- 00:21 Daily Tweetage: 20:08 Been out today, sorting a few things out and getting some stuff for my RWA tr.. tinyurl.com/6bglzk
- 09:57 Ooh, I'm in a bad mood today. I could smash the house up. I really could... Good job I'm alone, or there could be injuries... grrrr...
- 10:54 I'm grumpy again...: ... but what's new there?I know I should be nicer, and more philosophical and .. tinyurl.com/3ox6o3
Wednesday, 25 June 2008
Daily Tweetage
I'm grumpy again...
... but what's new there?I know I should be nicer, and more philosophical and all that, but I'm not. I'm in one of those moods or phases when everything seems to annoy me, and make me grind my teeth and scowl, and feel more collosally curmudgeonly than I already am. I'm the sort of person I hate, actually. Always seeing the glass half empty and being jealous and resentful and downbeat.
I don't know whether it's my age, or just my horrible personality. Probably a bit of both. I've always been like this, but now, as the years pass, I just get more and more like an evil old witch, muttering in my cave and harumphing all the time.
I really must cheer up and adopt a positive attitude before RWA or nobody will speak to me!
Tuesday, 24 June 2008
Daily Tweetage
- 20:08 Been out today, sorting a few things out and getting some stuff for my RWA trip. Bit tired now, probably won't work today...
- 20:09 Andy Murray has won his first match at Wimbledon! In straight sets. Way to go, Andy!
- 20:13 Have made myself a fan page at Facebook.tinyurl.com/6l47qs Not much there yet. It'll be embarrassing if nobody signs up as a fan!
Monday, 23 June 2008
Daily Tweetage
- 23:20 Daily Tweetage: 23:21 Daily Tweetage: 23:20 Daily Tweetage: 23:55 Daily Tweetage: 23:51 Daily Tweet.. tinyurl.com/6gyekj
- 07:58 I must be more constructive today and not spend so much time on Facebook!
- 16:51 Is sorting out drawers and throwing out junk constructive? I think it is! :)
- 16:52 Non writing progress...: I haven't done any writing today. I haven't even done any web design bits .. tinyurl.com/3e7rj6
Non writing progress...
I haven't done any writing today. I haven't even done any web design bits yet, either, and I've a client coming back from her hols on Wednesday who'll be expecting to see new stuff on her site. But I am filled with a quiet sense of achievement today, because I did some 'sorting out'.
There's not much to show for it, superficially, but I vetted one of the 'piles' in my office, and in doing so, found a document that I was actually looking for and which was the whole motivation for starting the sorting. And finding it, I discovered something that pleased me. Something I thought was part of a horrible mess was actually sorted. So less mess to worry about.
While I was in this sorting mood, I turned to the drawers in the bedroom. Again, I was in search of a particular item in an ocean of jumbled crud, and again, I found the item [although nearly lost it again, by putting it away again...] I was looking for. I also did a bit of chucking of clothing I know I won't wear, which was handy because a charity had left a plastic bag to be filled for collection on Wednesday. Result!
Again, there's not a massive reduction in crud to naked eye, but it's resulted in a slightly more manageable situation and that's satisfying. I'm very tired now, but I feel as if I haven't wasted the day so far. Obviously, no work on stories or anything, but I still feel that the time's been well spent, when often it isn't and I just fritter it away. And feel bad.
I've also watched last night's Top Gear, and particularly enjoyed the 'home made police car' feature, although some of the rest of it wasn't quite up to the lads usual stellar standards. I experimented with watching the prog on the Beeb's Iplayer thingie, because I forgot to tape it, due to putzing around on Facebook and also half watching a terrible game of football last night.
I may try and do a bit of webby stuff tonight, and possibly think a bit more about the story that's on my mind at the moment. It's about burlesque dancing, so if you know anything about that, do get in touch! :)
There's not much to show for it, superficially, but I vetted one of the 'piles' in my office, and in doing so, found a document that I was actually looking for and which was the whole motivation for starting the sorting. And finding it, I discovered something that pleased me. Something I thought was part of a horrible mess was actually sorted. So less mess to worry about.
While I was in this sorting mood, I turned to the drawers in the bedroom. Again, I was in search of a particular item in an ocean of jumbled crud, and again, I found the item [although nearly lost it again, by putting it away again...] I was looking for. I also did a bit of chucking of clothing I know I won't wear, which was handy because a charity had left a plastic bag to be filled for collection on Wednesday. Result!
Again, there's not a massive reduction in crud to naked eye, but it's resulted in a slightly more manageable situation and that's satisfying. I'm very tired now, but I feel as if I haven't wasted the day so far. Obviously, no work on stories or anything, but I still feel that the time's been well spent, when often it isn't and I just fritter it away. And feel bad.
I've also watched last night's Top Gear, and particularly enjoyed the 'home made police car' feature, although some of the rest of it wasn't quite up to the lads usual stellar standards. I experimented with watching the prog on the Beeb's Iplayer thingie, because I forgot to tape it, due to putzing around on Facebook and also half watching a terrible game of football last night.
I may try and do a bit of webby stuff tonight, and possibly think a bit more about the story that's on my mind at the moment. It's about burlesque dancing, so if you know anything about that, do get in touch! :)
Sunday, 22 June 2008
Daily Tweetage
- 23:21 Daily Tweetage: 23:20 Daily Tweetage: 23:55 Daily Tweetage: 23:51 Daily Tweetage: 00:53 Daily Tweet.. tinyurl.com/4qskak
- 10:56 Sunday... I think this will be a day of motorbikes and football on the telly, and not much achieved. But you never know... ;)
- 13:51 A British Winner!: Congratulations to Scott Redding, who's just won the 125cc class at the British .. tinyurl.com/3k9jqv
- 16:11 Time to get on my exercise bike and do my daily constitutional...
- 16:20 I must not become addicted...: ... to Facebook!I've been spending far too much time on it in the la.. tinyurl.com/4nt8a2
- 17:24 Wow, just got a brill review of WILD IN THE COUNTRY! Ta, Cheryl! tinyurl.com/5loqn9
- 17:51 A great review for WILD IN THE COUNTRY!: I've just been given a lovely review of WILD IN THE COUNTR.. tinyurl.com/4pskcj
- 18:01 Wow, another great review! Two on the bounce... www.coffeetimeromance.com/BookReviews/Magicanddesire.html
- 20:20 I don't believe it! In a good way...: I got another great review, this one for my contribution to t.. tinyurl.com/6ldnpk
- 21:30 Agh, the football is rubbish tonight!
I don't believe it! In a good way...
I got another great review, this one for my contribution to the MAGIC AND DESIRE antho, ILL MET BY MOONLIGHT.Lototy of Coffee Time Romance says:
Ms. Da Costa gifts her readers with characters that really touch the heart.
Isn't that lovely?
You can read the full review here.
A great review for WILD IN THE COUNTRY!
I've just been given a lovely review of WILD IN THE COUNTRY, by Cheryl at Cheryl's Book Nook. Here's a clip of what she says..."... when you start a Portia Da Costa book you better clear some time as you will find yourself getting not wanting to put the book down till the last page. Wild in the Country had me loving every moment of it"
And here's the full review!
Many thanks to Cheryl, and to all the other wonderful readers and reviewers out there who've read my books and invested their time in posting reviews. I'm going to do better about thanking you here in this blog in future... you're the best!
And even those who've reviewed but didn't like my books. I still appreciate you taking the time to read my work, and I respect your opinions. I always like to think that my next book might hit the spot better for you. :)
I must not become addicted...
... to Facebook!
I've been spending far too much time on it in the last few days, when I should be writing, doing web design, coming up with new ideas, planning for RWA, and generally trying to get myself organised and keep on top of everything in my life!
But FB is fun, and it's so much easier to update content there than it is on MySpace, which still requires that you grapple with html and stuff to add things to your profile.
I'm going to do better though. I'm going to pitch into my to do list, and achieve something!
A British Winner!
Congratulations to Scott Redding, who's just won the 125cc class at the British MotoGP meeting at Donnington Park. This gladiator on a motorbike is only 15 years old, and even though he can wrestle a powerful machine around a demanding race track, battling with fierce opposition, he's still too young to drink the celebratory champagne on the podium!
In other news, I'm having a very lazy day here. Just doing a bit of web design work and spending far to omuch time pootling around on Facebook! Alas, it's a bit of an obsession at the moment.
Saturday, 21 June 2008
Daily Tweetage
- 23:20 Daily Tweetage: 23:55 Daily Tweetage: 23:51 Daily Tweetage: 00:53 Daily Tweetage: 23:51 Daily Tweet.. tinyurl.com/4zwo7n
- 00:23 Have decided to uninstall twitterfox for the time being... have had a few FF3 crashes... don't think my old 'puter can manage...
- 10:16 I had a rubbish day yesterday. Next to no writing, although did do a bit of research. Must do better today!
- 11:16 Erk, reading the FF forums, seems lots of problems with v3. So no just me. Hope they issue a bugfix soon. No twitterfox for me until then.
- 13:06 Saturday is flying by and I'm achieving nothing. Spending too much time tossing around on Facebook.
- 13:06 And the weather is crap! Bucketing it down with rain, and very cold for supposedly mid summer.
Friday, 20 June 2008
Daily Tweetage
- 23:55 Daily Tweetage: 23:51 Daily Tweetage: 00:53 Daily Tweetage: 23:51 Daily Tweetage: 09:58 decisions d.. tinyurl.com/6moj4y
- 09:43 Tons to do today, but need to wake up first! Weird dreams about being on a plane. Must be fear about my RWA flight manifesting itself.
- 11:37 I am such a dork! I completely forgot it was my husband's birthday! But I think he'd forgotten too, so not too bad... Just texted him. :)
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