tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post4272072741987359240..comments2023-11-03T04:57:11.073-04:00Comments on Romance Bandits: Quick 5 - You know it's a bad day when ...Loucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-18418799507079717192011-05-23T09:07:28.811-04:002011-05-23T09:07:28.811-04:00OMG Christine! Hope your day improved!
At least y...OMG Christine! Hope your day improved!<br /><br />At least you had a great ms to critique in amongst that all. So what explanation was given for the cereal all over the floor? Do we have a budding fiction novelist in the house?Anna Sugdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02015356374453032571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-59580464814821217732011-05-23T09:05:36.148-04:002011-05-23T09:05:36.148-04:00Aww they're so demanding, but so loving too. M...Aww they're so demanding, but so loving too. My little one has taken to waking me up in the night because she wants to sleep on my chest. As soon as I turn onto my back, she's up on the bed making herself comfortable!Anna Sugdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02015356374453032571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-55731984167497389152011-05-23T09:04:18.808-04:002011-05-23T09:04:18.808-04:00LOL Louisa - you had us all wondering there, but s...LOL Louisa - you had us all wondering there, but somehow I figured animals had to be involved!<br /><br />It's so windy today that our sheets blew off the washing line into next door's garden, confusing her aging golden retriever no end!Anna Sugdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02015356374453032571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-49282943809643442672011-05-23T09:03:05.075-04:002011-05-23T09:03:05.075-04:00I loved the concept of Groundhog Day, Anna. Very c...I loved the concept of Groundhog Day, Anna. Very clever!<br /><br />It was interesting that they were able to get away with making Bill Murray such a horrid character to start with - I wonder if novelists would get the same leeway.Anna Sugdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02015356374453032571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-31630563000923681792011-05-22T23:44:33.067-04:002011-05-22T23:44:33.067-04:00LOL, VA. I like Apricot yoghurt! I'm hesitatin...LOL, VA. I like Apricot yoghurt! I'm hesitating to tempt fate, but since it's Monday here, I can speak from today's experience.<br /><br />You know it's going to be a bad day when:<br /><br />1. You stayed up way too late critiquing your CP's brilliant manuscript, only to be woken 2 hours later by the dog wanting to go outside;<br /><br />2. Said dog wakes you one hour later to be let back inside<br /><br />3. Child wakes you one hour after that with a long-winded and very winning explanation of why the kitchen floor is now covered in cereal<br /><br />4. Running late and no child can find his shoes <br /><br />5. Mysterious piles of dead ants start appearing on kitchen benches (discovered cause -- the hallogen lights are frying them and dropping them from the ceiling<br /><br />Hope your day is better than mine, everyone!Christine Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260589566405262159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-75994879525609784632011-05-22T20:54:14.913-04:002011-05-22T20:54:14.913-04:00i have grown rather fond of flirting with the lil ...i have grown rather fond of flirting with the lil chook thanks all. <br /><br />and my kitty tends to wake me up by licking my face or purring in my ear to put the food bowl back on my bed or open the window for her to climb in and out. sometimes twice a night one for the food bowl then she leaves me alone for a bit then comes back for the window. though the last few nights she decided sleeping practically on my head is her favorite placelindsey hutchison @ United By Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04050320088174458918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-15107642101404722032011-05-22T19:40:00.658-04:002011-05-22T19:40:00.658-04:00I knew you would get a kick out the underwear bad ...I knew you would get a kick out the underwear bad day, VraiAnna! <br /><br />It was definitely puzzling and a bit disconcerting until I realized two of my dogs - Clyde and Zorro, aka the Idiot Brothers had opened the gate and raided the neighbor's clothes line! How DOES one return filched underwear, slightly chewed, very dirty and covered in dog slobber? One washes it, puts it in a brown envelope and stuffs it in their mailbox in the dead of night! <br /><br />And the water running was a burst pipe. The subsequent water bill nearly gave me a heart attack!Louisa Cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971924594129471055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-83822948934953891622011-05-22T19:21:18.496-04:002011-05-22T19:21:18.496-04:00Anna, isn't Groundhog Day a great film? I caug...Anna, isn't Groundhog Day a great film? I caught it on pay TV the other day and loved it just as much as ever. Actually it's a really good demonstration of how to write the redemption of a character. Beautifully done! <br /><br />Hey, thanks for saying such nice things. I hope you have fun with MWP! Hasn't it been great to be able to get our hands on so many wonderful new Bandita books?Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-33428329350329455642011-05-22T18:46:15.012-04:002011-05-22T18:46:15.012-04:00Oh man, Pissenlit - done that dress thing. Also do...Oh man, Pissenlit - done that dress thing. Also done the shoe thing (forgot to take the shoes to go with the dress) and the hat thing (big deal over here for weddings!)<br /><br />I just did the ATM thing the other day - and on the same day forgot the alarm code for the house! It was awful - I felt like such a dodo!<br /><br />I like any day when the alarm doesn't go off at all!Anna Sugdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02015356374453032571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-32593304835495710322011-05-22T18:43:02.745-04:002011-05-22T18:43:02.745-04:00Oh dear - you too, Artemis? I hope you and BJ have...Oh dear - you too, Artemis? I hope you and BJ have great drugs for those migraines. They are life-savers. It would be the worst day if I ran out of those migraine drugs!<br /><br />Stray dogs? Oooh tricky!<br /><br />I hate days where nothing gets accomplished - especially when you seem to be running around a lot!Anna Sugdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02015356374453032571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-24550344505853734212011-05-22T18:41:24.526-04:002011-05-22T18:41:24.526-04:00BJ - hugs on the migraines - I suffer badly too. I...BJ - hugs on the migraines - I suffer badly too. It's bad enough waking up with the feeling that one is coming, but waking up with one full-blown is awful!<br /><br />So, come on - what's a great day? (other than the first day you wake up with no migraine!)Anna Sugdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02015356374453032571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-70903792237298999622011-05-22T18:39:50.587-04:002011-05-22T18:39:50.587-04:00I agree, Anna - a delivery of books is always such...I agree, Anna - a delivery of books is always such fun and makes me smile. I got a lovely parcel of Bandita books the other day - yours, Beth's, Tawny's and Kate's - bumper good day!Anna Sugdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02015356374453032571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-89468283124520348122011-05-22T18:38:34.570-04:002011-05-22T18:38:34.570-04:00*grin* well, you know my hubby - he's such a t...*grin* well, you know my hubby - he's such a treasure!<br /><br />You must have lots of wonderful days with all the fan mail you must get about your great books!<br /><br />I know what you mean about that first song/tune of the day being a sign of how your day is going to go. I think that was one of the funniest moments in Groundhog Day because that would just about kill me off!Anna Sugdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02015356374453032571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-14068066516539702632011-05-22T18:36:30.577-04:002011-05-22T18:36:30.577-04:00Oh yes on that second shoe, Kat - I'll add in ...Oh yes on that second shoe, Kat - I'll add in the second ear-ring too. I'm always in a rush and that elusive second ear-ring does me in! Of course I couldn't do the simple thing and get another pair LOL<br /><br />Also nodding about burning your tongue on the hot drink.<br /><br />Oooh I like your list of signs it's a great day - especially the one about the pre-order on your Nook. How cool!Anna Sugdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02015356374453032571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-36918075588628495362011-05-22T18:34:11.863-04:002011-05-22T18:34:11.863-04:00See PJ - dogs and cats don't have the same bod...See PJ - dogs and cats don't have the same body clocks that we do! Bless their little furry paws!<br /><br />LOL about the intruder being a shrub - and very glad it was too! We like you being safe!Anna Sugdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02015356374453032571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-14090932615400363352011-05-22T18:32:56.494-04:002011-05-22T18:32:56.494-04:00LOL Donna - how about when you remember the diet D...LOL Donna - how about when you remember the diet Dr Pepper, but forget your laptop ;)<br /><br />I hate those phonecalls that turn out to be a sales call *grr*.<br /><br />It's a good day for all of us when you type The End because it means we're all closer to another fab Donna book on the shelves!Anna Sugdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02015356374453032571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-20569090352681726932011-05-22T18:31:12.573-04:002011-05-22T18:31:12.573-04:00LOL Louisa - I had the same thought about that pes...LOL Louisa - I had the same thought about that pesky bird!<br /><br />I'm snorking at the unknown underwear - do tell!<br /><br />Oh no on the running water - that is so not good!<br /><br />Yeah on any day that you don't have to go to work!Anna Sugdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02015356374453032571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-77390357563258449132011-05-22T18:29:24.300-04:002011-05-22T18:29:24.300-04:00Great ones, gamistress! I was nodding at the wakin...Great ones, gamistress! I was nodding at the waking up aching (they tell me it's an age thing, but I'm not listening!) and the run in your stockings twice - so annoying! I started one of my early books like that - the heroine gets a run in her spare pair of stockings after already ripping the first pair.<br /><br />Glad your day is going well!Anna Sugdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02015356374453032571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-73849740383848876382011-05-22T18:27:17.832-04:002011-05-22T18:27:17.832-04:00Oh Dianna - the bad new boss thing - been there an...Oh Dianna - the bad new boss thing - been there and got that t-shirt too many times to mention. It's a shocker, isn't it?!<br /><br />Aww - your BF sounds lovely - very thoughtful!Anna Sugdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02015356374453032571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-62265101861927418982011-05-22T18:25:44.261-04:002011-05-22T18:25:44.261-04:00LOL dtchycat - can't it be a good reason why y...LOL dtchycat - can't it be a good reason why your hubby buys you flowers?!<br /><br />I nearly mentioned the hairball myself ... nothing quite like one of those bare-foot first thing in the morning!Anna Sugdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02015356374453032571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-31573466035229678792011-05-22T18:24:13.300-04:002011-05-22T18:24:13.300-04:00Sorry I'm late back - what a day!
Champions!
...Sorry I'm late back - what a day!<br /><br />Champions!<br /><br />Okay - back to important business - OMG Helen, any day that starts at 5 or 6 is bad for me! I'm not a morning person at all!<br /><br />Nothing like no bread ... or no milk in the morning ... uggh!Anna Sugdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02015356374453032571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-51800192880858685132011-05-22T18:10:49.916-04:002011-05-22T18:10:49.916-04:005 signs it's going to be a bad day:
1. Your t...5 signs it's going to be a bad day:<br /><br />1. Your tea finishes steeping and you open the fridge only to realise you're out of milk.<br /><br />2. You're heading out of town for a friend's wedding and you're on a tight schedule when you're half an hour out and you realise you forgot to bring your dress.<br /><br />3. The forecast calls for a nice day and you leave the house dressed appropriately only to have the sky open up later with freezing rain and a bit of hail.<br /><br />4. You go to the ATM and have a massive brainfart when you go to punch in your PIN number and after a few tries, the ATM eats your card.<br /><br />5. It's that time of the month, you're cramping, and a friend calls early in the morning and talks you into hanging out even though you vetoed the idea the day before and 5 minutes after you hang up, you go to get ready and instead of finishing your tea, you manage to drench your face, hair and clothes in it.<br /><br />A sign it's going to be a good day:<br />- Your radio alarm clock goes off and they're playing a really awesome song that you love.Pissenlithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15652379987538733088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-82541411665276868172011-05-22T17:06:59.417-04:002011-05-22T17:06:59.417-04:001-NO Coffee!!!!
2-Indi wakes me before 6am
3- migr...1-NO Coffee!!!!<br />2-Indi wakes me before 6am<br />3- migraine...YUCK<br />4-Mother starts whinning first thing about something the other sibling put up on FB about her ( As if I haven't told her a million and one times already they do that just to hurt her!)<br />5- Somebody breaks something...urgh!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260077997044896776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-72762905268870060612011-05-22T15:57:16.726-04:002011-05-22T15:57:16.726-04:00Kat, I'm 100% with you about the pre-release! ...Kat, I'm 100% with you about the pre-release! Actually another good day is when I get a couple of books in the mail from the Book Depository that generally I've forgotten I've ordered. Then it's like Christmas!Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-34690893552619279242011-05-22T15:51:54.381-04:002011-05-22T15:51:54.381-04:00Lindsey, you must be enjoying flirting with the ch...Lindsey, you must be enjoying flirting with the chook!<br /><br />Anna, what a fun post. I love your quick fives! And aren't you lucky, getting beautiful flowers from your lovely husband for nothing in particular? <br /><br />Hmm, let me think...<br /><br />1. When they play a piece of music I hate on the radio when I first turn it on very early in the morning (for some reason, that first piece of music really affects how the rest of the day goes!).<br /><br />2. I find a cockroach in the bathroom.<br /><br />3. The loud crash. Last time that happened, a mirror had fallen off the wall. Eeeek! <br /><br />4. I realise I'm out of milk. <br /><br />5. There's only herbal tea in the house (I hate herbal tea but I keep it for guests).<br /><br />A good day? An email from a reader saying how much they enjoyed one of the books. That's always a GREAT way to get started!Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.com