7 Quirky Things About Me

Leslie tagged me to write 7 quirky things about me. I have lots of quirks but I don't want to tell all my secrets either. ;) So I will attempt 7.

1. I don't like people (even Dan) cooking in my kitchen. I freak out when things are put back right. Sorry Dan.

2. I can go for a couple of weeks without doing real housework and then one day I snap and I'm ticked off until its done.

3. I get obsessed over weird things...ie: reading Twilight series, writing a book.

4. I get annoyed if I don't get my diet coke in the morning. (Is that a quirk or another obsession?)

5. When I'm driving, I jump if I pass someone on my side. (Like someone stopping on a side street.) Guess that came from being hit 2 by other cars.

6. I cry at everything. Hallmark commercials, cards, other commercials, movies (even those that are not supposed to make you cry) Everything!

7. And a final quirk...my life might be disorganized but my desk has to be organized.

Well...that's all about me. :) Tag to anyone!

Tag to all who read!

I don't normally put lists on my blog but hey it's Tuesday...I'm sitting at my desk with a Beehive hair piece on and my saddle shoes and thinking...so what is normal?

Tag to anyone who reads...post on your blog! (Amber thanks for the idea!)

1. 2 names you go by: Mary and Marilou

2. 2 things wearing right now: a beehive wig and 50's cat glasses

3. 2 things you want right now: shopping with my mom and for it to be 3:00

4. 2 things you did last night: watched tv and worked on my book (Chapter 9 is under way)

5. 2 things you ate today: Sonic burrito and the day is still early

6. 2 favorite drinks: diet coke and diet coke

Have fun!

Obsession Update 2008

Ok...so I just thought that title was funny! Could be the lack of sleep?!

Here's the skinny....

The book is coming along. I'm on page 3 of chapter 7. It just flows out when I'm near my computer. (If only I didn't have to work!)

The book has no title yet. So for now it's Untitled Manuscript. I want a good name for it and it just hasn't come to me yet.

The goal is to be completely done writing the first draft by the first of November. Then edit, add, change, delete, and all the other fun stuff that comes with writing to be done by mid December. I would really like to get it out there for publishing by end of January. I think it would be a cool birthday present if I could get someone to consider publishing it by my birthday in February. That would be one sweet birthday!

Oh and Leslie...I really like the name Leslie Hawk. May I steal it? It might make a great character in my book. :) I'll mention you in the dedication page! (Tempting I know!)

I want to be done with editing and stuff before I let a few read it. So hang in there. I'm a perfectionist and this could be a little while. Hopefully I will be able to stay on track with my timeline. I've got a little free time coming up so hopefully that will help me out.

Pray for me please! I really want to do this. :) Thanks to you all for your support!

Obsessions

Does anyone else ever get obsessed with something? Am I the only person in the world who gets a mind to do something and then its the only focus?

As you all know from my blog, I read all the Twilight books relatively fast. I was completely obsessed with finishing them. (Dan is reading them now...hee hee) That was all I could think about. At work it was hurry and figure out what we are doing so I could read on my plan time. I was beginning to think that I needed to check myself in somewhere. :) I listened to several interviews with Stephenie Meyer and was just in awe. (I still am!) I'm reading The Host now. I like it but I'm taking my time.

This leads me to my next obsession. I have always wanted to be a writer. I have had this dream since I was about 12 years old. I wrote a play for the YW in my ward when I was in high school. I wrote a short story that I should have had published but never did. I wrote half a novel by the end of my senior year but things happened and I was discouraged. I gave up my dream to be a writer. While on my mission, my companion and I wrote a song for my brothers wedding. Another companion of mine was playing around on the keyboard and created a song that 2 months later I wrote words for it. When I got back home, I called Diana the one who helped me write the song and asked what she thought about getting it published. She liked the idea and told me to put my name on it since she claims she only came up with 2 words. So I published it as a Poem in the World Literary Poet Society's Anthology. It felt so awesome to have something that I wrote out there for someone else to enjoy. So...

That brings me to my next obsession. I have Stephenie Meyer to thank for this one. I saw an interview with her and she said that if you have a dream to write do it. You will never know unless you try. So I'm trying! I have written 5 chapters so far. I may post the first chapter on my blog soon to get some thoughts. I have a couple of friends from work who are reading it as I go. Everyone so far has been really supportive and excited. I hope that continues! ;)

So if anyone knows how to get books published....please let me know! That's the part that scares me to death!

Whew! I finally finished!

Well...I finally finished the last of the Twilight series. They were awesome! Oh my... I wish there were more. I hope the movie doesn't disappoint us all! But I have a feeling that it won't let us down!

Yeah for Bella and Edward...and of course little Nessie!

I wish she would write a book about what happens to all of them when Nessie gets older. Oh well...I will wait... So it's on to another obsession! ;)

I'm so obsessed!!!! Part 2

Ok... So I finished Twilight ran and bought New Moon. I finished New Moon yesterday and ran to Walmart yet again to buy Eclipse! I can't put these down! It's made me quite popular at school! All the girls who have read them now think I am the coolest teacher ever! (I guess they didn't ask thier English teacher if she read them!)

I so love Edward! I don't know why I don't like Jacob but I don't. :) I wish she would just tell Edward yes, get hitched, and be with the love of her life forever. Ughh...is that too much to ask? Is it really?

So I forsee me finishing this one this weekend and having Breaking Dawn started on Monday! Wish me luck! My poor house! I need to vaccum but I can't vaccum and read at the same time! Aghhhhhh!

I think I need a Twilight support group!

I'm officially obsessed!

Well...I am officially hooked! Thanks girls! :)
I did not clean my house and read until I finished Twilight. I got to the last half of the book and refused to put it down until I was done. I just had to know what happened. I couldn't wait for this morning...so I could go buy the 2nd one!

So I got up got dressed in a hurry and went to Wal-mart this morning before coming to work. Geez! Poor Dan will never get fed a cooked meal until I'm finished reading them all!

I even went so far as to go to the website and watch interviews with Stephanie Meyer and listened to her play list for each book. OK... Can I just say that she and I really do like the same kind of music! I feel very inspired to write the book I've been wanting to write for a while now. We'll see what happens this summer!

Ok...so has anyone read her new book Host? I'm going to read it but I want to get through the Twilight series first. I also saw that she has a new Twilight series book coming but it's been delayed due to someone being a jerk and publishing parts of it online.

Ahhhh! I've caught the craze! Go Edward!!! (She better stay with him or I'm going to be mad!)