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AlissaCarleton

  1. Just finished reading "Gone with the Wind" for the second time, and I'm once again blown away. No pun intended. 10:48 AM Jan 10th, 2010 via web
  2. Did anyone know that working full-time puts a serious damper on writing? And why did this not dawn on me before my New Year's Resolutions? 6:42 PM Jan 7th, 2010 via web
  3. First day at work is in the books. So far, so good! 5:46 PM Jan 4th, 2010 via web
  4. #10yearsago I made all the wrong choices. So much changes in a decade! Now I'm on the right track. 10:30 AM Dec 31st, 2009 via web
  5. Looking to read fiction from more first-time authors this year. Any good suggestions? 8:46 AM Dec 31st, 2009 via web
  6. Too much snow and not enough days off of work. 7:32 PM Dec 28th, 2009 via web
  7. Too much ice and not enough snow. 6:47 PM Dec 19th, 2009 via web
  8. Limbo sucks. 12:05 PM Dec 17th, 2009 via web
  9. I think we're going to make an offer on our first house this week, and I'm beyond excited! 1:42 PM Dec 13th, 2009 via web
  10. I have to turn in my topic for next year's presentation to my writing group. Can be on anything writing-related. Any thoughts? 11:39 AM Dec 12th, 2009 via TweetDeck
  11. Oh, "The Lost Symbol" aka Da Vinci Code Part 3, how I loathe you. Now, for Da Vinci Code Part 4? http://bit.ly/87b23f 12:10 PM Dec 10th, 2009 via TweetDeck
  12. Staying inside today, lest I blow away. 6:44 AM Dec 10th, 2009 via web
  13. No snow but wicked winds. Guess I'd better head in to work before the storm actually hits. 4:57 AM Dec 9th, 2009 via web
  14. A little writer inspiration: http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/12/04/o.junot.diaz.becoming.writer/index.html 6:37 PM Dec 7th, 2009 via web
  15. When I have to clean my shower, I am reminded of some of the odder side effects of wearing glasses. Ugh. Disgusting. 4:49 PM Dec 6th, 2009 via web
  16. I heard two women talking yesterday about pediatric chiropractics. One got her newborn's neck adjusted. a) Is it real? and b) Seriously? 8:18 AM Dec 4th, 2009 via web
  17. Taking a breather before I start back on the Christmas shopping. Maybe an all-night breather. 1:40 PM Dec 2nd, 2009 via web
  18. Don't warm chocolate chip cookies sound ridiculously good right now? 6:19 PM Nov 30th, 2009 via web
  19. Congrats, you've just won NaNoWriMo. The prize is 50,000 words of crap that need rewritten, revised, etc. Happy holidays. (But yay!) 5:14 PM Nov 29th, 2009 via web
  20. Everyone says the word to describe my generation is "entitled," but after Black Friday, I'm thinking the word is "oblivious." 2:42 PM Nov 28th, 2009 via web
  • Name Alissa Carleton
  • Location Ohio
  • Web http://alissacarl...
  • Bio Writer, reader, researcher, and all-around practical woman
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