meme! meme!

Grabbed this one from kathlaw who got it from scarlettina who got it from... (the lj 'begats,' ladies and gentlemen...)


Instructions
1. Copy this whole list into your journal.
2. Bold the things that you have in common with me.
3. Whatever you don't bold, replace with things about you.

If I were going to "run away and join the circus," instead I'd:

1. Move to Tuscany and study cooking and language and wine, in variable order.
2. Spend my days taking pictures with the best camera and equipment I could afford and become the next Annie Leibovitz or Ansel Adams.
3. Spend a year working on a horse farm.
4. Travel the world.
5. Buy a townhouse in Manhattan and become famous for my dinner parties.
6. Go to Australia. Start at one end and travel my way across. Then repeat same, south to north.
7. Move to Vermont, buy a cozy little farmhouse, and write, accompanied only by things of four-footed nature and the regular flying visit by my lover (who would then go away and let me get back to work)
8. Learn to sail a sailboat. In the Caribbean.
9. Do a horse-trek across Ireland.
10. Move to Siena. Pick a contrada. Become Italian.

Muppet Quiz!

I wish I could say I was surprised...


You are Kermit the Frog.
You are reliable, responsible and caring. And you
have a habit of waving your arms about
maniacally.

FAVORITE EXPRESSIONS:
"Hi ho!" "Yaaay!" and
"Sheesh!"
FAVORITE MOVIE:
"How Green Was My Mother"

LAST BOOK READ:
"Surfin' the Webfoot: A Frog's Guide to the
Internet"

HOBBIES:
Sitting in the swamp playing banjo.

QUOTE:
"Hmm, my banjo is wet."


What Muppet are you?
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Staying Dead revisions update: Phase Two Completed!

The second phase of the revision is done. A full day and a half ahead of schedule. Go me!


(Phase One: The authorial mind reads.... "Oh god, what did la Editrix _say_? Oh. Hrm. Okay, that's not too bad. And that's.. oh, damn. yeah, okay. And, hrmmmm..." This is occasionally painful but simple enough once you open the file.

Phase two: After tucking the authorial mind into bed with a heating pad, a mug of tea and some cinnamon toast, the editorial mind comes out to play. This involves making detailed counternotes to la Editrix's comments, sketching out potential solutions, spotting new problems, and generally creating a to-do list for the revisions themselves. This, for me, is the fun part. I know, I'm a sick pup. What can ya do?

Phase three: the authorial mind, newly rested and with a game plan, grabs the to-do sheets from the editorial mind, sits in front of the computer, and goes to work. The is where the loved ones step carefully around the office and do not ask when dinner will be ready.)

Yes, there are many ways of doing revisions. This ain't the gospel, it just happens to be what works for me, based on my particular mental quirks, job habits, and stylistic preferences...

Taking the rest of the day off now. Well, in the way that 'day off' means dealing with dymk correspondence, and running errands, and...