As the subject line states, I have no central theme for today’s post. Just different items. First up, I’ve added one more appearance to my 2015 schedule. I will now be attending the Romance Writers of America (RWA) convention in New York, NY from July 22nd through July 25th, at the New York Marriott Marquis. I don’t have a specific schedule yet, but once I do, I’ll post it. Right now, all I know is that I’ll be at the mass signing (open to the public) on July 22nd. If you’re attending RWA, hope to see you there.
Yesterday, I found out that my youngest dog, Loki, will need to get double-knee surgery on his hind legs to repair his knees. How does a dog who’s just turning 3 end up with bad knees, you wonder? Apparently it’s a birth defect where the “grooves” that are supposed to hold his knee caps in place are smooth instead of grooved, so his kneecaps have a tendency to slip out of their socket. I feel guilty because we had no idea that there was a problem until a few days ago, when we saw Loki periodically hold up his back right leg when he walked. On the plus side, Loki is so young that his runaway kneecaps haven’t caused any arthritis or tendon shredding, so there’s no permanent damage. I, as a worried dog mommy, will be a bundle of nerves as we await confirmation from a specialist and then go about scheduling the first of his two surgeries. Poor little guy, he has no idea that he has some rough roads ahead until this can get fixed. Here he is in January, guarding the stuffing from the toy he’d just de-fluffed.
In totally random news, I need to get a new, “official” author photo. The one I had been using was from 2011, when my hair was longer and I’d gone with blond highlights. Now, my hair is shorter and auburn, as evidenced from the photo to the left from last month, when my sister and I dressed up in our Greek-themed costumes for ApollyCon. I think I’ll stick with shorter and auburn for a while, or until I grow bored, whichever comes first. I’ve bounced back and forth between light brown (my natural color), red, auburn and blondish for the past twenty years and I see no reason to stop now. I might be too chicken by the permanence of a tattoo to get one of those, but I can play with my hair color when I want to change things up a bit. The only color I haven’t tried is black. I’m so pale, people would think I was going for a goth look to match my vampire novels, and I already get that from all the black clothes I wear when in reality, that’s just laziness. Black goes with everything, so that’s why it’s a main staple in my wardrobe.
Finally, if you didn’t see my post last week, I announced that the next character in my vampire series to get his own novel with be Ian. I also opened the floor to guessing who the heroine would be. If you more details, including hints as to the heroine’s identity, then go here.
That’s it for me :). Hope you’re having a nice weekend, and hope you have good week next week!
Wondering if I should give them all a hint on Ian’s love interest for his story! Hmmmm, I remember a scene where both Ian and Vlad were VERY impressed with a certain female vamp during a battle. (ok so that was a hint lol) I am gonna bet on her. But wont say just in case I am wrong! But, I think its her! LOL!
Jeaniene, Sorry to hear about Loki. Our canine kids can cost us a lot in vet bills. They should pass a law where we could put them on our insurance.
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Is there any chance we would get a book or even a series of books based on Katie?
Poor doggie….had to have my doggie’s left knee repaired after the neighbor’s pup shredded it by kneecapping her from behind. Believe it or not, other than the inconvenience of a cast, it didn’t seem to bother her too much. Good luck!
Hmm…I’m either going with Geri, Veritas, or (this is a bit of a long shot) Mesmerized Barbara from Up From the Grave.
(The only reason I consider her is that her personality actually stuck out a little to me and I’m not quite sure why.)
I don’t think it will be Gretchen. I would LOVE this, but I don’t recall her being in the Night Huntress series, just the Night Prince one.
My money is on Veritas, though.
Poor Loki! I’m sure he make it through with flying colors. Our Shiba had patella surgery on one leg and we were told that she may have needed it on the other as she got older but she never did. Unfortunately because it’s genetic, pet insurance wouldn’t cover the surgery :/ Hopefully Loki won’t be as resistant to the cone of shame as ours was. She figured out how to straighten her neck and shake the cone off so she could pull at her dressing. Shibas are too smart for their own good!
Poor you. Losing pets is hard enough especially young ones. My thoughts are with you.
Thanks, but Loki should be fine after the surgery. It just sucks that he has to have it.