'The Barrack Ness Monster Ain't Buying It'

I can rant and rave about student loans and the massive pickle many of us have gotten ourselves into in order to pay for college. Maybe one day I will. But not today. Today, I want to flag up a brilliant appearance by President Obama on the Jimmy Fallon show.

This made me laugh and made me proud of the good ol' Barrack Ness Monster. I've got my fingers crossed they don't increase the Stafford Loan prices, as I can't remember if I am still paying one off or not.

Enjoy!

All the pretty voices . . .

So, my long term writing project is on hiatus for a bit. I've done a few read-thrus and I'm just about ready to let this one go off to readers. I just wanted to let it sit a bit longer and give it a final read, a final head scratch and then let it go for a while. I'm a bit reluctant to share anything with anyone. What happens if everyone hates it? Yeah, I've been over this a few times. No way of knowing if you don't let go.

Anyway, I'm trying to distract myself with something new. Or something old. I've got two promising projects that need to be finished. One is a really fun novel about a parcel of teens all out to investigate a nightclub where people check in and then don't check out . . . or do they? This was meant to be a light fun project, but it hasn't turned out that way. All my characters are angsty. They all have issues. What's worse is that I know the beginning section will need a serious amount of revision to make it all work . . .

So I have two choices I can A:

Have a major brain meltdown and carry on for a few days, inconsolable.

We're Not Young

The fabulous Sarah Cook Raymond keeps an equally fabulous blog and frequently she posts a Swagger Song. Last week she posted "We Are Young" which has quickly become a favourite song of mine. It's brilliant.

This week, I came across a parody version. I have to tell you this is hilarious and so true. Be prepared to laugh and cry, probably at the same time.

Enjoy.