Wordless Wednesday

Going Green, originally uploaded by Lady Pandacat.

Tunes Tuesday: Jewel - You Were Meant For Me

Hottie of the Week: Pink

Strong, sexy, confident and with the best hair in the biz. She's playing in Dallas tonight, and I'm honestly and truly jealous of the people who will be there. I love a lady who can be a badass bitch and a sweet, loving mommy. Totally inspirational and totally HOT.

Harlem Shake - Excel Style

Wordless Wednesday

Abandoned Hospital Sala de autopsias, originally uploaded by Marcos_Behemoth.

I Wear Your Grandpa's Clothes - I Look Incredible

Tunes Tuesday goes thrifty - enjoy!

Hottie of the Week: Misha Collins

I started watching Supernatural. I'm getting pretty into it. Addictive bastard, isn't it? I'm on season five now, so I'm pretty thoroughly in love with everybody. And this guy here? He's a complete goober. You know I love a good-looking guy who is a huge dork, so I'm all in on this one.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day to my one and only Valentine and to all the folks out there reading!

Wordless Wednesday

Dia dos Namorados Geek, originally uploaded by Cobalto.

Getting Over the Hump

I've already gotten farther than I'd expected this early in the year. I published a story to the Kindle market - yes, not my longest, most elaborate work, but one that meant a lot to me. While self publishing may not sound particularly accomplished to some people, for me the hardest struggle of writing is not publication. Yes, I would love to be rich and famous solely because of words I put onto paper (or into a word processor if we're going to be boring and honest about it), but that isn't the part where I struggle. 

For me the difficulty creeps in when I make myself share the words at all. It's a strange war within myself that I want a thousand people to read what I wrote and yet I get scared to show anyone the stories and poems at all. I can say honestly that being a graphic designer has helped me learn to take criticism. Getting feedback from clients and changing things to match their specifications is part of the job. Thanks to that, I've learned not to take suggestions personally. 

When I first tried to get published at the tender age of 12 (no, honestly, I sent out so many submissions you would not believe it), I was crushed by negative feedback or, when I wasn't crushed, I was horrifically embarrassed. I won't lie and tell you that I like hearing that something I wrote is below par or missed the mark, but now I can at least hear the words. They might sting, and I might fight them for awhile, but in the end I go back, I reread, and if the criticism is valid, I rewrite too. 

I've realized that I'm ready for people to see what I'm doing. Now all that's left is to sit back, caffeinate, and get some real work done. Wish me luck!

Hottie of the Week: CJ Jacobsen

Oddly, this week's hottie comes at my husband's suggestion. See, I don't do a lot of gushing about how hot other guys are in front of him. I just figure it's not good for anybody's self esteem, y'know? But he noticed that preeeetty much every time CJ Jacobsen came onscreen while we were watching Top Chef, I sort of couldn't help making some sort of inappropriate comment. In my defense, he's tall, hot, and he can cook his ass off. What's not to love? Even sexier? I totally creeper'd on him on Twitter and he didn't even mind. (proof below - I only lie most of the time)

So here's to CJ Jacobsen for being a talented chef (I will get a chance to eat his food someday, damn it!), and, obviously, a hottie. Enjoy, folks! Sidenote? There are not enough pictures of him on the internet. Very sad.

Wordless Wednesday

murderwm6, originally uploaded by jack_mord.

Tunes Tuesday: Matchbox Twenty "Unwell"

Happy birthday, Alice!

Hottie of the Week: Joseph Morgan

This week's entry was suggested by my friend Chad, and I could not agree more. The Vampire Diaries is a pretty show anyway, but Klaus is probably my current favorite eye candy. Whether you know the show or not, I think you'll appreciate why.