Not exactly a day off

by Shana Norris // November 11, 2007 // Comments off

I’m taking tomorrow off from the day job. I have to take at least four days off before the end of the year to use up some vacation time. Because even though I’ve already taken off over two weeks this... Continue reading →

Airhead

by Shana Norris // November 6, 2007 // Comments off

I am losing my mind these days. The most recent proof happened yesterday. I was in the shower, washing my hair and I thought, “Why is this shampoo being weird? Why isn’t it sudsing up like it usually does?” And... Continue reading →

Bookworm tendencies

by Shana Norris // November 5, 2007 // Comments off

My seventeen year old cousin has recently discovered reading. She never liked to read much before, but in the last few months, as my grandmother has told me, Heather is reading all the time. Usually a book a day. Heather... Continue reading →

Marathon writing

by Shana Norris // November 3, 2007 // Comments off

I’ve been a member of Forward Motion for several years, which is an online community for writers. They have word count marathons every other weekend and there’s one going on this weekend. I’m aiming for the 10,000 word mark for... Continue reading →

NaNoWriMo!

by Shana Norris // November 1, 2007 // Comments off

Happy first day of NaNoWriMo everyone! I love having a month of really frenzied writing to push myself to just get the words on the page and not obsess about how good or bad it is. My progress so far,... Continue reading →

Costume Update

by Shana Norris // October 31, 2007 // Comments off

My Wednesday costume won second place in my work’s costume contest! Continue reading →

They’re creepy and they’re kooky…

by Shana Norris // October 31, 2007 // Comments off

Happy Halloween! We’re having a costume contest at my day job, so I’m… Wednesday Addams! I just thought about it this morning, but I should have gotten a fake hand to carry around to be Thing. Oh well. Continue reading →

Planning the funny

by Shana Norris // October 28, 2007 // Comments off

A thought struck me this morning: I can’t plan funny. I rarely outline. I like writing with only a basic idea of the overall plot and then figuring out the other parts of the story along the way. But for... Continue reading →

Flu shot drama

by Shana Norris // October 25, 2007 // Comments off

I just got a flu shot for the first time ever today. (Well, maybe I got a flu shot once or twice back when I was Baby Shana, but as far as I can remember I’ve never had one.) But... Continue reading →

I demand a do-over

by Shana Norris // October 22, 2007 // Comments off

It’s 10:20am and I already need to start the day over. It started out fine. I got up early enough to work out. But then, somehow, I ended up behind while trying to get ready for work. I just couldn’t... Continue reading →