NaNoWriMo 2011 Begins!

NaNoWriMo just started! If you want to follow the craziness I'll attempt to write something occasionally at my book blog.

Another Year Older

Today I turn 27. I remember being so excited about my birthday when I was younger, when there were age milestones I was trying to reach. 16 to drive, 18 for independence and then 21. But now? I just want to live the best way that I can. I don't worry about aging, it's a natural process... though I may feel different about that later when I start finding wrinkles and gray hairs. I think my goal is to age without fear and without regrets. We only get one life and we never know when it will end.

For the Love of Baseball

As I was watching the Detroit Tigers (go Tigers!) game the other night I started to think about why I love baseball. I like going to games but watching it on TV will occasionally bore me. So why do I really love baseball?

I think it mostly has to do with it always being a part of my life. My Dad would play catch with us frequently and my family used to play in my Grandma's back yard whenever we all got together. Summers we used to go to the beach and listen to Ernie Harwell announce Tigers games over the radio.

 You are missed, Ernie

I remember going to my first baseball game in Milwaukee at Milwaukee County Stadium and being awestruck by the players, the stadium and the fans. But my most memorable game was at Tiger Stadium, the last season before they moved into Comerica Park. I still remember so much of that game and the stadium. I loved it and I would love to go to another game. Every year I say I would like to see another game but life seems so hectic. Life has never been as simple as when I was a kid playing baseball or sitting at the beach listening to Ernie Harwell over the sound of the waves. I guess the real reason I love baseball is because it gave me a connection to my dad that will stick with me until the day I die.

Ramblings of an Angry Wife

Why is it that when a woman is justifiably angry about something she is a bitch, while a man is just being a man?

Like today for example. I told my husband what we would be having for dinner last night. I had planned all day for the meal and when he comes home he says he’s grilling steak (not what I had planned by the way). When I get angry, he says I’m acting like a bitch. Now I’m even more angry (bordering on furious) and he won’t even listen to my side of things. I’m a bitch and there is apparently nothing I can do to change this. I don’t agree with divorce for me (other people do what you want, I don’t really care) but now I think it looks pretty good.

Are all men this idiotic? If so I don’t know why we put up with it. I think we should just use men for breeding purposes and start ruling the world. Less wars... just saying. So now he is in his man room eating cereal for dinner, thinking that he showed me by not eating "real" dinner. I, on the other hand, will be finding myself something good to make because I have a female brain, therefore I act less like an ape.

One of Those Days

Today is one of those days where I just want to punch someone in the face. Am I the only person who has those days?

It may have something to do with the fact that I had to go to Walmart today. Or I'm just PMS-ing. Every time I leave that place I feel worse that when I walked in. Or maybe being in crowds of people like that gives me anxiety.

But when I got home I relaxed in my PJ's, ate SpagettiOs and watched Jeopardy. Getting Jeopardy questions right makes me feel like a genius! And makes me feel better. Watching this video also makes me feel better. Laughter is contagious.

E-book Prices Give Me a Headache

There is really no reason an e-book should cost more than a paperback. I mean, think about it. There is no cost for paper, ink, printing, etc. The publishers set the cost and I understand them not wanting to lose money, but come on! What "reason" do they have for making something that costs them practically nothing to create vs the printing of a paperback? I come with examples....

All of the books above cost more than their paperback version, while the example below is at least the same.

I am more likely to buy something that is the same or (preferably) lower cost as the paperback. Am I the only one practically outraged by this? I think everyone who has the same issue needs to write to the publishers and demand lower prices. I didn't pay $150 for an e-reader to spend more money on books after all.