have the ability the do things on my Mac like I do on a windows comp. Such as adding pictures or spellchecking, or changing the font. I can only seem to do it if I actually change the html which is just a hassle. PLUS in my layout area the thing hates me and doesn't drop fields where they need to be dropped, freezes up, and much more. So really, anyone else? Or am I just cursed?

I've also noticed that my yahoo email doesn't have all the same text features as on a non-Mac. I'm not sure if it has to do with the Mac in general or if it has to do with Safari. I'm still confused if it's only because of Safari. There must be TONS of Safari users out there...why wouldn't Yahoo make their email service compatible?!

Yes, I could go and do further research on these items but for now I feel like whining and complaining.

End Vent.

Grogs, Fingerprints, and RWA

Hey everyone! I'm going to be out for a few days and my internet has decided to die on my but just wanted to give a quick plug for First Edition and for Lip Gloss Lit! Mary will be one of the fabulous bloggers over on Lip Gloss lit and her first video is so much fun! I can't wait to see what they vlog about in the upcoming months.

Mary and I went to the Dallas Area Romance Writers of America chapter meeting on Saturday and it was a blast. We learned about fingerprinting from an expert who had worked in the field for many years. The stuff is fascinating. I had no clue there was so much to learn. Unfortunately there's not a lot that I can use in my own novel since the science of fingerprinting was only just discovered and it happened in a year after the setting of my novel but great info for others. Should you care for any info, let me know and I can email some of my notes to you. We also met some wonderful ladies who'll be attending the RWA conference this summer! I'm getting more and more excited.

Any fun happenings this past weekend for any of you?

Traveling* Blogger

*Can someone explain to me how I cannot spell "traveling" and I missed my mistake for a whole week?! I blame it on the double Ls. They blend together. :)

I'm blogging over at First Edition today! Stop on by and say hello!

Launch Party!

Hi Everyone! Today is the launch of our new group blog, First Edition: A Place For Originals so stop on by! Mary has a great post about genre and "firsts" to start the week off. Plus, we'll be giving away prizes all week. Can't wait to see you there!

Come One, Come All!

I thought the RWA announcement was exciting but I have even more exciting news!

Mary Danielson, Kelly Krysten, and I are launching our brand new group blog -- First Edition: A Place For Originals. We'll be offering great giveaways all next week as we make our foray into the grog (group blog?) world! We hope to see you on Monday, April 14th and we hope you stick around for the week of fun! It will be great!

It's Official...

I'm going to the National RWA Conference this summer! Woohoo! The participant meter was holding at a steady 1300 and then BAM! it jumped to 1900. Let's just say that the check I was going to mail quickly turned into a fax. Can't wait!