Ask Your Parents First
by Lynn Daniels on Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 7:36 am
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Blognapped this one from Heather. I’m PG-rated! According to my results, what put me over into Parental Guidanceland was three uses of the word crap, two uses of dangerous, and the one time it says I slipped and said fart (LittleDude would be so proud).
Give it a try! What’s your blog rated?
Give Me Back My Arm!
by Lynn Daniels on Sunday, November 23, 2008 at 1:20 pm
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NaNoWriMo Day 23
Yesterday was a good writing day. Today’s been a good one so far, too. Chester and Rube are 2/3 of the way to the Land of the Larrys, and they’ve just been caught in a massive storm. A tornado is heading their way, and they’re fighting to get into the safe haven of a cave in Hallowed Hills nearly 30 yards away. And the wind is more of an impenetrable wall than a wind. And it’s raining. And there are frozen balls falling from the sky.
Oh no! 
What ever will they do?
Right now, I’m doing laundry, watching Scrubs, and getting ready to eat some chicken soup that I hope will calm my tummy (LittleDude yelled at me earlier for saying tummy — he called it baby talk 
). Then I’m hoping to get some more writing in. If not now, then later tonight after everybody’s gone to sleep.
Oh, and before I go, I blognapped this from Andrew:
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The lesson learned here is I should never ever put myself into a situation where I’d be chained to a bunk bad with a velociraptor. I guess admitting I would probably cry like a sissy when he bit my arm off wasn’t the right answer. 
Killer Calf
by Lynn Daniels on Friday, November 7, 2008 at 7:44 am
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NaNoWriMo Day Seven
I was only able to write during one TKD lesson yesterday, so I didn’t add as many words to my count as I’d hoped to. When LittleDude takes his class and MiniMe’s class, my word count rocks. But yesterday LittleDude just took LittleDude’s class and sat and talked to me during MiniMe’s.
Hey, I’ll take quality time with my kid over word count any day.
Today looks promising, though. Even though SoundGuy’s off work, he’s informed me he wants to go down to the studio — he’s got a drummer coming in to lay tracks. You know what that means? That means I can go with him, plop down on the sofa there, pop in my iPod (to block out the noise), and write write write. I’m pretty sure today I’ll be able to get Chester and Rube to Cranky Canyon where they’ll first hear of the impending doom planned by the evil Centipig and his army of pigipede minions.
I have no idea how my little Chester the duck with the smart blue felt fedora (and orange polka-dot belly and pointy green ears) and Rube the giant purple dinosaur will defeat the evil Centipig and his army of pigipede mnions, but I’m pretty sure it’ll have something to do with squishing. There’s already been a lot made of squishing and Chester’s reluctance to squish or allow Rube to squish for him, so I’m thinking that’s how it’ll have to be.
I guess we’ll see what happens when we get there.
In other news, I think I may have lost my mind. I’ve been frustrated lately with my weight and my fitness level and wanting to do something about it. The other night while surfing the ‘net, I found something to do about it.
Couch to 5K
I’ve never been a runner; even in school, when we were supposed to be running during gym, I was one of the people walking. And whining. I was an expert whiner.
The Couch to 5K program (to be known here as C25K from now on) is supposed to take you from couch potato to marathon by easing you in to running a little at a time — 20-30 minutes 3x/week for 9 weeks. I figured I could find 20-30 minutes 3x/week, and if I could actually run the track at the local high school instead of walking it, well, I’d feel like I really accomplished something. Plus I’m pretty sure it would help take my extra weight off.
A loss of 15 pounds would make me very happy. A loss of 20 pounds would have me dancing in my backyard naked. SoundGuy wants me to lose 20–not because he thinks I need to lose weight; he just wants to see if I’d actually dance naked in the back yard.
Some men can be so one-track.
I planned to start C25K next week, as I knew I didn’t have 3 workout days left in this week (gotta do it while the kids are in school and SoundGuy’s at work), but I wanted to give it a shot yesterday. A “pre-week one”, if you will. So I grabbed my iPod and a stopwatch, put a water bottle on top of my mailbox, and started walking and jogging the flattest part of my neighborhood, the street my house is on.
Week one, the program has you taking a 5-minute brisk warmup walk then alternating running 60 seconds and walking 90 seconds for 20 minutes. I made 14 minutes before my right calf started killing me. SoundGuy seems to think my broken ankle five years ago changed my gait and I’m still favoring that ankle, putting more pressure on my right foot. I’ll give it a little more time and see what happens with it. If it persists, I’ll have to look into a solution. Maybe see a doctor. Anybody have any ideas?
I think today I’ll close with a quiz I blognapped yesterday from Nadia:
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Your Personality is Very Rare (INFP) |
 Your personality type is dreamy, romantic, elegant, and expressive. Only about 5% of all people have your personality, including 6% of all women and 4% of all men |
I loved my science teacher because the voices told me to.
by Lynn Daniels on Friday, August 29, 2008 at 8:03 am
Saw this on Andrew’s blog, and immediately knew I had to blognap it for today’s post.
The title for this post is my results, feel free to post yours in the comments!
Mmmmm…Chocolate….
by Lynn Daniels on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at 3:16 pm
Another one blognapped from Heather…
What Your Taste in Chocolate Says About You |
 You are sophisticated, modern, and high class. Your taste is refined, but you are not picky. You are often the first to try something new. You are lively, goofy, and a total blast. You love being around people. Friendships are important to you. |
Hm. I could pretty much go with most of it (although I’m not sure anybody would describe me as sophisticated), but that last line — a total bust. I actually love my alone time. 
Of course, now I’m craving chocolate. 
Oooh! I Love a Hot Celt!
by Lynn Daniels on Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 9:48 am
I’m still listening to IH — fingers crossed I finish today. I ended up a bit sidetracked last night, though. I won’t get too far into it except to say I HATE CAPTCHA!
Whew! I feel better.
While I continue my editing, I leave you this quiz result:
Tell Me Something I Don’t Know
by Lynn Daniels on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 at 4:16 pm
I visited Lady Tess a while back and found a new way to procrastinate:
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You keep it real smooth, all James Bond-style. The suave, international hotties will love you.
You’re sophisticated, mature, and you’ve got fairly expensive tastes. (And your personal hygiene? Outstanding.) Just be careful not to get too carried away. Big, bold romantic gestures are sexy and all, but there’s something to be said for sharing a laugh or dancing in the rain. (As long as you’re not wearing any suede.)
I’m Just Glad it Said I Had One
by Lynn Daniels on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 at 9:14 am
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You Are a Prophet Soul |
 You are a gentle soul, with good intentions toward everyone. Selfless and kind, you have great faith in people. Sometimes this faith can lead to disappoinment in the long run. No matter what, you deal with everything in a calm and balanced way. You are a good interpreter, very sensitive, intuitive, caring, and gentle. Souls you are most compatible with: Bright Star Soul and Dreaming Soul |
Yup. Totally me. Except for the part that says You deal with everything in a calm and balanced way. Unless that’s code for You cuss like truck driver when you get frustrated. If that’s the case, then it’s 100% correct.
I’m Middle-Brained!
by Lynn Daniels on Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at 10:00 pm
Is everybody else slammed too, or is it just me? 
At least my shopping’s nearly done — early for me, believe it or not. Yes, sad, but true.
The good news is I haven’t injured myself in two weeks. Oh, wait. Scratch that. Last week, I tripped coming up the single step from my garage to my kitchen. Scraped my forearm on the door frame.
Ah, well. Injury-free woulda been nice. 
The kids have kept me busy. MiniMe’s soccer team had a float in our county Christmas parade last week, and the girls all had a blast. LittleDude and I had a ball watching the parade from the sidewalk of our city’s historic downtown district. You know, once upon a time, I found parades boring if they didn’t hurl stuff at ya from the floats (a la Mardi Gras in New Orleans). Not this time. I guess seeing your own kid in the parade makes a difference.
I’ve managed to sneak in a little editing time, but not much. Nowhere near as much time as I’d like. My fingers are crossed that once the holiday passes and the kids are back in school I’ll find more time.
In the meantime, here’s a quiz for you. Hope you’re having a great week!
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You Are 50% Left Brained, 50% Right Brained |
 The left side of your brain controls verbal ability, attention to detail, and reasoning. Left brained people are good at communication and persuading others. If you’re left brained, you are likely good at math and logic. Your left brain prefers dogs, reading, and quiet. The right side of your brain is all about creativity and flexibility. |
This week’s Messed Up Tune was “Cuts Like a Knife” by Bryan Adams.
Where Was Franco?
by Lynn Daniels on Thursday, October 19, 2006 at 11:59 pm
Today’s been busy … anybody got any extra hours they can spare?
Beyond my regular household drudgery, I’ve managed to split the day between Internet work and writing work.
Well, it was kinda writing work.
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