Random Ramblings—77 x 7 x 7

Sorry for the radio silence yesterday.  It was my birthday! I’m 36. Yep, I’ll own it. I fought hard for every one of those freaking years!

I had a fun post planned in my mind for yesterday, but then my hubby let me sleep in and I decided to blow off the entire day! I love blown days.

I do have a normal post for today. So back to business…

I was lucky enough to be tagged by the famous David Powers King and the sweet Freya Morris. So of course I have to do it:

Rules:

1. Go to page 77 of your current MS
2. Go to line 7
3. Copy down the next 7 lines - sentences or paragraphs - and post them as they're written. No cheating
4. Tag 7 authors
5. Let them know 

So without further ado…here is mine :)

Jocelyn slept longer than Taggert expected.

What a thing to escape into a dream, where nightmares are faceless and in the peripheral of thought. They never stand before you and demand resolution. In dreams you can run, delay, postpone, but rarely confront. Is this why she slept? Maybe her fantasy nightmares were easier than her waking ones. Was she peacefully lying there fleeing her existence?

            When she opened her eyes, Taggert looked away. He wanted to give her some time to remember where she was and what had happened, without his gaze.

Now, to find 7 people who haven’t done this yet…Hmmm.  If you have already been tagged…sorry for the re-tag :)

Melissa Sarno

Angela Brown

Katrina Lantz

Ilima Todd

Tasha Seegmiller

Kyra Lennon

Ruth Josse

Have fun :)

-Angie 

Duck…Duck…Duck…GOOSE!

I always sucked at that game.

Thanks to Laura Josephson for bonking me on the head. These are fun questions so I will play along. That means, no Crafting Corner today (which is good because I didn’t learn anything this past week :)

The Tag rules:
1. You must post the rules!
2. Answer the questions and then create eleven new questions to ask the people you’ve tagged.
3. Tag eleven seven (because it's a magical number) people and link to them.
4. Let them know you’ve tagged them.

Laura’s Questions to me—

1. If the planet was being evacuated and you could only bring three things with you, what would they be?  Do I have to pick my three kids? No? They all made it to safety. Okay then—photos of my family, oil paintings done by my friend, and chocolate (just in case they don’t have chocolate in space.)
2. What's your favorite kind of cheese? I’m kind of boring when it comes to cheese—just plain cheddar for me.
3. Do you fold or crumple your toilet paper? Fold of course. You get more coverage that way :)
4. In what position do you sleep? On my side. I think it’s just habitual from being pregnant.
5. How many times a week on average do you stub your toe? I never stub my toes. I can’t even remember the last time. But I do seem to get a lot of paper cuts :)
6. Fire or ice and why did you choose that one? To die by? Fire—it seems faster.
7. Have you ever milked a cow? Ugh, NO! But I have feed sheep.
8. Are you a cat or dog or monkey person? Cats, because they need no interaction with me to be happy. (I’m not really an animal person)
9. What would you do if you were on a planet made entirely of water? Swim, I guess. What else is there to do?
10. If you were an animal what would you want to be and why? A bird. I think I would like to fly.
11. What's one thing you do when no one's looking? Do you really think I’m going to answer that? Yes? I’m perfectly proper even when no one is around :) But I do tend to sing REALLY LOUDLY when I’m alone. 

There you have it. Now, I need to tag seven of you…

Angela Brown

Ruth Josse @ Ruth + Writing

Rachel Mary Bean @ Writing on the Wall

Melissa Sarno @ This Too..

Kyra Lennon @ Write Here. Write Now

Meredith @ Fairy Tales and Cappuccinos

Jenny Morris @ Jenny’s Imaginary World

Now to the questions for all of you… 

1. Do you write your books out long hand with paper and pen or typed on a computer?
2. If you had to live your life without one of these which would you pick—Underwear or Shoes? Why?
3. Where is the best place to vacation?
4. What would the world be better without?
5. If you could live in one fairy tale, which one would you pick?
6. What is your strength as a writer?
7. Night Owl or Early Bird?
8. Favorite cosmetic product?
9. If you could be friends with one published author who would you pick?
10. Hollywood star you look most like?
11. What is one thing you miss about your childhood? 

Okay everybody, have fun with this. And if you’ve already been tagged or don’t want to play along no problems.

-Angie