Thursday, September 9, 2004

I WON!

Woo Hoo!  I got an email today saying I won a $50 gift certificate for solving a puzzle on picture.com!  I am really excited about that!  I am not sure where I can redeem this certificate.  I went to the site and I couldn't find the answer to this question.  Hmm..   It sounds nice to spend someone else's money right now.  I hope it is someplace that is fun!  If anyone wants to try the puzzle it is in my favorite sites section.  I also got a notice in the mail that poetry.com is publishing another poem that I wrote.  Granted, I believe they publish alot of the poems that they receive, but it is nice to know that my words are floating around in some book out there.  I had one other poem published in one of their anthologies and had that same poem put on a disc with 29 other poems of spoken verse.  I suppose it is a little harder to get a poem put on a CD of spoken verse as I don't think they put out too many of those.  I think that is pretty cool.  I never buy their anthologies or CD's as I have the attitude of "If you like my words enough they can pay me" - not the other way around.  But I don't mind having my poems floating around somewhere. 

Chelsea is feeling quite a bit better.  I took her to the Emergency Room yesterday.  She had a battery of tests done and was put on a strong acid reducer stomach pill and that seemed to do the trick.  I suppose she inherited my weak stomach.  I have GERD and a hiatal hernia.  Poor thing.  She spent five days feeling terrible.  She was a very good sport about it, though. 

We have been getting rain and more rain the past couple of days and it has been killing my fibro.  It seems that everyone with fibro. has been having a hard time.  If anyone out there in J-Land has a good remedy or trick for fibro. let me know!  I feel like my muscles are so tight and every inch of my skin hurts.  My head is so full, too.  I guess the rain we are receiving is the remnants of Charley.  I am praying and praying that Hurricane Ivan does not decide to hit anywhere in the U.S.  I will be watching that closely. 

I am excited about the weekend assignment from Mr. Scalzi and have been thinking alot about it and will be doing it here in my journal tomorrow.  I hope that I will be reading it in other's journals tomorrow!  Hoping everyone stays well and dry!

8 comments:

  1. As I write it is raining here, damp and miserable and my does it affect my fibro, so I really feel for you and can really say I know how you feel {{{{{{hugs}}}}}}}
    Well done having your poem published. Is there any chance of us getting alink to the site.
    I am glad Chelsea is feeling better, poor thing putting up with pain like that.
    Hope both of you feel even more better soon :)........Jules xxx
    http://journals.aol.co.uk/jules19642001/Itsmylife/

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  2. Oh, I am so glad Chelsea is feeling better! - Krissy  (PS, I just signed your name Val to this comment, and almost sent it before I caught myself, lol!  After all, we ARE the same person!)
    http://journals.aol.com/fisherkristina/SometimesIThink

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  3. What???
    re comment below
    http://journals.aol.co.uk/sdrogerson/SpecimenDays

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  4. I don't want to rain on your parade, Val, but I thought you should know...the poetry.com "anthologies" are a scam. Several AOL journalers have written about it. You basically pay to get your poem published in the anthology, but what they don't tell you is your poem only appears in the copy of the book they send YOU. You talk to anyone else who buys the book and their poem appears on the same page number yours does. It's like they just insert that page after the fact. Not sure how they do it. Anyway...loads of ticked off folks around. Nothing like getting your ego stroked thinking you are a published poet and come to find it was all a scam. Use the search tool at keyword journals and search for poetry.com. I know Mumsy got taken, for one.

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  5. Glad Chelsea found out what the problem was.  Hope you all have a good weekend.
    (I'm sure ready for it)
    Sonya

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  6. Hey ALRIGHT! COngrats on getting another poem published. How exciting to know that someone else actually appreciates and enjoys your writing. Keep at it! Glad to heat Chelsea is feeling quite a bit better.

    Please stop on by my journal sometime and say howdy.

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  7. Hi Val!  My grandma has fibro and started drinking cherry juice concentrate from the health food store about 6 months ago...she says she is not nearly as stiff and her legs don't swell so bad like before.  I'll check and see what other healthy things she's tried and let you know.  Take Care

    Cat
    http://journals.aol.com/childebrand1968/SavingSanity

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