Bet you’re wondering what I said “yes” to, right? A hard rock concert. Now, I’m cheating a little, because Robbie asked me to go to said hard rock concert with him, and I would do just about anything if Robbie asked me to do it… However, left to my own devices, a hard rock concert is not on my short list.

We went to the Carnival of Madness, featuring 10 Years, Sevendust, Puddle of Mudd, Chevelle, and Shinedown.

The venue was pretty awesome– the new Raleigh Amphitheater, right downtown in front of the shimmer wall.

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Week 3 is typically the week I start to slip… I get a little less intense, skip a few more days here and there, forget why I started this whole business in the first place… And I can feel it happening already at the end of Week 2. And I will. not. give. in. If I can make it past Week 3 and into Week 4, I think it will get easier, but it’s going to be pushpushpush this week to keep up the momentum! Here’s what I did this past week:

Tuesday, July 20

Day 8 of P90X: Chest & Back, Ab Ripper X
How it felt: OMG tired. I haven’t been this tired since, like, college. I can barely keep my eyes open. Sleeeep. Sleeeep. Poppppppiiiieeeessss, sleeeeeep my pretty. On the plus side, I still dragged my sleepy butt out of bed and did this workout at 6 a.m. and I killed it, thank you. I will be doing unassisted pull-ups and one-legged push-ups in no time flat.

Wednesday, July 21

Gyrokinesis – Tried out a different kind of class with a friend. She does dressage (“horse ballet” is the closest definition I can come up with for non-horse people) and is looking for a way to elongate. I just like to try new things. The intro class was interesting, though not too intense. I could definitely feel the alignment and lengthening. Will try it a few more times and hopefully see it become more of a workout.

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This week is the Romance Writers of America National Conference. I’m not going to be there, but if you’re in the Orlando area, you should stop by and say hi to a bunch of great authors, including Heart of Carolina Romance Writers authors! Here’s the schedule (with thanks to Beth Williamson for compiling it):

Literacy Signing – Wednesday July 28
5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Walt Disney World® Dolphin Resort, Pacific Exhibit
Hall

Elizabeth Amber: Dane, The Lords of Satyr
Karen Anders: Deliciously Dangerous, Dangerous Curves
Katharine Ashe: Swept Away by a Kiss
Jenna Black: The Devil’s Playground, Glimmerglass
- Claudia Dain: Daring A Duke, How To Dazzle A Duke
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I pulled the first tomato off of my tomato plants yesterday. Here is the result:

Yeah, not the prettiest tomato I’ve ever seen. And it’s got a rotten spot on it, so I’ll have to see if I’m actually going to attempt to eat part of it or not. I guess I waited too long to pick it… But I grew my own tomatoes! For the first time ever in my life! And, hey, even if the results aren’t pretty, I did it, and it still counts.

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