- It's going to be hazy, hot, and humid again today, but that's good, because it means it'll be a humongous relief when the weather breaks. They're saying tomorrow on the news, but my bones say tonight.
- My friend Nicole sent this quote: "Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." Dr. Seuss said it. I love it a lot.
- Giant Penguins. Hell, it just feels good to say it.
- I heard that Rupert Grint, who plays Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films, not only bought as his vehicle a stocked ice cream truck, but said in an press conference that, should acting not pan out for him, he'd still have the ice cream to fall back on.
- A reviewer contacted me and asked me if I'd like for him to review my book. I went to his website and found he had a list of "accepted genres," none of which my book fell comfortably within, and a mission statement that says he does not sugarcoat. I wrote back to him and told him that my first-time-published fragile ego is in no position to take a scathing hit from a reviewer whose personal preferences require a thrilling plot, and I'd prefer to take my scathing hit from him when I finish my novel, where, if he does hit me with the scathing, at least I'll know it's because I did something legitimately wrong, writingwise, as opposed to his not getting it. I felt pretty good about being honest with him.
- He replied that, if my writing skills are as good in my books as they are in my emails, I have a chance for a highly successful future in writing.
- I heard a rumor that they've found Hatshepsut. If they have, Zahi Hawass will have to announce it sometime today. That means a cool Discovery or History Channel documentary will be coming up soon.
- Also, Josh has a new episode of Digging for the Truth coming next month: Sodom and Gomorrah. Notice how I refer to Josh by his first name, like we're buddies. I'm not sure why I do that.
- Lee asked me if I was a Browncoat and I said I never got a chance, because I kept missing Firefly and finally, it got cancelled before it had a chance. I said I thought I might be a Keeper (reference to Kingdom Hospital) but if I am, I'm the only one. But it occurs to me that, since I know what a Browncoat is, yeah, I might actually be one, just not hardcore.
I'm cutting my time too closely again. I have to start getting up even earlier than I already do.