Word to the wise: don’t schedule your kids for two summer day-camps the same week, read the dates better–s’all I’m saying. . .

Do you dream? They say we all do–but I wonder. . .  Better question: Do you remember your dreams?

It always freaks my DH out. I dream in very detailed vignettes of action. Pretty much the same way I see a story when I am working on it. When I dream, I can tell you when I wake the make and model of a car if it was in the dream or the brand of clothing being worn. And from time to time, there are …um… unexpected “guests” in said dreams–draw from that what you will.

Is it a writer’s mind that gives it so much color and detail, or is the color and detail what makes me a writer?  

How about you? Do you dream? Are they vivid, memorable?

*sigh* I’ve decided it’s time I dated again.

It’s been six years and honestly, I think I’m ready. I know what I want (a friend with benefits) and what I don’t want (marriage) and I feel like I”m in a good place to get what I want. But here’s the deal–it’s so EASY to find a reason to reject a man (and yes, I know I have issues).

Anyway, I placed a person ad and I got a lot of hits. Unfortunately most of them seem interested in cyber-sex than anything. And one rather sad discovery I made (Thursday night on IM–though I”m convinced part of the problem was he was asking me my favorite position and I was trying to watch the Cavs and the Spurs…hello BASKETBALL) was that I don’t know what to say…so, besides the obvious “Be yourself” I’m looking for dating advice from you ladies out there.

Come on…help a sister out. Cuz here’s the thing….the longer I wait, the harder it’s going to be. And it’s already hard. No puns intended

How many times have you heard people say of an actor in a part…
“Oh, he/she OWNED that role.  I could never imagine anyone else playing it.”

Well…I can.

It’s a little game I started with myself years ago (yes, I live in my head WAY too much).  It all began when I heard someone say, “Charleston Heston was a ‘Kingly’ actor.  No one else could’ve played the part of ‘Ben-Hur’.”

Naturally, being perverse, I started thinking of other actors.  I decided I’d LOVE to have seen Burt Lancaster as Ben-Hur, and Kirk Douglas as Messala.  Both great actors, great physiques…and the resulting display of pearly-white teeth would’ve inspired children to brush for DECADES.

The game carried on…

I would’ve paid BIG cash money to watch James Cagney in “The Public Enemy” mug Bette Davis, for example, with that infamous grapefruit.  The resulting violence would’ve put any modern slasher movie to shame.

And I thought it would’ve been great if Woody Allen had played the part of Fredo in “The Godfather” saga.  Yeah, I’m sure Al Pacino would’ve killed him off much earlier, but oh well…

(BTW—I firmly believe they’ll be able to produce such films with computer-generated special effects making the substitutions…the advances in this field have been phenomenal).

Others?

Whitney Houston, Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears, and Paris Hilton in “Valley of the Dolls”? rasta

Martha Stewart versus Rachael Ray in a new version of “All About Eve”?

Clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry, complete with .44 Magnum, playing Aragorn in “Lord of the Rings”?   

Peter Lorre as Golem?

Have you ever imagined one of your favorite actors/actresses playing a part they were never cast for?

And I should know.

I’m trying to finish a book. I’m trying to work full time. I’m trying to be SuperMom. I’m trying to seduce my boyfriend.

Trying.

And failing at most of these things.

I’m stressed out with different things and it doesn’t help that I totally need to get some. You know what I’m talking about. Hot, sweat, dirty, nasty, pounding sex. It’s all I can freaking think about. Wait…is this TMI?

Oh, it doesn’t matter. The fact is, folks, I need it. And it sucks that The Man is an hour away, has a restaurant to run and kids to herd. It sucks that I have finally hit my sexual peak and… I’m single. (Not that I was all that interested in the ex…now I know that was TMI.) Okay, okay, so I have a boyfriend. That I see…every…oh, three weeks or so. Yeah. So not working for me.

Martinis, chocolate chip cookies and ice cream have become my best friend. I better get some before I gain 10 pounds.

So this past weekend, I spent an evening with some girlfriends and we ripped up just about every subject you can imagine–and then some. Nearly peeing-in-the-pants-funny things were said, and it made me wonder, what is off limits to steal. By steal, I mean put in a book.

I am not worried about copyright stuff as much as when your friend screams out, “apparently I have a problem with swollen @#$% (insert a particular body part here that I cannot bring myself to put in at this early hour of the morn).” I do believe at least two of the gals at the gathering spewed liquor at this very loud, very random statement. hehe

And I SO want to use it, or some semblance of it, in a book. But is that wrong to do? Should that little admittance be left solely to the utterer to use?

More over, are things from non-writer friends, or family off limits for books or is life fair game for verbiage fodder? Personally, if I hear it, inevitably it will end up in written form somewhere–but maybe just something I have written for myself.

Ok first off, there’s still time to enter the contest at Mays, so hie your arse on over there and leave a comment either on the review of Hands On or my interview :D

Second it’s time for the blog to have a new (more permanent) look, so things may be a bit now-you-see-it-now-you-don’t this week (and probably next depending on my work schedule).

Third…Just in case somehow you missed the news, the Cavs won the Eastern Conference Finals!!!!!!! And despite talks of mirrors on ceilings and things that hit them, problems with swollen body parts, happy nipples, naughty tales that should never be told and a BDSM Bubba, Eve was kind enough to let me watch. And Bebo even laughed when I yelled at the muted TV.

Ask me nicely and I might spill my guts

Just wanted to post a CHICA thank-you to all who took part in the Brenda Novak auction to benefit Juvenile Diabetes Research.

The Southern Fried Chicas Deluxe Gift Bag went for a nice chunk of change, and we’re so glad we were able to contribute.

Thank you!!

Let’s cut to the chase.

If you’ve dropped in to read, browse, waste a little time, we’d really appreciate a little feedback.

Several bloggers have noticed the “blah” factor on blogs lately, that things are slow, etc…

What is it you’re looking for when you visit an author-based blog?  Excerpts?  Contests?  Writing advice?  Insight into the personal lives of the bloggers?  Entertainment?  Sexy talk?  Pearls of wisdom?

Is there anything you’d LIKE to see on blogs in general, or have you pretty much tired of all of them?

Inquiring minds want to know.

Thanks for any insight!

(and BTW—an interview with MS. Stuart can be found today on Milady’s blog).