I was at one of my book signings a few weeks ago at a library. I think a lot of fun about book signings is getting the chance to check out books that are in your visual vicinity. A lot of times, they're books that you really wouldn't think or know to check out and maybe read.
On this particular signing, I noticed a book on the library's front shelf, along with some other goodies. I noticed the title "The Night of the Gun". As I got a little closer, I read underneath the author's name, David Carr, "A reporter investigates the darkest story of his life. His own."
"Whoaaaa, that sounds kinda cool", I thought. So, I took it back to my signing table and read the first few pages. Now, I'm halfway through the book and I really enjoy it. It's a true recall (though it was through many great obstacles to 'recall' these events) of the author's tumultuous journey through a cocaine addiction, and his eventual employment at The New York Times. And when I saw it's been published recently, I got more excited. (I like to be on the 'up & up' about recent good books...and sometimes that can be hard.)
So, I thought I'd share it in case anyone else would be interested -- I found an article that's pretty cool about it.
Bright Lights, Small City: David Carr’s memoir recalls fast times in our slow lane.
And the author, David Carr, has a blog through Amazon Connect, too. Check out this post, I thought it was cool, too (especially the pic of the stuffed animal holding the book; haha!).
Friday, November 07, 2008
The Results; Part 2
Ok, let's see...
So, after they mentioned my Grandma they said that R was going to chase me down to get a ring on my finger.
"But, you're not sure that you want to settle down, or move any further in your relationship, are you?"
"Yes."
"Are there 2 guys?..."
"Umm..." (I thought they were asking if I was dating 2 guys so I was about to say no...)
"Is there a guy from your past that you've never really let move on to the past? He was the first guy to really get your heart, and you've never let go?"
"Yes."
"Okay...well, your grandma is saying 'He ain't no good'...not to worry about him because he's no good...and he has addictions."
"Wow, really?" (I don't know what they could be, but okay)
"Yes."
(So, obviously, the ladies were talking about First Love here, which if you've been a reader for awhile, you know who they're talking about...whooooaaaaaa...lol)
Next, one of the women starts rubbing her right leg back and forth.
"What is this energy I'm feeling, something about a leg? A leg hurting."
"That's me."
"Oh okay, that's you? Which leg is it, the right one?"
"Yes."
"Wow...feel that leg, it's red hot! There's a lot of damage, aww poor thing, you're too young to have these problems...you need to take vitamin B and eat more protein to build that muscle back up......
So, you don't do any rock climbing then, huh?" (laughs)
(I laugh, too) "Nope."
"But, you don't let it get you down too much or stop you from doing things though, that's good."
(That was about my sciatic nerve, I am not sure if I've ever mentioned it, but for almost 10 years I've had issues with my right upper leg. I fell (which they knew) and tore my hamstring and it's never healed properly...causes a lot of pain for me.)
"Why are we seeing New York, what's New York?"
"Um, I'm not sure, I guess I've been thinking about it for awhile...about going there..."
"About moving there?"
"Maybe..."
(They laughed...not sure what to make of that! haha!) "For a job?"
"To maybe pursue some different writing ventures."
"Well, we do see you going there (I don't think they meant moving there), and it seems that you may have lived there in your past life....we see a TON of creative energy around you. You know that your right leg has to do with that, too.
You have a lot of creativity and ideas...so you do some writing...a book or a journal?"
"A book, yes."
"Wow! That's great...there's a spirit here that just said there's a lot of truth to what you write. There's more truth in your book than is let on...what is your book about?"
"It's about ghosts."
"Agh!!! Wow!!! Well, yes, that makes sense. Your book is very, very good. You had some help writing it, too. The spirit world helped you out. There's truth, and there are tidbits of history in it. I see some things from your childhood in it...is that right?"
"Yes."
"Well, we do see another book of yours being published. You have two different book ideas in your head, don't you? Two prominent ideas that are more on top than your other ideas?"
"Yeah."
"You could actually do a series...almost like Harry Potter. You should think about writing for a younger generation like that, if you haven't."
"Are you in the film industry?"
"No."
"Well, you should be...anything dealing with films, you're in the wrong profession...as far as your day job, does that sound right? It just is there for safety and to pay the bills?"
"Yeah, that makes sense."
(This is interesting since I've always had an interest in screenwriting.)
"Same goes for music...you just have so much creativity. You could write music, have you ever done that?"
"Yeah, when I was younger..."
"Well, pull 'em outta the archives! It's good stuff!"
I remember at one point they told me that I'm the type of girl that can and will have anything I want. Because I won't settle until I do. They said that there were a few spirits in the room adding on to the ladies' statement that I'll pursue all my ambitions before I settle down "FIRST" (probably my grandparents saying that). And that Grandma was saying, "Oh, we don't settle."
Ahhhh, what else? Hmmmm...they said I have 2 guardian angels surrounding me.
One is a woman from around 1805. They said that I have some energy from the Victorian era around me, and that in my past life I was surrounded by royalty (cool!). They said this woman hovers around me a lot of times, and she's the one that helped to guide me in writing my book.
Then, one of them said..."I'm seeing a head injury..."
"Hmm...no...I don't think that's anything."
"There was a car accident...does that mean anything?"
"Okay, yes."
"Well, there was a head injury involved in this car accident...he passed away at a young age. 18."
"Yes."
"Well, he is here right now, too. Very handsome. Very cute. Do you know who we're talking about?"
"Yes, I do."
(Laughs) "He says, 'You better, baby!' Okay, well I want you to know that he is your other guardian angel."
The guy they were talking about is my cousin Brian. He passed away when I was 9 years old in a car accident. And he was a very cute guy! I thought that was really awesome. And his mom (my Aunt) and I are very close, I can't wait to tell her!
Hmmm, okay...well that's it for now. That's most of it. If I remember anything else important I'll let ya know!
Happy Friday!
So, after they mentioned my Grandma they said that R was going to chase me down to get a ring on my finger.
"But, you're not sure that you want to settle down, or move any further in your relationship, are you?"
"Yes."
"Are there 2 guys?..."
"Umm..." (I thought they were asking if I was dating 2 guys so I was about to say no...)
"Is there a guy from your past that you've never really let move on to the past? He was the first guy to really get your heart, and you've never let go?"
"Yes."
"Okay...well, your grandma is saying 'He ain't no good'...not to worry about him because he's no good...and he has addictions."
"Wow, really?" (I don't know what they could be, but okay)
"Yes."
(So, obviously, the ladies were talking about First Love here, which if you've been a reader for awhile, you know who they're talking about...whooooaaaaaa...lol)
Next, one of the women starts rubbing her right leg back and forth.
"What is this energy I'm feeling, something about a leg? A leg hurting."
"That's me."
"Oh okay, that's you? Which leg is it, the right one?"
"Yes."
"Wow...feel that leg, it's red hot! There's a lot of damage, aww poor thing, you're too young to have these problems...you need to take vitamin B and eat more protein to build that muscle back up......
So, you don't do any rock climbing then, huh?" (laughs)
(I laugh, too) "Nope."
"But, you don't let it get you down too much or stop you from doing things though, that's good."
(That was about my sciatic nerve, I am not sure if I've ever mentioned it, but for almost 10 years I've had issues with my right upper leg. I fell (which they knew) and tore my hamstring and it's never healed properly...causes a lot of pain for me.)
"Why are we seeing New York, what's New York?"
"Um, I'm not sure, I guess I've been thinking about it for awhile...about going there..."
"About moving there?"
"Maybe..."
(They laughed...not sure what to make of that! haha!) "For a job?"
"To maybe pursue some different writing ventures."
"Well, we do see you going there (I don't think they meant moving there), and it seems that you may have lived there in your past life....we see a TON of creative energy around you. You know that your right leg has to do with that, too.
You have a lot of creativity and ideas...so you do some writing...a book or a journal?"
"A book, yes."
"Wow! That's great...there's a spirit here that just said there's a lot of truth to what you write. There's more truth in your book than is let on...what is your book about?"
"It's about ghosts."
"Agh!!! Wow!!! Well, yes, that makes sense. Your book is very, very good. You had some help writing it, too. The spirit world helped you out. There's truth, and there are tidbits of history in it. I see some things from your childhood in it...is that right?"
"Yes."
"Well, we do see another book of yours being published. You have two different book ideas in your head, don't you? Two prominent ideas that are more on top than your other ideas?"
"Yeah."
"You could actually do a series...almost like Harry Potter. You should think about writing for a younger generation like that, if you haven't."
"Are you in the film industry?"
"No."
"Well, you should be...anything dealing with films, you're in the wrong profession...as far as your day job, does that sound right? It just is there for safety and to pay the bills?"
"Yeah, that makes sense."
(This is interesting since I've always had an interest in screenwriting.)
"Same goes for music...you just have so much creativity. You could write music, have you ever done that?"
"Yeah, when I was younger..."
"Well, pull 'em outta the archives! It's good stuff!"
I remember at one point they told me that I'm the type of girl that can and will have anything I want. Because I won't settle until I do. They said that there were a few spirits in the room adding on to the ladies' statement that I'll pursue all my ambitions before I settle down "FIRST" (probably my grandparents saying that). And that Grandma was saying, "Oh, we don't settle."
Ahhhh, what else? Hmmmm...they said I have 2 guardian angels surrounding me.
One is a woman from around 1805. They said that I have some energy from the Victorian era around me, and that in my past life I was surrounded by royalty (cool!). They said this woman hovers around me a lot of times, and she's the one that helped to guide me in writing my book.
Then, one of them said..."I'm seeing a head injury..."
"Hmm...no...I don't think that's anything."
"There was a car accident...does that mean anything?"
"Okay, yes."
"Well, there was a head injury involved in this car accident...he passed away at a young age. 18."
"Yes."
"Well, he is here right now, too. Very handsome. Very cute. Do you know who we're talking about?"
"Yes, I do."
(Laughs) "He says, 'You better, baby!' Okay, well I want you to know that he is your other guardian angel."
The guy they were talking about is my cousin Brian. He passed away when I was 9 years old in a car accident. And he was a very cute guy! I thought that was really awesome. And his mom (my Aunt) and I are very close, I can't wait to tell her!
Hmmm, okay...well that's it for now. That's most of it. If I remember anything else important I'll let ya know!
Happy Friday!
Thursday, November 06, 2008
The Results; Part 1
So, last night was the night. (See previous post)
My mom and I arrived at her co-workers' mom's house at about 5:20.
The Angel Ladies showed up at about 5:30.
There were 10 of us total.
Somehow, my mom ended up going first!!!
She was gone for about a half hour upstairs talking with them.
And when she returned, she sure enough was in tears.
She told me that both of my grandparents (her parents) were there. That they were very proud of her, and they thanked her for taking for care of them.
Interestingly, my stepdad's father also came through. He passed a long time ago, so we'd never met him. But, apparently my grandfather helped bring him through to be able to communicate with my mom. He said that he was happy to meet her, and that Jay did a "good job, boy" with a whistle. I thought that was really cool.
For quite some time after mom's reading, we just hung out with the other women and ate snacks. I was being very patient, and it turned out that I was to be next to last in line for my turn.
Soooo...a tired me stumbled up the stairs at almost 10:00 pm for my long awaited turn.
I walked in the room, the ladies said hello, and mentioned that there was a lot of energy around me.
I sat, they held their hands over mine while saying a prayer/angel/chant. They even got chills throughout, which I am not sure why....but that's besides the point, I suppose.
After that, the first thing they said while touching my ring finger was, "Where's the ring?"
"Uhhh, I don't...have one..."
"Well, why not?"
"...Because...I don't want one."
Laughter. "Ohhhh, okay...well, the man you're seeing does! He wants to put a ring on that finger!"
(Yikes! Way to freak me out from the get-go! If you haven't noticed, I'm not really that kind of girl...and I'm not sure that I'll ever be!!!)
"You have a grandmother here with us...grandma and pap. Grandma's pushing for that ring and babies! She wants to see you married off!!" (Again...yikes! Really? I mean...I'm only 25...not stuff I wanna hear right now...)
...To be continued...
My mom and I arrived at her co-workers' mom's house at about 5:20.
The Angel Ladies showed up at about 5:30.
There were 10 of us total.
Somehow, my mom ended up going first!!!
She was gone for about a half hour upstairs talking with them.
And when she returned, she sure enough was in tears.
She told me that both of my grandparents (her parents) were there. That they were very proud of her, and they thanked her for taking for care of them.
Interestingly, my stepdad's father also came through. He passed a long time ago, so we'd never met him. But, apparently my grandfather helped bring him through to be able to communicate with my mom. He said that he was happy to meet her, and that Jay did a "good job, boy" with a whistle. I thought that was really cool.
For quite some time after mom's reading, we just hung out with the other women and ate snacks. I was being very patient, and it turned out that I was to be next to last in line for my turn.
Soooo...a tired me stumbled up the stairs at almost 10:00 pm for my long awaited turn.
I walked in the room, the ladies said hello, and mentioned that there was a lot of energy around me.
I sat, they held their hands over mine while saying a prayer/angel/chant. They even got chills throughout, which I am not sure why....but that's besides the point, I suppose.
After that, the first thing they said while touching my ring finger was, "Where's the ring?"
"Uhhh, I don't...have one..."
"Well, why not?"
"...Because...I don't want one."
Laughter. "Ohhhh, okay...well, the man you're seeing does! He wants to put a ring on that finger!"
(Yikes! Way to freak me out from the get-go! If you haven't noticed, I'm not really that kind of girl...and I'm not sure that I'll ever be!!!)
"You have a grandmother here with us...grandma and pap. Grandma's pushing for that ring and babies! She wants to see you married off!!" (Again...yikes! Really? I mean...I'm only 25...not stuff I wanna hear right now...)
...To be continued...
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Excited, but Nervous
Tomorrow I am going to go see 2 women called "The Angel Ladies".
These women have an upstanding reputation in my area for being real, genuine, kind ladies with from what I gather to be pretty serious psychic gifts.
If you have a loved one on the other side, and they have a message for you, these ladies will know. So, they have the ability to speak with those who've passed on AND they can see what is in store for you.
I do consider myself to be a skeptic of MOST situations like this. My beliefs vary:
I do think that everyone has the potential to be much more intuitive, we all have some psychic ability in us.
I used to have a fondness for Sylvia Browne until I got older, and read more about her and how there's just been too much controversy about her for her to be trusted.
I definitely don't pay any attention to those ads in the back of magazines about calling up psychics.
But, I do believe these two women are legit. I've heard nothing but good things about them.
Here is just one testimony from their site:
I listened to the two of you on the radio to work when you are on. You bring so much joy and happiness to all. I cried the entire way to work. You are truly special. Thank you very much for coming to my house and bringing your angelic gift into my life. Words can not express how grateful I am to have had the opportunity for you both to have delivered messages from above. I truly feel better and more relaxed and at ease knowing that I was able to talk to my mother. You even made a believer out of my son. Since talking with you, I find myself having more memories of my parents and what they look like. This means so much to me. I even figured out who frank is. My mom's father. Once again thank You both for angels in our lives!! I hope to have the opportunity to talk to you again in the future!!
My mom and I are going to see these ladies tomorrow, out of luck! A
woman from her work is having a "party" with them, where there's about 10 of
us total. When one person had to cancel, my mom was asked if she'd like to
go. Mom told her that if there happened to be another cancellation, to let
her know because she would really love for me to be able to come, too. Well, there was!!!
(Is that a sign?!?!) We each get about a half hour with them, and I've heard that most of the time, you come out crying! I can't wait, but am nervous about what I'll find out!
These women have an upstanding reputation in my area for being real, genuine, kind ladies with from what I gather to be pretty serious psychic gifts.
If you have a loved one on the other side, and they have a message for you, these ladies will know. So, they have the ability to speak with those who've passed on AND they can see what is in store for you.
I do consider myself to be a skeptic of MOST situations like this. My beliefs vary:
I do think that everyone has the potential to be much more intuitive, we all have some psychic ability in us.
I used to have a fondness for Sylvia Browne until I got older, and read more about her and how there's just been too much controversy about her for her to be trusted.
I definitely don't pay any attention to those ads in the back of magazines about calling up psychics.
But, I do believe these two women are legit. I've heard nothing but good things about them.
Here is just one testimony from their site:
I listened to the two of you on the radio to work when you are on. You bring so much joy and happiness to all. I cried the entire way to work. You are truly special. Thank you very much for coming to my house and bringing your angelic gift into my life. Words can not express how grateful I am to have had the opportunity for you both to have delivered messages from above. I truly feel better and more relaxed and at ease knowing that I was able to talk to my mother. You even made a believer out of my son. Since talking with you, I find myself having more memories of my parents and what they look like. This means so much to me. I even figured out who frank is. My mom's father. Once again thank You both for angels in our lives!! I hope to have the opportunity to talk to you again in the future!!
My mom and I are going to see these ladies tomorrow, out of luck! A
woman from her work is having a "party" with them, where there's about 10 of
us total. When one person had to cancel, my mom was asked if she'd like to
go. Mom told her that if there happened to be another cancellation, to let
her know because she would really love for me to be able to come, too. Well, there was!!!
(Is that a sign?!?!) We each get about a half hour with them, and I've heard that most of the time, you come out crying! I can't wait, but am nervous about what I'll find out!
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