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What's your survival rate?

Have you ever thought about what will happen if there was an alien attack, a zombie outbreak, or any other end of the world as we know it catastrophe? Keeping with current trends, I like to think I'm well versed in TV shows, movies, and books with post-apocalyptic themes. As I dive into each of these worlds. Watching how the characters overcome these new worlds as they learn the old ways may not keep them alive or safe, I began to wonder. What if this happened to us? What if one day all the power goes out, or zombies start to roam the streets? Would I be one of the survivors? How many days would I last without the comforts I've come to rely every day? Take for instants, I wear glasses. It's something that as an adult I've just come to live with and depend on. As a child, (I started wearing glasses at the tender age of 2) I was picked on for my poor eyesight and couldn't wait to be responsible enough (in my parents' eyes) to wear contacts. I, for one, now take for granted how easy it is to wake up in the morning, put my glasses on, and then sometime before leaving the house put my contacts in. But what if in the middle of this post-apocalyptic world (when I've already run out of my disposable contacts) I break my glasses? I would be so freaking screwed! I don't dare walk more than two feet without my glasses on now. Who knows what the heck I may walk into or step on. How in the world would I be able to outrun a zombie (that is if I even knew the zombie was coming after me)? What if there were holes in the ground and I didn't see them? Would the other survivors stay with me and try and guide me? Or would they ditch me the first chance they had? It's not like any ole' pair of glasses would work. I couldn't just pick up some random pair laying on the side of the road and voila I can see again. And the headaches! Ugh, for those of you who wear glasses and have had for some reason to go without them for a long period of time or were in the process of adjusting to a new pair, you know what I'm talking about. So, not only would I be unable to see, but my head would be beating like a drum the entire time. It's giving me a headache just thinking about it!
The other day at work, the lens to my glasses popped out. I had a panic-attack! I rushed away, knowing that if I couldn't put the lens back in I would have to leave work. Then I worried about how I was going to drive anywhere to get the lens put back in correctly. Thankfully I found a small screwdriver and the small screw was still in the frame. I didn't get the lens back in there all the way and after almost 30 minutes of trying to see and make sure I didn't lose the stupid little screw, I was able to return to work. I have to say, I still didn't put the lens in right and walked around the rest of the day not only with a headache, but I was kind of listing to the side too! Very long day.
This leads me to believe, with the knowledge of what to do in a post-apocalyptic era, I'd like to give myself a 95% survival rate.
However, breaking my glasses in a post-apocalyptic era, my survival rate would drop down to a 2%. And that's being hopeful!
It makes me wonder if it would be half crazy for me to start stockpiling my old glasses (the ones I haven't broken already) and store them in a chest or something else that would be easy for me to tote, say I needed to run from an alien. 
Have you thought about this? What if you were stranded on an island, is there one thing that you can't live without? Is there one thing that you would be willing to drag with you when some creature chased you? Top on my list would be my glasses. There are a few other things, but that'll have to be for a later discussion.  

    

Throw Back Thursday

Senior Ball 00'

I had a date but I was so mad at him. He was late picking me up and wanted to leave early. Guess I'm still holding a grudge. He'll remain nameless. lol

Is it just me?

Have you noticed on credit card commercials the actors/actresses always swipe the cards the wrong way. The magnetic stripe is at the top back of the card, so how accurate is it that they always run the bottom of the card through the reader. I get the whole product placement thing but there's something that unnerves me about all those commercials.  

Linked Dreams

I was slightly startled the other morning when my alarm went off. The first thought that went through my head was: why in the world is my alarm going off at 7am on a Sunday. As I rolled over and shut the screeching noise off(the bell chime on my Iphone), I thought about my dream and started to go back to sleep. Then the next alarm went off again. (Yes, I have to set more than one alarm to make sure I really get up and not fall back to sleep.) I groaned and realized it wasn't Sunday, but Monday and if I didn't get my butt in gear I was going to be late for work. Yet, as I started my day, I kept thinking of my dream. It was about a few people in my past. Ones that I haven't talked to in years. This has been going on for a few weeks now(I have no clue why. Maybe there are unspoken words that still linger with me after all these years). Anyway, I started to think. What if the person I was dreaming about was dreaming the same dream about me too. Like our dreams are linked. A full action packed movie with different point of views but mainstreamed through our thoughts.
Picture this: Although these old friends may not have started out in the same place of the dream as I did. Once we came in contact during the dream our minds linked. So if someone was watching the motion picture the screen until we synced would switch vantage points following each of us. You would get an up close in-depth view of each person before they meet. And then while the dream twists and turns (in the weird way that dream never really make sense once you wake up) you the viewer would know the ins and outs of why each person (and the dream for that matter) goes in the direction you really have no choice but to follow.
I thought that would be kind of neat, knowing something from our past was able to link us together and even though we were no longer friends (since we parted on most likely bad terms) we still could kind of communicate in the same wild adventure of a dream.
Then I wounder if I just need to look into what dreams mean and figure out why I have such weird ones all the time. Maybe it's because those friendships did end on bad terms and there are still a lot of unresolved issues. Ha! that could be the link too.
What are your thoughts? Any dream analyst out there?      

Writer's Block?

Ugh! This is my life right now. Writer's block. I know it would happen one day. I just never thought it would have started about 4 months ago and has yet to go away. I can't say that all of my 'friends' have stopped talking to me. Only the ones that I'd like to be working with right now. Book 3 of The Chronicles of Amber Harris was my next project, but Amber and I aren't on speaking terms. From time to time she shows me snippets of the direction she would like her life to go in but every time I sit down to write, she goes radio silent. I can picture her sitting next to me with her arms crossed and her nose stuck up in the air. lol. I swear I'm not that crazy. And I only talk to myself when I'm alone. (At least I think I do.)
To overcome my dilemma, I've tried writing prompts, staring at a blank screen, rereading the previous books, reading other books, talking out loud (to Amber) and a few other things that will really make you think I've gone off the deep end (if you already don't think I have). So to those out there that write. Have you had writer's block and how did you overcome it?  

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The Traveling Book

Under the My Books link, if you've checked it out. I'm sure you saw, 'Frozen', my newest book. It was crazy fun writing it. I think writing the stories is the best part of the process. The part that I struggle with is spreading the word afterwards. So I've been thinking (this can be a scary thing at times!). Would it be possible to do a sort of traveling book, chain letter type thing (without the bad luck)?
I would like to send a paperback copy of 'Frozen' out into the world for it to be passed around to readers looking for some adventure. My idea is to give it to one person, and once they read it, they would sign their name, the month/year, and state they're from before passing it off to the next person.
Here's where the problems come in. Once the book is out of my hands, there is no guarantee the book will be passed on from person to person. I don't expect for anyone to have to mail it. Postage would be insane! But if people would be willing to pass it off to a neighbor, family member, classmate, or a coworker,  it could really work. With that thought, I then wondered if it would even be possible that those who read the book could either post a picture of them and 'Frozen' to either this blog, my twitter, or Facebook account.
And here is the point were I feel I'm asking to much or this project will not succeed. Do you think Operation Traveling Frozen is possible? Will it really work? Are there any suggestion as to how I can get this project off the ground? Are there people willing to join in the adventure? Do you think I will one day hold the book in my hands again and be able to see the wonderful places it has traveled?
Feedback, comments and suggestions are welcome!  

First Blog Post

For my first blog post I'd like to welcome any and everyone who drifts past my random insights. Eeeeeeeeee! In the coming days (maybe weeks) I'll be working on, adding to and tweaking my page. I am always looking for feedback and to chat. I have one rule: I am a writer or storyteller. My grammar and punctuation is far from being perfect. Please do not knock myself or others for our expression of thoughts on this page. With that being said, let the posts being!