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It was bound to happen.  I think I must have really horrible coping mechanisms or something.  I was totally derailed for three days because someone made a joke at my expense in front of a ton of people.  I’m not even sure I understood what the joke was inferring, I’m not sure the joker did.

I’m hoping its just something that came out sounding totally wrong and call it an accident.

What I’ve been brooding about, of course, is how about if it wasn’t an accident?  A slip of the tongue?  As we all know, jokes often stem from a grain of the real truth in a person’s feelings.

I’m hoping that the other 57 people in the room thought that what was said was an accident.  I’m not one for caring much about what other people think…but I’m wondering now what they are thinking.  In regards to the ‘slip of the tongue’, shall we call it?

Well, whatever. 

I’m sure people are not thinking anything and have moved on to more pressing topics, such as the Bachelor Tv show scandal where one of the contestants sleeps with a producer instead of sleeping with the Bachelor on camera so we can all watch.

There is no good tv on.  I am watching Jeopardy nightly.  I got 2 of the last 3 final jeopardys.  One answer was Stephen King, the other one was adjective.  I’m meant to watch Jeopardy.

…of course, this is not including actual blast off on New Year’s Eve.

I suppose I got this idea of the delay in blasting from NASA when we visited this November.  We didn’t get to see a rocket blast off, but we did get to see lots of footage, actual capsules, IMAX films, buildings from the 60′s, etc.  No one seems too interested in space anymore, i.e. the younger generation.  The kids were bored spitless.  Although, they did perk up a little around lunchtime when we went to the space cafe.

I’m procrastinating.

I’ve thought everything and nothing more on writing a book since I’ve just woken up.

Here is a thought I’ve had in the past about writing in general:  I need to be very careful of what I’m reading at the time I’m writing.  I don’t know if it’s a mimic issue or what, but I tend to pick up the narrator’s voice in context of what I’m reading at the moment.  Currently, I’m reading Under the Dome by Stephen King which I received for Christmas.  Since it has over 1000 pages and I nearly knock myself unconscious whenever I try to read it (the thing is HEAVY!), I may be reading it well into February.  I think that’s okay.  His voice and mine are copacetic.  As long as I don’t inadvertently insert science fiction elements into my story.  I don’t think a pacemaker exploding out of someone’s chest would fit (or would it??).

Other thoughts for today – sometimes it’s best to have no thoughts about the project and go and have fun.  That’s what I’m planning on today!