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June 14, 2008 | In the News, Random Thought

I was checkin’ out Yahoo headlines this evening and found this music blog. Even though it says Top Ten, it should be Top Nine because one of the names is the actual name…and therefore doesn’t count.

I thought it was interesting to see what the real names were, because you really have to wonder sometimes, y’know? Where the hell did they come up with that name? Only to find out, that, well, huh. Maybe it was a good idea to change it to something else. Or not.

So let me ask you this…if you were a famous actor, actress, musician, author, whatever, would you keep your given name or change it to something else? If you changed it, what would you change it to?

May 19, 2008 | Family Portrait, Life in General, Random Thought, The 4-1-1 on Me

I ate lunch at Village Inn on Friday and they played our wedding song, “I Only Have Eyes for You” by The Flamingos.

This restaurant’s piped in music is oldies, which I think is pretty cool. When I heard it, it made me smile.

Luv ya, babe.

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May 14, 2008 | Random Thought, The 4-1-1 on Me

Last Thursday I went to Sprouts to get some body wash and shea body butter. I love shea butter and my skin loves it, too. I normally get my body butter from The Body Shop. Unfortunately, one has yet to open up at Metrocenter Mall and I hate driving all the way to Arrowhead or Scottsdale Fashion Square Malls to buy it. Since I’m trying to go natural, I bought the African Body Butter with Inkomfe:

Known as the “African Potato,” Inkomfe is renowned in African history as a source of stamina and strength. The great Zulu warrior Shaka Zulu gave Inkomfe to his men before battle, and legend says his men remained powerful, alert and unimpaired by illness!

When I got home and opened it, IT WAS MOLDY! Seriously. That’s never happened before when I’ve bought a non-food product. I went back the next day to exchange it (after making sure the new one was all right), but still…

My first thought: “Ew. Gross.”

My second thought: “Wow, it really is all natural.”

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March 17, 2008 | Random Thought

I don’t understand how two authors sharing booth space can be a conflict of interest.

I can understand if the reasoning is not “going to be the best for my goals with my business.” (Limiting each other and confusion was mentioned as well).

I can even understand hinderances that might keep you from fufilling your part of the deal. I’m a writer, so I know all about–and believe in–signs. If there are little hiccups along the way, it’s time to take a step back and ask “What’s wrong here?”.

But to say that you’re having second thoughts mainly due to a “conflict of interest”? That sounds like utter bulldookie to me. Not to mention a major cop-out.

I write YA, you write for children. I don’t see how that’s a “conflict of interest”. Even if we wrote the same genre, it still wouldn’t be a “conflict of interest”. You know why? Because people are getting a chance to meet LOCAL AUTHORS. People are getting a chance to read YOUR WORK.

And hel-lo, there would be no confusion since we would have signage on the table. This is “you”, this is “me”. We may be sharing a booth, but we’re two totally different entities. Confusion solved. Easy-peasy.

It’s about combining resources and helping one another gain exposure. Multiple authors have group signings all the time.

It’s just disappointing to think that you’re on the same professional page with someone–until they back out with a crap excuse.

Okay, I get it. This is a sign.

Note to self: some creative souls may not be as eager as me to forge alliances.