Today's BookMarked site is....

As mentioned before - I am a bit of a packrat and not only of "things", but also of website. A while back I discovered that I had so many saved that my "Favorites" were full!

So little by little I've been going through them and making sure they are ones I really want to keep.

As I did last time --- I'll open the favorites --- and click on one for today's favorite site....

http://www.lazette.net/Vision/

Which is... A Vision For Writers...a site that I felt has promise though I've never fully checked it out....guess I will add it to today's to-do list! :-)

Weird Dreams....

I can always tell when my stress level is up because I start having very weird dreams that either make sense in a Freudian sort of way, or are so strange that I wake up having no clue what they were about.

As far as Freudian dreams go - I once had a very vivid dream that I was arguing with my mother-in-law and she came up behind me and stabbed me in the back with a knife....

I didn't have to get my dream book out to figure that one out....LOL....I had literally dreamt what was occurring in real life....

Other dreams though....I'm never sure the hidden meaning is...just that they borderline on nightmares at times and would make very good stories - if I could figure out how to relate the dream in actual words....

The one that keeps coming up lately --- has something to do with a large body of water, but not the ocean (?) washing away the shoreline and I am looking for someone or something, but can't seem to find them/it. The sky is always dark and I know I have limited time....but....well...let's just say I've never figured out how the water plays into the things....I just know that things are going to be bad....very bad....

So how about you? Ever have recurring dreams that don't make sense and have an ominous tone to them, or is it all puppies and cotton candy? When there bad - is it the brains way of coping, or are we getting subconscious messages telling us what to do, but we aren't in tune enough with ourselves to figure it out?

I'm thinking - once this very, very long week of pet sitting is out of the way - maybe the dreams will return to more normal ones....you know...like the one where you are back in high school and you can't find your classroom and you know you'll be in trouble if your late, but it really doesn't matter because you didn't do your homework anyway....

Or... is that just me...that still has those kind of dreams???

Hmmmm?????

Drop Dead Diva

I had some reservations about Drop Dead Diva.

The story concept is that a skinny Blonde model dies, but rather than accept her demise - schemes her way into coming back.

Only....when she wakes up she discovers that instead of being in her own body - she is now in the body of a size 16 attorney...oh...and the attorney is SMART....like genius smart...

When I initially heard this...I thought two things. Their going to make fun of fat people AND apparently they are implying that if your blonde and thin...your not so smart. An insult to both...

Luckily....for the most part....I was wrong.

There were a few things that I objected to. Having Jane tell her friend that she's now craving food all the time... and during a session with a client...she longingly looks at a plate of doughnuts as if distracted....

The writers obviously aren't overweight. They've already acknowledged Jane has self-esteem issues....there is no way Jane would be running around with a doughnut in her hand. Jane would be a closet eater...eating salads for lunch and wolfing down a box of Dunkin Dougnuts in secret once she was locked safely behind the door in her office. Trust me on this....

Anyway...there was sort of an "Ugly Betty" feel to this one. We can't help but like Deb/Jane....Brooke Elliot makes us like her as soon as we meet her....but just like Ugly Betty the powers-that-be are surrounding her with thin gorgeous people that sneer at her, and obviously look down on her because of her looks (weight).

Hopefully we can move out of this phase pretty quickly (as Ugly Betty managed to do) and give us more of a look into the relationships. We want to hate Kate because she's a b*tch not because she is mean to Jane because of her looks.

One way....just makes us uncomfortable...the other way...well we can't help but come back for more! :-)

What's In Your Favorites?

I have a terrible bookmarking addiction --- that is where I feel a need to "hoard" websites on my "Favorites" to the point where it says I can't add anymore of them....

I have decided that I will share with you on an ongoing basis some of my sites! I will also weed out some of them as I go. I've already found several that no longer exist, or cover a subject I'm no longer interested in....

For today's --- I will close my eyes and click on one....

Here goes....


Today's favorite bookmarked site is.....

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http://www.onlineconversion.com/

Nifty little website that converts just about anything....

From cooking measurements to fuel economy....

*** Three Stars On This One ---- It's a KEEPER!

Soapbox Queens - Reign comes to an end...

Farewell Soapbox Queens...

I won't tell you which one (client confidentiality and all...lol...), but one of the Soapbox Queens is actually one of my pet sitting clients!

I'm always fascinated when I sit for her. She is constantly redecorating or has some kind of project underway and when I am there I think...."so this is what a REAL (meaning PUBLISHED) writer lives like....

Her writing room is what truly holds my fascination though. She has converted a sun room into an office and since her cat likes to hang out in there - I usually get to soak up writing vibes when I'm in the room!

I get hints of how she thinks....she has a white board that appears to have pictures of what she envisions her characters to look like. I've seen maps of Italy spread out and crystals spread across her desk.

Usually months later when her latest book comes out - I get to put all the puzzle pieces together - of what I saw, with what the book is about and it is like having an "Ah-Ha" moment that gets me into the head of the writer.

Anyway, the trio... Rhonda Nelson, Jennifer LaBrecque and Vicki Lewis Thompson have decided to end their partnered Blog today and I must say I will miss being able to keep up with one of my favorite clients on a more day-to-day basis!

So....farewell to the Castle and the Queens for now! I didn't know two of the Queens when I first started reading the blog, but have come to enjoy learning of their adventures too!

You can read back and see what I'll be missing each day at www.soapboxqueens.com and to my client (and you know who you are!) - I look forward to chatting with you - whenever my services are required by you again!

Adieu!