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Attention all and any writers: Drop everything and go now to your nearest purveyor of movies and watch Stranger Than Fiction. It will make you laugh and possibly cry, and make you rethink the writing process in a profoundly new way.

Or not. Maybe it was just me. ;) I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this movie. It really is about writing, and what makes a powerful story, and what has to be sacrificed to do it well. We don't go to the movies very often (last movie before this was Pirates: The Sequel) but this was well worth our money.

So last night while I was trying to fall asleep, and a plot bunny hopped up on the bed and sat on my head. It's still sitting there, so I suppose I'll be writing a new story pretty soon. Longer than drabble-length, but not quite a ponderous novel. And I stil have some drabble ideas left over from last month that I'll probably get around to. It's nice to get a little break from writinge every single day, but I really can't go too long without writing. :D

We took our kids to see Santa at the mall today. Luke squirmed and wouldn't sit still, but he was cheerful for the picture since it was taken quickly. Emma cried her little heart out. Not entirely unexpected - I was terrified by Santa when I was little. My parents will be amused by the picture; the crying girl will be quite familiar to them.

Sneak peek at the Order of the Phoenix movie tomorrow on ABC family...Really kind of silly to go nuts over it, since I'll see the movie all the way through in just a few months, and I can probably own the darn thing by this time next year....and yet, I see the commercials for it, and I turn into a giddy fangirl. ;P

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