FORBID ME NOT

Hmmm? 

What’s with all the forbidden messages…

On the Internet?
The other day…

I clicked on a website and got this…

FORBIDDEN: You don't have permission to access!

Suddenly… 
I felt like I was standing in front of a door…

A heavy wooden door with clunky metal hardware…

And a little window…

With a burly guy on the other side…

Who snarls out the window…

“You are forbidden to enter!”

Really? Forbidden? 

And then just yesterday…

I clicked to follow someone on Twitter…

And got this message: 

FORBIDDEN It looks like you've hit a following limit!

Jheeze Louise!

I just started posting on Twitter again…

No way I’ve hit my limit.

And really…

The messages could have just said…

Access Denied. Not allowed or…

Oops, no can do. 
And then this morning…
Another FORBIDDEN message from Twitter… 
With a link directing me to a page…
With all the Twitter "no-no" behavior…
Warning me not to do any of it.
Hey! I'm not that kind of gal!

But seriously…
All this falderal …

Is why for Social Media, for me…

Is a time-consuming royal pain in my…

Day!

** sigh **

I know it’s necessary…

And all published authors do it…

So I’ll quit all the whining and…

Just do it!  

How about you?

Love or hate social media?

** Blogging not included **

I LOVE to blog and follow.

Always,

Em-Musing

P.S.  The Best Exotic Writer Retreat is moving forward! 
      More info and pics coming soon.

WASTED TIME

Time = money?

Oh, you bettcha…

Especially when it's me doling out the dinero…

Twice a week…

Taking private Spanish lessons.

And it’s a good thing…

The only bad thing is…

I haven’t studied in a very long time…

And I need to be honest here…

I really never studied in school…

And though I never studied…

I sailed through on “B’s”…

Because I could.

No biggie you might say....

But I can tell you…

I’m having a hard time studying now…

Oh, I can study for say a minute or two…

But then my mind wanders, won’t stay focused….

Especially on days I want to blog.

But I can tell you, my Spanish is suffering.

And it’s not just me telling me…

**the other day during Spanish class**

Teacher: Okay Leigh, what does Vamos a Playa oy mean?

Me:      “   Uh…well…um…”

Teacher: “Leigh, didn’t you study?”

Me:          “Yes, of course I studied, um, well…

                okay, not that much.”

Teacher: “It’s fine with me, Leigh. It’s your money.

               But please don’t tell anyone I was your teacher

               if you haven’t learned to speak fluently by 

               Christmas. I have a reputation to keep, you know.”

Ouch! 

Her brutal honesty slapped my senses.

She was right.

I am spending money to learn.

And so I have to ask myself…

How much will I spend…

Before I take it seriously enough?

To devote all of my brain cells to learning it?

So…

I may be absent for awhile…

Because while I can physically multi-task…

Seems I’m not a multi-tasker thinker.

And CHA-CHING!

Time really does = $$$.

And I don’t’ want to waste either.

And when I'm not studying Spanish...

I need to devote my time to writing & editing.

So? How ‘bout you?

Can you multi-think?

Are you good at studying?

Got any tips?

Always, Em-Musing 

NO ESCAPE

I had been scolding my cat, Indie..

For terrorizing and killing so many frogs lately…

And then…

THIS!

Sorry froggie!

I didn't mean to kill you!

When I closed the window…

I didn’t see you there.

And the poor thing…

He was probably escaping from my cat…

And hiding out on the window ledge.

Bad homeowner!

Well…

That’s it for today…

Got to study Spanish for my morning class today.

So?

Ever kill an animal by accident?

(if you killed one on purpose, I don't want to know)

Adios.

Hasta manana.

Always, Em-Musing

WILL IT BE WRITTEN?

Hi...

I'm back from the States...

I had a GREAT time with family and friends.

While I was there...

I was involved with a situation:
Scenario :   Movie theatre 

Characters: 5 movie goers I will call MG’s

MG 1:  I was disappointed. It didn’t stick to the book.

MG 2:  I think they combined lots of books in the series.

MG 3:  I liked the effects, but I hated Clarisse.

MG 4:  It was scary and I liked my slushie.

MG 5:  The first movie was definitely better.

MG 1:   I wonder when the next movie will come out.

MG 3:  I wonder if they’re going to do a Red Pyramid 

          series

MG 2:  And OMG! Percy is sooooo cute!

MG 5:  I think the Cyclops was cute.

          After he got his two eyes, that is.

MG 4:  I want another slushie.

Hahahahaha!

I confess...
I was eavesdropping on...
Two ten-year-olds…

Two nine-year-olds…

And a four-year-old…
As they critiqued the same movie I had just seen.

Who were these movie going/movie reviewer kids?

My four grandkids and one of their friends.

And what were they were reviewing?

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters.

It tickled me to hear them discuss elements of the movie.

But what I loved more?

The fact that they read…

And that they’ve read all of the Percy Jackson books.

These children have renewed my faith…

That reading books in print will never die.

So?

Do you think print books will ever die?

Or what percentage will be print vs electronic?

Always, Em-Musing