Wow, it felt so good to vent yesterday! Starting at about 3 or 4 o'clock in the afternoon things started to look up and I actually felt (*gasp*) HAPPY!! I received an availability confirmation on the last hotel we had to reserve in Italy, and we're now booked in five absolutely amazing places for our two weeks in Rome, Siena, Florence, Positano, and Capri this April--less than 3 months away! I also emailed the Vatican at the beginning of this week, thinking that it would hear ages to hear back from them about a confirmation for the Scavi Tour, and to my immense surprise, they wrote back this morning saying that there's an availability for us at the perfect time on the perfect day! It's so crazy--getting an email from the Vatican feels strangely like getting an email from God. God apparently does not speak super great English, but it's cool, I love Him even still!
On top of that, last night my DVR was filled with a large number of brand new shows, and tonight there's a new Grey's Anatomy, Ugly Betty, and Apprentice. So take that writer's strike! Try as you might, you cannot keep me down for long! And a nice side effect of when you are keeping me down is that I'm doing a lot more reading and have become absolutely INSPIRED. Also inspiring? Finally being published in the Winter 2007/2008 Fog City Review. It's addictive! Must publish again!
Additionally, apparently this is either Delurking Week or Delurking Day--I can't quite figure it out, and I can't find the source blog post for this information, but the timing seems right from past years, and who am I to deny myself comments! I am a comment whore! I love to give them and I love to receive them! But I don't pay for them or pay to give them... so maybe I'm just a loosely moralled commenter..
However, regardless of my trampish commenting ways, if you're out there reading, and thinking that you will sneak away silently, I implore you to let your voice be heard! Talk amongst yourselves! I'll give you a topic. Tell me about something that has happened to you in the past 24 hours to make you smile. Discuss.
Happy Delurking Day! I got desktop publishing software and the latest Sims 2 expansion pack. That made me smile. *Cough*Dork*Cough*
Posted by: Lisa | January 10, 2008 at 08:19 PM
Happy Delurking Day! I got desktop publishing software and the latest Sims 2 expansion pack. That made me smile. *Cough*Dork*Cough*
Posted by: Lisa | January 10, 2008 at 08:22 PM
hi! I'm delurking :) I love your blog :) Just fyi.
Posted by: Heidi | January 10, 2008 at 08:29 PM
I just added you to my blogroll! I had to mainly b/c hello Wicked picture in your banner and Wicked and I are tight.
I fit nicely in luggage so if you feel like taking a stowaway on that amazing sounding trip...count me in!
Posted by: Miriam | January 10, 2008 at 08:43 PM
Wow email response from Vatican?! That's very exciting! :-)
In my past 24 hours, let's see I got this wonderful gift yesterday by mail, Labello - lip gloss from Europe. It smells delicious!
I don't know why I waited so long (13 years) to get it, when Rob mentioned ebay last night, and tadaaa to my suprise there it was. I'm going to order a few different flavors! Very addicting! haha
Posted by: Jass | January 10, 2008 at 09:00 PM
Last night my cat took drugs and got stoned. i was very worried, but today it's just funny. Funny equals happy, right?
Posted by: Operation Pink Herring | January 10, 2008 at 09:15 PM
I've posted before, but I'll delurk anyways! Hi! Your trip to Italy sounds amazing, I'm quite jealous. And I love your blog :)
Posted by: katelin | January 10, 2008 at 09:30 PM
I was reading the 20something feed and decided to stop by.
Thank god, Grey's is new this week. The strike is killing me!
Posted by: Jamie | January 10, 2008 at 10:59 PM
I hardly ever respond to your blogs (just typed blondes instead of blogs... what's up with that?) but I'm always reading!
I'm glad to hear God doesn't speak English very well... maybe he doesn't exactly understand EVERYTHING I say/do.
exciting past 24 hours stuff... um, four people have contacted me about buying the Buick!! Cross your fingers for me that one of them means biznass!
Posted by: Brittany | January 10, 2008 at 11:32 PM
Can Incubators be jealous of honeymoons? Long Sigh ----. Anyway, being of long Catholic decent, please note that on your tour you are not allowed to bring LARGE bags (danger), and you must wear proper attire. In my day this consisted of a kleenex bobby pinned smartly to the top of your head! I would like a photo of that!
Posted by: The Incubatora | January 11, 2008 at 01:42 AM
Hi {waving incessantly} Delurking cuz it's the day to do so. Found your blog thru an Arkansas blog ring {? I think...can't really remember} Just moved to Ark from Michigan...am enjoying reading your blog...even if you aren't here anymore :)
Have a great day!
oh..and something that made me smile in the last 24 hours..hmmm...a nice wake up call this morning had me smiling for hours today ;)
gina
Posted by: gina | January 11, 2008 at 01:44 AM
Your trip sounds awesome!! And, can one read your short story without purchasing the book??
Posted by: sophie | January 11, 2008 at 02:15 AM
happy national delurking week!
and i got a few sweet texts this morning that made me smile :)
Posted by: Michelle & the City | January 11, 2008 at 08:20 PM
I thought Delurk Day was in September ...
Posted by: wordnerd | January 11, 2008 at 09:26 PM
Delurking...because I often lurk. Hmmm. Somthing that made me smile? Someone complimented me in a very nice way. Then I got all choked up and TEARED up. Damn hormones. But I did smile afterwards. :)
Posted by: simplypink | January 12, 2008 at 02:12 AM
Ohhhh I want to move to Positano! My niece lives not far from there. I love it! And Sienna...sigh... beautiful. I'm jealous. I wanna go back to Italy! ;)
Posted by: E | January 12, 2008 at 07:43 AM
Isn't Positano where Diane Lane went to meet her hot dude in Under the Tuscan Sun? Your trip sounds amazing and I'm so envious! YOu crack me up -- an e-mail from God:)
Posted by: Becky | January 12, 2008 at 04:21 PM