"We Are The Champions" gets to be my song for this week. Besides Queen being my all time favorite band, I also have another reason. I defeated my website and I'm feeling the need for an anthem to my victory! Yes, I know that makes pretty much no sense, so let me try to fill y'all in on what's been going on.
Some weeks ago, I did a post called Curse of the Tech Gods about my website's template having some issues and crashing. When I reinstalled the template, while it was functional, it wasn't quite what it should be. But hey, it was working, so I left it alone. Well, yesterday its last thread of functionality snapped. The submenus for my novel excerpts and free reads stopped working, and try as I might, it just wouldn't be fixed. I decided it was time to let go of my beloved template, and go with a new one. Just one problem. When I replaced the template, all my content was lost and replaced with generic pics and content in Spanish, which I'm sad to say, I can't speak or read, so for a few hours, I have no idea what was written on my website.
I went through two techies who couldn't fix it, and finally got to a Senior Tech. They were able to retrieve my lost content and put it up again...with my original template...with all its problems. This morning, I pushed up my sleeves and prepared for battle. I was not going to lose to the Tech Gods again! I would have a functional website! Oh yes, I would. And now, I do! I have a new and I'm hoping functional template. I lost some content from my News section, but other than that, all my original content is there.
So, if you happen to cruise over to my website and notice an all new look, that's why. And if you have any problems with it, please, please, please, don't hesitate to contact me and let me know. It would be very much appreciated :-)
And now, for my anthem. Freddie Mercury and Queen with "We Are The Champions."
Friday, October 8, 2010
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Happy birthday, Jesse!
Today is October 7th, the birthday of Jesse Alexander, singer extraordinaire and main character in my novels, CONQUEST and NO FEAR. It's mentioned in CONQUEST the 7th is his birthday, and since writing the story, whenever this day comes around, I always have to tell him happy birthday. Is it a little kooky of me? Maybe. But I make no secret that Jesse is very special to me and I give him credit for making me a published author.
So, happy birthday, dear Jesse. And don't worry, I'll leave singing the "Happy Birthday Song" to Evan. I know you'll like that much better than my off key screeching ;-)
So, happy birthday, dear Jesse. And don't worry, I'll leave singing the "Happy Birthday Song" to Evan. I know you'll like that much better than my off key screeching ;-)
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Eek!!
So, I live in the wilds of Ohio. Okay, it's not that wild. Well, minus the fact that deer, raccoons, possums, and every other type of creature wander onto our property, and I was late going somewhere the other day because a flock of wild turkeys was blocking the road. I guess that does sound like the unsettled frontier, doesn't it? Since I'm a huge animal lover, I really enjoy seeing all the wildlife and sharing space with them. But lately, I've had some run-ins with creatures I'm not all that thrilled about cohabitating with.
A few weeks ago on Facebook, I posted about the alien caterpillar who had been trying to invade my house. It's a very cool looking little creature, though a little creepy, too. After I took this picture, it promptly got moved off the door frame to a bush. By the hubby. No way I was going to touch it!
Now, if it was just this strange caterpillar, I'd be cool. But not long ago, the hubby was chopping wood and was nearly eaten by the largest spider either of us have ever seen around here. Of course, he had to catch it to show me. I'm just glad he survived. And yes, that's an egg sack Shelob is protecting (yay for a random LOTR reference). Being the way I am, I felt bad for her and had the hubby release her and her future eight-legged demon spawn in a safe place. I just couldn't let her be killed. She was going to be a mother, after all.
And that's not all. A few days ago, I went into my upstairs bathroom, and what did I find? A toad on the toilet! I stared at it, thinking it couldn't possibly be what I thought it was, but sure enough, yes it was. But this isn't the first strange amphibian experience I've had this year, oh no! This is the third! The first happened earlier in the year when I was walking in the woods and a green tree frog jumped out at me. I didn't even know there were tree frogs in my area. Even the hubby was doubtful when I told him. A couple weeks later, I opened the back door, and what hopped into the house? A tree frog! The hubby was rather surprised, but we caught said frog and returned him to the great outdoors, just as I did with this stray toad who seemed to think my bathroom would make a perfect winter home.
Now, it's possible Toady got into the house the same way the tree frog did, but what I want to know is how did it get up a flight of stairs to the bathroom?! Without a single one of my cats spotting it?! I'm still baffling over it.
Ah, country livin'. I love animals and nature. I truly do. Even though the creepy crawlies aren't my favorites, I know they have their place in the world, too. And I do have to admit, Toady and the tree frogs were kinda cute ;-)
A few weeks ago on Facebook, I posted about the alien caterpillar who had been trying to invade my house. It's a very cool looking little creature, though a little creepy, too. After I took this picture, it promptly got moved off the door frame to a bush. By the hubby. No way I was going to touch it!
Now, if it was just this strange caterpillar, I'd be cool. But not long ago, the hubby was chopping wood and was nearly eaten by the largest spider either of us have ever seen around here. Of course, he had to catch it to show me. I'm just glad he survived. And yes, that's an egg sack Shelob is protecting (yay for a random LOTR reference). Being the way I am, I felt bad for her and had the hubby release her and her future eight-legged demon spawn in a safe place. I just couldn't let her be killed. She was going to be a mother, after all.
And that's not all. A few days ago, I went into my upstairs bathroom, and what did I find? A toad on the toilet! I stared at it, thinking it couldn't possibly be what I thought it was, but sure enough, yes it was. But this isn't the first strange amphibian experience I've had this year, oh no! This is the third! The first happened earlier in the year when I was walking in the woods and a green tree frog jumped out at me. I didn't even know there were tree frogs in my area. Even the hubby was doubtful when I told him. A couple weeks later, I opened the back door, and what hopped into the house? A tree frog! The hubby was rather surprised, but we caught said frog and returned him to the great outdoors, just as I did with this stray toad who seemed to think my bathroom would make a perfect winter home.
Now, it's possible Toady got into the house the same way the tree frog did, but what I want to know is how did it get up a flight of stairs to the bathroom?! Without a single one of my cats spotting it?! I'm still baffling over it.
Ah, country livin'. I love animals and nature. I truly do. Even though the creepy crawlies aren't my favorites, I know they have their place in the world, too. And I do have to admit, Toady and the tree frogs were kinda cute ;-)
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Weekly Inspiration - Ivan Rusilko
For this week's inspiration I present, Ivan Rusilko. Who besides having a really cool name, is also a model, an aspiring doctor, and Mr. USA. For his website where you can see more pics or him, click HERE.
Friday, October 1, 2010
Song of the Week - "Someday" by Rob Thomas
This week, I'm all about Rob Thomas, solo and when with Matchbox Twenty. For my Song of the Week, I picked one of his newer songs, "Someday", off his 2009 solo release, Cradlesong. I absolutely love this song and the video. Hope everyone else enjoys, too!
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