Thanks for the well wishes last week! I passed the final and finished the class with a high enough score to get a personal letter of reference (my goal when I set out). You had to get a 97% or better in the class, overall, and I did. Shew. Still got it!
People have asked what class it was. I'm studying to be a CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant). Now that I've passed the program and the final (which consisted of two parts: written and skills demonstration), I just need to pass the state boards to be certified. At this time I'm considered a GNA, or General Nursing Assistant.
The reason I'm working for this is to care for a loved one with ALS, better known as Lou Gherig's.
Now that classes are behind me, I'll be going on a one-week road trip with a few family members, leaving late Tuesday night and returning the following Tuesday or Wednesday. I've decided to take a break, rather than scheduling advance posts when I can't respond to comments and visit back. As I have no idea how much online time I'll get, it's best just to be on break. I'll return to posting either next Wednesday or the Monday after.
Before I go, I want to make a quick announcement concerning a friend's serial. Andrew Leon, of Strange Pegs, has been putting out pieces of a series in serial form. He is now releasing these as sets, with parts 1-5 coming out in one set today. The price is $1.99 for five parts of the story. If you have previously read parts within 1-5, he's asking that you purchase this collection and leave a review: Shadow Spinner, Collection 1.
Back to my vacation, I'll hopefully be visiting Crater Lake and the Vortex, both in southern Oregon. Look for pictures coming after I get back home!
Did you take a vacation this summer? Where'd you go? Ever been to Crater Lake or the Vortex?
May you find your Muse.
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
[Mostly] Wordless Wednesday - The Falls & Links
I'm late! Sorry about that.
I'm finally getting back to the Seven Falls pictures, of which the Stellar's Jay was the first one.
Now for links:
Blog Hops/Fests:
M. Pax and Tyrean Martinson are hosting the Hobbit Blogfest on December 14. Post your answers to four hobbit questions and see what everyone else has said.
A group of bloggers has created a blogfest to honor Alex J. Cavanaugh, the ninja who has given so much to the blogging community. The Cheers Cavanaugh Blogfest will occur December 10th-12th. Hosted by Mark Koopman, Morgan Shamy, Stephen Tremp, and David Powers King.
The And You Are... Blog Hop is being hosted by Tammy Theriault and Emily R. King. Scheduled for December 3, you're asked to answer some questions from David Spade. There will be three Christmas presents given out to posters.
Call for Guest Posters:
We are looking for guest posters on the A-to-Z Challenge blog. You can contact any one of us via the contacts page, but Tina is your girl for arranging guest posts. This is a great way to get yourself out there to a new audience.
Free books:
You can try for a chance at a free eARC of Exhale, by Jennifer Snyder. Just stop by Hannah Grace's blog, Paper, Ink and Coffee and enter. Exhale will be released December 10!
This Friday, not only will Andrew Leon of StrangePegs be releasing part 9 of his Shadow Spinner serial, but that and all previous parts will be FREE!
Other:
Odyssey Writing Workshops Charitable Trust does online writing workshops. Of particular interest if you can't attend in-person classes, but want to enrich your writing knowledge.
Anything to share? Participating in any of these hops/fests? Excited about part 9 of Shadow Spinner? Have you guest posted on the A-to-Z blog yet?
May you find your Muse.
I'm finally getting back to the Seven Falls pictures, of which the Stellar's Jay was the first one.
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| The entry gate |
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| A view of the lower falls from Eagle's Nest |
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| These trees always fascinate me. Poor things are on eroding hills, their roots exposed, yet they survive. |
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| I don't think this little fall counts among the seven, as it doesn't have a name. |
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| The lowest fall, Hill Falls, named after the current owner. A fan waterfall. |
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| And the trek begins... |
Blog Hops/Fests:
M. Pax and Tyrean Martinson are hosting the Hobbit Blogfest on December 14. Post your answers to four hobbit questions and see what everyone else has said.
A group of bloggers has created a blogfest to honor Alex J. Cavanaugh, the ninja who has given so much to the blogging community. The Cheers Cavanaugh Blogfest will occur December 10th-12th. Hosted by Mark Koopman, Morgan Shamy, Stephen Tremp, and David Powers King.
The And You Are... Blog Hop is being hosted by Tammy Theriault and Emily R. King. Scheduled for December 3, you're asked to answer some questions from David Spade. There will be three Christmas presents given out to posters.
Call for Guest Posters:
We are looking for guest posters on the A-to-Z Challenge blog. You can contact any one of us via the contacts page, but Tina is your girl for arranging guest posts. This is a great way to get yourself out there to a new audience.
Free books:
You can try for a chance at a free eARC of Exhale, by Jennifer Snyder. Just stop by Hannah Grace's blog, Paper, Ink and Coffee and enter. Exhale will be released December 10!
This Friday, not only will Andrew Leon of StrangePegs be releasing part 9 of his Shadow Spinner serial, but that and all previous parts will be FREE!
Other:
Odyssey Writing Workshops Charitable Trust does online writing workshops. Of particular interest if you can't attend in-person classes, but want to enrich your writing knowledge.
Anything to share? Participating in any of these hops/fests? Excited about part 9 of Shadow Spinner? Have you guest posted on the A-to-Z blog yet?
May you find your Muse.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
[Mostly] Wordless Wednesday - Flood Savers & Links
Before I jump into [Mostly] Wordless Wednesday, know that today is my day to catch up on blogs, visits and comments. Sorry I've gotten behind again, but...it happens!
One morning I woke up to the sound of helicopters. Scratch that. I woke up to the CONSTANT drone of helicopters, flying back and forth, back and forth. Now, during Waldo Canyon I got used to the sound of planes flying over my house constantly. That was just life for a couple weeks. However, I had gotten used, again, to not hearing things flying over my house all the time. Silly me!
This time, it was not due to fear of flames, but fear of water. Those of us within a certain distance of the burn scar are now living in a flood plain. In order to mitigate the risk of flooding, they are dumping a mixture of sand, wood chips and seeds (I believe) on the stripped hillsides.
The sound I heard was the choppers picking up loads of this drought mitigation mixture from a nearby quarry and dropping it on the hills. You can actually see, quite clearly, where they have dumped it. I haven't gotten a picture of that yet, but I did get photos of the choppers flying back and forth. There were two criss-crossing each other. It was fun to watch them.
Now for some links:
Taking Submissions:
eSteampunk, an imprint of eFiction Magazine, is taking steampunk submissions for short stories, poetry, articles, serials, book reviews, interviews and artwork.
Criminalelement.com is putting together their first e-collection of short stories, and are taking submissions under the theme of Girl Trouble for Malfeasance Occasional. Pays $350. Deadline October 10.
Andrew Karre is taking submissions of novel-length fiction for Carolrhoda Books from October 1 through October 31.
Poisoned Pen Press has announced a new YA Mystery imprint called Poisoned Pencil Press. They are taking novel-length submissions.
Other:
Andrew at Strange Pegs will be releasing Part 6 of his "Shadow Spinner" series for free Thursday, October 4. Be sure to review it if you download and read it.
Susan Kaye Quinn is hosting a giveaway to celebrate 10,000 sales of her novel "Open Minds." You can enter to win a Kindle Paper and/or several sets of books, some e-, some physical.
Rachel Sang-hee Han posted 7 of the Coolest Libraries in the World on CNN.com. And they ARE cool!
Anything to share? Are you completely over photos of flying machines? Ever been the recipient of flood mitigation? Live in or near a flood plain? Have you gotten any writing done lately?
May you find your Muse.
One morning I woke up to the sound of helicopters. Scratch that. I woke up to the CONSTANT drone of helicopters, flying back and forth, back and forth. Now, during Waldo Canyon I got used to the sound of planes flying over my house constantly. That was just life for a couple weeks. However, I had gotten used, again, to not hearing things flying over my house all the time. Silly me!
This time, it was not due to fear of flames, but fear of water. Those of us within a certain distance of the burn scar are now living in a flood plain. In order to mitigate the risk of flooding, they are dumping a mixture of sand, wood chips and seeds (I believe) on the stripped hillsides.
The sound I heard was the choppers picking up loads of this drought mitigation mixture from a nearby quarry and dropping it on the hills. You can actually see, quite clearly, where they have dumped it. I haven't gotten a picture of that yet, but I did get photos of the choppers flying back and forth. There were two criss-crossing each other. It was fun to watch them.
Now for some links:
Taking Submissions:
eSteampunk, an imprint of eFiction Magazine, is taking steampunk submissions for short stories, poetry, articles, serials, book reviews, interviews and artwork.
Criminalelement.com is putting together their first e-collection of short stories, and are taking submissions under the theme of Girl Trouble for Malfeasance Occasional. Pays $350. Deadline October 10.
Andrew Karre is taking submissions of novel-length fiction for Carolrhoda Books from October 1 through October 31.
Poisoned Pen Press has announced a new YA Mystery imprint called Poisoned Pencil Press. They are taking novel-length submissions.
Other:
Andrew at Strange Pegs will be releasing Part 6 of his "Shadow Spinner" series for free Thursday, October 4. Be sure to review it if you download and read it.
Susan Kaye Quinn is hosting a giveaway to celebrate 10,000 sales of her novel "Open Minds." You can enter to win a Kindle Paper and/or several sets of books, some e-, some physical.
Rachel Sang-hee Han posted 7 of the Coolest Libraries in the World on CNN.com. And they ARE cool!
Anything to share? Are you completely over photos of flying machines? Ever been the recipient of flood mitigation? Live in or near a flood plain? Have you gotten any writing done lately?
May you find your Muse.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
[Mostly] Wordless Wednesday - Signs of Fall & Linkies
Sorry for this being late, but I had internet/network issues last night and had to give up on fixing them after a couple hours of intense frustration. Murg.
Today I have for you some signs of fall! I love fall; it's my favorite season of the year. My mood always improves as soon as that little touch of briskness hits the air. The smells change, the sensations. Love it!
Here are some photos taken of Garden of the Gods a couple days apart (in 2012, despite what my photos say, as I did this late and utterly frustrated and aggravated with the hope that I could get it thrown up in the A.M. and, therefore, failed to check the watermark year). At the bottom of the photos, you can see some scrub that has started changing. In fact, there was a difference just within those couple of days. Day 1 was misty and drizzling. Day 2 was sunny, but with a haze. But hark, what is that? Snow on the Peak! Our first official snow on Pikes Peak definitely means fall is here.
Hubby and I have a date on Friday to drive into the mountains and see the aspens changing. We had said date last week, but then he got sick. Poor hubby. I'm hoping to have some gorgeous photos for you next week.
Now, for the links.
Blog Challenge:
Jane Ann McLachlan is hosting the October Memoir and Backstory Blog Challenge, wherein she asks you to blog 25 days in October, starting on Day 1 at Year 1 of your life or your child's. The point is to cover a year in the life for each of the 25 week days. Do it as you please: write poetry, post photos, write about a character's life instead of yours. Make it what you'd like.
Free Story Release:
Our own Andrew Leon of Strange Pegs is releasing Part 5 of his Shadow Spinner series for free on Friday. Read up on Tiberius for free! However, if you download the free portion, please be sure to leave a review once you've read it.
Fun Stuff:
The Steve Laube Agency did a post entitled "Even the Best Get Rejected," detailing rejections famous people received. I was amused by the last two, as they were rejections Steve Laube had made for someone who hit it big with someone else.
Taking Submissions:
Harper Voyager is open for submissions from October 1 to 14th. This is a small, but exciting window with their international imprint. You do not have to be agented.
Other:
Promocave is a new platform building website for writers. They are in Beta now, and are looking to sign up the first 100 who register. It sounds like it could be interesting, but I don't know any more about it than is posted on their site.
Anything to share? Are you seeing signs of fall around you? Excited or sad to see summer go?
May you find your Muse.
Today I have for you some signs of fall! I love fall; it's my favorite season of the year. My mood always improves as soon as that little touch of briskness hits the air. The smells change, the sensations. Love it!
Here are some photos taken of Garden of the Gods a couple days apart (in 2012, despite what my photos say, as I did this late and utterly frustrated and aggravated with the hope that I could get it thrown up in the A.M. and, therefore, failed to check the watermark year). At the bottom of the photos, you can see some scrub that has started changing. In fact, there was a difference just within those couple of days. Day 1 was misty and drizzling. Day 2 was sunny, but with a haze. But hark, what is that? Snow on the Peak! Our first official snow on Pikes Peak definitely means fall is here.
Hubby and I have a date on Friday to drive into the mountains and see the aspens changing. We had said date last week, but then he got sick. Poor hubby. I'm hoping to have some gorgeous photos for you next week.
Now, for the links.
Blog Challenge:
Jane Ann McLachlan is hosting the October Memoir and Backstory Blog Challenge, wherein she asks you to blog 25 days in October, starting on Day 1 at Year 1 of your life or your child's. The point is to cover a year in the life for each of the 25 week days. Do it as you please: write poetry, post photos, write about a character's life instead of yours. Make it what you'd like.
Free Story Release:
Our own Andrew Leon of Strange Pegs is releasing Part 5 of his Shadow Spinner series for free on Friday. Read up on Tiberius for free! However, if you download the free portion, please be sure to leave a review once you've read it.
Fun Stuff:
The Steve Laube Agency did a post entitled "Even the Best Get Rejected," detailing rejections famous people received. I was amused by the last two, as they were rejections Steve Laube had made for someone who hit it big with someone else.
Taking Submissions:
Harper Voyager is open for submissions from October 1 to 14th. This is a small, but exciting window with their international imprint. You do not have to be agented.
Other:
Promocave is a new platform building website for writers. They are in Beta now, and are looking to sign up the first 100 who register. It sounds like it could be interesting, but I don't know any more about it than is posted on their site.
Anything to share? Are you seeing signs of fall around you? Excited or sad to see summer go?
May you find your Muse.
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