Do you like mysteries? How about suspense? How about books that leave you up in to the wee hours of the night because it's just so good you couldn't put it down? Well, if you're like me and do like those things,  you're definitely going to love what I'm about to say... *drum roll please*...

Wow! I just read J.A. Konrath's blog and I'm sitting here with my mouth agape, astonished. That man never ceases to amaze me. Seriously! Not only does he churn out some really hot best sellers, he's been professionally published and yet, STILL, chooses to self-publish making, $100,000 in just 3 weeks. That's AH-MAY-ZING! I can only hope to sell that many books some day.

Which gets me to thinking ...

Today I feel silly. I feel feisty. I don't know if it's because I've been going to bed at 9pm these past few days, or if it's because as I'm getting older I'm slowly losing it. It's probably the latter of the two. But regardless, I'm wanting to write but have absolutely no idea what to share with you all today. What better way to write about nothing than to share with you some of my favorite useless facts. Facts that have been stored in my head, taking up space for no clear reason. I want to unload these useless facts on you, so sit down and just enjoy them! <-- Wow, that sounds awfully pushy, don't it? Well . . . not my intention, let's be happy shall we? Click on, my friends, and learn a thing or two that you may not already know! :) <-- Yeah, that's my lame attempt at a smile . . .

What do you do when you find out your family isn't your family, death is knocking at your door, and that guy you can't stop thinking about knows more about who you are than you do? Amelia Hoffman was just a normal 15-year-old until she found out the truth. Now ancient myths, supernatural beings, and murder have changed everything. Tests and school dances are no longer the biggest worry in her life-- she has to figure out how to save everyone she loves and accept the future in front of her before its too late.

I was perusing another writer's blog and one from her archive caught my eye - it was a letter to her younger self. Her 20 year old self. I read it and was amused by the things she had learned since she turned 30. One was - never give up. I've always thought that myself. I wouldn't be who I am, what I am, if I had given up.

Then I got to thinking . . . didn't P!nk write a song about talking to her younger self? So I looked it up, and sure enough I found the song 'Conversations with my 13 year old self'. I liked that song from P!nk's album 'I'm not Dead'. She's very expressive, out-spoken, to the point . . . something I wish I could be. So I continued thinking (*can you smell the smoke from where you are?* snicker, snicker) . . . what would I tell my younger self? Would I say, 'stiffen up that upper lip'? Would I bash myself for not being confident? Would I take my 13 year old self and give me a hug?

Sex. What does it mean to you? I know when I first think of the word 'sex' I think of gender. Are you a boy or girl? I know that's not what everyone else thinks about whey they hear the word 'sex'.

If someone was going to suggest an erotic short story collection, what would you think of that person? Would you turn your nose and say, 'Ugh, where's the class?' or would you say thank you and then secretively purchase the suggestion?

That's kind of my dilemma. Do I smile and say, 'Thank you for the suggestion.' and go my merry way? Or do I smile and do as they request, which is to share their new story?