Peace, Blogger!

My new blog is up a couple days earlier than anticipated! It's still a little bare, but feel free to hop over there, which is where I'll be from now on. I'll leave this account up for a couple weeks so I can archive some of the more meaningful entries (and my linked clips), but you won't see any new content here starting tomorrow.

Thanks for hanging with me, and I'll see you at my new digs!

Edit: Yeah, totally had to change the headline. Bloglines? Seriously? I can't keep all these sites straight. I did, however, bid adieu to Bloglines in favor of Google Reader - so far, so good!

An update

Anxiety. I haz it. In spaaaades. Please forgive such a length of time since my last post, but in the midst of finishing the book, and lots of freelance projects, and, oh, the day job, plus a teeny dash o' wedding planning, I'm also overhauling my blog to blend more seamlessly with my career and social pursuits. More soon, I promise -- new site is live but empty, so I don't want to publish link just yet. You could maybe find me on Twitter -- nothing there yet, either, but feel free to follow and enjoy that fleeting early-bird feeling. (Note: Current Twitter account not going anywhere. New one ties directly in with blog. Consider it a dual-edged, slightly more complicated form of self-branding.)

Back this weekend, at the latest. See that? There's another one. Self-imposed. "I got 99 problems" and they're all deadlines and in the immortal words of one of my favorite local bloggers, deadlines ARE b*tches!

Word.

Loft sweet loft

We're here!

Thanks to some unexpected (and happy!) circumstances, R. and I made the move to the River Market faster than anticipated. And now we officially live in a loft complete with brick walls, exposed ductwork, hardwood floors and sleek lighting that makes me feel like I'm on stage performing instead of standing at my kitchen counter doing mundane things like husking corn or scrubbing pots.

And how'd I forget to mention the view? The. View. Facing east over Delaware--river on one side, lofts and a street shot on the other. Glorious. I really did love the Northland, but something about this place makes me feel like I'm back in civilization. Plus, I have a kick-ass neighbor!

Pics to come soon so you, too, can revel in our real estate glory.

I need a bigger plate

Some might call this post silly because I am, admittedly, one of the most random and sporadic bloggers in cyberspace. I know. I'm working on it.

But just so you know - there's a lot on my plate. Like, I've been to a Las Vegas hotel buffet and I really need a small trough to hold everything. On the agenda:

a) Moving!!!! (Exclaimed with equal parts joy and dread. Boxing up two years of one's life - fail. Entering into a pristine and coveted new space that's filled with possibility - win. It's a draw.)

b) Deadlines ... alllll the time. LV Mag copy for the full-time job, various articles for freelance clients and, of course,

c) The Book. We are in official crunch time, people. T-minus 72 days and counting. Starting this week, I'll be meeting two-week benchmarks established by my editor, so basically I'll literally be eating, sleeping and breathing Kansas City.

After all this, I'm thinking wedding planning is going to be a walk in the park. With cupcakes. And fresh-squeezed lemonade.

Wisdom in two words

Funerals suck.

That just happened!

Image courtesy poohx.blogspot.com/2009/01/fashion-icons.html

Setting: Sonic drive-through, Leavenworth

I pull to the window to pick up my small Diet Coke.

Perky Sonic Employee: Hello! That will be $1.07!

Me (hands over money): Thank you!

Perky Sonic Employee: Has anyone ever told you you look like Twiggy?

Me *thinking*: Is this girl on crack? Twiggy after 20 Hardee's Thickburgers, maybe?

Perky Sonic Employee: Yeah, Twiggy -- I know! It's your eyelashes!

Me: Well, thanks! That's so sweet! Have a great day!

That's right. I look like Twiggy. In the EYELASHES. Must be my Stila mascara!

Inside an author's mind

I had bookmarked this article from one of my most favorite blogs EVER, and in true Katy fashion, completely forgot to finish reading. Today my memory finally triumphed, and thought I'd share with you a few thoughts from a favorite author.