Was at work yesterday afternoon when the earthquake hit. The building shook under our feet (my office is on the 2nd floor) for about 30 seconds. Kind of an eerie feeling. Different than when the building vibrates in the winter during snow removal. Different than when a tractor-trailer is left running outside the building.
So it was a bit like a James Bond martini – shaken not stirred.
The homework assignment I mentioned in my previous post is completed and e-mailed off to the teacher to prove it’s done. I’m binding the graduation booklets for the sixteen Grade 8 grads over the weekend so will insert my letter into the grandson’s at that time.
I have a homework assignment that need to be done by tomorrow. I’ve got it started but it’s not the easiest thing to write… and me a writer.
It’s part of my grandson’s graduation assignment. He has to do all but one segment. That’s where we come in. We have to write about why this person is special to us. I do have it started so that’s something. What can I say, I work best under pressure.
I just uploaded my most recent podcast. I think you’ll find it interesting. Please have a listen and come back here and leave your comments. I’m anxious to receive your feedback.
I’m not so sure about this one. For some reason, I ended up getting nervous and tongue-tied. Even to the point of giving my poor digital recorder the raspberry! So I might take it down, re-record it and post it again. I’ve not decided yet.
The link is http://www.melanierobertson-king.com/podcastgen1.3/
Looking forward to reading your comments.
Didn’t get a lot accomplished today on my revisions although it was more than I have been doing of late. I did add some flavour to the countryside… sweet smell of the air after the rain… sprinted through the wet grass… high-pitched whine of a motorbike faded off into the distance… low rumble of a diesel lorry… wood fired steam engine… the smell of freshly cut hay and farm animals.
I rearranged some of the character descriptions. Hope I didn’t create any info dumps doing that. At least I still have my previous version so I can go back to it if need be and only add the countryside “flavour” to it.
My newest podcast is up and available at http://www.melanierobertson-king.com/podcastgen1.3/ Please drop by and have a listen. I think you’ll enjoy it.
If you wish to comment, please do at this entry. I’m looking for feedback on my podcasts and utilizing my blog is the best way I know.
A bit of a lie in – 6:30, or thereabouts. But it was a long and somewhat sleepless night. Thunderstorm rolled through in the wee hours (maybe around 1:00) then another a couple of hours later – this time just rain. WE have a metal ridge cap on our kitchen roof (just outside the bedroom window) so it makes for a lot of noise.
Must get some coffee down my neck and see if the jolt of caffeine will wake me up.
My alarm dog went off about fifteen minutes ago and he wasn’t taking “no” for an answer. What can I say, he has the patience of a gnat. But then what kind of patience does a gnat really have? Does anyone know?
Anyway, here I am up and with my face in the computer. No lie-in for me this morning. Perhaps my hubby will answer the call of the alarm dog tomorrow morning.
This is my alarm dog, Jake. Isn’t he a cutie?
All of my podcasts (one with images and a wee story) are all available at http://www.melanierobertson-king.com/podcastgen1.3/
This is much more user-friendly once it’s set up (thanks to my webmaster for doing that) but now that the set-up aggro is over and done with, its so much easier than copying and pasting code and uploading everything. Not that knowing how to do that is a bad thing… I just like things to be simple.
I’m a firm believer in the KISS method… Keep It Simple St****.
I’m contemplating entering the Indiana Golden Opportunity contest for the first 35 pages (including synopsis) of Sarah’s Gift. I’ve entered the early parts of her in other contests but have never had my synopsis judged. Yes, that’s right, I said judged. Up to 50 points for it. I don’t write a good synopsis – it’s good as far as plot points go but not so good on the emotional reactions. Anyway, here is the link to the contest page… http://www.indianarwa.com/contest/