Quickie Update

Today's just a quickie update because I'm behind, behind, behind. I'm still sleeping propped up, so tired is my middle name and I've only got 5 billion things to do. Am working on tweaking my latest proposal, so hopefully that will go out soon and amaze my editor. :)

National is in a couple of weeks, so I need to prepare for that - ie, clean underwear.

I actually have a training Mon/Tues of next week????? Huh, did no one notice the 4th on Wednesday? Oh well, more mileage - right?

Went to the doc on Monday and he says I might have some asthma but he also thinks I have sleep apnea. Which is an interesting thought considering I can't breathe well while I'm awake either - buy hey, I'm not a doctor so what do I know. I got a cortisone shot (ouch) and an inhaler and quite frankly, haven't noticed a difference yet. I seriously think I'm coming down to my last option in dealing with my allergies and that's to move away from Dallas, which just happens to be the second worst city in the world for spring allergies. Figures.

On a side note - Hello, God, we are all caught up on rain here in Texas. It would be perfectly okay to spread some of it around and actually allow me to have a flight that is on time. Just a suggestion.

Talk to yall tomorrow!

New Toy for Jana

My husband got me a new toy this past weekend. It's something I've been coveting for a while and I have to say, now that I have it - I AM IN LOVE! What is this magificent toy, you ask.......The Sony Reader.



The Sony Reader is the same size as a paperback book except thinner. It can hold 80 books on it and one battery charge allows 7500 page turns. (Plus if you need more than 80 books, you can always add a memory card). The best part is that it can be seen in sunlight. It is a new technology that allows it to be read outdoors. So no more carrying 5+ books with me on a trip. I tuck my slim, cool Reader in my purse and have all the books I could ever want at my fingertips. You can also control the font size, so no tiny text for those of us with eyesight that's waning. Plus, the reader will also play your mp3 files if you're interested. And if you're not yet sold, a conversion tool allows you to load any pdf or Word doc into the reader - you're not stuck only buying from Sony. The books bought through Sony's partnership do have a minimum 20% discount on cover prices, though.

It's a win/win all the way around. I took it to the doc office yesterday. Finished a chapter while waiting in line at Chick-fil-a. The possibilities are endless!

Check it out!

Tuesday Movie Review

The weekend wouldn't have been complete without seeing a movie. This week's offering is EVAN, ALMIGHTY.

I have to say, I enjoyed this movie more than I have any in a long time. It was funny. It had a decent plot (suspend disbelief, of course), and the acting was great. The plot of the movie is that a newly elected congressman prays to God that he wants to change the world. God visits him and asks him to build an arc because there's going to be a flood. He ignores this of course until paired animals start to follow him and his beard keeps getting longer no matter how many times he shaves.

There is even a good reason for the arc wrapped up in the politics he's just become involved in, so it all played out very nicely.

My final rating: Definitely worth the price of admission

Makeover Monday

So assuming you've had enough coffee - you might have noticed that my blog looks a little different. Well, that's not all. My entire janadeleon.com web prescence has had a makeover! I have to say I am absolutely thrilled with the work. The designer took the graphics that I loved and made it all sharp, professional and fun. Yeah! No more maintenance for Jana!

The web maven is Dawn and her company is Austin Designworks. If you're interested in a new website or a redesign on your old one, you could not do better than working with Dawn. We talked at length on Thursday about the redesign and here it is Monday - all done!!!!! She is a genius as far as I'm concerned - extraordinarily nice and professional and I've just been smiling all weekend while working with her. You can contact her at austin.designworks (at) yahoo.com or visit her website and check out what she has to offer.

If you contact her, please tell her I sent you and raved about her! She is super great and I'd love to see her firmly established in building website - if the majority are for writers, then good for us!