Today's the last day of Blog Me MAYbe and I've got to say, I've loved blogging this month! Having a schedule like that made it so much easier to keep my thoughts organized and I never lacked inspiration for what to post about.

Tomorrow June starts. And June? Yeah. It's gonna be the VERY definition of crazycakes, so blogging'll be back to sporadic at best.

BUT.

I'm going to try to do this all over again in July! Any of you interested in joining?

I mean... Blog Me JULYbe doesn't have the same ring, but still. If you're game, I am. And either way, we'll definitely do this again next May, too.

For today, instead of telling you about a certain person--I'm reposting the original sign up link thing. So take a few minutes and check out some of these blogs. Meet someone new today, after all it's the best part of blogging isn't it? Joining in with the community?

Enjoy the last day of May!!
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Regarding Comments

How do you like your blog comments responded to?

I ask because there are so many ways for to do it--and I'm never sure which is preferable.

If you comment on someone's blog, do you like for them to reciprocate and respond to your most recent post? This is what I've been trying to do recently with comments here on my blog. When I can, that is! I've been so swamped with the move, I haven't had much time to comment these days. And even when I'm not gearing up to move, my blog reading list is a little out of control and I don't have time to read all the blogs I want to--or, when I do have a chance to read, I don't have time to comment everywhere--but I try very hard to make that effort for people who visit this place. Yanno? You visit me, I'll visit you sort of a deal.

But . . . If I'm being honest, that's not why I comment on other people's blogs. Like, I don't get offended if I comment on Blog X, and then Blogger X doesn't come over here to comment on my post. I know some people leave comments for that purpose--and I'm not saying there's anything wrong with it! That's a great way to build community and get to know people, for sure. But I just like to comment on posts that I actually have something to say about after reading. And that's what I'd like to happen here, too. If you have something to add or question or contribute, do it! But don't feel obligated just because I've commented on your blog.

So then there's the email response. Your comments come into my email account and, if your email is linked to your profile, I can hit reply and respond directly to you.

OR I can reply directly in my comments section on my blog. But with blogger, I don't think it notifies you that I've written back to you, which means you have to revisit my blog to see if I've responded. That sounds like an extra bit of work. However, I could always switch to Disqus, which a lot of blogs have already done. With Disqus, you'll be notified when I respond. So you don't have to come back again, unless you want to reply to my response.

Gah!

Am I way over-thinking this? Probably. But I'm still curious--so let me know!!

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I am . . .

♦ Freaking exhausted after packing up our house all weekend.
(With the exception of an awesome day I spent at King's Dominion with Cristin Terril and Copil Yanez!)

♦ Closing on a new house this week!

♦ Trying desperately to come up with something else about me . . .

♦ Failing . . .

♦ *Krumping to distract you*

♦ Unable to Krump without looking like an awkward chicken.

♦ Failing some more.

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Oh, here are a few things:

♦ SO excited that So You Think You Can Dance is back on! It's my favorite summer show. Well . . . It's really a tie between SYTYCD and True Blood.

♦ TOTALLY missing my WIP. Moving has taken up my month and I'm stoked to finally getting back to revision after BEA next week.

♦ Hoping this post is long enough to actually constitute being a post. Ha.

And in case it isn't, here's an example of Krump to distract you. :)




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Don't Forget.

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Instead of blogging about writing today, I just want to ask you to take a moment to remember--and be thankful for--the men and women who've given their lives to keep us safe.

source: Me! I took this pic in Boston a few years ago.

Thank you to everyone who's ever defended our freedom. 

And to the families of our fallen soldiers, please know they'll never be forgotten. 

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Who WOULDN'T workout for this?

First of all? 

HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY TO KAREN HOOPER'S

GRASPING AT ETERNITY!!

Leave it to Maryah Woodsen to break the one rule that will screw up eternity: Never erase your memories. 

Before entering this life, Maryah did the unthinkable—she erased. Now, at seventeen years old, she’s clueless that her new adoptive family has known her for centuries, that they are perpetually reincarnated souls, and that they have supernatural abilities. Oh, and she's supposed to love (not despise) Nathan, the green-eyed daredevil who saved her life. 

Nathan is convinced his family’s plan to spark Maryah's memory is hopeless, but his love for her is undying. After spending (and remembering) so many lifetimes together, being around an empty version of his soulmate is heart shattering. He hates acting like a stalker, but has no choice because the evil outcast who murdered Maryah in their last lifetime is still after her. 

Find Grasping at Eternity on Amazon or Barnes and Noble!

Also?

Happy Friday!

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