In which Naomi cleans her bathroom

[naomi_jay]

Yes. I cleaned my bathroom this weekend. I don't want to give the impression that I never clean my bathroom, because I do, but rarely more than once a month because I'm lazy and believe that moving dust from one part of the room to another is just bad for my asthma. But this weekend, I went to town, because my parents came over and Mum nearly had a fit when she saw the state of the bathroom.

I was promptly whisked into Cambridge and bought new bath towels, mats, bins, pedestal mats and a plethora of cleaning materials, all paid for by Mum and Dad on the provision that I scrubbed my shower from top to bottom. I did. My shower is lemony fresh and my floor is sparkling and my new towels are wine red, which pleases me. The problem is, my lino needs replacing and the chipboard underneath is soaking wet, and are my landlords getting off their arses to fix it? No. They're taking their sweet time as they always do. (Please note, chaostheory, Tucker-Gardner do not see your urgent problems as their urgent problems.)

In other news, I finished the first draft of my gay werewolf story. The deadline for submission is November 30, so I've got a couple of weeks to go through it and polish it up before sending it off to be rejected . Jones has already read it and pronounced it good, although obviously a first draft. He then suggested it should be a novel. No, Jones, no! Naomi has more than enough novels to be working on. Still, nice idea for future reference.

And I have a new critique partner in the form of the very talented jleemoffatt . It's going to be great to work with someone I really like and respect. As well as I get on with Lisa, I feel like I put a lot more into her work than she does mine, and it's frustrating. So here's to  a happy partnership!


The Institute is holding an open day today, with lots of industry types coming along to talk about fluids and such. I've pretty much organised the whole thing single handedly, so if it all goes wrong, it's all my fault. Nervewracking, to say the least. But that's what happens when they leave me in charge.

Comments

[chaostheory.livejournal.com]

Sent the application today! Should be there tomorrow! It's getting closer!

[naomi-jay.livejournal.com]

Huzzah! *waves paper*

[jleemoffatt.livejournal.com]

LOL I feel exactly the same about dust. If I leave it alone, it's not giving me hay fever or asthma attacks.

I'm so looking forward to our trading words. Let me know when you're ready, and I can shoot Dead Man's Hand your way. I'd send Dawson's Law, but I'm still writing that first draft.

Snookies!

[naomi-jay.livejournal.com]

You can send it right now if you like! My schedule is pretty light and there's no time like the present :)

[pubd2b.livejournal.com]

good lord girl... you inspired me. when my eyes clicked open at three am this morning.. i went into the bathroom and began cleaning... i didnt get finished because i got cold and had to go lie down and get warm, but i will do that today in honor of the Nome-ing Bath Cleaning Machine. :)

[naomi-jay.livejournal.com]

Lol, I've started a trend! I feel so special :)