AGING PARENTS SHOULD NOT HAVE ACCESS TO IM

Yeah, this post is a little larger than most but there's a point to be made; aging/older parents should not have access to IM, especially if your Father is a cheap bastard and doesn't like paying a long distance bill. So any computer question comes from my 'beloved' (retching sound here) Mom.

"How do I do this?"
"How do I use Vista properly?" (Get a book or use the tutorial that came with the computer)
"I want to put my crap (my term for the stuff she makes) on Ebay. How about you put it all up for me?"

Ok, in all honesty here, she doesn't make crap. It's great sewing (quilts and such) and she's talented there but she's also lazy about trying things on her own. She always has been this way (a POINT OF ANNOYANCE with me).

That said, they've both have gone on a 'Religious Jag' again to the extent that if I hear or see over IM "have a blessed day" one more time I'm going to yak my meal up!

If you haven't gotten the gist by now and don't know me, then you can tell that I'm not very fond of my parents. I care but just not in a 'son' way towards them.

All of this leads me up to wanting to commit 'Hara-Kiri' by Motherboard this AM!

Writing: Ok, look, here's the thing. I've been subbing (needing the 'green' to live on) and I've gotten shit in my chest again from drainage (kept me home for 2 days) so I haven't written anything this week. This morning I'm dealing with a 'pressure gradient' headache. Strong low coming in off the Pacific creating hard pressure gradients and pushes on the sinuses in my head. Annoying and painful (much like talking with my parents) but like dealing with my parents (turn off the phone and IM), I can alleviate the problem by taking 2 Ibuprofen (which I did) and putting a wet, cold (preferably with a couple ice cubes in it) wash cloth over the eyes to shrink the blood vessels.

If anyone really wants to help me, they can come over and pay attention to Ella for the day or the weekend as I've just been 'snorted at' and currently being stared down (she wants to play fetch, sigh).

TJay

WRITING AGAIN AND 'FOUND'

Yes, I'm finally writing again after all this time. The grumblings that I've have heard and the fact that I was able to see a few things recently in my head helped me along. What was updated?

'FOUND' - Chapter 6 and I'm sure that many of you will be going "WTF?" but it wasn't me but what came from the characters. Bear with them and their exasperating lives.

Speaking of exasperation: My life has been that and more lately and probably is why that I've not been able to write. Recent events maybe created that component to push the next chapter of 'FOUND' to the surface since its been lying dormant for quite a while.

It'll probably be up on the Tickie Site first since Bret's been busy.

TJay

Men in Cowboy Hats....

THEY are my damned weakness... there is nothing sexier to me than to see a man with a bit of sweat soaking through his shirt, hat dipped low and a sly grin on his face telling me we are about to get 'randy' in the back of the barn!

It's a little thing of mine. I guess why it reflects some of the commonalities in the current chapter of BULL RIDER

UPDATES

Sorry that I have no updates this week. I was hoping to finish the latest update to BULL RIDER but I my day was interrupted by having to escort the Governor’s husband around downtown Tacoma.

TJay

Pride and Prose

How hard it is to be proud of my writing? Really hard!

The latest short story is called 'PETEY' and it is something that popped into my head early this morning following a early (2AM) dream about people in my past. There is real and fake parts. Which ones? Those close to me will know. Otherwise, it's all a guess to the rest of you.

What does it take to love someone fully and accept them lock, stock and barrell?

You tell me... Look for the story tonight

LOVE AND ROCKETS or ENJOY THE SILENCE

Hell, how many of you out there actually remember either group? ROFL! Ok, ok... I was a big 'Depeche Mode' fan over 'Love and Rockets' but I will admit to listening to the latter, HEH! Mind you the Ex was a bigger 'MODE' fan than me (he even was a 'batcaver'; for those who have no clue, 'batcavers' were predecessors to Goths). We still are fans (as both of us have the newest CD).

The latest chapter of LOVE IS BLIND explores those two concepts. LOVE AND ROCKETS (read the double entendre there people) and whether or not you'll ENJOY THE SILENCE (being quiet or hidden with regards to your feelings). As you know, I've mentioned Yaoi Manga a bit recently. Yaoi is big on 'confessions' within the characters. Example is the one I'm reading now called 'LOVERS FLAT' in which the best friends 'confess' their love for the other. Poor Naoimichi has a harder time understanding the situation with his best friend, Kei, than Natsu does with Kuono.

I can here the Ex now... "It's Japanese porn!" TJay: "Shut up! It is not Japanese porn. This is Japanese porn (as I pull out another book and flip open the pages)." As many of the writers are fond of saying, "No one can tell you who to fall in love with..." I believe that wholeheartedly.

Poor Justin is trying desperately to keep from coming apart regarding his desire for Ethan and it's the same on the other side of the coin. The problem is who will say it first. Confessions, confessions...

I'm trying to keep up with things and write a different chapter a week for each story. It all depends on where the characters are that day or if some piece of music leads me. Only thing is: I write better away from home, ROFL! Yes, I do my best writing under the noise and clatter of my friends wine bar. I finished 8 pages the other night there in a little under 2 hours (including a glass of wine and dinner while doing so). I'm lucky. My friends that own the place are the ones that clear areas for me to write; either at the bar or in the back in a bench seat. Yeah, we are close as well.

I've had to curtail my purchase of any new Yaoi books this month. Money is a bit tight and I think that the thirty three (yes, 33) that I have can suffice for the moment. SHUT UP! SNORT!

Well, enjoy the latest chapter (will be up tonight or so).

TJay

NEXT CHAPTER OF TOMORROW

I'm sure that many of you will be happy to hear this but the latest chapter of TOMORROW is complete (Chapter 29). It should be up tonight on one of the sites and both soon. Which one? Read the top of the page of the blog. Enough said.

Love... God Dammit! I'm a sucker for romance. I can't help it. Probably because I miss it so much myself.

I wanted to get this chapter done not only for me but for the characters. I owe them this much. They've been keeping me busy in my head and still are at the moment. That doesn't mean a new chapter will be out the following week from the 'boys' but they are getting to where they want to be.

I hope you enjoy it.

TJay