The Napoleon of Shadows

The Napoleon of Shadows, my first audio drama playing the part of Moira, was released in August.  But I never had a chance to blog about it.  It had an excellent writer (wink, wink) and a wonderful cast.  It was a lot of fun to act in.  Moira has a lot of potential and can be developed well.  Julio did a great job of establishing her as a new companion.  I can be a sarcastic person so he had fun writing that into her personality.  I hope the listeners catch her little jokes and not think that she's annoying.  You can download the episodes here:

Part One

Part Two

Parts Three, Four, and Five

Enjoy!

Because Life is Funny that Way...

I wanted to share a funny story that happened a month ago that all you victims of bullies will appreciate:  When I was in first grade I had a very long bus ride-maybe an hour to school.  There was a second grader named Sarah that was always very mean to me.  Then, in high school we met up again in math class.  Her group were the attitude girls who got enjoyment out of making fun of anyone different.  In high school different was my middle name (in a creative sense) so you can imagine how that went.  Then I worked for a medical supply company for a year in between high school and college where we met up again.  The attitude was toned down and we became friendly.  So here I am at Wal-Mart in my Sunday's best and I run into her.  She has two kids, I have two kids.  She's in a townhouse, I'm in a townhouse.  She's gained a lot of weight, I have not.  I am not at all a vindictive person but it does make my blood boil knowing what bullies can get away with.  So, I had a smile on my face as I walked out of the store knowing she was going to tell her attitude girl posse that she saw me and I looked at the top of my game.

Neglected, but not forgotten...

No, I'm not referring to my hair style in my title, just my blog.  I appreciate how certain people check it every once in awhile to make sure I'm still alive.  I am alive and running crazy.  I was told I would be "spoon fed"  the information a dental assistant needs to know and I'm already assisting with surgery.  The dentist keeps me on such pins and needles, I don't know which way is up.  It is a lot of fun and very interesting work.  I feared my next job after CSR would be somewhere in corporate America hiding in a cube.  Oh, there's nothing wrong with women in corporate America if you like a nose in the air fashion show everyday.  Interestingly enough, dental assisting is a lot like waitressing.  Who'd-a-thunk it? Perhaps it wouldn't be if the other 2 girls weren't doing 5 jobs at once and me trying to make sense of it all.  And then we have Madeleine.  She's having a good enough time with her grandpa but once I get home it's professional Barbie till bedtime.  She will barely let me answer the phone, let alone look on a computer screen.  And now you know why I haven't had time to post--but keep checking because my brain is overflowing with anecdotes and gripes that I can't keep bottled up.