This is one of those hodge podge kind of posts where I just drop in a bunch of random thoughts and what’s going on and such, because I keep thinking I need to update the blog, and never have enough hours in the day to write a legitimate post.

Myspace -   Good lord, I was just on site, checking out what’s going on with my ‘friends’ as got a glimpse at how long it’s been since I’ve updated anything there.  Update my myspace is definitely on my list of things to do in the immediate future.

Website -  I guess right along side of that should be update the ol’ website, but I don’t know I’m still sort of kicking around the idea of just making this blog the only incarnation of the site for the time being.

Concerts - I went to two concerts in a forty-eight hour period last weekend, it was really sort of crazy.  Rick Springfield on Friday night up north of Detroit and Travis Tritt right here in town on Saturday night. They were both terrific in their individual ways and for the first time in a long time, I actually allowed myself to just enjoy the music.

I decided about a week before I wasn’t taking cameras and I wasn’t going to to take notes.  I wasn’t going to review either show, not for here, not for BC. (Yeah, I know, bad music editor.)

But I identified something in myself not that long ago. Some of the passion I used to feel toward music has slipped away from me lately. Listening to it, somedays, has become a chore. Sometimes I want to listen just because it makes me feel good, and somedays I want to go to a show, let my hair down, and just rock (the F***) out and not worry about the sound, the lights, or anything else.  So yeah, Friday night was all about Rockin’ out, dancing in the isles and having a blast.

But Saturday was an eye opener two.  We went to the rib-off to see Travis Tritt, because it was Saturday night in Toledo and there wasn’t anything else to do. (Seriously, this city sucks!)   I actually hemmed and hawed about even being there up to the man took the stage because the last time I had seen him live I was so disappointed.

It was hot.  My legs hurt from the night before.  I was wearing cute shows, not sensible shoes. And part of me almost said, “You want to go do something else” to my two partners in crime for the evening.  I am so glad I stuck it out!   Any misgivings I had based on the last time I had seen Mr. Tritt perform were erased within five minutes of him being on the stage… and two hour and twenty minutes later was he was topping off a twenty minute encore that had simply, no other word works here, rocked!

But in the interest of not reviewing these concerts… that’s all I have to say about that.

 Kentucky -  was an absolute and total blast! I could go on for pages here about all the fun and the learning experiences the kids had, but I won’t.  Unless, your into horses you would be bored to death.  If you are into horses, ask me about the trip next time you see me and if you’ve never been to Kentucky Horse Park, make arrangements to do so now.

The latest novel -  is done.  Was pretty much officially done mid-week, and I’ve spent two days going through a post-partum depression of sorts as I switch gears from creative to marketing/promotional.  I’m only going to allow myself a week or so of getting my agent list etc around and getting the queries in the mail, and then it’s onto either a) writing the new one  or b) totally reworking the vamp story I’m in love with and want to see a publisher fall in love with.  I’m leaning toward a, because I have this terrific idea brewing in my head and I’m pretty excited about it.  I’ll probably take a week to sketch out an outline and figure out a full plot, before I decide which way to go for sure.  In the meantime, I let you know here if anything breaks with IH.

Woo Hoo! The Night Shift starts tonight on Soapnet. There’s been so much buzz about this for so long, I’m excited to see if it turns out anything like it’s suppose to.

I will be recapping this as well as GH over at BC. Check out the index pages, because I sometimes get lazy about updating the links in the side bar.

Sneak Peak:

Making the Rounds at General Hospital - Burgers, Beer, and Bullets
Robin and Patrick are defiant while Stan tries to sabotage his date with Lainey. The police and mob clash.

Making the Rounds at General Hospital - Sam Cornered, Eli Collapses
Amelia tightens her grip on Sam, Carly sees Jason, Eli collapses.

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I can’t be the only one who loves that scene in The Secret Window when the Johnny Depp charter erases everything he just typed and says “no bad writing.” Good God can I identify with that.  And it’s become my motto more and more lately.  Have working really hard on Indigo Heart in the past week (77 pages in one week… and though they need to be brushed and polished a bit, I can truly say ‘no bad writing’).

In part, it was the reason I almost past up The Harlequin by Laurell . Hamilton when I was in the book store last week.  Like many, I feel in love with Anita Blake and all her undead and furry friends over the last fifteen books.  Over the last two or three I had become increasingly disenchanted.   Though I wasn’t real happy with the evolution and resolution of the last couple projects, I felt as though the characters were my friends, and just had to give the series one last chance.  Am I ever glad I did! A lot of what has been lacking in the previous two — the story, the mystery — is back. If I had one complaint it would be too see a bit more of Asher (I think he got a half dozen mentions and like one line in the whole 422 pages) and that the ending could have been a bit stronger. (Ha! another lesson from The Secret Window!) I’ve always felt that about these books though, that there is a wonderful slow build of action and then the end resolves so quickly it makes your head spin.  Overall, I was happy with the reading experience though and hope this is a sign of things to come with the Anita Blake books.

I had quite the interesting afternoon last week. I interviewed John Sinclair for BC Magazine about the rerelease of his book Guitar Army. I’ve mentioned political philosophies here before — that just because I don’t often talk about them or write about them, it doesn’t mean I don’t have strong beliefs. But it’s sort of hard to keep them to yourself when you talking to a person like Mr. Sinclair. So it’s a rare glimpse into a side of me I don’t open to very often as well as a truly intriguing conversation with him. At least that’s what I thought.

Also, remember to keep up to date on the General Hospital Recaps and Spoilers by clicking on the appropriate links in the sidebar.

Thanks to those who left me comments about how to put links in the sidebar.  With your help I got it figured out.

Instead of cross posting excerpts to Making The Rounds…  I  will post the most recent five links in the side bar.  Continue to go To BC Magazine to read my General Hospital recaps, news, and spoilers.

On December 7 of last year a law was enacted that was supposed to make it illegal to smoke in public places in the city.  Why then did I have to cut my evening short on Saturday because I couldn’t breathe in the smoke-filled bar and why do my clothes now reek of nasty cigerettes.

I supposed someone is going to comment that if I don’t want to be around smoke I shouldn’t go to a bar, but the fact doesn’t change it is a law.  A law that has gone unenforced.  That is all set to change May first.  According to local press not only will new fines be levied, but they could be retro-active - dating back to that December 7 date.

Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want huge fines levied against the establishment in question. I know they can’t afford to pay them and it would likely be the end of a place I like to hang out in and spend time with friends, but the fact remains the rights (and health) of those who don’t smoke should  not be superseded by those who do.

The right to smoke is not part of the bill of rights, neither is the right to damage my health.  If those who smoke wanted to be able to continue to do so, they should have turned out and voted.  The thing is, I think they did.  And that’s the thing the most indignant of smokers don’t realize, they are in a minority.

I’m trying to figure out how to put a sidebar widget over there  —–> that will list links to the last five published Making The Rounds instead of making entries here with clips and links.

Soon as I figure it out the sidebar will be the way to find the column on BC Magazine.