A Vast, Empty Place

I can't seem to put together cohesive blog post on just one topic this morning, so instead here's a happy round-up of all the "stuff" currently rattling around in Wendy's brain.

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We currently are experiencing our normal slow-down around the office waiting for our new budget to be put in place. We're also trying not to break out into hysterics and begin weeping uncontrollably. As some of you are probably aware, the state of California is screwed. So firefighters, police, socials services, libraries, schools, and countless others are currently holding our collective breath to see how catastrophic it's going be. In the meantime, I'm rubbing my lucky rabbit's foot until all the fur falls off. If you're a romance author and see me crying in my cosmopolitan in the hotel bar at RWA the week of July 13 - you'll know why.

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The Detroit Red Wings lost the Stanley Cup to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Despite my irrational hatred for Mario Lemieux - I probably would have been cheering on Pittsburgh if not for the fact that they were playing the Wings. There was no joy in the Bat Cave on Friday night.

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I'm thinking it's time for the Detroit Tigers to take Dontrelle Willis out behind the barn and shoot him. Hey, I understand taking a chance on the kid. He's a left-handed pitcher and has had some success in the big leagues. But signing him to a $20+ million contract right after we acquired him in a trade, and when he was already floundering down in Florida, was just all kinds of idiocy. Yesterday's game was just painful. My Man had to lock up all the knives for fear that I'd hurt myself.

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My Man and I are getting ready for week three of regular exercise. We've been doing 1.5 mile walks 5-7 times a week. Today marks the day when the real torture begins. We start walking "The Hill" - a steep incline just down the street from us. I'll probably be begging someone to put me out of my misery by Wednesday. As for weight loss? Um, next to nothing. We are eating better, but not that much better. Frankly, I contend that if God wanted us to be skinny vegetables would taste better and he wouldn't have given us the cocoa tree.

Just sayin'.

In the meantime, we are both feeling better - so I guess that's something. The trick will be keeping the momentum going once summer hits So. Cal. and it's 150 degrees in the shade.

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I've been on a reading tear for the past week, trying to clear out some of my Harlequin backlog, and am hoping I can keep up the pace. On that note, be sure to stop by The Good, The Bad, The Unread today, where we have a visit from Harlequin editor Marsha Zinberg. Oh, and there's a contest. A really cool contest. So be sure to leave a comment for your chance to win.