Winners, Hardwood and a Very Unclever Title

The repose of sleep refreshes only the body. It rarely sets the soul at rest. The repose of the night does not belong to us. It is not the possession of our being. Sleep opens within us an inn for phantoms. In the morning we must sweep out the shadows. ~Gaston Bachelard

The winner of the drawing for a copy of Jeff Rivera's book from my blog post yesterday is.... (((drum roll))).... DRU!

Dru, would you email me (authormariannearkins AT gmail DOT com) your address, please? I'll have that sent out to you shortly.

Congratulations!

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DD woke me up the other night around 10pm... she opened the door to the bedroom and stood there, whispering. I kept saying, "What? What?" and then she walked away and went back to bed.

I followed and asked, "What were you saying?"

She replied, "Go to the belltower and wake me up."

Oooooooooh...kayyyyyyy....

The next morning, upon my questioning, she said she vaguley remembered doing that (but thought it was a dream) and said that she must have "Doomwyte" by Brian Jacques on the brain.

LOL

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Amy, I'm using Dynamic Learning Dreamweaver CS3 for my Dreamweaver tutorial. Judy is using the Photoshop equivalent, and we are both liking them. My DH (aka my Tech Support and computer nerd) always suggests using the O'Reilly books -- though some of them are absurdly complex if you're not a total techie.

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Yesterday was demo day upstairs. All the old carpet and edging (it's called something else, but for the life of me I can't remember the right word) was pulled up and the boxes of hardwood moved upstairs in preparation for today.

Today is the day it will be put down. We have 200 sq feet of wood. We have 164 sq feet of area. Please, please, please let us not mess up any of the cuts, because that is really cutting it close. (((fingers crossed)))

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It's freezing here. I know, it's the stupid frozen north, but this is ridiculous. Actually, it would probably be at least bearable if we didn't have frigid, gale force winds whipping through.

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What Your Cupcake Says About You

At parties, you tend to be laid back and even a bit shy. You are an observer. You have lots of restraint in your life. You never are victim to your desires. The most important thing in your life is passion. You are dominant, vain, and a bit of a show off. To know you is to worship you.

The Cupcake Test

HAHAHA.... approach me, oh minions, and bow down! **snort**

Okay, so the party part is right, but the rest? HAHAHA...

Sue me. I like chocolate... lol...

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NOT Alone!

"Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." - Helen Keller

My guest blogger opted not to show up today... so you're stuck with me.

Ha.

I'm thrilled to state that several folks stepped up to the NaNoWriMo plate with me. So far as I can recall, Mary, Allie, Amy, Sarita, and Melissa are participating and Ceri and Keri (interestingly pronounced the same) are in the "maybe" column.

So... woo hoo!! We're having a Par-TAY! There's still time to take the silly pills and join us in the loony bin.

Whether we make it or not, we'll most assuredly have a TON of FUN.

I <3 NaNo.

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I am trying to learn Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 ... of course, the moment I got a copy, they upgraded to CS4. Do you think they do that on purpose?

Anyway, I'm already confused beyond belief. I have a copy of DW CS3 The Missing Manual. It's not helping. I found a Dreamweaver Tutorial online, and messed up the first step and don't know how to erase DW's memory so that I can still use that particular site name.

I'm currently looking into procuring a copy of Dreamweaver for Dummies. But at this rate, even that may be over my head.

Oy.

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Hey... Judy has a new blog where she's talking about BOOKS!!! All kinds of books! She's only just started, but you should stop by and say howdy... maybe suggest some of your favorite books? Here's the link.

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Take the Quiz here!

You Are...Marianne Dashwood!

You are Marianne Dashwood of Sense & Sensibility! You are impulsive, romantic, impatient, and perhaps a bit too brutally honest. You enjoy romantic poetry and novels, and play the pianoforte beautifully. To boot, your singing voice is captivating. You feel deeply, and love passionately.

Um... no. Except maybe the brutally honest part (Judy is nodding right now).

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