Okay so, I read Twilight recently, loved it--but currently refusing to get the rest of the books cause I've heard things about the others that will make me mad, and really I am so seriously freaking over first person narrative. Seriously. It needs to go into hiding for a long while. As much as I love some chick lit books, I'm just done. Sick of it, its done its thing but time for it to die. But if your looking for something about blood sucking teenagers, who fall in love its great.

And I did it. I actually finished reading Blind Fall. Yes, the latest Christopher Rice book. I picked it back up last night swearing to myself that I would get through the hell that is that book. And then I read his acknowledgments and seriously I feel bad for his research assistant. If he'd asked me for as many maps of California mountain towns as it sounds like he asked her, I probably would've told him to fuck off. I seriously hope that he gets his stories out of California, ASAP. Its a name drop the entire time, and obviously places he'd never been to. As for the actual story in the book. His main character John is just a jackass straight guy, and the supporting characters are kinda annoying or overly emotional. And the mystery of it all, once he presents the clues, its obvious.  As for recommending it, I so don't. In fact its totally turned me off to reading anything else he writes. I'll just get a copy of Snow Garden and re-read that any time I get the inkling to read a Christopher Rice novel ever again.

So this evening Bonnie and I were having a conversation about the fact that Mac honestly thinks Bonnie has a crush on him. As the person he told this to, one night at Lady Falcs, I almost spit out my beer all over him if I hadn't caught myself from sipping when I did. The basis of our conversation (mine and Bonnie's), was that she and I both feel that physical attraction needs to happen for either of us to really be in a relationship. And then I went to a really random website and saw this ad...


Like. Um. Wow. WTF?

In other news is Friday night, what did I do? Talked to Bonnie on the phone, finished creating my Rex and Gigi website...oh and I've got the BB10 feeds going. First I came in on old man Jerry (he's 75 so yeah he's an old man), like drooling over Angie. Then some plotting, a moment when 3 of the girls realize, oh shit we need to pay attention cause we have to play a step or more ahead in the game. Now they're all playing pool. Who came up with the grand idea for a tournament this evening for something to do? *GASP* Jerry. But I will say I'm amazed that its like almost midnight BBT and this many of them are awake.

Totally random update just to say I'm alive. And sick. Gah.

Only I get sick the last day of vacation. Not that it was a relaxing vacation. So many things went wrong it's almost comical, but my sniffly state prevents me from going into detail just now.

I'm also giddily happy that I found someone to go to Barnes & Noble with me for the midnight release of Breaking Dawn in a few weeks. I cannot wait!

A/N: Only two more, peeps, so savor it while it lasts. :P Don't worry, though. When this and IPS are both finished, I have something BIG planned. Enjoy!

~Charlynn~

Chapter Eight

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Being an adult sometimes sucked.

It wasn’t necessarily that she mourned the loss of her childhood. In fact, it was quite the opposite. She enjoyed being an adult, for there were certain advantages to being on one’s own and independent, but, sometimes, Nadine had to admit that it would be nice to let go of everything else – all worry, all responsibilities, all pretenses of maturity – and just have fun again like only a kid could.

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Vallecito woman pleads guilty to causing death in car rollover

By Shane Benjamin | Herald Staff Writer

A Vallecito woman is facing as many as three years in prison after pleading guilty Monday to criminally negligent homicide.

Elizabeth Martinez, 24, was the driver of a 2000 Honda Civic that rolled off the road about 12:30 a.m. June 30, 2007, on County Road 501, near the Vallecito Reservoir marina. Martinez was thrown from the car, and two passengers were injured. A third passenger, Benjamin Moses, 24, of New Albany, Ind., was killed.

At the time, Martinez was suspected of drunken driving, although it was unclear if the plea agreement made any mention of alcohol.

Less than two months before the accident, on April 21, 2007, Martinez was arrested in the west 100 block of College Drive for drunken driving.

She faces one to three years in prison after pleading guilty to criminally negligent homicide. If District Judge Jeffrey Wilson finds mitigating circumstances, he can sentence Martinez to as few as six months in jail. If he finds aggregating circumstances, he can sentence Martinez to six years on prison.

Sentencing is set for 9 a.m. Aug. 25.

A/N: So, there was a vote at another site, and readers chose for this story to be continued into a longer piece. As of right now, it'll be about 25 posts long if everything moves along according to plan. Enjoy!

~Charlynn~

Safe… No More

Chapter Two
FNF#11: I stuffed myself sick on your memory and the beautiful mess we’d made… but I’m so tired of being inspired only when things slip away. – Matt Nathanson’s “First Time”

Waking up was never her favorite thing to do, but, after a restless, dream filled night, it was even more unpleasant. But, like always, Elizabeth was prepared for the alarm to go off that morning. At least, she was mentally prepared for it. It didn’t matter if she was wide awake and perfectly rested, her body would still startle and jump at the sound of the rousing bells peeling throughout her small, utilitarian bedroom, and, just like every morning, the clock going off beside her made her jolt in fright.

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Its over.

I just got a call from Jane at the District Attorney’s office.

Elizabeth pled guilty this morning to a charge of negligent driving or something like that.

So no trial. No need to testify again.

Sentencing is on August 25th.

I think right now, I’m numb and in shock. Mainly because I thought she would never plead guilty.

Way too many little weird emotions are flowing through me right now. I called Jen, left her a message saying I had news about Elizabeth.

Oh and in other news, when I was at the starbucks this morning before I went to my job interview (that went pretty well, as long as someone with experience doesn’t come along I am so in I think), I ran into Karen Kelly, my former boss from the Railroad (she was Rick’s boss, and he was my boss), and she asked what I was doing and I said I’ve been job hunting and this woman who I am sure disliked me goes, “Well what about coming back to the train.” That seriously just shocked me to hear it from her. Hey if I were to go back, I am so going to suck up to her lol.

Class Distinctions

Chapter Fourteen
OCFF#32: There is no such thing as monsters under the bed. They’re not that obvious.

Months.

He had spent months just outside of Boston – drilling, marching, training – and, yet, there had been no opportunity to return to Juniper Hall even if just on a short furlough. The ride to and from the countryside estate would have taken less than a day, but the holidays had passed without leave, and he was still battling the unpredictable and unreliable colonial postal service, waiting not so patiently for word from home.

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Okay Em, I told you last night I would send you the song...well here's a youtube of it.

I am alive. I am in Durango. Yes its really me.

LOL I've been asked that a lot the last couple of days. Now I just need to get a damn job. I saw JLeigh the other day and she even said I should call Josh and try and get back on the train. So I called him, and texted him he hasn't gotten back to me. I saw him for like 10 seconds today, it wasn't a good time to ask for my job back lol.

Pictures are coming soon of the apartment, its actually pretty nice--VERY country style only thing of mine that fits in is my doll collection.

Went up to Silverton for the 4th of July fireworks, ran into Dave from Sodexo back in the day while I was carrying Faythe in my arms and he thought I was her Mom...um he would've noticed if I'd been a mother when I worked at the CUB. Also got accused of dating Mac--yeah never gonna happen.

Jen's being a bitch, but that's to be expected cause ya know with me in town it means she has to fight to find a guy or something in her mind. Um yeah for the most part very DIFFERENT tastes. I mean as much as I hate to admit it, I am very much attracted to Josh Levine and she so isn't. She's still pissed off that I slept with Randy last year and she didn't get to use her free pass to sleep with him since she was dating Doug at the time.

I applied several places had a couple of interviews, but seriously about to have a panic attack. I really, really just want Josh to call me and at least tell me if Gary put a do not hire on my file or what. Which is ridiculous since Josh Levine got hired back after throwing a seat out the window of the engine AND refusing to take a drug test.

A/N: So, yeah. I think some of you will like this chapter. Just a little bit. ;)

~Charlynn~

Part Twelve

 

XLIII.

 

She felt ridiculous, but, then again, Jason didn’t seem to mind. In fact, if anything, he was practically encouraging her strange behavior, enjoying it, and that just made her worry even more. The glaring harsh truth was that he could very well have died that afternoon. She could have lost him before ever truly having him in the first place, and that realization had shaken her to the core, and she felt trapped in the moment. While logic told her that the man she loved was alright, the rest of her body hadn’t quite grasped that fact yet, so she sat there, practically unblinking, simply staring at the former enforcer.

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A/N: Am I oblique in this chapter about the Liason relationship and how they've gotten to the point that they are? Yes, but that's because this is not a Liason story, and I really didn't want to focus on them at all except for how it affects Nohnny. However, if I know any of you well... and I think I do, you'll just be happy that they're together and moving forward in their lives together. Happily. Enjoy the latest post, and I'm sorry this took so long to get up. Toodles!

~Charlynn~

Chapter Seven

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The prospect of crushing a young girl’s foolish, romantic notions and ideals sucked, and Nadine was not looking forward to it.

But, like most things in life that were unpleasant, she also knew that it was necessary. It was like taxes – a hard pill to swallow but you did it anyway, because, if you didn’t, the consequences were too horrid to even consider, and, even though failing to share with Abby the less than perfect aspects of a life with a man entrenched neck high in the mafia wouldn’t result in a lengthy jail sentence for the petite nurse, it was wrong to allow her to believe in such fairytales.

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