Me Me Me!

So it occurs to me that I have largely forgotten about posting here again. I think about it now and then, but get distracted.

So, two different people reminded me today, and here I am.

I flail uncontrollably because my life is CRAZY.

( cut for rambling about gigs and cons and crazy )

In other evidence that my life is crazy, I continue working on videos for Mr. Carlson. I'm using pictures now that are crowdsourced, as sent to him by fans, as well as pics he's provided and pics from my own sizable collection. So...if you have any good pics of Steve languishing about on your hard drive, slap your credit on the bottom and send it my way.

To see the work I've done so far, check out Rocking Chair Entertainment's You Tube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnp3SMiLP_WCdEcKhw-qcZw

Okay...what else? Hmmm...I seem to have lost my train of thought.....I know return you to your regularly scheduled Saturday...

This weekend, in Pasadena California was the Pasadena International Film Festival, where, on Saturday afternoon, Steve Carlson's movie about the making of his last CD was premiered.

I had the very good fortune to be able to attend, as well as being able to be a part of the R&R Caravan that accompanied it.

This is my second caravan weekend, and while it was a shortened version of the weekend I went to in Dallas last year, it was just as much fun, if not more.

( Wherein I ramble on about awesome and amazing weekend of awesome and amazing... )

badfalcon said I had to post.

So. Hi. This is me. Posting.

I was going to say I have nothing to say. But that isn't fully true. I continue to love, love, LOVE my job. It is awesome and amazing. Even when it's stressful.

I am headed to Phoenix this friday to see The Great Gig in the Sky again, and spend a little time with my drummer and his wife and their new baby, Roan Micah...and then down to Tucson to see my daddy and my Lisa.

Oh, and yeah...so, my new year started with finally publishing the novel I've worked on off and on for....a very long time.


You can find the physical paperback on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Forever-Natalie-J-Case/dp/1494867826/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389062714&sr=8-1&keywords=Natalie+J+Case

You can also get the Kindle version there.

Or, if you want to improve my profits (same price to you, I just get more of it) for your e-book copy, head on over to Smashwords, wehre you can pick it up in various e-book formats, including for Kindle: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/394079



( Want a little taste of it before you go buy? )

Are you happy now, badfalcon?

So, I was doing three card readings for Facebook peeps, and decided to maybe lay out a full Celtic Cross while considering my upcoming trip.

I'm vaguely terrified by the result, LOL.

( Cut for rambling about Major Arcana and the influences the cards are pointing out )

7 days from right now, I will be on the ground in London.

I have SOOO much to do before then!

My packing is closing in on done, except for the three or four times I will completely unpack to check my lists and repack....or completely unpack to try something different...etc...

On Monday I have to go pick up my rental lens. Tuesday I work a full day and my house sitter shows. Then I'm off to the airport.

Somewhere in there I need to grab a few things, kitty litter, kitty treats, put some gas in the car...and there's some light housework I should get to (vacuuming, putting laundry away, tidying the living room, taking out the trash, etc).

On top of that there is so much WORK. I am anticipating a few long, long days this week trying to meet a few deadlines.

This vacation is gonna feel sooooo good.

Today is not so good in the pain department....both elbows and wrists and my left knee are all very unhappy and I'm not sure why.

Aside from that though, I'm a pretty happy girl at the moment.

Freya, mighty huntress kitty that she is, has engaged in the defeat of the evil hair-tie and has emerged victorious, leaving it's dead carcass at my feet.

In less than 3 weeks I depart on vacation. (*runs around like a crazy person*)

I am working from home. Finally got my VPN working (silly technology).

There seems to be some random construction happening nearby however....hmmmm....

My apartment is cleaner than it's been since the spring, though I need to clean the kitchen today and I need to get a step stool or something to let me change light bulbs in a couple of rooms. Not that I mind the dark. I seldom turn lights on, honestly.

And I need to put laundry away. This also involves deciding what is going into suit cases and putting it there.

Oh, and for the folks I'll be seeing in Europe...um, what American goodies am I bringing you this time?

I suppose I need to get back to the working portion of my day.

As I posted to FB today, I would like you all to do something for me...well, and for you too.

1) Tell yourself you are worthy of love.
2) Choose to be happy about at least one thing
3) Tell someone else that you love them
4) Choose to stop denying your own strength and beauty
5) Tell me how I can help you on your journey.

Um....yeah, no I don't know why it's been so long. Busy I guess?

I mean, lots of travel. More to come. England is only 32 days away (eek!). Work continues to be amazing, and wonderful and now for an added bonus I get to work from home four days/week. This makes a happy Amara.

I've been going to PT this week in an effort to tame the pain in my shoulders & elbows & back & hip....but that may be coming to an end if I don't get an answer I want from my insurance company today.

I really need to get a new desk and a monitor now that I'm working at home this much. A better chair might be in order too....but all of that will have to wait until I'm back from England.

And on that note, it's time to pack up the lunch and computer and head to the BART. Today is my office day.

Yesterday was my niece's 18th birthday, and what she wanted to do was go ghost hunting. We (my mother and I) have been attempting to set something up for MONTHS with little to no luck.

Finally, we managed to convince the police in Martinez, CA that we are not complete whack jobs and got permission to get into Alhambra cemetery for a few hours just before dark. Unfortunately, no one is allowed in after dark.

( Rambling about the cemetery and our  )

This week has been a mix of stuff....day-job work, prepping for photography work, researching to try to wring a birthday trip out of the internets, creating a fundraiser to benefit Heifer for my birthday, and helping set up my niece's 18th birthday.

( Cut for my rambling rambliness )

In writing news...apparently Brain wasn't done with killing folks. Currently writing a Leverage fic that is all badfalcon and Brain's fault. I'm hoping after that to run through the fic journal and make a list of all the WIPs I need to finally finish.

Let's talk about you now.

1) How are you doing?
2) Anything new in your life?
3) What music are you listening to?
4) What books are you reading?
5) If you could go anywhere right now, where would it be?


Happy Thursday!

I STILL have that damn cold. I made an effort to go into work yesterday, and was told to go home around noon.

By two I was in bed and I slept until 5:30. I got up feeling worse than when I had laid down. Took the last of the cough medicine and some more tylenol & ibuprofen, watched some mindless tv, and headed in to bed around ten.

Sleep was...not happening. I'd doze off, and be awake a half hour later coughing. All night.

Somewhere around the time my alarm went off, I was actually sleeping. Needless to say, I took my boss at her word and turned the alarm off. So, I'm working from home again today. I have to call in to a meeting this afternoon at around 3:30, which should be interesting, as my voice is now more stripped than it was.

In the meantime, I will take it easy, do some editing and possibly nap at some point.

Stupid cold.