Writing to Stay Sane

Odditiies

2009-08-26T17:44:15Z

A close friend of the family past away this weekend and the government is actually being helpful in trying to get me my social security benefits.

I have over five hundred movies and I wanted to watch the one that I got rid of. Anyone seen Timecop? It's a Van Damne vehicle.

What do you read? Romance? Science Fiction Fantasy? I like dark fiction and can't find enough of the good stuff. My favorites are by Simon R Green. He's awesome.

To Keep or Not to Keep?

2009-08-16T21:07:46Z

Stupidly put, but I have been thinking of deleting this account. It's been over a year since I last posted and I have nothing to say because I have no one to talk to. I'm having the same problems with my Blogger account.

MEME: MAKE YOUR ALBUM COVER!

2008-06-09T05:39:59Z

snagged from bj121788

1-Go to Wikipedia ---> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random [The first Wikipedia article that you get is the name of your band.]

2-Go to The Quotations Page random quotations ---> http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3 [The last four words of the very last quote of the page is the title of your first album.]

3- Go to Flicker and click on "explore the last seven days" ---> http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/ [The third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.] [Credit goes to http://www.flickr.com/photos/21770286@N08/2456158896/ ]

4-Be creative. Post it.

Dead on Arrival

2008-03-19T06:53:51Z

Dose anyone have anything to say about the movie D.O.A., with Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan? Good, bad, indifferent? I'm into a Dennis Quaid kick and have been getting some of his movies.

I'm working madly on my writing. I don't like doing much else but watching my Dennis Quaid movies. But I'm still around.

New Layout

2008-02-07T20:11:49Z

My sister found this really cool layout at Paintedlayout or something like it and I love it. Thanks whole bunches.

Shock

2008-01-23T21:23:53Z

I can't believe that Heath Ledger is dead. It just seems so eerie to me--he's only three years older than me. My stomach still sinks when I think about it. All my good wishes and sadness go to his love and daughters.

jack357 @ 2008-01-03T12:25:00

2008-01-03T20:30:04Z

I could cry and have a few times about this: My family and I have moved from our home of 17 years to a temporary setup until we can find the right house. I miss our home. I was just about to turn 8 when we moved there and my sister knows no other house but that one. I still call it home. I miss it so much. lost my very first dog there and grew up there. Big cry right here.

Anyways, we have internet again, this time with high speed Comcast. It's working pretty good.

Icons

2007-12-14T20:33:42Z

Snagged from vampkiss:

1) Comment and I'll pick one of your LJ interests and make you an icon.
2) You have absolutely no say in what I make. Hints do not help you :-)
3) I pick between having a normal icon or an animated icon.
4) If you do partake in it, please put this in your LJ so I can do the same to you. (only if you make icons!)

Hello

2007-12-03T07:52:50Z

I had a great birthday. I got this remote-control dragon fly. Its so cool. I've only used it twice and I've really good. Also, I got that Crayolo Cutter and it works really cool. Plus, Dad took me out and bought me a whole bunch of movies. Then, when I got back, my life friend was here with her two little ones. It was really fun.

EEk! Life

2007-11-04T05:11:41Z

I don't agree with Forest Gump's mother: "Life is like a box of chocolate--you never know what you're gonna get." I think life is more like a grab bag. You to choose one as you're leaving the gate and you might like what you get as you pull things from the bag, but guarenteed, not all of it is going to make you happy. Granted, Mother Gump's saying is a whole lot easier.

Anyways. Life has been a little weird, a little stressful and a whole lot like that grab bag I was talking about. We've decided to move a lot sooner than Dad's plan called for and the people we were going to let rent our house may have to move in with us before that time because my Mom is so impatient to get our move on. BLAH all around.

Work is going . . . well. I'm talking about my writing here. I think I have unofficially given up writing Spuffy. But, when it comes to that stuff, I just never know.

Ok...

2007-09-21T22:56:59Z

Can I just say that I want an English Bulldog?

Movie Review

2007-09-21T22:30:14Z

I saw SHOOT 'EM UP yesterday: Weird but really good. I think the weirdest thing about it was that Clive Owen's character had a thing for carrots and killing some of the men after him with it.

Brain... too.. full...

2007-09-16T00:17:46Z

I put up so many new Icons, I had a hard time choosing which one to use.

My head will not let me put my story problem out of my mind. It's all I can think about and I haven't been able to sleep properly because of it, either. Which doesn't help either. AARRGG! If you were an immortal trying to protect not only the human race, but someone he doesn't really want to have feelings for, only because its too dangerous, and trying to take down a large organization that despizied his kind, what would you have him do? Answer it if you will... I've been trying to since the end of August.

In other news, I'm going to be going back to school as soon as I can manage it and I don't think I like driving. That may be because the car feels too big or that I'm either sitting too tall/too low, depending on whether I have my pillow or a combination of both. I wish I knew.

Finished

2007-08-29T18:15:28Z

A few days ago, I finished writing that book I'd been telling you that had kept me away for so long. I'm so happy about that because it's the first book I've written through to the end in about four or five years. Even better, it's also a book that's publishable. I'm just letting both myself and the book rest before I go over it. Need a little distance. Now, I'm working on the outline for the sequel to it.

Synopsis of the book I just finished: Ivan is an immortal working with a collilion of other immortals in a mafia like sect called The Group as a hitman. His transfer to being a Bounty Hunter isn't a smooth one. His last hit brings a familiar woman with a scar on her face and another that knows about the disappearance of Ivan's wife from more than 400yrs. earlier. His first mission as a Bounty Hunter has him saving the ruler of the Changeling people, who, instead of gratitude, gives him cryptic warnings.

Not even a day later, Ivan finds more than just his long lost love, but more demon vampires, a brother that betrayed him, a changeling with a case of mistaken indentity and his estranged son all in Corpus Christi. Ivan had only been driving through to pick up a weapon from a little shop he knows.

New Layout

2007-08-17T00:07:51Z

Young Leonidas from 300

Working away. I should be done in about 2 weeks. I'm so excited!

Not Dead...

2007-06-12T23:45:49Z

Just deep in my writing.

Driving, Vr. 2

2007-04-20T04:27:25Z

I drove my Dad and I to the movies on Tuesday. When I parked, I rammed into the curb. It didn't hurt the car just pushed a bunch of dirt up.

Driving

2007-04-14T06:04:37Z

I drove my new car for the first time today--it was a whole lot better than I thought it was going to be. See, when I first tried to drive when I was 17, it was horrible and the experience terrified me. But this time, the whole thing seems very surreal to me. I enjoyed it very much. I drove home from Fred Meyers.

Snagged from...

2007-04-13T06:31:44Z

kantayra

Love it.

Go to Google.com
--Click on Maps.
--Click on "get Directions".
--From New York
--To Oslo

--And read line # 23.

If you laugh, repost this.

Yeah--I Rule!

2007-04-11T22:41:27Z

I got my Learner's Permet today. Question: why do they call it an Instruction Permit? I'm not an intructor; my dad is.

I'm Changing My Name

2007-04-07T00:54:15Z

My legal name, not my user name. See, my full name is Jacqueline Lynne Bess. Everyone else in my family has the last name of Abbott, because my parents weren't married until I was six. I'm so excited. I use Abbott all the time anyways and then I can use it on my legel documents without everyone making a stupid fuss about it. :P So cool.

Oh, also, I graduated from my advanced by-mail writing course March 26th. More coolness.

The Darkness - I Believe in a Thing Called Love

2007-03-30T06:38:47Z

Yeah...

34 Things to Know About My Flist?

2007-03-15T05:12:17Z

1. Can you cook?
2. What was your dream growing up?
3. What talent do you wish you had?
4. Favorite place?
5. Favorite vegetable?
6. What was the last book you read?
7. What zodiac sign are you?
8. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings?
9. Worst Habit?
10. Do we know each other outside of Livejournal?
11. What is your favorite sport?
12. Do you have a Negative or Optimistic attitude?
13. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
14. Worst thing to ever happen to you?
15. Tell me one weird fact about you.
16. Do you have any pets?
17. Do you know how to do the Macarena?
18. What time is it where you are now?
19. Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
20. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
21. Would you be my partner in crime or my conscience?
22. What color eyes do you have?
23. Ever been arrested?
24. Bottle or Draft?
25. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it?
26. What kind of bubble gum do you prefer to chew?
27. What's your favorite bar to hang at?
28. Do you believe in ghosts?
29. Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
30. Do you swear a lot?
31. Biggest pet peeve?
32. In one word, how would you describe yourself?
33. In one word, how would you describe me?
34. Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?

jack357 @ 2007-03-01T22:04:00

2007-03-02T06:09:10Z

Is anyone else a big fan of Kim Possible besides myself and my sister? I love the new season. It fits in perfectly with the movie. I've always thought they should be together, anyways.

I just got my assignment back from my instructor and she said that I've blown her away. That's just what I want to hear. I'm in a good mood. The only thing that I can see dampening is the fact that I have to do something that I'm not really ready for. FOr the last assignment of the course, I have to get together my submissions package. All that does is tease, however much its going to teach me. I don't want to think about the marketing of my book at this point. The book is still for me, not the audience yet.

Meeting Your Peers

2007-03-01T04:17:24Z

Yeah! I just got back from a book signing with Stephanie Luarens--that was fun. I got five books signed. My sister keeps telling me to quite bragging. She gave a litle talk about writing and answered questions--I agreed with all of what she said.