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I have a sad. I don’t think I like Supernatural anymore. It’s too dark, too sad, too hard to watch. I loved Season 4 like mad, but this season…there’s not one episode I’ve watched a second time.

Grey’s Anatomy’s first hour was awesome. I started crying less than a minute in. Was still crying when it ended. The second hour was on par with last season, above average, but not as engaging.

Dollhouse was better than last year. I liked Echo and Ballard working together. I liked Amy Acker’s larger role. Still not awesome, though.

Glee is getting really good. I loved Kurt’s story this week. Loved his dad. Why did I think he was wealthy, though?

Castle is terrific. So is FlashForward. I’m absolutely hooked.

Big Bang Theory was just okay. I thought the three did a terrible thing to Sheldon, and their unwillingness to apologize bothered me.

Heroes was….hm. I love the actor who plays the artist. LOVE him. But…what the hell kind of power is that? Goofy, if you ask me. And he has to use the same woman as his canvas? How do you discover that power? I dunno.

The Good Wife was good, but it’s going to turn out to be case-of-the-week, I’m sure.

Eastwick was okay. Forgettable. I liked the setting, but, well, I've seen the movie.

Cougar Town was funny. Loved it, especially because Courtney Cox is older than me.

I’ve not seen Vampire Diaries, The Mentalist or Fringe yet. DH liked the season opener of Fringe, but I still haven’t connected with the cast of either show.

Yes, I watch a lot of TV. What have you seen? How did you like it?

Hopefully I can work on the bodyguard book today. I need to catch up on edits. I'm trying for 20 pages a day, but it's hard. And I checked out the new Gabaldon from the library, 810 pages. I couldn't even finish Club Dead, and it was only 250 pages!

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I was laughing last night--my cell rang at 8:06. I looked at the number and it was an exchange from my school's neighborhood. I growled and didn't answer because I told them not to call after 8 (dude, ESPECIALLY on Thursdays!) Well, when I listened to my voice mail, it was one of my students. He and his sister had PLANNED to watch Supernatural (just so you know, they just know I love the show. I did NOT tell them to watch) but couldn't because someone came over. I thought it was funny he was compelled to call and tell me this.

I've been watching a LOT of Battlestar Galactica. Yes, for Helo and Sharon, but also it relaxes me. And as I watch (the second season again), I'm seeing arcs and wondering how much Ron Moore knew when he wrote the first season.

First, there's Helo's arc. You may or may not know, he was meant to be in the mini-series and that was all. He gave up his seat on the raptor to Gaius Baltar, who had his own evil/confused/redeemed arc to complete. Helo was left behind on the planet. Only fans wanted to know what happened to him, so when the show started, Ron Moore gave him a story where he was rescued by Cylon Sharon and fell in love with her, and she became pregnant with a Cylon/human baby, the first ever. This child was iconic for the Cylons, terrifying for the human's, though her blood did save the president's life. She was kidnapped, and ended up the series being "Mitachondrial Eve." Pretty big story, considering Ron Moore was going to leave Helo on the planet to die. Now, maybe the baby was going to have a different father--Chief, maybe, who was in love with another copy of Sharon. If that was the case, though, Chief wouldn't have ended up being a Cylon.

That's the other arc that fascinates me. In season 4, we discover who the 5 other copies of the Cylons are. I watched a special where Ron Moore said the writers sat around a table and debated, but I don't remember how long he knew which were the final five Cylons.

I think he had to know about Ellen Tigh. She disappeared after the Cylon attack and reappeared on another ship months later. Some of the things she said seemed to say, "HERE I AM, A CYLON, RIGHT HERE." But apparently she was the last person that the writers thought of.

I believe he knew about her husband, Saul Tigh, though to me the timeline seems off about him. But so many of Saul's actions seem to point in that direction. (I'm becoming partial to the name Saul now. Would you read a book with a hero named Saul?)

And maybe Chief. Chief, who fell in love with Cylon Sharon/Boomer and declared he was not a Cylon over and over, and guess what?

Kripke, who created Supernatural, said he had this five year storyline but never thought the show would last five years. So this season wraps up the arc he began in season one. The actors are slated for another year in their contract, so Kripke may begin another arc, especially as the show's popularity grows, but how can you top raising Lucifer?

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I'm up early early early to meet my goal because TONIGHT IS SEASON FINALE NIGHT!

Now, I haven't seen LOST because the gf was here and dh and ds didn't start watching until 9:30, which is already past my bedtime :) And tonight I might not see SPN because Grey's finale is 2 hours. UNLESS I take a nap when I get home, which I may do if I meet my goal before school. See?

Are you excited about any season finales? Did you see FRINGE? I watched that one last night and--whoa. Was stunned. Also, NCIS looks like the finale will be good, if this last episode was a hint. Of course, loved CASTLE.

Okay, off to revise!

I haven’t talked TV in WAY too long but I've been watching. A lot.

I am LOVING CASTLE. I love the sharp dialogue and writing. I love Nathan and the actress. I love the daughter, and her relationship to her dad. I love Castle’s screensaver- “You Should Be Writing.” I love how smart the characters are. Highly recommend.



I loved last week’s GREY’S ANATOMY, especially Derek’s storyline. I loved when Bailey sent Callie and the major to convince Derek to come back and they all ended up commiserating.



I loved last week’s Friday Night Lights, when Coach found Julie in bed with Matt. I cried right along with Tami as she and Julie had their conversation. I loved how Riggins stood between Lila and her dad when she moved out in a fit. I HOPE Buddy doesn’t kill himself, because that’s what it looked like he was getting ready to do.



I loved last week’s Supernatural. So many secrets revealed, so much damage done. Castiel won me over for sure.



I’ve watched Battlestar Galactica twice now, and while I loved the battle scenes and the wrap-up, but I had a ton of questions left when it was done. Not particularly satisfying when you have to go to the internet looking for answers.



I’m not sure what to make of Lost, Kings, Dollhouse (what a turnaround this last episode, though) or Heroes. 24 is pretty high-adrenaline.

Then there was the Nora movie last week. I loved it until the last 5 minutes. The bad guy was a dummy.



What have you been watching?

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I picked up the ds from school around 5:30 and he drove home after we got dinner (Church's). We were turning into the neighborhood, having assessed the oncoming vehicle was far enough back. And the car in front of us STOPS in the middle of the road to CHAT with the person in the car coming the opposite way! We're hanging in oncoming traffic! I told the ds that THAT was when you use your horn. Yeesh.

So, yeah, I didn't even sit down to write until 7. I'd been home about 20 minutes when the ds called me to get him, since yesterday was tutoring and my last student was picked up 15 minutes late. And then, well, it was Thursday, so I watched The Office and then switched over to Grey's. I had NO idea JDM would be on again! And talking this time! I am so buying this season on DVD. AND he'll be on again for a long-awaited love scene with Izzy.

Only on SPN, we'll have part 2 of last night's episode, and Dean will have a romantic scene with the angel whisperer. And, you know, Supernatural and good vs evil and all that.

I think I'll have to Tivo Grey's and watch SPN. I did lose audio for about 8 minutes on last night's episode of SPN. Was not happy.

Oh, also there's a new Watchmen trailer! Woot!

So anyway, not a lot of writing yesterday. 179 of the words were during lunch, though, and I did delete some stuff, which you aren't supposed to do, but if I can still meet my goal while doing it, why not just make it cleaner? I should be able to get some catching up done today.

Today I'm all over the place. I'm at Samhain at 9 AM and Trish interviewed me about my latest release, Bull by the Horns. Come say hey!

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Man, will there be a lot of red on the graph today. I think I wrote 300 words. I can't look. I wanted to take an early out, come home, sleep, then get up and write. I can't take the early out, but I think I'll still nap, then get up and write. Hey, after 3 late nights, I deserve to leave as soon as the last kid is gone. I don't get much work done after that anyway.

Tutoring went well, though. I like working with small groups. I get to know the kids better, and that's always good. We went over word problems and operations and played a game. They loved it.

So, watched The Office (loved the end), then the back half of Grey's. JDM looked GOOD all looming and stuff. Then watched my Tivoed Supernatural. Interesting, again not a favorite, and the Tivo kept freezing. PLEASE let it be the CW messing up an NOT the Tivo! (Speaking of technology the dh did call about my laptop but the guy hasn't called him back! GAH!)

Okay, half an hour to write before I get dressed. I'm off to work!

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I would be so much more excited about it being Halloween if I didn't have to work the school carnival this evening.



I'm worried I've made Nano harder for myself than it has to be. With just the small plot I have, I already need to know:

1) railroads
2) guns
3) how to load a cannon

and most of all, sensibilities of the time. She is a widow who's buried her husband and child, he's a widower, they're going to be isolated for a time (though she's got her MIL and SIL with her) and I'm just wondering how they'll act on their attraction.

I think the time period I chose is tough, too. Not a lot of conveniences.

I may have my hero's name, but that took me almost all day. I need to get a name for my heroine.

The good news is I'll still use Jared pictures. I can so see him in this. And his heroine:



Yes, it will be Sam and Jessica from Supernatural, but she has the right look, and I can't remember the name of the other actress I liked for this. I can hear her voice but that's not a lot of help, huh?

Speaking of SPN, not my favorite episode last night. And are they putting too much make-up on Sam? What's going on there? Castiell was kind of stiff in his first scene, I thought, and that Sam pronounced it SamHAIN bothered me. BUT it wasn't a bad episode. I think I just like the stand-alones better. I was happy to see a Halloween episode again, and I liked the lore a lot.

I almost cried when the Metallicar got egged. Dean DID take the time to clean her off, I noticed.

The dh came home and removed the broken part of the fan. Maybe we'll get a new fan this weekend!

I saw the last half of Grey's. I was looking forward to Major McHottie, but now....meh. Denny's supposed to be on again next week, though.

Okay, off to research guns and railroads and weather and stuff.

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Loved SPN last night, but Dean would totally know who Mina and Harker were - he's a movie guy, isn't he? I've always loved the old monster movies, and this came at a good time. Called the "monster" and the bad guy, but that didn't ruin the fun.

I started listening to a new audio book yesterday and was ready to give it up, then the author introduced the heroine - ugly and "simple" and now I'm hooked. I need to know how this romance is going to work out. Has that ever happened to you?

I'm WAYYYYY behind on my goals, both the Hot Shot galleys and my Vamp Hunter pages. Need to get busy this weekend. But today I need to make up 3 dances for the school program.

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I almost brought home Mama Cat from school. I thought someone had taken her but I saw her yesterday, but couldn't find her after school. :(

Then the crazy day got crazier. Instead of MIL coming for dinner, we took her to the ER because she waited till she was REALLY sick to decide to see the dr. ER on a Friday night. It wasn't too bad - they took her back right away and decided to admit her for her swollen throat and high blood pressure - but THAT took another 7 hours! Thank God for critiques and iPods and gel pens and RWR....then I was so cold I went to sit in the car and slept an hour and a half before the dh brought me home then went back. Poor dh. At least the boy spent the night at a friend's and we didn't have to worry.

Okay, I watched SPN last evening - my reactions as they happened. SPOILERS!!!!!!

Uh-oh, where’s Sammy going?

Woot – Castiel!!!

LOL, Tab. I loved Tab.

John doesn’t look too much like Papa. Where are the dimples? Right color eyes, though.

Yeah, Dean, it’s the 70s.

Love the wings in the open.

Woot – Castiel!

“Are you allergic to straight answers?”

A VW van? John, really? The Impala was only 6 years old at that point. $2200. Wow. Look how dirty she is.

Dean Van Halen – LOL!

“Are there any cattle mutilations in town?” LOLOL!

John is younger than Dean here, isn’t he?

WHAT is Dean driving? And why would Mary want John to buy a VW van?

“I’m going to hell – again.”

WHOA – Mary kicks butt! WHAT? No, no, I don’t think I like that she’s a hunter. I don’t think I like that at all. Has Kripke known this from the beginning?

“You’ve heard of him?”
“Clearly not enough.”

Samuel and Deanna. I like that. Will Dean tell Sam he was named after a woman??? I doubt it. Will he tell Sam any of this?

The family that slays together…..

“John Winchester, mixing it up with spirits? Can you imagine?”

Whoa – “He’s everything a hunter isn’t.” Poor John. He wanted a HEA.

Hey, Mary looks like Buffy.

“The very worst thing – for my children to be raised into this like I was. I won’t let it happen.” SOB!

“Promise me you won’t get out of bed.” SOB!!!!!!

Woot – Castiel!

Wait – so if Daniel had the gun that long, why didn’t he use it?

Hey, look, Sam is pinned against the wall and Jared’s not even there.

Damn, too late!

Huh – Grandpa believes Dean pretty quick, huh? Ohh…..I bet – DAMN! I was right! So glad this is on Tivo – gotta stop typing to bloop!

Grandpa is a creepy YED! Almost as creepy as John was in Devil’s Trap.

What? Wait. What about the psychic kids???? Here to choose the perfect parents – strong, pure, master race?

“So far she’s my favorite.”

“Demon blood is better than Ovaltine.”

I like Mary’s mom. NO!!!!

John doesn’t seem very sure of himself, does he? Kinda wimpy for an ex-Marine. So he never knew about her?

WHAT? John!!!

I want to watch every episode now – were the grandparents ever mentioned?

Ohhhh, no. No, no, no – 10 years! Mary, you dummy. NOT a good deal. What is WITH these Winchesters and deals?????

Ick – she had to kiss her daddy to seal it? YUCK.

How is she going to explain THAT to John?

So Mary could have taught John everything she knew but she died.

What was the point of Dean going back, then? He changed nothing.

Woot – Castiel!

Huh – destiny and destination have the same root word. I never noticed that before.

Uh-oh, Sammy’s outed. That’s why I figured Castiel was here.

Bummer, since I’m using Jared and he was only in the episode for one scene.

Hey, zombies! Cool!

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With all the stuff happening on Wall Street and stuff going on in my family and work I'm going to have to act like a grown-up instead of hiding in my house and playing in my stories and watching movies and TV.

Speaking of, looks like Supernatural will be on at its regular time, but no Grey's Anatomy and no Office.

I'm one paragraph behind my daily goal, and I woke up late. 2 more days until I can sleep all I want.

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I have a sick kitty. My oldest, Dukey, who's almost 9, has lost weight this week and last night when I picked her up, her fur felt greasy. She ate a little canned food this AM, but I don't know what's wrong. Thinking of taking the day off and taking her to the vet.

I was sooo mad at Grey's last night. I knew JDM would have a tiny part, but ONE LINE? One LINE? And I skipped Tivoing Supernatural because of it??

Here's all the ways (okay, some of the ways) I would have written it differently:

He would have KISSED her. I mean, really, they never REALLY kissed.

When she stepped out of the elevator, her dress would have changed to a wedding dress.

They would have walked somewhere other than the white light.

I would have had her dream about their "happily ever after" - show the two of them doing something she'd always dreamed they'd do when he got out of the hospital - go to dinner, make dinner together, curl up together on the couch or in bed. Heck, she was watching Alex seduce some girl. She could have imagined herself in Denny's arms.

Otherwise the episode was okay. I LOVED the Cristina dream. LOVED IT. Liked the Army surgeon guy. Thought the icicle was a bit much, and Rose's "joke" was stupid, played for shock. Liked nice Alex, hated that he reverted. Like the idea that they aren't as great as they think they are (how could they be with all the personal stuff going on?) I really like Lexie now. I forgot she didn't know about Meredith and George.

Supernatural, OTOH, was fantastic, if a little bloody. It was great seeing Meg and Hendrickson again, and I wanted to know more about the twins. Love where this is all leading. I'm a little leery of Dean's disbelief of God, but maybe because I've never met someone who just didn't believe. Like Sam said in Houses of the Holy, if there's evil, there has to be good, right?

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Yes, we have Tivo but last night I made brownies and we piled on the couch to watch Heroes. It was great! Then The Mentalist and NCIS and The Unit this week, Grey's Anatomy (which causes a conundrum - JDM is supposed to be on, so of course I will Tivo which means I will watch SPN and miss The Office. Curse you, Thursday night!)

Anyone know when Crusoe is starting?

Also, I need help. Last year I wrote the play for Halloween at school and used Scooby Doo. This year I thought I'd make it easier on myself and have less acting and more dancing. I thought I'd get 5-6 different groups and have them dress up like a scary show/movie. I thought one group could be The Addams Family, another The Munsters, maybe Charlie Brown....but I can't think of anything else. I work in a poor school, so the costumes can't be too elaborate, and they need to be easily recognizable. Any thoughts?

And yes, I know his story is done for now but I just can't help myself....

15 hours till the new season of Supernatural!!!!

Computer adjustments.....I didn't get home until 5:30 again yesterday, and the boy took the laptop while I made dinner, watered my plants and swept. I checked my email on the 10 year old iMac, but it won't recognize Google Reader for some reason and I have almost 300 unread posts this morning. However, since my time on the laptop is limited, I guess I should be editing my short story. I wrote my query letter long hand and started my synopsis, so the dh had the laptop most of the night. I went to bed before 10 so I could wake up early and still woke at 5! Feels good, though.

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Natalie let me know yesterday that the Supernatural book from BenBella is already on Amazon!



Allie tagged me with this meme.

Rules:
I am going to list three categories of books: 5 MUST Read Books, 5 Books on Your Nightstand, and 5 Look For These Soon. Anyone I tag should put these same lists on their blog but SUBTRACT one book from each list and ADD one of their own. (I've highlighted my additions) Then they should tag at least 5 more bloggers. It will be fun to see how the lists change as it goes around the blogosphere. Please come back to this post and leave a comment so I can see how the lists are changing as they go around the blogosphere!

(Since this is Book Buzz…please keep your lists to titles released in 2007-2009.)

5 MUST Read Books:
Not Without Her Family by Beth Andrews
A Mile in My Flip-Flops by Melody Carlson
Cast in Stone by Kerry A. Jones
Yellow Moon by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Conception by Kalisha Buckhanon

5 Books on the Nightstand:
Last Dance at the Jitterbug Lounge by Pamela Morsi
Nightswimming by Rebecca James
Pleasure by Eric Jerome Dickey
From Harvey River by Lorna Goodison
Trading Dreams at Midnight by Dianne McKinney

5 Look For These Soon:
Wanted by Shelley Shephard Gray
Just One of the Guys by Kristan Higgins
After the Fire: A True Story of Friendship and Survival by Robin Gaby Fisher
Midnight: A Gangster Love Story by Sister Souljah
A Firefighter in the Family by Trish Milburn

And I'll tag these 5 bloggers, if you want to take me up on it!

Trish
Natalie
Mary Beth
Marianne
Gina

My very good friend Linda Winfree has a book coming out today from Samhain. Check out the reviews and blurb! Very emotional stuff!

Available TODAY from Samhain Publishing.

A Fallen Angels Review Recommended Read

"Ms. Winfree’s skill at putting emotion into words is nothing short of genius, she had me laughing, crying, cheering and just a little hot...Anyone that reads Hearts Awakened will not walk away unaffected..." -- Rachel C., FAR Reviews





It’s not the past that wounds us…it’s the ghosts we hold onto.



Hearts Awakened by Linda Winfree

Book Six of the Hearts of the South series



A lifetime ago Mark Cook’s pregnant wife vanished, taking everything and leaving an empty, aching hole in his life. Since then, as penance for his failure as a husband and father, he’s refused to allow himself to live. Refused to lay his sleeping heart on the line for any woman.



Enter Tori Calvert, his best friend’s baby sister. Suddenly, against his will—and against his better judgment—that same damaged heart seems determined to reawaken. And Mark’s not sure he can withstand the pain.



When she was a teenager, a vicious attack ripped away Tori’s very essence as a woman. Finally she feels ready to focus her existence on something other than her job as a rape crisis counselor. And to step outside the shelter of her loving, protective family. She trusts Mark more than any man, yet fear holds her back.



Fear that even the healing light of love may not be enough to banish the shadows of the past.

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With the bathroom light offering slight illumination, Tori lay awake and stared at the ceiling. Outside her window, car doors slammed and disembodied voices moved along the sidewalk. Another car cruised through the parking lot, a spotlight flashing briefly against the heavy drapes. In the room on her east side, the television droned.

She hadn’t heard Mark’s door or his moving around in his room. Restless, she flopped over in the bed. The blanket pulled at her belly button ring and she winced, rubbing the spot. Above her, a deep voice rumbled, followed by a roll of male laughter.

The red numerals on the clock radio glowed. After one in the morning. Where was he?

Like she had to ask. The idea caused a painful clench in her chest and she rubbed at her gritty eyes. Pushing the covers aside, she padded to the window and perched on the ledge to peek between the drapes. Nothing moved in the parking lot. No vehicles traveled on the street.

A figure stood silhouetted on the sidewalk facing the bay. A familiar male build, arms at his sides, head slightly bent. The ache in her chest increased and she clutched the edge of the drape. Everything in the line of his body spoke of intense pain and misery.

Go to him.

“I can’t,” she whispered. He didn’t want her comfort or help. What he wanted was easy, anonymous sex. He was right—he wanted the one thing she couldn’t offer him.

As she watched, he lifted his head and turned toward the motel. She froze, not wanting him to see her watching. Soft footsteps shuffled on the walkway. His door opened and closed, and she breathed a slow sigh of relief. At least he’d come back alone. He hadn’t brought the other woman, whoever she was, with him.

The other woman. Tori shook her head. For there to be another woman, a relationship had to exist, and it definitely didn’t.

His television clicked on and the volume dropped quickly. She leaned against the wall, eyes closed. He was on the other side of that partition, getting ready for bed.

“Stop thinking about that. He’s back, and he’s alone. You can go to bed now. He obviously is.”

She slid from her perch on the window ledge. She’d grab a glass of water and go back to bed, try to get some sleep.

As she passed the second bed, her right foot caught the corner of the platform, under the bedspread. Pain exploded in her toes. She yelped, bent over with the force of the agony moving up her leg in waves.

Clutching her injured toes, she hopped on one foot and bit back a moan. Lord, that hurt.

“Tori?” Mark knocked on the connecting door, his voice sharp with concern. “Are you all right?”

She couldn’t speak, tears blurring her vision, her energy focused on breathing and fighting off the burning pain.

Blood leaked between her fingers. Biting her lip, she dropped on the end of the bed, rocking back and forth.

“Tori?” If anything, his voice was sharper, a note of alarm creeping in around the edges. “Tori, I’m coming in.”

Whatever. He could walk to Timbuktu if he wanted. All she wanted was for the throbbing in her entire foot to stop.

“What’s wrong?” He knelt in front of her, his hands running over her. Checking for injuries. She recognized that much. “Tori, what happened?”

His voice wavered. She shook her head, still clutching her foot. “My toes.”

The sharp gray gaze dropped to her foot and he swore. He cradled her heel in his palm. “Let me see.”

“Hit them on the bed.” She forced her fingers to let go. Blood dripped on the carpet.

He lifted her foot. “Oh, honey.”

One strong finger probed at the side of her toe and she sucked in a breath. “Ouch!”

“I’m going to get a towel and some ice. Hang on a sec.”

Gently, he set her foot down and rose to return to his room. In seconds, he was back, carrying two towels and his ice bucket.

“Here.” He lifted her foot again, wrapped one towel underneath and placed the second, filled with ice, along the top of her toes. She flinched. “I know,” he said, his voice soothing. His fingers moved over her ankle in a comforting caress. “It’ll feel better in a sec.”

Under the numbing cold, the pain receded slightly and she stared at him. Barefoot and resting on his haunches, he still wore his khakis, but he’d shed his polo shirt. A fine layer of dark hair covered his chest and formed an arrow down the line of his stomach. A small tattoo lurked between his pecs, an infinity swirl angled to the left, over his heart. He rested her foot against his thigh, muscles rippling beneath her heel. Her breath stopped, but this time it had nothing to do with pain. Her fingers tingled. What would it feel like if she traced the tattoo, ran her hands over his chest? Were those muscles as hard as the ones in his arms?

“Wiggle your toes for me.” She did, her gaze on his hands touching her. Deft and gentle, his fingers moved over her foot and shivers trickled through her, almost making her forget the burning pulsing. “I don’t think anything’s broken. You have a cut, but it’s not very deep. We can clean it up and put a bandage on it.”

“Thanks.” Warmth traveled out from his touch, an odd contrast to the numbing cold at her toes. He glanced up at her and all the warmth died. Deep pink lipstick smudged the corner of his mouth. Leaning forward, she swiped it away with her thumb. “Did she make you forget?”

He froze, staring at her. Slowly, he shook his head. “No. I mean, I didn’t…” A hard swallow moved his throat. “I couldn’t.”

A trickle of icy water dripped down the side of her foot. Tori moistened dry lips. “Why not?”

“Because it didn’t feel right. Because it’s not working anymore. She probably could have made me forget Jenny for a little while…” Another swallow, his Adam’s apple bobbing. “But she couldn’t make me forget you.”

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Both Jared and Jensen were at Comic Con this year...I wonder if they met up with JDM (probably not, different days.) Kripke was there, too, as were Sera Gamble and Ben Edlund, two of the writers. They showed the first five minutes of the season premier, which will air on Sept. 21. (I'm loving September - my book is out the 12th, SPN and Grey's both returning...)

Dean didn't know he was going to die until he got the script.

Kripke said the Impala looks cool but "handles like a shopping cart."

The Ghostfacers was Ben Edlund's favorite episode, and the Ghostfacers may get their own webisodes. They also showed up during the panel.

Supposedly there will be a love interest for Sam.

We will learn more about Mary Winchester. One episode will show a young Mary and John. Mitch Pileggi from X Files will play Mary's dad.

Jensen actually sings well, though he was told to sing off-key for the season finale. Jared really can't sing.

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Novel Sisterhood is doing a writing challenge. I've fallen behind my goal every day. I do not know what to do with this book.....I don't think I'll finish by the weekend, though I should finish before I go back to school.

Speaking of challenges, Linda Winfree brought this to my attention: Unleash Your Story Neat concept, huh? I'm thinking about it....

Oh, and I caved and am judging three more Golden Gateway entries....I know, I know, but the coordinator is a friend.

AND I'm blogging at the Wet Noodle Posse about the Ritas.

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Another great review for Where There's Smoke! Where There’s Smoke Review

We got the TAKS results back yesterday and my kids did NOT do well in math. Over half of them failed. I'm so discouraged. We were working on Math like three hours a day. Only one failed the writing, though, and he's SPED and ESL.

It's been awhile since I blogged about TV, mostly because I spent last week watching the first season of Veronica Mars. WOW, what an addictive show. Seasons 2 and 3 are next on the queue. I loved the overarching mystery of Lily Kane, I loved VM's attitude and friendship with Wallace, I loved her belief her mom would come back, I loved her relationship with her dad, but I was absolutely intrigued by Logan Echolls. What a terrific character. I kind of see him and Alex Karev from Grey's having similar lives (though Alex wasn't wealthy, I don't think.) Very compelling stuff.

So I've only seen the last two episodes of Supernatural once. I'm not sure what I thought would happen, but every time they talk about a big battle, and then it's one demon against our boys...just different than I envisioned. I can't believe what happened to Dean, and while I was pleased Sam was able to fend off Lilith's attack, I keep thinking about the episode in Season One where he was locked in the closet and forced his way out with his mind to save Dean. And why didn't they ever pursue the story about Mary knowing the demon and her friends dying (which is actually being addressed in the Rising Son comics.)

I guess Men in Trees is done. Really, once Marin and Jack got together and the agent and Plow Guy moved to New York, what else was there to tell (though I loved Patrick working for the agent and making the office do things the friendly way). Still, will miss that gang.

NCIS has been saying for weeks one of their main characters would die and that happened last night during the two hour finale. That didn't shock or bother me as much as the very very end, which was similar to The Unit season finale last year. I wonder what will happen next year.

Grey's Anatomy is getting good again. Their season finale is tomorrow night.

Lost is good, but not as compelling as it used to be for me. Maybe when I don't have as much competition for my attention I can enjoy the season finale.

What TV shows have you been watching? Which season finales surprised you most?

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Boy, I perked right up when I remembered that tonight is the season finale of SPN! I'd better nap when I come home, because I'll have to wait to watch it till after Lost....

I survived the field trip - the glass blowing museum was cool, but they had a glass turtle that cost MORE THAN MY CAR.

I don't have much going on for my monthly newsletter. Maybe I should skip it? Last month I had reviews and guest blogging. This month, just the Wayback news.

I'm still not very hungry. This can only be good. I actually was getting hungry last night at about 7:30, for the first time in almost a week.

14 more days of school....

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Yesterday I got to school and heard my problem child had to have the police called because of an incident on the bus. He had to be restrained and cuffed. He cussed out one of the teachers and is suspended for 3 days. I'd had him removed from my class the day before for threatening one of the students, saying he was going to stick him. Last week, he'd said he'd bring a gun and get two of my students. Yes, he's coming back to my room Tuesday. I'm not scared for myself, but I worry what he'll do to the other kids. Because he's 10, they don't want to send him to alternative school, but he's as big as me. I figured since he's gone today, it was safe to take off.

So, Grey's Anatomy was GREAT again last night! I love the twist with Callie. The last scene was wonderful, especially in light of what Izzie found out. I liked Izzie again last night.

My favorite quote, when Callie asked Meredith and Cristina if they ever got mistaken for a couple:

MEREDITH: "No. We sleep with boys like whores on tequila."
CRISTINA: "Then try to marry them or drown ourselves."

I laughed all the way through the commercial break.

Supernatural was good, but seemed short to me. The monster was creepy, and I guess I was waiting for more JDM. Sammy was ADORABLE. ADORABLE. Okay, one more time. ADORABLE. I think the girl Lanie was on Grey's Anatomy in season 2 as Laurie Metcalf's daughter. My dh and I were trying to place her. My favorite quote, after Dean's end of episode emotional speech:

SAM: "Me, too."
Dean says something like, "That's all you can come up with, me too?"
SAM: "You want a poem?"

Lost was only okay. Whiny Jack gets on my nerves.

Can someone tell me why I spent $200 for a class ring that's 2 months late AND is sitting here while the boy is in Austin? Argh!!

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DONE! And I came in at almost 3200 words! Who knew it would take 3 weeks???? ARGH! I wrote 25000 words in 6 weeks before that, and in Nano, 50000 words in a month. But I'm mostly happy with it - I'm going to let it sit.

Does anyone watch NCIS? Is it just me or is there not much character development? I mean, Gibbs: caffeine addict, 3 ex-wives, builds boats in his basement. Tony: lecherous shallow guy. McGee: bumbling computer geek who writes novels on the side but doesn't even create his own characters. Am I watching in vain? Will we learn anything else?

Here's a funny for you. A bit racy-be warned.

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Promo is kicking my butt. Last week I took part in the Spring Showers Promo, guest blogged on THREE blogs and joined three more promo loops (wherein I have NO idea what I'm doing.) I came home Friday to over 400 emails! I went digest on Samhain Cafe, but still get at least one digest an hour. I can't even read them all, much less dive in and promote myself! And next week is already time to do my newsletter again.

How do you published authors balance promo and writing? Do you EVER get away from the computer?

I finished watching all my SPN episodes, and I want to get to at least 2000 words today before work.