So, I admit, usually I am the queen of lists. I mean, I’ve usually got 4 or 5 going at one time for various things.

But I think I’ve mentioned that I don’t really have much to do ever since I got back from Nationals. Well, I haven’t actually had a list since then either.

In some ways I feel naked not making lists.

In other ways it’s kind of refreshing - well, refreshing until I realize that there’s something I haven’t done.

But today heralds the restart of list making. I’ve just got too many little things to do. Nothing major really, just a bunch of little crap, but important enough that I need to write it down so I don’t forget.

*Sigh.*

So, yesterday I went to the post office (if I owe you a package, it went out yesterday).

I walk in, and immediately my phone starts ringing, I had to put all my stuff on the floor (there was a line and I wasn’t close to the counter) and then shut the phone up. I was behind two firemen which is always good, though they seemed a bit young. Two people in front of me was a woman with a long skinny box (maybe a yard x a foot x 2in).

She goes up to the counter, plops it in front of the clerk and wants to mail it. What is it?

A FREAKING MACHINE GUN!!!

The postal woman took a step back (as would I) and said, “uh, is that really what’s in the box.” Cool as a cucumber, like she tries to do this every day, she said “yes.” Postal woman (sounding like she thought the woman was crazy). “Uh, we can’t mail that.”

Cause, you know, you see freaking machine guns in the mail all the time - especially ones not hiding their identity at all. I mean, there was a picture of said machine gun on the box. It wasn’t even wrapped in brown paper or anything.

I think she would have to answer yes to the “is there anything liquid, perishable or POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS.”

Now, I admit I abhor guns in every shape and form. I don’t think anyone should be allowed to have a gun but especially not a FREAKING MACHINE GUN!! In the mail!!!

I wish I was able to find out where in the hell she was trying to send it, but alas I wasn’t able.

I just…who in the hell tries to mail a FREAKING MACHINE GUN?

OK, so guess how much I wrote yesterda?

You’re never going to guess. The hubby guessed 0 pages (he can bite me).

Ready for this - 28 pages!!!

I haven’t written that much…in like the past month probably!!

As much as I didn’t really get much out of Nationals this year, being there did send me home with this incredible desire to write. I’d kind of forgotten why I write. It hadn’t been fun for awhile, but I think that’s because I was just forcing myself.

Now I’m actually working on things that I really love. Stories that I want to tell about characters that I really love.

I was working on one of them but then last night I woke up with this great idea for a novella. So I started writing that today figuring I could get a major page count - and I did. If things keep going this well I could finish the novella by next week and then move back to my single title.

Squee, I’m starting to remember why I love writing!!

We all make mistakes.

I make a lot of them and I’m not ashamed to admit it. I mean, I’ll probably have several mistakes in this blog post alone.

But…(yep, always one of those, isn’t there)

I’ve read several books lately (I’ve read lots of books lately if you look over in the sidebar) where the blurb information is just…wrong.

And not like wrong story (although I’ve seen that) but I’ve read three books in the last few weeks that have had different character names from the blurb than are actually in the book.

Three times?!?! In about a week and a half?!?!

Now, again, I’m going to admit that I have been known to change character names in the middle of things, mistakes happen. But considering it’s been three of them, and I’m pretty sure they were all Harlequins, do you think maybe it means someone’s not paying as much attention as they should?

I have to say, it’s making me be much more careful.

OMG I love it!!!

The Wii is the greatest toy EVER!!

So it comes with tennis, bowling, baseball, golf and boxing. Those are fun (well, except I haven’t tried the boxing yet).

Then yesterday I got Wii Play which has some other fun games - they’re mostly to teach you how to use the controler (wiimote hee hee) but I kicked the hubby’s ass.

I thought it’d be a game I only played with the hubby, but no. Yesterday while he was at work and I was supposed to be writing, I found my self playing.

This could get ugly.

So, the hubby came home with a Wii last night.

Don’t ask how he managed to get one at work, I’m still a little bit confused by that myself.

I played a little bit, made my Mii (yes that’s what your character is called) and played two games of tennis. I lost both games but I was better than the hubby (though he will disagree - I’ll here, “Hey” from the other room when he reads this later tonight).

It’s fun. I think maybe the Wii might keep my interest longer than other game systems. Dance, Dance Revoloution kept me entertained for awhile as did Guitar Hero, but neither of them for very long.

I asked the hubby if there were any games he wanted me to go out and get but I was told not to buy anything without him. (You can’t see but I’m sticking my tongue out at him now).

Anyway, I’m off to the library this morning - for only non-fiction books. My TBR pile is plenty big enough at the moment. We’re thinking of a road trip around New England and Eastern Canada so I’m off to get some travel books to see how long our trip should be.

After that I’m off to Mecca - I mean Target.

Why? Because I haven’t been to Target in almost two weeks!! Since before Nationals. I’m totally having Target withdrawl.

So, that’s my plan for the day. You? And are you a video game person?

You know what the sad thing is, I’ve actually used this post title before.

*sigh*

But really, this time I’m definitely getting back in the swing of things. I’m going to blog every day and I’m going to write (already started) and I’m going to read blogs and there’s probably other stuff I’m going to do too.

The totally weird things is that I have absolutely nothing hanging over my head. Zip, zero, nada.

I can’t deal with the LACK of stress.

I mean all I have to do is write and read and watch movies with the hubby in the evening. I’ve got nothing else coming up. It’s….odd.

But I got Harry Potter on Saturday afternoon. I sat down at 1:05 to read and finished it at 8:19. I know how it ends!! The hubby spent all day Sunday reading which means I spent all day Sunday writing (see the aforementioned nothing else to do).

So, I’m going to get back into the swing of things now that the summer is half over. How’s your summer going?

It’s Harry Potter Day, it’s Harry Potter day!!!

I’ll be stalking my UPS man and reading now.

Okay, so I’m still very much not back from Nationals. I mean, I obviously am, but I think I left my brain in Dallas.

So early in the week, I decided to take the week off. I’ve made many excuses, “Brain Vacation Holiday,” “After Nationals Vacation,” “Lead up to Harry Potter Week.” But the fact is, I’ve not done anything this week.

Well, there was the awesome 10 pages on Monday. And I think I did a few on Tuesday, but other than that I’ve been catching up on my reading. Remember those 40 books I brough back from Nationals (did I tell you about my 40 books)? Well, I’m making quite a dent in them.

I mean, I’m talking 10 books read this week. And that’s not counting today OR the fact that I will not sleep tomorrow until Harry Potter is read.

But with all of this reading clensing my soul I’m looking forward to a really great writing week next week. Until then, I’m going to grab another book!!

Right….time to blog now that I’m home.

Nationals was…fun/exhausting/work. If you can think of an adjactive, I probably thought it about Nationals.

I got there on Tuesday, had the President’s retreat on Wednesday, General Meeting on Thursday, PI luncheon on Friday, and by Saturday I was more than ready to go home. Unfortunatly, I didn’t actually go home until Sunday.

I did, however, come home with 40 books. 20 signed. At some point for me it became less about the books I was taking home and more about how many books I could fit in my suitcase.

And considering I paid for 6 of the books, and it went to a good cause, I’m calling it all good!

So, Nancy Henderson, RobynL, Kaitlin and Mandy, I pick all of your names out of a hat to win goodies from Nationals so please send me your addy’s and I’ll put some stuff in the mail for you!!

I met lots of cool people - I’m kind of afraid to start naming names because I don’t want to leave anyone out, but I’ll try to pull together some better Nationals info.

I admit though, at the moment, I’m quite happy to just leave it all behind me. So ready to leave it all behind me that I wrote 10 pages yesterday!!