amberdreams: (coyote)
Nicked from dizzojay - mainly because I should be doing something more productive...


A - Age: 52 (for a couple more weeks anyway)!
B - Bed size: UK king size
C - Chore you hate: all of 'em. That's what me hubby is for.
D - Dog's name: No dog, unless you count our elderly neighbour's pesky thing we are still walking for them.  Which is called Toby.
E - Essential start to your day item(s): checking my emails!
F - Favorite color: I gravitate towards the violets, blues, purples
G - Gold or Silver: Silver
H - Height: 5'2" (just)
I - Instruments you play: none at the moment - I tried violin at school and used to play the penny whistle. Not being able to read music was a bit of a handicap though.
J - Job title: layabout at the moment.  Technically I'm a self employed consultant
K - Kisses or hugs: hugs if anything, it depends who's on the other end
L - Living arrangements: I share those with my charming hubby
M - Mood: knackered (if that can be called a mood)
N - Nicknames: Amber, AMB.  My dad sometimes calls me Anna Maria Susanna (when he remembers my name)
O - Overnight hospital stays other than birth: never stayed over.  had a couple of x rays and that's about it.
P - Pet Peeves: Too many to mention!!  Dishonest politicians, selfish drivers, drunk idiots, people who won't give way on pavements when you are walking down the road....shall I go on?  Nah,
Q - Quote from a movie: Mmm, hard to choose just one... Because we were talking about this the other day how about
"You are all individuals!  Yes! We are all individuals!.... I'm not."
R - Right or left handed: right handed but I can write semi-legibly with my left hand
S - Siblings: None - only child
T - Time you wake up: about 6 am
U - Underwear: Mostly black from Marks & Spencers
V - Vegetable you dislike: anything cabbage-related, peppers, spicey hot stuff
W - Ways you run late: Many and varied
X - X-rays you've had: teeth, thumb (jammed it in the front door), ankle (twice)
Y - Yummy food you make: pasta with cream, mushroom and courgette sauce and I do a mean risotto.  Otherwise not much else.  I'm not fond of cooking.
Z - Zoo favorite: I used to love the prairie dogs, now I'd probably head for the otters or the penguins
amberdreams: (coyote)
Nicked from dizzojay - mainly because I should be doing something more productive...


A - Age: 52 (for a couple more weeks anyway)!
B - Bed size: UK king size
C - Chore you hate: all of 'em. That's what me hubby is for.
D - Dog's name: No dog, unless you count our elderly neighbour's pesky thing we are still walking for them.  Which is called Toby.
E - Essential start to your day item(s): checking my emails!
F - Favorite color: I gravitate towards the violets, blues, purples
G - Gold or Silver: Silver
H - Height: 5'2" (just)
I - Instruments you play: none at the moment - I tried violin at school and used to play the penny whistle. Not being able to read music was a bit of a handicap though.
J - Job title: layabout at the moment.  Technically I'm a self employed consultant
K - Kisses or hugs: hugs if anything, it depends who's on the other end
L - Living arrangements: I share those with my charming hubby
M - Mood: knackered (if that can be called a mood)
N - Nicknames: Amber, AMB.  My dad sometimes calls me Anna Maria Susanna (when he remembers my name)
O - Overnight hospital stays other than birth: never stayed over.  had a couple of x rays and that's about it.
P - Pet Peeves: Too many to mention!!  Dishonest politicians, selfish drivers, drunk idiots, people who won't give way on pavements when you are walking down the road....shall I go on?  Nah,
Q - Quote from a movie: Mmm, hard to choose just one... Because we were talking about this the other day how about
"You are all individuals!  Yes! We are all individuals!.... I'm not."
R - Right or left handed: right handed but I can write semi-legibly with my left hand
S - Siblings: None - only child
T - Time you wake up: about 6 am
U - Underwear: Mostly black from Marks & Spencers
V - Vegetable you dislike: anything cabbage-related, peppers, spicey hot stuff
W - Ways you run late: Many and varied
X - X-rays you've had: teeth, thumb (jammed it in the front door), ankle (twice)
Y - Yummy food you make: pasta with cream, mushroom and courgette sauce and I do a mean risotto.  Otherwise not much else.  I'm not fond of cooking.
Z - Zoo favorite: I used to love the prairie dogs, now I'd probably head for the otters or the penguins
amberdreams: (coyote)
I should (of course) have been doing other things, but I got distracted by finding an old still from one of my all time fave episodes, On the Head of a Pin.
Experimental wallpapers ensued.
Preview/teaser
 photo bamfCaswallpaper4teaser.jpg
pics under the cut )
amberdreams: (coyote)
I should (of course) have been doing other things, but I got distracted by finding an old still from one of my all time fave episodes, On the Head of a Pin.
Experimental wallpapers ensued.
Preview/teaser
 photo bamfCaswallpaper4teaser.jpg
pics under the cut )
amberdreams: (coyote)
I had to steal this from emmram, it's just so ridiculously awesome.
So  you run your entire journal through a random text generator and I got this.

was contemplating him with desire, each cut and thrust wiping him clean,
neutralising the touch of daylight feathering his unshaven cheek.  It
was dark and his face carefully schooled so his fear and fondness – all
there and gone so well, Dean thought looked familiar from one of his
brother’s right fist that had raised Sam’s status from stranger to
guest. 


Read more... )
amberdreams: (coyote)
I had to steal this from emmram, it's just so ridiculously awesome.
So  you run your entire journal through a random text generator and I got this.

was contemplating him with desire, each cut and thrust wiping him clean,
neutralising the touch of daylight feathering his unshaven cheek.  It
was dark and his face carefully schooled so his fear and fondness – all
there and gone so well, Dean thought looked familiar from one of his
brother’s right fist that had raised Sam’s status from stranger to
guest. 


Read more... )
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A meme! A meme!  Procrastination, how I love thee (and deirdre_c for posting this to distract me).

Type these words into the search bar on your iTunes and list the first song that appears in the results.


happy: Happy by Asa Jennings
love: Make you Feel my Love by Adele
hate: Whatever by Die Happy
light: Half Light by Athlete
dark: In the Dark by Billy Squier
good: I need a dollar by Aloe Blacc
bad: 80s Life by The Good The Bad & The Ugly
smile: Smile by Paul Brady
cry: Tonight I wanna Cry by Keith Urban
girl: When I'm Up I Can't Get Down by Oysterband
boy: 3 Times and You Lose by Travis
sad: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins
lost: Lost by Coldplay (with Jay-z)
night: Wonderful Tonight by Steve Carlson
day: Youth of Today by Amy Macdonald
wolf: Werewolf Trap by Alan Silvestri (Van Helsing soundtrack)
robot: Yoshimi and the Pink Robots by Flaming Lips
dance: Where the White Boys Dance by The Killers
time: The Weight by The Band
life: You Bet Your Life by the Lightning Seeds
death: Your Heart is an Empty Room by Death Cab for Cutie
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A meme! A meme!  Procrastination, how I love thee (and deirdre_c for posting this to distract me).

Type these words into the search bar on your iTunes and list the first song that appears in the results.


happy: Happy by Asa Jennings
love: Make you Feel my Love by Adele
hate: Whatever by Die Happy
light: Half Light by Athlete
dark: In the Dark by Billy Squier
good: I need a dollar by Aloe Blacc
bad: 80s Life by The Good The Bad & The Ugly
smile: Smile by Paul Brady
cry: Tonight I wanna Cry by Keith Urban
girl: When I'm Up I Can't Get Down by Oysterband
boy: 3 Times and You Lose by Travis
sad: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins
lost: Lost by Coldplay (with Jay-z)
night: Wonderful Tonight by Steve Carlson
day: Youth of Today by Amy Macdonald
wolf: Werewolf Trap by Alan Silvestri (Van Helsing soundtrack)
robot: Yoshimi and the Pink Robots by Flaming Lips
dance: Where the White Boys Dance by The Killers
time: The Weight by The Band
life: You Bet Your Life by the Lightning Seeds
death: Your Heart is an Empty Room by Death Cab for Cutie
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Had an interesting morning at a seminar by a publishing agent giving tips on how to get published; followed by a brief one to one with her in the afternoon to talk about my draft book.  We had to provide a summary and synopsis, plus 5 pages of the draft in advance and then she could comment on our submissions.  I was fairly apprehensive, particularly as she said in the morning session that her speciality was literary novels (soooooo far removed from my fantasy/sci-fi effort!) BUT
she said
  • there was nothing wrong with my writing style or language used (which was a relief as I think her standards are quite high!)
  • it was fast paced and a good start for a book (in terms of gripping the reader etc)
  • the prologue was the right length and had enough in it to whet the appetite
  • she thought it was a young adult audience (which was kind of surprising but very useful)
She's given me the name of the agent in her company who deals with young adult books so I can submit it properly to her, and from the morning session I now have a much better idea of the best way to write the submission....so I think I am running out of excuses not to do this thing.  I just need to do some research on which other publishing agents are in this particular genre, make the final edits my good friend Katje has recommended and then get emailing.

Eeek!
amberdreams: (Default)
Had an interesting morning at a seminar by a publishing agent giving tips on how to get published; followed by a brief one to one with her in the afternoon to talk about my draft book.  We had to provide a summary and synopsis, plus 5 pages of the draft in advance and then she could comment on our submissions.  I was fairly apprehensive, particularly as she said in the morning session that her speciality was literary novels (soooooo far removed from my fantasy/sci-fi effort!) BUT
she said
  • there was nothing wrong with my writing style or language used (which was a relief as I think her standards are quite high!)
  • it was fast paced and a good start for a book (in terms of gripping the reader etc)
  • the prologue was the right length and had enough in it to whet the appetite
  • she thought it was a young adult audience (which was kind of surprising but very useful)
She's given me the name of the agent in her company who deals with young adult books so I can submit it properly to her, and from the morning session I now have a much better idea of the best way to write the submission....so I think I am running out of excuses not to do this thing.  I just need to do some research on which other publishing agents are in this particular genre, make the final edits my good friend Katje has recommended and then get emailing.

Eeek!
amberdreams: (Default)
Had an interesting morning at a seminar by a publishing agent giving tips on how to get published; followed by a brief one to one with her in the afternoon to talk about my draft book.  We had to provide a summary and synopsis, plus 5 pages of the draft in advance and then she could comment on our submissions.  I was fairly apprehensive, particularly as she said in the morning session that her speciality was literary novels (soooooo far removed from my fantasy/sci-fi effort!) BUT
she said
  • there was nothing wrong with my writing style or language used (which was a relief as I think her standards are quite high!)
  • it was fast paced and a good start for a book (in terms of gripping the reader etc)
  • the prologue was the right length and had enough in it to whet the appetite
  • she thought it was a young adult audience (which was kind of surprising but very useful)
She's given me the name of the agent in her company who deals with young adult books so I can submit it properly to her, and from the morning session I now have a much better idea of the best way to write the submission....so I think I am running out of excuses not to do this thing.  I just need to do some research on which other publishing agents are in this particular genre, make the final edits my good friend Katje has recommended and then get emailing.

Eeek!

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