by Heather Hambel Curley | Aug 18, 2012 | Food, history, Randomness
My brain decided I wanted to make bread. From scratch. So, I found a recipe on Pinterest that upon cursory glance (remember that) looked easy enough for even a bread baking virgin like myself to try. So, I gathered up the needed items. Got the big container of flour...
by Heather Hambel Curley | Aug 13, 2012 | Randomness, Writing
Predictably, prime time was empty without the usual Olympic coverage. It’s a hard adjustment, let me tell you. But hey, here we are. Seventeen days and one fantastic closing ceremonies later (Scary Spice got FAT), I realized with notable horror that the next...
by Heather Hambel Curley | Aug 4, 2012 | Randomness
So, I’m on Pinterest. My mother said, “Like you need more social media in your life.” Truth. I tweet. I blog. I tried to Triberr, but Triberr hates Internet Explorer and refused to work and I refused to put further effort into it. But Pinterest! ...
by Heather Hambel Curley | Jul 31, 2012 | Randomness
Truth be told, I am crazy obsessed with the Olympics. I mean, really, I think I watched like, sixteen hours of coverage on Sunday. Cycling? I’m in. Water polo? On it. Sorry, can’t answer my phone. I’m watching handball. Look, even the baby was...
by Heather Hambel Curley | Jul 19, 2012 | Randomness
I hate revolving doors. I have this unsubstantiated fear of the door catching my heel as I push through and around. I’m not entirely sure of what I think will happen next: pulled down to my doom? Crushed underneath revolving metal and glass? Permanently...
by Heather Hambel Curley | Jul 15, 2012 | history, Randomness
Well, the inevitable milestone I’ve been dreading all year is just about upon us. Tomorrow is my 30th birthday. And yes, I’m depressed. And yes, I will be drowning my sorrows in chocolate cake. But for now, at least for a few more hours, I’m still in...
by Heather Hambel Curley | Jul 12, 2012 | Randomness
Evidentally after rearing its ugly head one final time, my Salmonellacoli Flu or whatever it was is finally gone. That was a rough four days. The Hubs says I look like I just got out of Andersonville. All I want to do is eat a Pizza Hut pizza. By myself. My two...
by Heather Hambel Curley | Jul 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
So, yeah, I’ve been MIA as of late. It’s been an abnormally busy two weeks! This weekend The Fam and I trekked to the inlaws house for the weekend, and to attend the annual family reunion. Surprisingly, I lost decent cell reception about an hour away from...
by Heather Hambel Curley | Jun 30, 2012 | Civil War, history, Writing
Writing what you know. It’s the topic of blog posts, articles, seminars, workshops, conventions, chapters in books, whole books. You get the picture. They say (whoever they is) your best writing will be what you know. Or, along those same lines, your passion....
by Heather Hambel Curley | Jun 25, 2012 | Writing
It’s time to get excited and to get to Nashville for the first ever UtopYA Con, which is the convention for female, paranormal/fantasy young adult authors and readers who love them. It will be held at the Scarritt-Bennett Center in Nashville, TN on July 6-8, 2012....
