Five things (post)

[pjthompson]

1. Watching the races on ESPN before the Belmont, I noticed a filly named Forever Together. She got boxed in rather badly, not breaking out until the turn, then she poured on the speed and went from the back of the pack to second place. The horse in the lead, however, had too much distance on her or I do believe she would have won it. Although she's officially listed as a grey, she's got all these luscious roan highlights, black mane and tail, black stockings. Just a gorgeous, gorgeous horse. I may have to put a horse like her in a story sometime.

2. The story ideas that are most plaguing me these days, in addition to the sequel to A Rain of Angels, is an novel called Red Demon that's been on the backburner for awhile, and—surprising as hell to me—the rewrite of The Making Blood (formerly known as Night Warrior). They've both been looping through my mind quite a bit in the last month or so.

3. Nobody is more surprised than I to find myself reading Swallowing Darkness by Laurell K. Hamilton and to be thoroughly enjoying it. I thought I was done with her for good, but I guess I just can't quit her.

4. After a week on my two-week sugar purge I've lost 4.6 pounds. I am not craving fatty foods or dessert or anything extravagant. What I'm really craving are things like wheat toast, bananas, oatmeal. One more week, one more week—and if I never see another egg it will be too soon.

5. I've always liked those Dos Equis commercials, but the secret identity issue was lost on me. I always thought this guy was Maximillian Schell. Shows what I know. If hominysnark is reading this, she's probably laughing uproariously at this point.

Oh, just one more:

6. It's been over a year since I updated my "marketing spreasheet_novels" but last night I updated it.

Comments

[hollailama.livejournal.com]

LOL LKH.

You are brave to do a sugar purge. Good for you. The husband and I have tried them in the past, but we always go back. I think I went 2 months without any processed/added/non-naturally-occurring sugar once. Then I got worried what would happen if I had a piece of cake at a party or something and decided I should let myself have a little once in a while. Then suddenly I was back to eating it regularly. :p *weak*

[pjthompson]

Sugar is insidious. I did this once before and was fairly successful. I even did the occasional treat and managed to maintain. In another week I can add back in whole grains and fruit, otherwise I'd never survive long term. What failed me up was when my thyroid went south last year. That messes with just about everything, including your brain, and with stuff like this, any kind of food regulation, your head is the most important element. So I back slid very badly.

So, we'll give it another try.

[wldhrsjen3.livejournal.com]

I saw that race! Forever Together *is* a lovely gal.

[pjthompson]

Oh yeah, I want one! and there's this gorgeous buckskin who's a lead pony at Belmont. The roommate likes to watch the ponies so I've seen this horse several times and he/she is just so very lovely. Want one of those, too!

[hominysnark.livejournal.com]

No, no. I'm just snickering a little.

[pjthompson]

You're very kind.

[kmkibble75.livejournal.com]

Good job on the weight loss!
I can't imagine living without sugar, though...

[pjthompson]

Thanks. And it's not totally living without. I can have fruit and whole grains in another week, and I can have things like semi-sweet chocolate morsels (in moderation). After awhile, I can have "controlled cheats" (like, once a week in some cases, once a month in others). But after the two week purge the cravings for sugar are greatly reduced so it's not that bad. I did this before my thyroid went ticky last year and screwed things up and it was very livable. And I'm a total sugar addict.

[kmkibble75.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Good to know!