Well, it took two and a half months, but I finally finished the first draft of my screenplay…and my film director friend didn’t hate it. Yay!! I am trying to fight the urge to read it again because I change something every time I read it. I want to hear his official feedback before I [...]
For some reason, I get really bothered by idiosyncrasies. I realize that I’m more perceptive than some; that comes in handy when you’re a writer. But I think I tend to take it to another level.
While working on my laptop at a coffee shop this weekend, I was sitting next to an older guy who [...]
I‘m confused. I know I’m not fat - in fact I just lost 10 pounds. I’m not old - even though it feels that way when you live in a college town. Plus I wear sunscreen every day. So why do I suddenly have loose skin hanging under my chin? When did that appear and [...]
Can someone tell me when Christmas started being a month long? Don’t get me wrong - Christmas is my favorite time of year, but I don’t remember it always being so stressful. I guess as you get older, you allow yourself to get caught up in the trivial obligations of Christmas.
First, there’s the Christmas card [...]
Sometimes when I need an escape, I sit in Barnes & Noble or Hastings and just read magazines. It takes me places.
I am looking at pictures of my dream home in Architectural Digest or Domino, planning my wardrobe in InStyle, or envisioning my perfect dinner party in Vogue or Southern Living. In my [...]