Day 367

SO. I started this blog a year ago, Wednesday and I figured I should do a little recap. I tend to procrastinate that's why here I am, on Friday, with said recap. I've learned a several things over the last 367 days and I'd like to share some of them here.

• A lot of people use the internet to say the asshole things to others they would never have the balls to say to their face.
• Variety is a beautiful thing.
• Twitter is a great place to connect with people.
• Some cats like to play fetch.
  
• You cannot please everyone in any sense, let alone with your writing. 
• A good editor is worth twice their weight in gold.
• The next wedding I want to be involved in is my own.
• Twitter is a place where you might what to think before you type. Your followers are reading your tweets (and passing judgement on your tweets) even if they don't respond
• I still love Maury results shows.
• I will watch every rerun of American Dad! over and over.
• 3D gives me headaches.
• I'm a GLEEK.
• I prefer Dominos pizza. 
• I have a type.
• I appreciate what Steve Jobs has done for me.
• My cooking skills are okay, but they could be better.
• I may write a certain kind of erotica and romance, but I love YA and historical novels.
• PBS restores my faith in humanity.
• Current TV shit the bed.
• Racism exists in many forms.
• Reading is a good thing.
• Write want you want to read.
• I play favorites.
• Not everyone giving advice should be giving advice.
• I have great friends.
• I have an unhealthy addiction to Teen Mom and 16 & Pregnant.
• Being an adult isn't hard when you do things on time. You also avoid fees. 
• If writing wasn't in my future, I'd be a cake decorator.
• Never buy cat toys. They will find plenty of things around your house to covert into toys. Socks and hair ties seem to the favorites.
• Some literary agents are really nice. Some are not.
• I wrote Better Off Red in the spring of 2010. It will be out with an amazing publisher in the winter of 2011. Miracles do happen.
• When in doubt, ask.
• Learning about publishing is fascinating and scary all at the same time. 
• Shazam is the best app ever.
• The Santa Monica DMV isn't half bad.
• Depression isn't as funny as it looks on House.
• I don't budget well.
• I take horrible before pictures.
• Back pain is a very real thing.
• Words matter.
• Adderall makes me homicidal, yet very productive.
• Talking to other writers about nonsense on twitter and facebook doesn't make me a better writer.
• Blogging doesn't make you a better writer.
• I have a spirit animal.
• Fanfiction readers are fucking LOYAL.
• I'm all for First 48: Boston
• I'm not gay or straight.
• Some people don't know what Bisexual means.
• I'm not bisexual.
• I have poor impulse control.
• GAP jeans are bullshit.
• My mom still gives the best hugs.
• People are surprisingly supportive of my writing, even when I open with "It's about a vampire sorority..."
• Patience is key.
• Emailing strangers can work out extremely well.
• I am capable of writing a book in a relatively short amount of time.
• I have horrible road rage.
• Baby fever is real.
• I don't like going on hikes.
• Regular Show is brilliant.
• I am completely comfortable discovering new music through commercials and shows on the WB.
• I can only be so excited in a J. Crew dressing room.

• When I'm writing I find my happy place.
• If you have a dream, chase it.