Stories Untold

It's no secret around my all in one laser printer hates me. I believe this thing was built by sky net and much like the terminator it's mission is to destroy me. Yes, like a cyberdine systems T 101 and Sarah Connor the aio and I are not simpatico. I know what you are thinking. You are thinking, " Lady...get a newer one and your problems are solved!" I am here to tell you that this is not a bulky, loud easy to spot, machine. One you could easily avoid and hide from upon hearing it clunk around the corner. No, this is a fresh just months off the line model, that is sleek and very well camouflaged. He sits quietly waiting for me to interact...or should I say react to it. ( it's very taunting by the way) My latest battle with this cyborg was over the fact that it insisted I had no black ink left in my cartridge. This could not be further from the truth but said demon is insistent on using my very low colors to print with. Now after many attempts of reinstalling t...

   I have long been a fan of tattoos.  I have several and the ink gods willing I WILL  have more.  My tattoo journey is a different one that most.   I entered into my first tattoo collaboration later than most of my friends and from what I have seen most of the ink bearers in the world.  I was well into my adulthood when I first went under the needle.    There were many factors in this. Factor number one Pregnancy. Some of you may know that I do have a lot of children.  I have them in the double digits and am VERY PROUD  to talk about it to whoever will feign an interest in them.  Oh yeah...I'm one of those, but i digress.  It is this multitude of children who kept my ink dreams at bay.   You can't get a tattoo if you are pregnant and or breast feeding.  Trust me I tried. ( I know bad mommy, please no judgies)  I would wander in shops in different parts of the country over the years and gaze...

   I know that a lot of people are reeling over this whole stalking the star thing and yes it is horrid and a little bit slasher movie scary that someone would go to such great lengths to find said actor/actress and track them down.  What in Hades do they think will happen if they find them?  That they'll become best friends, lovers?  Do they think they'll laugh it off and go skipping hand in hahd through the meadow away in the distance, drinking sparkling water, eating strawberries and living happily ever after??????  UMMMMM NO. I will tell you what will happen. They'll skip on down to the poky with a restraining order slapped on them plus possibly a dozen other charges and perhaps nursing several wounds from having their ass kicked by said actor/actress, the police, body guards, spouse of actor/ actress.   Who has time for that crap? I mean I barely have time to adore from yahoo's home page, twitter, or Facebook.   Seriously...who h...

  Most of my close friends know that I really do love all things British.  I mean I really, really, think I was British in a former life!  I was, I am pretty sure I whispered in the Queen mum's ear at one point in her pre throneship and said,  Lizzy, this is gonna be ride!  (Ok, ok, so I probably didn't have with Queen Elizabeth or any other queen when they were just wee lassies. ) She was like....     I actually think I have a fascination of a country that is so full of history and so beautifully old.  I guess that would be Europe in general.  Now don't get me wrong I love my country and perhaps it is the grass is greener syndrome grabbing hold of me and calling me, but we didn't exactly start here did we. Well my ancestors sure didn't and perhaps it could be wanting to follow ones roots. \Were someone called me right now and say, OK we have your passport and you bags are  packed you have an all expense paid trip to back p...

   I know I am not breaking this news lassies.  You know, the news that this hunk of Scottish man-flesh, Sam Heughan,  is going to be Jamie In the Starz upcoming television extravaganza of Diana Gabaldon's books!!! Which by the way I would love to thank you for Ms. Diana! I mean could you just picture this guy as Jamie????? If not then really ....to use an old worn out saying.....bitch talk to the hand!!!!!   I mean katy bar the pub look at those eyes!!!! Yeeeeaaaaahhhhh....you had me with the eyes.   Now while im going on and on about all of this I guess I should say that I am  a relatively new Outlander obsessed babe, having only discovered them while most of my chic a licious lit chic friends are on their 2nd, 3rd and even 10th read of this saucy series.      There is not a doubt in my mind I will do the same as I have the audio books and the e books and have the hard backs on the way.  I am sure I will go...

  I don't know very many people these days who don't have their face on some sort of social network. I mean it's almost alien to hear someone go..."I don't really get into that kind of thing. I have a life!"  Ok, I can respect that. I mean to each his own, but, come on.  I mean I totally have a life, an extremely busy life and I don't just sit at my computer and hide away from the world.  Far from it. I take care of a family, I go to writing critique groups...sometimes with something actually written, I go to parties and visit family and battle the weeds that are trying their damnedest to kill my lilies.  I have a few friends brave enough to hang out with me and be interested in my special kind of madness.  I lead a very real and active life.  However, that being said I do love the virtual and social world of the world wide web.  Good blazing sun in the sky I don't know a writer who doesn't love it now a days.  Think about it. Never has th...

    I was sitting in my writing chair today, oddly enough not writing at all but watching Hoarders. You've probably seen it.  They feature a couple of poor souls on the show whose "collecting" of items, be it trash, or dolls, or pop cans, has gotten way out of control, and exposed their dirty laundry, literally and figuratively on national television.       The same thing always happens they make lots of progress and then the patient, if you will goes into withdrawals and as a not so minor freak attack about the stuff that is leaving their domicile.  They get a therapist to run to their aid and help them work through whatever issue it is they are having and eurika 30 minutes later the show is over, they're left with a clean and sometimes very fixed up house, and aftercare funds to try and prevent the problem from returning.      Well I was watching and found myself being very judgmental...at first.  I was that is...